 Dana, could you come here for a moment, please? Sure. What's up? I was going through Caleb's agenda here and it says he's got a science test on Monday and I know we've got that big camping trip. Most parents do want to be involved in their child's learning and many are involved in ways that may not be readily visible to teachers. You know, you can shorten that hiking trip on Saturday and help him go through some of his work there. This is room of students at school. They see themselves supporting the school in many ways through activities that support the learning of their children, whether that's taking place at home, in the school, or in the larger community. First to it, guys! First to it! Be sure to sort! For some parents, it's simply not possible to be in the school often and depending on what their experience was in school, they may not feel completely comfortable being there. But that doesn't mean that they're not supportive or caring parents. Being involved in the school, I'd love to more, but having to work during the day just doesn't give me the opportunity to get there. What I do to get involved in my son's life and in the community is I coach soccer in the summer and I coach him and his team hockey in the winter. Teachers need to be aware of the constraints of everyday life, such as work schedules, employment issues, caring for other children or elderly parents at home, economic hardship, lack of transportation, etc. We don't have the money. We just don't. What are we going to do? I don't know. We'll talk about it later. See you. Okay. See you, kids. Love you. Bye. Hi, Mrs. Paul. Yes, it is. Hi, this is Mrs. Carlton from the school. Oh, hello. How are you? I'm good. How are you? Well, I'm good. Listen, I'm just calling because I didn't get a permission form back from Jessica for the field trip tomorrow. Oh, Jess. Permissions? Not for a field trip? I'm so sorry, Mom, but I think it's in my front pocket of my backpack. Oh, I see it right here. I'm so sorry we didn't send that in. That's okay. I know how things can get busy. Oh, that's for sure. We need to be understanding and helpful when our institutional expectations can't be met in the way we sometimes expect. It's very important to build relationships with the students early in the year, welcome your parents in as their support and their input is so valuable to build the success for the student support throughout the school year. We had just moved into the community, which is already a significant transition, and on top of that, our son started in a new school. And it was great that we were invited in, just that contact point to build relationships with teachers and with the parents in the community was just a great thing. Hey, Donna. Hi, Tara. How are you? What do you have for you today? Oh, I've got some work for you to do, but before we start, I just want to show you some of what I'm eating today. You really have a new story, and it's got a few really challenging words for him. And he read it all by himself. Awesome. Fantastic. We support parents by being positive and celebrating successes big and small with the families and with the students. For first, what do you see? I see a tree. What do you see? I see a deer. Cheeky for watching. Good. You see her telling the words. Generally, I love teachers. I think they're amazing, and I so appreciate their commitment to teach with excellence and to really try to understand my child and the other students. And also, they really help my child to be successful. Stop us down. Which way's left? You're right. Which way's right? Oh, good job. Should we go again? Yes. Off you go.