2016 TAKE YOUR FATHER TO SCHOOL DAY  Friday, May 20, 2016  SCHOOL NAME PREK-5 Pittsburgh Allegheny

ACTIVITY We will have the Dad's all meeting in our auditorium at 9:20 for welcome and introductions, then they will break into groups: Group 1 will go to their child's class for fun activity with the students. Group 2 will go outside to play physical games, jump rope, football, basketball (Weather permitting, if not they will be in the gym). Group 3 will be in the auditorium for a game of "how well do you know your child's school?". These sessions last 30 minutes each.

Pittsburgh Arsenal

9:30-12:00  Breakfast with Inspirational Speaker 

Children and parents will create a group art project with the help of The Center for Creative Reuse to remain as a permanent fixture in the school.

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Students and parents will participate in Lawn Games that promote working together.

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Parents will have an opportunity to complete the PPS Parent Survey.

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Raffles

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Pittsburgh Banksville

At Banksville, we will welcome our guests by inviting them to participate in cross-curricular activities throughout each grade level. Fathers will be invited to share in a light continental breakfast beginning at 10:00am. A brief welcome will take place and an outline of the day’s activities will be provided. Fathers will then join their child’s class and participate in activities co-planned with the reading/ math and science teachers.

During lunch, the fathers will be provided lunch and enjoy special recess activities. After lunch we will thank our role models for coming. Pittsburgh Beechwood Beechwood ROAR Assembly for guests and classroom visits from 8:10 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Male figures over the age of 21 are invited to participate in Bring Your Father to School Day Pittsburgh Concord activities. Morning Activity 8:10-9:00 AM Male figures will be invited to bring their child to school. Male figures will have the opportunity to complete a classroom activity in their child’s homeroom. Afternoon Activity 11:03 AM - 1:18 PM Male figures will be invited to eat lunch with their child at school and engage in recess activities with their child. Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Lunch 11:03 – 11:48  Kindergarten eats lunch at 11:03 and has recess at 11:28  First grade has recess at 11:03 and eats lunch at 11:28 2nd/3rd Grade Lunch 11:49 – 12:33  2nd grade eats lunch at 11:49 and has recess at 12:08  3rd grade has recess at 11:49 and eats lunch at 12:08 4th/5th Grade Lunch

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Pittsburgh Dilworth

 4th grade eats lunch at 12:33 and has recess at 12:56  5th grade has recess at 12:33 and eats lunch at 12:56 On May 20, 2016, we will have our “Significant Male” figures join us for a back to school day with their children. All “significant male” figures are asked to join the AM Meeting at 8:55 a.m. Immediately following the morning meeting, we will have a Coffee & Donut Session to update the significant male figures on Social Media concerns and how they can assist their students with achieving the Pittsburgh Promise. Various guests will speak to the Dads to encourage them. Re-elected Representative Ed Gainey will bring words of welcome. We also will take a picture and encourage significant male figures The guests will also adopt students that do not have a “Significant male” figure in attendance. The AM Session will end at 11:15 a.m. Our afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. We will have a welcome session in the afternoon and we will provide words of encouragement.

Pittsburgh Faison

Pittsburgh Fulton

9:45AM – 11:45AM Gardening Activity with Grow Pittsburgh Obstacle course fun led by gym teacher Mr. Mandarino Community Vendors and Partners to provide hands on activities and information to share with parents. Pittsburgh Fulton will host the event with the following activities: 1. Student and Fathers can make airplanes together. 2. Students and Fathers will have the opportunity to have their pictures taken. 3 

 

Pittsburgh Grandview

3. Students and Fathers will have the opportunity to play Flag Football. Students and Fathers will rotate between the three above activities. We will also have a cookies and beverages for students and dads. “Important Male in Your Life” 9:00 -9:40-Greeting and Refreshments in the Cafeteria Including the Following: *Principal –Welcoming Parents *Music-Drumming Presented by Mr. Litterini *Presentation from Grandview Adult Male Role Models 9:40-10:20-Classroom Time with Planned Activities:

Pittsburgh Liberty

*Poetry Activities *Math Games *Are You Smarter Than a 1st Grader *Writing Activities Welcome breakfast, small performance and students shadowing until noon.

