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What is Bring Up Grades? BUG provides recognition to students who raise grades, and maintain or continue to raise grades from one grading period to the next. BUG provides recognition to students who raise grades, and maintain or continue to raise grades from one grading period to the next.

Bring Up Grades? Important aspects of the program……. Encourages students to reach their potential. Promotes development of positive self-esteem. Students are involved in establishing goals which affect their success. Students compete with themselves, not other students. Students can be recognized for helping others achieve success. (Super Bug!) Important aspects of the program……. Encourages students to reach their potential. Promotes development of positive self-esteem. Students are involved in establishing goals which affect their success. Students compete with themselves, not other students. Students can be recognized helping others achieve success. (Super Bug!)

Who sponsors the Bring Up Grades program? Members from the local Kiwanis club sponsor the Bring Up Grades program at the school. A Kiwanis club is made-up of community members interested in helping others and giving back to the community. These volunteers meet weekly or twice a month during club meetings to plan and conduct service projects. Key Club – high school students & Circle K – college students, both involved in Kiwanis Leadership Programs can assist the Kiwanis club in providing support to Bring Up Grades participants. Kiwanis club members sponsor the Bring Up Grades program at school.

How are Kiwanis volunteers involved? Kiwanis volunteers work closely with classroom teachers to assist students with improving their grades. Volunteers will educate program participants about the program. Tutor and mentor students to help them succeed and gain self-confidence. Volunteers also recognize students when they bring up grades.

Helping students succeed! Here is how the program works and how Kiwanis volunteers help students succeed. Kiwanis family members mentor students participating in the Bring Up Grades program. This may include tutoring, reading to students, or helping with homework. Mentoring students ……………. Improves academic performance. Increases attendance. Improves attitudes about school. Enhances self-esteem. Improves relationships with adults & peers. Enhances social, communication, relationship and decision making. Decreases the likelihood of dropping out of school.

What will students learn! Let’s talk about what students will learn.

Students learn to Set goals! Academic goal: I want to improve my math grade by bringing it up from a C to a B. Students identify academic goals.

Setting goals Other goals: I’ll study before I play outside. I’ll review each subject daily. I’ll meet with my math teacher. I will go to bed 1 hour earlier and study before school. In combination with the goal of raising a grade students are asked to focus on other goals that will help them with their progress. Here are examples of goals that will help students raise grades. These are goals that can be established in order to reach the goal of raising a grade.

Students learn how to deal with failure! What if I fail? The student and teacher talk. Discuss what can be done differently. Try again. Some students won’t raise a grade. What happens then? Students are asked to talk with the teacher and learn what can be done differently to reach his/her goal of improving. It’s important that we help children learn from their failures. We learn the most from our failures and shouldn’t be afraid to fail. Elementary students are learning this now.

Things you’ll notice at school! Here are some of the Bring Up Grades materials you will see displayed around the school.

Banner! A Bring Up Grades banner will be displayed in a common area of the school to promote program awareness.

A Bring Up Grades bulletin board. Bring Up Grades bulletin board decor will be posted in a common area so photos or names of students who bring up grades can be posted. This is a way to recognize students and encourage them to continue their efforts of raising grades.

Posters in classrooms! Bring Up Grades posters with study tips are displayed in participating classrooms.

Recognizing students! The Kiwanis club recognizes each student for raising one grade while maintaining the rest of his/her grades. BUG recipients receive a certificate.

What can parents do to help? What can you do as a parent do to help your BUG participant succeed? Here are some suggestions.

What parents can do! Ways to empower your child! Reward positive behavior. Seek your child’s opinion. Teach and share your values. Help your child think through the results of his/her actions. Encourage your child to take school seriously. Easy ways to help your Bring Up Grades participant succeed. Empower your child by doing these things. Reward positive behavior Seek your child’s opinion Teach and share your values. Help your child think through the results of his/her actions. Encourage your child to take school seriously.

What parents can do! Share these school coping tips…… It’s ok to ask questions. It’s ok to make a mistakes. Take a break if you get frustrated or mad. Talk to your child and share the following tips for coping with stress at school. This will help him/her feel more comfortable in the classroom. It’s ok to ask questions. This helps us understand information. It’s ok to make a mistake, make needed corrections and move forward. Take a break from homework if you get frustrated or mad. Come back to it after calming down.

What parents can do! Share these school coping tips……… Always eat lunch to fuel your brain. Think “I can do it.” Picture yourself solving the problem. Find more tips at www.kiwaniskids.org. Here are more tips you can share with your child to ensure success. Always eat lunch so your brain receives the fuel it needs to be effective. Stop thinking, “I can’t do this; I’m not smart enough.” Replace these thoughts with, “I can do this, I am smart enough.” Picture yourself solving the problem, or finishing the assignment. Visit the Bring Up Grades Web site for more helpful study hints. www.kiwaniskids.org

What if I fail? What parents can do! Help your child work through failure. What if I fail? Learn from the experience. Try again. Talk to your child about failing. Explain that we learn from our failures. Failing provides an opportunity to review what went wrong, identify what should be changed and try again. It’s the way we learn!

Questions Does anyone have questions?

For more information contact Kiwanis International Thank You! For more information contact Kiwanis International 800-KIWANIS, ext. #411 www.kiwaniskids.org Thank you.