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Building a strong school/home partnership

Open houses offer parents a way to build relationships with teachers

Sept. 14, 2009

Open house at the beginning of the year is a great time to get to know your child's teachers and learn about ways you can support the year's learning at home. Also at open houses, parents get a chance to meet school administrators, special area teachers, librarians, social workers and other school personnel whom their child may see on a daily basis.

Open House Dates:

•  Wednesday, Sept. 16 - Grade 1, 6:30 p.m./Bradt

•  Thursday, Sept. 17 - Grade 2, 6:30 p.m./Bradt

•  Monday, Sept. 21 - High School, 7 p.m./HS

•  Tuesday, Sept. 22 - Grade 3, 6:30 p.m./Pinewood

•  Wednesday, Sept. 23 - Grade 4, 6:30 p.m./Pinewood
                                             Grade 6, 6:30 p.m./Draper MS Cafeteria

•  Thursday, Sept. 24 - Kindergarten, 6:30 p.m./Bradt
                                         Grade 5, 6:30 p.m./Pinewood
                                         Grades 7 & 8, 6:30 p.m./Draper MS Cafeteria

Communication all year long is key

Open houses are just the beginning of what can be a year-long relationship between a student, his/her parents and his/her teacher(s). Parents should take advantage of parent/teacher conferences and other opportunities to build on these important home/school connections.

Parent-teacher conferences are a good time to talk about the areas where your child may need extra help or ways you can expand upon classroom lessons. Volunteering in the classroom, attending school events and sending notes or e-mail messages are great ways to keep in touch with teachers throughout the year and stay informed about what your children are learning.

Also, many Mohonasen teachers have their own Web pages, which feature homework assignments, class calendars and other important classroom information.

See if your child's teacher has a Web page:

• High School

• Middle School

• Pinewood

• Bradt

Additionally, all district parents should sign up for e-mail alerts through School News Notifier (SNN). Through this system, school officials send out important information about school and district news and activities as well as closings and delays. SNN alerts are delivered straight to your inbox! Sign up today!

Please remember to change your notification options if your child has moved to another school within the Mohonasen School District (e.g., If your eighth-grade students moves up to the high school, you should sign up for the Mohonasen High School SNN notifications and unclick the option for Draper Middle School notifications).