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Purpose
• Meet your child’s teacher
• Meet the other teachers in the school
• Ask questions
• Open the lines of communication
• Emerging adolescents
• Middle schools
• Introduce Latimer Award
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This generation are :
• Optimistic – know they can do anything• Ambitious – expect to have a great job/life• Confident – know their rights• Have a global perspective• Time is measured in seconds• Respond best to visual stimuli• Paradoxical- alcohol / drugs and drop litter but
will eat organic food and be concerned about global warming
• Less Resilient – don’t bounce as easily, have greater baggage
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Core traits of Y Gen kids
• Special – we’ve told them they are (PC)
• Sheltered – more done for them
• Confident – about place/rights
• Achievers – introduced early
• Team oriented – comfort of others, don’t stand out individually
• Pressured – socially and mentally
• Coping with stress – or not coping
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PUBERTY –emerging adolescents
Moody Uncommunicative ArgumentativeDon’t want to talk and share with youYou know nothing anymore You are too strict – it’s not fair – everyone else is allowed!Live in a constant state of mess – everything they own is on the floor.Hate you at times – and tell you soNo longer value your opinion on clothes, music, friends, trends etcHide in the ‘batcave’ – fresh air and sunshine become unimportantMonosyllabic – even grunting as a response (esp boys)Emotional/IrrationalRoll their eyes heavenward about something you saidWant/expect everything and give little back – take takeDifficulty making decisionsInappropriate reactions to thingsSecretiveSneakyTell lies/tell it the way they think you want to hear it
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Hardwiring the brain
• Birth – 100 billion brain cells• Baby – 17 % become interconnected• First decade – increasing ‘grey matter’ and
pruning unwanted connections.• No. of connections is determined by amount of
experiences and activities.• Prior to puberty – growth time for brain.• During puberty – massive pruning takes place
allowing the brain to ‘invest’ in the connections most valued by the student.
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Hardwiring the brain
We know that dominant behaviours and frequent activities hard wire the brain connections – that which we do most often.
All other connections get ‘pruned’ by our brains as no longer required.
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The adolescent brain
• The prefrontal cortex – not yet developed.
• Reasoning• Problem solving• Rational thinking
• Females – mid 20’s• Males – mid 30’s
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Adolescence
• A time to begin separating from their parents
• Breaking the emotional ties• Engaging in some risk taking behaviour• Majority grow out of the phase – self
discipline and acceptable behaviours but not all.
Not new – since the beginning of time – methods may have changed.
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Pressure to ‘grow up’
• Girls – straight from ‘toys to boy’s
• Real challenge – adjusting to new found sexuality
• Boys – develop their secondary sexual characteristics long before their physical changes
What does this mean for you?
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Parenting adolescents• Be prepared- do some reading• Don’t necessarily expect to parent the way you were parented• Keep them busy, activities/sport/hobbies• Know your kids friends• Know their parents if possible• Know where your kids are – who they’re with and where they’re going• Be clever about keeping tabs on them- ring other parents and check on
details, keep tabs on computer and cellphone use• Have very clear expectations and consequences if not met• Be Confident• Be Consistent• Listen – be their advocate but don’t necessarily believe everything they tell
you, follow up any concerns• Be the Adult – not their best friend, you set the rules, allow some discussion
but in the end you make the rules
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Great reading
“Growing Gorgeous Boys into Great Men”
“The Princess Bitchface Syndrome”
“Before your teenagers drive you crazy, read this” – Nigel Latta
“Queen Bees and Wannabes”
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Nigel Latta Website
• www.goldfishwisdom.co.nz
• Relax...we’re all bad parents
• The 10 basic principles of parenting
• Making Family Rules
• Buying his books
• Youtube links
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Why Intermediate?
• Short attention spans for learning.• Need to attach emotion in order to store to long
term memory. FUN.• Need variety, choices, challenges and
competition to stay engaged.• Need a person who affirms them regularly.• Need uncluttered curriculum.• Learn best by discussing, sharing and
exchanging ideas.• Learn through play – experimenting, hands on.
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Work together
• Parenting adolescents is not complicated but at times it is not easy either.
• We are always here to help.
• If we can’t help we will be able to refer you to someone else who can.
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Latimer Award
• School wide achievement award
• Purpose is to encourage and recognise participation in school based activities
• Four levels of achievement – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Distinction
• Four categories – Academic, Sport, Arts and School Culture
• Community service to achieve distinction
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Levels of achievement
• Bronze – completing 3 activities in every category
• Silver – completing 4 activities in every category
• Gold – completing 5 activities in every category
• Distinction – achieving GOLD status and completing community service component
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Academic
• Present a school speech competently
• Participate in at least 1 South Australian exam
• Attend all 3 way conferences
• Present a complete Science fair investigation
• Present a completed Inquiry to the class
• Be an effective member during PReP
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Sport
• School competitive Swimming sports• School competitive Cross Country• Play sport in a team for T.P.I for a sustained
period of time – (Netball, Hockey, Softball etc)• Consistently have P.E gear at school and
display good sportsmanship• Represent T.P.I at an inter-school sporting event• Participate with competence in the T.P.I
Athletics day
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Arts
• Be a regular member of one of the Choirs • Be a regular member of either Kapahaka groups
• Be a member of a band/music group/popstars or
culture club etc• Be a member of a dance group• Have an active role in either Production or
Artfest or Interarts annually• Attend the Formal Dance
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School Culture
• Consistently demonstrate the School Values• Have an active role in your class assembly• Complete school service i.e librarian, food
tech/workshop monitor, media group etc• Be an excellent helper during class duty week• Complete the 40 hour famine• Participate in the SPCA Cup Cake fundraiser
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Community service
• Belong to a community group for a minimum of 6 months consecutively.
and• Volunteer your services to a neighbour in
need for a minimum 8 hours.
or• Volunteer your time to a charity/non profit
organisation for a minimum 8 hours.
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Attestation
• Class activities will be attested and signed off by class teachers
• School activities will be attested and signed off by the teacher in charge
• Community activities will be attested and signed off by the appropriate community leader
• Deputy Principal Mrs Gourlay will be the teacher responsible for collating all achievements schoolwide.
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Presentation of awards
• Bars will be awarded as levels are achieved.
• Bars will be awarded at the end of term Assembly
• Gold and Distinction award winners will be recognised at the end of year prizegiving
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Thank you