How often do you share learning journals with parents?

**nipper** · 22-11-2011, 12:21 PM

Just wondering how often you share work done, observations etc with parents? Do learning journals need to be kept locked away with contracts etc?

**rickysmiths** · 22-11-2011, 12:41 PM

About once a half term or when I or the parents think about it!

Yes I keep mine with their Contracts in a locked metal file box I bought in Rymans.

**Toothfairy** · 22-11-2011, 01:20 PM

They get sent home at each half term and returned when the children start back (I'm term time only).

**mum2two** · 22-11-2011, 01:57 PM

Mine are twice a year now.

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**Mouse** · 22-11-2011, 02:10 PM

Every 6mths or so. To be honest, parents are more i nterested in my daily diaries (which they obviously see on a daily basis) and aren't really bothered about the LJs.

I don't keep them locked away as the children like to get their own journals out & look at photos.

**mum2two** · 22-11-2011, 02:14 PM

Same as Mouse - parents have the daily diaries, so can see what they've been up to every day - and enjoy looking though the LJ's seeing how they've grown - so nicer over a slightly longer period.

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**Joda** · 22-11-2011, 02:39 PM

I use Diaries everyday which I make sure has lots of info in for parents. LJ's are out on a shelf if parents want to look, but to be honest, if they went home with half the parents then I probably wouldn't see them again so have nothing to show Ofsted!