Parent involvement at Álftamýrarskóli
Children's welfare and successful academic progress rely heavily on parents supporting their children's education, protecting their interests, collaborating with the school, providing relevant information, and participating in their children's learning and parent activities throughout primary school. Information sharing between homes and schools, and cooperation between teachers and parents on learning and teaching, are crucial for successful schooling. Schools are responsible for establishing and maintaining such collaboration throughout the child's education. Parents' active involvement in their children's learning and activities is essential for them to fulfill their responsibility for their children's successful upbringing and education. Each school has an operational parent association, parent council, or school council.
Álftamýrarskóli Parent Association
Álftamýrarskóli has an active parent association. It aims to support school activities, promote student welfare and strengthen home-school connections. Each school's parent association defines its own rules of operation, including the election process for its board and the selection of representatives to the school council. The Association's board also works closely with parent associations of other primary schools in Laugardalur and Bústaðahverfi. It has a representative in SAMFOK. The parent association doesn't receive fixed support. It raises funds through membership fees and various other means.
Parent Association Board 2024-2025
Lilja Rut Bech, chair
Gunnar Sigurðsson, treasurer
Ásdís Jóna Sigurjónsdóttir
Sjöfn Eva Andrésdóttir
Katrín Pétursdóttir
Þóra Björg Jónsdóttir
Jóna Guðrún Kristinsdóttir
Kristín Gróa Þorvaldsdóttir
María Mey Stefánsdóttir Hopkins
Noemí Cubas Martín
Chen Elías
Role and goals of Álftamýrarskóla Parent Association
- Support the school's educational efforts
- Promote the welfare of the students
- Reinforce the connection between homes and schools
- Encourage active guardian participation in school activities
- Advocate for, preserve, and oversee the quality of the school's work
- The board of the parent association creates a project schedule for each year, publishing it on the school's website when ready. Names and email addresses will be recorded after the parent association's general meeting in the fall.
Parent Association Guide for Primary Schools
Home and School have issued handbooks for parent representatives at all educational stages. These outline the roles and responsibilities of parent associations and school councils.
Contact us
Parent Association email:
foreldrafelag.alftamyrarskola@gmail.com
Class representatives
Class representatives:
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serve as liaisons to the parent association board.
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from all classes form the parent association's representative council. They meet with the board at least once before and after New Year's to coordinate work and review parent involvement in the school.
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initiate class gatherings but don't bear sole responsibility for organizing them.
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are responsible for engaging other parents to staff the neighborhood watch weekends assigned to their class.
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can contact the Parent Association with any concerns.
Class representatives 2024-2025
1st grade
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Valgerður Arnardóttir, mother of Brynjar, phone 861-6860, valgerdur.arnardottir@gmail.com
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Silvia Seidenfaden, mother of Klara Ósk, phone 844-2831, silvia_seidenfaden@hotmail.com
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Særún Dögg Sveinsdóttir, mother of Sveinn, phone 864-3406, saerun@hotmail.com
2nd grade
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Elsa Ísberg, mother of Auðunn Logi, phone 698-3392, isberg79@gmail.com
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Helga Pálmadóttir, mother of Sigurjón Pálmi, phone 898-6388, helgapa@hotmail.com
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Steinunn Björnsdóttir, mother of Vigdís V., phone 865-1610, bsteinunn@gmail.com
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Helga Sigurðardóttir, mother of Helgi, phone 615-4635, helga.sigurdardottir3@rvkskolar.is
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Þórunn M. Ingvarsdóttir, mother of Snæfríður, phone 820-6903, thorunnmin@gmail.com
3rd grade
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Arnaldur, father of Steinunn, phone 691-6658, arnalhj@gmail.com
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Chen Elías, father of Stefanía, phone 862-6688, chenelias80@gmail.com
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Halldóra, mother of Kári Páll, phone 659-4379, halldora30@hotmail.com
4th grade
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Ásdís Jóna (mother of Heiðdís) phone 822 8050, asdisjona@gmail.com
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Sjöfn Eva (mother of Benedikt) phone 863 8878, sjofneva@gmail.com
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Brynja (mother of Arnþór) phone 866 9656, brynja88@gmail.com
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Tara (mother of Daníel) phone 771 8392, tararut0509@gmail.com
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Hjördís Björg (mother of Krummi) phone 862 0395, disaa3@gmail.com
5th grade
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Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, mother of Patrekur Kjárr, phone 868-8666, elisabet.kjarr@gmail.com
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Albína Pálsdóttir, mother of Áslaug, phone 697-9896, albina.hulda@gmail.com
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Magni Kristjánsson, father of Kristín Anna, 820-2159, magnikristjansson@gmail.com
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Örvar Ásmundsson, father of Bryndís Aðalbjörg, phone 891-9792, orvar1979@gmail.com
6th grade
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Ylfa Jónsdóttir (mother of Arnbjörg) phone 699-1941, ylfajons@gmail.com
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Hjördís Lára Hreinsdóttir (mother of Elmar Bragi), phone 899-5079, rafpostur@gmail.com
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Svava Haraldsdóttir (mother of Sigurdís), phone 695-1390, svava.haraldsdottir@gmail.com
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Sigríður Rósa Kristinsdóttir (mother of Elmar Smári), phone 848-4017, siggarosa1406@gmail.com
7th grade
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Haraldur V. Sveinbjörnsson, father of Hugi, phone 663-6785, hallivs@gmail.com
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Þórdís B. Haukdal, mother of Snorri, phone 690-4767, disabjarney1977@gmail.com
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Kristný Rós Gústafsdóttir, mother of Natalía Rós, phone 865-3557, kristny86@gmail.com
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Guðmunda Þóra Björg Ólafsdóttir (mother of Lára Sif), phone 869-0354, gudmunda85@gmail.com
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Alternate is: Hrannar Már Gunnlaugsson, father of Tandri, phone 822-0577, hrannarg@gmail.com
8th grade
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Íris Sigurðardóttir, mother of Börkur, phone 868-8842, irissigurdard@gmail.com
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Kristín Björg Ólafsdóttir, mother of Agnes Eir, phone 851-1299, kbo@vedur.is
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Antonio Costanzo, father of Sunna Alba, phone 896-0440, antoniocostanzo2524@proton.me
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Arnar Tumi Þorsteinsson, father of Birkir Ari, phone 846-7119, arnartumi@gmail.com
9th grade
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Silvia, mother of Viktoría, phone 844-2831, silvia_seidenfaden@hotmail.com
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Marta, mother of Hafliði, phone 695-9613, marta.gall.jorgensen@gmail.com
10th grade
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Særún, mother of Elsa, phone 864-3406, saerun@hotmail.com
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Ingibjörg, mother of Kristín, phone 787-7858, ingibjorg.torfa@gmail.com
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Eva, mother of Bergdís, phone 869-0986, evagunnars@gmail.com
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Sigurlaug, mother of Gunnar Skúli, phone 899-476, sigurlaugs@motus.is
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Sigríður Rósa Kristinsdóttir (mother of Ægir), phone 848-4017, siggarosa1406@gmail.com