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Grade 8 parent presentation 2013
- 1. Welcome to HighSchool: Meeting the Changes and Challenges
- 2. • High school counseling • Changes and challenges • Grade-level information • How can I help my child transition to high school?
- 3. What is therole of the high school counselor... “Secondary school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population.” - from the website of ASCA (American School Counselor Association)
- 4. ...helping students feelsuccessful about themselves and chool • social and emotional well-being • academic goals • college and career goals
- 5. Counselors help students... • build self-esteem, identity, and autonomy • learn strategies and skills to make good choices (academic, social, emotional, college/career) • create and maintain healthy
- 6. How do wedo this? • Guidance Curriculum: delivered to students in grade-level meetings, Flex classes, individual or family meetings (as needed) • Individual Student Planning: help students develop personal and academic goals, and future plans • Responsive Services: meeting individual student needs that require counseling, referral, information, or intervention • Systems Support: support from administration and teachers (team approach)
- 7. Challenges and Changes • “Perhaps the only thing more difficult than being a teenager is parenting one” • A time of great development: physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively
- 8. Social Development • Trying to understand who they are or who they are trying to be • Peer group is the strongest influence • Increased pressure from peers regarding risky behaviors: alcohol, drugs, sex • Exploration of boundaries in relationships and behavior
- 9. Emotional Development • ‘Roller Coaster Ride’ of hormones and mood swings. Often one heartbeat away from laughter or tears. • Students are evaluating themselves and trying to understand who they are. • With change comes uncertainty.
- 10. Cognitive Development • In tune with technology (digital natives) • Respond well to cooperative learning, academic variety • Increase in cognitive and reasoning ability • Critical thinking and writing skills are emphasized across the HS curriculum
- 11. How can Ihelp with the transition to high school? • Listen to what your child has to say and offer your support. • Stay connected and communicate. Spend time together. • Establish (together with your child) clear rules, specific expectations, and consequences. This sets a tone of respect, trust, and fairness. Review them regularly. • Respect your teen’s privacy – e.g., knock before entering his/her room!
- 12. More advice onhelping your teen • Understand your child is transitioning from childhood (needy, dependent) to adulthood (freedom, trust, responsibility) • Be a parent first, not a pal. Boundaries are important -- model them. • Stay in touch with teachers. Be aware of and engaged in what is going on at school. Follow the HS Blog and HS Counselors’ blog. • Help monitor sleep (average of 9 hours), diet, and exercise, laptop use.
- 13. Teenagers are justpeople trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.
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- 15. In six months,you will be the parent of a high school student!
- 16. First, some vocabulary: Freshmen Grade 9 Sophomores Grade 10 Juniors Grade 11 Seniors Grade 12
- 17. Day A Day B (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A) (1B, 2B, 3B, 4B) What Homeroom: Homeroom: does 8:05 – 8:20 8:05 – 8:20 Block – 80 minutes Block – 80 minutes a Break - 20 minutes Break - 20 minutes Block – 80 minutes Block – 80 minutes HS Block – 80 minutes Block – 80 minutes day Lunch – 55 minutes Lunch – 55 minutes Block – 80 minutes Block – 80 minutes look like?
- 18. SAS High School GraduationRequirements Subject Credit English 4 Math 3 Science 3 Social Studies 3 Foreign 2 Language PE/Health 2 Fine/Performing 2 Arts Electives 5 TOTAL 24
- 19. Required subjects for grade 9 • English 9 • Lab Science • Asian History 9 • Math: per 8th grade teacher recommendation and placement test • Physical Education/Health 9
- 20. Foreign Languages: French –per 8th grade teacher recommendation Spanish – per 8th grade teacher recommendation Chinese – per 8th grade teacher recommendation EAL – per testing and MS EAL teacher recommendation
- 21. Fine/Performing Arts Electives: • Art Foundations • Introduction to Drama • Band Intermediate/Advanced • Orchestra Intermediate/Advanced • Choir Intermediate/Advanced • Dance
- 22. Students have 7academic blocks -- the 8th block is FLEX • counselor meetings/Naviance • time to meet with teachers • MAP Assessments • Supervised Study Flex • EAL Flex • productive study time
- 23. What can YOUdo now? 1. Ask your child for the course selection sheet he/she will receive on March 4. 2. Check out the course description catalog at the high school blog at http://teachers.saschina.org/ hspudong/ 3. Contact your child’s current teacher if you have questions about a specific subject area. 4. Tell us about your child! Naviance parent survey. 5. Discuss fine arts choices with your child. 6. Submit the selection sheet by March 9 to student’s advisory teacher.
- 24. Keep up onhigh school news by checking the Dr. Borden’s high school blog at: http://teachers.saschina.org/hspudong
- 25. What next? • meeting with HS counselors and teachers on Monday, March 4 about course selection • grade 9 students will talk to grade 8 students about course selection during advisory on Friday, March 8th • A Day in the Life of a High School Student: Nuts and Bolts held on Friday, May 31st, for students.