This is the new activity I completed this week to accompany the pre-k curriculum. Gonna do Louisiana animals next. http://www.kathyskids.org Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/ --- On Fri, 3/18/11, Activity Exchange <webmaster@intellitools.com> wrote:
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| I received this great list from one of my networks, Jeff, on LinkedIn: Increasing Teacher – Parent Communication From Crystle Hocker, P138@ J47 in NYC - Indicate the importance of teacher/ parent collaboration and communication for the success of the student. I've done this in a welcome letter to parents in the beginning of the year. - Communication notebook – try to write in each students notebook at least three times, even if the parents do not write back to you. They read it more often than you think and writing to parents throughout the week keeps them informed of the good (and the bad) that is happening. Being informed also makes school less intimating. - Phone calls – A lot of parents find phone calls much more meaningful and personal (although its important to remember, that parents have jobs and often cannot be reached during school hours). I've also taken it a step further and have texted with a parent who is legally deaf as a means of communicating. - Weekly Newsletter: Keep it simple! Use a template (often found in those teacher plan books) and just jot down what happened during the week: what units you are currently working on, any special events that are occurring, any students birthdays, school breaks (and when parent teacher conferences are occurring!). Again, if parents feel like they are informed they will be more likely attend events or conferences. Even if you don't get responses back from parents, they're not writing back to you or they don't answer your phone calls, don't stop communicating! Eventually they will communicate and when IEP meetings or Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled, they are more likely to drop by. School (and you) is not this ominous thing! They feel like they know you. Remember, whether you are writing home, sending a text message, doing a newsletter or phoning home, end conversations with "it was so good to talk and how much you appreciate their time". Even if you are communicating to inform them of something "bad", end with something good! The "your son (or daughter) has been making so much progress this year and has even learned… I'm very proud of him (or her) as you should be too!" is always a crowd pleaser and again makes school communications not necessarily a scary or bad thing. I don't rely on one means of communication for all of my parents in my classroom. I use a variety of sources to stay in touch. Some of parents are never capable of talking to me on the phone so it's vital for me to write in those students' communication notebooks as often as possible. Likewise, I have students whose parents don't read the notebooks, so, I call home as much as I can. The key is to find out what works best for your parents and use it! http://www.kathyskids.org Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/ |
| Way cool. Thanks, Mrs. L.! http://www.kathyskids.org Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/ --- On Thu, 3/17/11, Eleanor Landry wrote:
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http://www.kathyskids.org Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/ --- On Mon, 3/14/11, LWVBR-LWL <lwvbr@brcoxmail.com> wrote:
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Deafblind Awareness Day is March 9, 2011.
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If you received this cryptic text below from me earlier I promised to tell you the details when I got home. I'm finally tucked in. My mentee in the Second Chance Mentoring program wrote a letter to the judge by whom she was supposed to have been sentenced. The judge had a "sub" that day she was sentenced. The "sub-judge" was tough, handing out longer time. So, my mentee had been in jail since November and was not to be released until April 8--a whole month away. Anyway she was called to court to talk to the judge and I got a call from her on Wednesday saying she was released but papers were being processed. She and an employee in EBRPP gave me a number to call to check on the paper processing. I had a tough time getting through so at Brother Checo's (my mentor coordinator) suggestion I ran to get her something to wear and I called a lady Brother James suggested. This lady had a transitional house with a free bed. Not being able to contact the "paper people", I drove up to the gate at EBRPP. The security officer said she'd not been processed and the only way she could get out before April 8 was if she was bonded out. That's what the "paper people" told me as I called again from the parking lot getting through after letting it ring about 10-15 times. So we relaxed. We had until April to get her straight with housing, clothes, etc. You see, everyone who gets out of jail cannot go home. This lady was homeless after leaving an abusive husband and she'd been coping with alcohol when she was arrested. She wants a structured, faith-based program that will help her stay off alcohol, get a job and manage her own money and time. Then yesterday evening as I was leaving work late, just as I discovered I had a flat tire, I received another call from my mentee! She was being released NOW! Checo was on his way to church and turned around so I wouldn't be there alone in the dark. Problem was we had no place to take her and everyone we called was no answering their phones. We'd been expecting her the day before in an emergency and now we were in emergency mode again and it was after 5:00PM. Finally Checo thought to call his former employer who had a room for the night at a home for disabled adults. Today Checo called and said they'd be willing to let her stay there! She only has the one set of clothes I picked up for her on the way at the Dollar Store. Later I'm taking her to the church closet for clothes but they're not open until Thursday. So that is why I texted some of you. My daughter, my mother and I found a few things in our closet and so did one of my Kairos sisters and I'm meeting Tara at EBRPSS tomorrow to see if she found anything. Between us there should be enough to last until we get to Mt Pilgrim's Clothes closet. I will be taking the donations with some toiletries to her new place tomorrow. Thanks!!! http://www.kathyskids.org Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/ --- On Fri, 3/11/11, @txt.att.net <@txt.att.net> wrote: From: mskathy's cell Subject: To: mskathy Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 5:56 PM Ladies. If u have any size 14/16 outfits size 7.5-8 shoes, call me. [Mentee's name] was released last evening & needs a change b4 I can get to my church's clothes closet -- ================================================================== This mobile text message is brought to you by AT&T |
