Greetings, Parents!
Happy Friday!
As I'm sure you have heard, today our class took an exciting trip to the public library. The kids' excitement began with our bus ride and only escalated throughout our experience. We began our trip by entering the cozy theatre room for Story Time. Story Time is a well thought-out activity that the leaders of the library conduct specifically for the interest of the child--it is child-based. The theme that our class attended was animals and the zoo. We learned that there are so many different ways to tell a story in even the short amount of time that a young child's attention can hold!
We sang songs, listened to the art of oral storytelling and reenactment, building on a story through the use of big drawings, and more!
Although this trip proved to be an exciting trip for all, it was also quite effective. Effective library programs directly contribute to higher student achievement--even at birth! Our community is very fortunate to have an abundance of programs readily available. For examples, this is in fact a program explicitly designed for newborns.
Essentially, when teachers, families, and library media specialists collaborate to co-plan, co-teach, and co-assess various learning experiences, higher student achievement will be reached. There are more opportunities than just media check-outs at the library for the public to use. Just some of these opportunities include (but are not limited to):
*Community Outreach
-Book mobile services
-Homebound services
*Homework help for grades K-12
*Family seminars
-"Balancing Wants & Needs With Smart Budgeting"
-Homeschooling and parenting resources
-"Adorable Adoptables": Bloomington Animal Care and Control houses adoptable cats and dogs waiting for good homes. Stop by the library to meet pets that are up for adoption.
......All free of charge!!
So parents, please keep in mind the community and its resources it has to offer. If you ever need guidance, please let me know.
Very sincerely,
Miss Emily
This post feels more like a genuine letter to a parent. This is very useful because this presents various options that seem inviting and intriguing. As teachers, if we feel that there are good resources that would be beneficial to our parents and students, we have to add inviting and intriguing elements to get the parents/students to want to use the resources.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the post above that this is very genuine. I think that parents will really enjoy the blogs that you can send them. They will love to hear the updates on what their child is doing. It is great that you mentioned the other outreach programs. It is important for parents to know about other opportunities for them to learn along side their children.
ReplyDeleteResources in the community are great ways for parents to spend time with their kids learning! It is not only great that the library has such an interactive experience with the children, but including the parents in the programs is a great way to form a strong relationship with the community. Sometimes resources are new or not known by many people; if teachers compiled a list of beneficial programs out there for parents I think it would be a great help for parents looking to try free things.
ReplyDeleteCollaboration is something that is highly encouraged in recent educational philosophy, and adding the library and the communicaty into this collaboration is just one more way to help students thrive in their surroundings. Librarians can give a new perspective to parents in their children's literacy development and be one more important player in the collaboration.
ReplyDeleteYour description makes the audience feel like they went on the trip with the class. I like how you described the event so that those who have not experienced a story hour can see what its like and check it out for themselves. I also liked how you incorporated community.There are many wonderful things to enjoy and see at the library but there is equally as much in the community.
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