Student Led Conferences

Tuesday and Wednesday evening will be Student Led Conferences.  Just a few reminders so that the evening can go smoothly.

You should have received confirmation of your conference time.  Each conference is scheduled for 15 minutes.  Please do your best to be on time, and to stick as close as possible to the 15 minute time limit.  Family appointments are coordinated, so if we are running late in Grade One and Two it will cause  many other classrooms to fall behind as well.

The conference is meant to be student led.  This means that the majority of the sharing should be done by the student, with perhaps prompting and/or questions from those in attendance.  This term the Grade One students will be prompted and guided by the supervising teacher as the process is unfamiliar to them.  Grade Two students may still need a nudge now and then, however they have done this before and will be more comfortable with the format.

The Student Led Conference time is seen as a time for your child to share what they are learning about, what they are strong at, and also what they would like to work on in the upcoming months.  If there are any issues or concerns that we feel need further discussion, we will schedule an appointment at another time when the student isn't there.  We do our best to keep the 15 minutes of conference time positive and focused on your child, but if you feel further discussion with any of the teachers is necessary, please let us know.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday or Wednesday evening.