Family and Community Engagement Day
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DAY ACTIVITIES
LEARNING
ACADEMICS
- Read a book or tell a family story
- Sign up for the NECSD Parent Portal
- Cook or bake together (science, math, reading)
- Ask your child about their favorite book or school subject and why they like it
- Create two goals about school. It can be grades, attendance, or homework
- Talk with your child about why school is important Click Here
- Speak to your child’s teacher about resources and ways to help your child Click Here
Learning Links
NECSD Grade Level Expectations
Free Read Alouds: Scroll to the Bottom
LIFTING
Social-Emotional Learning
- Ask your child about what things made them happy and what things were challenging today. Be a good listener…
- Teach your child wellness skills (breathing, walking, talking)
- Create daily routines for your child and be consistent
- Kindness is caring. Do something kind to help others (donate to a food bank or smile and say hello to people you see)
- Dance together to a favorite song
Learning Links
Sesame Street Parents: Emotions
Explaining the News to Children
LOVING
Parenting
- Tell your child what you like and admire about them and why
- Look at the NECSD Website and choose an event to attend with your child at their school
- Work on a puzzle, play a game, draw or watch a movie together
- Attend the CRASE Event at Temple MS on November 18th and learn how to keep you and your family safe in the community.
Learning Links
PTA: Notes from the Backpack Podcast
Tips and Strategies for Effective Parenting
LEARNING
ACADEMICS
- Sign up for the NECSD Parent Portal
- Talk with your child about school and why school is important Click Here
- Make an appointment to speak with your child’s teacher or grade-level administrator to discuss grade level expectations ELA & Math 6 - 8 (Select grade level and subject)
- Ask principals or teachers about after-school activities that are aligned to your child’s interests (art, athletics, school and community programs)
- Visit the library and choose books or movies
- Watch the news and talk about a current event
Learning Links
Free Tutoring with Newburgh Free Library Card
NYS Parent Dashboard Info About Public Schools
LIFTING
Social-Emotional Learning
- If the weather is nice take a walk together
- Talk with your child about the qualities of a good friend
- Teach your child breathing exercises to help calm them down or get refocused. (Look at the video below on Box Breathing)
- Encourage your child to do their best in whatever they are doing. Watch the Power of Yet Video below
- Have a talk with your child about the kindness of respecting differences.
Learning Links
Explaining the News to Children
LOVING
Parenting
- Look at the NECSD Website and choose an event to attend with your child at their school
- Join a PTO/PTA or volunteer for an event hosted by the PTO/PTA
- Talk about what you child wants to be in the future (jobs, dreams, family)
- Talk to your child about tough topics (drugs, bullying, peer pressure) Middle Schooler Tips from a Teacher
- Attend the CRASE Event at Temple MS on November 18th from 11am-1pm and learn how to keep you and your family safe in the community.
Learning Links
LEARNING
ACADEMICS
- Sign up for the NECSD Parent Portal
- Be an example and show that school is a priority by attending parent-teacher conferences and discussing the conference with your teen
- Check the school website for activities and opportunities for clubs and interests (arts, sports, debate, enrichment)
- Speak with your teen’s guidance counselor to discuss preparation for SATs/ACTs
- Review certain school policies (attendance) with your child or discuss the Code of Conduct to reinforce expected behaviors
Learning Links
NECSD Grade Level Expectations
Free Read Alouds: Scroll to the Bottom
LIFTING
Social-Emotional Learning
- Teach your child wellness skills (breathing, walking, talking)
- Routines are not just for younger children, but teens too. Talk to your teen about their sleep habits Sleep Health for Teens
- Introduce your teen to writing in a journal about their feelings and challenges
- Ask your child about an accomplishment that they achieved during the week. Celebrate achievements big and small
- Contact social workers or psychologist at your child’s school if you need more help supporting your teen
Learning Links
LOVING
Parenting
- Attend a community event together (sports, music, festival, volunteer)
- Do yoga, take a walk, or make a dance video to watch a movie together
- Plan a college tour or talk about career pathways
- Cook a meal together and talk about your child’s friends. Learn who they are and why your child likes them
- Talk to your teen about screen time and media multitasking (using more than one medium at a time: phone, television, computer. Benefits of limiting screen time
- Attend the CRASE Event at Temple MS on November 18th and learn how to keep you and your family safe in the community.
Learning Links
COMMUNITY ASSET MAP
