Parent Involvement
Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education. In addition to staying informed about the child’s progress and helping him/her at home, we invite parents to participate in school and classroom activities.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
The PTA offers a valuable network for parents and teachers to work together for children. Since parent participation has been shown to contribute to the child’s success in school, the PTA encourages all parents and family members to be active participants. Fund-raising events have provided additional resources for students, such as special programs and assemblies, classroom materials, field trips, and playground equipment. Students who do not return items or money will not be allowed to attend study trips/field trips. All parents, family members, and friends of Emerson students are encouraged and invited to join the PTA and participate in the many activities that are provided. We need everyone’s help and support by joining the PTA.
VOLUNTEERS
We value the school volunteers who perform valued services for students and staff. Volunteers make learning materials and prepare bulletin boards. They assist children in the classrooms, during field trips, and other school and classroom activities. Parents who are unable to be at school during the school day often do volunteer projects at home. All volunteers are required to complete a school volunteer profile form before volunteering at school or field trips. Those forms are available in the school office.
CONFERENCES
Parent-Teacher Conference Days are scheduled twice yearly for all parents. Conferences at other times are encouraged and may be scheduled by parents or teachers whenever the need arises. All conferences must be scheduled with the teacher prior to the conference time. Other duties and responsibilities immediately before school, during school, and after school often prevent the teacher from conferencing at unscheduled times. Since teachers are greeting children and preparing for the day’s activities, they are not able to conference before school unless prior arrangements have been made.
NEWSLETTERS AND BULLETINS
Classroom newsletters inform parents of school events, classroom activities, announcements, and other information. School bulletins are usually sent home on Thursdays.
A Home and Back Folder is to be used by each student to take papers home and back to school. Parents are asked to view the contents regularly and return any needed information as soon as possible. The folder is to be returned to school the following day.
REPORT CARDS
Parents will receive a Montessori report card each semester.
Parents are encouraged to call the school whenever they have concerns or questions about their child’s progress.
