After School Scheduling

I hope all is well as we finish up our 4th week of school!  Your children continue to work hard and accomplish great things each day! 

Recently, we have received an unusually large volume of emails requesting that I remind students of weekly after-school clubs or classes.  As you might imagine, with 25 students and 5 days in the school week, as much as I'd like to, it is simply not possible for me to remind students of their after-school commitments each day.  

Fortunately, 4th grade is a great time to start to foster time management and scheduling strategies with your child!  With middle school fast approaching, your child will benefit in the long run from building independence in this area.  Here are some ways you might support your child's independent time management skills:

• Encourage the use of a Daily Planner to log special classes and daily events. This can be great for homework, too.
• Write a note in your child's homework folder in the morning of the class to remind him/her.
• Write a schedule that your child can post in his/her locker to check at the end of the day.
• Post a calendar in a common area of your home with events posted and discuss it each evening/morning as a family.
• Add a laminated tag to your child's backpack with plans for each day for his/her reference.

These strategies work best for weekly/daily classes and clubs.  For emergencies or unexpected changes of plans, please contact Mrs. Durham or Mrs. Reid in the office at (734) 994-1907 and they will pass along the message to our classroom.

Thank you for your cooperation.