Dear Parents of Rockwell students,
Believe it or not, the time has come for us to plan for the following school year. We'd like to take this time to ask every parent to strongly consider upping your volunteer commitment at our wonderful school. Many of Rockwell's fantastic volunteers will be leaving at the end of the year due to their child graduating to middle school or due to the boundary change. We will miss them all!
Thank you to those who have served this year (and past years) and thank you to those who have already stepped up to fill positions for next year!
Rockwell PTA has many positions available on the board as well as non-board positions...and we need your talent! What's the difference between a board and non-board position? Board members meet monthly to discuss, approve, and vote on grant requests and to discuss PTA matters.
What exactly does the PTA do?
We organize to make Norman Rockwell an enriching environment
for our children by providing financial and volunteer support for the following Rockwell programs and many more: Educational assemblies, visits from the Toy Maker (enriching STEM learning), Salmon in the Classroom, grade level grants for educational enrichment in the classrooms, buses for educational field trips, Math in Action programs, art docent program, local author visits, school musical, after-school programs, yearbook, teacher appreciation, the weekly Bugle newsletter & PTA website for parents, and much more. Additionally, we plan many special family events throughout the year such as the BBQ, Ice Cream Social & Art Showcase, Heritage Night, Bingo Night, and the school dance.
More about PTA here.
Why we need your help:
The PTA is made of parents....just like you. We have jobs, we have small children, we have other commitments. Gone are the days when the PTA was only for non-working parents. We ask all of our parents to step up - whether it is volunteering in the classroom, chairing an event, or serving on the board. Parent involvement is a big part of what makes a school great.
Please take the time to consider one of these available positions. Any position can also have a co-leader...so you can find a friend or someone to partner with and chair it together. We can't do it without all of you. Unfilled positions may result in events or programs being canceled.
Have Questions?
Our goal is to have every position filled by our next General Meeting in May for elections.
Thank you!
Rockwell PTA
AVAILABLE BOARD POSITIONS FOR 2015/16
-Co-Treasurer
-Legislative Advocate or co-advocates
-Co-VP of Events (to work with current VP)
-Membership Chair
AVAILABLE CHAIR OR CO-CHAIR POSITIONS FOR 2015/16
-Welcome Back Coffee (first day of school)
-5th Grade promotion (June 2016, typically incoming 4th grade parents run this so the 5th grade parents can enjoy it. Help out this year and train for next year!)
-Bingo Night (February)
-Heritage Night (January)
-School Dance (March)
-Co chair for Ice Cream Social (May, one co-chair is already committed)
-Field Day (June, you still have time to train with this years' chairs)
-Salmon in the Classroom (incoming 4th grade parent for 2015/16)
-PTA Awards Committee/Volunteer celebration (spring)
-PTA Nominating Committee (for filling the following year's jobs)
-Readerboards/PTA Bulletin Board (year round, a few times per month)
-Art for Kids Chair (After-school enrichment program coordinator)
-Chess Club Chair (After-school enrichment program coordinator)
-PTA Reflections Art Contest chair or co-chairs (Fall/Winter)
-Yearbook (looking for a member of the team to handle the marketing/sales aspect)
-PTA Special Project: Looking for someone to update/create a new digital video/presentation about PTA and Pass the Hat (to be shown this fall on Curriculum Night)
