Come join us for our next Bridges event. In keeping with our "being Healthy" theme of this week, we will be having stations with fun excercises and healthy activities for the whole family.Watch for invitations to be coming home the week of Nov 1.
Hope to see many BROOKDALE BOBCATS and their families on Friday December 2 at 6PM!!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Notes from September 24 meeting
Thank you to all parents and staff that attended our September Parent Meeting about How to help our students be organized.
Several of the ideas that were shared are listed here:
Several of the ideas that were shared are listed here:
- Try and maintain some sort of schedule so there are expectations. Ex: children know that homework always comes right after school or right after dinner.
- Have specific area set aside for homework so there are limited distractions, such as dining room or a desk in their own room.
- Help children be organized by making a spot for backpacks. This way they won't be forgetting where they left it.
- Try to end activites early so that children have a chance to "wind down" before bedtime.
- Homework started at "Y" or babysitters or Daycare should be looked over at home by parents.
- Have children start using an alarm clock to get themselves up in the morning.
- Use a bulletin board/whiteboard to post important papers so they can be seen easily.
- Use a calendar and different colored pens for each child to mark upcoming events.
- Students can write out their schedule for the week so they know what is coming up.
- Establish a nightly routine. Ex: dinner, homework, playtime, read before bed, then bedtime.
- Assignment notebooks help alot in older grades.
- Organize bookbag the night before so everything is ready to go.
- Go through school papers together, so you both know what was brought home.
- Provide cubbies, hooks or other dedicated space for kid's belongings.
- If you are an organized person, maybe your children will be too!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Organization
The following articles and websites offer information that pertains to our September topic of Organization - Setting Up Your Child For A Successful School Year. We are confident you will find this information beneficial and we look forward to sharing your ideas and advice at our round table discussion on September 24th, 2011. Hope to see you there!
How To Organize Your Child at Home
How to Organize Your Kid's Daily Routine
How To Organize Your Child at Home
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Notes from our first meeting
Special thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the first official BRIDGES meeting. We look forward to more meetings in the fall, and will post information on this website as it becomes available. If you were unable to make it to the meeting, thanks for checking out our blog! Our focus question for today was, "What suggestions do you have to make sure your child has a successful summer?" Groups of parents discussed this question with each other while staff members participated and took notes. These are some of the suggestions that parents came up with. We also tried to find links to as many of the different suggestions as possible. If you have any other ideas, please feel free to email them to your child's teacher. Thanks again to everyone for their participation and have a wonderful summer!
- Camp Invention held at McCarty Elementary in District 204
- Summer Reading Programs where students can earn a free book at Barnes & Noble or Borders
- Purchasing the Summer Bridge Activity Books
- Play a card game with your child - You can change the venue and play a game or read and then reward your child if you choose
- Visit Cosley Zoo in Wheaton. It's free for kids, $3 for adults, and only a short drive away! It features many animals native to Illinois
- Visit the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn
- Take a trip to Graue Mill in Oak Brook, a former grist mill and "station" on the Underground Railroad!
- DuPage Children's Museum is an awesome place for younger children to get their hands on different manipulatives and tools. They also have summer camps available
- Check out Chicago Parent, a magazine where you might be able to find some free or discounted opportunities
- Phillips Park in nearby Aurora has water activites and a picnic area
- Find an online game that your child can safely experience with other children around the world
- Count items and place them on a calendar, in anyway
- Find some great apps for your phone! Two parent suggestions include Goby (an app for family activities) and Apps for Moms
- Join or start a book club where children (or children and their parents) discuss a common book
- Cook with your child
- Teach your child responsibility by allowing them to earn and use money
- Visual math using straws, toothpicks, rubberbands
- Encourage your child to keep a journal or write letters. Creative writing like plays and stories can be fun!
- Have your child write about what they see on TV
- Find a list of grade level books for summer reading
- Don't force your child to read, let them discover what they enjoy reading
- Show you are supporting their academic needs
- Go to the grocery store together and see what educational opportunities arise
- Join a kid's workshop at your local Home Depot
- Get a membership or hang out at the Brookdale Pool
- Consider joining the Brookdale Buccaneers - the Brookdale Pool swim team
- The Naperville Park District has a ton of programs and camps available. They have good prices and a huge variety of opportunities! Look at the calendar of events to see special things going on. Keep an eye out for "Concerts in Your Park" and all the other happenings
- The Naperville Public Library is a great place to check out books! They also offer free story times as well as a teen teaching program
- Visit Info Sports to find a camp for a specific sport in your area
- IPSD PDAC has lots of wonderful resources
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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