February
It's hard to believe that it's already February, and we are now on the downhill slope of the school year! Make sure to check out the Family Engagement calendar for February, which includes lots of free events for kids and adults. We are continuing with our second month of Parent University--it has been a great start, so if you haven't made it yet, we hope you will join us in connecting with other parents while gaining some parenting strategies and tools. We've also included some quick parent tips and resources to help you stay connected to our great school district and community.
Supporting & Setting Your Child Up for Success
Connect with other families Help out at events such as family reading nights, parenting workshops, or educational family activities. National PTA offers grants to help fund especially deserving school programs. Help your school apply for next year at pta.org/familytoschool.
Celebrate African American History Month Your school, local museums, and libraries will have special events. You and your children can also go to africanamerican historymonth.gov for online exhibits and activities.
Honor Presidents' Day Search online for activities you can do with your kids, such as matching presidential portraits with their names or doing word searches about them. Older students will enjoy learning about the four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore at nps.gov/moru.
Schedule a midyear checkin with the teacher Discuss your children's progress and how homework is going. And always reach out to teachers when important changes are happening in your family's life, such as the death of a relative, a move to a new home, or anything that might affect your children's behavior or performance at school—so the school staff can offer support as well.
Establishing Rules & Routines in Your Home
February is a great time to do a check on how connected you are feeling with your kid(s) and how well routines are going at home. If you find that you are doing a lot of correcting or "back and forth" with your kid(s) during certain times of the day, then it may be a good time to re-evaluate or add some procedures and/or rules. Consider first holding a family meeting to discuss these changes and elicit ideas from the whole family. Keep things simple, and focus on area(s) where there is the greatest amount of struggle first. Below are some tips/strategies to help with forumulating a plan for your family!
Sample Family Rules/Routines Charts
GCISD Resources
Community Resources
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