Can you believe school is about to
start at Coal Ridge? Or is this your
student’s first year at Fall River? The summer is almost done and the new
academic year is creeping up faster than you can imagine. If you want a
seamless transition to the new school year—let’s say at Aspen Ridge Preparatory
School or Timberline-- planning and preparation will make it easier on
everyone. Here are a few things you can start doing now to help your students
to get back into the groove.
Happy mornings: Did
you have a few bad mornings last year? Were the early mornings hard to start
for Trail Ridge? Think about what went
wrong and try to institute routines that will make your mornings easier. If your
students don’t like getting up, then completing homework, packing bags and
setting out clothes the night before should become part of a new morning
routine. Discuss these new routines with your students and get their input on
bathroom schedules, lunches and breakfasts—they are far more likely to
participate in a routine that they helped create.
Get back into the routine: Staying
up late and sleeping in have probably become a habit in your home, so start
getting your kids to bed a little earlier.
Altona and Skyline start earlier that Indian
Peaks. Set an alarm so that they get up earlier too. This will help with the switch back to an academic timetable.
Peaks. Set an alarm so that they get up earlier too. This will help with the switch back to an academic timetable.
Reconnect: Get
together with other moms and let your students reconnect with school friends
they may have missed over the break. Reconnecting with friends will help them
to look forward to a new school year.
Wardrobe check: Go
through your student’s wardrobe with them to see what fits and what doesn’t.
This will also help you to see what they need for the coming school year.
Shopping for a new school wardrobe will also get them enthusiastic about the
going back to school. Does your school
have uniforms- such as Twin Peaks Charter?
Get organized: Buy
a large chalkboard or calendar for the kitchen and start filling in activities
and sports as well as travel arrangements so that everyone is informed and
prepared.
Catch up with paperwork: Every
new school year brings a slew of reading and paperwork that needs to be done.
Starting now will mean you are prepared for the new year and the school has all
the information they need.
Start
your stationery shopping: Starting
early means that there is no mad rush at the end and that you save money on school supplies.
Planned lunches: Making
school lunches is one routine you will have to get back into. Ask your students
to make a wish list of the lunch items they would like to see on the menu. Plan
a schedule for lunches so that you are not scrambling around in the morning.
Tutors: If
your student struggled with a subject last year, book a tutor for
the start of the academic year. You don’t want your student to fall behind or
feel overwhelmed. Getting a tutor will
help them to fill in gaps and build confidence. Call for your FREE consultation. Do you know what the Tutor Doctor difference is?
Prevent brain drain: Take
your student to the library to get some books. Reading and writing exercises
now will help them to get over the summer holiday brain drain.
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