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Success in school is a goal that parents have for their children and teachers have for their students. This goal is more easily reached and children benefit when parents and teachers work together. Learning improves when parents are involved in their children’s education.
Tips for student success
- Encourage your child to develop a positive outlook toward school. Be a model of this positive outlook.
- Stay in contact with your child’s teachers. Find out when and how the teachers would like to be contacted, and let them know the best times and methods to contact you.
- Keep school staff informed of issues that may affect your child’s progress or behaviour.
- Attend parent–teacher conferences, school plays and concerts, social events, exhibitions, fairs and sports events.
- Inform the school in advance of your child’s absence from school.
- Schedule vacations to coincide with school holidays and try to schedule your child’s appointments outside of school hours.
- Meet with teachers if your child is involved in a school incident. Work together with school staff to help solve the problem.
- Review and sign your child’s assignments, homework, report cards, journals and planners.
- Read all newsletters and reports from your child’s school.
- Encourage your child to participate in school activities outside regular school hours (sports, drama, art and other clubs).
- Spend time with your child each day reviewing lessons and homework and listening to your child’s views and opinions.
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