Teaching Portfolio
Gillian Rossi
Pre-Service Teacher, Primary Education
St.Francis Xavier University , 1st Year (2019)
Newsletter
Family Involvement
For my second year placement I was challenged to come up with a project that promotes family involvement. I decided to create a newsletter that gives the parents insight to what activities I had been doing with the children.
I printed out copies of the newsletter and taped one to each of the children's cubbies.
The centre I was placed at was in a low-income area with a majority of young mothers and therefore the newsletter was effective because it provided the parents and caregivers with information, without asking them for anything in return.

Front page:
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A little bit about me
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What I have been doing in the classroom
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What the newsletter is about
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A simple thank you to the parents and caregiver for allowing me to participate in the classroom and interact with their children



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Picture heavy
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Minimal text
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Concise sentences that highlight what the activity is, and how the children responded
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Bright colours and simple layout