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We recently held parent-teacher conferences at Laurelville. I enjoy having the opportunity to meet with parents who are eager to see their child succeed in school. I noticed that I seemed to be repeating the same sentence in many of those conferences, “He (or she) needs to ask questions if they are having difficulty on his/her assignment.” When students don’t ask questions, I assume that they get what they are supposed to be doing. This isn’t always the case!
So, that made me begin to wonder, Why don’t students ask questions of the teacher or seek help when they need it? Do YOU ask questions if you don’t understand something on an assignment? If so, why do you? If you DON’T ask questions, why not? Think about your answer to this question, and please respond honestly. There are no wrong answers here, I’m just really curious to know what keeps students from asking questions! I’ll make a prediction that many of you share the same reasons!
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. There is just something about the cooler days, the fall colors, and the falling leaves that I just love. These things remind me of the many things that I look forward to this time of the year. Are there things that you enjoy and look forward to doing in the fall? Playing football or going to football games? Playing soccer? Going to the Pumpking Show? Getting ready for hunting season? Seeing family and friends over our Pumpkin Show break? Tell us what you enjoy doing this time of the year and why.
As I said in the newsletter, there were some kinks that we’ll work on, but we would really like to know what our guests thought of the Grandfriends Picnic.
Some of the major reasons of going to a picnic were:
1) allow grandparents to avoid the stairs in the old building,
2) avoid overcrowding in classrooms that can be very hot when you get 30+ people in one room, and
3) to allow grandparents to see ALL of their grandchildren and not have to choose which class they go to (which usually means they miss something in another classroom and their other grandchild is disappointed).
Please let me know what you thought of the it. Did you like it better than visiting the classrooms? Do you have any suggestions for next year?
Grandfriend’s Day will be held at Laurelville on Friday, September 19. It will be different this year. This year we are having a Grandfriend’s Picnic from 12-1:00. This will be much like the Parent Picnic that we have in the spring. Grandfriends are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy eating their picnic with any and all of their grandchildren. At 1:00, they will go to the gym for a brief assembly. Students will then go back to class at 1:00. We are hoping that this will be easier for the Grandfriends, especially those with grandchildren in the old building. The steps are sometimes difficult for them, and the rooms can get very warm! Let’s all hope for a beautiful fall day to enjoy a picnic outside!