Ways to Get Engaged
50 Ways to Get Engaged at West PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:18

There are 100s of ways for families, friends and community members to support the students and staff at West Education Campus.

  1.     Join the West e-mail discussion list on Yahoo
  2.     Join/start a class e-mail discussion list for your child’s class
  3.     Join the PSCO Communications committee
  4.     Update the West website
  5.     Volunteer in your child’s class with an art, music or cooking project
  6.     Bake a healthy treat for the teachers and students
  7.     Chaperone a trip or school event
  8.     Become a class parent
  9.     Organize a TV Turn Off event at the school
  10.     Bake something yummy for the sports teams to eat after a game
  11.     Manage a fundraiser
  12.     Translate 'W' articles into Spanish
  13.     Offer to babysit at a PSCO or school sponsored event
  14.     Tutor in math, reading or another area you are strong
  15.     Start an after school sports (soccer) or leadership club (Girl Scouts)
  16.     Donate books for reading contests, the class library, TV Turn Off events
  17.     Sponsor a holiday party
  18.     Decorate a classroom
  19.     Organize a holiday art project
  20.     Participate in a library clean up day
  21.     Attend an open house and be a resource to new parents
  22.     Put up signs/posters advertising West events
  23.     Talk about West with other parents
  24.     Join the PSCO
  25.     Run for a position on the LSAT (Local School Advisory Team)
  26.     Organize a booth at the Harvest Fair or Spring Fling
  27.     Put together an activity such as a race or parade for the Harvest Fair or Spring Fling
  28.     Attend and participate in school events such as Family Nights or Student Awards Assemblies
  29.     Start, join, support a West afterschool Club
  30.     Participate in school Beautification Day
  31.     Plant some flowers in a pot outside the school
  32.     Help weed the Butterfly Garden
  33.     Set up a fish tank in your child’s class
  34.     Write an article for the “W”
  35.     Dress up as Santa for Christmas
  36.     Take photos of the class and their activities and create a “Photo Wall”
  37.     Make gingerbread houses for Christmas
  38.     Organize a “Heritage Day” to celebrate the different ethnicities in your class
  39.     Join the TV Turn Off program
  40.     Ask your company to donate or sponsor an event
  41.     Donate funds to the PSCO
  42.     Organize a staff/teacher appreciation breakfast
  43.     Set up a volunteer appreciation wall
  44.     Join the West Alumni group on Facebook
  45.     Attend the Fillmore Talent Showcases
  46.     Put together a class clean up day over a holiday break
  47.     Outfit a class with supplies for the new school year
  48.     Donate to the West clothes closet
  49.     Sponsor class snacks for a week
  50.     Contribute tissues, clean up wipes, laundry soap to the classroom
  51.     Recruit new students to West at community events, local gatherings, parenting groups
  52.     Run for a leadership position in the PSCO

    The list goes on and on.  Did we miss something?  Let us know!
 


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West Education Campus

DC Public School
1338 Farragut Street NW
Washington DC 20011
phone 202-576-6226  
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