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PTO Committee Descriptions
COMMITTEE DATE DESCRIPTION
Assemblies plan one season ahead Work with principal to choose and secure assemblies for our children.  The time commitment is a few meetings throughout the 2007 - 2008 school year.
"As Needed" All year Sometimes people prefer to volunteer on an as needed basis meaning rather than choosing a certain committee in which to help they can be called upon when ever a committee is short handed (i.e. book fair, spring carnival). The PTO President would be responsible for keeping track of the names and making lists available to chair people. Time commitment will vary for the volunteers based on which committees need them.
Art Goes To School February Co-Chairs and Volunteers are given a "lesson" on the pieces of art work to be shown to the children in the school and then they do a presentation to the classrooms. Meetings are held from Oct. to Jan., 2 hours each month. Approximate time commitment is several hours over the course of the lessons and about 40 minutes per presentation.  Each volunteer can give up to four classroom presentations.
Bagel Buddies 2 mornings in October and 2 mornings in March Bagel Buddies is a program that allows different family members to participate in school activities.  Each of two mornings the PTO will host a bagel breakfast for each child and "someone special" (i.e.: Daddy, Grandmom).  It will take two mornings because the children will be divided by the alphabet.  Approximate time commitment is a few hours to plan for the co-chairs and 45 minutes to an hour for the volunteers the mornings of the event.
Book Fair Fall and Spring Dates Coordinate vendor and volunteers to run the fair. The fair is open during the day and at least one evening for our Mini Mall Night.  Additionally, there is a Spring Book Fair.  Approximate time commitment is 2 weeks for a chair person and a few hours for a volunteer.
Box Tops All year Box Tops For Education is a very simple program by which a chairperson collects box tops brought to school by the children and turns them in every so often to General Mills for money for the school. Approximate time commitment is 5 minutes a week to pick up the box tops and an hour or so each month to sort them.
Community All year The Chairpersons for this committee will utilize volunteers to assist the Guidance Counselor in helping special needs families, collecting food for the area food bank and any other charitable deeds. Approximate time commitment for Co-Chairs will vary based on particular function but an hour or two a month should cover it.  Volunteers can expect to spend an hour or less a month.
Diversity Day Date To Be Determined This event is a celebration of the diversity of the Stony Creek Community.  It will occur during school hours.  There will be events in each classroom.  The co-chairs will plan and organize the events and activities.  Room parents will help coordinate classroom volunteers.  Committee volunteers are needed. 
Earth Week April Individuals are needed to assist with Earth Week Activities.  More information will be provided later in the 2007 - 2008 school year. 
Emergency Phone Chain  All year The Co-Chairs for this committee are responsible for gathering the emergency numbers for all students and forming a "chain" for calling parents/guardians in the event of an unscheduled early dismissal. Approximate time commitment for this committee is several hours at the beginning of the school year collating the necessary information. There is one trial run and from then on, the Co-Chairs MUST be reachable at all times during school hours.
Family Fun Nights November
January
March		 Organize fun, free evening for Stony Creek families. There is a small budget for this event and it is not a fund raiser.  Approximate time commitment is the night of the event and several hours of prep work ahead of time for the co-chairs. Volunteers may expect a few hours of work the night of the event.  This year a third Family Fun Night is being planned as an arts and crafts night.  More details to follow.
Fundraising All year Individuals are needed to assist the fundraising co-chairs with assembling fundraising materials, as well as with distribution of orders and other processes.  Volunteers may expect an hour or so 3 - 4 days over the school year.  
Holiday Shop December The Holiday Shop is a wonderful opportunity for children to purchase gifts for other family members for $5 or less in a safe, controlled environment.  Children shop without their parents in the room with the help of volunteers.  The Co-Chairs are responsible for choosing the merchandise and organizing the volunteers to help unpack products, price products, set-up and clean-up.  They will also help on the day of the event along with teachers and fifth graders.  Approximate time commitment for Co-Chairs is a few hours the year before to choose merchandise.  All volunteers and Chairs will spend several hours over the course of a few days to prepare and execute the event.
Hospitality All year This committee will send condolences for teacher bereavements, honor teacher births with book donations, leave a treat in the teachers' lounge once a month, host the teacher appreciation luncheon in the beginning of May.  In addition this committee will occasionally be called upon to bake for various events.  Approximate time commitment for Co-Chairs and volunteers is an hour here and there except when hosting a function.
Jr. Great Books All Year Jr. Great Books is a book club for kids in grades 2 and 3.  The children are divided into groups and are given different stories to read throughout the year.   Twice a month they meet during lunch and recess to have a parent led discussion.  Chairperson organizes the groups and orders the materials.
