Artifact #2: Literacy Parent Newsletter

This artifact shows my ability to create a form of communication between teacher and

parent(s) or guardians. The literacy parent newsletter artifact was designed with the intention of

having a means of communication with teachers and parents. The communication between home

and school environment is critical to student success. In the newsletter, parents learned about the

reading program that the students have been participating in. Parents were also aware of the

weekly word wall words that students work with along with dates to remember, homework for

the week, and additional literacy resources that can be used to help their children.

The importance of literacy within the home is also crucial to their success as it allows

students to succeed at school in various subject areas. Teachers and parents need to collaborate

together to ensure their children are getting the most of their time reading together and

completing tasks. This monthly newsletter is used to increase communication and allows parents

to stay in the loop with what their children are learning. This also allows the opportunity for

parents to extend their children’s learning by continuing the work at home.

Connections to Standards

INTASC Standards

Standard #10: Leadership and Collaboration

“The teacher seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take responsibility

for students learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school

professionals, and community members to ensure learner growth, and to advance the

profession.”
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10(d) the teacher works collaboratively with learners and their families to establish mutual

expectations and ongoing communication to support learner development and achievement.

NYS Code of Ethics for Educators

Principle 5: Educators collaborate with parents and community, building trust and

respecting confidentiality.

Educators partner with parents and other members of the community to enhance school

programs and to promote student learning. They also recognize how cultural and linguistic

heritage, gender, family and community shape experience and learning. Educators respect the

private nature of the special knowledge they have about students and their families and use that

knowledge only in the students’ best interests. They advocate for fair opportunity for all children.

The Ontario Ethical Teacher Standards

Trust: The ethical standard of Trust embodies fairness, openness and honesty. Members’

professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents, guardians and the public are based

on trust.

P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards for ELA, Math and Social Studies

A. Standards-- Not Applicable

The Ontario Ethical Teacher Standards

A. Standards—Not Applicable

TEAC/CAEP Claims 1-3

Claim 3: Medaille College graduates are caring educators

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Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

5. Developing relationships with families based on mutual respect and actively involving

families and individuals with exceptionalities in educational decision making.

 Snapshots of Ms.
Kainth’s Grade 2 Class
Weekly Word Wall Words

1. because
Dear Families, 2. caught
3. friends
The grade 2 students in room 21 have an 4. there
opportunity to participate in the Blue Spruce 5. they’re
Book Program beginning in February. Each 6. their
day, we will be reading a different Blue 7. sunshine
Spruce book together and students will have
a chance to sign out 1 Blue Spruce book
each week for 4 weeks. At the end of our Dates to Remember
daily read aloud, students will write a brief
February 15th—Report Cards go home
description of the book, what they thought
February 19th—Family Day (no school)
of the book, how they felt, and what they
February 24th—Spelling Test
liked or disliked. I will be sending home February 28th—Monthly Home Reading Tally Check
booklets with each student so they can write February 28th—Black History Month Assembly
this information down about the book they
have signed out to take home to read. Homework This Week

 Complete weekly Blue Spruce booklet

 Practice weekly word wall words and
write sentences with each word
 Read daily for at least 20-30 minutes

Additional Resources

Check out these wonderful literacy

resources!

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/family-literacy-
tips-z

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/champion-
reader

http://www.starfall.com/
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