Welcome to Mrs. Stock's class!

Set clear rules and standards for your student at home.  Enforce the rules and standards firmly with consistency. 

Guide the constructive use of your child's leisure time. Consider involvement in after-school activities, use of TV, and time with friends. Your child doesn't need to be busy every minute of the day, but having a specific activity to do will keep your child engaged and hopefully out of trouble. :)

Assigning chores and regular household tasks for your child to complete will help develop a sense of responsibility in your child.

As the school year advances, your child will have homework more regularly. Be sure you provide time, space, quiet, and materials for studying. Do the same for your child to read and to participate in hobbies.

Welcome back to school! Help your child adjust to the start of the school year by establishing a daily family routine. Do your best to have meals, bedtimes, and wake up calls near the same time every day during the week.

The following comes from the September 2008 edition of the newsletter "Connecting with Families and Educators" sent out by AEA 267, the local area education agency near the Mason City airport.

1. HomeworkSpot.com has material for elementary, middle, and high school students.  It provides a list of homework links that have been reviewed and endorsed by students, parents, teachers, librarians, and journalists.  It provides resources for English, math, science, history, art, music, technology, foreign language, college prep, health, life skills, and even extracurricular activities.  It also provides links to may of the world's best libaraires, museums, and current event sources.
2. HippoCampus.org is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) and its goal is to provide high-quality multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students FREE of charge.  It is easy to understand and navigate.
3. B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjscience.html) is a directory of over 600 homework help sites lsted by subject.
4. Homework Center (www.multcolib.org/homework/) has links to librarian-reviewed sites on K-12 homework topics.  Some are FREE while others involve a fee.  

While I am providing these sites as a resource, I still want you to realize that I want to work with your student to help answer his or her questions.  The best times to meet with me are before school (7:30-ish to 8:00), during study hall, or after school (3:30-4:00).