Group 3: Student Leaders (P5 & P6) by Agnes Ng Li Xuan

What are successful examples of parent involvement, and how can they be expanded upon?

agnes_ng_li_xuan — 2024-10-29 01:19:44 UTC

agnes_ng_li_xuan — 2024-10-29 01:19:59 UTC

askmseleanor — 2024-11-02 02:29:49 UTC

Parent Volunteers:
- Learning Journeys: Helpful to engage/care for students when groups may be big
- Recess Activities: To conduct meaningful activities to engage students in learning through fun
- School Events/Celebrations:
ICS
- Helps to improve parent understanding of school direction and initiatives
Support for Learning
- Kids Read
- Reading Mum

2024-11-02 02:32:51 UTC

Parent volunteers in PSG

-On learning journeys

*Hold a briefing, so they can fill in with what the students missed. (Students at the back get left behind and they move very quickly)

-Celebrations: they dance on stage and put up decor

- Recess activities: they help facilitate the activities alongside the teachers

askmseleanor — 2024-11-02 02:35:25 UTC

1) Synergy/Collaboration between Home and School Efforts

parents and school to partner together to tap on existing opportunities for student development (e.g. National Youth Achievement Award NYAA)

2) Promotion of Student Well-Being

communication between school staff/teachers and parents to improve student well-being (e.g. stress management, anxiety/emotional regulation, interpersonal skill building)
consistency in building of habits/routines

3) Bring-A-Parent-for-CCA Day

4) Parent-Teacher Conversation

school may organise relevant talks to engage/educate/raise awareness about pressing topics that may affect student well-being
to share knowledge on available resources (e.g. screen-time restriction apps, learning apps) and strategies (e.g. scheduling of screen time)
possible topics: Stress-management, Time-management, Exam Skills, Cyber-wellness

5) Leveraging Parent Expertise

tapping on specialised skill sets of parents (e.g. coding) to share with students