New student welcome mid year

How to Welcome New Students One important role of a school counselor is to help welcome students who are new to the school. Whether the student is new at the beginning or the year or is transitioning mid-year, it is very important to help the student feel comfortable and welcome at the new school. As an elementary school counselor, there are several ways I reach out to families and students to make the new student transition successful. New Student Tour At my school, all new families are…

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You know the struggle! Picture this, on a random day in the school year, your class is running smoothly and the children know your routines and (hopefully) everything is running like clockwork. Then you learn that you are soon to welcome a new student to your home away from home. If you're lucky, you are made aware of this new development days ahead, or possibly minutes before the school day begins... And so, your whole planning period is spent prepping your classroom to welcome your new…

Getting a new student after the beginning of the school year can happen for a number of reasons. Maybe a family has made a move because of work. Or perhaps things didn't work out at a different school. Possibly your new student is a foster child who has recently been placed with a new family....

Click through to find great ideas you can use to improve student behavior half-way through the school year in your 2nd-8th grade classroom.

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It's absolutely 100% inevitable that we will get a new student at some point during the school year! Mine always seem to come in mid-August, right after I have set up my ENTIRE ROOM. Then, of course

To create a personal touch between teachers and students, we have partnered with ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers to bring you free Colorful Student Welcome Postcards.

Are you looking to have a star student, student of the week, or student spotlight this year? Highlight students with a fun poster or bulletin board, and use these other ideas to help build classroom community with your students. Students will love sharing about themselves and teachers will love this print and go worksheet alternative.

Returning to the classroom after winter break can feel like “First Day of School, Part 2” for everyone … in ways that are both good and bad! Students tend to return invigorated by joyful holiday celebrations. Likewise, you and your colleagues may feel refreshed, renewed, and ready to start the calendar year with positive energy. … Continued