Welcome to the Parent Volunteer

Information session

AgendaLearning Centers

Writing

Reading

Behaviour Management

Confidentiality

Bus Passes

Specific class information

Learning CentresLearning centres are used while the teacher takes a small guided reading or reciprocal reading group.

Students are grouped according to like needs, not 'like levels'. For example, students who need to develop expression when reading.

Students have learning engagements to suit their learning needs- learning centres are not activity rotations.

Expectations for during Learning Centres

Students work quietly and help each other as needed.

Students work independently.

Students know that they are not to interrupt the Guided Reading session with the teacher.

What will you be doing during learning centres?

Maybe...Guide a text discussion

Listen to students read

Lead a reading or writing learning engagement

Support students while they play a game

Support students during writing

Writing

3 Steps and move on to the next child:

1. Look for something they have done well (according to the lesson focus) eg. Lesson focus is Narrative Text Features, look for where they have used pronouns or similes appropriately

2. Find something that is nearly correct and support/question them while they fix it.

3. Find something that is incorrect and show them how to fix it.

During writing, children are thinking about:

• How to grip the pencil

• How to form letters

• What information to include

• Structure/ Genre features

• Audience

• Punctuation

• Grammar

• Idea generation

• Spelling

Writing Success criteria

Spelling tips• Spelling: Do not fix each incorrect

spelling word.

• “How do I spell....?”

• Kids are encouraged to use their best spelling during a first draft

• Spelling focus during editing using classroom resources

Conduct a text introduction before

reading

How to...

Help a child who is unsure of a word

when readingPause, Prompt, Praise

How to...

Help a child develop Fluency and Expression when reading

How to...

Behaviour ManagementWhen working with a group of specific students,

ensure the students follow our Essential Agreement.

Keep students on task by asking questions like:"What should you be doing now?""Where should you be?""Tell me about what you are up to."

Encourage the students by praising good behaviours and use the class management strategies.

Confidentiality

The privacy of both parents and child must be respected at all times.

Children can easily be hurt by apparently harmless remarks from their peers or other children.

There is an expectation that information we share with you and observations you make of student ability and behavior in the classroom will be kept confidential

If another parent approaches you about their own or another child’s progress please direct them to speak to us

Bus Passes

Currently you need to email cdnis@kcm.com.hk and request a seat on the bus, indicating that you are volunteering for a school activity.

Changes to be made from October 31

Bus pass changes to be made from October 31

If you require a bus pass, you will need to let your teacher know at least one week before you start helping in the classroom.

The teacher will then organize for you to have a ‘regular helpers’ pass, so that you can catch the bus.

The pass states which months, days and times you will be helping.