PTO Comittee & Volunteer Descriptions
If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions about the committees described below, please contact the committee chair or PTO Vice President, Heather Bush at heather.bush@comcast.net.
Committee: Audit
Date(s): February - May
Hours: 5 - 7
Duties: Meet with PTO Treasurer to review books. Prepare advisory letter for PTO Board with findings and recommendations. Previous auditing experience a plus, but not required.
Committee: Bingo Grade Level Fundraiser
Date(s): 5 throughout year (one per grades 1-5)
Hours: 4 – 5 per event
Duties: Solicit prizes, help set up room, serve as Bingo caller. Each grade has 2 coordinators.
Committee: Book Fair
Date(s): One Week in Fall
Hours: 2 Hour Shifts
Duties: Cashier and help kids choose books. Set up and take down.
Committee: Used Book Fair
Date(s): May
Hours: 1-2 Hour Shifts
Duties: Collect and sort used books, set-up and breakdown fair, cashier and general supervision during school hours.
Committee: Breakfast with Dad (or other significant male figure- uncle, etc...) – Foothill kids and their dads enjoy tasty breakfast treats in the school cafeteria before school.
Date(s): Spring
Hours: 2-3 early morning
Duties: Coordinate donated food items, set up and clean up room.
Committee: Class and Student Pictures
Date(s): One day in Fall
Hours: 1-2 hour shifts
Duties: Help students get ready for pictures.
Committee: Continental Mathematics League – This is an after-school math program for 2nd-5th graders. Students participate in three monthly contests from January to March. Tests are held at Foothill, scored locally, and the top six results are then forwarded to the national organization. Visit the CML website for more information at Continental Math League
Date(s): 2nd and 3rd grade: 3 contests (1 each in Jan., Feb. and March).
4th and 5th grade: 5 contests (2 in Nov., 1 each in Jan., Feb. and March)
Hours: 12-20
Duties: Act as grade level coordinator. Lead weekly 1 hour prep sessions after school month before contest. Score tests.
Committee: Crossing Guards
Date(s): Throughout Year
Hours: 30 minutes once a week
Duties: Help students cross Hawthorn and 9th streets from 8-8:30 a.m.
Committee: Earth Day Celebration
Date(s): Spring
Hours: 3-5
Duties: Coordinate with Thorne Ecological Institute to put on educational, fun lunch time event. Help kids at various arts and activity tables.
Committee: Feed the Fox All School Fundraiser - (see diagram below)
Date(s): August – September
Hours: 1 Hour Shifts before or after school.
Duties: Sit at table to answer questions and collect donations.
Committee: Fifth Grade Graduation
Date(s): January – May (monthly meetings), May Graduation
Hours: 7
Duties: Help with different aspects of graduation including diplomas, decorations and food.
Committee: Foothill K-Kids Club The group is involved in community service projects as directed by the students involved, with support from parents, faculty, and staff. For more information, email foothill.k.kids@gmail.com or visit the webiste: http://sites.google.com/site/foothillkkids/
Date(s): 4 – 5 events through year
Hours: 4-6
Duties: Help plan service learning events for Foothill students and their families, advertise to Foothill community, collect list of participants and attend event.
Committee: Fox Tracks - TRansportation Alternatives to Cars for Kids is Foothill’s alternative transportation program which seeks to reduce car trips to school for environmental, health and safety reasons. Any student can participate by getting a walking or biking tag or by tracking bus rides. Prizes are awarded at the end of the school year for regular and top participants.
2009-10 Fox Tracks Program Programa de Fox Tracks 2009-10 - español
2009-10- Bus Forms Formatos para autobus 2009-10 -español
Date(s): Once a Month
Hours: 1-2
Duties: Help hand out rewards on a monthly basis and help organize end of year recognition celebration.
Committee: Landscape
Date(s): Fall and Spring
Hours: 1-10
Duties: General gardening, ie., weeding, raking, pruning in designated grade level landscape area.
