WELCOME SILVER HAWK FAMILIES!

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WELCOME SILVER HAWKFAMILIES!
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Tonights Agenda

• Important policies and procedures
• Support networks
• Working together to ensure success for all Silver
  Hawks
• Personal Safety

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Success on the Block Schedule

• Prompt and regular attendance are vital
• Missing one day of school is like missing two
  days of class work
• Your student should ask for and complete make up
  work in a timely manner when he/she is absent
• Grades and credits count toward high school
  graduation and college admissions
• 230 credits are required for graduation

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LPS Graduation Requirements 230 credits

• Arts 15 credits
• Fine Arts 5
• Applied Arts 5
• Fine or Applied Arts 5
• Economics 5
• Economic Perspectives
• Economics
• AP Macro Economics
• Oral Communications 5
• Oral Communications
• Oral Communications D
• Technology 10
• Human Behavior 5
• Human Behavior
• Psychology

• Health 2.5
• Career Ed 2.5
• PE 7.5
• Science 20
• Geoscience (Earth Science) 5
• Physical Science 5
• Life Science (Biology) 10
• Social Sciences 30
• Civics/(D) 5
• Geography/(D) 5
• Global Studies 5
• World History/(AP)
• US History/(AP) 10
• Government Politics/(AP) 5

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More Important Information

• 9th graders are required to eat lunch at
  school. Only juniors and seniors have the
  privilege of leaving campus during lunch.
• Cell phones and iPods may be used only during
  passing time and at lunch. If they are used
  during instructional time, they will be
  confiscated for pick up at a later time.

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Attendance and Credits

• Please contact the attendance office within
  two days each time your student is absent.
• After two days, any unexcused absence counts as a
  truancy.
• Truancies can result in poor or failing grades.

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Homework Requests

• If your student has been or will be absent for
  two or more
• days, you must contact the Attendance office to
• request homework.
• Please call school in the morning. Your
  students
• teachers will be contacted in order for them to
  have
• work ready. Please pick homework up in the
  Attendance office.
• Teacher websites are a great resource for you to
  see assignments.
• It is vital that your student complete and turn
  in his/her
• missing work when absent in order to be
  successful
• in all classes.

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Support Networks

• LSW currently offers several resources to help
• students achieve academic success
• Saturday School Students can be assigned by
  teachers if they fall behind and/or by
  administration. It is also available to students
  who would like to use the Media Center on the
  weekend.
• Math Help is available before and after school
  and is scheduled with individual teachers. Peer
  tutors are also available to assist students.
• Individual teachers set their times of
  availability.

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Academic/Career Planning Resources

• Have your student log on to Career Cruising
• www.careercruising.com
• User ID southwest
• Password silverhawks
• Portfolio log in
• User ID Six digit student ID number
• Password Student DocuShare password

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Silver Hawk Success

• School
• Provides learning opportunities
• Student
• Commits to learning
• Parents/Guardians
• Encourage students to take
• advantage of opportunities
• Everyone works together!

Student
School
Parent
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Keys to School Success

• Timely communication between home and school
• Effective/Regular Study Habits and Times
• School Involvement
• Social Involvement
• Students, Parents and the School must all work
  together to make sure this happens!

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Timely Communication

• Students
• Communicate with teachers, counselors, and
  parents/guardians
• Use emails and websites to access school
  information
• Parents/Guardians
• Talk with your child about his/her day
• Encourage your student to be a self advocate
• Please provide current email, telephone number
  and address on census form
• Teacher voicemail is available for your
  convenience
• Initiate communication with teachers whenever
  necessary

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Timely Communication

• School
• Staff can communicate with families via email,
  websites, phone, etc.
• Staff are available before and/or after school,
  during parent teacher conferences and by
  appointment.

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Study Habits

• Student
• Be self motivated and responsible for your
  learning
• Study, read, and review every night
• Choose a place at home for study time even when
  there isnt homework
• Plan ahead and make responsible choices
• Access available resources (planners, teachers,
  websites, etc.)
• Parents/Guardians
• Provide a quiet study location
• Monitor your childs study routine
• Encourage child to use school resources
• Help build an optimistic outlook for childs
  future

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Study Habits

• School
• Provides support in and outside of the classroom
• Sets a positive tone for learning.
• Clearly outlines classroom, homework and grading
  expectations
• Not all classes are homework intensive however
  notes should be reviewed and studied on a regular
  basis.

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School Involvement

• Student
• Become involved in at least one school activity
• Support fellow students by attending school
  events
• Demonstrate school spirit and pride
• Parents/Guardians
• Encourage your child to be involved in at least
  one school activity. Assist your student in
  keeping a balance of activities.
• Support your child by attending his/her events
• Get involved (Parent Advisory Council,
  chaperones, booster
• clubs, etc.)
• School
• Provides a variety of opportunities for all
  students

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Personal Safety

• Monitor your students behavior and balance of
  activities.
• Become familiar with your students friends and
  associates. Talk with other parents/guardians.
• Ask who, when, what and where whenever you have
  questions about your students activities.
• Determine and set student behavior limits.

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Personal Safety

• Work with your student to help him/her develop
  and practice healthy personal hygiene habits.
• Please keep your student at home if he/she is
  running a fever or shows other symptoms of
  illness.

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CYBER SAFETY

• Are you familiar with these terms?
• Sexting
• Cyberbullying
• Are you monitoring your students use of
  communication and information technology?

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Cyber Safety

• When cyberbullying occurs, please talk with your
  student and get as much information as possible
  about the source and nature of the bullying. Save
  text messages if possible.
• Caution your student against retaliation when
  cyberbullying occurs.
• Counselors, administrators and our school
  resource officer will collaborate to address
  cyberbullying concerns.

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Cyber Safety

• School staff cannot control the large amount of
  information that is being sent electronically.
• Our goal is for safety for all of our students.
• Check out information that promotes cybersafety.(
  www.cyber-safety.com and other sites)

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Your Counseling Center Staff

• We are pleased to let you know that the same
  counselor will be working with your student
  throughout his/her time at Southwest.
• We believe that working with our students in this
  manner will allow us to provide continuity of
  service to you, our families.
• Counselors are assigned alphabetically by grade
  level.

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Counseling Center Staff

• Dr. Kirkland - A-G - dsimps_at_lps.org
• Mr. Feeken - H-K - efeeken_at_lps.org
• Mrs. Volker - L-P - pvolker_at_lps.org
• Mrs. Finkhouse - Q-S cfinkho_at_lps.org
• Mr. Ernst - T-Z- ternst2_at_lps.org
• Dr. Lehn - SPED students - jlehn2_at_lps.org
• Mrs. Way - Secretary jway_at_lps.org
• Ms. Clare - Social Worker nclare_at_lps.org

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Dont Leave Just Yet!

• Please attend the meeting for parents/guardians
  of gifted students in the A118 forum.
• Please attend the meeting for parents/guardians
  of Choir students in room E121.
• Both meetings will take place at the close of
  this session.
• Parent Teacher Conferences 9/21 4-7pm

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Finally

• Thank you for coming to our Freshman
• Parent/Guardian meeting!