Attendance Awareness Month - Tardiness

Even being just a few minutes late or leaving early can cause students to miss out on key learning opportunities.

Help your student succeed by consistently being on time to school.  When students are just a few minutes late they can miss out on important learning opportunities such as class huddles, morning announcements, reminders to turn in homework.  On time students are successfull.  Student attendance is one of the most common predictors of academic achievement. Students who participate fully in school activities will have more opportunities to achieve academically.  Here are some things parents can do to help their students be on time every day.

• Establishing and keeping a schedule; children thrive on routine
• Going to bed and waking up earlier
• Preparing for the morning the night before by laying out outfits, packing backpacks, and pre-packing lunches
• If work schedules conflict, investigate other means of transportation, such as carpooling with other families