Off to a Good Start

  • Cooperation between home and school is essential. The teachers would appreciate your help with the following:

    • Develop the habit of reading to your child for about 15 minutes every day.
    • Make sure that the school uniform is worn daily.
    • Label all school clothing and belongings with the child’s name and room number.
    • Notify your child’s teacher if another child’s belongings are brought home by mistake, and send them back.
    • Allow plenty of time before school for breakfast and toileting.
    • Help your child to form the habit of getting to school on time.
    • Get acquainted with his/her teacher. Plan to attend meetings that will be held.
    • Check each evening to see if any notes/notices have been sent home in your child’s book-bag.
    • Send money in envelopes with your child’s name, room number, amount enclosed, and what the money is to be used for (example: field trip, various fundraising).
    • Show your child how to zip, button, and snap clothing and how to tie shoes.
    • Teach your child his/her full name, address, telephone number and birthday.
    • Show him/her the safest route from home to school.
    • Help your child to learn to listen.
    • Develop good eating habits.
    • Establish an early bedtime with a quiet time before retiring. 
    • Limit the amount and types of TV programs that your child watches.
    • Please discuss what your child sees on TV with him/her.
    • Stress the proper grip when holding crayons, markers and pencils.
    • Encourage your child to think for himself/herself.
    • Develop responsibility for care of toys and other belongings.
    • Help your child to develop good manners.
    • Please do not do everything for your child. Allow him/her some freedom to develop independence and to make choices.

     

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