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1 | PTA of Westridge Elementary - Committee Descriptions | ** Needs a Shadow to take over next year! | |||
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3 | Committee | Description | Lead | Contact Info | Volunteers Needed |
4 | 5th Grade Continuation: | 5th Grade Continuation is a ceremony to celebrate the 5th graders as they complete their final year at Westridge. Volunteers help behind-the-scenes, before the event, or at the event. (May) | Open NEEDED ** | Yes | |
5 | Beautification: | Who in the PTA has a green thumb? Volunteer to help maintain and beautify school grounds, flower beds .by planting&maintaining .(Throughout the year) | Sue Swigert | NA | No |
6 | Bike Rodeo | Students learn safety and bike skills in the spring by riding at different stations with various obstacles. Includes tune-ups and helmet-fittings. Volunteers set up and coordinate the stations, get prize donations, and recruit a local bike shop to do tune ups. (Spring) | Open NEEDED ** | Yes | |
7 | Donuts with Grownups | Breakfast club is a community event to celebrate those important people in our kids lives. The volunteer for this will organize several breakfast events during the year. This includes Moms in the Morning, Dads at Daybreak, and Grandparents Breakfast. Volunteers publicize, recruit donations, and serve food at the events. (Throughout the year) | Aurelie Schoemann | aurelie.schoemann@gmail.com | Yes |
8 | Bulletin Board: | The PTA bulletin board is in the hall, on the way to the library. This is where the volunteer will post PTA sponsored events on the bulletin board as needed. Volunteers design the board and print materials according to the current PTA event/s. (Throughout the year) | Gail Barron | gailgl333@yahoo.com | Yes |
9 | Carnival | The Carnival is a school-wide celebration and fundraiser/community event including bounce houses, carnival games, food trucks, and entertainment. Volunteers help decide the theme, schedule entertainment and plan the evening event. Day-of volunteers help with set-up, games, and prizes. (May) | Sarah Leal ** | sarahclarezk@gmail.com | Yes |
10 | Financial Review Committee | The Financial Review committee consists of three PTA members and acts as oversight to the Treasurer to ensure transparency of PTA finances. (May) | Sarah Leal**, Lisa Obermeyer, OPEN | No | |
11 | Happenings & Spirit Days: | The PTA Happenings are a weekly over view of PTA events emailed to each Westridge family through the Wildcat. This volunteer will compile and format PTA announcements for inclusion in the weekly Westridge Wildcat newsletter.(Throughout the year) Spirit Days are the first Friday of each month. Volunteers help to promote it and choose a classroom winner.(Throughout the year) | Open NEEDED ** | No | |
12 | Jog A Thon: | The Jog-a-Thon is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Jog-a-Thon is held in the Fall where students collect pledges to run laps during the school day. Volunteers recruit sponsors for the event, schedule the day, classroom posters coordination, mark students lap cards, help with data entry, and much more! (Fall) | Amber Stowe | ambergesa@gmail.com | Yes |
13 | Longmont Dairy Caps: | Milk Caps for MOOOLA is a program sponsored by Longmont Dairy that helps students earn money for their schools. Longmont Dairy milk caps are worth 5¢ each and are redeemable for cash by participating schools only. Volunteer colletcts dairy caps for school fundraising.(Throughout the year) | Corbin Forster | corbinamforster913@gmail.com | No |
14 | Membership: | The PTA Membership coordinator recruits, collects payments, and maintains list of PTA members. | Matt Pollett | westridgeptapres@gmail.com pollettm@hotmail.com | No |
15 | Movie Nights: | Movie nights are a fun community event that occur three times during the school year. The evening consists of a free movie for families in the gym with inexpensive refreshments for sale. Volunteers will run projector/sound, movie screen set-up/take-down, check-in table, sell concessions and clean up.(Throughout the year) | Lisa Quick | lisaelainequick@gmail.com | Yes |
16 | New Family Event | Event held in the Spring to welcome new families to Westridge | Open NEEDED ** | Yes | |
17 | Parent and Party Coordinator: | Parent and class party liason connects with parents in each classroom to coordinate school parties and other events. (Throughout the year) | Collette Short | collette.gilbert@gmail.com | Yes |