Pittsburgh Lincoln

8:20-8:30

Harambee Unity Circle Morning Announcements

8:30-10:00

Breakfast and Taking Care of Business Parent Survey CCAC Opportunities Presentation

10:00-11:30

Activity Rotation Family Mural Spring Planting “Hit The Quan” Contest Knock off

11:30-12:00

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“Hit the Quan” Final Round Motivational Guest Speakers on Fatherhood Giveaway

Pittsburgh Linden

Pittsburgh Miller

9:30 -10: Welcome Breakfast and Slide Show in the Cafeteria 10 – 11:30: Outdoor Activities Grades 3-5- Volleyball. Wiffle ball and Tug of War Indoor activities for grades K-2 All Activities will end at 11:30  Unity Celebration  Breakfast and Discussion w/Guest Speaker  Gallery Walk and Presentations by Staff and Students  Competition game with students and fathers *Are you smarter than a Miller Scholar?  Classroom visits

Pittsburgh Minadeo Pittsburgh Minadeo will celebrate our Annual BRING SOMEONE SPECIAL TO SCHOOL DAY, on May 20th. Our day will begin in the Auditorium during Community to celebrate and honor the many individuals in our lives who support, teach, and take care of us with love and care. Each classroom has planned a variety of fun activities to engage our visitors in; from math games, to iPads, wiffle ball, and the game “Are you smarter than a 4th grader?” Visitors are welcome to remain with us from 9:10-10:45. We will continue our celebration and learning from our role models in the afternoon through our annual, Career day. From 2-2:30 visitors will be speaking to our students about their careers and the skills and dispositions needed to be successful. Pittsburgh Montessori

Schedule of Events 8:55-9:15 am- Breakfast for fathers 9:15-9:30 am- Guest Speaker- Mr. Richard Payne (East End Cooperative Ministries) 9:30 – 11:00 AM- Walk-A-Thon 5 

 

Pittsburgh Phillips

11:15 AM – 1:15 PM- Sub/Chip Lunch (cost is $2.50 per person) and Bake Sale 1:15 – 3:00 PM- Game Day in Classrooms 3:00 – 3:45 PM- Prizes Activities will begin at 8:15am and close at 10:00am Activities Schedule Please choose one of the following options and schedule to follow for the day. Time

Option 1

8:15-8:45

Visit your child’s classroom

8:45-9:15

Attend Phillips Fathers Expo

9:15-10:00

Option 2

Option 3 Visit your 1st child’s classroom

Visit your child’s classroom

Visit your 2nd child’s classroom

Attend Phillips Fathers Expo

Attend Phillips Fathers Expo

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If you choose option 2, plan on arriving at Phillips at 8:45am

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The Expo will include: food, refreshments, tips to help students with school, representatives from Citiparks, Carnegie Library and YMCA, as well as information on all things Phillips!

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Parking is limited, so plan time to park and walk to school

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Pittsburgh Roosevelt

Fathers and other significant male role models are invited to attend “Take a Male Figure to School Day” May 20, 2015 Agenda 9:00 - 9:20 AM Registration, and Special Male Figure Survey Completion 9:20 - 9:30 AM Welcome to Special Male Figures 6 

 

Pittsburgh Spring Hill

Pittsburgh Weil

Pittsburgh West Liberty

9:30 - 10:00 AM Breakfast in Cafeteria 10:00 - 11:00 AM Male Figures & Students Visit Classrooms 11:00 AM Conclusion of Program Our activities will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. The day will begin with a welcome in the cafeteria from the principal. Light morning refreshments will be served. Additionally, parents will have an opportunity to complete the annual Parent survey. Parents will then transition to their child/children’s classrooms. Various academic activities are planned from K-5 for parents to participate in with their children. Fathers can have breakfast with students at 8:45 am Following breakfast, they can visit classrooms for 1 hour. A lunch for fathers will include 3 speakers: Mr. Mark Brentley, Mr. Eric Yuel and Mr. Melvin Hubbard El. In the afternoon, fathers can participate in a basketball game or in the ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’ game. The West Liberty School Community will host a special day of learning for all significant male figures on the afternoon of May 20th from 2:00 to 3:30. All visitors will have the opportunity to hear a guest speaker and participate in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) activities led by student leaders.

Pittsburgh Westwood

Pittsburgh Whittier

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Fathers will enjoy a continental breakfast with their children. Fathers will have the opportunity to visit their children’s classrooms. Fathers will participate in either a literacy or math activity with their child Fathers will be directed to the cafeteria to complete a brief survey.

We are hosting a "Bring Your VIP Day" instead so it includes more adults. Tentatively ALL VIPs will be invited to participate in our school-wide morning meeting which begins at 8:05 AM. After the VIPs will go to a breakfast where the principal and ITL2s will greet them and speak to the curriculum/ answer questions. Then VIPs will go into the classrooms to participate in activities and special spring crafts. VIPs will regroup at 11:00 AM in the school library to review the day and fill out the parent survey.

