Watch D.O.G.S. - A day at Davison's Central Elementary

I may have waited until the last minute, but I kept my promise to my kiddos! For those of you that are not aware of what the Watch Dog program is, here is an excerpt from their site below:

WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S. school.

WATCH D.O.G.S., a K-12 program, invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other father figures to volunteer at least one day all day at their child’s/student’s school during the school year. Fathers and father figures sign up to volunteer through a ‘Launch Event’ such as a “Dads and Kids Pizza Night” or “Donuts with Dad” or by calling their child’s school any time throughout the school year. The program is overseen by a “Top Dogs” volunteer team who partners with the school administrator to coordinate scheduling and identify opportunities for WatchDOGS to assist at the school. WatchDOG dads and volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards, or spelling.

To dive even further into the program (which I highly recommend), please click here to check out even more amazing details.

I was able to start my day out meeting with Mr. Jim to go over the Watch Dog rules and review my schedule for the day. While I’ve enjoyed my previous visits using this program, this year is especially exciting as I have all 4 of my kids at the same school.

From there I jumped in head first into a whirlwind of recess and lunch with the different classes. I played a bit of football, shot some hoops, stood in wonderment at the chaos in the Gaga Ball pit and even helped some kids get going on the swings! Lunch was another event in and of itself! Lots of help needed when it came to opening cheese sticks, yogurts, lunchables (didn’t realize they were still around) and even sour cream packets because of course… it was TACO TUESDAY!!!

From there, I was on a tight schedule of visiting friends in the library and then headed to my kiddos rooms to oversee some “educational” games with a few select friends.

Overall, it was an amazing day and I am so thankful for the opportunity to engage with our schools and students on their level. If you have school aged kids, I would highly recommend finding the time to take part in this program as it is far and away one of the most special days I get to spend with my kids. A big hats off to all of our educators and support staff for the amazing work that they do. 👏👏