My Daily Communication Folders are almost finished, stuffed, and ready for "Meet Your Teacher Day" (I am looking forward to scratching something off of my lengthy list). The Daily Communication Folder has been extremely helpful in communicating throughout the year with parents. Many parents email questions or concerns, but I still have many that write notes and our school policy requires all transportation changes to be in written form. Instead of digging around in the bottom of a book bag at bus call, all parents know I will be checking folders each morning. On "Meet Your Teacher Day," I give the each student this folder and explain to the student and the parent how the folder works. The student's job is to take the folder home everyday with their work, Choice Card , and/or notes inside. The student must show
the parent the folder daily. The parent's job is to check the folder and ask questions about work sent home, check the Choice Card (conduct/work habit report), and check for notes/reminders from the teacher. Inside the folder is paper for written communication. Both the teacher and parent use these pages. A Ziploc baggie is used for sending ice cream money, lunch money, checks...It is also great for sending home any teeth that wiggle out at school. :o) These are cheap and very durable. Each morning, as part of the "Morning Warm-Up," students unload their book bags. The Daily Communication Folders are checked upon arrival and then stored in their mailboxes for the day.

So, what am I stuffing inside now?????
For starters, I include a welcome letter telling a little about myself and my experience. I also include my management system, name tag to be worn on the first day, and a Student Information sheet to be completed by parents. The Student Information sheet contains most of the information in our computer system with some additional questions. I keep these sheets in a notebook for easy access.

 

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