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VOLUNTEER: Our School Needs You!
Our school needs you. Yes, we have many opportunties for you to be involved and contribute to the growth of our school. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, students "are more likely to get mostly A's, to enjoy school, and to participate in extracurricular activities, and are less likely to repeat a grade, get suspended or expelled if their parents are involved in their schools."
Reasons to Get Involved
"Parent volunteers offer a huge resource and support base for the school community while showing their kids the importance of participating in the larger community. Not only will the school reap the benefits of your involvement - you will, too. By interacting with teachers, administrators, and other parents on a regular basis, you'll gain a firsthand understanding of your child's daily activities. You'll also tap into trends and fads of school life that can help you communicate with your kids as they grow and change (all without intruding on their privacy or personal space)."
SO where do we need you? Here are some ideas, but we have more!
Help to plan and run our upcoming International Day Fair... We can't make it an amazing event without your help! Contact Tara (tprewitt@gmail.com) or Monet (familiacaldsilva@yahoo.com).
After school Clubs
We need volunteers to sponsor a before or after-school club. Please email Tara Armijo Prewitt tara@corralesinternationalschool.org if you would like to sponsor or co-sponsor a club, one of your choosing or one of the following:
YEARBOOK CLUB: This club is for students in grades 5-10 who would like to put together our school yearbook. The sponsor would need to meet with students weekly and work with the photography company taking our student pictures.
Teach a BAND INSTRUMENT: During the summer we received musical instrument donations. We have several band instruments and our students would love to learn how to play them. We need a sponsor to teach our students how to play these instruments. If you know how to play a band instrument, please consider sponsoring a before or after school club to teach students, including your own child.
DANCE CLUB: This club would teach the basics of dance to our students. We have several girls and boys that dance around our school and would jump at a chance to refine their skills.
School Advisory Committee (SAC)
The School Advisory Committee is comprised of parents representative of each grade level. The SAC is your voice to contribute the school's management and procedures. For example, the SAC contributes to decisions related to setting the school calendar, changes to school uniforms, school hours, parking issues, and the family handbook. This school year some of our topics will be regarding our current charter reauthorization, and PYP authorization visit.
If you are interested in becoming involved with our School Advisory Committee (SAC) please contact Tara Armijo-Prewitt at tprewitt@gmail.com or 304.0672. If there is more than one parent interested representing a particular grade level, we will hold an election.
Our next SAC meeting is Wednesday, September 14th at 5:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend SAC meetings.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Our PTA contributes to our overall school well-being. PTA sponsors our school's field trips, before/after school clubs, before/after-school care, family math and science nights, and our food pantry to help CIS families in need.
Please consider attending our next PTA meeting on Tuesday, September 20th at 6:00 p.m. to participate in our PTA. In our next meeting the PTA budget will be discussed and amended (if needed) by PTA membership. You can download the PTA membership form from our school website. Membership is only $5.50 for the school year. PLEASE JOIN.
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