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Pastries for Parents May 20, 2016 1:30p.m – 2:30 p.m.

Woolslair

*Parents will join their child in their classroom to participate in a reading or math activity *Parents will then have an opportunity to make a craft with their child (decorate a flower pot and plant a seed) *Each parent will receive a pastry and a small token of appreciation PREK-8 Arlington

Brookline

Our activities will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. The day will begin with a welcome in the cafeteria from the principal. Light morning refreshments will be served. Additionally, parents will have an opportunity to complete the annual Parent survey. Parents will then transition to their child/children’s classrooms. Various academic activities are planned from K-5 for parents to participate in with their children. 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Registration 8:15 - 8:45

Welcome in Cafeteria— Coffee, Doughnuts, Bagels

8:45 - 10:15

Activities—Choose one of the Following:

1. School Beautification—Fathers / VIP’s and students will help beautify our space by planting flowers and completing other beautification activities 2. Plastic Flowers- The art piece this year will be a group project in which each VIP and their child make flowers out of plastic tablecloths. This project goes along with a project done by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The flowers will decorate the fence in front of the school.

Pittsburgh Carmalt

3. VIP Shadow in Classroom—VIP’s will shadow their child in the classroom. ELEMENTARY: Presentations of best work writing pieces—Rubrics are filled out by the parent/guardian. First grade may also do an insect project if there is time. 8 

 

Pittsburgh Colfax

MIDDLE SCHOOL: The parent/guardian will shadow their child for the day. This has been successful in the past years. 8:15am- 8:48am ----VIPs join their child in homeroom and our CX Cobra Clubs 8:48am- 9:15am ----Breakfast with the Administration 9:15am-11am---- VIPs enjoy the following special performances:  Colfax 4th and 5th grade chorus  5th grade Ballroom Dancers  Student Performances  Monologues 11:00am----VIPs are dismissed

Pittsburgh Greenfield

Pittsburgh King Pittsburgh Langley

Pittsburgh Manchester

Pittsburgh Mifflin

Pittsburgh Morrow

1. Students will enter with their father/significant male figure at the gym entrance. 2. Students and their father/significant male figure will enjoy breakfast together. 3. Students and their father/significant male figure will engage in activity lead by CitiParks and the Josh Gibson Foundation. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sign-In Breakfast with loved one Kickball with your student! Continental Breakfast at 9:30 am with introduction remarks by Mr. Edward Littlehale. After breakfast, the students will escort their parent or guardian to their classrooms. Teachers will then ask parents to participate in activities. Also, fathers will have the opportunity to talk to the students regarding their careers. Scholastic Book Fair – Library. Parents are invited to take their child to the Book Fair. Activities in the Gym and Field (Basketball games, kick ball, etc.) 8:00-9:00 a.m. Welcome Fathers in the auditorium (refreshments provided)

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9:00-9:30 a.m. Guest Speaker Presentation and Review Event Program 9:30-10:15 a.m. Fathers report to their child’s classroom. 

Engage in teacher planned activities.

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“Scholastic Book Fair” purchases (Grade Levels will be announced)

10:15-10:30 a.m. Wrap-up and Closing Announcements Pittsburgh Sunnyside

8:10am- 8:45am-Our Fathers will be welcomed by our Sunnyside staff and students and a breakfast social will begin in the morning honoring our fathers. 8:45am- 10:45am-Our fathers will shadow their child during their son/daughter’s regular classroom schedule. Engaging and hands on activities will take part in each teacher’s classroom to include both students and our fathers. Fathers who have multiple children in different grade levels will have the flexibility to rotate classroom to classroom. Each father will receive an assigned time to attend a small session on the use of technology (iPads, 3D printers and laser cutter) across all curriculums. During the mini session, our fathers will experiment with the software. After completing this mini session, our fathers will leave with a premade plaque that says, “Sunnyside Dad.” 10:45am- 11:00am -Parent Surveys will be distributed and there will be an opportunity for them to be completed. 11:00am-A drawing will be held to raffle off donated gifts during our closing session.

