Minutes of Thursday September 20, 2018 Parent Meeting
 
Meeting Started:  7:00 P.M.   Prayer (Our Father) Mr. Muting
Updates:  Mr. Muting
 Tomorrow Pep Rally-Students wear Green in honor of Isa Lopez, (Class of “18”) who died a year ago.
  • Sat. Homecoming 550 students.  Need volunteers for chaperoning.  Contact Mr. Muting
  • Next Thursday, Grandparent Day.  204 People 72 students participating. 
  • Oct. 3rd Vike Hike
  • Oct 7th Bingo Start Time 2:00 P.M.
  • Oct 13th Math Contest for Grammar School Students
  • Oct 14th First Open House
  • Oct 15th Students off school
  • Oct 5th and 8th Viking Visit Day
  • Oct. 10th Testing of Students (Freshman, Sophomore. and Juniors) Seniors college visit day.
  • 121 parents have brought stuff to students through office.  This is only the 21st school day.  Many lunches.  Do not send.  Student can come to the office to get a lunch pass. 
  • Mr. Muting is concerned about Vaping among students.
  • Be on time to school, 7:45 latest.
  • Social Media-Be aware of what is posted as a parent and by students.  Postings follow students forever.
  • Mr. Muting asked for questions:
  • Actual dress code week of October 8th.
  • Football game at 7 P.M.
  • Mr. Muting complimented the students: Most are doing a great job.  They are smiling and have been outstanding.  His door is always open.  Call not so much e mails. 
  
7:15   Speaker Dr. Tom Pallardy     
  • Works with students at St. Laurence.
  • Topic, “Social Emotional Issues and Anxiety”
  • Suicide Rate for males age 15-19 Increased 12 to 18 Percent per 100,000 population. Suicide rates for females doubled 2007-20015
  • Difference between fear, anxiety and stress   Fear-Actual Threat   Anxiety Perceived or believed threat create your own.  Stress-Activate anxiety
  • Adolescent brain matures at 26.  Adolescent-No coping skills.
  • Three parts brain-Front-Logic and thinking.  Middle-Emotions, Feelings   Brain Stem Physiology Response.
  • Want teens to experience stress to learn how to deal with it.
  • Try to slow down world with external sources (Zen Music helpful)
  • Anxiety Epidemic -Most common chronic 25% of adults. 
  • Do not lecture child i.e. Get detention.  Hope you understand.
  • Reasons of anxiety- 1. Post 911 world, 2. War on terrorism, can’t control 3. Media information overload to perceived threats 4.  Economy 5. Illness
  • Lot of misdiagnosis ADD than anxiety.  Use different medicines.
  • Anxiety unchecked turns into anger.  Can’t put self out to be rejected
  • Shutdown things when they go from.  Brain can only do one thing at a time.
Effective Parents/Teachers
  1. Genuine Interest in Children
  2. Invests in relationship
  3. Provide active learning experiences
  4. Make learning enjoyable
  5. Creative and spontaneous
  6. Willing to learn from Child
  7. Contemporary and cool but not fake
  8. Narrate problem solving strategies
          Ways to bring up sensitive topics
  1. Build rapport and trust with student and family members
  2. Empathy
  3. Avoid judgments and channel frustration
  4. Provide Resources
  5. Provide children/students with choices
  6. Language such as choice vs you must do
  7. What do you think you could do vs You will be ok?
  8. Look for teaching opportunities that work toward goal attainment
  9. Timing is important
  10. Less is more
  11. Building resilience: Bounce Back
Asked for Questions- No Questions:
Presentation Completed at 8:08

Diane Ruiz-President of Mother’s Club spoke. 
Reminded the audience
October 7th Super Bingo-Volunteers needed and Players too.
October 27th Craft Fair
Meeting Adjourned at 8:15 P.M 
Fellowship followed with appetizers and beverages

Respectfully Submitted
Mary Schmit
 
 
 
 
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