Welcome to:Welcome to:DF Walker’s DF Walker’s

Parent Hornet CaféParent Hornet Café

April 1, 2010April 1, 2010

Presentation created by:Presentation created by:Jennifer CranfordJennifer Cranford

andandDeborah GoodmanDeborah Goodman

1) Helping Your Child Succeed• Strategies, Resources and

Tools

MILESTONESMILESTONES

• CrawlingCrawling• WalkingWalking• TalkingTalking• Sending them off to schoolSending them off to school• Now what? Now what? • What I Want For My ChildrenWhat I Want For My Children

ResponsibilityResponsibility

• "We all have a responsibility - a "We all have a responsibility - a responsibility to make a difference, responsibility to make a difference, to be an influence, to lift someone. to be an influence, to lift someone. We are all in this together to work We are all in this together to work out our salvation, to reach our out our salvation, to reach our potential, and to be our brother's potential, and to be our brother's keeper - to help each other."keeper - to help each other."--Marjorie Pay Hinckley (1911-2004) --Marjorie Pay Hinckley (1911-2004)

How do you teach your How do you teach your child responsibility? (3-5)child responsibility? (3-5)– Hold them accountable for their actions Hold them accountable for their actions

at schoolat school• HomeworkHomework• BehaviorBehavior

– Jobs need to fit ageJobs need to fit age• Clean roomClean room• Take out trashTake out trash• Take complete care of the petTake complete care of the pet

What about OrganizationWhat about Organizationat at homehome??

• Offer areas in their room to store Offer areas in their room to store toys (toy bin or book shelf)toys (toy bin or book shelf)

• Label places to store things either Label places to store things either with pictures or nameswith pictures or names

• Have the same bedtime every nightHave the same bedtime every night• Have the child pick out his or her Have the child pick out his or her

clothes every night or for the whole clothes every night or for the whole week week

What about OrganizationWhat about Organizationfor for schoolschool??

• Supply your child with all necessary Supply your child with all necessary supplies for school and replace them as supplies for school and replace them as neededneeded

• Have a plan every night:Have a plan every night:– sign the planner and any other papers the sign the planner and any other papers the

night before schoolnight before school– have the same place for homework every nighthave the same place for homework every night

• Have your child pack his or her book bag Have your child pack his or her book bag and put it in the same place every night so and put it in the same place every night so he/she doesn’t forget it in the morninghe/she doesn’t forget it in the morning

RewardsRewards

• Job ChartsJob Charts• Behavior ChartsBehavior Charts• Constant communication with Constant communication with

teacherteacher

ResourcesResources

NC Wise Owl Parents Elementary School Zone Kaleidoscope

DF Walker Parent WikiDF Walker OnFIZZ Walker’s Porta Portal (online bookmarking)SMART Notebook Software

Technology at DF WalkerTechnology at DF Walker

Skype in the ClassroomSkype in the Classroom

A retired principal in Arizona

An author and illustrator in Mexico

Let’s experience some of the technology

your students use here at Walker while testing your math skills.

DF Walker SitesDF Walker Sitesto stay up to date with school to stay up to date with school

happeningshappenings

http://dfwparents.pbworks.com http://ecps.dfw.schoolfusion.us/ http://www.facebook.com/DFWalkerElementary http://twitter.com/WalkerHornets

Thank you for attending theThank you for attending the

DF Walker DF Walker Parent Hornet CaféParent Hornet Café

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It takes a village to raise It takes a village to raise a child.a child.

************It means that a child does not just grow up within a It means that a child does not just grow up within a

home, where there may be a single parent or a home, where there may be a single parent or a combination of parents, but a child will grow up in a combination of parents, but a child will grow up in a

community, a village, and that a child will not grow up community, a village, and that a child will not grow up just in a home but in a social world with input and just in a home but in a social world with input and understanding from the village. Regardless of the understanding from the village. Regardless of the

child’s upbringing, the child belongs to and is shaped child’s upbringing, the child belongs to and is shaped by the community. by the community.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_dose_the_quote_%27%27It_takes_a_village%27%27_meanhttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_dose_the_quote_%27%27It_takes_a_village%27%27_mean