Grant News
February 1, 2018
Enjoy your Parent-Teacher conference!
Conferences are Feb. 5, 6, and 8. Students will have regular dismissal on Monday and Tuesday and we will run conferences from 4-7 PM. We will dismiss early on Thursday so we can have conferences from 1-4 PM. You should have received notification of your conference date and time from your child late last week.
Here are some ideas for you to be better prepared and have a great conference with your child's teacher:
Before the conference:
- Ask your child how she feels about school.
- Ask your child if there is anything that he wants you to talk about with his teacher.
- Tell your child that you and the teacher are meeting to help her.
- Make a list of topics that you want to talk about with the teacher.
- Prepare a list of questions such as:
- 1. What are my child's strongest and weakest subjects?
2. Does my child complete schoolwork on time?
3. Does my child participate in class?
4. Does my child seem happy at school?
5. What can I do at home to help.
- Be on time (or early) for the meeting.
- End the meeting on time. Other parents will probably have a conference after yours.
- Relax and be yourself.
- Stay calm during the conference.
- Ask the most important questions first.
- Check in with your child's other teachers, such as PE, music, and art.
- Ask for explanations of anything you don't understand
- Ask your child's teacher for ways that you can help your child at home.
- Thank the teacher.
- Talk about the conference with your child.
- Talk about the positive points, and be direct about problems.
- Tell your child about any plans you and the teacher created.
- Keep in touch with the teacher during the school year.
Students and Social Media Reminders!
This month, fourth graders are discussing social media issues during weekly technology lessons. Even though Facebook and YouTube require account holders to be at least 13 years of age, it’s important for students to be aware of how to stay safe and avoid inappropriate actions before they get social media accounts. I want parents to be aware of the safeguards their children are learning to help protect them from unwanted online interactions.
Do not share personal information. We do not want strangers to be able to locate our children or take advantage of them. Things not to share are passwords, user names, full names, addresses, schools attended, phone numbers, and credit card numbers.
Do not post images of children under the age of 13, unless they are your own or their parents have given permission for their images to be posted.
Think before you post. Once posted to the Internet, you can’t take it back. Consider the privacy and feelings of other people before posting. You can always change your social media postings, but information remains in the history of the site.
Set privacy settings and comment options to limit strangers from viewing your pages or commenting on postings. Be careful when accepting friends. You don’t have to accept every friend request. Don’t assume that strangers are being honest about their age or other details. Being careful is not being rude; it’s just smart.
School Closing for Bad Weather
If we decide to call off school, you will receive a phone call from our automated service. You will also be able to hear/see the news on our local radio and television stations. We do our best to make an informed decision as early as possible.
Dates to Remember
Feb. 5, 6, & 8 Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 8 11:30am Dismissal
February 9 NO SCHOOL
February 19 PTO meeting 6:30pm
March 1 Dr. Seuss Night! 6:30pm
Box Tops Needed
Please take a moment and check your boxes and packages for boxtops like the one pictured. Cut them out and send them to school! They can add up quickly!
Our Grant Creed
I am responsible.
I am safe.
I am prepared.
We are here to learn;
Therefore, I will do nothing to keep the teacher from teaching
and anyone, myself included, from learning.
I will cooperate with all school people.
I will respect myself, others, and the environment.
By acting in this way, I am capable, connecting and contributing!
I will have a great day!
Did You Know?
Contact us! Stay informed about what's going on at Grant!
Email: troyberryman@npsne.org
Website: norfolkpublicschools.org
Location: 1106 East Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, NE, United States
Phone: 402 644-2544
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Twitter: @GrantElemNPS