Field Day –Pick a day of the last week of school and get approval from school administration. Use previous game station ideas or try some new games. Buy supplies and recruit volunteers to run each station. Set-up on the day of 1 hour early. Ask 6th graders to help you set-up, clean-up, and fill water jugs and pool. Use the siren from the office to announce or rotation stations. Clean-up (ask students to help). Following day, clean popcorn machine. See PTO File under Field Day file or check our Google Documents account for more information.
Maturation-With a parent/guardian, 5th and 6th grade students attend a 1 hour meeting to learn about how their bodies are changing and going to be changing physically. Schedule a date with a female nurse and a male nurse in the evening. Reserve school. Send out flyers, have custodian post on marque, and get a check from PTO Treasurer to pay nurses. A list of approved nurses can be obtained from file or administration. Order hygiene kits for boys and girls, in English and Spanish.
Junior Achievement-A volunteer parent teaches a 4-6 week course with materials provided by Jr. Achievement. Jr. Achievement is a program dedicated to inspiring kids to learn the economics of life through free-enterprise education. Kindergarten begins with coin recognition all the way through 6th grade where students learn about world trade relationships. Committee chairperson needs to contact Jr. Achievement Coordinator to set-up a date to hand out packets and have an orientation meeting for volunteers. Recruit one volunteer from each class. Parents will schedule with their individual teacher when they will be teaching. Keep a list of parent volunteers to send to Jr. Achievement Coordinator.
Harmon’s Day-In January, meet with other schools at Harmon’s to pick a theme. You will be giving guidelines and responsibilities from Harmon’s. Organize decoration ideas for decorating a check-out booth at Harmon’s. Have an art idea, get supplies (Harmon’s gives a small stipend $25-$50), can have teachers have the students make art projects, and coordinate volunteers to send home 3 different reminder flyers (provided by Harmon’s). In February, coordinate volunteers to help decorate and take-down decorations, and coordinate volunteers to man a booth at Harmon’s. We usually have the cookie decorating table. The PTO likes to have a night meeting in January so members can help cut-out or glue any items to our Vista Banner to hand up over the booth in Harmon’s.
Emergency Preparedness-From our approved PTO Budget, can purchase water and suckers to rotate out every few years. Can also purchase Emergency Blankets for each student and teacher. Send home a flyer during registration requesting granola bars to be sent to the school for 1 per student. Add granola bars (and other needed items) to each teacher’s suitcase located in the classroom by October. See PTO File under Emergency Kit file or check our Google Documents account for more information.
Vision Screening- The Chairperson would need to schedule a date with Jane (our school secretary), call the District Vision Specialist, Jackie, and set up times to get the kids checked. PTO has a list of possible rotations from previous years. You would also need to send home a vision note (PTO already has a copy, just add the date). Only the kindergartners, 1st, 3rd, and 5th get checked. You also need a make-up day which would best be on a Friday to get both morning and afternoon kindergartners close together. You could also get a committee together to help with coordinating this. See PTO file under Vision Screening or check the Box in the PTO closet for more information.
T-shirts-Use approved budget to purchase new t-shirts or sweat shirts every other year to sale at PTO events such as Registration, the Book Fairs, or other dates as needed. Make sure to use PTO’s tax exempt number when purchasing shirts. Obtain a purchase order and give to PTO Treasurer. Inventory shirts and store in school closet. Recruit volunteers to help man the booth for sale at PTO events.
Birthday Table-Use funds and/or Campbell soup label points to acknowledge each child’s and teacher’s birthday at our PTO birthday table during the month of their birthday with a small gift. Get a student and teacher count from administrative office, order needed supplies, plan a date and have office get in on their calendar, and man the PTO table on specified date during lunches. Put teacher’s gift in their box or hand deliver. Chairperson can put absent student’s gift with name on it in teacher’s box.
Red Ribbon Week-Provide drug and alcohol awareness through a variety of media. Can order red ribbons using approved PTO budget. Contact local authorities to request a presenter. Schedule needed activities with school administration.
Spring-Fall Book Fair-During SEP’s (Parent Teacher Conferences), schedule a book fair at the same times. Call Book Fair people to ensure a spot. Hang provided posters. Set-up carts in gym, recruit at least 2 volunteers per hour, and get cash from PTO Treasurer. Clean-up last day and count monies with PTO Treasurer.
