Parents' Night

Parents' Night may also be known as Back to School Night in some schools.  This is a night in the beginning of the year where the parents come to the classroom to meet the teacher and learn about classroom policies and the yearlong curriculum.  Students are not present at this event.  

In our school, we have two identical sessions with parents.  The sessions last about 30 minutes each.  We have two sessions to help accommodate parents with more than one child at the school.  I created a Power Point to show at Parents' Night this year.  The slides can be copied onto overheads if you do not have a projector to use.  

At Parents' Night, I put together a table of curriculum resources- books, workbooks, etc.  I also set up a table with sign up sheets for parents to sign up for bringing items for our class parties throughout the year and for Parent-Teacher Conference time preferences.  On each student's desk there is a letter to the parents from the student, a packet of useful information (curriculum, information on the reading strategies, descriptions of the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing, handwriting templates and more), a pamphlet on the third grade curriculum provided by the district and an outline of my presentation.  There are also sign up sheets for parents to be a Wolf's Den volunteer (this is a program run by parent volunteers to help students publish their own writing and create books).  I also set out note cards for parents to write questions, comments or concerns on since I am limited on time.  I can address these specific questions at a later time and date. 

Here are some of the printables and the presentation that I use for Parents' Night:

Parents' Night Power Point Presentation
Parent-Teacher Conference Sign Up Sheet (2011-2012)
Halloween Party Sign-Up Sheet
Winter Festival Sign-Up Sheet
Valentine's Day Party Sign-Up Sheet
Parent Night Packet Cover

Parents' Night Packet

Curriculum Overview Packet- 2008
Ways to Help Your Child At Home Packet- 2008