Hello, SCA Parents!
I cannot believe we are starting the 2015-2016 school year this week! I wanted to reach out to all of you to introduce myself, to let you know about some exciting volunteer opportunities we have available to you, and also to give you information about some new ways we’ll be communicating throughout the school year.
First, let me introduce myself. I’m Amy Schenck, and I have a 2nd Grader here at SCA. My first two years as a parent in the school I served on the SCA Council, and at the end of last school year I decided to change things up and accept the position of head of the newly created Parent Relations Team. I am looking forward to helping improve communication and awareness for the student body, parents, SCA teachers and staff, and volunteer parent teams.
We have revised the parent teams so that they are more efficient and streamlined. The parent teams are:
Academic Enhancement. This team would work together to coordinate and form smaller teams for events such as the Spelling Bee, Science Fair, Math Competitions, Band Competitions, Cultural Arts Shows, Student Council, Yearbook, etc. We need a leader for this team.
Building and Grounds. This team is being lead by Tracey Marshall-Becker, and they handle recycling as well as other projects.
Community Relations. This team handles getting events in the news. Last year, this team also helped to secure coupons for awarding our middle schoolers on honor roll. We need a leader for this team.
Extracurricular. Kelly Williamson has agreed to lead this team. This team is responsible for coordinating and forming smaller teams for events for the whole school such as Family Movie Night, the Running and Chess Clubs, Watchdog for Dads, activities after school including such as Art, Lego, Drama, the Summerfield Charter 5k, and many others.
K-5 Events. This team is responsible for events and activities for grades K-5. We need a leader for this team.
Middle School Events. Headed up by Susan Hughes, this team is responsible for events and activities for grades 6-8.
Moral Focus. Each month, SCA has a moral focus project, and this team is instrumental in coordinating it. We need a leader for this team.
Resource Management. This team coordinates volunteers for teacher assistants, picture day, office assistants, library assistants, etc. We need a leader for this team.
Staff Appreciation. What would we do without our amazing teachers and staff? This team will be lead by Leann Poindexter this year, and they will handle activities such as staff luncheons and Staff Appreciation Week.
All of these teams need volunteers, and many of them need team leads. Please email me scaparentrelationsteam@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering or need more information.
Finally, there are some new and exciting plans to increase communication this year between the school, parents and parent teams. I have started this very basic (there is a huge learning curve I’m dealing with) blog for us. My goal is to improve it throughout the year. Currently, the blog is private and can only be read by those with access. Spread the word! I would love for everyone to have access! In addition, our first newsletter will be published by the end of September. We also hope to begin quarterly parent meetings. Good things are in the works for sure! I forgot to add that I would love to have some volunteers join me on the Parent Relations Team, as well!
Have a great first day of school this week!
Sincerely,
Amy Schenck
