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Every year, your child’s class needs one or more parents to volunteer as Room Parent(s). This is a Mason-Rice Parent-Teacher-Organization (PTO) sponsored Program - a wonderful way to stay connected to your child and the activities in your child’s classroom, get to know other parents, and be involved in the school. Most classes have many volunteers, so being a Room Parent is not too time consuming and lots of fun!
Room Parents will stay connected and informed of events happening both in the classroom and in the school. In that way, they are a resource to help the parents in their classrooms informed and involved.
Whether it is your first time as a Room Parent or your sixth, the teachers and the PTO appreciate your efforts and are grateful for your help. If you are interested in being a Room Parent, please email Room Parent Coordinators by y September 14th, or click to download form.
An orientation meeting will be schedule in September. One member from each class must attend to receive information and documents fo School Open House event. Check the School Calendar for dates/times.
Room Parent General Responsibilities
- Assist teacher or coordinating volunteers for classroom projects (i.e. class field trips; chaperons; library classroom visits; classroom projects; and help prep class materials);
- Creating and distributing e-mails and bulletins to parents on classroom and school-wide events, as necessary;
- Coordinating a Fall Social for class parents;
- Coordinating collection of items for class raffle basket;
- Coordinating a year-end party for the children, at the teacher’s discretion;
- Coordinating volunteers for some school wide events (i.e. Book Fair classroom visit, Bookswap visit)
Reimbursement of Expenses
As a room parent, you may get reimbursed for expenses that you incur in connection with performing your room parent responsibilities, up to $50 per class. Please fill out a MR PTO Check Request Form, with all relevant receipts and submit your check reimbursement request in the Treasurer's box in the front lobby. For more information on check reimbursement policies and how to submit a reimbursement request, contact the PTO Treasurer.
Room Parent Resources
Here are some references and sample documents that may be helpful to you. If you have any questions, please contact our Room Parent Coordinators.
School Policies that Room Parents Should be Aware Of:
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Use of Class Lists Compiled by Room Parents: Class lists and the contact information contained in the school Directory have been compiled for the sole purpose for school purposes. These lists should not be disseminated electronically. Use of list for distributing political information or other promotion is prohibited.
- Gift Giving Policy: City of Newton Ethics Policy states that teachers may not accept gifts from students or parents. If, however your class would like to recognize the efforts of your teacher with an end of year gift, you may organize a class thank-you card, a piece of artwork that is created by the children, or some such similar token of appreciation that is created by the children.
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Food Policy: To create the safest possible learning environment for all children and to minimize the risks of accidental exposure to those allergens that pose a threat to students, and educate students about life- threatening allergies.
Policy: Mason-Rice school maintains a "no sharing/no trading food’"policy, including eating utensils. Except in certain limited situations related to the class curriculum, food is not allowed for class celebrations including birthdays, holidays and the last day of school. When used as part of curriculum instruction and holiday celebrations, food is used judiciously. Parents are to be advised of any school activity that requires the use of food well in advance of the project or activity. In classes where children have peanut or nut allergies, the school requests that foods including those products not be brought into the classroom.
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