Families

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Conversations About School

When you think of parent involvement, do you picture parents volunteering in classrooms? That's one way to help, and an expectation at Alice Carlson. Research shows that supporting your child's education at home is even more important. Use these conversation starters that will help you stay involved.

"What question did you ask today?" Encourage your child to ask questions at school about things he or she wonders about or questions about ideas that raise his or her curiosity. Questions are an important way to monitor thinking and guide understanding. It will also give you insight into what he or she is interested in.

"Let's see what you brought home today." Look at reading logs, notebooks, classwork to see how well he or she is doing. Find where he/she is doing well and comment on that. Respond to notes or sign daily planner as required.

"Show me what you have for homework." It is your child's job to do her homework, but you play a role, too. Make sure she knows what she is supposed to do by asking her to explain the assignment. After she finishes, glance over the work to see that it is complete.

"Describe a book you enjoyed today." Talking about a book he enjoyed will give you an idea of what he prefers to read. Then, build a daily reading habit by asking what he is going to read tonight. Encourage his reading and listening skills by reading aloud to him and letting him read aloud to you. (This is important, even for older children.)

"Tell me what you learned about you'd like to know more about." Use her interests as jumping-off points for activities to share. If she likes geometry, you might hunt for shapes together or do origami. If she is fascinated by how animals adapt to winter, take her to the zoo or to the library to research.

What to say instead of "How was school today?"

"What's the coolest thing that happened today?"
"How would your teacher describe the day?"
"What made you laught?"
"What was the most creative thing you did?"

"How were you kind or helpful today?"

Join PTA

Alice Carlson PTA is comprised of over 50 Board Members and Coordinators who work alongside school administration and staff to make some pretty amazing things happen! In addition to this dedicated group of defined volunteers, we also have over 300 PTA Members on average each year and so many of these families generously volunteer their time to support our school.

Learn more and sign up today!

Volunteers

We are glad you are inerested in learning about the Fort Worth ISD Volunteer Program!

As a parent or member of the Fort Worth community, you can partner with the District to ensure our student's academic success and to benefit yourself from it as well:

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Research shows children whose parents are involved get better grades, do better on tests and have fewer discipline problems at school.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Volunteering can help you find new friends, reach out to the community, learn new skills, advance your career, and protect your mental and physical health.

BUSINESS PARTNERS

Companies that promote active volunteer programs enjoy greater employee morale, productivity, profitability and improve relationships with the surrounding community because consumers and shareholders trust businesses that incorporate good values.

Requirements and Application Process

Park for the Arts

The best place to park for TCU home football games!

We offer three types of parking spots:

Grass – Located on our school’s grass field.
Reserved Paved – Assigned spots on our blacktop parking lot. Limited availability. These spots will be held until 30 minutes after the scheduled game start time, after which they may be released for guest parking.

Our friendly PTA volunteers will open the lot 3 hours before kickoff and guide you to the next available space.

You’ll never be blocked in, so you can leave at any time during the game if needed.
We also provide off-duty police security until the end of the game.

Each season parking holder will receive a transferable parking pass that can be used with any vehicle.

Have questions about parking for TCU football games? Email us at: pfta@alicecarlsonpta.com.

learn more and reserve a spot