School

Here are some things to consider doing. Some items may not be applicable to you.

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Well before the school year starts:

• Contact the school to determine:

  • Registration requirements
  • Your schedule, including teacher name(s), if available
  • Physical examinations required
  • Immunizations required
  • Supplies required
  • Options available for meals

• Make arrangements to get to and from school

• Study material which will prepare you for your classwork

• Buy:

  • Clothes
  • Binders/folders
  • Paper
  • Pens, pencils, markers, crayons, etc.
  • Lunch box
  • Reusable food/drink containers
  • Reference books, e.g., dictionary

Right before the school year starts:

PARENTS:

• Tell your child that in the event of an emergency (e.g., earthquake), the teachers will take care of him/her until you get there, which may take quite a while

On the first day of school:

• Take:
• School supplies
• Still camera
• Video camera

Soon after the school year starts:

• Set up a gathering of classmates and their families, e.g., a picnic to help students and families get to know each other better early in the school year

PARENTS:

• Ensure the school has phone numbers to reach you or people you designate in the event of an illness or emergency
• Ask some of the parents your child’s classmates to make sure your child gets picked up after school and, if not, to pick up your child
• Give your child’s teacher and/or the office a list of people you authorize to pick up your child
• Volunteer to help in the classroom

Items to take:

• Thing(s) to share
• Lunch (see FOOD)

Junior high school:

• Make a weekly calendar to show your schedule

  • Put a copy in your primary binder/folder
  • Post copies at home, in your locker, etc.

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