1. Forging the Home-School Connection Lori Bernard Kristi Dionne Helen Kitchen Pat O’Donnell Alyssa Runk Tammie Silvia

2. Project Goals Bring parents into the school. Involve parents directly in their child’s education and school activities. Provide an opportunity for parents and children to have fun together. Provide parents an opportunity to meet other parents and teachers in a positive, non-threatening situation. Establish a supportive link between parents and school.

3. Project Outcomes The adversarial relationship between parents and teachers will weaken. Teachers and parents will see each other as partners in their children’s education. Increased and ongoing communication will occur between home and school. More parents will become involved in volunteer work at school

4. Early Literacy Begins with Parents Alyssa Runk

5. Early Literacy

6. Early Literacy Nursery Rhymes Board Games Comic Strips

7. Book Bag Activities for Science and Math Tammie Silvia

8. Book Bag Activities for Science and Math

12. Family Science Nights Helen Kitchen

13. Family Science Nights Family Fun Science Projects Real Life Skills

14. Family Science Nights

18. Tropical Day Lori Bernard

19. Tropical Day

21. Using Technology to Link Home and School Pat O’Donnell

22. Using Technology to Link Home and School Pat O’Donnell

23. Using Technology to Link Home and School Connect students to quizzes, games and more.

24. Using Technology to Link Home and School Electronic newsletters keep parents informed.

25. Using Technology to Link Home and School Use a website to preview field trips, highlight student work, and display a class calendar.

26. Using Technology to Link Home and School Communicate directly with students and parents.

27. Using Technology to Link Home and School Build interactive lessons for your students.

28. Cooking for Parents Kristi Dionne

29. Cooking for Parents