Mini Grants January & April The Co-Chairs are responsible for asking the teachers to make requests for mini grants from the PTO for various programs, equipment and the like that they cannot get funding for from the district.  Volunteers will meet once or twice to evaluate these requests and recommend dispersion to the PTO.  Approximate time committment for the Co-Chairs is an hour or two to distribute and collect the request forms from the teachers.  Volunteers will spend an hour or two during the year.
Monday Messenger All Year To help keep parents informed of PTO activities throughout the year by compiling information and notices provided into a newsletter format using a computer program
Nature Trail All year Co-Chairs are needed to assess and create a vision for refurbishing and maintaining the Stony Creek Nature Trail.  Volunteers are needed to assist implementing the plan. 
Picture Day Four volunteers are needed to assist the children and photographer during the photo sessions.  Approximate time commitment is one or two hours in the morning or afternoon.
PTO Bulletin Board All year We need someone to take charge of keeping the bulletin board up to date.  It should reflect whatever PTO events are coming up, contact committee chairs to see about advertising events and programs on the board and taking down dated materials. Although this position lasts throughout the year only a few hours a month may be needed.
Reading Olympics March The Reading Olympics are open to all fourth and fifth grade students. Parents work with teachers to be sure the children are reading the necessary books and can answer questions about them, culminating in a competition held offsite and volunteers are expected to be present.  Approximate time commitment is 30 minutes every one to two weeks over a period of three months and they need to be available for the evening of the competition. Co-chairs are responsible for organizing a mock competition at Stony Creek for practice.
Room Parent Coordinator September A coordinator is needed to insure all teachers have a room parent to coordinate parties and classroom help.  The coordinator will also be responsible for holding a brief meeting with room parents to go over details.  The coordinator will provide a list of room parents to the PTO President.
School District Meetings All year This committee monitors the school board meetings twice a month and monitors the Wissahickon Parent Community Council meetings one a month.   Report pertinent information to either the executive committee or the general PTO.  The Chair person coordinates dates for the volunteers and volunteers for two meetings per year.  Each volunteer is also asked to take two meetings for the year.  Approximate time commitment from all is two meetings per year and the time it takes to relay the information to the PTO.
School Directory September Compile all the students' names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mails in a book to be distributed to all families.  Approximate time commitment is several days for Co-Chairs and Volunteers.
School Store All year The school store has traditionally been open one to two mornings per week and can be open during any function that takes place after school hours (not including Holiday Shop).  The Co-Chairs will determine the hours based on availability of volunteers.  The store sells pencils and folders and assorted school supplies as well as small trinkets. Approximate time commitment for Co-Chairs is a few hours per month and volunteers can spend as little as 15 minutes per month (more if they are agreeable).
Science Night September - February Work with Dr. Evans and staff to organize, prepare and plan Science Night to be held on February 28th. The time commitment is several meetings leaing up to Science Night and availability the night of the event.
Spirit Wear All year The PTO would like to sell T-Shirts and Jackets and Book Bags with the Stony Creek name and mascot on them and perhaps make a small profit.  The Co-Chairs would be responsible for taking and placing orders as well as advertising and perhaps sales at functions.  Approximate time commitment would be a few hours here & there throughout the year.
Spring Carnival May A huge fund raiser to be held for which we would like 6 chairpeople.  Co-Chairs will coordinate all aspects of the event which may include games, rides, food, raffles, publicity and organizing volunteers. Planning begins in the fall and continues after the new year. Volunteers are needed for set-up, clean-up, and to man the booths in shifts.  Approximate time commitment for Co-Chairs is several hours in the fall and many hours after the first of the year.  The amount of time depends on the amount of chairpeople. Volunteers can expect to spend several hours before the event as well as time during the event.
Web Master All year The webmaster is responsible for getting our web page up and running and periodically adding information or deleting information. Approximate time commitment is an hour or two initially and then perhaps a half hour here and there throughout the year.
Welcome Committee All year The purpose of the committee is to welcome and assist new parents into the Stony Creek Community.  Individuals are needed as a contact for new families.  Individuals would explain about Stony Creek's school and activities as well as community information.  Additionally answer questions or direct the new family to the appropriate person.  This committee would work with Stony Creek's guidance counselor, Mrs. Janice Walsh.  The committee plans to meet a few times throughout the school year. 
Yearbook All year The committee plans the school yearbook, working over the course of the school year. Responsibilities include coordinating volunteers to take photos all year long of the children and the school events for inclusion in the yearbook, planning the layout, and helping with final assembly.
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