Grades 35 Welcome A little about me First Day Jitters Establish Classroom Climate Can you tolerate noise Must the room always be quiet Must your classroom be neat orderly rows clean boards limited clutter or can you stand it messy ID: 577476
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Building Relationships with Parents/First Days of School
Grades 3-5Slide2
Welcome! A little about me!Slide3
First Day JittersSlide4
Establish Classroom Climate
Can you tolerate noise? Must the room always be quiet?
Must your classroom be neat (orderly rows, clean boards, limited clutter) or can you stand it messy?
How do you want student to turn in work? Slide5
Important First Days Advice
Be Professional (dress, attitude, manner)
Be Prepared
Be Organized (whatever this means for you)
Be Patient
Be a Real Person, and Honor Each Student as a Real Person
Be Sensible with Discipline
Be Aware of Your Own NeedsSlide6
Reasons to Contact Parents?
Thoughts on this?
Good reports?
Bad days?
Test days?Slide7
Biggest Reason for Most Parent Contact is…Discipline!
Be consistent!
Rarely sit down!
Quickly learn and use student names
Find an effective means of quieting students, avoid “SHHHHH”
Avoid using threats for control of the class but if you do, be prepared to carry it out
Don’t make promises you can’t keep
When possible discipline a child one-on-one instead of across the roomSlide8
How will you contact parents?
In my situation, it depends on the reason…
Agenda?
Phone call?
Notes?
Request a conference?Slide9
My thoughts on parent contact
Establish a positive rapport with parents and administration (you will have some meeting with both)
Keep good, strong lines of communication open between you and parents
Decide how you want to be contacted (email, school phone, personal phone, text messages, face-to-face)…My advice is NOT to communicate through social medias (our district does not allow it)
Don’t be afraid to contact parents
Contact parents about positive changes also
Encourage parents to be proud of their children
Provide opportunities to volunteer/participate in the classroomSlide10
Keep a Parent Contact Log
Some school districts will require this
Make it simple and keep it handy!
I don’t use a log to keep track of notes in agenda books, but for conferences and phone calls I try to make quick notes!
Date Type of Contact Reason for Contact OutcomeSlide11
Attention Grabbers
Teacher:
Ba
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(McDonald’s Theme)
Students: I’m
Lovin
’ It!
Teacher: Na
na
na
na
,
na
na
na
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Students: Hey, hey, hey, goodbye
Teacher: Hocus Pocus
Students: Everybody focus!
Teacher: Macaroni and Cheese
Students: Everybody freeze!
Teacher: Tootsie Roll, Lollipop
Students: We’ve been talking, now let’s stop!Slide12
Don’t Get Stuck…ask for help!Slide13
Have Fun!
In memory of some great role models!Slide14
Fun Sites to Check Out…if we have time!
www.teachertube.com
Brainpop
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Brainpop
Jr
Learn360
www.storylineonline.net/
Edhelper
www.superteacherworksheets.com
Education World