Now that I've finished my Google Certification I can go back to creating things for my classroom. This week I'm focusing on Open House. After seeing various Open House Stations on Pinterest I decided to do them next school year as well. But then I decided that I needed a theme. Krista Wallden of Creative Clips came out with Smart Cookie Graphics and they were too cute not to use! So my Open House/Meet the Teacher will have a Smart Cookie theme. In my school SMART is a school wide acronym and Coal Miners are SMART is our motto. I also call my Brag Tags SMART Tags instead.
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| In my last blog post I talked about using Google Forms to have parents sign in at Open House. This is my welcome sign. |
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| The 1st day of school can be very hectic, knowing how each child will go home can save time and energy on an already busy and exciting day. |
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| Our school requires that parents fill out their child's student information card at Open House so we can have parent contact information on the 1st day of school. |
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| On each student's desk will be a packet of forms parents will take home and fill out. I also place a Parent Flipbook with information about our classroom that they can take home as well. |
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| I collect items like glue sticks, pencils and paper. Students keep their scissors, coloring instruments and notebooks in their desk. |
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| I'm ditching my weekly newsletters and switching to monthly newsletters. I've decided to use a text notification app to fill in the gaps when I need to alert parents to classroom happenings. |
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| Pictures of items I'm putting in student treat bags are shown below. I also intend to have a variety a cookies for families to snack on. I even saw some Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free cookies at Food Lion. |
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| I added my wish list items to cookie graphics. |
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| Treat Bag: Smart Cookie Stickers from Oriental Trading. |
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| Treat Bag: Smart Cookie Pencils from Oriental Trading. |
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| Treat Bag: Smart Cookie Notepads from Oriental Trading. |
