2011-2012
Northwood Elementary PTA Executive Board |
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Northwood Elementary PTA Meeting Schedule
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| August 28 |
Executive Board Meeting 5:00 pm |
| September 14 |
General Association Meeting 6:30 pm |
| October 20 |
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 pm |
| November 17 |
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 pm |
| December 15 |
General Association Meeting 6:30 pm |
| January 19 |
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 pm |
| February 16 |
General Association Meeting 6:30 pm |
| March 15 |
Annual Election Meeting 6:30 pm |
| April 19 |
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 pm |
| May 17 |
Executive Board Meeting 6:30 pm |
| June 7 |
General Association Meeting 6:30 pm |
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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
- Sign up for community partners with your grocery store
- 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 Night Out
- Back-to-School Community BBQ
- Family Lunchtime
- World Fair
- Annual Spring Carnival
- 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
- School website
- List-serve email communication Trimester progress reports
- Trimester report cards
- Reading Olympic Logs
- October Goal setting conferences
- Back-to-School Night
- Open House
- Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings and updates
- Trimester awards assemblies
- Classroom newsletters
- Student Study Teams (SST)
- School newsletter
- Daily planners requiring parent signatures
- Emails
- Teacher/staff to parent phone calls
- Face-to-face communication
- letters home
- Teacher-generated websites
- Auto-dialer phone notification system
- School marquee
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).
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