Monthly Parent Newsletter

March Issue: West Point Consolidated School District

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Spring Break is almost here! This is a great time to relax and enjoy some quality time with your child/children. In the March edition, we have provided you with some fun learning activities such as celebrating National Reading Month and taking interactive virtual tours. These fun activities can help keep your child engaged during Spring Break.

We've also provided you with helpful tips on student learning, informative articles, videos, and important information on how to be more secure online. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's school.

-WPCSD IT Department-

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March eTips: Tips Will Be Updated Weekly

Monday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-25-2024 Many elementary students who can recognize words when they read still have trouble understanding the meaning of a passage. It's too abstract. One useful strategy for improving reading comprehension is to have children create visual images of the text in their minds.

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Tuesday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-26-2024 Some children can be very hard on themselves. They may strive for perfection and feel like failures if they aren't the best. They may stop trying, and their school performance can suffer. To protect your child from perfectionism: Review your standards.

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Wednesday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-27-2024 Children who are bullied often end up being bullies. They pick on others because they get picked on. To combat bullying and its effects: Tell your child that you are taking the situation seriously. Talk with your child's teacher or the school principal or counselor.

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Thursday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-28-2024 Disagreements about issues have divided people and led to violence and unprecedented acts in recent times. It's vital for children to realize that it is possible and preferable to address disagreements with respect. Your home is an important place for your child to learn this. No family can agree on absolutely everything.

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Friday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-29-2024 There's no one way to help your child develop good character. There's no quick way, either. As with many other parts of raising children, establishing the importance of "doing the right thing" takes time. But it's time well-spent.

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Saturday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-30-2024 Most schools want students to learn more about current events. It's important for children to understand big events, and relating the subjects they are learning to things that are going on in the world can make schoolwork more interesting. But for some children, it can be difficult to read-and remember-information about so many different topics.

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Sunday's Tip

Daily Tips for Families

03-31-2024 Children's vocabularies are filled with short, simple words. But kids also naturally mimic the vocabulary of adults. Expand your child's vocabulary by using some "big" words occasionally. (A big word is simply a word your child isn't using yet.) To teach your child a big word: Repeat the word often.

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