Miscellaneous Links and Information for Parents Below are links to informational websites for your knowledge.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Honeycutt
Children See. Children Do.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html Parent Tips from Kelly Bear's Leah Davis
"What do children need from adults? Time, love, attention, a sense of belonging, structure, and for the adults to model humane, honest behavior.
To help parents in their efforts, Leah is offering a selection of parenting tips listed below. If you find them helpful, you may want to view the award winning materials and Children's Activities pages Leah created." http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips.html Suppernanny
"We know that raising kids can be an altogether wonderful and complicated business. The good news is that when the going gets tough you’re not alone; Supernanny brings you no-nonsense techniques, expert advice and tips on how other parents cope, making life less complicated so you can get back to the business of having fun with your family!" http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice.aspx How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
Time Magazine article: December 10, 2006. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480,00.html Technology Literacy and the MySpace Generation
This website discusses technology and what looks like for our studnets today. March 15, 2007 http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604312 NBC Nightly News
Article: You can just call it kinder-grind http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8133437/ How is 1st Grade different from Kindergarten?
Article: Illustrating how different K and 1st Grade are. http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/
how-is-1st-grade-different-to-kindergarten/ What Kids Should know before Entering 1st Grade
Article: Illustrating some of what kids should know for 1st Grade. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/381
Paul Potts (You cannot judge a book by its cover.)
