Volunteer Opportunity
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Contact
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Activity Details &
Plan of Work (POW) documents
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After School Activities |
Karen Mohindra
Open Co-Chair
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The After School Programs at HWES are comprehenisive - offereing
sports, art, acting and chess to all students. The chair creates the
Fall and Spring Catalog of classes, contracts with instructors, files
Community Use forms with FCPS, deposits registration monies and creates
class rosters. The After School Program provides services to over 200
students a semester and is a vital part of the environment of fun and
education at the school.
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Appreciation and Recognition Committees |
Volunteer Coordinator
Several Chair Positions Open
Check PTA
Officers and Committee Chairs to find openings
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This committee will organize activities and tokens of appreciation
for our excellent staff throughout the year. These include the
Teacher Back to School Breakfast in August; Bus Drivers/Crossing
Guards,
Clinic Aids, Custodial/Cafeteria Workers, Teacher Appreciation
Holiday Sweet Shop, Office Administrative Staff, and Principals appreciation
days, and the annual
Teacher Appreciation
Luncheon held in May. POW ,
Sweet Shoppe
POW , Sweet
Shoppe donation letter
Teacher Luncheon POW |
Book Fair (Fall and Spring) |
Eleanor Weis, Karen Browning, Jo Weschelblatt, Heather Whitman,
Melissa Benett
Open Co-Chair
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Book fair coordinators are looking for volunteers to help set up
and pack up the fall and spring book fairs, assist children in book
selection and act as cashiers.
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Box Tops |
Nancy Mamros |
This volunteer opportunity entails counting and grouping box tops
and soup labels according to manufacturers' directions.
POW, Fall
Flyer, Boxtop Recording Sheet
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Chess Club |
Sherry Kuang
Jyoti Raghavan |
The chess club meets weekly throughout the year teaching
2nd-6th graders to compete in chess games and tournaments.
POW
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Communications Committee |
Colleen Line
Wendy Siamon - Newsletter
AmyBeth Kramer - Website and Facebook Open: Paperless Tuesday Folders and Oldest and Only |
There are many opportunities to help with publicity and communications.
We have enewsletters, monthly newsletters, a facebook page, a website,
paperless tuesday folders, fatcow accounts, directory and our school
calendar. If you have IT or marketing talents, we could use your expertise
and voice.
POWs: Paperless
Tuesday Folders , Facebook |
Community Outreach Committee |
Sandy Angel
Amy
Guerber
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The Community Outreach committee is commited to helping
the students, families and our extended Hunters Woods community. The
committee members
have run Coat Drives, Food Drives, Candy exchanges, mentoring programs,
SLHS Homecoming Parade, and many more activies. If you would like to
volunteer in a more charitable manner - this commitee is for you! Contact
Sandy Angel or Amy Guerber at community@hwpta.org.
POWs: Coat
Drive , Coat Drive Flyer |
Executive Committee |
Jennifer Arakelian -
President
Karen Montagne - President Elect
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The PTA Executive Committee is responsible for the management of
monies, membership, PTA unit bylaws and general administrative duties.
Attend a PTA meeting and see the board in action. |
Family Fun Events |
Volunteer Coordinator |
Fall Harvest Festival, Sock Hop, April Fools Dance, Hoe Down,
Bingo Night, Skate Night, Talent Share, Chalk for Peace, Open House
Picnic,
Movie Night,
Heritage Night, Colonial Days (4th Grade), Medieval Day (5th
Grade), Sixth Grade Luncheon
POWs: Bingo
Night ,
Sock Hop ,
Heritage Night
Heritage
Night Floor Plan, Heritage
Night Flyer, Heritage Night Reminder |
FLEX - Foreign Language Experience |
Stephanie Carmody
Julia Li |
FLEX is an after school world languages enrichment program administered
by PTA volunteers and taught by contracted language instructors over
20 weeks of instruction.
