Times to meet your child’s teacher are now available. Research reinforces the importance of parental engagement for children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. Parent-Teacher Learning Conversations later this term are an opportunity for this type of engagement. These sessions are an ideal opportunity to discover more about your child’s academic, emotional and social progress, and to share information about your child with his or her teacher. This is also an opportunity to gain deeper insight about your child’s strengths and interests and to get to know your child’s teacher.

With a limited amount of time with your child’s teachers, be prepared in advance. Maybe even ask your child how they believe things are going at school and talk to them after the interview about what you discovered. You will have the opportunity to respond or raise any concerns but remember that you and your child’s teachers want the same things for your child. 

Interviews are run on a tight schedule but if you run out of time, you can always arrange another conversation to continue the discussion. Your child’s teacher will be happy to arrange a time to chat about any ongoing issues or concerns.