{"id":21750,"date":"2023-07-31T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/?p=21750"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T06:01:30","slug":"back-to-school-tips-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-school Tips for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

This is a special newsletter as we aim to support both parents and students with a smooth return to school. Returning to school after the long summer break may bring mixed emotions for some. While some of your children may be overly excited, some may be a little nervous.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is important to prepare your child early mentally and physically so that they feel confident to be back to school. I have gathered tips to support you and your child that will help with organisation, routine and expectation.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Use a calendar<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The younger children will be better prepared when they can visually see when school will start again. Hang a physical calendar in their bedroom or in their study area and use coloured markers to countdown. Make the activity fun and positive, so that your child feels that going back to school is something they can look forward to.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Older children may still like to use a physical calendar but most may probably prefer to use their mobile phones to track the days. It is helpful to remind your older child to have the school calendar downloaded in their tab or their mobile device.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s academic calendar can be accessed here School Calendars – Kinabalu International School<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

School supply shopping<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"Organizing a trip to shop for school supplies should not need to be stressful. It is the perfect time to bond and be involved in your child\u2019s excitement going back to school.\u00a0 Pick a date to go shopping with your child in advance so that you can have a relaxing experience with each of your children. Some find it helpful to have different shopping times with different children as it eases the chaos.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, older children e.g 16 yrs and above may still like to go shopping with their parents, but some may prefer to go along with friends. Parents can still get involved in the process by taking part in their shopping list preparation task. Allowing them to go shopping on their own, means they can learn the process of preparing a shopping list and spend within their budget.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Preparing the study area<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"It is helpful to clear and organise the study area 1 week in advance (or plan a suitable time frame). This is the time to engage in cleaning, and maintenance works such as fixing the light bulb, replacing dirty curtains, replacing dried markers, sharpening pencils, emptying the waste basket, and identifying what other supplies are needed in the study area.<\/p>\n

Getting your younger child to participate in the cleaning process helps with setting their mindset for school. You might want to do it in stages to avoid the task being a stressful one for you and your child.<\/p>\n

Older children can independently prepare their study area, but parents can work together with them on the timeline so that they have ample time to identify what need to be fixed, replaced or cleaned, and be fully prepared to start school with ease of mind.<\/p>\n

Introducing bedtime and school routine<\/u><\/p>\n

Younger children will need some time to get back to their school sleep routine that they had before summer holiday. Parents can introduce the school sleep routine nearer to the time and it may be helpful to introduce back some of the school supplies during their play time, allowing them to inspect their school uniform (they may even get to try them on). Having a drive around to-school route could also be helpful to familiarise younger children with the environment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Introducing bedtime and school routine<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Younger children will need some time to get back to their school sleep routine that they had before summer holiday. Parents can introduce the school sleep routine nearer to the time and it may be helpful to introduce back some of the school supplies during their play time, allowing them to inspect their school uniform (they may even get to try them on). Having a drive around to-school route could also be helpful to familiarise younger children with the environment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Handle expectations early<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"As parents, you know your child better than anyone. So, during family time, talk with them about what might be happening the first day at school and the first week of school. Your child may say what worries them. Assure your child that it is normal to be feeling that way, but there is always someone in school who can help them if they don\u2019t know their way around. Work together with your child\u2019s class teacher if you expect your child to struggle in their first few weeks of school.<\/p>\n

It might be helpful to go through the names and faces of their class teachers again, and talk about all the exciting things they will learn in school. Separation anxiety is common among the younger children, because by then they have spent a lot of time with their parents during the summer break. Remind your child that you will come to pick them up at a certain time.<\/p>\n

You can have a quick read about separation anxiety here Separation anxiety – NHS<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thank you for taking your time to read.I hope they are helpful in supporting you and your child. If you have any other wonderful tips that you find to be helpful for you and perhaps would like to share, drop me a line.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In addition, should your child need to talk to someone or should they need extra emotional support while in school, they may come and meet me for a chat. I can be contacted at counsellor@kis.edu.my<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Till then~ enjoy the rest of your summer holiday and see you soon.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Datin Siti Naim<\/p>\n

School Counsellor<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  This is a special newsletter as we aim to support both parents and students with a smooth return to school. Returning to school after the long summer break may bring mixed emotions for some. While some of your children may be overly excited, some may be a little nervous.   It is important to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":21751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kis-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBack-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Back-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  This is a special newsletter as we aim to support both parents and students with a smooth return to school. Returning to school after the long summer break may bring mixed emotions for some. While some of your children may be overly excited, some may be a little nervous.   It is important to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KIS Newsletter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/fb.com\/kinabaluinternationalschool\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-31T06:01:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"615\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"408\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"KIS WEB ADMIN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"KIS WEB ADMIN\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/\",\"name\":\"Back-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-31T06:01:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/949b9840084f901ed187725df882e963\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg\",\"width\":615,\"height\":408},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Back-to-school Tips for Parents\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/\",\"name\":\"Kinabalu International School\",\"description\":\"KIS Newsletter\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/949b9840084f901ed187725df882e963\",\"name\":\"KIS WEB ADMIN\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9b7826a03a3de568031ef5fd7c144ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9b7826a03a3de568031ef5fd7c144ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"KIS WEB ADMIN\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/author\/marketing\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Back-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Back-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter","og_description":"  This is a special newsletter as we aim to support both parents and students with a smooth return to school. Returning to school after the long summer break may bring mixed emotions for some. While some of your children may be overly excited, some may be a little nervous.   It is important to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/","og_site_name":"KIS Newsletter","article_publisher":"http:\/\/fb.com\/kinabaluinternationalschool","article_published_time":"2023-07-31T06:01:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":615,"height":408,"url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"KIS WEB ADMIN","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"KIS WEB ADMIN","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/","name":"Back-to-school Tips for Parents - KIS Newsletter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-07-31T06:01:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/949b9840084f901ed187725df882e963"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.jpg","width":615,"height":408},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/back-to-school-tips-for-parents\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Back-to-school Tips for Parents"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/","name":"Kinabalu International School","description":"KIS Newsletter","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/949b9840084f901ed187725df882e963","name":"KIS WEB ADMIN","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9b7826a03a3de568031ef5fd7c144ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9b7826a03a3de568031ef5fd7c144ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"KIS WEB ADMIN"},"url":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/author\/marketing\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21758,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750\/revisions\/21758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}