I had a table set up outside of the room for parents to sign in and grab a check list to make sure they didn't miss anything important. Here are the pictures of the other stations my parents and students went to.
#2 was a student information sheet - these let me know of any important medication, allergies, or illnesses the students may have.
Station #3 - I left sharpies for parents to put their student's names on their binders and I also asked them to write their names at the top of our behavior logs before leaving them in the box. This saved me so much time!
Station #4 - Parents let me know how their child would be going home the first day of school as well as the remainder of the year.
Station #5 - I am so glad I had a form for parents to sign up to volunteer in our classroom. Almost every parent filled one of these out. One of my teammates made a slip of paper with instructions on how to properly sign up to be a volunteer in our district.
Station #6 - Parent Survey - This survey asked about the student's favorite subject, least favorite subject, something they do really well, and something they can improve on.
Station #7 - I set up a remind group for my class this year so I can easily send out text messages to parents to let them know when we have things going on in the classroom. Within a day I had 20 parents sign up to be in our group.
Station #8 - The students love getting to choose their own lockers and it was my hook to get them into the door on Meet the Teacher night. They so often hide behind their parents until I invite them in to choose their locker and most of them eagerly accept!
Station #9 - School Supplies - I put out labels for students to sort their school supplies while their parents filled out paperwork. It is so much help to have these things sorted out when it comes to organizing and putting everything away.
Parent Treat - I found this for free on TPT and I thought it was an adorable way to thank my parents for getting involved in their child's education.
Our school theme is superheroes so I thought this was a really cute idea to give the students as a gift at Meet the Teacher!
I saw this adorable poem on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago and I stopped at Walmart on my way to work to grab some confetti so that I could make these for Meet the Teacher night. The poem tells the students to sprinkle the confetti under their pillow and it will help them sleep well and feel fresh and bright for our first day. One of my students told me today (on the third day of school) that he loves the sprinkles that are still under his pillow.
This year I decided to add an extra bookcase to the library and make it more closed in. My mother-in-law made us those adorable pillows. The kids have been asking nonstop when they can use them.
Math wall - I will put strategies and vocabulary under the MATH letters. I love the shelf my Gramps built to give us more storage under the chalkboard. I bought Reagan Tunstall's STACK math centers and I look forward to starting those with my students very soon. I also downloaded that really cute new Calendar set for free from a teacher's blog and I love that I am now incorporating weather and base-10 blocks.
Here is what the room looks like standing at the door - I love that this is my home away from home and I am so blessed by the faculty, students, and parents that I get to work with.
My lovely team! Aren't our new faculty shirts the cutest? They say "I believe everyone has a superhero inside them waiting to be discovered."
A big shout out to Cassie Thompson at Adventures in Teaching for this awesome Meet the Teacher Pack! Get yours here!
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