Suggestions+for+Parents


 * Suggestions to parents: **

Community:
It is important to help build your child's idea of citizenship and what it means to be part of a community at home. You can do this in many ways, but the biggest and most effective way to do this is to be a **good example**. Children learn best through observation and if they see you accepting others, they follow that example. All things start at home, so make sure that things start off well! Also try to incorporate your child in activities that make them aware of what is going on in the world around them and how they can help. **Volunteer** with your child at soup kitchens or donate food, goods or time to shelters. **Its never to young to help others.**

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Academics:
At home we also need to foster our children's academics. At home every night you should be having a ** Reading time **of at least 30 minutes. Students should read to you or to themselves, for this time consistently.

Every night your child will be sent home with a ** homework folder ** and in this folder will be that nights homework and the **behavior chart** **paper** that needs to be **signed** every night by the parent/guardian and returned the next day so parents and teachers are on the same page when it comes to students behavior. **Homework** should be be completed every night. If your child is struggling please don't hesitate to help your child if needed. Let them try on their own but if they are severely struggling you can give assistance. Giving your child the answers to their homework absolutely does NOT help your child learn, so please refrain from doing that! Please instead send a note to the teacher showing where your children was struggling so we can work on it more in class.

**Ways you can help:**
Also please don't forget to check out our **wiki page** for updated information on ways you can volunteer your special skills or time to better our learning community. Together we can do anything. Both the parent and the teacher are needed to create a place that children want to learn and grow as human beings!

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