of physical, intellectual, social, and her binder and backpack are appointment to address your emotional growth. Middle school is also a organized. concerns. Counselors are time for experimentation, testing limits, available by telephone or exploring new identities and navigating Check on progress. Check with your We’re here to help! the dangerous waters of changing student to make sure that he or she is friendships. completing one and one-half hours of your student to learn from daily homework. Support his or her his/her mistakes. Many students planning for long-term assignments. stumble before they succeed in Middle School is a big picture moment Check grades and assignments middle school. Be prepared for an – learning how to be organized, managing online on a regular basis. occasional Behavior Slip or low time in and out of school, understanding grade. Remember no one in later how and when to and the value of Encourage responsibility. If your life ever asks to see a middle doing your best work, are not only student misses an assignment or school transcript or behavior student success skills but life success doesn’t understand a concept, record! skills. The importance of middle school is encourage him or her to talk with his not only about completing homework or her teachers about it. assignments but about developing establishing personal and Promote involvement. En Encourage your student to get involved with a club, a sport or an educational and beginning to extracurricular activity to foster conceptualize what your future may look his/her sense of belonging. like as a high school or college student. Communicate early with your student’s teachers. Teachers want to hear from you. If there are issues, e-mail your student’s How can I support the transition to teacher and talk with him or her about your concerns. middle school? Ask for a daily or weekly written Encourage communication. Ask communication through your your student his/her day and student’s daily planner. There daily homework. Show an interest in is space at the bottom of each his or her world. day’s assignments for daily or weekly communication with your Encourage organization. Make sure student’s teachers. your student is completing his or her daily planner. Check to see that his or Communicate with your student’s counselor. Ask for an
of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Middle school is also a time for experimentation, testing limits, exploring new identities and navigating the dangerous waters of changing friendships. Middle School is a big picture moment – learning how to be organized, managing time in and out of school, understanding how and when to and the value of doing your best work, are not only student success skills but life success skills. The importance of middle school is not only about completing homework assignments but about developing establishing personal and educational and beginning to conceptualize what your future may look like as a high school or college student. How can I support the transition to middle school? Encourage communication. Ask your student his/her day and daily homework. Show an interest in his or her world. Encourage organization. Make sure your student is completing his or her daily planner. Check to see that his or her binder and backpack are organized. Check on progress. Check with your student to make sure that he or she is completing one and one-half hours of daily homework. Support his or her planning for long-term assignments. Check grades and assignments online on a regular basis. Encourage responsibility. If your student misses an assignment or doesn’t understand a concept, encourage him or her to talk with his or her teachers about it. Promote involvement. En Encourage your student to get involved with a club, a sport or an extracurricular activity to foster his/her sense of belonging. Communicate early with your student’s teachers. Teachers want to hear from you. If there are issues, e-mail your student’s teacher and talk with him or her about your concerns. Ask for a daily or weekly written communication through your student’s daily planner. There is space at the bottom of each day’s assignments for daily or weekly communication with your student’s teachers. Communicate with your student’s counselor. Ask for an appointment to address your concerns. Counselors are available by telephone or We’re here to help! your student to learn from his/her mistakes. Many students stumble before they succeed in middle school. Be prepared for an occasional Behavior Slip or low grade. Remember no one in later life ever asks to see a middle school transcript or behavior record!