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Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8

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Breakfast w/ Dad: Welcome to ATA 9:00 Class activities: ELA,Science, Art, Social Studies, Math (period rotations) 9:20- 12:00pm Dads vs. Students Basketball Tournament112-1pm Lunch w/ Dad 1-1:30pm

Pittsburgh Arsenal

Theme: Fathers Matter: Read, teach and have fun with your children 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Opening Activities – Community Time Competition and Prizes 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch for Dads only – Anti-Bullying, Anti-Drug, and Tolerance videos will be presented to dads (created by Arsenal students). st

Dad’s Schedule 2nd 3rd

4th

5th

Art

Library

Lunch

Library

Gym

Art

Lunch

Art

Library

Gym

Lunch

Community Time

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6th Grade

Auditorium

Class

Gym

7th Grade

Auditorium

Class

8th Grade

Auditorium

Class

Students and dads will participate in activities during Community Time. Dads will accompany their students to the remainder of their first period classes. For periods 2-4 students and their dads will rotate through three different stations:   

Gym: rotating activities – obstacle course, basketball shoot out, hula hoop music chairs Art: Paper Chain Challenge – students and dads write encouraging message to each other to include on the change. Library: Carnegie library staff running activities 11 

 

Pittsburgh Classical

Community and agency provider will set up information booths for parents. Career Day Fathers will be invited to participate in the program by speaking to students about their careers or participating by listening to the program with their children. Program will run from 9:45 – 11:20

Pittsburgh Schiller

Pittsburgh South Brook

Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM academy will be welcoming the fathers with a light breakfast while Mrs. Heinzman and Mrs. Findon (STEAM teacher) share a few words of gratitude. As a team, the fathers and students will then build and program an airplane using Lego Robotics technology. While they are building, the STEAM teacher will walk around and discuss the Engineering Design Process that the students have been focusing on throughout the year. To culminate the event, they will complete a self- esteem activity. The activity will include building a craft demonstrating why the grown-ups are proud of their child.

Invites All Dads and/or Special Person to… DONUTS WITH “DAD” When: Friday, May 20, 2016 Where: School Cafeteria From: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Dads are welcome to remain for the activities below: 9:10‐9:20 Homeroom 9:20-10:10 Games/Craft Activity 10:10-10:50 Gym Activity

Pittsburgh South Hills

9:00 to 9:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

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9:15 to 10:15 a.m. iPad Team Challenge OR Create and Make 10:15 to 11:00 Pittsburgh Sterrett

6-12 And HIGH SCHOOLS Pittsburgh Allderdice

Pittsburgh Brashear

Kickball Competition

During a Continental Breakfast for our fathers, Dr. MiChele Holly, Principal / Mr. Chris Dedes, Faculty Manager will welcome our fathers to Pittsburgh Sterrett Classical Academy 6-8. After the Continental Breakfast, fathers will be given their child’s schedule and will be escorted to the classrooms to observe first period class. Students and their fathers will meet in the gym. At that time Mr. Inesso, Physical Education Teacher, will explain the rule of “King of the Court” basketball challenge. T-Shirts and certificates will be given to our fathers for participating in “Take Your Father to School Day.” After the Basketball Challenge, the fathers will enjoy a cook-out luncheon. Once lunch is over, an Award Presentation will take place and dismissal. We sincerely hope that the time our fathers spend here at Pittsburgh Sterrett Classical Academy 6-8 will be happy and pleasant as well as informative and helpful.

9 AM- 10:30 AM Fathers will be planting flowers in the garden with students. They will also have the opportunity to review transcripts during this time. Take Your Father to School Day at Pittsburgh Brashear High School May 20, 2016 1:00 P.M. - 2:45 P.M. Summary of Activities Time 1:00-1:30

Location Auditorium

Activity Welcome: Introductions, Guest Speakers and Presentations about the great things that are happening at Brashear (light refreshments will be served) 13 

 

Door Prizes 1:30-2:15

Auditorium, Guest speakers will speak with parents and students

2:15-2:30

Library

2:30-2:45

Library/Auto Body Garage

Guest Speakers: Each speaker will talk about their respective programs and how they impact students in the school. Speaker 1: Kevin Alton – The Way Speaker 2: Officer Wade - Mentoring Speaker 3: Kevin McNair – One Nation Speaker 4: Shawn Gibson – BOSA Program Speaker 5: Mr. Heywood – The History of Brashear Participation Raffle Q&A Session with Guest Speakers and parents Scavenger Hunt Activity – Complete Activity Card Closing: Final thoughts, comments or questions, motivational PPS video, How can parents get involved? Drawings for Participation Raffle and Door Prizes Dismissal: Non-formal conversations, contact information exchange, parents meet students for dismissal. Optional Car Wash compliments of CTE

