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The Orcas Island School District is fortunate to have such enthusiastic families dedicated to the education of the children attending our school.
Perhaps the best way to participate in your child’s experience is to volunteer. In this way, you’ll get to know other families and students and increase your familiarity with the guide and classroom. You can make a real difference. Working together with the guide towards the common goal of a great educational experience, enhances the life of each child and helps the school remain strong and vibrant.
Parent involvement in a child’s education from a young age can make a significant difference in the child's academic success. Children may not always listen to what we as parents say but they ALWAYS listen to what we do. Your involvement conveys to your child a strong sense of the value of education. It is this value combined with the value of perseverance that can make a significant difference going forward. For example when a child is thinking "This is too hard" or "I don't think I'll ever get it", the adult's encouraging support at that moment is what allows the child to sense there is a way forward.
Parent participation in the classroom, on field trips, at school events and in fundraisers is essential to the school’s well-being. Here are a few of the ways you can get involved in helping at school
Classroom Reading/Listening to readers
Guide directed activities (projects)
Cultural Celebration/parties
Giving spelling tests to individual students or a small group
Art docent/ art assistant
Taking photos for our website
Field Trips
Computer skills
Take Home items to assist the guide in preparing materials for the children to use
Assisting individual students with a writing assignment
Conducting an in class presentation using a skill or passion you have (rocks, astronomy, animals, music, robots, cooking, etc.)
Assisting with science experiment preparations
Serving as a volunteer coordinator for your child's classroom
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