Tips for Middle School Parents<\/p>\n
Parent participation in education is closely related to student achievement. Both of<\/p>\n
You will be affected by this change to middle school. The key during adolescence<\/p>\n
Is to balance your support while promoting responsibility and independence in your<\/p>\n
Child.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Become informed about your new school by attending orientations, read<\/p>\n
School guides and student handbooks and visit the web site regularly for<\/p>\n
Current information.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Your 6th<\/sup> grader doesn\u2019t want you showing up for lunch, but you can stay<\/p>\n Involved by joining and volunteering with PTA.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students of all ages benefit when family and school cooperate and have a<\/p>\n Positive relationship. If you have questions or concerns don\u2019t hesitate to call<\/p>\n Or email the school staff. Know the name of their team, the homeroom<\/p>\n Teacher and the school counselor for their grade.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Provide the supplies from the various teachers\u2019 lists. Ask to see their<\/p>\n Student Planner – assignment notebook with communications from the<\/p>\n Teachers – regularly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization and time management skills must be developed so students will<\/p>\n Not feel overwhelmed. Be sure to limit after \u2013school recreational activities,<\/p>\n Provide a quiet study area and expect to see your child working regularly on<\/p>\n Homework and long-term projects. Set rules about TV, computer, and technology use.<\/p>\n Know the dress code for your school and check to see that your child is<\/p>\n Wearing \u201cschool friendly\u201d attire daily.<\/p>\n Check the calendar for your specific school \u2013 know when interims and report<\/p>\n Cards go out, if there are early release days and any dates of special<\/p>\n Activities.<\/p>\n Be sure the main office has current contact information \u2013 don\u2019t assume your<\/p>\n Child will know or share changes in phone numbers or addresses.<\/p>\n Talk to your child about school and peers. Listen for comments that reflect<\/p>\n What they are feeling and thinking. Expect your child to make mistakes and<\/p>\n Have personal struggles. Give them time to think and make decisions about<\/p>\n How to handle their problems and deal with the consequences.<\/p>\n Peer acceptance and self \u2013esteem issues become increasing important.<\/p>\n Provide opportunities for your child to develop their interests and socialize<\/p>\n With friends, but be sure to monitor their choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tips for Middle School Parents Parent participation in education is closely related to student achievement. Both of You will be affected by this change to middle school. The key during adolescence Is to balance your support while promoting responsibility and independence in your Child. Become informed about your new school by attending orientations, read School guides and student handbooks and visit the web site regularly for Current information. Your 6th grader doesn\u2019t want you showing up for lunch, but you can stay Involved by joining and volunteering with PTA. Students of all ages benefit when family and school cooperate and have a Positive relationship. If you have questions or concerns don\u2019t hesitate to call Or email the school staff. Know the name of their team, the homeroom Teacher and the school counselor for their grade. Provide the supplies from the various teachers\u2019 lists. Ask to see their Student Planner – assignment notebook with communications from the Teachers – regularly. Organization and time management skills must be developed so students will Not feel overwhelmed. Be sure to limit after \u2013school recreational activities, Provide a quiet study area and expect to see your child working regularly on Homework and long-term projects. Set rules about TV, computer, and technology use. Know the dress code for your school and check to see that your child is Wearing \u201cschool friendly\u201d attire daily. Check the calendar for your specific school \u2013 know when interims and report Cards go out, if there Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smithcounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}