Your child's first Progress Report is being sent home today, so I know it may be an exciting/nervous evening for parents and students alike.
In order to ensure that this first evaluation is as positive and productive as possible, here are some suggestions on how to approach reading and responding to your child's report card:
1) Set aside a quiet and private time to read through the documents on your own
2) Arrange a quiet and private time to sit down with your child to read the report card together
3) Discuss the evaluation calmly and positively, beginning with your child's areas of strength, including examples of how your child exhibits these behaviours and skills at home
4) Discuss the areas needing further attention in a practical manner, including brainstorming ways t hat these skills can be practiced and reinforced on a regular basis at home and at school
5) Make jot notes together about areas needing further clarification to take with you to the conference next week
The students will be doing a self-evaluation today in class which Mme Tessmann and I will share with you at the conference next week. In our Second Step lessons, we are discussing how differently negative self-talk and positive self-talk affect our decisions and our lives. We encourage you to help your child gain skills in self-evaluation and self-talk by using these progress reports as a stepping stone to increased self-awareness and understanding.
If you have not yet booked a conference time next week, please call the office as soon as possible. Also, please remember that, due to sensitivities in the school community, our school is now a scent-free building, so please refrain from wearing parfumes or colognes when coming to the school.
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