There are many ways individuals, churches and neighborhood organizations can help area schools

Please consider how you, your faith community, neighbors, homeowners association or non-profit organization can support elementary and middle school students in the Steele Creek area.

These include providing academic support, helping with extracurricular activities or evening/week-end events, addressing special family needs, as well as staff support and teacher appreciation. Please see the specific support needs below. Contact Jeanne Smith (Alignment SWC coordinator) or the school directly.

Area	Partnering Need	Schools	Timeframe
Academic Support	Reading Buddy for one 3^rd grade student (North Star Program)	All elementary schools	One hour weekly for the school year
	Reading with 4^th or 5^th grade students Reading with K-2 grade students	Steele Creek Berewick Winget Park Rivergate	Schedule to fit volunteer & school
	Reading support for 6^th – 8^th grade students. Training provided.	Kennedy Southwest	One hour weekly for the school year
	Lunch Buddy (mentor program)	River Gate Berewick	One hour a week School year
	Help with math study group. Training provided	Kennedy Winget Park	One hour weekly
	Math Superstars- help provide real-world applications	Winget Park	1 hour during the school day
	Book bags Books, workbooks & supplies for select students to continue on literacy and math during long school breaks	All elementary schools	June 2018 for summer December 2017 for Winter break
Extracurricular Programs School day or afterschool	Chess Club	Berewick	School year
	Science & Engineering Clubs Science Olympiad, Destination Imagination	Berewick Steele Creek Lake Wylie Palisades Park	1 hour weekly October – April Afterschool
	Mentors/coaches to help with Robotics clubs	Palisades Park Kennedy*	October – March *M/F 10:15 – 11:15
	Speakers & tables for Career Fair for 4^th & 5^th grade students	Lake Wylie Palisades Park	TBD
	School Vegetable Garden Afterschool Club	Steele Creek Berewick	1+ hour/week
Evening or Weekend Events STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math	Volunteers for STEM, STEAM, or Science Night Out STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math	Berewick Steele Creek Lake Wylie Palisades Park Kennedy	TBD
	Winter Parade: Floats	Lake Wylie	For December parade
	Volunteers for STREAM Night For Pre-K to 1^st grade students & parents	Lake Wyle	TBD
	Motivational speakers for 5^th Grade & Student Success Ceremonies	River Gate Berewick	End of each quarter April and June
School support	Classroom volunteers: help with activity or mystery reader	Steele Creek River Gate Berewick	Weekly or monthly
	Café (cafeteria monitors)	Berewick	Weekly or monthly
	Answer phones in front office	Berewick Palisades Park	Weekly or monthly
	Health Room Assistance	Palisades Park Lake Wylie	Weekly or monthly Noon to 2 pm.
	Library Help: Shelving Books	Berewick Palisades Park Winget Park Rivergate	Any time during the school day
Special Family Needs	Provide week-end food packs for hunger vulnerable children (#) Students/week-end	Lake Wylie (15 students) Kennedy (10) Steele Creek (40)	October – June Packets can be prepared on weekly or monthly
	New socks and underwear to be distributed by school nurse; and/or uniform clothing	Berewick Lake Wylie River Gate Palisades Park Steele Creek	Open
	Help families in times of critical needs/holiday meals	Steele Creek Kennedy Berewick	When family emergencies occur & at holidays
Staff Support & Teacher Appreciation (Approximately 80 -90 teachers per school)	Gift donations to recognize outstanding teachers	All schools	Monthly- Can choose Oct. – May
	Refreshments for teachers’ meeting	All schools	One or more meetings
	Candy, dessert, small gift or meal for teacher appreciation week	Berewick Steele Creek Lake Wylie, Winget Park Palisades Park	Early May 2019
	Simple breakfast for teachers	All schools	One or more times
Others:	Beautifying the grounds Assistance with garden beds	Berewick River Gate Winget Park Southwest	Flexible
	Volunteers to help Tree Charlotte planting	Southwest	Nov. 4th
	Volunteer to monitor uniform closet	Southwest	Flexible
	Donate used furniture to Design Class	Southwest	Flexible
	Proctors for End of Year Exams	All Schools	May 2019