Newcomer Guide 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 Smile and Good Morning! Immediate access to home Welcome. This is Our School” language via Language “Welcome! sheet Line/speaker name) at (school Placement Paperwork “(Student name)” School information Siblings in this school? Siblings at other MPS site? Set up a Communication Establish preferred contact Calling School card for Parents (cell? Email? English Strategy LL Orientation speaking friend/relative?) (Home language speaker explains Line” orientation “Language language line to family, models and practices calling w/ family) 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 student/family Bus information account/codes to start at the school 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 buddy (classroom buddy instructions)
Newcomer Guide 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 Smile and Good Morning! “Welcome! This is Our School” sheet “(Student name) at (school name)” 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 start at the school Bus information 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 buddy (classroom buddy instructions)
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