EASE BACK INTO SCHOOL LINKS
- Transition Your Family from Summer to School
- Back-to-School Tips
- How to Beat the Back-to-School Blues
- School Avoidance: How to Get Your Reluctant Child to Class
- Back-to-School Checklist from PBS KIDS
Education:
Reading Programs: Lexia and Reading Plus
Fun for the Family:
Free Fun in Our Area: http://www.visitlex.com/idea-guide/free-things-to-do/
Grief:
http://grievingstudents.scholastic.com/
http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/topics/grief
Traumatic Grief
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/traumatic-grief
Talking with Children, What to Say and Not to Say, Providing Support Over Time
Peer Support, Additional Resources When There is a Crisis in Your Community
Social Emotional Games for Children:
Download the ParkPals App here for FREE for Android or Apple
Suicide:
Testing:
You can assist your child prepare for testing by doing the following:
- Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep before a test, and make sure your child eats properly the day of a test.
- Maintain a pleasant home environment and avoid unnecessary conflicts. Try to make the morning of the test a pleasant one. Do not add to your child’s stress.
- Make sure your child has taken any needed medication.
- Ensure that your child is present during testing (children generally perform better when taking tests in their groups rather than at a make-up time).
- Get your child to school on time the day of the test
- Wish your child good luck each morning of the test. Tell your child that he/she is special and that you believe in him/her!
- Remind your child the test is important. Encourage him/her to do his/her best.
- If your child is too ill to attend, please call the school office.
- If the test is on a subject for which you can review (such as a spelling test), help your child go over the material.
- Remind your child to listen carefully to the instructions from the teacher and to read the directions and each question carefully.
- Explain to your child the importance of using time wisely. If your child gets stuck on a question, encourage him or her to make the best guess and move on.
- Tell your child to attempt to answer all of the questions do NOT leave any blank. It is better to guess than to leave a blank!
- Encourage your child to stay focused on the test, even if other students finish early.
- If your child is disappointed after taking a test, reassure him or her that there will be plenty of opportunities to improve and succeed.