Army Family Team Building Level I

Supporting Your Child’s Education

Ideas to Get Involved with the School

ƒ Bake cookies/cupcakes for birthdays and holiday parties
ƒ Wait at the bus stop with young children
ƒ Volunteer in the classroom
ƒ Supervise on the playground or in the lunch room
ƒ Chaperone field trips
ƒ Go to PTA/PTO meetings
ƒ Check homework
ƒ Help out at the book fair
ƒ Work on the school newsletter
ƒ Prepare a bulletin board
ƒ Organize teacher appreciation activities
ƒ Prepare food for an ethnic festival
ƒ Work in the library
ƒ Arrange assembly programs
ƒ Develop a list of community resources
ƒ Collect craft materials
ƒ Help construct a playground
ƒ Start an after-school club
ƒ Recruit other parents
ƒ Share computer skills

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