Standard+C4+Demonstrates+service+to+the+learning+community

===**Date:** 2012-2013 School Year ===

===**Evidence/Activity/Anecdote:** ===

I feel as a teacher and as a parent it is important for me to participate in community and student activities. Over the course of the six years I have been at SAS, I have participated in the following ways:
 * International Fair – helped sale tickets at the entrance
 * Relay for Life – Students walked for a 30-minute slot during the school day and my family walked for an hour slot in the evening.
 * Sports Activities – During special events such as APAC, I take my class to watch a game and cheer the team on.
 * Concerts – I try to take my class to all the musical and drama shows that we’re invited to.
 * Swim Team – I volunteer as a timer for swim meets and have been on several international meets to cheer on my daughter and the rest of the team.
 * Girl Scouts – I am a parent volunteer.

I think it’s important for my own children and my third graders to feel part of a bigger school community. I try to make sure they go to any performance or show that we’re invited to. It is important for them to support other students’ in the school. I talk with my class a lot about the global community as well. It is our responsibility to help others in need if we can. So my students participate in community service events when possible. By attending some weekend events, my students see that I am involved in school-related activities and most importantly that I care about what is happening in the school community.

I think I’ve done an excellent job putting information about the various community service activities on my blog and “talking them up” in my classroom. This is sometimes hard considering how much our school does and the timing of some events. Sometimes things are clustered close together. This year I’ve tried to get the kids excited about what’s happening.

3BR and 3KB after walking for thirty minutes for Relay for Life to show our support.

Link to my blog: @http://teachers.saschina.org/brohrbeck/