Powerful Dreams for Powerful Families 10/15/15
Somali Group
1. How has Wing
Luke made your
child feel
comfortable at
school?
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Teachers are friendly and communicate well with families
School feels like a community
Strong bond between students and teachers
Open minded principal and teachers- culturally competent and
aware
Somali teacher
Teachers connect with parents on regular basis
High quality education
Safety
From small group posters
 Principal and teachers are friendly, communicate well
 High quality education
 All our children start from K to grade 5
 My children talk about their teachers
 Security& safety
 After school tutor
 Good communication between parents and school staff
 More assistant in academic subjects
 Work as team between teacher
 Motivate our dreams, encourage us. Principal share her history
 The students in Wing Luke have a good discipline
 My children love their teachers
 My child feels that school academic is simple
 Our children can be active
 My child’s academic performance increased
 Open minded principal and open policy, culturally competent
 Encouraging parents & students
 Good teachers who connect with parents
 Before school programs
 Somali teacher
 Advanced subjects
2. What can we do
to make your
child feel more
comfortable at
Wing Luke?
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More staff that represent culture
More cultural sharing between families and teachers
More ways to include and connect with families
After school programs
Teachers should know what kids need
Pay attention to bullying (not always reported)
Kids should feel safe and comfortable at school
Longer lunch and recess time
Meet with families in the afternoons not mornings
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More reading and writing
More sensitive to Halal (no pork)
More help to students who are shy
Self-belonging-do more to create
From small group posters
 Extra home, more tutor, and after school
 More parent meeting in school
 Student must receive more assistant with math and science
 More time for student to eat food before recess
 More reading and writing
 We are preferred to have the meeting on afternoon, not morning
 More building cultural ethnicity
 The student must start academic performance from K to 5
 More help the students who are shy
 Pay attention for bullying
 After school program for those struggling academically
 More time for lunch
 Teachers should listen more for those who report bullying
 More access to PC learning
 The child should be safe and comfortable at school
 More staff represent my culture
 Translation
 I want my teacher to learn/get training about my culture
 After school program
 Be inclusive
 Halaal food
3. What tips do
you have for
working with
your child?
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Help families with more info about to help kids improve
Parent & teacher collaboration
Parent involvement- we are first teachers
One on one, teacher student
Patient with bilingual students and families
Tell families what they need to work on at home
Teachers should send home more books
Match reading levels to kids
Contact families about missing homework
Families should check that kids are reading
Teacher communicate more about whether student is meeting
standards
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Make sense for quieter students
Motivate every child- all children learn differently and be should be
pushed to work and learn
From small group posters
 My child wants one on one attention
 To be patient with him or her
 Use positive words to redirect child’s behavior
 More reading at home
 Parent-teacher connection
 Encouraging borrowing books from library
 Sharing the information from other children: where they need to
improve and where they are good. Send letters, provide where we
can get help
 Books with grade level
 Contact when the student not bringing the homework
 More equity in social justice in Kindergarten
4. What are your
dreams for your
child?
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To live to their fullest potential
Have all resources to succeed
Self confidence
Dreams to become FBI, firefighter, pilot, doctor, teachers, president
Higher graduation grade
Coming to kinder school ready
Feeling important
Learning is fun
From small group posters
 Doctors/Dentist
 Engineer various fields
 Firefigheter
 FBI
 Teacher
 Counselor
 Singer/dancer
 NBA- player
 Pilot
 Astronomer
 Family doctor
 Police
 President
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Other Ideas/Questions
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To be successful in academic/socially
Learning as fun
Self confidence
Feeling as important
Having unlimited boundaries- academically
Live to his/her fullest potential
Have all resources that they need to succeed
Our children to have accessibility
Graduate from college
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When are conferences?
Afterschool clubs? Computer or chess?
Can my child go to homework club?