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| Phone: | (250) 477-3212 |
| Fax: | (250) 477-3289 |
| Monday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Friday: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sunday: | Closed |
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Sylvan's tutors teach skills that last a lifetime. We help students learn how to become self-motivated, independent learners; above all else, we enable them to approach school — and life — with confidence.
We also honour Sylvan tutoring special offers and seasonal promotions that make getting your child on the road to success easier.
Report Card Surprise
If Your Family Suffers From “Report Card” Surprise –
Communication is the Cure
If your child…
• Develops low self-esteem as report card time approaches
• Refuses to discuss her grade expectations
• Receives test scores that do not reflect his daily performance
• Struggles to complete her daily homework
• Gradually begins not to show you his graded assignments and projects
• Loses interest in learning
Your family may suffer from “report card surprise.”
The first report card of the year can create feelings of pride, happiness and excitement for many parents. It can also produce feelings of anxiety and frustration for those who are surprised by their child’s grades. However, effective and continuous communication among teachers, parents and students can help minimize the “report card surprise.”
Report cards are part of every child’s academic experience, and don’t need to be a surprise to parents. If a parent is surprised by a poor report card, it often means that they haven’t been effectively communicating with their child or their child’s teacher throughout the year. Maintaining open and continuous lines of communication with children and teachers throughout the school year, and not just when report cards are issued, will help parents stay informed about their child’s progress and help them avoid the report card surprise.
Students who are surprised by their own report cards also need to improve their communication and organization patterns. A student who surprisingly receives a D or a failing grade on his report card learns the hard way that he needs to regularly talk with his teachers and stay on top of school work, homework and test results. Students should never be surprised by their report card grades.
Organization is an essential part of a student’s education. By tracking test scores and all other assignments throughout the year and speaking regularly with teachers and parents, students are prepared for their grades come report card time, and can work to improve their performance prior to report cards.
Homework Help Now Available by arrangement
If your child can do the work, but sometimes has questions you can’t answer, or if you just want a place and a time your child can come and study where you know he/she will be helped by a qualified teacher then consider signing your child up for Sylvan Homework Help.
Your child can now get after-school help with any school subject including Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
Minimum enrollment: 8 hours
Please contact the centre for information about available times, and for details of how to enroll your child for Sylvan Homework Help.
All Children Can Succeed at Math
Parents can help their children master math and dispel the notion that math is difficult by talking math with children as they use it in everyday activities, whether it be shopping, cooking or dining out. Using games and
activities is a great way to encourage math discovery and enhance basic skills.
• Play popular board games that require basic math skills. Chutes and Ladders© and RackO© develop number sense. “24” and Yahtzee© help computation speed and accuracy, and problem solving skills are developed through games like TriOminos© and Connect Four©.
• Review previously learned math concepts before tackling new assignments. Starting with familiar concepts helps build your child’s retention and confidence.
• Ask your child’s math teacher for a schedule of math topics. Take time to develop two projects or exercises per week that will reinforce what your child is learning in class.
• If your child receives an allowance, use it to formulate mathematics problems and teach them about saving. For older children, relate percentage problems to their allowances.
• Allow your child to plan the next family trip. Help him compute kilometers, cost of gas,and expenses for food, hotel and entertainment.
• Encourage your child to do math aloud and to explain the series of steps used to solve the problem.
• Don’t let problems with math linger. Since math builds on previously-learned concepts, it is essential to identify and address problems early so they don’t compound (to use a math term).
• Assemble puzzles with your child. Puzzles help children learn spatial and visual organization. These are the basic lessons of geometry.
• A deck of cards can be a valuable math tool. Card games begin to teach the lesson of probability and reinforce addition and subtraction memorization for children learning basic math facts.
• Use Sylvan Learning Centre’s online Math Activity Book to help sustain and renew children’s interests in math learning and discovery.
Sylvan Westshore Now Open!
Our new centre in Westshore is now open. You will find us at 3145 Jacklin Road - two minutes from the Westshore Mall. Drop by to visit or call 250 590 6211. We look forward to building new relationships in the Western communities, while continuing to provide our Victoria clients with customary Sylvan service.