The Parkland Middle School Guidance Department would like to welcome you and your child to the exciting middle school years.  This is a period of great emotional, physical, and academic growth.  The goal of the Parkland Middle School Guidance Department is to help your child transition academically, organizationally, and emotionally from an elementary student to a high school student.  We look forward to serving you and your child through these formative years.

Tips for Helping Your Child Experience Success in Middle School

• Remind your child to utilize the assignment notebook.
• Enforce a nightly bedtime.
• Encourage your child to organize materials for school the night before.
• Ask your child to identify nightly homework assignments as opposed to asking if he/she has homework.  Check completed assignments off in the assignment notebook.
• Color code book covers with folder/binders for each subject.
• Limit computer time.
• Monitor your child’s computer activity.
• Get to know your child’s friends.
• Listen to your child’s music and watch their movies, television shows, and video games.  This may create interesting topics for discussion.
• Continue to ask your child about their day.  Although he/she may provide little reciprocal dialogue it shows your child that you are still interested in their day.