Wing PTA Committees
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(• DENOTES STANDING COMMITTEE)
• BIRTHDAY BULLETIN BOARD – PREPARES A SPECIAL BULLETIN BOARD EACH MONTH HONORING THE MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS. (Coordinate the scheduling of monthly volunteers – easily done during evening hours).
BOOKFAIR – EVENT TAKES PLACE IN NOV. OR DEC. MUST BE SET UP, DISPLAYED, AND CHILDREN HELPED WITH THEIR SELECTIONS. (2 school days & one evening event).
• CLASS PARENT COMMITTEE – DISTRIBUTES NAMES OF CLASS PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO TEACHERS FOR THEIR SELECTION, NOTIFIES CLASS PARENTS, RUNS CLASS PARENT TEA (USUALLY HELD THE 2ND OR 3RD WEEK OF SCHOOL), KEEPS CLASS PARENTS UPDATED ON EVENTS THEY SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN.
• CULTURAL ARTS – ASSISTS IN THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE AND INTERESTING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (i.e. AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS, MIME COMPANIES, PUPPET SHOWS, etc.).
END OF YEAR – COORDINATES LAST BIG EVENT FOR THE CHILDREN, IN THE PAST HAS BEEN A FIELD DAY FOR THE OUTGOING STUDENTS AND A PERFORMANCE (BOOKED BY CULTURAL ARTS) FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL ALONG WITH REFRESHMENTS AND SMALL GIVEAWAYS. (2 School Days in June)
EARTH WEEK & TV Turn Off Week – EVENT TAKES PLACE IN APRIL, COMMITTEE PREPARES FUN PACKAGE OF THINGS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TV DURING WEEK AND GIVES OUT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON AN AGE APPROPRIATE THEME. (Easily organized during evenings).
FALL FESTIVAL – EVENT FOCUSES ON HARVEST THEME WITH EDUCATIONAL STATIONS ABOUT CORN, APPLES, ETC.
FAMILY FUN NIGHT – EVENT IS USUALLY HELD END OF JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY, GREAT NIGHT FOR EVERY WING FAMILY. PAST THEMES HAVE BEEN; SPORTS NIGHT, SQUARE DANCE, HAWAIIN LUAU, & SOCK HOP. PROVIDES REFRESHMENTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND GIVEAWAYS FOR A NOMINAL FEE.
FATHER’S DAY BOUTIQUE – EVENT TAKES PLACE IN JUNE, COMMITTEE COMES UP WITH IDEAS ON WHAT TO SELL AT PTA TABLE, CONTACTS VENDORS FOR OTHER TABLES, SET UP BOUTIQUE, AND HELPS LINE UP VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CHILDREN SELECT ITEMS. (Event occurs during 1 evening).
FOOD BASKETS – COMMITTEE RUNS FOOD DRIVE DURING NOVEMBER & DECEMBER HOLIDAYS AND MAKES BASKETS. (Easily organized during evenings or outside of school).
• FUNDRAISING EVENT COMMITTEE – RUNS FUNDRAISING EVENTS SUCH AS KRISPY KREME DONUT SALES, BOSTON MARKET NIGHT, FRIENDLYS NIGHT, CHUCKE E. CHEESE’S NIGHT, SWEATSHIRT & TSHIRT SALES. (Easily organized during evenings or outside of school with the exception of tshirt sales that occur during varied events throughout the year).
• HEALTH & SAFETY – EVENTS RUN THROUGHOUT YEAR, RED RIBBON WEEK, HEALTH & NUTRITION FAIR, BIKE RODEO, etc. (Event includes school day activities throughout year).
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE – PLANS AND RUNS BOUTIQUE THAT ENABLES CHILDREN TO PURCHASE INEXPENSIVE ITEMS (25¢ & UP) FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. COMMITTEE COMES UP WITH IDEAS ON WHAT TO SELL AT PTA TABLE, CONTACTS VENDORS FOR OTHER TABLES, SET UP BOUTIQUE, AND HELPS LINE UP VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CHILDREN SELECT ITEMS (Event occurs during 1 evening.)
