Newcomer Secondary: Arrival Day Goals: make the family feel welcome, set up a communication strategy, learn as much as possible about the student’s background and situation, prepare the student/family for the start of classes GOAL STAFF STEPS TOOLS Make the Student Feel Friendly Greeting and Good Morning! Immediate access to Welcome. home language via This is Our “Welcome! Language Line/speaker School” sheet name) at (school “(Student Placement Paperwork name)” sheet School information Siblings in this school? Siblings at other MPS site? Set up a Communication Establish preferred Calling School card for Parents contact (cell? Email? Strategy English speaking LL Orientation friend/relative?) (Home language speaker explains language line to family, models and Line” “Language practices calling w/ family) orientation Establishing Background Collect information from School History/Literacy the family about Questionnaire schooling/literacy Math Diagnostic Assess student skills Somali Reading/Writing Assessments Prepare the Bus information Lunch account/codes student/family to at with supplies the school picture of student for Essentials Card student of where to meet contact person Day 1 Internal Preparations: Notify classroom and ESL teachers (Student Essentials Card) Establish classroom (classroom buddy instructions) Assign locker/cubby (label with picture?) Student Essentials Cards (picture/bus/lunch number) for contact person, teachers, staff
Newcomer Secondary: Arrival Day Goals: make the family feel welcome, set up a communication strategy, learn as much as possible about the student’s background and situation, prepare the student/family for the start of classes GOAL STAFF STEPS TOOLS Make the Student Feel Welcome. Friendly Greeting Immediate access to home language via Language Line/speaker Placement Paperwork School information and Good Morning! “Welcome! This is Our School” sheet “(Student name) at (school name)” sheet Siblings in this school? Siblings at other MPS site? Set up a Communication Strategy Establish preferred contact (cell? Email? English speaking friend/relative?) “Language Line” orientation Calling School card for Parents LL Orientation (Home language speaker explains language line to family, models and practices calling w/ family) Establishing Background Collect information from the family about schooling/literacy Assess student skills School History/Literacy Questionnaire Math Diagnostic Somali Reading/Writing Assessments Prepare the student/family to at the school Bus information Lunch account/codes with supplies picture of student for Essentials Card student of where to meet contact person Day 1 Internal Preparations: Notify classroom and ESL teachers (Student Essentials Card) Establish classroom (classroom buddy instructions) Assign locker/cubby (label with picture?) Student Essentials Cards (picture/bus/lunch number) for contact person, teachers, staff
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