Transcript Calling All Jaguar Parents! - Knightsville Elementary School

Calling All Jaguar
Parents!
Ways You Can Get Involved at KES
Friday, September 14, 2012
7:30-8:30 am or 1:30-2:30 pm
Goals for Today
O To understand the process for becoming a
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volunteer at KES
To know who to contact if you have any
questions
To know the benefits to being involved with your
child’s school
To understand the different opportunities KES
has for parents to be involved in the school
To answer any questions you have about
volunteering at KES
Key People for Volunteer
Information
O Jamie Currais
O Volunteer coordinator
O Email address: [email protected]
O Grade Level PTA Leaders
What Steps Do I Need to Take?
O Complete the district form
O Complete the volunteer orientation course
O Determine what type of volunteering you are
interested in
O Morning, afternoon, or evening?
O At the school or take home work?
O Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Special events?
Why Be Involved?
O Get connected!
O Discover great resources
O Tap into an amazing network of people
O Watch yourself grow
O Speak Up!
O Learn more about the day-to-day
happenings at the school
O Witness improvement as it happens
How Can You Be Involved?
Act as a classroom helper
Read to students
Volunteer in a school computer lab
Help organize or work at fundraising
activities such as PTA or Title I events
O Help to plan and chaperone field trips
and other events that take place
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How Can You Be Involved?
O Help to plan and chaperone in-school events
O Organize or assist with a specific club or interest
group (if you have an interest in an activity that
isn't currently available to students, offer to help
get a group started — for example, a chess club
or cycling team)
O Attend school board meetings
O Work as a library assistant or offer to help with
story time or reading assistance in the school
library
O Sew costumes or build sets for theatrical and
musical productions
"When kids volunteer it
tells others that they don't
have to be perfect or famous
or even grown up to make a
difference."
- Kalynn Dobos, age 7
What message does it send to your child when you are involved
with the school?
How Can You Be Involved?
O Help out with visual arts, crafts, and music
courses and projects
O Spend some time with a specific club or interest
group (ask the teacher who sponsors the group)
O Volunteer to speak in the classroom or at a
career day, if you have a field of expertise that
you'd like to share
O Ask the grade level PTA parent representative to
gather take home projects for you to work on
Questions?
Volunteer forms are available in the office.
Thank you for
coming!
We look forward to continuing to develop a
partnership with you!