Family Night

Helping families have fun and get involved in education

OverviewParents will have a chance to positively interact with teachers in a fun environment

Families will learn skills that they can do at home to help reach academic success

You can assess family’s understanding of concepts

Families will become familiarized with some of the technology used

First Part of the Schedule

Time What Where

5:30-6:00

Introduction to the day: Parents get Game Cards, Raffle cards, and

schedules. Administrators

welcome,explain the event, and introduce the

prizes. Families eat.

Library or Gym

Game Cards1. EACH FAMILY WILL GET A

BINGO CARD2. UPON ARRIVAL, FAMILIES WILL

BE GIVEN TEN INITIAL TERMS THAT THEY CAN PLACE ON THE

CARD:

3. THE FAMILY GOES TO EACH SESSION, THEY WILL

GET FIVE TERMS TO PUT ON THEIR CARD IN EACH SESSION.

Garside focusFamily Night study

Fun technologydiploma STEMsuccess Gladiator

Raffle CardsEach person will get a Raffle Card

During each session, teachers will stamp these cards when people enter the room (If families arrive a little late, ask them to see you at the end for the stamp).

GARSIDE RAFFLEGet a stamp from each session to enter the raffle

Name: _______________________________________

Session I: Session 2:

Session 3: Session 4:

Schedule Cards

Session 1: Room ______

Session 2: Room _______

Session 3: Room _______

ONE LESSON PLAN FOR EACH IMPORTANT SKILLSTHAT FAMILIES NEED TO HELP WITH ACADEMICS.

EXAMPLES: MATH SKILLS, COMPREHENSION TOOLS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ________________.

Second Part of Family Night’s

ScheduleTime What Where

6:00-6:03Time to get to

Session 1200 hallway

6:03-6:20 Session 1 Schedule

6:20-6:23Time to get to

Session 2200 hallway

6:23-6:40 Session 2 Schedule

6:430-6:43Time to get to

Session 3200 hallway

6:43-7:00 Session 3 Schedule

Last Part of the Schedule

Time What Where

7:00-7:30

Game and Raffle Time: A game of BINGO is played. The winners will get a prize and

their picture taken with the

staff.A raffle is held

that gives away prizes to those who attended.

Library or Gym

SAMPLE lesson (17 mins)Show parents Achieve 3000

Give families a handout either at the start or end with five questions about the topic.

Quick sample lesson with an article about The Trail of Tears (current social studies topic).

Go over the answers on the worksheet, these are the terms that the family can use on their BINGO card.

Five questions1. What is the website for Achieve 3000? www.achieve3000.com

2. How many points do you earn for scoring a 75% or higher on the test portion? 10 points

3. What does this help your student with? Reading Comprehension

4. What classes are you giving academic help to when students use this program? Every class

Who can give students their username and/or password if they lose it? Teachers

What teachers will need to do.....Agree on three lessons that will give parents a way to get involved and help their kids academically. So pick three major skills that need focus school-wide:

Idea: It could be practice with specific skills

Idea: It could be something we use school-wide

Idea: It could be an app