Homeroom Parents Meeting Agenda August 8, 2012 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm Prairie Trail Media Center 1. el!ome "T#an$ %ou 2. Homeroom Parent &HP' (ole 3. Homeroom Parent Coordinator (ole 4. Classroom Assignments - Sort in to classrooms. Assign LHP 5. Meet t#e Tea!#er Tea!#er )ig#t 6. *a!$ to +!#ool )ig#t – FORM 7. *irt#da% *oo$s . end%s )ig#ts !. ield .a% Co-C#air 10/t# rad (e!eption C#air 11/ C#ild!are at PT Meetings
12. t#er a%s to Help t#e +!#ool and t#ePT 13/p!oming 4mportant .ates Monday, August 13th, 4:30-6:30pm 4:30-6:30pm - Meet Meet the Teacher Night Tuesday,, August 14th, 6:30-7:00 pm Tuesday pm - Kindergarten Kindergarten e!come to "choo! Night -. ednesday, August 1#th, $%&"T 'A( )$ "*+)) !ate start .:##am Thursday, August /3rd, 6:00-.:30 pm - ac to "choo! Night Thursday, August 30 th, #:00-.:00 pm – pm – 2irst endys Night st $riday, "eptemer /1 - 5icture 'ay
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Homeroom Parents Meeting Minutes August 8, 2012 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm Prairie Trail Media Center 1. T#an$ %ou – a. "#an$ %o& 'or (ol&nt))ring to *) a Hom)room Par)nt t#is %)ar at Prairi) "rail. +) ar) ,or$ing #ar in t#) P"O to #)l &s all #a() a s&cc)ss'&l %)ar. Follo, t#) P"O ,)*sit) at ,,,.rairi)trailto.org 2. Homeroom Parent &HP' (ole - T#e rimar% rol) o' t#is to #)l lan 3 Parti)s t#ro&g#o&t t#) sc#ool %)ar an #)l &s# o&t P"O acti(iti)s to %o&r classroom /&s&all% )mails0. On) 'all art% a*o&t mi-Octo*)r t#) +int)r Part% on t#) last a% o' sc#ool *)'or) +int)r r)a$ an t#) Fri)ns#i Part% on F)*r&ar% 14 t#. a. O&r Hom)room Par)nt coorinator an gro& t#at ,ill s#ar) i)as an gi() s&ort so %o& ont '))l li$) %o& #a() to start 'rom scratc#. "#) Hom)room Par)nt rol) also #)ls 'in (ol&nt))rs 'or F&n ig#t. +) also s&gg)st t#at as art o' t#is rol) %o& r)&)st contact in'ormation 'rom )ac# ar)nt in t#) classroom in or)r to mor) )''ici)ntl% istri*&t) class in'ormation /i.). as$ing 'or classroom art% onations0. +) ,ill g)t t#) t#) 'orm on #o, to o t#is lat)r in t#is m))ting. o& can also as$ ar)nts i' t#)% ,o&l li$) to #a() t#)ir contact in'ormation s#ar) ,it# ot#)r classroom ar)nts to #)l 'acilitat) a't)rsc#ool,))$)n la% at)s *irt#a% arti)s )tc. *. "#) s)conar% rol) is to romot) t#) P"O an #)l t#) 8ol&nt))rs 9oorinators coll)ct ata to r)cr&it mor) P"O 8ol&nt))rs. :n t#) P"O )ol) can (ol&nt))r 'or 1 #o&r or 1;;; #o&rs ,#at)()r t#)% #a() to gi(). Man% )ol) #a() a larg) misconc)tion t#at *)ing a P"O (ol&nt))r ta$)s & a lot o' tim). :n )ac# classroom ,) n)) on) L)a Hom)room Par)nt/LHP0 som) to *) t#) l)a)r 'or t#at room to g)t t#) art% lanning start) – O" PLA t#) )ntir) art% *&t start t#) con()rsation on ,#at t#) art% s#o&l consist o' an ,#at onations ar) n))) to &ll o'' t#) art%./,) ,ill g)t in to t#is mor) lat)r in t#) m))ting0. o& ,ill also n)) to as$ 'or ar)nt (ol&nt))rs 'or t#) arti)s. 3. Homeroom Parent Coordinator (ole a. S#annon San(ig is s)r(ing as t#) Hom)room Par)nt 9oorinator. Along ,it# t#) 8ol&nt))r 9oorinators ,) ,ill ma$) s&r) ,) #a() at l)ast on Hom)room ar)nt in )ac# room. "#) Hom)room Par)nt 9oorinator ,ill 'acilitat) t#) art% lanning an t#) SHAR:< :=>AS? "#)r) is O S>S> in r)cr)ating t#) ,#))l 'rom %)ar to %)ar an ,) n)) to #)l t#os) (ol&nt))rs t#at ,) 'irst tim) #om) room ar)nts. Aart 'rom t#) Prairi) "rail P"O Pag) on 'ac)*oo$ t#at is 'or AO>. +) also #a() a Prairi) "rail P"O
