2010-2011 PTA Refections Program

Theme: "Together We Can

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Opportunities for Parents to Contribute

Parents at Northwood Elementary are invited and encouraged to participate at their child’s education; and there are a variety of opportunities available for parents to volunteer, share their expertise and time. Some of the ways parents can contribute are: 

• Become classroom volunteers
• Be room parents
• Chaperone field trips
• Serve on the PTA Executive Board
• Chair PTA committees
• Volunteer to help with school and PTA sponsored events
• Serve on the School Site Council
• Organize parent communication folders
• Volunteer time to help in the school office and work room
• Join the Dad’s Club
• Participate in Family Fun Nights
• Participate in Book Swaps
• Help in the Library
• Perform in Seussical the Musical
• Tutor students during RTI Language Arts block
• Contribute through our annual Fundraisers (Jog-a-thon, Gift-Wrap, See’s Candy, etc.)

 School and PTA Sponsored Family Activities

School and PTA sponsored activities which promote family time are scheduled throughout the year.  These activities  

 include:

• Walk-to-School Day
• Family Film Nights
• Back-to-School Community BBQ
• Family Lunchtime
• Annual Spring Carnival
• Family Fun Nights (Northwood Pizza, Chick-Fil-A, Yogurtland, Pat & Oscar’s, etc.)
• Read Across America Day
• Awards Assemblies
• Family Game Nights
• Book Fairs and Book Swaps
• Special family events (e.g., Magic Show Night and Storytelling/Pajama Party Night)
• Family Astronomy Night
• Family Geography Night
• Title 1 Parent Meetings
• ELAC Meetings

 Parent Communication

The staff at Northwood Elementary School communicates student performance to our parents, students, and community in a variety of ways. Teachers and staff communicate with parents in the following ways:

• Thursday Highwheeler communication folders
• Trimester progress reports
• Trimester report cards
• Reading Olympic Logs
• October Goal setting conferences, (f) Back-to-School Night
• Open House
• Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings and updates
• Trimester awards assemblies
• Classroom newsletters
• Student Study Teams (SST)
• School Newsletter
• Auto-dialer phone notification system
• Daily planners requiring parent signatures 
• Emails
• Teacher/staff to parent phone calls
• Face-to-face communication
• letters home
• School website
• Teacher-generated websites
• School marquee
• List-serve email communication

Parental Shared Governance Opportunities

By building bridges with our community, Northwood families have a hand in guiding the school towards its vision. Other venues for communication regarding student performance involve formalized opportunities for parents to share in the governance and direction of the school.  Examples of representative bodies that exist for parents at our school include:

• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
• School Site Council (SSC)
• Title 1 Parent Group
• English Language Advisory Council (ELAC).