Our Sincerest Thanks

Last Thursday's Meet the Teacher Night was nothing short of a huge success! Words cannot even begin to describe how humbled we were to see so many parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends join us for such an incredible evening that celebrated all the wonderful learning going on in our classroom. 

As the evening unfolded, Ms. Theis and I were ecstatic with the number of exciting conversations being had between our students and their families and it was a true joy watching our Family Tree come to life! 

Here are some of the highlights 

from our evening:

1. Our Family Tree:

After being inspired by Joanne Babalis' Family Board last year, Ms. Theis and I decided to create something a little different and involve our students in the process. After a whole week in the making, we decided to create a "Family Tree" for the entrance of our classroom. This tree celebrates our students and their families and reminds our students that they are special, unique, and part of a classroom community that learns and grows together here at Lorna Jackson Public School. 

Witnessing our families write beautiful words of encouragement to their child was truly wonderful and serves as a precious reminder of building positive home/school connections for every child along their learning journey.

2. Our Twitter Table:
This was a HUGE hit and we were so pleased to see so many parents take a risk and "tweet" out highlights of the evening on our class twitter account! So many parents were amazed with how easy it truly was and it was awesome to witness our own students teaching their parents how to "tweet!" Here are some of the tweets from the evening:

3. Our Slideshow:
Playing in the background was a slideshow of pictures that have been captured throughout the month of September that truly highlight all of the wonderful learning moments thus far in our classroom. Many parents enjoyed watching our show as well as "walking the walls" and reading all about the things we're exploring in our classroom! "Our Snail Wall" was a perfect snapshot into our Snail Inquiry as parents could read about what we see, think, and wonder as part of our inquiry coupled with documentation photos and artwork!

4. Scavenger Hunt, Treats, and Technology:
To top it off, we had our students take their families on a scavenger hunt around our classroom highlighting various learning centers, their cubby, our Twitter Table and most importantly, showing off their work in their student Portfolio! With Tim Horton's coffee, yummy treats and more, it was a wonderful, relaxed, evening full of insightful conversations and incredible memories for our students, their families and for us as their educators! 

To our parents (new and old), colleagues, and administration, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support with all that we do! Our students have helped make our classroom a beautiful place to learn and grow and we truly look forward to all that's in store for us this year!

Sincerely,

Ms. Schmidt & Ms. Theis