Parent Resource Room Coordinator Marilyn Lindstrom displays one of hundreds of items available for check-out. Parent Resource Room Now Open! Prosperity Heights Elementary is now home to a Parent Resource Room located in room 103 across from the cafeteria as you enter the main door. Mrs. Lindstrom has received a grant for $3,000 to buy educational games and tools for parents to check out and use at home with their children. Each family is allowed to check out severeal items and may keep them for two weeks or less. The parent or student may return the items.  Only the parent may then check out additional games of their choice. Some examples of reading support items are: Leap Pad electronic books Alphabet electronic toys Scrabble Jr. Boggle Jr. Magic Erase boards Beginners reading books with snap together alphabet blocks Three letter word card games Clifford beginning reader book set Spelling punch out cards Speak N Spell electronic word game Beginning Sounds Bingo games Rhyming Words game Cursive Alphabet Bingo Parts of speech Bingo Punctuation Bingo Brainquest Word sorting kit Password Synonyms game Body systems books Math games include: Connect 4 Sorry Trouble Chutes and Ladders Chess Checkers Cribbage Cubes Place value card games Geared clocks Flip board clocks Telling time card games Read the Clock! board game Addition/Subtraction flashcards Addition Machines Base 10 blocks Money flashcards Money Bingo Money card games Race to a Dollar Monopoly Monopoly Jr. Payday board game Multiplication/Division flashcards Multiplication/Division Quizmo Multiplication Machines Turbo Twist electronic math Fraction sticks Equivalency slides for fractions, decimals, percents Division, fractions, percents DVDs Battleship board game A Macintosh computer is available for parents to use during the day to look at Prosperity’s web site or to try different web sites for educational purposes.  Please call Mrs. Lindstrom (293-8695) to set up a time. Stop by to see the different games available, and to check one out to take home! A student has asked, “Can we bring in our old games we don’t use anymore so they could be added to the shelves?” What a wonderful idea! Family Involvement Action Plan for 2007-2008 Prosperity Heights Elementary School encourages you as parents to become a part of your child’s learning experience. We follow the research-based, comprehensive approach to parent involvement (the Joyce Epstein model) which includes: PARENTING Parenting brochures available Parenting tips in newsletters Parent/Teacher/Guardian Group (PTG) Family Support Team Nursing advice available Social Worker advice available Parent Resource Room Parent attendance at workshops DECISION MAKING Site Council meetings PTG* meetings Parent surveys Principal’s “open door” policy LEARNING AT HOME Daily reading homework Daily Everyday Math homework Help with classroom projects Homework help telephone hotline available Personal  homework help available at Sunray Library Learning links on web site VOLUNTEERING Field trip chaperone Fundraising help Parent attendance at music programs Parent attendance at athletic events PTG* member Site Council member Listen to students read Parent attendance at celebrations COMMUNICATING School web site (prosperity.spps.org) Monthly calendars Monthly newsletters Classroom newsletters Telephone calls Home visits Outdoor message sign Parent Information bulletin board Hmong/Spanish interpreters/translators Parent/Teacher conferences School/Home responsibility compact Parent classroom visits COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNITY Junior Achievement program Chess Club Seniors in the community volunteer to work with students Student teachers from surrounding colleges work with students Parent Information Fair at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in January Open House & Ice Cream Social We invite and warmly welcome you to participate in any of the various opportunities offered. *PTG = Parent/Teacher/Guardian Group  Parent_Guidelines_07-08.pdf   Family Involvement Guidlines