What is Three for Me?
Welcome to another exciting
year at St. James!
We are thrilled to welcome our new and returning students
and parents, and proud to introduce one of our new programs…Three for Me.
Parent Groups have long realized the parent involvement necessary to increase
children’s success at school. We encourage every parent, grandparent, and any
adult that is involved in a child’s life, to participate in the Three
for Me program.
THREE FOR ME…is a promise. A promise not only from
you, but also to your child his
or her school. You promise to volunteer three hours per semester of your time
at or on behalf of the school to your child by signing a Three for Me
promise card. Whether it is making copies for a teacher, reading to children,
filing books on the shelves, helping at a PTL event, or dozens of other
opportunities, it’s all important and it all counts.
Our Volunteer Committee will track the volunteer hours of
every parent. That means moms, dads, grandparents, foster parents, or any adult
that is involved in a child’s life. Once you reach your three hours of
volunteerism each semester, we will mark your achievement by placing your name
on our “Walk of Fame” in the cafeteria of the school. In addition, at the end
of the school year, we will send home a Three for Me Certificate with your name.
There are several ways for you to log your volunteer
hours. You can do this by…
1.
Signing in and out of the Three for Me
book in the office whenever you come to school to volunteer.
2.
Logging onto to your page at our Three for Me
website (www.three4me.ptomanager.com)
and logging your hours.
3.
Filling out the monthly tally sheet that will be attached to the monthly
PTL newsletter, and sending it back to school with your child.
4.
Signing in at any after school activity, whether you’re volunteering to
help at the event, or just attending.
Our motto, “a little volunteering goes a long way…” really
means a lot when we look at the number of total volunteer hours at the end of
the school year. Once you reach your goal, you may realize how much you enjoyed
volunteering, and would like to continue. You are certainly welcome to
volunteer more than your promise of 6 total hours.
Make this simple promise to your children to volunteer
three hours per semester (six for the whole school year), follow through, and
show them how much you care about their school. Sign the promise card and open
the door to your child’s school today.