Home and School Links
Using an Agenda Book to Increase Parent Communication (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyAges:
4-6
Grade Range:
PreK KFood Groups:
Primary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
The children have an agenda book that is brought to and from home on a daily basis. Within the agenda book, the parents have an opportunity to write notes to the teacher, and I have an opportunity to write notes to my parents. It's a great way to bond, and to foster that wonderful partnership that you should have in school. So we call it our home-school link. And it develops the three-way no let me correct myself, the four-way partnership which we have established for our children: The teacher, the parents, the school, and the child. We are all interconnected and that's for the good of the child.
Activity Objective
The goal of Home and School Links: Using an Agenda Book to Increase Parent Communication (Virtual Tour) is to build strong links between home and school by using an agenda book daily.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Have students complete their agenda at the same time every day.
- Introduce the agenda book to parents in a letter at the beginning of the year.
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