Family Communication Plan
In addition to these communications, I also regularly send home "Good Work" postcards, to 2 or 3 students from each period. These postcards are addressed to the students, and congratulate them on something that they are doing well at school, and are a way for the family to see this as well. Below the document is a gallery of some of the good work cards that I have sent home.
University of
Washington Bothell
Teacher Education
Family/Parent/Guardian
Contacts
Guidelines: Document a minimum of 3 contacts
with a parent, guardian or other family. Contacts
should be made with prior approval of Cooperating Teacher and should include
positive communication as well as suggestions for improvement. Contacts may
include social service agencies with approval by appropriate certificated
personnel. Do not include actual names on this form.
Use this
form to partially fulfill portfolio requirements and submit a copy to DB.
Student Teacher:___Kaylan
Duthie______________________________________
Date |
Contact |
Comments |
1/4/ |
SF |
Sent email
telling about negative changes in student behavior…not finishing work or participating
in class anymore. Initial contact. |
1/11 |
CI |
Sent email
explaining negative behavioral changes.
Gave examples of disruptive behaviors and class distractions. |
1/11 |
KD |
Was contacted by mom
about possible ways to improve X’s grades.
Explained upcoming quiz and grades, and explained recent past
grades. Set up potential meeting. |
1/14 |
SF |
In-person
meeting. Said she’d heard the same
thing from multiple teachers. Asked if
it was an ADD thing, but he was doing well at beginning, and just stopped
trying. She will talk to him, and we
will talk to him during lunch next week. |
1/14 |
KD&KD |
Parents came in
for after school meeting with X.
Discussed how to study for test, get work completed, and work on
solutions for motivation problems. |
1/27 |
KD |
Sent email about
continued lack of motivation and work on in-class activities. Does well with discussions, but not written
work. Heard back with
a thanks for the heads-up. |
1/27 |
SW |
Sent email
requesting us to allow son to make up work from September. Sent back an email saying it was too late. |
1/18 |
KP |
Email from parent
about son missing a day of school and asking for work. Caught him up the next day. |
1/28 |
KD |
Message home
about end of semester grades and journal completion of work. |
2/8 |
CI |
Phone call home
about V’s behavior. Had many verbal
warning, 2 lunch duties. He’s on the
consequence step where a call home.
Talked about next step: after school
detention. She asked if Saturday
detention were a possibility. Has him
in counseling, but doesn’t know what to do.
Offered open communication so that if she or we come up with something
that we can work together to help him do better. |
2/10 |
CI |
Email home –
follow up on previous phone call. V
skipped his lunch duty, and then did not come to the make-up, so he was
assigned an afterschool detention. We
are contacting the school counselor, because the next step is going to be a
conference. |
2/10 |
FR |
Email response
home following question from parent.
Parents wanted access to online materials to help student study, along
with update on progress and grades.
Provided materials and agreed to keep in contact with about progress. |