Guidelines for Successful Partnerships in school

1. Learn & respect school guidelines
   • Get to school on time
   • Review all communications
   • Fill out all forms and return on time
   • Support school policies
2. Stay near your child but know your place in school
   • Do not exceed the parental role
   • Share your child's educational experience but not to rewrite the curriculum
   • Participate all school activities
3. Provide appropriate support to learning
   • Review the school day with your child
   • Supervise homework
   • Read to your child
   • Display school works, awards and art prominently
   • Dressed your child appropriately for active learning
   • Provide opportunities for learning French & Chinese as well.
4. Acknowledge achievements to teachers & students
   • Positive reinforcement & comments
   • Recognize their hard works
5. Communicate with the teacher & school
   • Talk to the teacher & school about your concerns
   • Avoid office and parking lot gossip
   • Address issues but ensure a breakdown of trust
6. Always present a unified front
   • Parents and teachers avoid criticizing each other in front of their children

Guidelines for Successful Partnerships in school

1. Have your child wash their hands before meals and after touching anything the public has touched. Germs that cause common colds and flu can be picked up from door knobs and handrails
2. Make sure your child to avoid rubbing their eyes or noses with dirty hands. These openings are two of the many routes that viruses can take to find their way into our bodies
3. Keep a good distance from affected person, preferably five feet.
4. Establish proper hygiene practices that are critical to achieving optimal health.
5. Some experts suggest avoiding antibacterial soaps. They believe that the antibacterial compounds found in many of these soaps may be contribution to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. These soaps remove protective bacteria from our hands also.

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