Good morning! In our prior message, we did not include the shorter Friday hours. That will continue in the 2020-2021 school year. Please visit https://www.royal-isd.net/o/royal-isd/page/school-hours--117 to view the 2020-2021 school hours. Have a great week!
Shout out to Royal athlete Jeremiah Vensen! https://twitter.com/joeagleason/status/1297648185851224065?s=21
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Name-calling is no joke
Kids have called each other names for centuries. But it's wrong to think that there's nothing parents or schools can or should do about it. Persistent name-calling, and name-calling with an intent to hurt, are forms of bullying. Teach your child that this behavior is hurtful. Don't accept "I was just joking," as an excuse. Voice your disapproval to your child when you hear him or anyone else putting another person down.
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'Consult' with your teen about education
The responsibility for learning belongs to your teen. Now, instead of directing her education, think of yourself as more of a consultant. To support your teen, create an environment that promotes learning. Encourage her to set goals. Talk about things you've read lately and share interesting articles. And make it a point to discuss your own responsibilities and how you plan your time and effort to fulfill them.
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Falcon remote learning will be asynchronous in the fall, meaning that each student must log in daily and complete daily activities to be counted present. This approach provides families with scheduling flexibility and the ability to customize their students’ learning.
Please visit the "2020-2021 School Year" on the RISD website for information on the upcoming year. If you have not already selected your child's learning option, please do so ASAP. For assistance, please email your child's name and student ID to falconstrong@royal-isd.net.
Positive habits help kids prepare for success
Encourage your child to develop positive habits she can rely on no matter what changes she faces in this school year. Have her set learning goals, for example. Then regularly ask, "What will you do today to help you reach your goal?" Thinking ahead will also help her. You might say, "I know you plan to write your report next weekend. But what if the weather is nice and you want to play outside? Better write some of it today."
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Set your teen up to start class well-rested
Most teens need about nine hours of sleep a night. But many get far less. To help your teen wake up rested and on time, take a look at his schedule. If he doesn't start studying until 10 p.m., he probably needs to rearrange his priorities. Help him stick to a regular sleep schedule, too. Catching up on sleep during the weekend only makes it harder to get up early on Monday morning.
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Have you seen the Royal billboard lately? The billboard is on I-10 at 359, across the freeway from Brookshire Hyundai/Genesis. Royal ISD has three ad slots in the billboard's digital rotation.
Reminder! School supply distribution today from 10am - 12pm at The Hangar Unity Center. Thank you again to Shop the Shire Farmer’s and Artisan’s Market and The Hangar for making this possible for our Falcon learners. Details: https://www.royal-isd.net/article/290869?org=royal-isd
To support success, offer encouragement, not pressure
Learning is full of challenges and obstacles. Encouragement from parents, rather than pressure, helps children face them. When your child feels stressed, show him you care. Be available to listen. Respect his feelings. Teach him to view his mistakes as learning opportunities. And help him develop good study habits. When studying is routine, it's easier to deal with increasing workloads.
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To teach your teen respect, show it
Unless you practice respect yourself, your teen won't learn it from you, no matter how much you lecture. Teens who are treated with respect treat others as people of value. Teens who feel disrespected may argue a lot because they feel no one listens to them. So speak to your teen the way you want her to speak to others. Ask her opinion and listen when she gives it. And be sure to praise her when she acts respectfully.
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Throwback Thursday! Superstar RISD Principals Green and Runnels telling the Houston area about Royal. Visit https://bit.ly/31dV2X7 to see the segment! Thank you again to Go Public Gulf Coast, KRPC Channel 2, and Houston Life for giving us that incredible opportunity!
Share strategies for improving concentration
Even teens who've never had attention problems in the past may see them crop up in middle and high school. These years involve more transitions and more details to remember. If this is a problem for your teen, suggest strategies that can help him keep up and stay focused on what the teacher is saying, such as clarifying directions and using abbreviations when he's taking notes. Eating a healthy breakfast can also help him stay alert and on task.
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Make it easy for your child to be honest
You want your child to avoid stretching the truth and cheating in school. To encourage honesty, catch her being honest and praise her for telling the truth. Even if you don't like what you hear, never overreact or punish your child when she is being honest with you. It's also important to give her plenty of chances to be honest. If you doubt her, say, "I'm having a hard time believing you right now," and allow her to change her answer.
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RISD Superintendent Rick Kershner discusses the November 2020 bond election (English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezeT3o1vuXc&t=1s
Dr. Leticia Guzman discusses the November 2020 bond election (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmaogsMVpWc&t=1s
