how to help your child learn
- Communicate regularly with teachers and school staff.
- Read and/or tell stories to your child frequently and discuss the stories together.
- Talk and listen to your child about school, read classroom newsletters, and check your child's backpack regularly for important notices.
- Ensure consistent and prompt attendance so your child will benefit from the full day of activities. Your child is an important member of the classroom community. Full participation in each segment of the day gives them the total experience of all planned programs and curriculum. This helps your child learn and grow.
- Limit screen time (TV, video games, etc.) and promote engaging, active play experiences at home (for example, playing outside, cooking together, folding laundry, sorting coins and counting money, listening to music, and talking together are great activities that support children's thinking).
- Make sure children get enough sleep each night (10-12 hours each night)
class celebrations
As you may know, the Mather School has a Wellness Council committed to improving the health and well-being of all students. One of our goals is to bring healthier party snack ideas to the classroom. We would LOVE your support in offering healthy alternatives for classroom celebrations! Can you please help?
Here are some fun and healthy party snack ideas.
1.) Use fun shaped cookie cutters to shape fruit pieces; fruit skewers
2.) Smoothies
3.) Vegetables (ex. red peppers or carrots) and hummus
4.) Yogurt and fruit parfaits; yogurt tubes
5.) Fruit salsa with cinnamon chips
6.) Dried cranberries, fruit
7.) Salsa and baked tortilla chips
8.) 100 % fruit juice
9.) Low fat flavored milk
10.) Pretzels, popcorn
11.) Bread/mini muffins baked with whole wheat flour; banana, zucchini, carrot bread
Here are some fun and healthy party snack ideas.
1.) Use fun shaped cookie cutters to shape fruit pieces; fruit skewers
2.) Smoothies
3.) Vegetables (ex. red peppers or carrots) and hummus
4.) Yogurt and fruit parfaits; yogurt tubes
5.) Fruit salsa with cinnamon chips
6.) Dried cranberries, fruit
7.) Salsa and baked tortilla chips
8.) 100 % fruit juice
9.) Low fat flavored milk
10.) Pretzels, popcorn
11.) Bread/mini muffins baked with whole wheat flour; banana, zucchini, carrot bread
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD's CLASSROOM
Reach out in person or via email to find out how you can best support your child's teacher and classroom. Find your child's teacher's contact info here.
how to help your child's school
Support our Mather students by sharing your Stop & Shop Rewards Card number with us, and earn money for our school each time you shop. You can use the following link with our school code: 08264 (or you can search by school). This does not affect your gas points reward! Register your card here
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Collect Box Tops on behalf of our school. Cut out the Box Top from these Participating Products and earn 10 cents for each Box Top! These funds go to very important and needed things such as field trips and classroom materials! Box Tops can be collected and brought or sent to the Main office: Mather School, 1 Parish St., Dorchester, MA 02122.
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