• HOSPITALITY – COMMITTEE RUNS THROUGHOUT YEAR, PROVIDES REFRESHMENTS FOR ALL PTA MEETINGS, ALONG WITH SETTING UP MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT AND MAY BE CALLED UPON FOR CLASS PARENT TEA. (Mostly evening events).
• LABEL COLLECTION – COLLECTS AND TURNS IN LABELS FOR EDUCATION WHICH GIVES OUR SCHOOL MONEY FOR NEEDED MATERIALS AND DUCKLING EGGS. (Out of school coordination).
• MEMBERSHIP – COORDINATES AND RUNS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE, CONTROLS MEMBERSHIP CARDS, KEEPS ACCURATE COUNT OF MEMBERSHIP, RECORDS ALL MEMBERS’S NAMES AND COLLECTS DUES. (Out of school coordination).
MOTHER’S DAY BOUTIQUE – EVENT TAKES PLACE IN MAY, COMMITTEE COMES UP WITH IDEAS ON WHAT TO SELL AT PTA TABLE, CONTACTS VENDORS FOR OTHER TABLES, SET UP BOUTIQUE, AND HELPS LINE UP VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CHILDREN SELECT ITEMS. (Event occurs during 1 evening).
• PARENTS AS READING PARTNERS (PARP) – PARP IS ACTIVE THROUGHOUT YEAR WITH BIG EVENT HELD IN MARCH. PARP KICKS OFF WITH A 3-WEEK EVENT TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ WITH THEIR CHILDREN. (Out of school coordination – after hours decorating).
• PTA NEWSLETTER – PUTS TOGETHER PTA NEWSLETTER WITH TIMELY INFORMATION AND ARTICLES THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PARENTS OF THE K-1 CENTER.
• PTA WEBSITE – WORKS WITH PTA COUNCIL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON WING PTA WEB PAGES.
REGISTRATION & ORIENTATION – TAKES PLACE IN APRIL, COMMITTEE RUNS EYE TESTING FOR INCOMING KIDERGARTENERS, HELPS OUT IN ORIENTATION PROCESS.
STAFF APPRECIATION – THIS IS A WEEK LONG EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE IN MAY TO HONOR OUR STAFF, INCLUDES MANY EVENTS DURING THE WEEK.
• WAYS & MEANS – CHOOSES AND RUNS MAIN FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER, WILL ALSO HANDLE HOLIDAY PIE FUNDRAISER(S) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (Prep begins in late August/early September)
• WING BEAUTIFICATION – COMMITTEE IS INVOLVED IN MANY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PLANTING AND WEEDING AROUND BUILDING, DECORATES FRONT LOBBY SEASONALLY, COORDINATES 9/11 MEMORIAL PLANTING, CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY PLANTING & PURCHASES FLAGS FOR FLAG DAY. (Events occur during 2 school days).
Wing PTA Events
2007
September
September 7– Welcome Back Brunch
September 11 – 9/11 Memorial Placing of Flags
September 12 – Class Parent Tea
September 17-28 – Fundraiser
September 27 – Meet The Teacher Night
October
October 1 to 12 -“Holiday Pie” Fundraiser
October 22 to 31 – Red Ribbon Week
November
November 1 through 15 – Food Drive
November 7-8 – Book Fair (School Hours)
November 8 – Evening Book Fair (Evening Hours)
November 19 – Pick Up Pie Orders
November 28 – Holiday Boutique (Evening Hours)
2008
January
January 25 – Family Fun Night (Snow Date Feb. 1)
February
February 25 – PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) Begins
March
March 5-6 – Health Fair (School Hours) (3/7 snow date)
March 14 – PARP Ends
April
April 4 – Kindergarten Orientation
April 7-11 – Kindergarten Registration
April 14-18– Earth Week/TV Turn Off Week
May
May 5-9 – Staff Appreciation Week
May 7 – Mother’s Day Boutique
May 9 – Bike Rodeo 4:00 to 5:30PM
June
June 6 – End of Year Celebration (School Hours)
June 11 – Father’s Day Boutique (Evening Hours)
June 13 – Flag Day / Arbor Day Celebration
