I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ve already been classified by the Elementary school as \u201cdifficult parents\u201d.\u00a0 We made a big stink about Honeybun’s\u00a0class placement (which I\u2019m pretty sure did not affect where she was placed), opted out of the school uniform policy (for which we were given a \u201cviolation\u201d yesterday since the administrators apparently did not share our decision with the teacher) and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ve also been classified as a \u201cforgetful\u201d mommy since I forgot to fill out the forms for the first day and sent them back without the required money the second day.<\/p>\n
So today, the third day, there was a meeting for new Kindergarten parents to inform us about getting involved with the school.\u00a0 At first I wasn\u2019t going to go because the school has a silly policy about no siblings in the school during school hours and not knowing how long it would take I wasn\u2019t comfortable leaving Doodle home (luckily my sister is in town and was able to keep Sugarplum).\u00a0 I decided at the last minute to go, though, and I\u2019m very glad I did (and took Doodle anyways).<\/p>\n
Sitting there listening to all the information I realized it\u2019s going to be important for me to be involved as much as possible and make my presence known.\u00a0 If I\u2019m going to make a big deal out of things and spend so much time advocating for my child they need to know that I\u2019m invested in the school and the education she is receiving.<\/p>\n
The meeting mostly covered the different parent organizations in which we can get involved such as the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO-they voted last year to become an Organization instead of an Association) and the School Advisory Forum (SAF) which are both open to any parent\/grandparent.\u00a0 There is also a School Advisory Council which you must be selected for and is made up of parents, staff and local community members (I requested to be a part of that one as well).\u00a0 Hopefully I will be able to attend as many of these meeting as possible but I\u2019m somewhat pessimistic about it as most of the meetings are during school hours and (as mentioned before) siblings are not allowed which means I will need to have someone to watch Sugarplum and Doodle and hope the meetings are short enough Doodle doesn\u2019t need a feed while I\u2019m gone.<\/p>\n
It seems like while they desperately want parent participation and help and encourage volunteerism, they don\u2019t want help from parents who work or who have other children.\u00a0 Apparently, those of us who have obligations outside of our Elementary aged student are not the type of parents they are looking for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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