WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP OUR SCHOOL

“Discovery School is such a great school!”

“We made the right choice by sending our child(ren) here”

“Every one here is so welcoming and helpful.”

“Please let me know how as a parent I can help out in school”

These are some of the comments that we hear parents make to each other and to teachers, validating once again what a wonderful school Discovery School is! Cornerstone to our success is parental involvement. It makes our community richer. Depending on your time availability and resources, here are some ideas on how our parents can help and continue making this the great school it is. Come in and talk to your child(ren)’s teacher and see how you can get involved!

Come to school to assist.

1.     Share information with a student or class about a hobby, a career or a talent.

2.     Share information with students about a country you visited or lived in.

3.     Help coach an athletic team.

4.     Help plan a new playground for the school.

5.     Help plan a theme-based presentation for students.

6.     Help present a theme-based program for students.

7.     Demonstrate cooking from a particular country or culture to students.

8.     Share a particular expertise with faculty (such as use of computers, dealing with disruptive students).

9.     Help students plan and build an outdoor garden or other project to beautify the outside of the school.

Help arrange learning opportunities in the community.

10. Go on a local field trip with a teacher and a group of students.

11. Contact a particular local business or organization regarding possible cooperation.

Serve on an advisory or decision-making committee.

12. Serve on a school committee.

13. Serve as an officer or collaborator in the school's DPTO.

Share information or advocate for the school.

14.     Serve as a member of a 'telephone tree' to distribute information quickly.

15.     Help translate information from the school into a language other than English.

16.     Provide transportation to a parent-teacher conference for a parent who needs a ride.

17.     Write an article for publication in a magazine about the school's activities.

Increase financial resources available to the school.

18.     Help write a proposal that would bring new resources to the school.

19.     Donate materials to the school.

20.     Arrange for a business or other organization to donate materials to the school.

21.     Help with a fundraiser for the school.