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Student Information Sheets Getting to Know You Activity Homework Plan

By MaryBeth Grecsek 2010

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There is so much to think about at the beginning of a new school year. This packet includes a few resources that will help get your new year off to an organized start.
This packet includes: Student Information Student Information Sheet Contact Sheet Class Chart Find Someone Who Homework Plan Student Information

The Student Information Sheet is an excellent way to stay in contact with your
families throughout the year. The back of each student sheet can be used to make notes on your contacts. Or, you can use the Contact Sheet. Keeping a record of your contacts can be a valuable resource in the event that an issue arises. The Class Chart can be used to monitor student behavior, homework, and an additional space is provided for you to personalize for your needs. A blank Class Chart is also included for you. Keeping data provides a means for you to communicate objectively to parents and is also a tool for you to use to find patterns in student behavior. Getting to Know Your Students It is important to build a community within your classroom. Find Someone Who is one way to get the ball rolling. Instructions for Find Someone Who You can use the premade form or the blank one if you want to fill in your own ideas. Distribute one copy to each student. Explain to students that you want them to get to know their classmates. Read through all of the activities on the paper. Be sure students are clear about each activity. For younger students, you may want to read each activity and have students raise their hand to indicate whether or not
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they participated in that event. This will give you some information to use if you need to provide assistance to students. Use a signal, (like music, a bell, etc.) and have students walk around and find other students who have participated in the listed activities. A few things to keep the game rolling: Let students sign one activity on their own paper; students can only sign their name once on a paper, if a student gets a signature from another student, require that they look at that students paper to see if there is an activity they can sign, reinforce that the point of the game is to get to know their classmates. My Homework Plan Research indicates that when students know their role in completing homework, the homework becomes a more effective tool for learning. (http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/home.php )This plan is only the beginning. Every night, have students write the purpose of the homework assignment. (This is

homework is to help me practice math facts. This homework is to help me practice writing sentences correctly.)
Some tips to help you get started: After distributing the homework, ask students why they think this assignment was selected for homework. At first, it might be a good idea to create the purpose sentence as a class, but as the year progresses, most second and some first grade students will be able to develop their own statement of purpose for each assignment. Another approach is to have students formulate the purpose statement as a group. Younger students might need some extra assistance with this.

I hope this packet provides you with some fresh ideas that help set the tone for an exciting and fun year of learning for you and your students!

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Childs Last Name______________________________________________

Student Information Sheet Student Name:

Student Address:

Please write on the back if you need more space to answer.

Fathers Name:

Mothers Name:

Please put a * by the number you would like me to try first. Home #: Cell #: Work #: Email: Home #: Cell #: Work #: Email:

Please put a * by the number you would like me to try first. Does your child have any food allergies or medical issues? If yes, please list:

If your child does not live with both parents at one residence, please indicate any relevant custody issues:

Is there any other relevant information you would like me to know about your child?

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Contact Sheet Contact Code PC=Parent made contact TC=Teacher made contact Mode of Contact P=Phone E=Email N=Written Note C=Conference

Student/Parent

Date/Time

Contact Code

Mode of Contact

Summary

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Class Chart
______________________ Chart: Week of: _________________ Student Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Class Chart
Homework and Behavior Chart: Week of: _________________ Student Monday B HW Tuesday B HW Wednesday B HW Thursday B HW Friday B HW

HW=Homework B=Behavior

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Student Name: ________________________________ Meet Someone Who..

When you hear the signal, please find someone who has done any of the activities below. Each person may only sign once per paper.

Signature

Activity
-Went to __________ this summer

-Saw the movie __________

-Had a sleepover with a friend over the summer -Read a book over the summer

- visited grandparents over the summer

- went to the library

- went to the beach

- used the computer over the summer

- Went swimming over the summer

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Student Name: ________________________________ Meet Someone Who..

When you hear the signal, please find someone who has done any of the activities below. Each person may only sign once per paper.

Signature

Activity

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My Homework Plan
By_________________
Directions: Homework is an important tool to learning. Homework is more effective when children know the goal of each assignment and understand the importance of doing their best work at home and school. Please help your child develop a plan to make the most out of the homework assignment.

Who: I am responsible for knowing my homework assignment and asking for help when I need it. If I need help I can ask these people for help: ____________________ ____________________

What: Homework helps me_________________________ ______________________________________________ Where: A good place to do my homework is _____________ ______________________________________________ When: A good time for me to do my homework is _________ ______________________________________________ I will do my best on all homework assignments. Student Signature ___________________________________
After your child turns this assignment in and it is graded, it will be returned. Please keep this document to remind your child of the importance of doing homework.
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