Social Emotional Learning

It is the process through which children manage and understand emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Parent Toolkit - Please utilize this link to access additional information on Social-Emotional Learning

Responsible Decision-Making

Social Media Safety

Internet Safety - Gives you information on internet safety, including internet safety laws, online protection tools, getting involved in kids' online activities, and the internet with adolescents.

Social Media Video - Gives information about the "good" and "bad" about social media, concerns/consequences, what parents can do, and making a contract.

Common Sense Media - Rates movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids.

Bullying

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.

Signs of bullying:

Recognize signs of depression-your child may start to appear sad, isolate from others, or lose concentration easily
Your child may demonstrate some difficulty with sleeping
Frequent headaches, stomach aches, or faking an illness to avoid going to school
Observe eating patterns- your child may have a loss of appetite or binge eat if they aren't eating regularly
Low self-esteem, or feelings of hopelessness
Watch for self-destructive behaviors such as harming themselves, or talking about suicide
Loss of interest in school work, declining grades and change in friendships

How to Teach Internet Safety to Middle School Students

MIDDLE SCHOOL | 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Today, middle school students are constantly connected to the world around them through the Internet — for better or worse. On one hand, this is amazing since it gives students access to the world’s largest knowledge database. But it’s also scary since middle school students may not grasp the principles of Internet safety. After all, the Internet is a double-edged sword. It lets us see, research, and understand the world — but the world can see us back. That’s a scary thought, especially when it applies to middle school children. So how do you make sure your students know how to stay safe online? You have to teach Internet safety.

Helping Your Child Navigate Social Media: This article provides tips on ways to keep your child safe while navigating the internet and social media apps. Click on the link to read the text in its entirety.

Self-Awareness

Maturation: Talking about puberty - Tips for having "the talk" with your child.

Nutrition:

Relationship Skills

How can you help your child?

Discuss first impressions
Talk about responsible online behavior
Have conversations about peer pressure
Help your child make new friendships

Social Awareness

The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The ability to understand social and ethical norms for behavior and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports.

Perspective-taking
Empathy
Appreciating diversity
Respect for others

Self-Management

Organization

Locker Organization -

It is easier to find items in the locker by keeping it clean.

Get in and out of lockers quickly by storing morning books flat and afternoon books standing upright. It is easier to pull books out of two smaller piles, than one tall, heavy pile.

Covering and labeling the spines of books clearly can help from your child taking the wrong book to class.

Time Management

Developing a routine will it easier and take less time to complete regular/daily tasks.
Have your child select their clothing the night before. This can save time and prevent a last minute search in the morning that can result in your child being late for school. .
Agenda/Planner - This will help your child keep a record of things that they need to complete at school and at home. Test dates, project due dates, books that need to be taken home and permission slips that need to be signed can be included in the agenda/planner.

Binder Organization

A binder helps keep papers in order. Have your child put color dividers into the binder in the order of their class schedule. Each color divider should be labeled with the class name. Have your child sort their papers by class and remove any old papers on a weekly basis.

*Adapted from
https://www.parenttoolkit.com/ https://casel.org/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sss/sel.html SOAR Study Skills by Susan Kruger

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