Parents are asked to take an active role in volunteering at our school - they are key to the success of many of our programs and educational enrichment activities.
Research shows that parental involvement in a child’s education is the number one determinant of student success. Two-parent families are encouraged to volunteer 40 hours in a school year, and one- parent families 20 hours. Please log in to the school website to record your volunteer hours.
If you would like to help in our classroom, please let our Room Parents know youravailability:
There are many opportunities for parents to get involved at our school. Parents are encouraged to volunteer for committees according to their interests. Volunteer committees are as follows:
Curriculum Enhancement Teams(CET) — Teams present FUN academic events to celebrate the children completing major areas of study.
Room Parents — Assist the teacher in organizing the volunteer needs for parents in the classroom: class projects/parties, work with grade-level CET, etc.
Office — This Includes exams, Carpool organization, school pictures.
Fundraising — Carnival, Boxtops/Campbell’s Soup fundraisers, etc.
Community Involvement Volunteer — Help provide service opportunities in our community as well as advertising.
Library — Assist our school librarian. This includes the book fair, home reading program, class shifts, shelving and processing Library books.
School Events — This includes Uniform Exchange, Spelling Bee, Science Fair, Halloween History Assembly, Field Day, Dance Festival and more.
Safety — Assist Business Manager with safety issues at the school like monthly fire drills, evacuation, annual CPR class.
Technology — Be a resource for the Business Manager to help with IT-related issues. These may range from virus and spyware protection updates, website and data base administration and VOIP.
Appreciation — Work with a team of volunteers to help show appreciation to all at Odyssey including staff and volunteers. Plan Appreciation Banquet in March.
After-School Programs — Organize and oversee fabulous after-school programs.