Parent Group

Mission of the Parent Group

The mission statement of the Parent Group is: to offer enrichment activities and events to enhance the overall education, spiritual and social experience for the students at Infant Jesus School. This includes:

Partial funding of school field trips

Scheduling and funding enrichment programs that augment the students' curriculum

Sponsoring special activities at school such as the Holiday Gift Room, Wee Deliver, Crown Street Journal, and the yearbook
Sponsoring family oriented social events such as the Roller Kingdom night and Spaghetti Social

The secondary goal of the Parent Group is the development of a volunteer core. As the school continues to grown i size, the ned for volunteers also increases. our volunteers not only work to plan and carry out the enrichment activities, but also to respond to the daily needs of the school: helping the cafeteria, shelving library books, and general assistance to teachers (e.g. making photocopies of worksheets or helping with classroom projects). the IJS Parent Group coordinates the time and talents of the parent to help strengthen and enhance the links between parents, teachers and children at Infant Jesus School.

Monthly Meetings

Parent group meetings are held monthly (check the school calendar for the next meeting). Everyone is welcome at these meetings.

Monthly Newsletters

The Parent Group publishes a monthly newsletter. See the "For Current Families" section of our web site for current and past issues.

Fundraising

The Parent Group will raise funds for the various events that it sponsors through various programs such as Box Tops for Education. The funds raised by the Parent Group are used to cover the cost of transportation for field trips, admission costs, and other enrichment activities for our children.

Box Tops for Education -- please save the specially marked box tops from your favorite General Mills products! The Box Tops for Education program allows the Parent Group to trade Box Tops for cash. Please send them to the school office.
Candy Drive -- The Parent Group holds an annual Candy Drive fundraiser. This is the major fundraiser sponsored by the Parent Group and we appreciate your help.

Yearbook

For the past several years, the Parent Group has published a sixth grade yearbook. This book contains many photos and writings of each sixth grader. It is filled with many memories that our children have experienced here at Infant Jesus School. Your child will cherish this one book long after they leave their elementary school. The yearbook design and format will remain the same, however each year parents are needed to volunteer to organize, coordinate and prepare this yearbook. Lets keep this publication going so that our children can have lasting memories of Infant Jesus School.