Welcome Back Packet for Elementary Teachers

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This packet includes:

Student Information Sheets

Getting to Know You Activity

Homework Plan

By MaryBeth Grecsek

2010


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There is so much to think about at the beginning of a new school year. This packet

includes a few resources that will help get your new year off to an organized start.

This packet includes:

Student Information Student Information Sheet Contact Sheet Class Chart

Find Someone Who Homework PlanStudent Information

The Student Information Sheetis an excellent way to stay in contact with your

families throughout the year. The back of each student sheet can be used to make

notes on your contacts. Or, you can use the Contact Sheet. Keeping a record of

your contacts can be a valuable resource in the event that an issue arises. The

Class Chart can be used to monitor student behavior, homework, and an additional

space is provided for you to personalize for your needs. A blank Class Chart is

also included for you. Keeping data provides a means for you to communicateobjectively to parents and is also a tool for you to use to find patterns in student

behavior.

Getting to Know Your Students

It is important to build a community within your classroom. Find Someone Who is

one way to get the ball rolling.

Instructions for Find Someone Who

You can use the premade form or the blank one if you want to fill in your own ideas.

Distribute one copy to each student. Explain to students that you want them to

get to know their classmates. Read through all of the activities on the paper. Be

sure students are clear about each activity. For younger students, you may want to

read each activity and have students raise their hand to indicate whether or not


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they participated in that event. This will give you some information to use if you

need to provide assistance to students. Use a signal, (like music, a bell, etc.) and

have students walk around and find other students who have participated in the

listed activities. A few things to keep the game rolling: Let students sign one

activity on their own paper; students can only sign their name once on a paper, if a

student gets a signature from another student, require that they look at that

students paper to see if there is an activity they can sign, reinforce that the point

of the game is to get to know their classmates.

My Homework Plan

Research indicates that when students know their role in completing homework,

the homework becomes a more effective tool for learning.

(http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/home.php)This plan is only the beginning.

Every night, have students write the purpose of the homework assignment. (This is

homework is to help me practice math facts. This homework is to help me practice

writing sentences correctly.)

Some tips to help you get started: After distributing the homework, ask students

why they think this assignment was selected for homework. At first, it might be a

good idea to create the purpose sentence as a class, but as the year progresses,

most second and some first grade students will be able to develop their ownstatement of purpose for each assignment. Another approach is to have students

formulate the purpose statement as a group. Younger students might need some

extra assistance with this.

I hope this packet provides you with some fresh ideas that help set the tone for an

exciting and fun year of learning for you and your students!
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Student Information Sheet

Student Name:

Student Address:

Fathers Name: Mothers Name:

Please put a * by the number you would like me to try first.

Home #: Home #:

Cell #: Cell #:

Work #: Work #:

Email: Email:

Please put a * by the number you would like me to try first.

Does your child have any food allergies or medical issues?

If yes, please list:

If your child does not live with both parents at one residence,

please indicate any relevant custody issues:

Is there any other relevant information you would like me to know

about your child?

Pleasewrite

onthebackifyouneedmorespaceto

answer.


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Contact Sheet

Contact Code Mode of Contact

PC=Parent made contact P=Phone E=Email

TC=Teacher made contact N=Written Note C=ConferenceStudent/Parent Date/Time Contact

Code

Mode of

Contact

Summary


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Class Chart

______________________ Chart: Week of: _________________

Student Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday


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Class Chart

Homework and Behavior Chart: Week of: _________________

Student Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

B HW B HW B HW B HW B HW

HW=Homework B=Behavior


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Student Name: ________________________________

Meet Someone Who..

When you hear the signal, please find someone who has done any of theactivities below. Each person may only sign once per paper.

Signature Activity

-Went to __________ this summer

-Saw the movie __________

-Had a sleepover with a friend over the

summer

-Read a book over the summer

- visited grandparents over the summer

- went to the library

- went to the beach

- used the computer over the summer

- Went swimming over the summer


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Student Name: ________________________________

Meet Someone Who..

When you hear the signal, please find someone who has done any of theactivities below. Each person may only sign once per paper.

Signature Activity


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My Homework Plan

By_________________

Directions: Homework is an important tool to learning. Homework is more effective when

children know the goal of each assignment and understand the importance of doing their best work

at home and school. Please help your child develop a plan to make the most out of the homework

assignment.

Who: I am responsible for knowing my homework assignment

and asking for help when I need it.

If I need help I can ask these people for help:

____________________ ____________________

What: Homework helps me_________________________

______________________________________________

Where: A good place to do my homework is _____________

______________________________________________

When: A good time for me to do my homework is _________

______________________________________________

I will do my best on all homework assignments.

Student Signature

___________________________________

After your child turns this assignment in and it is graded, it will be returned. Please keep

this document to remind your child of the importance of doing homework.

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Welcome Back Packet for Elementary Teachers