Sample letters and flyers have been provided to help you with ideas on how to share information about the Parent Resource Center. You may use these samples by adding your school’s information. All samples and templates are available in MS Word for easy editing and are located in the Department of Federal and State Programs’ website: www.palmbeachschools.org/federalprograms/ResourceFamilyInvolvement.asp

Parent invitation to PRC Teacher invitation to PRC Parent-Teacher Conference – TAPPS sheet Teacher PRC Material Referral Welcome flyer for the PRC Evaluation Suggestion Card Parent Brag and Boast Sheet Student Brag Sheet – I’m a Star Student Technology Training Invitation Daily Sign-in sheet Workshop Sign-in sheet Patron Statistic Summary Topics for Parent Training/Workshop Parent Invitation

“Sunshine Elementary” proudly invites parents to attend the ribbon cutting

ceremony for the new Parent Resource Center

Our Parent Resource Center provides a place for parents to gather information to take home and assist their children. Our focus is to work together as partners to increase student achievement.

Meet our Parent Resource Center staff and learn about materials that may be beneficial to you and your child.

See our wide variety of books, games, puzzles and activities that you may check out to use with your child at home.

See our calendar of parent trainings and family involvement events.

EVENT INFORMATION:

Location: ________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________

Time: ________________________________________

Bring Your ChildRefreshments will be served!

Dear Teachers,

The Parent Resource Center (PRC) is open! The Parent Resource Center is a place that benefits parents, students and teachers in their support of student learning. Please take the time to browse what is available for parents to check out. We are located in Room Number _____ and we are open from ____A.M. to ____ P.M., Mondays through Fridays.

Having a parent-teacher conference soon? As you conduct your conference you can suggest resources that are available to assist with the areas of concern. Parents can check-out games, flash cards, activities, puzzles, and more to reinforcement skills, practice, and learn new content strategies.

Encourage parents to visit the Parent Resource Center for information and materials often. Trainings will be provided to help you become familiar with the center. When teachers get excited about the Parent Resource Center others will follow. Educational excitement can be contagious!

Take a walk, stroll or run to the Parent Resource Center!

See you soon!

__________________________________Name of the PRC staff and phone number

Teacher Invitation

TAPSS SheetTeacher And Parent = Student Success

Thank you for attending our Parent-Teacher Conference. Please take the time to visit our Parent Resource Room to check-out a variety of materials that are available to help your child at home. The Parent Resource Center staff will guide you in your selection of educational materials.

Teacher Name: ______________________________________________

Date and time of the Parent Teacher Conference: __________________

Teacher Recommendations: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please look for materials in the subject area of

o Mathematics o Readingo Scienceo Social Studieso Other ________________________________________________

Note: Please send this sheet to the PRC two (2) days before the scheduled parent-teacher conference.

TAPS

Welcome to Our Parent Resource Center!

The mission of the Parent Resource Center is to empower parents as their child’s first teachers thus making them great partners in education and increase student achievement.

Please check-out the materials and resources for you to use with your child at home.

In every nook and cranny you will find materials that will interest you and your child. Stay awhile, get comfy, pull

up a chair and learn. We are here to guide you in choosing materials and happy to assist you!

Hours of operation: Mondays-Fridays, ____ A.M. to ____ P.M.

We have parent opportunities such as:

Parent Trainings

Parent Demonstrations

Welcome Flyer

“When parents are involved in education, children do better in schools, and schools get better too!”

Parent Resource Center Visitation Evaluation

1. The center is a welcoming environment.o Yeso No

2. The center’s hours of operation are flexible and convenient.o Yeso No

3. The center provides materials I need to help my child.o Yeso No

4. The Parent Resource Center staff is knowledgeable and assists me with selecting the materials I need to help my child.o Yeso No

Evaluation

5. My experience in the center has been a positive one.o Yeso No

Parent Resource Center Suggestion Card

I would like to make the following suggestions for the Parent Resource Center.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Parent Resource Center Suggestion Card

I would like to make the following suggestions for the Parent Resource Center.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suggestion Cards

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Boast and Brag Sheet

Tell us about your positive experience in our Parent Resource Center!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Brag Sheet

I am a Star StudentMy family and I use the

Parent Resource Center!

