On Meet the Teacher night, I send home a packet for parents to fill out at home and then return on the 1st day of school. I like to have all of their information in a folder, so that I can easily refer to it as needed. I also have them fill out a 1/2 sheet of student information for our emergency folder for drills, etc. I print these on cardstock and put them all on a ring to keep them together.
My parents will also fill out a page about getting to know the child. I have questions like what do they like to do, what motivates them, and lets me know a little about their personality and what works for them. This is so helpful for me to learn a little more about them and their family.
Meet the Teacher is always such a busy night, and you don't have much time with each family that day. Sending this home also helps them have time to fill it out without having to do it all that night. I have it all together in a large brown envelope with my welcome letter for Kindergarten, and a page about me.
I will add another post soon all about how I do Meet the Teacher night using stations.
This packet is available on my TPT to get you started.
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