Explorers,
Tonight we will host our first Parents Are Connected event at the school. In reflecting on this opportunity to engage parents in a learning event I can't help but wonder some "what ifs.."
What if all parents decided to attend tonight and learn about how to support their children in literacy? What would that look like? And what an impact that would have on our students learning!
What if our families and teachers collaborated to understand mClass data, identified what instructional needs each student has and then developed a plan to support that student? Wow! What an impact we could have on our children!
What if families walked away with a toolkit of strategies to use to supplement instruction at home to support our students could fill in their learning gaps? I can't help but think of the impact our parents, grandparents and significant adults in a students lives can have on a child when joined together with a teacher and a school.
Tonight's event is much more than a spaghetti dinner and an hour presentation on literacy content. This is an event in which a school that is deeply committed to individual student success can partner with families to provide a tight-knit layer of support for students embracing them, encouraging them and helping them move to higher rates of individual academic success.
I am looking forward to this evening and the relationships we will build and the impact we can have on our students.
Explorer Proud, Mrs. Graf