Today is the end of the first quarter of school!  There will be no school for students tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 24th due to teacher records day.  Conferences will begin on Thursday, Nov. 6th, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. There will be no school on Friday, Nov. 7th with conferences scheduled from 8:30 - 3:30.  The final night of conferences will be Thursday evening, Nov. 13th from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. If you have not signed up for a conference, please contact your child's teacher.  In order to have time for all parents, we ask that you please be on time and keep the conference to the time allotted.  Thank you!

It's widely known that it takes special training and knowledge to become a teacher.  Being an educator means knowing how to make the classroom an exciting place to learn new skills and explore new ideas.  It means knowing about assessment and grouping enrichment and discipline and modeling classroom management and much, much more...including knowing the fundamentals of mathematics, science literature and the full range of the school curriculum.
Here is something that still isn't very widely known:  Even with all the expertise in the world, it's impossible to be the best that he or she can be for any particular child without the help and support of that child's parents.

You, as a parent, know better than anyone else what makes your child click as a learner.  Your closeness gives you a special understanding of what makes your child unique.  That's why the parent-teacher conference is so important.  You bring to the meeting information that can have a powerful influence on your child's school achievement.  You are the expert on what motivates and frustrates your child.  You know what sparks your child's curiosity and creativity and what makes him or her angry, excited or bored.  Take time before your parent-teacher conference to reflect on what you know about your child and make some notes to yourself to bring to the meeting.   Become familiar with his report card so that you can make informed comments about his progress and/or ask questions about his marks.  Having this information ready to share, along with a list of any question about our programs and policies that you  might have, will guarantee that your time at the conference is well spent.  Don't be wary of asking questions and feel free to take notes so that you can have a record of the most important points.