Refreshments and registration A3 Homework and Routines A3 Maths Workshop E6 Mr Govender and Mr Kersey English Workshop A1 Mrs Simpson Departure Safe journeys home Tonights sessions ID: 460148
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Our Future Slide2
Refreshments and registration: A3 Homework and Routines: A3
Maths Workshop: E6: Mr
Govender and Mr Kersey English Workshop: A1 Mrs Simpson Departure: Safe journeys home.
Tonight’s sessionsSlide3
Why is it important for parents to be involved in homework?
Studies in Britain have shown that children who are supported by their families with homework are likely to perform significantly better in academic examinations at 16 years old and beyond than those who do not
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By
showing an interest you are communicating the fact that school work is important and needs to be taken seriously.Slide4
HomeworkSlide5
Issues that students face with homework
Organisation
Prioritising tasks
Understanding the tasks
Focus & concentration
Time management
Quality workSlide6
Teenage brain development
Information for parents
Over the last 10 years brain scans (MRI) have told us more about how teenager brains function differently to adult brains
By knowing more about how the teenager’s brain works it can help adults to understand their behaviour better –
Why they may take risks, sleep
a lot
, be impulsive, emotional, rebellious, disorganised, distracted and late!
Teenagers may look physically mature but their brains are still developing into their early twenties
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What were you thinking.....?Slide8Slide9
Teenage brain development
As adults we use the frontal part of our brain to think, make judgements, organise ourselves and interpret facial expressions and emotions
By using brain scans(MRI) researchers have found that while the front part of the teenager’s brain is growing and developing they use this part of their brain less for some functions
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Teenage brain development
Information for parents
In teenagers
control of speech
and interpreting facial
expressions and emotions
is controlled by the part
of the brain we use when
we are in danger
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The CEO of the Brain
The frontal lobes: executive decisions and moral/ethical
controlDevelopment continues from back to front through early 20’s
“It’s sort of unfair to expect teens to have adult levels of organizational skills or decision-making before their brains are finished being built.”- Dr.
GieddSlide12
Frontal Lobe
Problem solving
Judgment
Inhibition of behavior
Planning
Self-monitoring
Personality
Emotions
Organization
Attention
Concentration
Mental flexibility
Speaking
Awareness of abilities
Self-control
“do the right thing
”Slide13
Don’t believe everything they tell you…..
Teens relied on the amygdala, associated with emotion and gut
reactions. MRI tests: Teens see anger when it was not intendedTeens can be irrational and overly emotionalSlide14
Teenage brain development
Sleep - Information for parents
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Teenage Sleep
Teenagers need at least 9
hrs sleep to be optimally alertChanges in sleep patterns are linked to puberty and changes in hormones
Puberty is a time when teenager’s physical growth speeds up and this is controlled by the release of growth hormone
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girls about 11 years
boys around 14yearsSlide16
Teenage
sleep
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Teenagers are growing
very quickly in a short timeSlide17
Teenager’s Sleep pATTERNS
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Growth hormone is released during sleep
To grow this quickly they need to make more growth hormone in their bodySlide18
Teenage Sleep
©Solihull Approach
Teenagers will continue with this sleep pattern until they have finished puberty
Near the end of puberty they will change to an adult pattern
For girls this is about 19.5 years of age
and boys around 21 years of age
In teenagers the sleep hormone
(melatonin) is released about
1am
compared to 10pm in adultsSlide19
RoutinesSlide20
Supporting your Teenager
Tips for parents
Bedtime routines and having ways to settle off to sleep are still important. You might just need to adapt them to be more in tune with what is happening to your teenager’s body
Try to encourage a regular bed time that is not too early
Try to keep calm – Just as when they were younger they will rely on you to help them stay calm
Keep bedroom cool
Encourage a calm down time such as agreeing a time to stop using the computer and TV.
Reduce lighting - Having dimmable/lamp lighting can be helpful
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Imagine you are
reviewing the homework set this week.Use the cards to prioritise your homeworkChoose one to complete now!Slide22
History
: Complete all cartoons on sheet
4th Feb
Drama: Define physical theatre,
how have I used it?
3
rd
Feb
Spanish:
Learn first column of blue vocab sheet
4
th
Feb
Science: Complete sheet and design cell (optional) 3rd Feb
Spanish: Design an A4 leaflet/poster about Spanish festival
Dia de la Hispanidad
4th Feb
English: Half hour on sonnet 5
th FebGeography: Complete 1 task
p1-3 from booklet and advertising script 5th Feb
Art:
Finish Portrait, see sketch book
5
th
Feb
Art:
Nelson Mandela, research portrait pictures and write about them. Basic details
4
th
Feb
Maths: Complete sheet
3
rd
FebSlide23
How to support your child with their homeworkSlide24
Or how to turn this…
… to thisSlide25
How you can help
Check your child’s planner and Insight every day
Provide some space and time
Get into a routine
Use rewards
Give time limits
Limit the use of TV/electronic devices that sap time and focus!
Organising, prioritising and time managementSlide26
How you can help
Read through the instructions and help to get them started
Encourage your child to talk to staff if ever unsure
Check the end result for quality
Test them – Spanish vocabulary, spellings, times tables
etc
Ask questions
Encourage reading
Quality tasksSlide27
How you can help
Have a homework folder
Label the pieces of work with the child’s name, teachers name and due date
Check all pieces are in the folder & school bag ready for the next day
Practicalities