Open House

Some pictures from Open House! 

When parent's walk in, they are asked to sign in (to track attendance) and then they're given the *Check this out* sheet. It's a handout that acts as a directory for what's what in my classroom. It lists our Calendar area, classroom library, Star Student Board, etc. That way the parents can know what to be on the look out for while they are walking around the classroom

Something new this year-- a present for the parents! My awesome teaching partner and I created these! It says "Thanks for popping in" and it's popcorn! SO CUTE! Here's the link for the printable: Click here :)

 SO SO SO happy with how it turned out and the parents loved it too. Just a little something to show how appreciative we were that they took the time to come and visit.

 My sign in sheet & student information folder.

Inside my information folder (made of construction paper folded in half) I include a packet that has our classroom rules and procedures, 2nd grade curriculum, information on our classroom Reading incentive and a little handout about Common Core Reading (and why it rocks). I'll post links all those hand outs soon!

 The students this year made a place setting--

What's on our 2nd grade plate?
They labeled different parts of their pizza with the subjects they'll be learning about this year.
The napkin is labeled "Tools for success" and each utensil is labeled differently-- "me" "parents" "teachers" because let's face it-- you need all 3 to be successful! Each one goes hand in hand for a successful school year.
On the cup it says "The glass is always full in 2nd grade!"

Fun, quick, meaningful project and I'm super happy with how it turned out. The parents had a lot of positive things to say as well. All in all Open House went great-- especially considering it was my 29th birthday and all (eek!)