Calendar Overview

August

September

October

Welcome Letter

Listening Conference

Weekly Newsletter

(Send during pre-planning week)

for

3rd

and

4th

week

(Send invites using welcome letter,

(Send home in weekly folders, email, and

post on class website)

scheduling form in weekly folder, agenda,

Robo-calls, and reminder email if
necessary)
Volunteer Postcard

Student-made Back-to-School Night

Wednesday Exit Tickets

(Send the day before or on the first day

invitations

(Students complete in class to take

of school)

(Send home one week before)

home to families. Families are asked to

sign and return to school Friday)

Prepare weekly folderssupplied by

Back-to-School Nightinclude

schools in Fairfax County

morning meeting

(Send home each Friday)

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November

December

January

Second Conference

Begin weekly family appearances

Family Interest Survey

Nov. 2nd and 3rd all day, or before/after

(Schedule a different parent to come in

(Send home with students in weekly

school in remaining weeks.

once a week based on volunteer

folder, post on classroom website, and

(Send home pre-conference form in

postcard responses)

place reminder in newsletter the week

weekly folder the second week of Oct.,

that students return from winter break)

send follow- up email the next week and

week before to confirm or
remind/encourage families)
Periodic Positive Postcards

Attend off-site student activity

(Mail to students homes periodically)

(Arrange to attend students activities

outside of school at least once during
the year for each student)

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February

March

April

Third Conference

Community Guest Speaker

Field Trip

Last 2 weeks before/after school

Dr. Dann Sklarew

to the National Aquarium

evenings included

George Mason University

(Send home response form four months

(Send home same pre-conference form

Environmental Science and Policy

before the field trip. Send home

in weekly folder the last week of

Professor

permission forms and begin collecting

January, send follow- up email the next

(Present to students two weeks before

money two months before the field trip.)

week and week before to confirm or

the field trip about his research and

remind/encourage families.)

career in environmental sciencewater

management. Specifically he will address
the impact we have on bodies of water in
our area and their overall impact on the
three studied characteristics of the
ocean environment.)

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May

June