FAN NOTES
An informational column that is published monthly regarding issues that may be of interest to you. Our goal is to provide information and a network of support to parents and students regarding topics impacting CMHS students.
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MAY 2012 - "Driving Tips for Parents and Students"
APRIL 2012 - "Making the Most of Summer Vacation"
MARCH 2012 - "Inside the Teenage Brain"
FEBRUARY 2012 - "Safe2Tell for Students and Parents"
DECEMBER 2011 - "Final Exam Preparation"
NOVEMBER 2011 - "Family Meetings Address Many Needs"
OCTOBER 2011 - "How to Ask for Help with a Class - Steps to Take Before Hiring a Tutor"
SEPTEMBER 2011 - "Top 10 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Student Be Successful At CMHS"
SURVEYS
2012 CMHS SAAC Parent Survey Report
The annual parent survey is important for finding out the strengths of our school and areas needing improvement. Information gathered from the parent survey is used by our administrators and SAAC to help improve our school each year. The survey included questions and comment areas on the strengths of our school, areas to improve, curriculum, instructional programs, school climate, school safety, communication and parent involvement to help make the school a better place.
The Parent Survey and Report can be downloaded by clicking the following links:
CMHS SAAC 2012 Parent Survey Report
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Report 2009-2010
This report summarizes the results of a student survey regarding behavior by CMHS teens. Click on the link below to download the report.
SUGGESTED BOOKS
Inside the Teenage Brain: Parenting a Work in Progress by Sheryl Feinstein
"Teenagers are perplexing, intriguing, and spirited creatures. In an attempt to discover the secrets of their thoughts and actions, parents have tried talking, cajoling, and begging them for answers. The result has usually been just more confusion. But new and exciting light is being shed on these mysterious adults.
What was once thought to be hormones run amuck can now be explained with modern medical technology. MRI and PET scans view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. To no one’s surprise, the teenage brain is under heavy construction! These discoveries are helping parents understand the (until now) unexplainable teenager. Neuroscience can help parents adjust to the highs and lows of teenage behavior.”
CRAZY U: ONE DAD’S CRASH COURSE IN GETTING HIS KID INTO COLLEGE by Andrew Ferguson
Not your typical college admissions guide, Crazy U relates journalist/author Ferguson’s “experiences traveling through the tangled wood of guidance counselors, college ranking guides, essay-writing guides, SAT prep, college touring, and the FAFSA”. The book has been called “meticulously researched, brilliantly written and funny,” “the perfect guide to the madness of applying to college” and “a terrific and hysterical book.” While entertaining, Crazy U also gives parents a lot to consider about the college application process.(Click here to visit site).
