At the beginning of the year most teachers spend time going over classroom expectations with students. One of the ‘hot topics’ has been making a chart or poster of things that are in a student’s control. 
The premise is that if students can recognize that some things are out of their control, they can then regulate their response. The outcome hopefully produces a more self regulated classroom where students are proactive, not reactive.
While I think this a great exercise for students, isn’t it a great exercise for teachers as well? There are many aspects to teaching that are out of my control (class size, which students I get, schedule, and so on). I can choose to be reactive and complain or be discouraged but realizing there are many factors that go into running a school, I may not see the big picture.
Teaching is hard, doesn’t it make sense to work at having a positive outlook regardless of the circumstances? Students pick up on your attitude toward school, make sure it’s worth catching!
When I got his mom on the phone, she asked to speak to him; in a very sheepish and tearful voice, I heard him tell her that he was running in the room, throwing things and not listening to the teacher.
Your job is to confirm their already positive opinion of you or to win them over despite what they’ve heard. In reality, Open House may be the only time you have parents for face-to-face communication – make the best of it!
Include a bit of personal information about yourself so you create affinity with parents. Brag a bit on your qualifications; it is reassuring for parents to know that the teacher likes school and continues to learn and hone their craft. Let parents know what you will be doing to ensure the safety of their student. 
For example; What was the best part of the day?; Was there anything that was hard/challenging?; What was easy?’; What are you looking forward to this year?.
It’s a wonderful benefit that provides a much-needed respite. Even though it might seem like a minor thing, kicking off a new school year with a few simple strategies can make duty-free lunch a “win-win” for you and the monitors that serve you. 
visits a little more sanitary. Create clip-on bathroom passes for your students: one labeled for BOYS and another for GIRLS. You can use a name tag like you might have at a meeting or conference. The benefit is that once it’s clipped on, their hands are free to do their business and wash up without touching the pass. Have hand sanitizer within easy reach of where you store the bathroom pass, as an extra measure to help kill pesky germs. 
"Teacher, teacher!" 