Students enter and leave junior high with many different levels of organizational skills. Helping your student to develop and maintain regular organizational strategies and procedures will benefit their academic success. Students will benefit from:
Children thrive when they find balance at home and at school.
A child who is doing poorly in school may be a discouraged child who feels out of control. Set and enforce high standards for behavior, be clear in your expectations, help your child respect self and others, and send them to school with the conviction that rules are to be followed and learning is important.
Parents are the primary coaches for children.
There are times when extra support might be necessary. Tutors can be found:
When you have a concern about your child's learning in a class, call and leave a message for the teacher and/or email the teacher. Teachers will call/email you back in a timely manner.
Students are encouraged to speak with teachers directly to clarify any problems and to ask for help. Students can speak to teachers at break, at lunch or at an appropriate time during class.
The student writes the homework (or "no homework") in the planner and takes it to the teacher to be initialed. This ensures that parents know the expectations and can check work as necessary.
Student’s can request to see their counselor by filling out a counseling referral slip, located at the Student Window in the office. School counselors can help students identify strategies and solutions to issues they may be experiencing.
School-related information is found throughout our website.
If there are personal or family issues interfering with success in school, a productive relationship with a supportive, trained adult counselor can be helpful. Outside providers, from such agencies as Petaluma People Services and St. Joseph’s Health Hospice of Petaluma, offer short and long term, individual and group options. Please contact these agencies directly for more information.
When a child experiences difficulty in several classes and multiple interventions have been tried unsuccessfully, a Student Success Team meeting brings together school personnel and parents to discuss the student’s strengths, and challenges. The team brainstorms a concrete action plan to aid in success.
