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 Hello Pottsgrove Parents!

On this page, you will find important information on workshops to promote the academic success, safety and well-being of your Pottsgrove student.
 
The New Parent Workshop Series brought to you by the Pennsylvania Parent Information & Resource Center
 
 
These video workshops feature information for parents about engagement with their children’s learning and education. Each workshop offers a short video about the topic as well as participant reference materials to review and/or download and print. These mini-workshops are presented in a standardized format that includes content about:
 
The Importance of ESEA to Families
ESEA PSSA Reports
Family-School-Community Partnerships
Family Engagement
Out of School Time
School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services
Learning Styles
 
Lunchtime Learning Series Webinars:  http://www.center-school.org/pa-pirc/online-session-archive.php  These are archived on the PA PIRC website.
 
 
 

Pottsgrove Parent Workshop Menu 2011-2012 - Elementary

Date

Time

Session Title

Location

10/4/2011

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Everyday Math Night

West

10/10/2011

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Vocabulary Development

Lower

10/27/2011

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Family Reading

Lower

11/30/2011

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Elementary Technology

West (children welcome)

1/25/2012

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Everyday Math Night

New Rocks

1/12/2012

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Family Reading

West

2/16/2012

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Elementary Technology

Lower (children welcome)

 

Vocabulary Development

This session is for parents and guardians of children from birth through the elementary school years.  The session includes research that shows how vocabulary development is essential to closing the achievement gap.  It will also provide strategies for parents to use to ensure that their children enter school with a strong vocabulary and continue to build on that vocabulary throughout their school experience.

 

Family Reading

This session will provide an overview of the important elements of reading and when each should be developed.  Parents will leave with a variety of activities to do with their children to provide practice in the important reading skills at each grade level.

 

Everyday Math Night

Has your child ever said to you, “that’s not how we solve math problems?”   Plan to attend an Everyday Math workshop and learn how your students find solutions to math problems.   Come and learn how you can help your child with math.

 

Elementary Technology

Come learn about your child's computer class in Pottsgrove's K-5 program and see how it is designed to support learning across the curriculum. Also featured this evening is a hands-on look at the iPads and how your child and his or her teacher may be using them in the classroom now and in the future.

 

Studying at Home

This mini-course will be offered based on interest throughout the year.  If you are interested in learning how to help your child study at home, please contact Doriann Parker at dparker@pgsd.org or call your child’s school.  Interested parents will meet for one hour a week for 3 weeks to go through this mini-course on effective studying practices.  Participants will be given tools and strategies and will be asked to go home and try them out. Each week there will be a discussion about how the learned strategies worked at home and then more strategies will be taught.  We will run cohorts in each building based on the schedule of the parents who express interest so please call or email today!