2008-2009 Room Parents Home Page

Dena Flynn
Denalflynn@att.net

Room Parents

Thank you for your interest in assisting your child's teacher. Over the course of the year, you will help your teacher with:
- Informing parents of upcoming events that require parent assistance.
- Encourage parent participation, coordinate activities and provide feedback to the teacher.

Room Parents are the "go-to" person for their teacher. They are not the "I will do it all" person-- try to enlist a few co-room parents that can help shoulder the load.

We all lead busy lives- but you will find this experience rewarding and worth every minute you can dedicate to it!

Please feel free to contact me when you need clarification, advice or an empathetic listener! Thanks,
Dena Flynn
Denalflynn@att.net

Below are some helpful sample letters and downloads from 07-08 school year.

Class T-shirts are the way each classroom is easily identified when the students are participating in a field trip or a large-scale school event like Arts Day or Track and Field. The teacher determines the class color and mascot and prepares the t-shirt order. The office orders the shirts and paint. The Room Parent receives the dsign from the teacher and brings it to the office to obtain a "screened" version. The Room Parent coordinates gathering a minimum of 3 people for the activity of silk-screening the mascot on the shirts. Click here for directions on preparing the shirts for silk-screening and the silk-screening process.

Click here to download the silk-screening instructions

As an alternitive, you can contact Lee's T-shirts at 785-4139. He will professionally print the classroom logo's on the shirts for 2.50 and a setup fee. To use this alternitive, you would be in charge of charging each student $3.00 and scheduling the time to take the shirts to Lee Downtown on 6th street East of the 35 and picking up the shirts. Be sure to get this done before the first field trip.

Here are some word files to give you ideas on how to communicate with the parents...

Introduction letters - Letter 1     Letter 2

Correspondence Letters - Letter 1

New idea, Collect all the money up front for events Collection Letter

07-08 Carnival Sample letters
Here are some copies of information that was given out at the Room Parent meeting regarding the 2008 Carnival. Feel free to re-print them as you need them.

• Gift Basket Project Information Letter
• Carnival Timeline
• Room Parent Cover Letter
• Class Donations
• Volunteer Booth Schedule

CARNIVAL LETTER SAMPLES

Laura Walton has already done her letter for this year. I think it is very informative and is a perfect example of what we should send out Click Here to get a copy.

This is my modified version of Laura's I sent to my class Thanks Laura! Jennifer's Letter Feel free to copy any parts that might help you.

This is an example from last year. It asks for the items in sections Download Sample here

This is another one I have from a few years ago Download Sample

If you have already finished your letter for 2008 Carnival, send me a sample at newelljenn@gmail.com and I'll upload it for everyone to share. THANKS!

Feel free to download and modify these letters, or if you have a good idea, pass it along and we will upload it!

2007-2008 Patton Room Parents Rock!!!!! You all worked so hard on this carnival and you did a great job. Big thanks to you all for everything you have done to make the Carnival a success!