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Parent Support and Assistance Goals
(Taken from "Parent - Student Handbook")
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I
will support the efforts of my
child's teachers both at school and in our family home, that my children
will see and respond to a unified
parent/teacher effort to maximize student performance and achievement.
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I
will assume an active and
participative role in the educational process of my children that will
most benefit them.
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I
will ask questions of school
administrators and teachers to address concerns I have about my student's
education and achievement in school.
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I
will set and support high standards
of performance at school for my children, knowing that the work efforts
and performance patterns that they develop now, will forever impact their
future success in life.
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I
will encourage at our home, more "reading",
to master comprehension skills, “creativity",
to promote and develop higher level thinking skills, and "inquiry",
to instill within my children a love of and desire for a lifetime of
learning.
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I
will work to open more lines of communication with my child and with the school to
help my student receive the best
education possible, and to create a caring and concerned home environment that
my child will be nurtured in and be responsive to.
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I
will recognize "education"
as a family priority, requiring time, dedication, patience, effort, and
sacrifice. I will clearly demonstrate
to my children in all that I say and do, that their personal and educational
welfare are of the utmost importance to me.
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I
will devote the time needed to assist
my child with schooling and work to promote positive and beneficial
behaviors from my child, by reviewing and assisting with homework completion each day, by discussing
events that happen at school each day with my child, by knowing friends
my child associates with, and by monitoring
the manner in which my child spends free or unsupervised time.
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I
will volunteer my services as
possible in my child's classroom to benefit my child and all children being
educated in the school.
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I will promote
my school and its activities as an integral part of the Peoria Heights
Community, to promote Village/School
cooperation in educating Peoria Heights children and raising future
contributing citizens.
My
Participation In Schooling
Will Benefit My Child
Now and Forever in the Future
HELP
YOUR CHILD TO BETTER GRADES
(Taken from "Parent - Student
Handbook")
You can increase
your child’s motivation.
The more interest the child takes in his studies now,
the more the child will learn.
Here are some practical suggestions:
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Encourage regular
study habits and set a regular “study / homework time”. If your child
gets in the habit of studying every day from, say 4:30 to 5:30 P.M., he
won't be tempted to wander off to some other diversion until his homework is
done.
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Make learning fun. In
the evening after the regular study period is over, play word games with
your youngster. Give the child words to spell to improve spelling skills.
Name geographical places and have the child repeat the name, point the
location out on a map or globe. Don't make the questions too difficult or
your child may become discouraged and lose enthusiasm.
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Give
your youngster the joy of accomplishment. If his report card is outstanding,
congratulate the student. Your praise when deserved can be a tremendous
motivating force. If you have a
family word processor or computer, encourage your child to use it under your
supervision. Children will feel important operating a
"grown-up” machine.
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Teach
your child to concentrate. There is a time for study and then there is a
time for television and/or video games. The two do not mix. Make sure your
child has a quiet place to study, free from distractions. The sound of a
ball game in the street, music, even the rattling of pans when you are
preparing dinner in the kitchen -- all distract from your
student’s study efforts. Study
more difficult subjects first while the mind is fresh. Take notes, including important phrases and key words, as age
level appropriate.
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Show
your child how to save time. Proper preparation helps the child. Before
sitting down with homework, your child should have pencils sharpened, books
readily accessible, and the light properly adjusted if not near a window.
The dictionary, map, globe, computer, or other needed reference/study
materials should be right at hand. The child should do everything possible
to avoid having to get up in the midst of studies.
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Do not help your child
too much. You do not really help by doing a student's homework. The student
needs the practice opportunity homework provides. Cooperate with the
teacher. Have a visit with the teacher a few weeks after school starts. By
that time the teacher will know more about your child's ability and
attitudes, and will be able to advise you on the amount and kind of help you
should give. If the teacher asks you not to help in certain subjects, by all
means follow that advice.
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Never
use aggressive behavior to force your child to study. The child will not
learn very much by you holding a book in front of his nose, and force may
set up a psychological block against study that might hinder student
progress for years. Provide
nurturing assistance as needed.
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In
penmanship lessons, encourage writing with careful spacing and straight
lines. Require neat penmanship that is legible.
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Teach
concentration on words and sentences, not on individual letters. Thinking in
terms of words and sentences will be a great aid toward correct spelling and
good composition.
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Above
all, impress on your child the fact that learning is important.
Explain why it’s important, and what it will mean in the years
ahead. If the child wants to be an engineer or a businessman, point out how
vital math and science will be. In almost any field chosen, reading will be
essential. Let your student
know that learning is the student’s responsibility, not yours or
the teacher's. Keeping an
“assignment notebook” will help the student be more organized and
productive. Children at school
have a job to do, just as adults do. Express
you interest in seeing how well that job is done.
If you follow these ten steps carefully and if you give
your child all the friendly help, patience and understanding of a concerned
parent, then you will be leading your child to better grades.
PHGSPC
The Peoria Heights Grade School Parents' Club (PHGSPC)
is involved in many activities throughout the school year to benefit
PHGS students.
Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month @ 6:00
P.M. in the library.
Please plan now to attend and volunteer your help
with this organization that provides so many valuable services to our
children. We need you participating for PHGS children.
2008/2009 Executive Committee
President: Sheila Peterson
Vice
President: Jennifer Harris
Treasurer: Katie Whalen
Secretary: Kim Miller
Peoria Heights
Grade School PTO Web Site
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