COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL & HOME
Weekly Folders -- Teachers send a weekly folder home with each student at the beginning of each school week. The Clayton weekly folder is a communication instrument between school and home. The folder may contain a monthly class newsletter (including units/topics of study, skills and concepts that have been or will be introduced, class events, activities, etc.), student work, and a calendar of school events, AISD information, PTA information, and school or community communications. Parents are requested to carefully read the information in this folder and return the folder with the child the following day. This system is designed to enhance home-school communication by packaging information and sending it home on a predictable day. If you do not receive a weekly folder, be sure to ask your child where it is or contact your child’s teacher. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Newsletters -- The school sends out an information newsletter, Clayton Chatter, on a regular basis, at least twice per month. The Chatter is sent electronically and copies are available in the front office.
Previous Issues
Feburary
1, 2008
December
7, 2007
November 7, 2007
October 5, 2007
September 5, 2007
August 1, 2007
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Individual teacher notices, letters, newsletters, and weekly or monthly calendars are also sent home throughout the year. Each class or grade level will send home at least one newsletter per month. We must rely on the students to deliver all communiqués to parents promptly. Please check your child’s backpack weekly.
Parent-Teacher Conferences -- Communication between parents and teachers is essential for each student’s progress. Parent-teacher conference days are held in the fall and spring of each year on the dates indicated on the AISD calendar. Your child’s teacher will prearrange conferences on the set day or sometime within the two weeks before or after that day. If you are unable to attend, please notify your child’s teacher and reschedule the meeting. At the conference,
teachers and parents discuss a child’s strengths and areas of need, and teachers review work portfolios, school-based assessments, and teacher observations. In the event that a parent is unable to attend a conference with the teacher, the parent may request a telephone conference.
If a child has learning or behavioral difficulties, additional conferences can be scheduled at mutually agreed upon times. Teachers have a planning and preparation period each day, and they may have time available at 3 p.m. (We often have faculty and staff meetings after school, so please check with your child’s teacher). At a parent or teacher’s request, a conference may be held at such times.
Classroom Telephones -- Each teacher has a telephone in his/her classroom. Incoming phone calls during instructional time should go directly to the teachers’ voice mail, so please do not expect teachers to answer their phones when classes are in session. Teachers will check voice mail messages during their planning time and after school. For emergency messages, contact the school office at 841-9200.
E-mail -- All our teachers have school e-mail. In most cases, the e-mail address is the teacher’s first name initial, last name, and the @austinisd.org at the end (up to 8 characters). Like the telephone, teachers will not be able to answer email during instructional time. Parents are also encouraged to give their e-mail address to the teachers, if desired. This will help facilitate communication between the teacher and the parents.
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