Tagged: parent contact

sample letters to parents 2

The first year

Sample letters to parents

I always send parents an email on or before the first day of school so they know how to contact me and what to expect. As a new teacher you might be wondering what...

keeping track of parent contact 14

The first year

Keeping track of parent contact

Keeping track of parent contact is incredibly important, especially for a new teacher. Some schools will even ask for parent contact lists at the end of the school year. Granted, most administrators won’t even...

Having to call a parent can be very anxiety provoking. Here's a script. 5

The first year

A script for how to call a parent

I still dread calling parents after 14 years of teaching. The struggle is that usually, when you are calling a parent, you are the bearer of bad news (and that sucks!). Teachers, especially new...