There will be a small table that is designated for me to sit at that will have my name on it, a check-in for the families and kids, meetings sign up, and a couple of QR codes to join our Facebook group or GroupMe. This is also where conversations and introductions can take place!
There will be a smaller table somewhere around the classroom (away from me) that has papers that the parents and students will need such as my "syllabus", field trips, permission slips, and a "Get to Know You" worksheet that will have some fun questions for the kids to answer but also some for the parents such as if the student has a learning disability.Â
I will also have a timer with me and divide up my time appropriately so I am not talking to one family for to long and completely miss another one. I hope that through this, I will save my time, not get sucked into a conversation, and get to have meaningful conversations for everybody!