Student Brag Sheet

Student Name: ___________________________

Teacher: ________________________________

Grade: ________

What I like best in the Parent Resource Center is:

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

These materials help me because:

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Technology Time!Offering Important Technology

Resources for Parents

Technology Training Invitation

Come to Sunshine Elementary to learn:How to use the computer to help your

child at home,How to navigate educational websites,

andHow the computer can provide helpful

information for the entire family.

Location: Parent Resource Center

Date: __________________________

Time: __________________________

Other technology related services to parents: Faxing of documents and making copies of

school related materials

Daily Sign-in Sheet

Parent Resource CenterSchool: _____________________________W

orkshop Sign-in SheetTopic: __________________________________________________

Date: ___________________

Parent Workshop Topic: ____________________________________________________

Workshop Sign-in Sheet

Parent Resource Center School: ______________________________

Daily Sign-in Sheet

DateParent Nam

e & Phone Number

Student Name/ Grade Level

Parent Name/Phone

Number

Student Name/Grade Level

Follow Up – Parent Check-Out

Parent Resource Center Patron Statistics Sum

mary – PRC Circulations

School: __________________________________Date: ___________________Support Staff: ____________________________________________________

Patron Statistic Summary TotalJuneM

ayApril

March

FebruaryJanuary

December

November

OctoberSeptem

beAugust

Month

# of

Referral Faculty

CirculatioParent

CirculationStudent

CirculatioN

umber of

Visitors

Materials Request

Parent Resource CenterTeacher PRC Material Referral

School: _____________________________ _

Please fill-out this referral sheet and advise the parent/guardian to visit the Parent Resource Center. The PRC staff will prepare the recommended materials within two (2) working days, if not sooner.

Student Name: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ______________

Teacher Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: _______________

Areas of Concern discussed with parent: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

□ Enrichment □ Remediation in areas indicated belowReading Math Other

□ Main Idea □ Place Value Science:□ Author’s Purpose □ Number Sense □ Making Predictions □ Addition Writing:□ Cause and Effect □ Subtraction□ Inferencing □ Multiplication

Grammar: □ Sequencing □ Division□ Compare and Contrast □ Measurement□ Context Clues □ Estimation□ Narrative Elements (character, plot, setting, problem/solution)

□ Time and Money Spelling: □ Geometry□ Fractions

Based on data collected on: __________ Instrument(s) used (attach copy): _____________________________

Teacher Signature: ___________________________ Parent Signature: ___________________________________ Parent contact information:

Day time phone number: ___________________________ Home/Cell: ___________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Language spoken at home: □ Spanish □ Haitian Creole Other: __________________________

To be completed by the Parent Resource Center Staff Date: _____________ Parent Resource Staff: ___________________________________________ Material(s) checked-out by: □ Mother □ Father □ Grandmother □ Grandfather

□ Student □ Sibling □ Other: _______________________________

Topics for Parent Trainings/Workshops

Together We Can Make a DifferenceSeptember

Literacy: Learn ways to get your child excited about readingLearn skills and strategies to build your child’s reading comprehension and vocabulary to achieve academic success. ___________________________________________________________________

October

Technology: Using technology to get what you wantLearn how to help your child with research, book reports and homework tools online to support academic success. ______________________________________________________________________

November

Math: Easy math concepts that you can do at homeLearn easy ways that you can share math concepts with your child. Prepare a recipe, measure ingredients, do step by step directions. Count and sort objects, prepare a graph, estimate the number of marbles in a jar then count the actual number and compare the results.

______________________________________________________________________

December or January

Writing: How to stimulate children to writeLearn ways that you can encourage your child to write. Writing can be fun! They can make their own story, help with a grocery list, make a postcard, write a letter to a friend, make a cartoon, make a bookmark, write a message to put in parent’s lunch, write an ending to a story, a poem or a song.

February

Parenting: The Role of the FatherInvite fathers to attend this session. Share information on how to support and motivate a father to be involved with his children. Share ways that dads can interact with homework.

March

Games: Family Game Night, a fun learning experienceTeach your child a new game! Teach the concepts of fair play and strategy building. _____________________________________________________________________

April

Meals: Preparing Healthy Meals on a budgetTeach parents about the four food groups and how to buy foods that are nutritious while on a budget. ______________________________________________________________________

May

Summer: Fun activities over summer vacationTeach parents simple activities that they can do over the summer with their children. Inform them of free services that may be provided by local vendors and partners.