Volunteer Opportunities

Current Needs

HOSPITALITY:

BANKING:                                  

6TH GRADE PLAY:

ARTS & CULTURAL ENRICHMENT (ASSEMBLIES):

SCIENCE NIGHT:

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:

FIELD DAY:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

MATH CENTER VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

COOKS/BAKERS/SNACK PROVIDERS

For additional details for these and other volunteer opportunities please email or call Katie Mason @ katiemason@comcast.net, 206-300-2286.  

 

Select an Opportunity

There are numerous opportunities for getting involved with the PTA. We recognize that not all members can contribute their time during working hours, but there are many other ways to share your energy and talent.

The form below contains a list of activities for which volunteers may be needed either on a regular basis or during a specific time of year. You can either fill out and submit this 'web form', or you can download and print a hard copy (coming soon) that you can send in to the PTA. Note that this is not a 'secure' web site, so information that you submit should not be regarded as private. At a minimum, please include your name and e-mail address along with your activity choices, or if you prefer, contact Katie Mason (katiemason@comcast.net).

Your Name:

Child's Name:

Phone:

E-mail:

Best time to call:

Please check boxes for all activities that you may be interested in. We have divided the list of activities into Fall, Winter, Spring and On-going activities. Thank you for volunteering! We couldn't do it without you.

On-going or throughout the year

Hospitality - provides treats for evening PTA meeting on 4th Tues, music concerts, and Reflections reception in December

Cooks/Bakers - on-going as needed for music performances, swim parties, staff appreciation and other PTA events to bake cookies or other treats.

Grants - research and write grant requests for PTA

Membership - Board Position 2 meetings a month. Advertises yearlong, prepares Membership materials, enters members into online database, delivers checks to Deposit Secretary, passes out phonebook and membership cards to members. Works with Phonebook chair.

Sunshine - sends cards and/or flowers to staff or parents with death/major illness

Banking - weekly student banking program through WA Mutual, computer skills, collect and deposit money for kids every Wed. work as a team with other parents

Math Center - coordinate math center usage with teachers, keep games in order, find volunteers to work in math center

Legislative Rep. - Board Position 2 meetings a month. Attends council legislative meetings, reports back to monthly board meeting, writes articles for newsletter, attend fall legislative assembly meeting

Box tops for education - collect, bundle and submit box tops – advertise in newsletter

Family services - keeps up lost and found, takes leftovers to dry cleaners and sends to clothing room 2X year

E-mail coordinator - maintains all-school email list and sends information to members as needed

Art docent - work with other art docents to learn about artists and teach in classrooms, frame art and design bulletin boards

Arts and culture - work with staff committee to schedule assemblies and guests

Staff appreciation - provide monthly lunch for staff – work with other committee members

Skating parties - sets dates with school and rink, attends and brings home cash, publicize 2-3X year

Swim party coordinator - schedule two swim parties a year, usually one in October and one in March. Advertise event in newsletter and boomerang. Collect money at event and turn in to treasurer. Arrange for bakers and other food/drink to be provided after swimming. Arrange for volunteers to help serve. Clean up after party.

After school activities - lead a class for four Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 in October and/or March. The class can be on anything you want to do, such as Lego building, ceramics, cooking, dancing, art etc. The possibilities are endless!

Fall

Dad 'n Me Pancake Breakfast - come help in November to show how we flip for our dads at Brookside. A pancake breakfast for students and their dads. We will need help with set up, clean up and flipping

Picture Day - individual/class pics/activity groups – schedule photographer, 2X year on pic day act as runner for photographer to get classes, watch kids in line

Health screening day - 1-2Xyear helps nurse get volunteers for health screening days

Kindergarten play dates - advertise and attend 2-3 play dates at Brookside playground for new Kindergarten families to answer questions and orient to school.

Reflections Art Contest - National PTA Art contest, advertises, promotes, gets jury of judges, mounts art, participates in council reflections contest as well. Organizes recognition reception for participants.

Sock Hop - publicizes November dance, gets DJ, decorations, balloons, get volunteers, food, photographer, collects monies. Auction baskets done by classrooms organized by ASB also happens this night.

Phone Book - solicits advertisers, enters or downloads info, sends to print shop, works with membership chair

Pass the Hat ** - Donation fundraiser done in Sept. Coordinates incentive dinner, procures auction items for silent auction. Involves mailing/preparing invitations, collecting monies.

Gift Wrap ** - fundraiser done in fall. Work with company rep to advertise sale, send out flyers/packets and collect monies, distribute product/prizes in Nov.

Welcome Hour - first day of school. Coffee/muffins/fruit on first day back to school, acquires food, decorates, cleans up

New family social - August, works with school to pick summer date, mails invitations, hosts (food/drink) and meets and greets new families. Organizes 2-3 other PTA people to greet too.

Winter

Award - Golden Acorn (Volunteer Recognition) and Outstanding Educator. PTA Awards done in Feb-April time frame, gets out nomination forms, collects and tallies results, attend awards banquet, may present award at PTA Talent Show.

Ice Cream Social - Jan or Feb on Open House night, gets donations of ice cream bars, volunteers to serve and sell tickets, tablecloths, clean-up.

Science Career Night - share your career with our families. Both students and presenters have a great time at this event.

Book Fair - works with librarian to coordinate volunteers during the week and at Open House night to collect monies for books purchased.

Spring

Cookie Dough ** - fundraiser done in spring. Advertise, put out packets, collect monies, place order, coordinate delivery and volunteers to help. All day near end of May.

Plant sales ** - done in April/May, kid sale during school for 2 days as well as take home orders for annuals/perennials (two different selling times). Coordinate with nursery, send out order forms, collect money, put in order and coordinate delivery. Delivery day is over 2 day period coordinating with Mother’s Day kid sale. Arrange volunteers.

Community Service Fair

School supply kits - get lists from teachers in April, Advertise in May, place order, collect monies and coordinate delivery in August.

School play - PTA usually hires a director. Committee chair picks director, organizes, promotes, works with director, supervises children, coordinates costumes.

Field days - works with PE teacher, usually in the late spring to get volunteers and supplies for field day/popsicle

Talent show - organizes, promotes, runs auditions and rehearsals, schedules, gets venue, volunteers for ticket sales.

** Fundraising activity

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