Elementary
Presidents' and
Principals' Exchange
The Elementary Presidents' and
Principals' Exchange offered the opportunity for
elementary PTA presidents and principals to share ideas of how they
are helping fit the pieces together for children. Mary Conner, SMAC
Elementary Coordinator facilitated the exchange of ideas. Some of
their many awesome and innovative program ideas are listed.
Service Projects
Brookridge
|
All school activity done
in one day for Children's Mercy Hospital |
Westwood
View
|
Invited senior citizens
in community to attend holiday program; parents volunteered to
pick them up |
East
Antioch
|
Just Say No Club folded
clothes for Project Warmth |
Brookwood
|
They have a Students in
Action group with representatives from each class and in the
past there has been no coordination. This year PTA worked with
students. |
Family Involvement:
How do you get
families involved?
Benninghoven
|
Free Chili Supper and
Bingo for families |
Bluejacket-Flint
|
Family pancake breakfast
at $1 per person, Party pictures were taken |
Somerset
|
Free family nights |
Mill
Creek
|
Family Read Night
(January 28 at 6:30 p.m.) for whole family Through Drug Free
Club sponsoring an evening for parents only featuring 6
speakers including Paul Morrison (February 18) |
Trailwood
|
"A Taste of
Trailwood" Family Fun Night:
Families brought a food
dish and recipe; a tasting party was held; recipes were
compiled and there was entertainment
|
Rushton
|
Dad's Chili Cook-off |
Brookwood
|
Family science night |
Corinth
|
Students raising money
for Wildwood sell desserts at PTA family nights (raising money
for Wildwood is not PTA sponsored) |
Oak
Park
|
Jesse Rollwagen (O.P.
Police Department) spoke to parents about gangs while the
students had an evening Cultural Arts program |
Somerset
|
Holiday Shop: started out
as a service; involves families to make items that they
donate; lets students with very little money buy gifts for
family members; has been so successful that it has raised
funds which wasn't the intent;
items are priced very inexpensively |
Belinder
|
Fall Festival: lot of
different events going on |
Simple but
Spectacular
Trailwood: Contacted 40 school
bakers to each bake 3 dozen cookies and then had a cookie exchange for
teachers without them having to bake the cookies; served cookies and
cider while the teachers selected their cookies
|
Pawnee
|
Grandparent's Day
(November); student musicians volunteered to play during
lunch; posters were made "Now Performing
____________" |
Brookridge
|
"Gary Day"
(Gary is the custodian): Set up lounge chair and TV in
cafeteria where Gary sat during the lunch hour; brought a tray
of Gary's favorite lunch (from Burger King) ; hung a poster
proclaiming "Gary Day"; Gary spent the lunch period
relaxing while PTA volunteers cleaned the trays |
Somerset
|
PTA/Wildwood idea;
Wildwood parents provided a meal (chili, dessert, etc.) for
principal, teachers and others that went to Wildwood on day of
their return to take home to their families |
Overland
Park
|
Classes having 100% PTA
membership were given a tailgate party |
Nall
Hills
|
Citizenship and
Reflections winners came to a PTA meeting to read their
entries; Increased attendance at meeting |
Bluejacket-Flint
|
An asterisk was put by
the names of PTA members who joined by September 20 |
Benninghoven
|
Invited community leaders
to a Citizenship Reception |
Belinder
|
During lunch Teacher
Appreciation Committee has students write notes to teacher and
they compile the notes in a book for the teacher |
Westwood
View
|
Teachers put books in
basket that they would like for their classroom and parents
view the books and purchase for the classroom |
How is your PTA helping
to support your
school improvement plan?
Trailwood
|
Writing - SEAT
(Student Experts At Trailwood) after school club (for 4th-6th
grade students) Students choose topic; have note taking class,
go to library, research subject, write about subject, present
completed project, get a certificate stating that they are a
"Student Expert" and can then go to other classrooms
and give a presentation about the project |
Benninghoven
|
PTA helps with probability
exercise |
Merriam
|
Mathletics night: Parents
do math |
Santa
Fe Trail
|
PTA publishes literary
magazine "Inklings" every student has a piece included
and receives a copy of the magazine |
Briarwood
|
For reading goal; Parents
come into classroom and read orally |
MillCreek
|
Students submit writings
for newsletter |
Corinth
|
PTA keeps a parent data
base for talents, skills, etc. |
How do you
transition
6th to 7th and preschool
to Kindergarten?
Benninghoven
|
For 5th and 6th: 15
speakers in 3 sessions and students choose which speaker to
attend |
What are you doing
to keep children safe?
Briarwood
|
Red Cross Home
Alone program and Summer Safety |
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