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Westminster Junior High Parents Night

Westminster Junior High Parents Night. Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:15 – 6:45 Parents social, paws sign-ups 7:00 – 7:20 General parents Meeting Marsha Lyles, PAWS VP for JH Bo Adams, Principal JH 7:25 grade-level meetings with grade chairs and others .

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Westminster Junior High Parents Night

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  1. WestminsterJunior High Parents Night Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:15 – 6:45 Parents social, paws sign-ups 7:00 – 7:20 General parents Meeting Marsha Lyles, PAWS VP for JH Bo Adams, Principal JH 7:25 grade-level meetings with grade chairs and others

  2. What Are Our Desired Outcomes for JH? • First and foremost, we are educating CITIZENS • To educate citizens, we are striving for teaching lessons of: • Content (Subject Knowledge) • Capabilities & Capacities (Skills for Lifelong Learning) • Connections (Integrated Learning & Connections with Interests and Strengths; Spiritual Connection with God) • Choice Making (How to Make Wise, Good Decisions) • Character (Being a Good Person Who Grows in Values) • Community (Interdependence and Stewardship) • Our primary tools are the cognitive and affective curricula; extracurricular activities; teachable moments

  3. ABCs of Supporting Your JH Student Activate Learning Readiness Believe in Process/Be Positive Communicate

  4. Activate Learning Readiness “FOOD IS FUEL…SLEEP IS MAINTENANCE!” These students have full and busy days, developing their brains, their bodies, and their hearts…adequate sleep (8-9+ hours) and healthy calories are a must. BEGIN DAY CALM, RELAXED, WITH A PLAN! Avoiding feelings of being rushed, late, and unsure of what the day holds…feeling peaceful and prepared. EMPHASIZE EFFORT! Try to refrain from emphases on grades, final outcomes, products… “Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control.” [Carol Dweck – research on learning] SUPPORT STRONG STUDY HABITS! Office hours, at-home study routine and environment, etc.

  5. Believe in Process/Be Positive As much as possible, stress process over product. Both are important, but only one is truly enduring. Small, safe doses of “FREEDOM” are a part of JH. Learning to make choices, facing problems, understanding life’s ups and downs, and dealing with consequences are INVALUABLE LESSONS…Believe in the process of developing responsibility for your children. PRAISE AUTHENTICALLY & SPECIFICALLY for success and good lessons learned from unsuccessful attempts. Talk positively about adolescence, school, and emerging life as an adult…we want children to look forward to and to be hopeful about adulthood. Support teachers and coaches.

  6. Communicate As much as possible, eat together as a family – mealtime conversation is strongly correlated with “good kids.” As JH students mature, listening is a critical component of communicating with them Help your child set realistic, “stretch-attainable” goals…ENCOURAGE Attend conferences, call, send e-mails, and write notes – let us know and remember we are partners (please understand “delays” in getting back to you) We can address concerns most effectively if you talk with US instead of questioning the carpool or calling other parents (sometimes things get lost in translation!) MYTH: Voicing concerns causes retribution FACT: Feedback, positive and negative, helps us improve

  7. Opportunities for Knowing More About JH • Announcements http://www.westminster.net/academics/jh.asp • Blog http://westminsterjuniorhigh.blogspot.com/ • Conferences with Grade Chairs • Dialogue…“Parleys with the Principal” (11:30-1:00 Warren) • 6th Grade (9/24) – Learning about Life in Westminster Junior High • 7th Grade (10/22)– Adjusting to Adolescence • 8th Grade (11/19) – Demystifying The Facebook Nation • Another round…breakfasts…second semester • Evenings/(Parent) Education…8th Grade Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) (4/23 @ 7:00 p.m.)

  8. BREAKOUT LOCATIONS • 6th Grade – MPR (STAY HERE!) • 7th Grade – KELLETT THEATRE, BROYLES • 8th Grade – GWL

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