"When parents or guardians and teachers work together well, everyone wins."
-Julia Thompson
YOU play a key role in your child's knowledge and success in the future. I will always do all I can to ensure your child is succeeding at school, but a huge difference can be made when parents are involved outside of school. Here's some ways you can help!
Schedule a Home Visit
I have loved having the opportunity to visit my students' families at their homes! These visits are just a way for me to find out more about your child and how I can help them achieve more at school. I'll be sending home a sign up sheet with dates and times available for me to come for a quick 30 minute visit with another Woodrow teacher. Please consider signing up! The students love seeing their teachers outside of school.
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Read 20 Minutes A Day
To help your child succeed in reading this year, make sure you are reading with them at least 20 minutes every night. A reading log will be sent home weekly with your child's homework. Please record what story you read and for how many minutes each night and turn the log in on Fridays. Your child will also be bringing home a "Read Every Day" envelope with two reading books inside. These books are great for children who are just learning to read. You can use these books for the reading log or use any other book you read with your child. Send the books back in the envelope on Friday and I will have two new books ready to send home on Monday!
Until we come back from winter break, it is alright for you to count yourself or another family member (including older siblings) reading to your child as their reading minutes, as listening to proficient readers aides in a child's own progress. After winter break, only count the minutes your child has read. Every child will be able to read at some level by this point! Also practice their sight word list every week! You can find the lists on my Language Arts page.
Until we come back from winter break, it is alright for you to count yourself or another family member (including older siblings) reading to your child as their reading minutes, as listening to proficient readers aides in a child's own progress. After winter break, only count the minutes your child has read. Every child will be able to read at some level by this point! Also practice their sight word list every week! You can find the lists on my Language Arts page.
Volunteer in the Classroom
Tons of research suggests that parents who help out in their child's classroom make a significant positive impact on their child's learning. If you are interested in helping in our room once or twice a week, please hit the "contact" button and let me know! If you're unable to help out in the classroom regularly, I occasionally have special requests such as field trip chaperones or party helpers. Please also let me know if those interest you. I'll also send out notes for these as the events get closer, but it's nice to have an idea of who is already willing to help out.