Description of PTA Committees   

                                                     2010-2011

 

 

ART DOCENT:  The Art Docent Program is a nationwide program supported by the PTA.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for presenting an artist, describing the artist's life and individual style of their art form and providing an art project to the children in the classroom that relates to the artist that they are teaching about.

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:  This program is designed to help the community by way of a clothing drive, toy drive and/or food drive.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for organizing these events, collecting the items, and delivering them to the appropriate place. 

 

COOKIES:  The PTA offers a sweet snack to students during lunchtime every other Thursday from September to May.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for baking and selling cookies, counting money and filling out a Money Talley Sheet for the Treasurer to deposit.

 

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS:  This committee maintains perishable items and emergency supplies in the Sea Container (out by the basketball hoops), and backpacks that are located in each classroom.

 

FAMILY NIGHT EVENTS:  The PTA hosts several family evening events throughout the year.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for organizing and carrying out each event.  This year’s events are: the Family Dance, Winterfest, Bingo Night and Drama Production.

  

FUNDRAISING: This committee will be responsible for organizing the fall fundraising drive. This is our main fundraising event, which includes gift items, frozen cookie dough and pies and Gourmet Delight boxed chocolates and cookies.

 

AUCTION:  This is another way that PTA raises money for all of the PTA programs and for PTA financial support to our school for library, Health and Fitness, Field Trips, Assemblies etc.  This committee will be responsible for planning the spring fundraising auction.  This will include planning class projects for the students to make for the auction and soliciting donations for both the silent and live auction.

 

TALENT SHOW:  This committee will be responsible for planning and facilitating a talent show.  We currently do not have a talent show chairperson.

 

5TH GRADE CELEBRATION:  This committee will plan the 5th Grade Celebration in coordination with the 5th grade teachers.  They will decide on and facilitate the activities to honor the students who are moving on to middle school. 

 

LABELS/BOX TOPS:  This program is designed to purchase items for the school by collecting labels, box tops, etc., from designated food products.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for collecting and organizing the labels.  The proceeds will go directly to Meredith Hill ASB fund.

 

LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE:  This program is designed to stay on top of information provided by the news, State PTA, and the legislative hotline.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for distributing information that is of importance to our school. 

MEMBERSHIP:  This program is designed to promote PTA and to encourage parents to join the PTA.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for carrying out a campaign to promote the PTA, collecting all membership dues, developing a master list of the PTA members, and distributing membership cards. They also welcome new families and students to the school.

 

NEWSLETTER:  This program is designed to inform parents of the PTA programs and activities going on at Meredith Hill Elementary.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for collecting information from each committee chairperson, and distributing to families.

 

READ AND LEAD:  This program is designed to encourage students to read by rewarding them for minutes read (Pre-K-1^st grade) or AR tests passed (2^nd –5^th grade).  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for holding a book store each month for those students who earn free books.  At the end of the program, an event is planned for those students who have completed the program and there is a school wide Read and Lead assembly. 

 

REFLECTIONS:  This program is designed to promote and reward various forms of the arts.  Recognition is given in art, music, writing and photography.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for distributing information to students, parents and staff of the program, and important deadlines.  You may need to display the artwork at the Commons in Federal Way (formerly SeaTac Mall).

 

STAFF APPRECIATION:  This program is designed to show the teachers and staff of Meredith Hill how much they are appreciated for their commitment to our children.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for organizing and carrying out events throughout the year. They also will acknowledge school staff birthdays, weddings and new babies on behalf of the PTA.

 

T-SHIRT:  This program offers Meredith Hill T-shirts and sweatshirts to students and adults.  The Chairperson and volunteers are responsible for obtaining a design/style for T-shirts and sweatshirts, selling, distributing, and collecting monies.  The theme of our school dance this year is Spirit Wear.

 

BUDGET/AUDIT: Audit the PTA books in January and at year-end. Meet with Executive Board with the results.

 

Drama Club: This committee will organize a drama production.  Students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of ways in the production either back stage or on stage.

 

Website: This is a one person committee which involves the maintenance of our PTA website.

 

Directory: This is a one person committee which involves the creation of the annual school directory where parents can choose to have their contact information for other families to access.

 

Escrip/Recycling: This committee involves collecting Safeway club card numbers for contribution of shopping dollars to our school along with the collection of shopping receipts during the 10% Back to School promotion and recycling ink cartridges and cell phones etc. throughout the year.

 

Earth Day Cleanup: This committee involves obtaining volunteers and coordinating the cleanup of our school grounds in the springtime.

 

MSP Testing Snacks: This committee is responsible for collecting snack donations during the MSP testing that takes place at our school among 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th graders.  

 

Assemblies: The PTA board is responsible for arranging the assemblies during the year.  There is always a need for new ideas for the following year.  Our budget will allow 3 assemblies this year as well as a Read and Lead Assembly.

 

Math and Literacy Game Nights: This committee is responsible for arranging the food for the events and arranging the help with the games through Key Club or Americorp.  This is a school event being supported by the PTA for food and volunteers. 

 

Laminating: This person takes care of all of the laminating of papers and posters for the entire staff members of the school.  This is done in the library once a week. 

 

Welcome Back BBQ: This committee is responsible for planning our big kickoff event at the start of the school year.  At this event, food is served and there are some fun activities.  Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the PTA and will have a chance to get reconnected or acquainted with others.