Building Relationships and Communication Strategies

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Building Relationships and Communication
Strategies

• First Days of School
• and
• Back-To-School-Night
• Presenter Laura Stange
• Tri Valley Teacher Induction Coach

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Welcome

• Make yourself at home.
• Get some water
• Please fill out the Business Card
• (Green 3 X 5 card)
• Middle Your first and last name
• Top left Hobbies
• Top right Learning Modality visual, auditory,
  kinesthetic, musical, etc.
• Bottom left Grade, school, years teaching
• Bottom right Professional Goal

Parasailing, reading
Visual Justin Time 2nd Grade, Lydiksen,
To instill the love of first year
learning in
my students.
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Communication

• Communication works for those who work at it.
• By John Powell

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The Series

• Today we will discover
• Strategies for getting to know your students
• The importance of consistent newsletters
• What a powerful back-to-school-night presentation
  must include

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The Series

• September -Lets Talk About Homework
• October Successful Parent-Teacher
  Conferences

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Parking Lot

• Chart paper
• On Post It Notes, please write down
• Questions
• Concerns
• Topics you would like to have addressed at
  future workshops
• If you would like a coach to visit you at your
  site
• Include your name, e-mail address, site, rm
  number, etc.

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My Background

• TVTIP coach for 8 years
• Worked with teachers in Dublin, Livermore,
  Pleasanton and Castro Valley K-12
• Taught over 20 years
• K 6 grade
• Reading specialist 10 years
• Worked in Pleasanton and Hayward
• Married, 2 high school daughters
• Love being outdoors, hiking, biking, walking,
  rafting, etc.
• Necessities

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Why Business Cards?

• Get to know my students
• Individual accountability
• Group work
• Quick reminder of students strengths, likes and
  learning styles

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Business Card Share Out

• Partner Share
• Can this activity be used in your class?
• How would you adapt it?

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Important and Easy Accountability

• Popsicle sticks
• Numbers
• Assigning every student a number helps with
• Number Sense
• Organization
• Efficiency
• Collecting and checking off homework
  
• Equity
• Taking Roll
• Share out

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Numbers

• 1 John Adams
• 2 Susan Barr - -
• 3 Kevin Blair -
• 4 Cindy Devon
• 5 Joseph Farmer A

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Beginning the School Year

• First Day Checklist
• First Week Checklist
• Done this!
• Highlight Planning to do this.
• X Not doing this.

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In the Packet

• Copy of birthday cakes
• Getting Acquainted Checklist
• Find a Friend on a Rainy Day
• Get To Know Your Classmates
• My Goals for the Year
• Personality Cubes
• Puzzle Me!
• This is Me!
• Business Cards
• Activities make great bulletin
  boards and exactly what
  parents want to
  see at Back-To-School-Night.

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NewslettersWord Splash

• Why are newsletters important?
• Think of just one word which describes why
  newsletters are important?
• Shout Out

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NewslettersWhat to Include

• Dear Parents, Welcome, personal note, words of
  encouragement, wisdom, well wishes
• Teacher Tips
• Subject Updates
• Important school/district information
• Homework reminders
• Calendar of Events and Birthdays
• Party and Field trip happenings
• Parent Volunteer Kudos
• Contact and information update
• Class and school websites
• E-mail address
• Voicemail
• Best times to meet

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Newsletter Work Timeand Sharing

• http//www.kellyskindergarten.com/Newsletters/news
  letters.htm
• Come back together at 155

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