Last modified: September 25, 2024

Watch D.O.G.S.

Welcome all Dads, Uncles, Grandfathers, and father figures! 

We started the Watch D.O.G.S. program this year at Spring Creek Elementary and the response has been amazing!

Fathers report “feeling like rockstars” when students line up to give high-fives on the playground or in the lunchroom.

Teachers enjoy the extra set of hands in the classroom. We all love the energy and enthusiasm our dads bring with them. These role models make a big difference.

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So… What are Watch D.O.G.S.?

Watch D.O.G.S. are Dads Of Great Students. The Watch D.O.G.S. program is affiliated with National Center for Fathering and there are millions of D.O.G.S. across America.

To read more, go to www.fathers.com.

The purpose of the program is simple – to bring more male volunteers into our schools.

Watch D.O.G.S. are fathers, step-fathers, uncles, grandfathers and father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in our school.

It’s a D.O.G.S’s Day

Our Watch D.O.G.S. arrive at 8:10 a.m. in the morning.

Watch D.O.G.S. and their children wear T-Shirts so they are easily recognized in the building.

Watch D.O.G.S.’s day begins by greeting students as they arrive and assisting in the drop-off lane or by the bus loop.

After a brief orientation, Watch D.O.G.S. receive a detailed schedule for the day. We keep dads busy in classrooms, working with small groups of students, helping teachers with special projects, and many other things.

Later on, Watch D.O.G.S. hang out in the cafeteria with the students, enjoy lunch with their own children, and spend time at recess getting to know the kids. You

may even find them joining in on a game of basketball or four square.

The day ends around 3:45 p.m. after saying goodbye to students or helping with the crosswalk. It is a busy but very rewarding day.

Click the button below to sign up! Please look for a date with no volunteers. There are assignments for 2 Watch D.O.G.S a day, but we have been known to take more!  Even if you want to just come in and join us, please do it, we will welcome you any time.

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