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This artifact shows my ability to create a form of communication between teacher and
parent(s) or guardians. The literacy parent newsletter artifact was designed with the intention of
having a means of communication with teachers and parents. The communication between home
and school environment is critical to student success. In the newsletter, parents learned about the
reading program that the students have been participating in. Parents were also aware of the
weekly word wall words that students work with along with dates to remember, homework for
the week, and additional literacy resources that can be used to help their children.
The importance of literacy within the home is also crucial to their success as it allows
students to succeed at school in various subject areas. Teachers and parents need to collaborate
together to ensure their children are getting the most of their time reading together and
completing tasks. This monthly newsletter is used to increase communication and allows parents
to stay in the loop with what their children are learning. This also allows the opportunity for
Connections to Standards
INTASC Standards
“The teacher seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take responsibility
for students learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school
professionals, and community members to ensure learner growth, and to advance the
profession.”
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 2
10(d) the teacher works collaboratively with learners and their families to establish mutual
Principle 5: Educators collaborate with parents and community, building trust and
respecting confidentiality.
Educators partner with parents and other members of the community to enhance school
programs and to promote student learning. They also recognize how cultural and linguistic
heritage, gender, family and community shape experience and learning. Educators respect the
private nature of the special knowledge they have about students and their families and use that
knowledge only in the students’ best interests. They advocate for fair opportunity for all children.
Trust: The ethical standard of Trust embodies fairness, openness and honesty. Members’
professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents, guardians and the public are based
on trust.
P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards for ELA, Math and Social Studies
A. Standards—Not Applicable
5. Developing relationships with families based on mutual respect and actively involving
1. because
Dear Families, 2. caught
3. friends
The grade 2 students in room 21 have an 4. there
opportunity to participate in the Blue Spruce 5. they’re
Book Program beginning in February. Each 6. their
day, we will be reading a different Blue 7. sunshine
Spruce book together and students will have
a chance to sign out 1 Blue Spruce book
each week for 4 weeks. At the end of our Dates to Remember
daily read aloud, students will write a brief
February 15th—Report Cards go home
description of the book, what they thought
February 19th—Family Day (no school)
of the book, how they felt, and what they
February 24th—Spelling Test
liked or disliked. I will be sending home February 28th—Monthly Home Reading Tally Check
booklets with each student so they can write February 28th—Black History Month Assembly
this information down about the book they
have signed out to take home to read. Homework This Week
Additional Resources
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/family-literacy-
tips-z
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/champion-
reader
http://www.starfall.com/
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 5