We have 2 Thursday nights {5:00-9:00} and 1 full Friday for conferences. Seems like a lot. I've said that every year but they like to offer 2 night choices I guess. Conferences were last week and it was a whirl-wind of a week! I was Last-Minute Lucy and procrastinated on the sorting of the paperwork. I got it all done, so it wasn't too big of a deal! Also, I was so happy to have my Parent Teacher Conference pack to get me through. I swear I don't know how I got through conferences before without it!
So the night before conferences I realized that I had nothing hanging in the hallway outside my door. I woke up suddenly at 3:30 a.m. realizing this. #thisismylife I ALWAYS change out the things outside my door. How could I have let this happen?!?! As soon as I woke up Thursday morning, I zoomed to my computer and searched for a craft for my kids to make. We had been studying fiction and had read one of my favorites, Corduroy during the week. We did a graphic organizer from my Differentiated Graphic Organizers pack to go with it. I knew I could find a simple Corduroy craft...and low and behold...THIS saved my butt! Thank you, Rhonda! Although I don't know you, you are a life-saver!
So back to Wednesday night around 8:00 pm---This is what my basement looked like while I was sorting {but my entire floor was full of piles-too ashamed to photograph the whole thing!}:
I had all of my kids most recent assessments done and all forms/papers copied. I just made a stack for each child. Once at school, I placed the stacks into hanging file folders. I did yellow folders for the 1st Thursday night conferences and green for the Friday conferences. I put the folders in order in a hanging file folder caddy. I left it on the floor next to me so I wouldn't have a lot on my table. As the conferences began, I just snagged the folder I needed and went through the contents in order.
I updated my class reading level and Math unit test graphs. I moved them to behind my table for conference time so I could reference them during conferences. Having these visuals really shows parents where their kids are in perspective to the class as a whole. I had mine blown up at Office Depot a few months ago.
I had some handouts ready to give the parents, which they always appreciate. Most were from my conference pack but the website one is from A Year of Many Firsts.
Conferences went off without a hitch this year! I'm glad to have most of them over with. Now it's full speed ahead to Christmas! Oh year, and Thanksgiving, too! LOL! Have a great evening!
xo
Megan
2 comments:
Cute Corduroys! We have our second day/night of conferences tomorrow (Monday). Our first day was last Monday. Students have early dismissal at 1:00 and conferences start at 1:30 and go to 7:30ish. Then we get the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off as a comp day for staying late on those evenings. Two LONG Mondays make for very long weeks!!
This post is awesome! I love the Corduroy writing activity and craft. Your conference stuff looks awesome! Thanks for a great post. :)
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