18 | Reflections: National PTA Art Competition | Reflections is an annual national PTA art competition. Students produce a piece of art (or two) in a variety of categories: visual arts, photography, videography, dance, literature, and music composition. Volunteers recruit students and judges, collect, display, and transport artwork, and host an awards ceremony for all participants. (Fall) | Janette Hagaman | j-hagaman@comcast.net | yes |
19 | Restaurant Nights: | Restaurant Nights are fundraisers throughout the year on specified nights for Westridge, in which the school will get a certain percentage back in sales for that scheduled time. Volunteers schedule and publicize fundraiser nights at participating restaurants in the community.(Throughout the year) | Nicole Reidy | westridgefundraiser87@gmail.com | Yes |
20 | Scholarship: | The Westridge scholarship award is $1,000 gifted to a graduating Senior, who previously attended Westridge Elementary. Committee volunteers review applications and award scholarship. | Carla Cowen | Carla.cowan@jeffco.k12.co.us | Yes |
21 | School Supply Packets | EPI is the largest supplier of school supply packs for children the U.S. Families will pre-order school supplies to be delivered to the school before the school year begins. Volunteers organize, sort, and distribute orders. (Spring) | Amanda Hruza | amanda.huhtala@gmail.com | Yes |
22 | Science Fair: | An event where students showcase science fair and innovation projects. Volunteers plan the event and serve as judges.(Spring) | Open NEEDED ** | ||
23 | Silent Auction | The silent auction is a fundraiser during the school Carnival in May. Volunteers collect donations, make collaborative baskets from each classroom, and help with publicity. Day-of volunteers help with set-up, take-down, and taking payments.(May) | Matt Pollett | pollettm@hotmail.com | Yes |
24 | Skate City: | Skate City Littleton is Colorado's favorite rollerskating spot. This is not just a fundraiser but a FUN-raiser…you might just see your teacher out there on the rink! The volunteer will coordinate school "skate nights", schedule dates and distribute publicity. (Throughout the year) | Kelly Mettler | kellyfrancis12@gmail.com | |
25 | Staff Appreciation: | Spoil the teachers and staff throughout the year! Volunteers coordinate conference dinners for the teachers in the Fall and Spring, indulge the teachers with treats during Teacher Appreciation Week and surprise the staff with goodies in the staff lounge .(Throughout the year) | Corbin Forster | corbinamforster913@gmail.com kellyfrancis12@gmail.com | Yes |
26 | Talent Show: | The Westridge Talent Show is a showcase of student talent for our school and community to experience! Volunteers hold tryouts, organize the acts, host the dress rehearsal, and put on two shows (one during the school day and one during the evening.) (Spring) | Gail Barron | gailgl333@yahoo.com | Yes |
27 | Terracycle | TerraCycle: Eliminating the Idea of Waste, and earning rewards for our school at the same time! Volunteer will collect, sort and mail in TerraCycle items. (Throughout the year) | Open NEEDED ** | Yes | |
28 | Treats and Tissues: | Treats and Tissues is a morning event held the first day of Kindergarten. We provide coffee, tea, support and warm welcomes to the new kindy parents of Westridge.(Fall) | Open NEEDED ** | Westridgeptapres@gmail.com | Yes |
29 | Valentine's Dance | The Valentine's dance is a family-friendly event with a DJ, dancing, crafts, and other activities. Volunteers help with registration, food, activities, decorating, and planning. (February) | open NEEDED ** | Yes | |
30 | Watch Dog Dads: | Watch Dog Dads consists of Dads, Uncles, Grandpas, and other male role models. They can volunteer to help at morning crosswalks, reading time in classrooms, supervise lunch and/or recess times, and school release.(Throughout the year) | Kirk Hagaman | k-hagaman@comcast.net | Yes |
31 | Yearbook: | The school yearbook is a much anticipated item to round out our school year. Volunteers take and send pictures to Treering website throughout the year, advertise discounts and dates to purchase in Happenings, prepare layout pages, support sales, publish, and distribute school yearbooks.(Throughout the year/Spring) | Audrey Churchill-McElhaney | No | |