Parents as Partners New Parent Orientation LBHS: A caring community where people belong and excel.

Parents as Partners

NewParent

Orientation

LBHS: A caring

community where people

belong and excel.

A Guide for Success

NewParent

Orientation

LBHS: A caring

community where people

belong and excel.

Presentation Overview

• Personal Concerns

• How is Sr. High different from Jr. High/Middle School ?

• Support for your child

• Career Planning

Teen Top 7 Personal Concerns

From: Teen Trends: A Nation in Motion. R.W. Bibby & D.C. Posterski .

(1992)

7. Looks6. Losing friends!5. Not being understood by

parents!

4. What to do after graduation?

3. Lack of money!2. Never enough time!

1. Pressure to do well!

So . . . .What can you do?

Understand the differences in Sr. High

Things to be aware of:

• Personal Freedom

• Teachers

• Studying

• Testing

• Grades

• Attendance

Personal Freedom . . .•Managing time

•Self-advocacy

•What to participate in extracurricular activities

•Balance responsibilities and set priorities

•Semester courses (4 1/2 months/course)

Teachers . . .• may not always check homework

• may not remind students of incomplete work

• open and helpful

• scheduled tutorials

• students to get notes from classmates

• course outline

• D2L

Studying . . .

• Projects & timelines

• Substantial amount homework

• Review of daily material increases retention

• Attempt ALL assignments

• Ask for help

Testing . . .• Tests and quizzes are frequent

• Unit tests and exams are less frequent, may be cumulative, and cover larger amounts of material

• Tests are scheduled without regard to the demands of other courses or outside activities

• Final exams are scheduled

• Result on the first unit test are sometimes a "wake-up call“

Grades . . .• Course outline

• Final exams - 30% (50%)

• 60%/65% is recommended to continue

• Less than 50% - repeat course

• 3 years to complete high school

• Can not modify curriculum

Attendance . . .

• Extended Leaves

No single reason destroys

student success more than irregular

attendance

Parent Involvement . . .

Staying Connected:

• Student report cards (3/sem)

• Parent Teacher Student conference

• Communication between the school and the home Curriculum Letters, Newsletters, SynreVoice, Phone calls, Web page,D2L, Student

newspaper, Staff email

• Parent volunteers (library, music, athletics)

• Supporting Parent Association

Parent Involvement . . .

Other actions:• Active role in goal setting & course selection (course

drops) • Encourage your teen to try new things and to

understand failure as an opportunity to learn• Encourage your teen to become involved in the school• Understand that it may take your teen sometime to

settle into high school• Continue to support your teen in developing

responsibility and organizational skills• Invite conversation about their day and what they are

learning

Common Questions . . .

Is LBHS an open school? What does this mean?

Can my teen buy lunch?Is it okay to bring lunch?

If my teen is ill or going to miss school what do I do?

How do I know when the report cards come home?

If my teen needs an extra bit of attention with schoolwork, what can be done?

Can my teen bring a computer to school?

Academic Support . . .• Teachers

• Resource Team: Catherine Forbes

• Guidance Counsellors: Linda Mason

Post-secondary planning/Scholarships

• Wellness Centre: Maureen Wit

• SRO: Cst. Eleanor Wagner

• Career Centre: Joy Ulrich

Wellness Centre

To support the body, To support the body, mind and spirit of mind and spirit of LBHS student LBHS student population and their population and their families, promoting a families, promoting a culture of Well-being.culture of Well-being.

Wellness Centre

Behavior ManagementBehavior Management

•Family VisitsFamily Visits

•Family MeetingsFamily Meetings

•OrganizationOrganization

•1:1 ongoing support1:1 ongoing support

•Connection with community services Connection with community services

•Resources for family or school personnelResources for family or school personnel

•Group workGroup work

•Crisis managementCrisis management

•Support for students and familiesSupport for students and families

•Parent supportParent support

•Family/parent – teen mediationFamily/parent – teen mediation

•Skill building (anger management, social skills, conflict resolution etc…)Skill building (anger management, social skills, conflict resolution etc…)

Services Offered

Wellness Centre

Parent-teen conflictParent-teen conflict

• Teacher-student conflictTeacher-student conflict

• Youth homelessnessYouth homelessness

• AddictionsAddictions

• Family violenceFamily violence

• Community violenceCommunity violence

• Depression/suicideDepression/suicide

• AnxietyAnxiety

• Emotion regulation/managementEmotion regulation/management

• Skill buildingSkill building

• Independent studentsIndependent students

• Grief/lossGrief/loss

• Poverty (food, clothing, housing, finances)Poverty (food, clothing, housing, finances)

• Peer issuesPeer issues

• Conflict resolutionCommunication (family, peer, interpersonal)Conflict resolutionCommunication (family, peer, interpersonal)

• Mental illnessMental illness

• Gang affiliationGang affiliation

• Sexual identity/orientationSexual identity/orientation

• Balancing school, work & homeBalancing school, work & home

• Abuse/assaultAbuse/assault

• Dating/relationshipsDating/relationships

• Time management/organizationTime management/organization

• PregnancyPregnancy

• Self-activation/motivationSelf-activation/motivation

• Legal issuesLegal issues

• Behavior managementBehavior management

• Adoption/family of origin issuesAdoption/family of origin issues

• AttachmentAttachment

Range of Issues Addressed

Wellness Centre

StrategiesStrategiesEngage parents in Engage parents in supporting the supporting the success of their success of their children.children.

Wellness Centre

StrategiesStrategies

DDevelop partnerships evelop partnerships with business and with business and community agencies to community agencies to directly impact student directly impact student learning, particularly learning, particularly dealing with issues of dealing with issues of poverty, health, socio-poverty, health, socio-economics, family crises economics, family crises and substance abuse.and substance abuse.

Wellness CentreCommunity PartnershipsCommunity Partnerships

•Alberta health Services -community Alberta health Services -community nurse nurse

•Alberta health services ADDAC mobile Alberta health services ADDAC mobile team team

•Aspen Family & Community Services Aspen Family & Community Services

•City of Calgary youth and probation City of Calgary youth and probation

•Hull & Child family service –Bridging Hull & Child family service –Bridging the Gapthe Gap

•The Alex centre mobile bus The Alex centre mobile bus

•Yoga - 3 certified yoga instructorsYoga - 3 certified yoga instructors

Calgary Police Service

Career Centre . . .• One on One Career Counselling

• Career Planning Workshops

• Job Preparation

• Post Secondary Information

• Computer Access

• Resource Materials

• Career Coaching your teen

• Parent/Teacher Interviews

Admin Team. . .

• Thomas Dueck A - G

• Pam Conrad H - N

• Catherine Forbes 0 - Z

Learning Leaders• Advance Placement: Thomas Dueck

• Arts Centred Learning: Becky Booth

• CTS: Kevin Henderson/ Kevin Lasalle

• English: Dale Wallace

• ESL, 2nd Lang.: Sangrimitra Dhar-McKentry

• Guidance: Linda Mason

• Learning Commons: Marlene Ponjavic

• Math: Barbara Savidant/Chandra Cabor

• PASS: Catherine Fischer

• Phys. Ed.& Athletics: Ken Der

• Science: Robyn Ahlsten

• Social: Joe Sturgeon

• Student Recognition & Awards: Bob Hicks

• Visual & Performing Arts: Karen Towsley

• Resource: Catherine Forbes