4. Classroom Assignments – Sort in to classrooms.=)ci) on L)a Hom)room Par)nt/LHP0 &r)l% to #a() som)on) *) acco&nta*l) to t#) roomP"O an t#) t)ac#)r. 5. Meet t#e Tea!#er )ig#t = +) n)) on) (ol&nt))r to r)a t#) P"O scrit 'or )ac# room. +) ar) still ,or$ing & t#) scrit an ,ill )mail it o&t to t#os) t#at (ol&nt))r.. 6. *a!$ to +!#ool )ig#t –+) #an) o&t a saml) 'orm an t#)n isc&ss) it is #a all t#) in'ormation t#at Hom)room Par)nts n))). The final form will be redone by the Homeroom Parent Coordinator and pre-populated with the teacher’s information and the Homeroom Parents name and email address and placed in the classrooms for Back to School Night or elcome to !indergarten Night"" +#)n t#)s) 'orms ar) coll)ct – r)t&rn t#)m to t#) P"O t#at nig#t /at t#) P"O ta*l) *% t#) 'ront oor o' t#) sc#ool0 so t#)% can ma$) a co% an t#)n t#)% ,ill com) *ac$ to %o& to ma$) %o&r class list to )mail o&t to t#) class ar)nts. 7. *irt#da% *oo$s -. =&ring t#) mont# o' %o&r c#ilBs *irt#a% t#) P"O ,ill gi() %o& t#) oort&nit% to &rc#as) a *oo$ t#ro&g# t#) P"O /an r)c)i() a taC )&ction0 ,it# a la&) in t#) *oo$s ,it# %o&r )rsonal not) to t#) c#il an %o& c#il ,ill *) o'')r t#) 'irst c#anc) to c#)c$ t#at artic&lar *oo$ o&t. 2;t# o' )ac# mont# - n)Ct mont#Bs irt#a% *oo$s s&*missions &). +#% ar) ,) t)lling %o& t#isD +) ,ill n)) t#) #om)room ar)nts to #)l &s# t#is o&t onc) a mont# (ia )mail. For c#ilr)n ,it# S&mm)r irt#a% ,) ,ill #onor t#)ir *irt#a% on t#)ir E *irt#a%. . end%s )ig#ts –+ill *) #)l t#) 'o&rt# Mona% o' >ac# Mont#. Prairi) "rail P"O g)t 1; o' )()r%t#ing )ls) /ri() & an ining room 'rom 5-m0. T#ese dates areG T#ursda%, Aug 30t# – 5t#an 28 t# = @in)rgart)n to 8ol&nt))r Monda%, e<2t# = 4t# an 5t# to 8ol&nt))r Monda%, Mar!# 2 t# = 2n an 3r to 8ol&nt))r Monda%, April 22 nd =@ an 1st to 8ol&nt))r T#ursda%, Ma% ? t# = All gra)s !. ield .a% Co-C#air –"#is )()nt is t%icall% #)l t#) 2 n to last ,))$ o' sc#ool. "#is c#air #as r)&)st) a 9o-9#air as ,) n)) to lan*&il*&% all t#) gam)s 'or t#is )()nt. "#is %)ar it ma% ta$) on) or mor) )ol) to g)t t#) lanning on).+) ar) not )C)cting t#is gro& to 'ill t#os) t,o rol)s *&t ma%*) in'orm t#)ir ar)nts o' t#) o)n n))s to s)) i' t#)% can r&m & int)r)st. 1;. t# rad (e!eption C#air = +) ar) lanning on #a(ing a sign-& s#))t 'or t#) 4t# gra) classrooms at M))t t#) ")ac#)r ig#t an ac$ to Sc#ool ig#t ,) also ,ant) to &t t#) ,or o&t t#ro&g# t#) HRP gro&. +) ar) lanning on #a(ing 4t# gra) ar)nts #ost t#) r)c)tion /as is on) at +)st,oo0 ,#ic# is *)li)() is i'')r)nt t#an ,#at is on) at So&t#)ast /,) *)li)() t#) 5t# gra) t)ac#)rsar)nts &t it on0. <)tting t#) ,or o&t )arl% )s)ciall% to 'orm)r So&t#)ast ar)nts ,o&l *) #)l'&l. +) ar) not )C)cting t#is gro& to 'ill t#os) t,o rol)s *&t ma%*) in'orm t#)ir ar)nts o' t#) o)n n))s to s)) i' t#)% can r&m & int)r)st.
