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Erik David Forssen (Edfskins)
Junior Member
Username: Edfskins
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 9:04 am: |       |
I teach K-3rd grade, and would like to create an informative bi-monthly newsletter for my school. I'd greatly appreciate any advise or suggestions, and viewing one of your recent newsletters would be very helpful.
Much thanks ~ Erik |
Paula Summit (Summit5)
Moderator
Username: Summit5
Post Number: 42
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 3:57 pm: | |
Write about what you are doing in class and what is coming up. Let them know what they can do with their child outside the classroom...include an activity calendar that the kids can return for a sticker or something. Put in a wish list...I managed to get exercise equipment donations that way. Include your standards. Include sayings that let parents know that you teach physical education and not the roll out the ball stuff of yester year. Find out if there are parents who have skills that can be used in your class. The more connected they are to your classroom, the more support you will get. |
Jim Clairmont (2talll)
Junior Member
Username: 2talll
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:12 am: | |
At the beginning of the year I send home a pamphlet to the parents that decribes some of the things we do, how the children are graded and what is expected of them- the things that parents ask when they come for meet the teacher night.
Make a big push for the children to be exercising at home. What I did was have the children help make a list of 101 ways to exercise and sent that list home. The fact that the children helped with the list made them want to do the things on the list all the more, and got them to involve their parents. I had parents sarcastically thanking me for getting their children to worry about exercise- making them park farther from the store so they can walk, family walking the dog instead of having the older siblings do it alone, etc.
I have 700+ children so sending things home takes alot of work (and paper which is always in short supply with our budget problems) which means stuff doesn't go home as much as I'd like. If you can get your children to LOVE your class, they will go home and tell their parents EVERYTHING. That to me means more than sending stuff home telling the parents what we do- I want the children excited enough about PE so they go home and tell their parents everything! I have parents coming in all the time saying they just wanted to meet me because the kids talk about me and gym all the time.
My next thing os to try to get a PE page on our school website where I can show pictures of what we do in class. Like the saying goes, "A picture can say 1000 words." Seeing the children participate in activities and really enjoying them would say more than I ever could. |
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