Resources for Parents
Parent Workshops
Palms Middle School offers monthly parent workshops. You can find details about each workshop on the School Calendar.
If you have any questions, please contact your counselor.
2023-2024 Parent Workshops
Workshop topics:
- Wednesday, August 23, 2023: "Parent Portal & Navigating Schoology"
- Thursday, September 21, 2023: "How to Become a Parent Volunteer"
Presentation slides - Thursday, October 12, 2023: "What to do if your child is absent"
English flyer • Spanish flyer - Tuesday, November 14, 2023: "The Middle School Brain"
Zoom link • English flyer • Spanish flyer - Wednesday, December 14, 2023, 5:30pm: "Social Media Teens"
Zoom link • English flyer • Spanish flyer - Thursday, January 25, 2024: "High School Gradudation A-G Requirements"
Zoom link • English flyer - Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 5:30pm-6:30pm: "Anti-Bullying Parent Workshop"
Zoom link • English flyer - Thursday, February 22, 2024: "Strategic Budgeting for Student Achievement"
Zoom link • flyer - Wednesday, February 28, 2024: "Substance Use & Fentanyl Awareness"
Zoom link • English flyer • Spanish flyer - Wednesday, March 20, 2024: "Dealing with Digital Drama"
Zoom link • English flyer • Spanish flyer - Tuesday. April 23, 2024, 5:30-6:30pm: "College Awareness"
Zoom link • English flyer • Spanish flyer - Wednesday, May 29, 2024: "Bilingual/Bilteracy Pathways"
Other Workshops
- Thursday, September 7, 2023: Cedars-Sinai Share & Care Parent Workshop: "Encouraging Your Child to Become Resilient"
School Events
We encourage parents to take advantage of the opportunities they have at Palms and the events to which they are invited. Among them:
GATE Parent Conferences
The LAUSD Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program creates high end learning opportunities which allow students to flourish in stimulating academic and social environments.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships
The Young Scholars Program of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is designed to nurture exceptional students who have demonstrated, through academic excellence and extracurricular activities, that they have the potential to excel.
Students apply for the program in 7th grade, enter the program in 8th grade, and continue through high school.
The schedule is as follows:
- February: A link to the online application is posted on the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation website.
- April: The application period closes.
- April through August: Application reviews are conducted.
- September: New Young Scholars are selected in their 8th grade year.
To see if you qualify and learn how to apply, see How to Apply.
100 Ways to Help Your Child and School Succeed
Brought to you by the California State PTA!
100 Ways to Help Your Child and School Succeed offers great ideas in the categories of Communicating, Parenting, Student Learning, Volunteering, Partnering with the School, and Collaborating with the Community.
Download:
Parents’ Guide to Student Success
Brought to you by the National PTA!
The Parents’ Guide to Student Success was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics by teachers, parents, education experts, and others from across the country. The Guides provide an overview of what your child should learn by the end of 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in mathematics and English language arts/literacy.
Download the Guide for your child's grade:
The web isn't just about games, social networking, and gossip. Some sites actually help kids learn to be better people and better citizens of the world.
Check out these websites, recommended by Common Sense Media, that promote social responsibility, community service, and global awareness:
Educator-Recommended Websites for Students
K-5 Math, Science, and Literacy
- BrainPop
- Childtopia
- e-Learning for Kids
- Figure This!
- FunBrain
- IXL
- Kidport
- LanguageGuide
- Learning
- LiteracyCenter
- Math Playground
- PBS KIDS
- Prongo
- Reading Eggs
- Scholastic
- Starfall
K-5 Spanish
Dual Language and Bilingual
Educator-Recommended Websites for Parents, Teachers, and Administrators
General
- California Dept. of Education Standards
- California Watch
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
- Children Now
- Educacy
- Educate Our State
- Education Week
- EducationWorld
- Edutopia
- PTA
- StudentsFirst
- TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
- UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, & Access (IDEA)
- Whole Brain Teaching
Dual Language and Bilingual
"Parents can play a bigger role at home. Monitor technology. Keep the option of doing one task at once. Sit down at a meal and talk. Read, draw, go for a walk. Choose anything that stimulates communication and love and appreciation for a real live thing."
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