On Monday of this week our first round of report cards went home and officially kicked-off Parent-Teacher Interview week. Being that we are a K-12 school, our K-7 teachers scheduled and organized their own meetings which ran throughout the week. In the 8-12 end, our school secretary scheduled our meetings for us which were primarily held on Thursday after school and Friday during school-hours (there were no classes on Friday). Thursday marked a full day of teaching from 8:50-3:30 and then straight into interviews beginning at 4. By the time I had straightened up my room and ran… Read More
An Open Letter To Parents
Dear Parents/Guardians, As I sit here, reflecting on my first parent-teacher experience, I want to share the following thoughts that have been infiltrating my mind more and more. First, I would like to thank you for sharing your children with us:– for allowing teachers to have the opportunity to be a part of their lives… – for allowing us to witness their personality and appreciate their quirks…– for allowing us to be there on the good, bad, and out-right crazy days…– for allowing us to be a part of their development (academically, emotionally, etc)…– for allowing us to be… Read More
Making Time…
This past month has been a weird one for me as it has been the first month in almost two years where I haven’t been blogging regularly. They say that if something is important to you, you will find a way to make time for it…. My viewpoint towards my blog has not changed. In fact, my time away from my blog made me realize how much it truly meant to me. So much has been happening in my teaching-life over the past few weeks and there has been several times where I have wanted to share it with… Read More
My Experience with Parent-Teacher Interviews
Bacall, A. (2011). Parent Teacher Conference. Available online at: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/parent_teacher.asp This week not only marked the last week before spring break, but also “S-School’s” springtime Parent-Teacher Interviews. While parent’s could technically come in anytime during the week, depending on their schedule, our main interview dates were yesterday evening and today during regular school hours. Luckily, I was able to sit in on parent teacher interviews and learn more about how they are organized and how to address any parental concerns. As I am student teaching and not a staff member, however, parents need to give their consent for me to sit… Read More