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« on: October 12, 2007, 09:03:49 am » |
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DS started 6th grade this year and it is the first year that they switch classes all day and get lockers. He is having such a hard time adjusting. He is really organizationally challenged. He has Science papers stuck in his Math book, papers in his locker that should have been brought home. He forgets to bring homework home. He is just really overwhelmed. He is so discouraged because last year he was on the Honor Roll all year and this year his grades are all over the place.
He uses a Trapper Keeper but I think what we're going to do this weekend is get folders for EVERY subject and put them in there. Right now he just has tabbed dividers. The Trapper is the only thing that he consistently has home with him every night and it goes to every class with him. So, if he puts every paper/homework assignment that is handed out in the right folder, I think that will help.
His school also offers an after school Homework Club which he does. It is held in a different teacher's room, 4 days a week. The teachers help them with whatever they need.
It's so hard to see him so down, I really don't want him to lose his motivation. All his teachers say he is doing great in class. It's just the missed assignments and forgetting to study for tests that is hurting him.
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sandijv
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2007, 09:26:56 am » |
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I think its a boy thing. My son is in the 5th grade, but they kind of change classes (they have 4 or 5 different teachers through out the day) but no lockers here.(You don't get those until high school)
He does great on tests and he does his homework, but never seems to turn it in. He is FAILING 3 classes because of not turning in homework. The teachers make him FINALLY clean out his desk and there it is ALL of his FINISHED homework, but it is so late that they give him a zero.
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2007, 10:27:03 am » |
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Okay, so DS isn't the only one!  Progress reports came home and math and communication arts were NOT good. And yes, it's the missing homework that is hurting him. I check his agenda and he appears to have everything done but I guess that's because he forgets to write some of the assignments down. The Homework Club seems to be helping, though. At least everything is done by 4:30 when I pick him up. |
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sandijv
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2007, 10:30:48 am » |
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Does he get to turn his homework in at that time, or does he have to wait until the next day?
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2007, 10:34:45 am » |
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He still hands his homework in the next day...as if he did it at home. Except his Spanish teacher said if he wanted to leave it on her chair on his way out of homework club, he could.....so he doesn't forget it/lose it! I forgot, she was another one I got a phone call from! It's stressing me out!!!! I'm writing notes back and forth to one teacher, emailing the math teacher, phone calls from the Spanish teacher........  |
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sandijv
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2007, 10:43:01 am » |
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Believe me I UNDERSTAND!!! I may ask DS's teachers if he can turn his work in BEFORE he comes home. HE stays after (on his own) to finish it..It just frustrates me that he's failing because of NOT turning it in...
GOOD LUCK!!!
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« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2007, 12:26:33 am » |
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I so hope that I don't have that problem with DS... right now he is starting to forget a few assignments at school, sometimes the book he needs or a copy that the teacher made, and at this point it's unusual for him to forget. But he's only in 4th grade right now. I am really concerned about the next two years, and I don't know how I"ll get through it myself!!!  |
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sandijv
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« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2007, 10:49:47 am » |
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At least Laurie's son's teachers are being helpful. I think it's the opposite around here, and I will post THAT situation in a moment..
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« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2007, 12:17:41 pm » |
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At least Laurie's son's teachers are being helpful. I think it's the opposite around here, and I will post THAT situation in a moment..
uh oh....I'm on my way to check that out! But, yes, I think if you are honest with the teachers and they know you are the type of parents who are on top oof things, they are really supportive and will help you brainstorm so you can all work together to find ways to help your child. They really want each child to be happy and successful. That's a whole other story too, but it's really due to our AWESOME principal and his whole philosophy and what he demands of his teachers FOR the children. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 12:45:32 pm » |
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Sandy...I had posted elsewhere about DS's issues with "forgetting" and another mom had a couple of good ideas....maybe you might be interested.....
1. All assignments must be written down. If no homework assignment then the words "no homework" must be written. We used a day planner for this. Every day, every class something must be written.
2. At school, we worked hard on visualization. Have your son picture each class. Have him picture the first 5 minutes of class. He must turn in homework in those first 5 minutes. He needs to block out socialization and any other distraction for those first 5 minutes. It's been proven over and over that in those first 5 minutes, homework is collected or direction on where to leavet he homework is issued.
I thought these were pretty good tips!
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sandijv
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« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 01:00:57 pm » |
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The problem is that there is no regular time that they turn in homework.
I asked him WHY he doesn't turn in his homework and he says, "I don't know"
Last year when he had problems with some of the boys, he avoided recess and he had to stay in to do homework. Maybe he thinks the same thing will happen this year. I asked him and he says NO, but I'm not too sure
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