Communication with Parents, Students and Building professionals

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Students Parents
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News Board Email Email

One of the 5th grade teachers The most popular and convenient form of The most popular and convenient form
created a board where she would put communication is email. Teachers can of communication is email. Teachers
important information for students correspond with parents during any time of day can organize meetings with directly with
such as when assessments/ and they can reply when theyre available. each other
assignments were due. She would
have students read them out every
Monday so students knew what was
happening that week. Meetings
Website Teachers typically meet once a week or
The class Ive been work with has their own once a month with building
website. Teachers post class/school events, professionals. These are pre-arrange
Daily schedule Unit plans, and daily house keeping issues. and generally organized via email first.
Almost all of the younger grades
would have a schedule which would
Meetings
list every subject for the day and
Both parents and teachers can organize meetings out
lunch/recess in sequential order.
side conferences. These are typically held when there
Many teachers mentioned that
is a specific concern that needs to be discussed.
students quickly get used to checking
Teachers mentioned they encourage parents to
the daily schedule and if theyve
arrange meetings with teachers if they have any
forgotten to up dated it the students
concerns that cant be addressed via email.
will keep them on their toes about it.

Class newsletter
There was only one teacher I met who still does newsletters. She mentions that she does have
a website but many of her parents are not tech savvy and therefore she also has to create a
newsletter, which she sends home with these students.