PTA's and All That
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:34 pm
Having just read an article in today's Mail, has reminded me we need to make a decision regarding the PTA and dd's new school.
In her last school I never joined in the PTA, knowing what it's like when a gang of women get together. I have though, always joined in with all requests for transport to local venues from the school, requests of help within the classroom from the school, volunteered to be a dinner lady for a year and then moved in to be an unpaid ta. As well as attending all plays, concerts, parents' evenings and parent assemblies.
I know when dd goes to her new school in September these opportunities won't arise. so I am seriously debating about joining the PTA as a way of having more/personal contact with the school (despite my better judgement from experience over many, many years!).
How is everyone else planning on keeping that 'personal' contact going (without the teachers feeling that are being hounded/harassed/stalked )
The link is here - recognise a little bit of yourself?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... thers.html
In her last school I never joined in the PTA, knowing what it's like when a gang of women get together. I have though, always joined in with all requests for transport to local venues from the school, requests of help within the classroom from the school, volunteered to be a dinner lady for a year and then moved in to be an unpaid ta. As well as attending all plays, concerts, parents' evenings and parent assemblies.
I know when dd goes to her new school in September these opportunities won't arise. so I am seriously debating about joining the PTA as a way of having more/personal contact with the school (despite my better judgement from experience over many, many years!).
How is everyone else planning on keeping that 'personal' contact going (without the teachers feeling that are being hounded/harassed/stalked )
The link is here - recognise a little bit of yourself?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... thers.html