Class Moms

HAs anyone been chosen to be the Class Mom for their child?

I was chosen to be Head class mom for JAcob's class and so were my 2 girlfriends. WE are excited. This was my way to be in close contact with the teachers so I know what is going on..

If you were one before any words of wisdom?

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I am class mom for my second grader's class. We are new to his school so I wanted to be involved. From what I understand nobody volunteers to be second grade class mom because you have to do everything for the second grade play and it's a lot of work, so I'm sure that's the only reason I was chosen! I don't mind though, I think it will be fun.

I was class mom at his old school last year and it wasn't as much work. We each had one class party we were in charge of running, and we had a small group of parents "under" us who we were in charge of communicating with if the need arose.

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Sorry to hi-jack but I have a question


I cannot commit to be class mom this year ( my DS is in K ) because I have a younger DD at home and am expecting again in March, however I do want to help with parties, class projects and all the other things that go along with it when I can ...

Will the class mom call upon other parents to assist with these ? Or do you have to be class mom/assistant to be involved

If anyone knows, thanks !!!

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From what I hear, a lot of it depends on the teacher. One of the other moms in DD's class was class mom for this teacher a different year and said she'd get calls at 6pm with the teacher asking her to get stuff together for the next day. But she said that wasn't her experience being class mom another year.

We were out of town in June when they had kindergarten screening and class mom signup, but hopefully next year for one of them. One of the 2 class moms for dd's class lives on our block so I let her know I'm happy to help if she needs anything.

Message edited 9/19/2010 8:46:22 PM.

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Posted by Bops

Sorry to hi-jack but I have a question


I cannot commit to be class mom this year ( my DS is in K ) because I have a younger DD at home and am expecting again in March, however I do want to help with parties, class projects and all the other things that go along with it when I can ...

Will the class mom call upon other parents to assist with these ? Or do you have to be class mom/assistant to be involved

If anyone knows, thanks !!!

Message edited 9/19/2010 9:06:07 PM.

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Posted by Bops

Sorry to hi-jack but I have a question


I cannot commit to be class mom this year ( my DS is in K ) because I have a younger DD at home and am expecting again in March, however I do want to help with parties, class projects and all the other things that go along with it when I can ...

Will the class mom call upon other parents to assist with these ? Or do you have to be class mom/assistant to be involved

If anyone knows, thanks !!!

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I've been class mom since 2006 and now I'm on double duty with two schools for both girls. Have fun with it, stay politically correct and always keep everyone on the loop. You'll have a nice time doing so. Staying organized with the tasks on hand needed for the year helps.

enjoy.

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I think more goes into being class Mom than it seems to other parents but I think it's a rewarding way to help unite the class too. I suppose it depends on the teacher but I know my DD's Kindergarten class Moms were unbelieveable. I told them that they spoiled all the other parents for whom it was their first experience with a child in elementary school. They went above and beyond on everything and were so creative and fun. I really helped the class vibe a lot and their class even won a few parties and other events where parent participation played a part (ie, the class with the most parents who donated blood received a pizza party)

So it helps when you have really enthusiastic class Moms IMO. My other experiences with class Moms were fine - they all seemed to do a good job but this group was awesome.

Our school disseminates a lot of info via email (not enough IMO based on the piles of papers on my kitchen island each afternoon) and it was often up to the class Moms to forward it. My DS's CM's last year were always a few days late on info. Either the date of whatever it was about passed or I happen to know it was late bc I received from my DD's CM's right away. Whatever the case, I think enthusiasm, creativity (if the teacher permits) and punctuality with info are good qualities.

I'd love to do CM except generally younger siblings are not permitted for events but I'm an unofficial CM assistant LOL

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I'm class mom of DS' Kindergarten class, so thanks for posting this...good to get some insight from some BTDT parents!

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In my boys' school being class mom is maybe a little more involved than in other schools.

Because their school is part of the "wellness initiative", no holiday can be celebrated with any food.

To celebrate a holiday, all the class moms on the grade must select a craft they'd like to do and it must get approved by the Grade Rep (which is me). Then the day of the craft, most class moms will do a whole lesson revolving around the craft.

The class moms are also responsible for being the chaperones on class trips and orchestrating Field Day. There are aother small things throughout the year they are responsible for.

I have been class mom twice.