Helping Your Child
What can you do?
- Call the school to make an appointment with your child’s teacher or communicate through your child’s agenda
- Attend Parent-Teacher interviews, ask your child if there are things to be discussed with the teacher
- Make a list of what you want to talk about
Get involved by:
- Creating a positive learning environment at home
- Offering to volunteer at the school
- Attend School Council meetings
Activities you can do with your child that will help in school:
- Read stories out loud to your child and have them read to you
- Going to the library together for book borrowing
- Watch a television show you both enjoy and then talking about it
- Encourage your child to take responsibility around the house
- Provide magazines and newspapers for your child to look at and read
Young children need:
- To know that you believe school is important
- 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night, good dental hygiene and regularly bathing
- A nourishing breakfast in the morning (except when fasting for religious reasons)
- Clothing suitable for the weather/temperature
- Playtime with friends and family
What should I do if my child is having difficulty in school with his or her work?
- Talk with your child
- Contact the teacher or principal to discuss the matter
- Involve your child in or tell your child about your meeting with the teacher and what was discussed
- Work with the teacher to help your child
- Work together with your child on the subject /assignment
What should I do if my child is having difficulty with other children?
- Find out what the concern is from your child
- Contact the teacher, find out what she or he knows about the situation and discuss possible solutions
- Set up a meeting for you and your child to go to school to talk about the situation, if you feel this is necessary
Getting involved is easy-remember:
- It is your school too
- Education is a partnership between the school and the home, it works best when we work together
- The teachers want to hear from you
- Your child needs your support and involvement
- You are your child’s best teacher and helper