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This artefact is a letter of introduction sent to parents and families of students in the author's class. The letter introduces the author and includes a picture so parents can identify them. A parent questionnaire was also sent home to help the author learn about the students. This strategy aims to build positive relationships with parents and reduce anxiety by introducing the teacher. It demonstrates how the author works to effectively and sensitively communicate with parents to establish partnerships from the start of their professional experience, meeting the professional standard of engaging with parents.

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Standard 7 Annotation

This artefact is a letter of introduction sent to parents and families of students in the author's class. The letter introduces the author and includes a picture so parents can identify them. A parent questionnaire was also sent home to help the author learn about the students. This strategy aims to build positive relationships with parents and reduce anxiety by introducing the teacher. It demonstrates how the author works to effectively and sensitively communicate with parents to establish partnerships from the start of their professional experience, meeting the professional standard of engaging with parents.

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Note the focus area and standard Note the type of Describe the artefact / document and Describe

d Describe how the artefact /


descriptor/s the artefact / artefact / document indicate the possible impact or result on document
document reflects teaching and/ or student learning meet the standard descriptors you
have identified.

7.3 Engage with the This artefact is a This artefact is a strategy that I This demonstrates one
parents/carers letter of introduction utilised to build a positive relationship strategy I have used to
Understand strategies for to the parents, with the people who are very communicate professionally
working effectively, carers and families important to the students. towards parents/carers,
sensitively and confidentially of the students in where I am able to work
with parents/carers. my class as I I feel this letter established myself as effectively, sensitively and
commence my final a confident and enthusiastic teacher. I confidently. By introducing
professional chose to put a picture of myself on the myself and asking questions,
experience. I also letter so parents/carers could easily I am able to start to build a
sent home a parent recognise me around the school. positive relationship that
questionnaire with Groundswater-Smith, Ewing, and shows I care about their child
this letter. Le Cornu (2015) affirm, teachers can and them (APST: 7.3).
often feel anxious when comes to
dealing with parents, and many
parents feel apprehensive about
communicating with their childs
teacher. The reason I chose to write
this letter is because I wanted to take
away some of that anxiety. Also, I feel
that by having my picture on the
letter, parents will be more inclined to
say hello and introduce themselves as
I have already briefly introduced
myself.

With this letter, I also sent home a


questionnaire to assist me with
learning about the students in my
class, so I can cater for their interests
and need. The impact on both
teaching and learning from this
artefact will be a positive one where I
commence to build a partnership with
the parents and carers straight from
the commencement of my professional
experience. I feel it is important for me
to reach out and introduce myself as I
am going to be teaching their children.
References

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. (2014). Australian


Professional Standards for Teachers. Retrieved from
http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-
teachers/standards/list

Groundswater-Smith, S. Ewing. R., and Le Cornu, R. (2015). Building


family-school-community partnerships. In Teaching: Challenges and
Dilemmas (pp. 325-349). Cengage Learning.

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