Committee: Grandparents’ Coffee & Tea – Grandparents are invited to have coffee & tea with their grandchildren and visit their classrooms.
Date(s): Friday before Thanksgiving in November
Hours: 2-3 in early morning
Duties: Coordinate donated food items, set up and clean up room.
Committee: Lego Robotics - 4th and 5th grade students create and write software to accomplish a robotic mission. Parents are need to help with this activity. For more information visit www.firstlegoleague.com or email kristi.winseck@bvsd.org
Committee: KidzArt
Date(s): Late November/Early December (when KidzArt is delivered)
Hours: 2-3
Duties: Help sort order forms and deliver items to classrooms.
Committee: Meet and Greet Fundraisers
Date(s): September (One per grade)
Hours: One Evening
Duties: Host Meet and Greet for a grade level to raise funds for that grade.
Committee: Parent Information Fair
Dates(s): during Fall Assessments
Hours: 1 hour shifts
Duties: Manage welcome table, operate school store, answer questions about volunteer opportunities, arrange for refreshments, decorate, and assemble back-to-school Packets.
Committee: Publishing Center
Date(s): Spring
Hours: 1 - 2
Duties: Assist students in publishing center to produce personal books.
Committee: School Supplies
Date(s): Spring, August (week before school starts)
Hours: 2-5
Duties: Help sort orders and deliver pre-ordered supply boxes the week before school starts.
Committee: Science Fair (Grades 1-5) Volunteers help set up and break down the Science Fair. Volunteer judges interview students and provide feedback on their projects.
Date(s): February
Hours: 2-5
Duties: Help to recruit 25 to 30 interviewers, interview students, set up and take down experiments, provide breakfast donations for interviewers or Ice Cream Social for Science Fair participants. Supervise the gym during the Open House.
Committee: Spaghetti Dinner
Date(s): February
Hours: 1 - 2
Duties: Assist with food preparation and solicitation of donations. Help set up and clean up small gym. Serve dinner.
Committee: Spelling Bee (4th and 5th Grade Only)
Date(s): January
Hours: 2 - 3
Duties: Run 2 practice sessions at lunchtime; create poster; coordinate and run Bee. The spelling bee is held in early February in cooperation with the Daily Camera.
Committee: Spring Picnic
Date(s): February – May (picnic in May)
Hours: 5 - 10
Duties: Reserve space, book entertainment and advertise event.
Committee: Staff Appreciation Lunches
Date(s): September, November, January, March and May
Hours: 2 - 3
Duties: Provide themed luncheons for the staff and help with teacher snacks during conferences in the fall and spring.
Committee: Student Directory
Date(s): Late September
Hours: 10 throughout month
Duties: Proof complimentary annual student directory and assist Chair with managing advertisers.
Committee: Talent Show
Date(s): January
Hours: 2-3
Duties: Help with auditions, dress rehearsal, show and cast party for the annual talent shows (K-2 and 3-5). Foothill is one of the few schools that still has this fun event!
Committee: T-Shirt Sales
Date(s): Throughout Year
Hours: 5 - 10
Duties: Promote school spirit through t-shirt sales. Sell shirts at school events and re-order if needed.
Committee: Vision and Hearing Screenings
Date(s): Late September/Early October
Hours: 2 – 3 Hour Shifts
Duties: Help district nurse conduct screenings on students.
Committee: Welcome
Date(s): Throughout year
Hours: 5-10
Duties: Help put on Principal coffee/tea at the beginning of the school year, pair parents new to school with experienced ones, provide newcomers with information, and present PTO to incoming kindergarten parents at orientation.
Committee: Yearbook
Date(s): Throughout year
Hours: 5-10
Duties: One representative needed per class to take class photos (field trips, fall fun days, holiday parties and in school candid photos), collect photos from other parents, select best photos for the yearbook and assist in the layout of the class yearbook page.