Laurel Meadow Elementary School
Watch D.O.G.S.
Watch D.O.G.S.
About Watch D.O.G.S.
About Watch D.O.G.S.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MISSION
STATEMENT
Our vision is to transform the hearts and minds of students. Fathers and other male role models to become and remain actively engaged in student's educational careers by helping to foster their success academically, socially, emotionely, and physically.
What is expected of you as a
WATCH D.O.G. ?
*Understand that the LMES children are the focus.
*Please enter the classroom quietly and wait to be prompted from the teacher to introduce yourself. (please don't walk in and announce yourself - it will be obvious because of your shirt!)
*Play or talk with the children on the playground or at lunch rather than talking to the teachers or other parents. Please be engaged with the children.
*Be considerate in the classroom and the hallways.
*Please turn off your cell phone or put on mute while at LMES. Please no cell phone use or texting. We know that everybody has unexpected calls that you have to take so please use the teachers lounge for phone calls.
*You will need to wear a Watch D.O.G.S t-shirt or Watch D.O.G.S vest as identification for teachers, administration, parents, and children.
Our vision is to transform the hearts and minds of students. Fathers and other male role models to become and remain actively engaged in student's educational careers by helping to foster their success academically, socially, emotionely, and physically.
What is expected of you as a
WATCH D.O.G. ?
*Understand that the LMES children are the focus.
*Please enter the classroom quietly and wait to be prompted from the teacher to introduce yourself. (please don't walk in and announce yourself - it will be obvious because of your shirt!)
*Play or talk with the children on the playground or at lunch rather than talking to the teachers or other parents. Please be engaged with the children.
*Be considerate in the classroom and the hallways.
*Please turn off your cell phone or put on mute while at LMES. Please no cell phone use or texting. We know that everybody has unexpected calls that you have to take so please use the teachers lounge for phone calls.
*You will need to wear a Watch D.O.G.S t-shirt or Watch D.O.G.S vest as identification for teachers, administration, parents, and children.
WATCH DOG KICK OFF PIZZA PARTY!
October 7th 2014
Laurel Meadow Elementary Lunch Room
6:30pm - 8pm
DONUTS FOR DAD'S
January 13, 2015
Laurel Meadow Elementary Lunch Room 7:30am - 8:30am
PAPA JOHN'S Teachers Delivery
If you would like to drive a staff member around to raise money for PTA. Sign up for this great event! You can sign up on VolunteerSpot for this event. Great door prizes will be handed out.
(updated 8/8/2014)
October 7th 2014
Laurel Meadow Elementary Lunch Room
6:30pm - 8pm
DONUTS FOR DAD'S
January 13, 2015
Laurel Meadow Elementary Lunch Room 7:30am - 8:30am
PAPA JOHN'S Teachers Delivery
If you would like to drive a staff member around to raise money for PTA. Sign up for this great event! You can sign up on VolunteerSpot for this event. Great door prizes will be handed out.
(updated 8/8/2014)
Dear
Watch D.O.G.S.,
I'm very excited about the 2014-2015 school year for the Watch D.O.G.S. program. I'm calling ALL D.O.G.S. to "Line up / Sign up / Show up". Lets show our kids that their safety and education is VERY important to us as fathers and male role models. My goal for this year is to have every school day filled with a Watch Dog volunteer. Last year we had 98 % of the days full. Let's be at 100 % this year !! If you have any questions, please email me at davids1@hotmail.com. I look forward to seeing all the HEROES OF THE HALLWAYS in the days to come.
Thanks
David Stewart
Top Dog Director (updated 8/8/14)
I'm very excited about the 2014-2015 school year for the Watch D.O.G.S. program. I'm calling ALL D.O.G.S. to "Line up / Sign up / Show up". Lets show our kids that their safety and education is VERY important to us as fathers and male role models. My goal for this year is to have every school day filled with a Watch Dog volunteer. Last year we had 98 % of the days full. Let's be at 100 % this year !! If you have any questions, please email me at davids1@hotmail.com. I look forward to seeing all the HEROES OF THE HALLWAYS in the days to come.
Thanks
David Stewart
Top Dog Director (updated 8/8/14)
WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is the safe schools initiative of the National Center for Fathering that involves fathers and father figures in schools to serve as an unobtrusive, natural security presence and as a positive male role models for children at school. To date, WATCH D.O.G.S. has been initiated in more
than 1,150 schools in 36 states. This school year, more than 70,000 dads will serve at least one day as a Watch D.O.G.S.
Who are Watch D.O.G.S.?
Fathers (grandfathers, uncles, and other male adults) who volunteer at their child’s school for one (or more) days each year to assist in a variety of school activities, as assigned by the principal or school coordinator.
Activities include:
* Monitoring the school entrance
* Unloading and loading buses
* Helping teachers in classrooms
* Playing at recess
* Eating lunch with students
* Any additional activities assigned
RECRUITING:
The pizza night program consists of a 10-minute motivational message, delivered by a WATCH D.O.G.S. representative. Fathers and father figures to become more involved in their child’s education. Following the message, fathers and father figures are encouraged to “line-up and sign up” to volunteer at their child’s school for a day.
All Watch D.O.G.S. are required to wear a logo nametag and/or logo shirt that identifies them as a Watch D.O.G.S.
RECOGNITION:
Watch D.O.G.S. has been recognized by:
*The White House Summit on School Safety
*The U.S. Department of Education’s P.F.I.E.
(Partnership for Family Involvement in Education)
*The National PTA
