Homework Help will start at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center on Monday, November 26th. It runs from 3-5:30pm and students participate on either Mondays & Wednesdays OR Tuesdays & Thursdays. Permission slips were passed out to Hyannis students on Wednesday, November 7th. Additional copies may be found in the main office at the grade 4 & 5 school and need to be turned in by Tuesday, November 13th.
Volunteers are meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 4pm to go over skill building activities, the schedule and last minute details.
For more information, email hysoytaskforce@gmail.com.
Homework Help Bussing Permission Slip
Hyannis Supporting Our Youth, Inc. is pleased to provide
free homework help for students in grades 3-5 at the Hyannis Youth and
Community Center. Help will be available Mondays through Thursdays (excluding
holidays and school vacation days) from 3:00-5:30pm from November 26, 2012 until
the end of May. With parent permission, students in Hyannis who ride on a school bus line and
have a valid bus pass will be able to be dropped off at the Hyannis Youth and
Community Center. Students riding the bus must display appropriate behavior to
continue riding the bus to Homework Help.
Students can attend either Monday & Wednesday OR Tuesday
& Thursday. We will take six students from each bus according to the order
in which the permission slip was returned. Once we have six students,
additional students will be placed on a waiting list.
At Homework Help, small groups of students will participate
in reading, homework help, skill-building and recreational activities. We will
provide a small snack such as fruit or a granola bar. Please document if your
child has a known allergy to any foods and provide a substitute snack if
necessary. Students will be expected to participate in the activities provided
and may be dismissed from the program if they are not complying with rules and
expectations for the program. Students may be picked up between 4:45 and
5:30pm. If your fourth or fifth grade student is permitted to walk home this
must be checked on the permission slip.
Below, you will find a permission slip to fill out and return
to the school office. We will contact you once we receive the returned
permission slip. We look forward to getting to know your child!
Sincerely,
Moira Bundschuh, Director
Hyannis
Supporting Our Youth, Inc.
~building positive community with our youth~
Hyannis Supporting Our Youth Homework Help
Permission Slip
(Please print clearly)
Student Name: ___________________________ Parent Name:
_______________________________
Address: ________________________________ Parent Name:
_______________________________
Telephone # to reach a parent during the hours of 3-5:30pm:
_________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________________
Any known Allergies: ______________________ Student’s Bus Name(required):
_______________
Day Preference: Monday/Wednesday
OR Tuesday/Thursday
People allowed to pick up my child: (Name & Telephone #): Walk Home Allowed: Yes/No
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Parent & Student Expectations
This program is for homework help and skill-building. We
offer a safe and caring environment for students to gain academic success
through working with many student and adult mentors. While this is a free
service, we have set up expectations to help the program run more smoothly. In
our second year, we have gathered the feedback and suggestions from parents,
students and volunteers to ensure that each student is utilizing the program to
his or her fullest potential.
The schedule for the program will have students rotating
through Homework Help, Skill Building and Reading
stations. Attendance at these three stations is mandatory for continuation in
the program and students should not be picked up until after these are finished.
In addition, students will participate in recreational activities led by a
Barnstable Recreation Staff person throughout the program. Students will be provided healthy snacks
donated by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Hyannis, Greater Hyannis Civic
Association and Cape Cod Potato Chips.
Parents are asked to make a photocopy of their student’s
report cards and MCAS reports and give them to the Homework Help Coordinator.
Parents/Guardians will be called if his/her student is not in attendance on a
scheduled day. It is very important that we have an up-to-date phone number
where someone can be reached between 3-5:30pm.
Expectations
While students are present at the program, they will be
expected to participate fully and engage in the activities presented. While this
is not an extension of school, this is a place for children to develop
confidence in academics through small group and peer interactions. We hope that
they will try their best and learn how to ask questions and find answers.
Students should be respectful of each other and the volunteers at the program.
- Students should always have their homework
agenda and/or folder. If homework is not assigned, this needs to be clearly
marked in the agenda. Students will be given skill-building assignments if they
do not have homework.
- For each academic station, students will receive
a daily assessment of effort. For students who do not display effort in two of
three stations for one week, they will receive a warning. The second week of
non-effort will result in a week suspension from the program. The third week
will result in suspension for the remainder of the grading period. Parents can
reapply for the following grading period.
- Mutual respect is expected of all students and
volunteers. If a student is disrespectful, a phone call will be made and a
meeting will be set up if deemed necessary. If poor behavior continues,
students will be asked to leave the program.
Late Pick Ups
- If you are under 15 minutes late, you will
receive a warning
- The second time you are late for pick up your
child will be suspended for one week of the program
- If you are over 15 minutes late your child will
be suspended for one week of the program
- After the week suspension, additional lateness
will result in suspension for the remainder of the grading period
- The third issue will result in permanent
dismissal from the program
We are really looking forward to
our second year! Working with the kids last year has reinforced our belief that
our
Hyannis
children are special.
Update:
11/12/12
- Large Group Meeting for ALL volunteers will be tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13th at 4pm at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. We will go over the list of students, check lists, sign in/out sheets, the tentative volunteer schedule and how to help with skills, reading and homework.
- Homework Help will begin on Monday, November 26th. It is Mondays-Thursdays from 3-530pm on regular school days following the Barnstable Public School schedule.
- If you are on this list and are UNABLE to help with Homework Help for the 2012-2013 school year, please REPLY to this message and say UNSUBSCRIBE. This will help us to know who is able to volunteer.
- If you are volunteering this year, check the schedule below (or tomorrow at the meeting) and make sure these are the times that you can do. If you cannot do each week, you will not be on this list but we would still LOVE to have you volunteer when you can make it. We cannot have enough volunteers, so if you are able to help 1, 2 or three times per month--we still want you! Feel free to join us whenever you can.
- Also, if you are an adult volunteer and have not filled out a CORI and SORI check at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center, you need to do this. Please drop in any weekday between 830 and 330 to pick one up--go to the reception desk as you enter the building and tell them you are volunteering and need a criminal background check form, fill it out and they will take a copy of your license as well.
- If you know of other people that would like to volunteer we can use a few more adult volunteers and at least 3 more high school volunteers. Feel free to forward this message to your friends or invite them to the meeting tomorrow.
- Please look at the schedule and think about if you could coordinate on any day. We would like to get coordinators for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. This means that you would:
- Take attendance--students will be arriving on one bus from Barnstable United (grades 4 & 5) and another bus from HyWest (grade 3)
- Hand out snack--once for grades 4 & 5, once for grade 3
- Call home for students that are absent and leave a message saying that they are absent
- Be the point person for the day and take any information from volunteers and parents
- Help out where needed
