1. Welcome to our Parent Meeting
Topic: The Importance of Independence

2. Today’s Agenda: Independence Daily Routine Monthly Calendar Homelinks
Scholastic Books
Field Trips
iBlog and Remind

3. Independence
Independence is one of the first skills we teach at school, such as :
Washing hands
Putting on their coats
Serving themselves food
When a child learns to do a skill independently they feel a sense pride that they have accomplished a skill.
We encourage you to support your child at home but allow them the opportunity to do the task independently before offering help.

4. Things your child should be able to do Independently:
Use the bathroom
Wash and dry hands
Get dressed: underwear, socks, pants, and shirt
Put jacket on; and zip up
Zip up back pack and put it on
Serve own food
Put toothpaste on brush and brush teeth
Put shoes on
ACTIVITY: Shoe Race

5. Daily Routine
A daily routine is another skill we teach children in school to help them feel comfortable in the room.
A daily routine builds structure and helps a child feel at ease because they know what to expect throughout the day.
Children refer to the routine many times a day and it gives them a sense of ownership and order.
Routines at home are as important as they are at school such as dinner, homework, and bedtime routines.

6. Afterschool Routine Snack Homework Play Outside Dinner
Cartoon (30 Minutes)

7. Bedtime Routine Snack Cartoon Bath Pajamas Brush teeth Read a book
In bed no later than 8:00 p.m.
ACTIVITY: Bedtime Routine

8. Monthly Calendar

9. Homelinks

10. Scholastic Books
Books are one of the most important learning tools to have in your house because research indicates that reading to a child is the best thing you can do to help them learn to read.
Books can be used in many ways such as:
Listen to reading
Looking at pictures, making up own story
Looking for letters, numbers, colors, shapes
Counting objects in books
Scholstic books are a great way for you to build a library at home inexpensively.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER FORM

11. Field Trips
We think it is an important experience for children to explore the community they live in; therefore we are excited to begin planning field trips for our students and families. Some things to look forward to are:
St. Joesph Health Exploration Station
Library
Outdoor
Fire Station/Park

12. Don’t forget to check out our class site where I post many pictures of all our daily activities.
Class iBlog

13. Remind App

14. Fall/Winter Weather Start dressing warm Jacket Hat Gloves Boots
Snow pants

15. Questions ?

16. Book Give Away