PARENT PLAN Rebekah Harris

Title: Classroom Teacher

Cell Phone: (800)900-6008

Email: rharris1@samford.edu

OVERVIEW OF OUR YEAR!August

8/15- Open House Student & Parent Packet handed out

8/19- First Day of School 8/25- Student & Parent Packet Due to Ms.

Harris

September 9/2- NO SCHOOL (Labor Day) 9/11- 9/11/01 Program 9/19- Progress Reports 9/28- Math Night

October 10/10- Fall Festival 10/16- End of 1st 9 weeks! 10/18- Report Cards 10/28- Parent Teacher Conference

(NO SCHOOL for students)

November 11/2- Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch/Farm 11/11- NO SCHOOL (Veterans Day) 11/14- Progress Reports 11/22- Social Studies Night 11/27-29 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

December 12/19-20 Students dismiss at 1 both days 12/19-20 Parent Teacher Conferences

These will be after students have dismissed at 1 and until 7 pm

12/20- End of 2nd 9 Weeks 12/23- Winter Break Starts 12/23- Winter Party!

Happy Winter Break!!

January 1/6- First day back to school! 1/8- Report Cards 1/15- Science Night 1/20- NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)

February 2/4- Field Trip 2/13- Progress Reports 2/25- Grandparent Night

March 3/3- Movie Night 3/11- End of 3rd 9 Weeks 3/16- Report Cards 3/20- Parent Teacher Conference

(NO SCHOOL for students) 3/24-28 NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

April 4/10- Reading Night 4/24- Progress Reports

May 5/22-23 Students dismiss at 1 both days 5/22-23 Parent Teacher Conference

These will be after students have dismissed at 1 and until 7 pm

5/23- Last day of school! 5/23 End of the school year party!

HAPPY SUMMER BREAK!

COMMUNICATION Phone

Remind 101 App FREE on android and apple Will text all parents with reminders

Call me anytime from 6:45 am to 8:30 pm (800)900-6008

Email I will answer all emails within a 24 hour business

day rharris1@samford.edu

Newsletter Sent home weekly Important news, outline of topics for the next

week including homework, spelling words, cite words, etc.

Agendas Sent home every day Homework assignments written down Smiley face or Sad face

Smiley face if no rules are broken Sad face if a rule or rules are broken

Parents should sign it each night Parent-Teacher Conferences

Discuss academic performance, behavior, & social relationships

Once a month 10/28, 12/19-20, 3/20 & 5/22-23

Twenty minutes In person

August, September, November, January, February, & April Phone call conferences, unless parent would like to meet in

person

STUDENT & PARENT PACKET Classroom Rules and Procedures

Keep the copy of the rules and procedures Return the agreement sheet

last page of the packet

Student Information “Things I, the Teacher, Should Know About You, the

Student” Survey Parent Information

“Things, I, the Teacher, Should Know About You, the Parent” Survey

Volunteer Sheet Sign and return if you would like to volunteer Last page of survey

VOLUNTEERING “Classroom Mom”

Main communicator to parents when teacher needs supplies or volunteers 1 “Classroom Mom”

Can be a dad. Others can help him or her, but there will only be 1

“Classroom Mom”

Weekly Volunteer Teacher helper

Run copies Put packets together Will be done outside the classroom (in the teacher workroom)

Story Reader Read to students once a week Alternate people

Supplies Sometimes I will need supplies throughout the

year. I will tell the classroom mom what I need and she will communicate to you what I need.

You DO NOT have to supply things, but you may if you would like.

Examples: Parties

Food, plates, cups, napkins, etc. Classroom supplies

Paper, pencils, markers, crayons, etc.

Field Trips As many as parents who would like to attend

may Parent roles will change based on the field trip

FEEDBACK Parent-Teacher Conferences

Discuss academic performance, behavior, & social relationships

See “Communication” page for more details. Agendas

Sign it each night and return the next day Please feel free to leave me notes in the agenda as I

will be checking it each day Tests

Sign and return the following day I will send home a copy of the test upon request, if

you would like to keep it Parent Surveys

These will be sent out throughout the year asking how you feel about my performance as a teacher

HOMEWORK Homework is expected to be completed each

night by the student If homework is not completed, the student will

sit out at recess till homework is complete A note will be sent home for you to sign when

homework is not turned in Parent help is appreciated!

Your child may not say it, but they love having parents watch/help them with their homework

Please refrain from doing it for the child though PLEASE ask me if you have questions about the

homework We do teach things differently from when you and I were in

school, so I would be happy to show you the “new way”

LET’S HAVE A

GREAT YEAR!!