Pasco School District crafty girls
Pasco School
District Crafty Girls
The
first Pasco School District Scrapbook Club started in September, 2010 and it
became more than just a way to involve students after school! It became a great
opportunity for parents to get involved and help students succeed in school.
Initially, fifteen girls and two parents were part of the club and our
meetings on Wednesdays were a lot of fun! Members kept their grades up (only
A`s and B`s) meeting the club`s requirement. Today our numbers vary weekly
depending on the students` grades and we have about four parents that show up
according to their availability.
During our second year, members decided to
select a president and a vice-president to run our club! Seventh graders Jazmin Valdez and Deisy Cardoso have been doing a great
job by organizing and planning our activities weekly. The minimum requirement
switched to 3.2 GPA, making sure that students do their late work or
homework first and see the club as a privilege and as an incentive
to keep being a responsible learner.
All our materials are either donated or
fundraised by the club and members have been good about running the club.
Donations are always very welcome, especially in the spring when everybody
decides to clean their closets and craft rooms. Mrs. Potter (our Bus Department
Supervisor), Whittier Librarian Corinne Butcher, Emerson Para Educator Cecilia
Miranda (in 2010-2011), Dr. Johnson (Professor at WSU Tri cities and my
husband), Mrs. Williams (Ochoa) and Mrs. Butcher (Whittier Elementary
librarian) have been supporting our club by participating and contributing with
ideas, donations and most important: their time! Four different parents have
been involved with our club this year so far and one of our next directed
activities on literacy will be journaling on their album pages, just
like Writers` workshop! That way, arts and language arts are connected, giving
members the opportunity to master their writing skills, as well as developing
thinking and creative skills.
New members and volunteers are welcome!
Please feel free to e-mail me with scrapbook ideas or suggestions! (anjohnson@psd1.org). Come check it out and
be part of our club!!
I need to include a special thanks to Pam
Potter who goes out of her way to run and support the club! She is absolutely
amazing and one of the most committed individual I`ve ever met! We
appreciate what you do!
Finally, that’s my
webpage! Please check it out! We have all sorts of pictures and a little
bit about our club!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Johnson
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