Elementary parent communication

This month I'm linking up to discuss parent communication. I will say my parents appreciate the systems I've put into place to keep them informed about their child's education. 1) Weekly Newsletter- every Monday students take home a newsletter in their folder. As you can see I let parents know what we're learning that week, important dates, notes and homework. 2) Classroom Website- every weekend I update the classroom website with the weekly newsletter above and important dates. I have…

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Make a habit of communicating with your parents on a routine basis. This weekly parent communication is a MUST HAVE with my class.

Communicating with families is often the most difficult and overwhelming part of teaching. There's no handbook for teachers to use to improve communication with parents, but we know how valuable positive home-school relationships are to student success. Developing these relationships makes dealing with behavior and academic concerns much easier. This list is a few of […]

Teacher Parent communication is an important part of being an elementary school teacher. When you take steps to build a relationship and are are proactive with positive communication, the rest is so much easier. This blog post dives into 4 easy to use ideas for improving parent communication. From a student questionnaire to a parent note that can be tucked into a child's pencil box, these fresh ideas will pave the way to great communication. Grab the free parent letter too!

As an educator, it’s an absolute must to meet with your students’ parents throughout the school year. A positive parent-teacher relationship will only guarantee a successful year for students and that’s what we all want the most. Have you thought about how you hold your parent conference? Do you do all the talking behind your

No matter what grade level you teach, we all struggle with finding effective parent communication. Paper notes? Classroom blogs? Classroom facebook groups? For me, parent communication is much more detailed than it may be for you. I have daily parent communication and I literally have to communicate every detail of their child's day. Well, that might be slightly exaggerated, but it certainly feels like that's how much I'm communicating. And that's okay. It's just the nature of my classroom…

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Parent Communication Log - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This parent communication log template tracks contacts between a school and a student's parent over multiple dates. For each contact, it records the date, time, method of contact (phone, email, note, in-person), reason for the contact, and any notes. The log allows schools to document ongoing communication regarding a student.

Communicating with parents daily about their child’s school day is so important, especially when the child has trouble communicating this to their parents themselves. It includes what kinds o…