pre school daily communication log

[Guest guest]

My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program which is

an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special needs "

children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program and

I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had no

issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did during

the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names and

says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to communicate.

It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the day

so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I can

engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home, etc.

So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass't teacher is

required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included as

part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher must

fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with the

parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and from

school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it, it is

one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too much?

The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there is a

head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to do

this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the school

said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job (line

leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time topic?

craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at his/her

school? Thank you very much.

Regards,

Kim

[Guest guest]

can you visit the school to see what a typical day is like? Are the closed

circuit tv's you could watch your child on the tv? Will they let you send a

recorder to record part of the day so you could hear what a typical day is

like? Is there an activity board that lists the activities for the day?

Can you work as a volunteer in the classroom? Are there some field trips you

can assist with? The end of the day is typically the time parents choose to

communicate with the parents and it is the busiest time for teachers. The

notebook worked well for us but I was able to watch on a closed circuit tv

after we got over nthe right to privacy issues. Our son was walled off in a

certain area of the classroom for the interview. Hope this helps. My name

is Charlotte. Josh is 8 and has apraxia, juvenile diabetes, history of

sensory integration disorder, autism. The juvenile diabetes is biggest right

now. I am a special education student who attends Upper Iowa University. Hope

this helps. Charlotte Henry

In a message dated 6/11/2009 3:42:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

jbmistletoe@... writes:

My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program which

is

an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special needs "

children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program

and

I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had no

issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did

during

the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names and

says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to

communicate.

It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the

day

so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I

can

engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home, etc.

So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass'So, I was

won

required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included as

part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher

must

fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with

the

parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and

from

school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it, it

is

one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too

much?

The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there is

a

head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to

do

this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the

school

said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job (line

leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time topic?

craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at

his/her

school? Thank you very much.

Regards,

Kim

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[Guest guest]

My son's preschool teacher (a regular school, not special needs

school) always took 10 mins at the end of the school day while the

kids were having free play to write out what was done. This was

posted on the gate where parents entered to pick up the kids. She

always made sure to list one thing that each kid did, even it if

consisted of something as simple as , and Joe had fun riding

tricycles during outside play time. I really appreciated that!

What I've seen else where is a parent who made a form so the teacher

could just circle options and write in single words instead of having

to write sentences out. This is what our school does for all kids

with IEPs. There is a daily communication form for EVERY child K-5

with an IEP. No exceptions. It lists what things were done (they

have rotating special subjects, PE/Art/Computers, as well mood,

cooperation, a space for homework or skills to reinforce at home, etc.

I had asked when we moved here if I could provide such a form for the

teacher and the principal and IEP coordinator pulled out one they

already used which was great! Usually it was his parapro and not his

teacher who filled it out, but the information was enough so that I

could ask him questions and get some conversation out of him.

On the reverse side was a home to school which I filled out and sent

back with him. I had places to check off what mood he was in, how

well he ate, special events in his life (visitors, etc). A couple

times he wouldn't eat in the am so I sent a snack with a note asking

them please to allow him the snack if he got hungry. He went to

school from 11:30 - 2:30 and 11:00-1:15 on early release Wed.

While I agree that daily communication is essential I can also see how

a teacher would have to take a decent chunk of time out of her day to

write a paragraph for each kid. A quick form where things can be

checked or circled will give me the same info without having to take

up quite so much of the teacher's time. My daughter is going to start

preschool in the fall and qualified for the special needs school. She

has ONLY severe artic issues thankfully - her EI SLP laughs at me that

I'm relieved by this! I'm hoping the preschool does the same as K

and up because while she tries to communicate with me I don't always

get it. If they don't I'm going to insist they do!

Miche

PS If the teacher is notorious for really not communicating I would

also try to get it written into the IEP!

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Jeanne

Buesser<jbmistletoe@...> wrote:

>

>

> My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program which is

> an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special needs "

> children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

> with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

> developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program and

> I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had no

> issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

> helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did during

> the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names and

> says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

> apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to communicate.

> It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the day

> so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I can

> engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home, etc.

> So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass't teacher is

> required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

> activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included as

> part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher must

> fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with the

> parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and from

> school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it, it is

> one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

> information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too much?

> The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there is a

> head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to do

> this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the school

> said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job (line

> leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time topic?

> craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at his/her

> school? Thank you very much.

>

> Regards,

> Kim

[Guest guest]

Dear Miche,

Thank you so much for your response. Your son's preschool teacher sounds great!

Do you have a copy of the form that you are talking about that you said your

school does for all kids with IEPs?? Could you possibly scan it into the

computer and e-mail it to me? It sounds like exactly what I want. Thank you so

much for your input.

Kim

> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Jeanne

> Buesser<jbmistletoe@...> wrote:

> >

> >

> > My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program which is

> > an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special needs "

> > children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

> > with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

> > developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program and

> > I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had no

> > issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

> > helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did during

> > the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names and

> > says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

> > apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to communicate.

> > It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the day

> > so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I can

> > engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home, etc.

> > So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass't teacher is

> > required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

> > activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included as

> > part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher must

> > fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with the

> > parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and from

> > school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it, it is

> > one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

> > information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too much?