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Fundraising Committee |
Alexis Shield
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The Fundraising committee is in charge of all the different ways
in which we raise funds that are not associated with our membership
donation program, such as Box Tops, Grocery Recipts, Original Works
and Business membership/in-kind donations.
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Grounds Beautification |
Kerry Nobles
Rachel Negri
Karen Mohindra
Open - Kiss and Ride Bulletin Board |
This committee manages the outdoor beautification of the school grounds.
The Marquee and the Kiss and Ride bulletin board provide regular updates
on school events.
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Hospitality |
Open Co-Chair
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Volunteers are needed to help set up coffee and donated food items
at various school functions (PTA meetings, Principal's coffees, orientations,
new comers coffee) and/or clean up following the event.
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Hunters Woods Apparel Sales |
Suzanne Chanesman |
Help with the selling of Hunters Woods t-shirts and sweatshirts at
various school functions. Check and distribute orders to
classrooms.
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Legislative Review |
Colleen Line
Open Co-Chair |
Keep current on school legislative issues and assist in letter writing
campaigns to voice PTA views as needed. |
Lost and Found |
Kathy Gustafson
Fionnuala White
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The co-chairs help to sort through lost items and return labeled
items to their owners. Each quarter, the co-chairs set up the lost
and found during evenings when parents will be visiting the school.
Twice a year, the co-chairs organize the cleaning of all unclaimed
clothing and donate all articles to charity.
POW
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Membership |
Jo Weschelblatt
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The chair conducts the annual PTA membership drive - Mustang Pride,
deposits all monies collected, organizes the distribution of calendars,
magnets and membership cards and maintains the official list of all
PTA members |
Odyssey of the Mind |
Sridevi Settipalli
Fabiana Cesa
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Coordinator presents information night for
parents, forms teams, assures school membership in OotM organization,
and acts as liaison between school teams and OotM organization. Most
work done out of school on own time. (Commitment August-March)
Coaches needed--An after-school program consisting of teams, which
are coached by parent volunteers for competition in creative thinking
and problem solving. This fun and rewarding program requires a once-a-week
commitment with additional time required as the competition draws near.
Time and place are flexible, decided upon by coach and parents. (Commitment
October-March) |
Open House - Welcome Back Social |
Open Co-Chair Positions |
The Open House Social is a vital first glimpse of our school for
new students and a great return from summer break for our veteran students.
This social provides a venue to sell PTA memberships, meet and greet
friends and buy school apparel. |
Play - School Musical |
Beth Atkins
Open Co-Chair |
A PTA chair and Ms. Atkins team up to create a musical play each
year. Practices are after school and culminate in
a weekend filled with fine performances from our students. |
Preschool Welcome Coffees |
Courtney Wilson |
The Preschool Welcome Coffees helps introduce
incoming Kindergarten parents to Hunters Woods parents and administration. Usually
held in volunteer family homes, the coffees provide a warm welcome
to parents whose children are entering their first year of elementary
school. |
| Reflections (Fall) |
Open Chair |
Volunteers advertise and promote the Reflections Program. They collect
applications and finished pieces of art, music, or writing to be judged
at the school level and send the school winners on to compete at the
county level. POW ,
Theme Search , Entry
Form , Consent Form , Congratulation
Letter , Certificate |
| School Supplies |
Colleen Line |
As a service to the parents of the school, the School Supply chair
collects competitive bids to find the best price for all the supplies
required at the beginning of each school year. She/he distributes
a flyer to collect monies in the spring and the supplies are delivered
to the school in time for the Open House. |
| Sixth Grade Luncheon (Spring) |
sixthgrade@hwpta.org |
This committee organizes the sixth grade luncheon held in the spring.
