Transcript FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT - Livonia Franklin High School

A FIGHT WORTH
FIGHTING
Helping your Student
Achieve Success!!!!
WELCOME STUDENTS AND
PARENTS
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High Stakes For Ninth Graders!!!!!
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GRADUATION Requirements:
4 years of English
4 years of Math: Geometry, Alg I & Alg II
3 years of Science
3 years of Social Studies
Personal Fitness and Health
1 year of Art: Visual, Perf., or Applied
Why Do Students Fail?
 Does not complete homework
 Excessive absences
 Does not advocate/ask for
help
 Poor Study Skills
 Apathy
 School is not a Priority
 Alcohol and other substance
use
What Can We All Do To Help???
 Address Homework Completion
 Address Attendance Issues
 Our Top Parent Strategies
 Our Top Student Strategies
HOMEWORK COMPLETION
 Check student’s planner daily
 Have a designated place & time at
home
 Return to school with student if they
do not bring materials home
 Offer help if student is frustrated
 Check finished homework daily
 Check grades online once per week
with student
ZANGLE PARENT INSTRUCTIONS
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Go to https://livoniapublicschools.org
Select “Franklin High School”
Go to Parent Connection
Enter PIN # and Password
Click “Login”
Click “Request a Report”
Select the report you want
You can set up alerts for drops in grades
and attendance
ATTENDANCE IS KEY!!!!!
Poor attendance and missed work from absences
is a big reason students fail
 We do not excuse absences.
 If a student is going to be out for 3 days or more put
in for a homework request with the Counseling Office.
 Doctors notes are required if they need to be excused
from a class like gym.
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Monitor a student’s attendance online.
 Automated phone calls are made daily for any
student missing a class.
Only allow students to miss school if they are
legitimately ill
TOP PARENT STRATEGIES
 Have a firm curfew for school nights and
weekends
 Provide responsibility for the student to
contribute to the family
 Attempt to maintain a schedule on the
weekends
 Encourage quiet time – calming activitiesbefore bed
 Have a consistent “lights out” bedtime
MORE STRATEGIES
Insist on breakfast in the morning
Encourage school and family activities
Tie privileges to school performance
Be consistent, consistent, consistent
Keep the lines of communication
open- LISTEN more talk less.
 Enjoy the young adult your student is
becoming
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TOP STUDENT STRATEGIES
 Be sure you understand each
assignment before you leave class
 Take good notes during class
 Obtain the names and phone numbers
of three students in each class
 Know your learning style – visual,
auditory, kinesthetic – and adjust
how you study ?????
 For daily homework – work on your
least favorite subject first
MORE STUDENT STRATEGIES
 For test preparation – look over your
notes, rewrite your notes, or write out
the answers to a study guide
 For long term assignments – divide the
work into smaller parts to be completed
daily
 Take short breaks while studying
 Build in “self-rewards” for homework
completion
 Being prepared yields confidence and
good outcomes!!!
Signs Which May Indicate
Substance Abuse
 Verbally or
physically abusive
 Dropping grades and
lack of interest in
learning
 Lying about activities
 Sleeping in class
 Mood swings
 Stealing – at home
or other places
 Always needing $$
or having excessive
amounts of $$
 Friends they don’t
want you to know
 Defiant of authority
or violent outbursts
 Wanting to spend
more and more time
away from
home/staying over
night
RESOURCES
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Teacher email addresses
Parent Connection Instructions
Career Cruising
Counseling resources
After school help
After school help
 Mondays: Freshmen Study tables
(LMC)
 Tuesdays and Thursdays:
Math Lab Rm. 304
English Lab Rm. 204
 Wednesdays:
NHS Tutoring Rm. 510
MENTAL HEALTH
 Livonia Counseling Center
15370 Levan Rd.
744-0170
 Westland Counseling Center
8623 N. Wayne Rd.
425-0636
 Lifespan Clinical Services
18316 Middlebelt
888-355-5433
Livonia
248-615-9730
 Eastwood Clinic
17250 Farmington Rd.
734-425-4070
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 Eastwood Clinic
17250 Farmington Rd.
 Growth Works
271 South Main, Plymouth
 Livonia Counseling Center
15370 Levan
 Lifespan Clinical Services
18316 Middlebelt
734-425-4070
734-455-4095
734-744-0170
734-427-9310