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1/9/2015

Happy New Year to all of our BCE families! I hope the time our students had off from school was a great chance for families to spend some quality time together! In the hustle of all of the activities and events in our daily lives, having some extra time to spend with our families is always beneficial!

January is a great time to reflect on the areas in our lives where we felt successful during the past year. It is also a time to consider how to make changes in areas where we would like to improve. I am extremely excited to continue partnering with you as TEAM 121, Together Everyone Achieves More at BCE.

Here are some tips to help students start the new year off on a positive note:

Monitor your students’ schoolwork. One way to do this is to have them check in with you after school and share how their day went. A good opening question to help them communicate about this is to ask, “What did you learn in school today?” If you get a vague answer, follow up by asking them about specific subjects such as math, reading, or science. Another important way to monitor their work is to have them share any corrected school papers they brought home and discuss them together. You can further monitor by checking on their homework. While parents should never do homework for their young people, it is sound practice to help them if they are struggling and to check it over for them once they are finished.
Make sure your children get to school. The more students are in school, the higher their achievement. Children cannot learn if they are not in school. In addition, poor attendance causes students to get behind in their learning, and catching up can be very difficult when they return. In fact, research shows that poor attendance is often the first step to students being unsuccessful at school.
Read, read, read. Success in school depends, in large part, on a student’s ability to read and understand what they have read. State standards require that students should read a variety of books, including folktales, poetry, biographies, fiction and nonfiction. Read to get information, read for fun, read to someone in your family…just read!
Help your student write out their Plan for Success. The plan may include getting better grades, making new friends, studying harder, staying out of trouble, etc. Consider setting times and dates to review the plan and to make adjustments. Have them share their plan with someone who can help them reach their goals.
Reward their efforts. Rewarding students for high grades is not as effective as rewarding them for their effort. Students are always trying and want to make you proud. Therefore, research also shows that the best way to motivate further effort (Never giving up!) is to notice it, to praise it, and to reward it.

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