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A math night is a fun event for kids in elementary school along with their parents. It lets kids show off their math understanding and skills. It also introduces kids to mathematical concepts beyond the classroom. Meanwhile, it provides an… Continue Reading →
This section of the website is a collection of resources that are meant to aid teachers in promoting parent engagement in their classrooms. Each section has resources that a teacher can use and reconfigure to their own needs in the… Continue Reading →
A Poetea is a culminating event grown from a study of poetry in class. A Poetry study could be an intense short term poetry study or a full term poetry study. The choice is yours. It is a way for… Continue Reading →
The purpose of the parent information package is to give a snapshot of the important day-to-day information about your classroom. It provides a brief overview of all the different elements that occur daily in the classroom. This can include student… Continue Reading →
The goal of this resource is to provide information and facts to parents to enlighten them to the positive benefits of being activity involved in their child’s school community and their education. The parent engagement fact sheet was created using… Continue Reading →
Surveys are a simple and direct way to increase parent involvement in your classroom. By simply asking parents their opinion on various school topics can create positive relationship between parents and teachers. Parents are experts of who their child is…. Continue Reading →
Student-led conferences are a great way for students to share their learning with their parents or family. A student-led conference is a meeting between the students and their family. The student shares their portfolio of work and discusses their own… Continue Reading →
The goal of having a Learning Celebration focused on our personal history is to have kids understand the richness of their own narrative. Having parents involved in both collecting information and providing a sharing opportunity helps kids begin to accept… Continue Reading →
The objective of a Talent Show is to create an open and inviting environment for learning and exploration by sharing unique skills and expertise with friends, parents and community. The experience should be focused on the students but if… Continue Reading →
The whole notion of a winter carnival can be traced back to New France. It is an outdoor celebration that occurs in the dead of winter. In the beginning, a Winter Carnival was a way to devise activities that would… Continue Reading →