This includes providing decorations, entertainment, and food, plus
set up and clean up. This committee is composed of any 6th grade
parents interested and forms in February for planning. If you
are interested, please attend the February PTA meeting or contact president@hwpta.org. |
| Spelling Bee |
Jill Stewart
John Bauer
Gina Bauer
Kelly Rowell |
The school spelling bee is a joint effort between the school Reading
Resource teacher and two dedicated co-chairs. The Reading Resource
teacher is in charge of pre-testing the students in grade 3-6. Each
class has two representatives invited to participate in the spelling
bee. Three after school practice sessions are organized over
the months of Nov-Jan. The Spelling Bee takes place the first
week of February. |
| Tuesday Folder Copying |
Liz Taylor
Janet Taylor |
Volunteers are needed to help with copying on an as-needed basis.
The risograph is a machine that makes rapid, high quantity copies (usually
needed for Tuesday Folder flyers). Training is provided. |
| Website Design/Management |
AmyBeth Kramer |
The PTA website is maintained by one chair who is solely in charge
of updating the information, keeping our website a vital resource
for all our Hunters Woods families. POW |
| WordMasters |
Open Chair |
The WordMasters Challenge is a national competition for students
in grades 3-8 which encourages growth in vocabulary and verbal
reasoning. This competition addresses higher-level word-comprehension
and logical abilities and helps students learn to think both analytically
and metaphorically. The chair organizes volunteer coaches, registers
students, deposits monies and obtains materials needed for the competing
groups. Want more information, check out www.wordmasterschallenge.com. |
Yearbook Committee
(Fall-Winter) |
Chairs Kathryn Hwostow
Abby Eisenburg |
The yearbook committee supports the art department in the development
and production of the yearbook. Volunteers create flyers for the cover
contest and for the yearbook orders. They also write announcements
for eNews and the Hunter Horn. Volunteers are also needed to collect
and process the yearbook orders in the spring (collecting cash, checks,
and compiling online orders). Finally, they distribute the yearbooks
in June. This job involves approximately 4 hours total in the fall,
and 2 to 4 hours a week once orders begin to come in. It can easily
be shared by 2 or 3 people. The committee also coordinates the ordering
and distribution of yearbooks. |
| Art Volunteers |
Contact your student's teacher or the Art Teacher |
Assist our art teachers by helping to prepare and put up displays
of the children's work around the school. May also involve classroom
participation if needed. |
| Clinic |
Contact the School Clinic Staff at 703-262-7410 |
Volunteers are desperately needed in one of the busiest places in
the school! Assistants are needed daily during lunch/recess time. Help
is also needed during health screening in the fall. Training is provided. |
| Library Volunteers |
Contact the school Librarian |
Volunteers can be trained to assist with re-shelving and shelf-checking.
Neatness and organization mean that students and teachers can usually
find the titles they are looking for! Special projects involving the
catalogue database can sometimes be done on your own time. Other projects
come up from time to time. |
| Office Help |
Contact VP4@hwpta.org. |
If you can answer a phone, greet and direct people, make copies,
and file this is the volunteer position for you. A ready smile and
an extra pair of hands are always needed! The commitment is on an as-needed
basis. Watch for volunteer notices in the weekly E-newsletter
or contact the VP of Volunteers. |
| Phonemic Awareness |
Contact our Reading Specialists |
This important program is for our youngest readers who have been
targeted for additional phonemic assistance. Volunteers will work with
small groups of children, helping to develop necessary skills through
games and activities. Training and materials are provided. |
| Room Parents |
Bonnie Silas |
A few parent volunteers are needed to help out on student picture
days, which are listed in the school calendar. Watch for volunteer
notices in the weekly E-newsletter or contact the VP of Volunteers
- VP4@hwpta.org. |
| Technology Lab |
Contact our School Based Technology Specialist |
These volunteers help the students use the computer lab under the
direction of the computer lab teacher. |
| Grant and Awards Writing |
Contact the PTA President at president@hwpta.org. |
This committee needs parents with some writing or grant experience
to help the school/PTA identify and apply for grants to supplement
the school budget and/or prepare applications for awards to staff and
volunteers. |
| Reading Buddies |
Contact our Reading Specialists |
Parent volunteers are needed to read to students. The reading specialist
runs this program and she could use some assistance. The reading specialist
will match parents with students. |
