PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENT SPOTLIGHT

February 2025 ISSUE

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Dan Flood Elementary School Holds 4th Grade Parent & Family Engagement STEM Event!

On January 30, 2025 Dan Flood Elementary School held a Title I Family STEM Night for 4th Grade. The students and their families had to create a puff mobile using paper, tape, a strawand four lifesavers. The object of the activity was to see who made their car go the farthest. 1st place winner was David Materna, 2nd place winner was Adeline Espinoza, and the 3rd place winner was Kevin Green. A special thank you to Mr. Corcoran, former Science K -12 Supervisor who facilitated the activity along with Ms. Petlock Title I Reading Coach/Parent Liaison, Mrs. Thomas 4th grade teacher, Ms. Delassandro 4th grade teacher and Mrs. Dolan 1st grade teacher. Parents visited the Title I Resource Center for additional reading and math activities. All families that attended were given a set cards with a booklet of math activities. Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Parent Com-pact were reviewed and parents were asked to complete the revision form. Parents also filled out a survey about the event for feedback. It was a great night to see families working together.

Thank you to all who attended!

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Dan Flood Elementary School Holds 5th Grade Parent & Family Engagement STEM Event
On February 5th, 2025 Dan Flood Elementary School held a Title I Family STEM Night for
5th Grade. The first STEM activity was to guess how many drops of water would fill the top of a penny without flowing over. The families had to estimate the number before they started. The main activity was to have the stu-dents and their families build a tower using 40 pieces of spagheti, 20 marshmallows, and 12 inches of tape. The object of the activity was to see who can create the tallest tower using those supplies. 1st place winner was Adrian Bermejo , 2nd place winner was Emma Davis, and the 3rd place winner was Giovanni Ramos. A special “Thank You” to Mr. Corcoran, former Science K-12 Supervisor who facilitated the activity along with Ms. Petlock Title I Reading Coach/Parent Liaison, Mrs. Thomas 4th Grade teacher, Ms. Delassandro 4th Grade teacher, Mrs. Dolan 1st Grade teacher, and Mrs. Stevenson 1st Grade teacher. Parents also had the opportunity to visit the Title I Resource Cen-ter for additional reading and math activities. Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Parent Compact were reviewed and parents were asked to complete the revision form. School assessment data and Copyright Poli-cy were also reviewed. Parents were asked to fill out a survey regarding the event for additional feedback. It was a
great night to see families working together. Thank you to all who attended!

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Dan Flood Elementary School Holds

Parent & Family Engagement Valentine Bingo Event!

On February 12, 2025 Dan Flood Elementary School held a Valentine’s Day Parent &

Family Engagement Bingo Night set up by Parent Liaison/Title I Reading Coach Mary Jo Petlock. Title I teachers and staff were on hand to work with families and give prizes out for winning bingo rounds. Families received a slice of pizza and a drink and each student who attended received a Valentine bag of candy with a bookmark. Bingo winners were able to choose from the table of Valentine’s prizes. Parents were invited to visit the Title I Parent Resource table to pick up various math & reading resources for their child. Channing Bete pamphlets were also available regarding Social Emotional Learning and other various school topics. Over 200 people attend the Bingo event and everyone had a great time! Parents were asked to fill out a survey to share their feedback on the event and future events and also had the opportunity to join the Dan Flood Parent Advisory Council.

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