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Next PTA Meeting: November 12, 6:30 p.m. at Olympic Elementary Schools Library
Guest Speaker: Chehalis School District Superintendent Ed Rothlin.
If you have a child in a Chehalis School District School please come!
Paw PrintsChehalis November 2013 PTA 4.6.5
The Chehalis School District does not sponsor this event and the District assumes no responsibility for it. In consideration of the privilege to distribu
aterials, the Chehalis School District shall be held harmless from any cause of action filed in court or administrative tribunal arising out of distribution omaterials, including cost, attorneys fees and judgements or awards.
Students with guardians who take an active part in their lives and
school are more successful. It is a simple fact. The Academic
Development Institute and The Harvard Family Research Project are
wo of many academic institutions that address the correlationbetween parent involvement and student achievement. Parent-
eacher conferences are invitations from teachers to parents to begin
he essential process of becoming a team that will empower children
o succeed.
Parent-Teacher Conference Setting: Most Chehalis School District
conferences will take place at a table in your childs classroom and
ake around twenty minutes.
A Parent-Teacher Conference Is:A time to advocate for your child
and encourage him/her to take responsibility for his/her
achievement in school. It is a time for you to acknowledge the
eacher as a professional who also wants your child to succeed and
who you and your child are willing to work with to maximize student
earning. Teachers will most likely ask you how you are doing, share
student samples and present results of beginning of the year
assessments. They will then set a few goals that students will try to
meet by the end of the school year. Twenty minutes flies by! There is
very little time for small talk or complaints that are not centered on
solving problems and building on victories.
A Parent-Teacher Conference Is Not:A time to relive parents poor
experiences with math, writing, reading, etc. There is simply not
ime to explain to teachers how I was never good at math either. If
he student is in the room, such statements have hidden messages
hat students decipher as, Well, I dont need to be good at math
either. and Gee, if my parents never got it, I wont either.
Unfortunately, conferences are not designed to discuss in-depthssues that need more than twenty minutes to be resolved. If there
are many issues you would like to discuss with your childs teacher
or a few very complex ones, try e-mailing them prior to the
conference so the teacher has time to prepare. It is essential to
address concerns you have about your childs school experience
and if there is no time to do so during the upcoming conference, try
scheduling a follow-up conference with the teacher five minutes
before the close of your meeting, or e-mail the next day.
Bring the following to your parent-teacher conference: paper,
pencil, a list of your top three concerns/questions, student worksamples you would like to talk about, your calendar, and your continformation (name, phone number, e-mail address and times you aavailable to talk and/or volunteer).
Do NOT bring the following to your parent-teacher conference
* Siblings or other children. It is a challenge to find otherarrangements for siblings but distracted parents and teachers cannbe proactive advocates for individual students. Also, real concerns
cannot be openly discussed if there are other little ears listening. Iyou must bring a sibling, be sure to pack coloring books, puzzles abooks that will keep your child occupied without parental help fortwenty to thirty minutes.
* A defensive tone or stance. Leave them at the door. It is difficult nto bring past experiences to a conference, but your interactions wi
school professionals are being watched by your children and are ateaching tool students use to learn how to treat teachers andlearning. If you are uneasy having a solo conference, contact yourchilds school and request the principal or councilor to sit in too.
Appropriate Parent-Teacher Questions or Comments:
1. What can I do to help my child have a successful school year?What does my child need to do to have a successful year?
2. Is there anything I can do for you to help support my childslearning? What can my child do to help you support his/her learnin
3. What are two things you see my child doing well? What are two
things my child can improve?
4. Use I messages. For example, I feel this wasnt an accuratepicture of my childs ability because . Could yoexplain your perspective?
Educators want students and parents to have a positive experiencewith learning. Give them a chance to work with you and show youhow much they care for your child. Keep the lines of communicatioopen, positive and proactive. Your hard work, your childs, and
theirs will pay off.
Families, practice hand washing with hot water and soap, establish consistent bedtimes that provide 8-
hours of sleep a night, drink clean water and eat fresh fruits and veggies to help stay healthy this fall.
Conference Talk: What to Expect, What to Do at a Parent-Teacher Conference
By Sarah Chapman Mittge
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THANK YOU NOTES for PTA NOTABLES!
Chehalis PTA feels so fortunate to have the support of
hehalis School District families and members! Thank you forl that you do to support our children!
atti Hoff, thank you for all your help developing the STAR
embership cards.
arah Brown, thank you for all the time you spend organizing
e AR Bead Shop each month.
Nancy Collins, Jodi Comisky, Matt Comisky, Celeste Crites,
nd Kendra Emrich, thank you for your help making Popcornridays happen!
rook Mueller, thank you for making 8 adjustable belts by
and for the Helping Hands clothes closet.
hirleen Cole, Jasper Ellingson, Tara Farmer, Dana Shoaf,
nd Dwan Valazquez thank you for operating theembership tables at Cascade, R.E. Bennett and Olympic
pen Houses.
April Cole, Celeste Crites, Tara Farmer, Katie Hinkley,
rook Mueller, Dana Shoaf, and Dwan Valazquez thank your all the time and organization you gave to make thendraiser such a success!
Thank you so much to all the parents, family members andiends who contributed over $46,000 to our fundraiser!
**Even thankful people can be forgetful. If we forgot a namer deed, please e-mail the proper info to Sarah Mittge at
[email protected]. THANKS!***
Look Out! See What the PTA is up to:
-2013 is the year Chehalis PTA joined the World WidWeb! Stay updated and check out our new website:
chehalispta.ourschoolpages.com
-School report cards go home just before ThanksgivinBreak.
-School District Nurse Kaitlin Dykstra will speak to theat our December meeting.
The Chehalis School District does not sponsor this event and the District assumes no responsibility for it. In consideration of the privilege to distribu
aterials, the Chehalis School District shall be held harmless from any cause of action filed in court or administrative tribunal arising out of distribution omaterials, including cost, attorneys fees and judgements or awards.
PTA Officers:
President:Amber [email protected]
VP-Cascade: Dee Velazquez360-880-0060
VP-Bennett/Fundraising: Katie [email protected]
VP-Olympic: Tara Farmer253-948-2544 taraj.farmer@yahoo
Secretary: Cindy Iverson360-269-4465 [email protected]
Treasurer: Brook Mueller360-740-6196 sbmueller02@msn.
Membership: Dana [email protected]
Helping Hands/Fundraising:April [email protected]
Staff Appreciation:Jodi Comisky360-740-1917
Newsletter: Sar-rah-rah Mittge360-266-0568 smittge@gmai
Keep in Touch:
Facebook-www.facebook.com/ChehalisPTA
Local PTA- The new website is here!
chehalispta.ourschoolpages.com
Washington State PTA-www.wastatepta.org
National PTA-www.pta.org
Chehalis School District-www.chehalis.k12.wa.us
