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 Do you volunteer at school?, How working mothers can still be involved |
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 08/02/2012, 09:39 AM
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Working parents aren't always able to contribute to school life in the traditional ways, but there are other avenues.
The Working Parents Go Beyond the Tuckshop article shares one working mother's experience and how she thought of different ways to get involved at her child's school. How do you contribute to your child's school? Are any of your professional skills put to use? |
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05/04/2012, 10:04 PM
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I am on the executive committee of my school's P&C and probably the biggest problem we face is gettting volunteers for the Tuckshop. There always seems to be parents willing to do reading groups, but Tuckshop gets completely ignored (despite the fact that it is so popular!) If parents don't help in the tuckshop, then who's going to feed your kids! Argh... sorry for the rant... it's nice to read of other parents who volunteer for their school, but there are just sooooo many who never do (and I'm not talking about working parents, I'm talking about lazy parents) and I find that really appalling.
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EBKatie Do you volunteer at school? 08/02/2012, 09:39 AM
mrsjessop I try and do something in the classroom at least o... 08/02/2012, 09:49 AM MadamFrou-Frou To be honest I think it will mainly be financial h... 08/02/2012, 09:53 AM Bahodie I have put my name down to help out for two hours ... 08/02/2012, 09:55 AM =R2= I do reading, maths and science groups, swimming s... 08/02/2012, 09:58 AM joolz I work full time, but Im trying to do my hours so ... 18/03/2012, 07:33 PM lizzzard My DD just started school this year. I work full t... 18/03/2012, 07:38 PM **Mel** I work FT - as a high school teacher.
A few years... 18/03/2012, 07:43 PM howdo I have found it too difficult. I did some classroo... 18/03/2012, 07:46 PM ms flib I spent the morning at a school working bee workin... 18/03/2012, 07:53 PM GoneWithTheWhinge P&C executive committee
reading groups
fundrai... 18/03/2012, 08:04 PM Heffalump I did a lot last year (canteen once a week or fort... 18/03/2012, 08:19 PM rob6712col I do literacy block for 2 hours a week in my DD... 22/03/2012, 12:56 PM Vixxy As much as I would love to volunteer to help, my w... 27/03/2012, 11:40 AM brazen i work 4 days a week. i work in the school canteen... 05/04/2012, 08:38 PM gvdb I work FT so does my other half.
He is school cou... 05/04/2012, 08:58 PM Chocolate Addict I am on the schools PFA (parents and friends assoc... 05/04/2012, 09:31 PM Chelli I am on the school board for my DD's primary s... 05/04/2012, 09:47 PM R I have been helping out with literacy groups in my... 05/04/2012, 09:57 PM
**Tiger*Filly** QUOTE (~shannon~ @ 05/04/2012, 10:04 PM) ... 05/04/2012, 10:35 PM soontobegran I did for every year our kids were at school.
I wo... 05/04/2012, 10:09 PM jofisk I work 3-4 days a week school hours. I am plannin... 05/04/2012, 11:00 PM MummaDiva QUOTE (jofisk @ 06/04/2012, 12:00 AM) You... 05/04/2012, 11:09 PM roses7 I work from home and my hours are flexible. I work... 05/04/2012, 11:17 PM jofisk QUOTE Can I just ask how this program works? Who r... 05/04/2012, 11:22 PM MummaDiva Thanks jofisk. I will start crafting an approxima... 05/04/2012, 11:29 PM KristyMum- MummaDiva we are at an Idependent (but not public ... 05/04/2012, 11:41 PM wabbitsw I don't contribute always because Ican't. ... 04/06/2012, 03:36 PM -al- I help with P&C events outside of school hours... 04/06/2012, 04:06 PM amandamac I am in NSW and am a Volunteer Ethics Coordinator,... 04/06/2012, 05:28 PM twotofour I help out in class from 2:15-3:00pm Monday throug... 04/06/2012, 05:46 PM LifeGoesOn No, I don't. However reflecting on the prefere... 04/06/2012, 06:04 PM busymum01 I'm on the Parent Club, the Canteen Committee ... 04/06/2012, 06:22 PM -al- QUOTE (LifeGoesOn @ 04/06/2012, 07:04 PM)... 04/06/2012, 06:57 PM gingermeg I don't much, because I work full-time. To be ... 04/06/2012, 08:06 PM canucktracy I work 3 days a week and have volunteered at the s... 04/06/2012, 08:51 PM |
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