SUCCESSFUL PARENTING DAY MADE POSSIBLE

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SUCCESSFUL PARENTING DAY MADE POSSIBLE

• Presented by Natalia Dooley
• SUCCESS Mentor Program
• Limestone County Schools
• October 27, 2008

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Plan Ahead

• Invite both parents, if possible
• Call ahead of time to schedule parent conferences
  on Parenting Day
• Allow enough time and allow at least 10 minutes
  between conferences
• Make contact early, but try to call a day before
  parenting day with a reminder (send a reminder
  with students)

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Welcome Parents!

• Welcome parents to your Parenting Day and tell
  them how pleased you are to meet them.
• Describe the goals you hope to accomplish this
  evening.
• Explain that the Parenting Day will inform them
  of your expectations of their child and will help
  them to better assess and assist in their childs
  learning.
• Make sure to ask your parents to sign in! Your
  principal will be asking for documentation.

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School Policies

• The school's discipline policy, including
  procedures regarding absence and tardiness.
• The timing of report cards and progress reports.
• Emergency procedures for bad weather and other
  events.
• Transportation schedules.
• Provisions for after-school activities.
• Special programs at the school.

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Class Policies

• Attendance and tardiness policy.
• Grading policy.
• Amount of homework and homework policy.
• Policies for addressing academic and behavioral
  problems.
• Calendar of upcoming events, such as class field
  trips and future parent-teacher meetings.

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Class Rules

• Give information on the behavior policy in your
  class, and how it relates to the skills children
  need to be successful in school and life in
  general. This policy might include the following
  rules
• Be prepared.
• Be respectful.
• Be responsible.
• Follow directions.
• Be punctual.
• Be organized.
• Be a self-starter.

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Opportunities to Get Involved

• Give a detailed list of parent-involvement
  policies at the school.
• List opportunities for parents to get involved in
  volunteer programs, advisory councils, and the
  PTA.
• Provide sign-up sheets for parents interested in
  helping with planning parties or special projects
  for your class.

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Parents Can Make a Difference

• Mention ways parents can help their child learn
  in each subject, such as by reading together for
  20 minutes a night.
• Discuss grades and motivation at home to
  encourage good grades.
• Suggest routines for doing homework, consequences
  and rewards.

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In-Class Activity

• Invite parents to take part in an activity, and
• then discuss it.
• You might have parents participate in solving a
  math problem, such as estimating the number of
  beans in a jar.
• You might have parents write an encouraging
  letter to their child.
• You might send parents on a classroom scavenger
  hunt for their child's work, the books their
  child likes best, and messages from their child.

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Question and Answer Time

• Take questions from parents.
• Have them describe areas in which they would like
  to see their child improve.

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Handouts

• Supply a list of important phone numbers
  pertaining to the school.
• Provide copies of all policies.
• Provide a calendar of upcoming events, such as
  class field trips and future parent-teacher
  meetings.
• For bilingual parents, offer handouts translated
  into the appropriate languages.
• Involve your ELL teacher and/or assistant in
  translating documentation and calling parents of
  ELL students.

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• QUESTIONS???