JHS Parents Night Mtg 8-25-11 BA

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Westminster

Junior High School

Parents NightThursday, August 25, 2011



Schedule for Tonight

6:15 - 6:45 Parents Social, PAWS Sign-Ups

6:55 - 7:20 General Session

• Dana Lindsay - JH PAWS VP

• Bo Adams - JH Principal

7:30 - 8:30 Grade-level Meetings

• Grade Chairs, Deans, Director

of Studies, Counselor, PAWS

Reps, Health Teachers, CTIS



“Don’t just tell ‘em,

when you can show ‘em!”



“Don’t just show ‘em,

when you can involve ‘em!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_UtZcjpRS4



“An ongoing conversation

is generally better thana one-time lecture”

Online Info & Discussion:

• Westminster Website

(Back-to-School, 1:1, Wildcat Web, etc.)

• Twitter

(@WestminsterATL, @boadams1, #20minwms,#day1wms, other faculty...“lists”)

• Blogs

(It’s About Learning, wmslearns.net, others)



“An ongoing conversation

is generally better thana one-time lecture”Direct & “F2F” Conversations:

• Phone or Email Teachers

• Contact Grade Chairs

(Whenever & Mid-year

Conferences)

• Class Rotation Night

September 8

• Parleys with the Principal



ABC’s: A wareness, Balance, Citizenship (Supervision)

GUIDING RESPONSIBLE USE

We are educating CITIZENS

Striving for learning

of several kinds:

ContentCapacities

ConnectionsChoice MakingCharacterCommunity













How To Promote a Growth Mindset

What Parents/Teachers PRAISE are keys!

! Praise specific, good efforts

! Avoid praise that judges [students]

intelligence or talent…. Praise them as muchas we want for the growth-oriented process – what theyaccomplished through practice, study, persistence, andgood strategies. (p. 177)

! Promote concrete strategies

! Provide perspective about failures- Carol Dweck, Mindset

Praise should deal, not with the child s personality attributes,

but with his efforts and achievements.

–Haim Ginott



Grade-level Meetings

(Break-outs)

7:30 - 8:30 Grade-level Meetings

• 6th Grade: Stretch & Stay Here,

Oglesby Room, JHS

• 7th Grade: Kellett Theatre,

Broyles Art Center

• 8th Grade: Warren Lecture Room,

Robinson Science Building



ABCs of Supporting Your JH Student

! A ctivate Learning Readiness

! Believe in Process/Be Positive

! Communicate



A ctivate Learning Readiness

! FOOD IS FUEL…SLEEP IS MAINTENANCE!

These students have full and busy days, developing their brains,their bodies, and their hearts…adequate sleep (8-9+ hours) andhealthy calories are a must.

! BEGIN DAY CALM, RELAXED, WITH A PLAN! Avoiding feelings of being rushed, late, and unsure of what theday holds…feeling peaceful and prepared.

! EMPHASIZE EFFORT!

Try to refrain from emphases on grades, final outcomes,

products… Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control. [Carol Dweck – research on learning]

! SUPPORT STRONG STUDY HABITS!

Office hours, at-home study routine and environment, etc.



Believe in Process/Be Positive

! As much as possible, stress process over product. Bothare important, but only one is truly enduring.

! Small, safe doses of FREEDOM are a part of JH.

Learning to make choices, facing problems,

understanding lifes ups and downs, and dealing withconsequences are INVALUABLE LESSONS…Believe in

the process of developing responsibility for your children.

! PRAISE AUTHENTICALLY & SPECIFICALLY for success andgood lessons learned from unsuccessful attempts.

! Talk positively about adolescence, school, and emerging life asan adult…we want children to look forward to and to behopeful about adulthood.

! Support teachers and coaches.



Communicate

! As much as possible, eat together as a family – mealtimeconversation is strongly correlated with good kids.

! As JH students mature, listening is a critical component of communicating with them. Consider negotiation andcompromise.

! Help your child set realistic, stretch-attainable goals…ENCOURAGE

! Attend conferences, call, send e-mails, and write notes – letus know and remember we are partners (pleaseunderstand delays in getting back to you)

! We can address concerns most effectively if you talk with US instead of questioning the carpool or calling other parents(sometimes things get lost in translation!)

! MYTH: Voicing concerns causes retributionFACT: Feedback, positive and negative, helps us improve

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JHS Parents Night Mtg 8-25-11 BA