Parent Night

Did you have your Parent/Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night yet? Although we had our Parent Night at the beginning of September, we are just getting around to posting the pictures now!

As the parents enter the classroom, there is a table with the curriculum night packets. I also have a little display where the parent can pick an apple (or two) and donate some supplies to our classroom.

I used scrapbook paper and the apple die cut to make the apples. I printed a list of supplies I use throughout the year with my students on Avery labels- different colored pens for writing, Avery labels, cardstock paper, composition notebooks, and stickers.

I stuck the labels onto the apples and then attached the sign:

Apple Picking Sign from Google Docs

I then have the parents walk around the classroom and try to guess where their child’s desk is. Prior to the parents coming, I have my students fill out a “GUESS WHO SITS HERE?” paper. The students wrote some clues about themselves and drew their portrait. The parents had to read the riddles and find their child's desk!

I also had some animal crackers and a “Wild about Learning” note attached to the desk. Our parent night was from 6:40-8:30 (I wish I was kidding-it was THAT long!) and I thought they might get the munchies!

As I began my presentation, I passed out the “Guess who WAS here?” paper and told the parents to take out their child’s markers and crayons. As I was giving my presentation, the parents wrote a sweet little note back to their child. The parents papercliped it over their nametags.

The KIDS WENT CRAZY with excitement when they walked in the next day and saw a note from their parents! Some parents were even so kind to leave behind some of those animal crackers!

One other activity I did with my students in preparation of parent night was just for fun! The students filled out their “Top 10 Things for My Parents to Learn at Parent Night!”

I love how this little girl wrote for #1- DON’T STEP ON THE CARPET!! (We have a SPECIAL no shoes, only socks carpet that we use for SPECIAL occasions!)

I also like how this student wrote #10- FIND NUGGET ON THE TEACHER’S DESK!

Only one month of school and we already know each other so well!

Get the Parent Night Goodies on Google Docs!

Nicole used the super cute idea from Abby’s Super in Second File for her bulletin board! They were a big hit- thanks, Abby!

Check out your local screen printing shop to see if they can make your team a t-shirt to wear on Parent Night. Since we only used one color ink, the shop printed them for only $10! The parents loved seeing all of the 2nd grade teachers wearing them! We even got a little rock star treatment! Many parents wanted to take our picture together. An hour after Parent Night ended, our team picture was already on Facebook (added by one of the parent paparazzi!!).

Any other ideas for Parent Night out there!?!  

Share them with us!