WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR NEW FRESHMAN

MAINTAIN ROUTINES.Establish a regular time & place

for studying & homeworkPrepare book bag & lay out

clothes the night beforeNo screen time after 9 p.m.Establish & enforce solid

bedtimes and bedtime routines

National Sleep

Foundation

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep

CHECK I.C.All assignments, grades, and

schedules are available for parent & student viewing

Updated minimum every 5 weeks Weekly checks recommended

https://ic.dist113.org/campus/portal/township.jsp

ANTICIPATE FAILURE.Few freshmen enter with necessary

skillsWe can only teach & model; they must

DOFailure can often be an effective

instructor & motivator

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Sir Winston Churchill

What if my child is struggling?Ask what your child is doing or

has done: seeing the teacher outside of class? Visiting the Learning Center? Working with Mr. Curtin in Learning Strategies?

Contact the teacher directly. They will have very specific knowledge of what your child is & isn’t doing to succeed.

Enlist Mr. Curtin’s help.