> > The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there is a

> > head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to do

> > this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the school

> > said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job (line

> > leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time topic?

> > craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at his/her

> > school? Thank you very much.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Kim

>

[Guest guest]

I would love to see a copy of this as well. Getting ready for a similar

situation in Kindy. Thanks!!!

> > >

> > >

> > > My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program which

is

> > > an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special needs "

> > > children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

> > > with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

> > > developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program

and

> > > I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had no

> > > issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

> > > helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did

during

> > > the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names and

> > > says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

> > > apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to

communicate.

> > > It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the

day

> > > so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I

can

> > > engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home, etc.

> > > So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass't teacher

is

> > > required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

> > > activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included as

> > > part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher

must

> > > fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with

the

> > > parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and

from

> > > school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it, it

is

> > > one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

> > > information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too

much?

> > > The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there is

a

> > > head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to

do

> > > this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the

school

> > > said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job (line

> > > leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time topic?

> > > craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at

his/her

> > > school? Thank you very much.

> > >

> > > Regards,

> > > Kim

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Keep bugging me. I might have a copy somewhere, but I'm not sure

since the back side went back to school the next day and they kept

them in a file there. We homeschooled this past year so I haven't

seen a form since May '08!

In the meantime I'll look to see if I can find anything online.

Miche

[Guest guest]

I have what is called a Daily Log, which is sent home daily for my son. In

it there is a space for the speech therapist, the ot therapist, what times

he did what during the day. Email me if you want to look at it too. From

what time to what time he did reading, math, etc.

In a message dated 6/20/2009 8:43:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

tookiecrunch@... writes:

Hello,

I experienced the same communication problems with my daughterLs teacher

and speech therapist. Would it be possi le for me to get a copy as well??

This would be helpful to bring to the new iep meeting I requested.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled

program which is

> > > > an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special

needs "

> > > > children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is

communicating

> > > > with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had

" typical

> > > > developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same

program and

> > > > I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the

twins had no

> > > > issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It

would be

> > > > helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids

did during

> > > > the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids

names and

> > > > says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my

son has

> > > > apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to

communicate.

> > > > It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on

during the day

> > > > so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and

so I can

> > > > engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at

home, etc.

> > > > So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass'

So, I was w

> > > > required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on

what

> > > > activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this

included as

> > > > part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the

teacher must

> > > > fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication

with the

> > > > parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday

to and from

> > > > school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in

it, it is

> > > > one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

> > > > information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is

too much?

> > > > The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and

there is a

> > > > head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be

able to do

> > > > this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and

the school

> > > > said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what

job (line

> > > > leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle

time topic?

> > > > craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has

at his/her

> > > > school? Thank you very much.

> > > >

> > > > Regards,

> > > > Kim

> > >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

I experienced the same communication problems with my daughterLs teacher and

speech therapist. Would it be possi le for me to get a copy as well?? This would

be helpful to bring to the new iep meeting I requested.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > My son has just become eligible for the Pre-School disabled program

which is

> > > > an inclusive program with " typical developing " as well as " special

needs "

> > > > children. I know that one of the teacher's weaknesses is communicating

> > > > with the parents regarding what went on during the day. (I had " typical

> > > > developing " twins that had her two years ago as part of the same program

and

> > > > I, along with other parents, had an issue with this - and the twins had

no

> > > > issues communicating; they were just typical 3 year olds!!!) It would be

> > > > helpful if at dismissal time, she verbally told us what the kids did

during

> > > > the day, but she doesn't do this at all. She just calls the kids names

and

> > > > says good bye. So... It is an even greater concern now since my son has

> > > > apraxia and isn't always understood, even if he does choose to

communicate.

> > > > It would be so helpful if I had a " heads up " on what went on during the

day

> > > > so I have a better chance of understanding what he may tell me and so I

can

> > > > engage him in conversation about his day, reinforce concepts at home,

etc.

> > > > So, I was wondering if anyone had a sheet that the teacher/ass't teacher

is

> > > > required to fill out on a daily basis that informs the parent on what

> > > > activites the child did. If possible, I would like to get this included

as

> > > > part of the IEP, that there is a specific " log " sheet that the teacher

must

> > > > fill out. Currently, This teacher's chosen method of communication with

the

> > > > parents is a notebook that travels in the kids backpack everyday to and

from

> > > > school, but everyone says she never writes in it; if she writes in it,

it is

> > > > one sentance like what the kid ate for snack. I am looking for more

> > > > information than this. What is appropriate to ask for and what is too

much?

> > > > The class is very small (this year 6 kids, last year 8 kids) and there

is a

> > > > head teacher + ass't teacher, so I don't see why she wouldn't be able to

do

> > > > this. However, I know other people who tried to ask for this and the

school

> > > > said it " was too much " . Can I ask for details like who had what job

(line

> > > > leader, " weather helper " , etc.) books read? songs sung? circle time

topic?

> > > > craft for the day?, etc. Can anyone send me what their child has at

his/her

> > > > school? Thank you very much.

> > > >

> > > > Regards,

> > > > Kim

> > >

> >

>