SMS PTSA-sponsored Parent Education events are generally held on weekday evenings throughout the school year. The 2011-2012 calendar includes the following events:
Successful Strategies for Middle School: Parenting - Sept. 21, 2011
[ event notes ]
Successful Strategies for Middle School: Homework/Studying - Oct. 19, 2011
[ event notes ]
Successful Strategies for Middle School: Social Landscape - Nov. 16, 2011
[notes to be posted after the event]
Exercise, Nutrition and Sports Conditioning for Your Growing Teen - Apr. 24, 7:30-8:30pm, SMS Multi-Purpose Room [ handout ]
What is our "Successful Strategies for Middle School" series about? Click here to find out! Originally piloted in Spring 2011, this 3-part series is now offered in the Fall.
The Creative Process of Book Making
(January or February 2012 - date TBD)
In this 90-minute workshop, attendees (students and their parents) will experience, hands on, the process of imagining, planning and creating a book. Designed to teach teamwork, time-management, communication and critical thinking, the workshop will be fun and collaborative. [ more info ]
ARCHIVE/EXTRAS
The documents below cover past SMS parent education events, other Bay Area parent education events as well as education-related documents [if you have items to contribute, please contact Kathy Besser, our PTSA Parent Education Coordinator].
Homestead HS Math Progression
[ handout ] Referenced by Joanne Asato in 10/19/11 Study/Homework notes.
The Cornell Note-taking System - Overview
[ handout ]
Cornell Notes System - An AVID Perspective
[ PDF of Powerpoint presentation ] (1.7MB file)
Raising Teens: Advice for Parents - Oct. 15, 2010
Notes taken by Kathy Besser at a talk by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. at Stanford's "Challenge Success" Plenary. Wendy is the author of two books, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and The Blessing of a B Minus .
[ event notes ]
Field Trip Report: "Eureka" - Oct. 26, 2010
Organized by the Math Department, 300+ SMS students attended an engaging math play at the Flint Center. Notes taken by parent chaperone, Kathy Besser.
[ trip report ]
"Handling the Holidays in a Materialistic World" with Susan Stone Belton - Dec. 13, 2010
[ event notes ]
Successful Strategies for Middle School: Parenting - March 8, 2011
[ event notes ]
Successful Strategies for Middle School: Homework/Studying - March 29, 2011
[ event notes ]