Ocotillo Elementary School

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Ocotillo Elementary School

• Jenny Sierra
• P.I.A Parent Involvement Assistant
• 545-3662

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What we are about

• We serve as a major communicator between families
  at home and school
• We as PIA are here to provide parent with any
  assistance needed
• Help teachers communicate better with their
  childs parents when there is a language barrier

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Help the Ocotillo Family

• Be a part of your childs school Parent
  volunteer opportunities
• help teachers in classrooms
• Help teachers prepare their assignments
• cutting out material
• Making copies
• Grade papers
• Volunteer during school field trips
• Parent classes.

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Parent Classes

• Our counselor talks about topics we deal with as
  parents and also provides ideas on how we can
  deal with them
• Every Friday _at_ 815am in the teachers lounge
• Topics range from
• How to deal with stress
• How to increase happiness in the home
• Abuse (physical or sexual)
• Have a topic your interested in? let us know

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Parent Connect

• Here at Ocotillo we provide parents the
  opportunity to see how their child is doing in
  school. We offer a computer program called,
  Parent Connect
• If you have more than one child in the district
  you can view their profile under the same link.
  One account is created per family.
• Why is Parent Connect important? You can view
• Attendance
• Grades
• Calendar
• Schedule
• Class reports
• Test scores

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Parent Connect Cont.

• This system is a great way to keep track of how
  your kids are doing and any up coming events or
  homework assigments due
• This is an online program. If you dont have
  internet access at home you can log on to parent
  connect at your childs school.
• To create an account with Parent Connect, please
  contact your Parent Involvement Assistant.
• 545-3662