Other important information:  Parents will enter at the South Entrance.  Parents will park in the front lot.  Dismissal will occur so that parents can leave before student busses. School information (What does Brashear have to offer?) will be provided Pittsburgh CAPA Pittsburgh Carrick

Friday, May 20, 2016 is a Keystone exam day for our students. We plan to have a cookout as an incentive for our students. We will be inviting all fathers to join their child for lunch that day during their assigned lunch period. Period 5 Period 6

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Pittsburgh Milliones

Pittsburgh Obama Pittsburgh Perry Pittsburgh Sci-Tech

Pittsburgh Westinghouse

Period 7 12:38 pm – 1:08 pm University Prep at Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 School Take Your Father to School Day Friday, April 20th Middles School Itinerary 7:45am – 8:00am 8:00am - 8:30am 8:30am – 9:30am 9:30am – 10:30am 10:30am

Fathers Arrive & Escorted To Cafeteria Welcome, Breakfast, Speakers Visit Vendors (café) & Period 2nd & Homeroom Outdoor Activity (TBD) Fathers & Vendors Depart

High School Itinerary 8:00am 8:00am – 9:30am 9:30am – 10:30am 10:30am

Fathers arrive/receive student’s schedule Attend Breakfast in Café & Visit Vendor Tables Attend 4th period class with student Fathers & Vendors Depart

After a continental breakfast with students and a speaker, students will escort fathers around the building to their classes. The event will be from 8-10:30. There will be a breakfast, photo area, free raffle with great prizes from places like the Carnegie Science Center, Laser Storm, Carnegie History Museum, Burger 21, SciTech Gear, etc. and guests will be able to sit in on an academic class with their student. Regarding the photo area, we take the photos of students and their guest and get them developed and distribute them to students the following week. Westinghouse Academy o 12:15 -2:46 pm ~ Take a Father to School Day on Friday, May 19, 2016 o The student council is planning an amazing event for our fathers, representatives, and Upperclassman Big Brothers at Westinghouse Academy. All families will be engaged in a Bulldog Trivia challenge and Fitness challenge to promote healthy bodies and healthy mind. 15 

 

o Contact Person: Mrs. Creighton, Project Assistant By phone: 412-529-5016 By e-mail: [email protected] SPECIAL SCHOOLS Pittsburgh Clayton Pittsburgh Conroy

7:30 am – 9:15 am Continental breakfast for students and their fathers 9:30-10:15: Dads enter school, sign in, and go directly to child’s classroom. 10:15: Dads are called to cafeteria for breakfast and guest speaker.

Gifted Center

11:00: Dads depart from school and event closes. In celebration of the 18th Annual PPS Take a Father to School Day The Pittsburgh Gifted Center Invites a Special Person To DONUTS WITH MY SPECIAL PERSON When: Friday, May 20, 2016 Where: E-Zone Café From: 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Guests are welcome to remain and visit your child’s classroom from 10-11:40 a.m.

Oliver Citywide

As part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools “Take Your Dad to School Day,” we invite you to come and have donuts with your son or daughter. We also invite you to stay and participate in some fun, interesting, and rigorous classroom activities with your child! After the classroom visits, school will resume as normal. In collaboration with GROW Pittsburgh we will be centering this event around health & nutrition. It will be a day filled with fun. There will be several activities which promote excitement around our upcoming garden. Please come join in on all the excitement and fun. 16 

 

The schedule of events are as follow 9:00‐9:15– Welcome! 9:15‐9:45– Juicing Activity 9:45-10:15– Healthy Eats Cooking Activity 10:15-10:45 – Gardening Activity 10:45-11:00 – Closing Pittsburgh Pioneer

Pioneer Education Center welcomes an Influential Male Role Model for each of our students to participate in “Take a Father to School Day,” May 20th, 2016. For those students whom do not have an Influential Male Role Model available to attend, we welcome an Influential Female Role Model instead. Mr. Lott will welcome all participants and thank them for the support and care they offer our students in their home environments as they sign in at the main office. Pioneer will cater a lunch offered to all students as well as 1 adult role model per student. The lunch room, outdoor covered patio and the Sensory Garden will all be equipped with lunch tables to offer all students and Role Models comfortable seating to enjoy their lunches.

Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center

Role Models will be welcomed to remain at school to take part in our medal ceremony for our Pioneer Pinewood Derby led by the Boy Scouts of America. 8 am – 9 am Donuts with Dads and brief meeting with the principal

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