CSHS Weekly Bulletin
January 25--30, 2016
The Value of Proactive, Positive Parent Communication
One of our campus expectations has always been that teachers send out an email via eSchool to parents at least once every two weeks. Parents in our school community have stopped me multiple times over the years to brag on how much positive communication they receive from teachers. This weekend, I came across Edutopia's "Education Research Highlights of 2015." Among several items I want to read more about is a study that showed how beneficial it is when teachers send positive messages home. The full, 40 page study by Harvard is here, but I think the summary gives us enough to affirm what we already do on our campus, and perhaps give us a challenge as to how we could improve: "When teachers sent short weekly messages to parents with tips on how their kids could improve, it led to higher-quality home discussions and cut course dropout rates by almost half." Do you offer parents tips on how they can help their students be successful in your class when you send your bi-weekly email? If you decided to do so, what might you include? Success 24/7 links, Khan Academy videos, or even PDF copies of projects and assignments could make a huge difference in giving parents tools to help their students.
As another tool for proactive parent communication, I also wanted to share a tool that allows you to call parents from your cell phone with a number that is different than your mobile number: Google Voice. This link will take you to instructional videos, and both iPhone and Android apps are available.
May you all have a wonderful week!
Tiffany
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2/5 Cougar Soccer vs. Huntsville
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2/11 NHS Induction Ceremony
2/12 Lady Cougar Soccer vs. Caney Creek
2/12 Cougar Baseball vs. Concordia Lutheran
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2/16 Lady Cougar Softball vs. Caldwell
2/16 Cougar Soccer vs. Bryan
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2/17 AMC 10/12 Test
2/18 Choir Solo & Ensemble Contest
2/19 End of 4th Six Weeks
2/19 Cougar Soccer vs. Willis
2/20 Sadie Hawkins Dance
2/22 Cougar Baseball vs. Brenham
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2/24 Junior Class Field Trip to George Bush Library
2/25 Orchestra UIL Recital
2/25-27 Cougar Baseball Brazos Invitational Tournament
2/26 Cougar Soccer vs. Livingston
2/26-27 HOSA Area Meet @ Brenham
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