Parent Helpers Marg D Welcome and Thank You

Parent Helpers Marg. D

Welcome and Thank You! Today’s topics: • What you’ll be doing • How you can best help the students and the teachers • What to do if the students are off task or not making ‘good choices’ • Confidentiality • Working With Children Check

Some beginning comments on junior classrooms today. Meeting individual needs A variety of activities ‘On task’ ‘Making good choices’ The value of an extra pair of adult hands, eyes and ears

What you’ll be doing: Working with small groups of students Being a ‘roamer’ Helping students change bookfolders Helping students with their writing.

How you can best help the students and the teachers: Always being positive and businesslike. Committing to a time Helping students do things for themselves Being ready to laugh Enjoying your time with us!

What to do if the students are off task or not making ‘good choices’: Some strategies • Prevention • Praise ‘I like the way you sat down straight away’. ‘You did a great job of taking turns’ • Redirecting • Firmly stating rules Discipline is the teacher’s problem, not yours. Don’t ever be afraid to send a child to a teacher!

Confidentiality: The most important gift is trust. ‘what’s said in the classroom, stays in the classroom’. Keeping academic and social progress confidential including: • any child’s progress • lack of progress • social difficulties • special needs • behavioural difficulties If you have any concerns, make these known to the teachers or principal.

Working With Children Check: Only adults who have a Working with Children check are permitted to work in the school. All teachers undergo a regular police check. Form from the post office, fill it in and send it off. When it comes back, the office will need a copy for our school records.

Any questions?