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Parent Workshops

Palms Middle School offers monthly parent workshops. You can find details about each workshop here and on the School Calendar.

If you have any questions, please contact your counselor.

2024-2025 Parent Workshops

  • Thursday, September 12, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm
         What to do if your child is absent?
         Zoom link
         Download flyer below
  • Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm
         Parent Portal & Navigating Schoology
         Zoom link
         Download flyer below
  • Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm
         High School Graduation and A-G Requirements
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm
         College Awareness
  • Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm

Tips From a Palms Teacher

"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."

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:

Getting Help from the Psychiatric Social Worker

If your child is having non-emergency mental health or social-emotional problems, you can contact the Palms Psychiatric Social Worker (PSW) for consultations or referrals to resources or mental health services. She can direct you to a web form used to describe what you need and authorize help for your child.

Examples of problems for which you might ask for help:

  • Academic Concerns: does not complete or missing assignments, low motivation, difficulty grasping subject, inconsistent class attendance/frequently tardy
  • Behavioral Concerns: does not follow directions, disruptive, inattention, inability to remain seated, withdrawn, isolated
  • Mood Concerns: frequently irritable, frequently low energy or seem sad, appears anxious, expresses worry more than usual, low self-esteem
  • Grief & Loss: recent death in family or community is impacting student well-being

See also:

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

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

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:

Common Sense Media

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:

Sites That Help Kids Do Good

Educator-Recommended Websites for Students

K-5 Math, Science, and Literacy

K-5 Spanish

Dual Language and Bilingual

Educator-Recommended Websites for Parents, Teachers, and Administrators

General

Dual Language and Bilingual

Emergency Assistance

If you or someone in your family needs immediate emergency assistance, please call 911.

Other mental health resources: