for parent evening on transitioning to high school

1. Optimising the
Transition to High
School
Parent Evening
Clare Greenup
2013

5. Hopes
Fears

7. HOPES FEARS
• Do well in exams * Failure
• Make new friends * Being Bullied
• Pick up new subjects * Getting Lost
* Mean Teachers
* Too Much Work
* Too much/too hard
homework
* Being Embarrassed

9. ANXIETY

12. In the classroom …
Stage of Stress Cycle
Baseline
**** is calm and in control
This looks like
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Trigger
*** experiences a stressor
This portrays as
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Escalation
***’s behaviours intensify – increased signs of
agitation
This portrays as
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Teacher Prompts and Behaviours
Specific, performance based praise – low
key
Prepare for any transition as needed
Gentle redirection – visual more than
verbal
Connect and redirect “mate I can see
you’re a bit upset..let’s look at....and we’ll
sort it out later
Prompt to use calm plan if needed
Short purposeful statement – precision
request
Less verbal – gestural/visual cues as
needed
Strategies for ***

13. http://www.calmclinic.com/anxie
ty/treatment/diet

16. I have …
I am ….
I can …

17. I HAVE ….
People around me I trust and who love me, no
matter what
People who set limits for me so I know when to stop
before there is danger or trouble
People who show me how to do things right by the
way they do things
People who want me to learn to do things on my
own
People who help me when I am sick, in danger or
need to learn

18. I AM …
A person people can like and love
Glad to do nice things for others and show my
concern
Respectful of myself and others
Willing to be responsible for what I do
Sure things will be all right

19. I CAN …
Talk to others about things that frighten me or
bother me
Find ways to solve problems that I face
Control myself when I feel like doing something
not right or dangerous
Figure out when it is a good time to talk to
someone or to take action
Find someone to help me when I need it

21. I have
I am
I can

23. in the
classroom..

25. What you can do at
home..
• Duplicate supplies
at home
• Set up a specific
work area
• Calendar
• Timetabling

26. WHAT SHOULD BE IN
A WORK AREA
• SPACE!!!
• Computer/laptop
• Paper
• Pencil case
• Calculator
• Filing system
• inbox
• Easily seen calendar
• Easily seen clock
• Timetable (X2)

28. In a Classroom …
• Dialogue and questioning
• Breaking Tasks up in to Steps
(scaffolding)
• Goal Setting
• Independence
• Problem Solving
• Modelling thinking opportunities
• Using Mistakes as Learning
Opportunities

30. • Map of school game
• Agreements on ICT time
allocations (see handout)
• Watches and telling the time and
conversations about how long
things take
• Designated family times

32. Stephen Covey

34. Some final mentions…
• Sleep

36. • Conflict management, resilience
(bullying)
• Relaxation techniques
• Transitioning students with special
needs
• Transport there and
home – independence

37. • In the classroom …
• Rite of passage – looking back looking
forward
Autobiographies,
favourite memory
book..

38. And finally ….
Transition and puberty (be
prepared!)
Emotions