Class Parents

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

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Are you interested in being a Class Parent?

Please email our Class Parent Coordinators.

What Do Class Parents Do?

Class Parents play an important role in our school community. While our teachers are entrusted with educating our children, they benefit greatly from the support of Class Parents who partner with them throughout the year. Class Parents help make each school year as enriching and rewarding as possible.

Class Parents serve as a bridge between the teacher and the rest of the class families. They help communicate important updates to families, coordinate classroom events and field trips (where applicable), and manage and collect classroom funds from families which are used to support classroom events, supplies needed, and teacher gifts.

Each classroom needs between two and four Class Parents. Here are general guidelines:

  • A Class Parent volunteers in a class in which their child is enrolled
  • Communicate important information to all class families
  • Organize class events & special occasions
  • Encourage participation in various school events
  • Coordinate teacher gift/class fund collections
  • Attend P.A. meetings as a representative of your class
  • Create and distribute a Classroom Contact Directory to families

Class Parties

Class Parents are responsible for organizing class events, including class parties and community service events. Teachers and the administration encourage Class Parents to plan activities (crafts, games, community service projects) in lieu of food-centered class parties.

Class Party Dates

  • PALP / Halloween / Oktoberfest – October 31, 2025
  • PALP / Thanksgiving / Community Service - November 14, 2025
  • PALP / Winter Holidays – December 19, 2025
  • PALP / Career Day - January 23, 2025
  • PALP / Valentine’s Day – February 13, 2025
  • PALP / Read Across America - March 2, 2025
  • PALP - April 17, 2025
  • PALP / STEAM - May 22, 2025
  • Field Days (led by PA & Class Parents in lieu of end of the year celebrations) - June 2025

Class Party Guidelines

  • The Principal, PA and the administration determine the date(s) of class parties. Class
    party dates can be found on the school calendar

  • Teachers will decide the exact time of each party and whether the parties are open to
    parents. Please always be respectful of your teacher’s wishes. If there is a conflict,
    please contact our Class Parent Coordinators for guidance.

  • Class Parents should communicate with their teacher before sending out any information
    on class parties. Individual teachers may have different party policies and different
    grades may have different policies as well.

  • Certain parties this year will be coordinated on a grade-wide basis. Information on this
    new approach will be communicated in advance.