Parental Involvement In Your Child's School

Communication is valuable in your child's educational success.

Most schools communicate to the home in various ways such as an agenda book, school website or and interactive calling post. The agenda book usually on the elementary level is a daily correspondence that the teacher uses to alert the parent about their child's homework or behavior on a daily or weekly basis.
Parents should request from their child each day upon arriving home from school their agenda book.

Parents should look for the weeks' assignment and their child's behavior performance for the week or day at school. Some schools have a website about the school and parent opportunities. When viewing the website, the parent should look for the schools monthly calendar of events or events scheduled for the year.

Parents should immediately mark their personal calendar to meet the demands of certain functions that will be held at the school. Arranging your calendar in advance and alerting the school helps to set the tone for the child in knowing that school is important and that you as a parent are concerned.

Some schools have an interactive calling post in which automated phone calls provides information to the student's home about activities being held the school or to alert the parent that the student was absent from school.
There are many opportunities that the school provides to the parent to be involved in their child's schools.

The PTA is a great opportunity to meet other parents and to problem solve in meeting some of the demands of the schools.

The PTA is a great way for parents to exercise concerns for the betterment of the student body.

Another great way to promote academics in your child's classroom is to sign up as classroom mystery reader. Reading to the your child's class is the best way to raise to awareness about reading and its importance.
The more opportunities parents have to read to their child's class or shared reading at home the better the chances their child can become a better reader. Family math night is an opportunity where the families of the school meet after school to enjoy math games.
These activities demonstrate team work and problem solving to the student.
Parents must know that these particular activities may not be held in your school, but being an active parent these ideas can be suggested at your school. When students see that their parents are involved in their school functions it helps to foster security and independence in the child. In conclusion, just remember with communication, parental involvement fosters student achievement and a better society which remains the best form of social media.