Back-to-School NightBack-to-School Night

What you can do to help your student What you can do to help your student find success in class:find success in class:

Tips for ParentsTips for Parents

All students in my classes are required to carry All students in my classes are required to carry and use a daily planner: electronic, calendar, and use a daily planner: electronic, calendar, or notebook. or notebook.

Check planners nightly for homework Check planners nightly for homework assignments. It is the student’s responsibility assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to write them down. to write them down.

Encourage students to do work the day it is Encourage students to do work the day it is assigned, so it’s fresh and if problematic, they assigned, so it’s fresh and if problematic, they can seek out assistance before the due date.can seek out assistance before the due date.

Talk about school at home and be specific: What Talk about school at home and be specific: What are you reading in English? are you reading in English?

Expect and ask for grade updates from class about Expect and ask for grade updates from class about every 3-4 weeks. “Danger of failure” and quarter every 3-4 weeks. “Danger of failure” and quarter grades are mailed at 6 and 10 week intervals.grades are mailed at 6 and 10 week intervals.

Help students organize. Create an A-day/B-day Help students organize. Create an A-day/B-day system. Put homework assignments in system. Put homework assignments in notebooks/backpacks the night before. notebooks/backpacks the night before.

Create a quiet “homework zone” and establish a Create a quiet “homework zone” and establish a nightly time for work—stick to it, if even just to nightly time for work—stick to it, if even just to read.read.

If your student is absent or is going to be If your student is absent or is going to be absent (planned absence), be sure to take the absent (planned absence), be sure to take the initiative to find out what will be or is missed.initiative to find out what will be or is missed.

Every missed class in the block schedule is the Every missed class in the block schedule is the equivalence of two missed days. Frequent equivalence of two missed days. Frequent absences are a quick way to fall behind.absences are a quick way to fall behind.

Assist your son/daughter in e-mailing for Assist your son/daughter in e-mailing for missed assignments due to absence.missed assignments due to absence.

Dealing with AbsencesDealing with Absences

If you have a concern or suspect a If you have a concern or suspect a problem:problem:

E-mail is the most efficient means of E-mail is the most efficient means of communication: communication: elliote@loswego.k12.or.uselliote@loswego.k12.or.us

If I have a concern, I generally talk to the If I have a concern, I generally talk to the student, guidance counselor, then parent. student, guidance counselor, then parent.

If you suspect a problem, I ask parents to If you suspect a problem, I ask parents to please initiate an e-mail if grade reports are not please initiate an e-mail if grade reports are not enough.enough.

What to do (continued)What to do (continued)

Keep in touch with guidance counselors and Keep in touch with guidance counselors and attendance office. We try hard to work as a attendance office. We try hard to work as a team.team.

Involve your son/daughter in planning for Involve your son/daughter in planning for success, including meeting with teachers, success, including meeting with teachers, counselor, and/or others.counselor, and/or others.

Use before/after school help sessions.Use before/after school help sessions.