Time flies.
If you don't think so, try blogging.
Seriously, I had no idea that it has been more than six months since my last post.
Good grief.
If you are a parent, you understand.
The same baby who was just learning how to walk, is now getting ready to walk at graduation or a wedding.
Time has wings--fast, unforgiving wings. And it knows how to use them.
As summer zooms past and the school year looms all to closely ahead, it is never too early to begin focusing on how to make the upcoming school year the most successful one to date.
Consider one simple tactic--writing a letter to your student's teachers about your student. Keep it positive and include all of your contact information.
Yes, your contact information is available to your teachers from the many enrollment forms you have filled out already, but a teacher having it in hand in black and white is always a good thing.
Why do I call writing a letter a tactic? Because it is just that--a tactic to maintain positive communication between the school and the parent. Data shows conclusively that parents who are intentional communicators have students who are more likely to be intentional learners with better understanding, retention, and success in school.
Do not assume your student's teachers will contact you even if there are problems. I can speak from personal experience teachers are very busy and issues slip through the proverbial cracks. Imagine my surprise when a report card came home with a D- just this past school year?
So, join me and write a letter that will set the foundation of success for our students this next school year, but do let's do it before the summer time flies away.
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