INFORMATION BULLETIN
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2010EDUC0094-000966
Aug. 21, 2010
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Ministry of Education
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TIPS FOR A
SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR
VICTORIA – As
families across British Columbia get ready for Sept. 7 when students and
teachers head back to the classroom, here are some tips to help families
prepare for the start of the new school year:
- Check what time your child’s classes
start. Students in different grades may start at different times.
- Get your children used to the
back-to-school routine before the first day of school by having them shift
to their school bedtime and wake-up routine the week before school begins.
Parents play a key role during the school
year by keeping their children safe and healthy. Here are some ways to achieve
this:
- Make sure your children eat breakfast
every day so their minds have the fuel they need to learn.
- Keep nutritious snacks, like cut-up fruit
and vegetables, cheese sticks, low-fat yogurt and butter-free popcorn on
hand to make healthy eating easier.
- Schedule regular dental and any necessary
medical checkups for your children.
- Ensure your children’s backpacks are no
more than 10 to 20 per cent of their bodyweight and that your children use
both shoulder straps.
- Make sure your children know safe routes
to and from school. Start a Walking School Bus or Bicycle Train program in
your neighbourhood, or find out how your children can join an existing
one.
- Limit your children’s screen time.
Explain to your children that it's important to sit less and move more in
order to stay at a healthy weight.
Students are often more successful in
school when they develop good study habits early on. Parents can help their
children study by:
- Setting up a homework area away from the
television and with adequate supplies and lighting.
- Setting up a regular time to work
together with your children.
- Letting your children see you reading and
setting aside time each day to read as a family.
- Keeping an assignment calendar on the
fridge or bulletin board for quick reference of due dates, exams and other
activities.
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This information bulletin is available in
French at:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/news/docs/2010/tips-success_fr.pdf
In Chinese at:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/news/docs/2010/tips-success_ch.pdf
In Punjabi at:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/news/docs/2010/tips-success_pu.pdf
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Ministry of Education
250 356-5963
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