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Parents, students, teachers and staff come together for an evening of fun and food.
Posted: February 20th, 2012 Liz Barrett
Once again, Shamrock Elementary has been busy bringing together a diverse community of parents, students, teachers and staff with the help of their 5th Front Porch grant. For the past five years, the PTA of Shamrock Gardens Elementary School has been using funds from Front Porch Grants to bring together a community that speaks five different languages by welcoming parents to join the school in fun, food and games during the evening.
This year, they have already hosted two family nights. On January 27th, they hosted a "Wii Night" and set up nine classrooms with Wii Stations on SMART boards and saw families from multiple race economic backgrounds come out to participate in games and dinner. Pamela Grundy, past PTA President, recounts the details of the night on her blog, Seen From the Rock.
Through these activities, the school sees increased parent participation, increased trust between families and school administration and new relationships emerging between families of the school. They are breaking down barriers, building relationships and creating a real community.
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