11/ C#ild!are at PT Meetings - "%icall% ,) #a() on) a< t#at (ol&nt))rs t#)ir tim) an 2 – Fi't# gra)rs t#at ar) ai 'or t#)ir tim) a(aila*l) at P"O m))tings to #)l ,it# c#ilcar) n))s. +) ar) loo$ing 'or A< an 5 t#
12. t#er a%s to Help t#e +!#ool and t#ePT oC "os 'or >&cation – coll)ct an t&rn in at sc#ool
La*)ls 'or >&cation /9am)lls0 - coll)ct an t&rn in at sc#ool M% 9o$) R),ars - coll)ct an t&rn in at sc#ool OR r)gist)r t#)m on lin) an onat) t#)to P" 9ari S&n Po&c# R)c%ling – coll)ct an t&rn in at sc#ool "arg)t R) 9ar - 9annot start &ntil sc#ool OP>s – P"O ,ill &s# o&t t#ro&g# all contact m)ans.
13/p!oming 4mportant .ates= Monday, August 13th, 4:30-6:30pm -Meet the Teacher Night - Grades K-5 -. This is an open house format for students to drop off supplies and for students and parents to see the building and meet the teachers. This is the only time students and parents will have to stop and meet with their teacher prior to the school year starting. Teachers will be involved in meetings, training and organizing their classrooms during the course of the day. lease respect their time as they prepare for the school year. Tuesday, August 14th, 6:30-7:00 pm -Kindergarten e!come to "choo! Night -. This is a parent only night to meet your child!s teacher and review curriculum and e"pectations for the school year. arents will meet with teachers in the classrooms. ednesday, August 1#th, $%&"T 'A( )$ "*+)) !ate start .:##am Thursday, August /3rd, 6:00-.:30 pm -ac to "choo! Night - Grades #-5 -. This is a parent only event. arents will attend meetings in classrooms with teachers at the following times$ %$#5-%$&5 ' - Grade # ( Grade ) %$&5-*$#5 ' - Grade & *$#5-*$&5 ' - Grade + *$&5-$ ' - Grade 5 /pecial area teachers will be in the building at various times throughout the evening. Thursday, August 30 th, #:00-.:00 pm – first 0endy1s 2ight $riday, "eptemer /1 st - 5icture 'ay - 3ifetouch will be at rairie Trail to ta4e fall pictures.
14. ample Part% = )'or) ,) lann) t#) art% ,) #a a con()rsation ,it# t#) t)ac#)r to s)) i' t#)% #a an% limitations or s&gg)stions 'or t#) art%. Som) t)ac#)r #a() t#ings t#)% o not ,ant. o& n)) to *) a,ar) o' t#at. Also *) s&r) to c#)c$ an s)) i' t#)r) ar) an% 'oo all)rgi)s in t#) classroom /t#) t)ac#)r cannot t)ll %o& ,#o *&t t#)% can t)ll %o& ,#at t#) all)rgi)s ar)0. An onc) %o& g)t t#) art% lann) – )mail) t#) t)ac#)r t#) lan as ,)ll. Plan %o&r art% 'or a*o&t 45 min&t)s – l)a() t#) t)ac#)r tim) at t#) )n to g)t control o' #)r room *)'or) t#)% l)a() 'or t#) a%. For a @in)rgart)n art% - +) i(i) t#) room in t#) 3 gro&s t#) t)ac#)rs o't)n #a() &ic$ ,a%s to i(i) t#) c#ilr)n into gro&s. "#)n ,) #a 3 stationsG coo$i) )corating in t#) t#)m) o' 'all #ar()st /,) ,as#) #ans *)'or) t#is
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