Parent Education Articles

Our child, us, and I: The top 3 parenting skills Learn more about what are the most important parenting skills.

Interview with Mrs. Sherri Thomas, Pleasant Hill Social Worker

Interview with Mrs. Maureen Quiery, Pleasant Hill Reading Consultant

Environmental Education

Learn all about how the students and families at Pleasant Hill is working to improve our environment.

Keeping our kids healthy

Now more than ever, across America, the physical and mental health needs of children have increased. Consider, for example, the fact that teachers report how common it is for many of their students to come to school without the benefit of breakfast or adequate sleep. We know that students who don’t eat well or don’t get enough rest; students who are anxious or depressed can’t work to their fullest potential in school.

The Illinois PTA believes in a focus on the whole child. We want our children to be “safe, healthy and successful in school and in life.” The PTA understands that health and education are inextricably linked.

(source: Illinois PTA)

Quick Links

2011-2012 Pleasant Hill Survival Guide (PDF): Whether you are a new parent at Pleasant Hill or just have a question, the Survival Guide has all the information you need on the activities at Pleasant Hill.

Homework Help web site

Homework Motivation presentation (PDF)

OnGuard Online: Chatting with Kids About Being Online?

Accelerated Reader (AR) Book Finder: Find books in your child's reading level

Find your AR Test results at Renaissance Home Connect (log-in info required)

Access your child's math book at Houghton Mifflin site (log-in info required: Username: Mathg3 or Mathg4 or Mathg5, Password: phstudent)

Palatine Library

Novelist K-8 Plus (need Palatine library card # to enter): Search K-8 fiction and non-fiction by author, title, series name, and subject. Get book recommendations for your child.