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VOLUNTEER
SIGN-UP Click
here for
current openings
The Skano PTA falls under the authority of the New York
State and National PTA. We are also a member of the
Shenendehowa PTA Council which is all of the PTA’s within
our school district.
If you would like more information about these openings,
or are interested in volunteering on a committee please
contact
Darryl
Partridge
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1000 BOOK KIDS CLUB
Check out our 1000 Book Kids Club by checking out a bag of
books! Each bag contains 10 books. When a
pre-K or K student is done reading (or being read to),
simply return the bag in exchange for a new one!
Many children have read all 1000 books in this fabulous
collection. Simply sign up and sign out in the Skano
Lobby.
Volunteers are needed to help keep the bags organized and
full of books! After School Fun
Skano’s After School Fun program enhances student’s
education by offering fun mini-courses not included in
their existing curriculum. Classes will meet once a week
for five (5) weeks during the winter months.
We need lots and lots of volunteers to make this program a
success.
Always a popular program with the kids!! Shen All In
This is an annual basketball tournament held in late
February in which participating Shen elementary school
faculty and staff form basketball teams and cheerleading
squads. The
teams play against other Shen elementary teams in a
tournament format.
It is an exciting, fun, action packed event that
the kids love.
There is an atmosphere of great enthusiasm and
school spirit!
The Chairperson will need to attend organizational
meetings held approximately twice a month leading up to
the date of the event, report at PTA meetings, supervise
Skano volunteers both in the organizational phase, as well
as the evening of the event.
Volunteers are needed to help prepare for the event, but
also to help with admissions, concessions, and other
duties as assigned the evening of the event.
T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other school spirit wear are
sold in the fall and the spring as a PTA fundraiser.
Purchase a sweatshirt with our dolphin logo on it
in the fall and a tie dye t-shirt in the spring to get the
most out of our offerings!
BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC
Come celebrate the beginning of another fun school year at
our back-to-school picnics. Held in our playground, we
grill hamburgers and hotdogs, and ask our families to
contribute salads, chips, and desserts. It’s a great way
to get reacquainted with old friends and to start some new
friendships!
Volunteers needed to help with set-up, break-down and a
variety of other tasks!
Be part of a group of people who have the option to bake
for various PTA sponsored events throughout the year.
You will be able to select which events you would
like to bake for.
The baking group will be contacted by different
chairpersons depending on the event.
BANKING
Children can deposit money once a week in the morning into
their own account at a great interest rate.
Volunteers are needed to help with this process one
morning, before school each week, on a rotational basis.
BOOK BUDDIES
Do you love to read? Do you have 15 or 20 minutes to spare
weekly? Book Buddy parents read with students in 1st and
2nd grade to give them that boost for better reading
appreciation. Share your love of reading with a child
today!
We need many volunteers to support this program!
BOOK FAIRS
The annual Book Fairs are held twice a year-in the fall
and spring. They provide students and parents with the
opportunity to purchase books at school. The Fall Book
Fair is held during the Parent/Teacher conference times.
The Spring Book Fair is held during the Ice Cream Social.
Volunteers are needed to help the children with their
purchases.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION/CAMPBELL'S LABELS
PRICE CHOPPER TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS & HANNAFORD HELPS SCHOOLS
Teachers help us collect
Campbell's soup
labels and
General Mills box tops in the classroom all year long.
At the end of the school year, we redeem them to
obtain free audio/visual equipment for Skano along with
monies to use toward Skano activities.
Start saving those labels and box tops now!
Volunteers are needed to trim and bundle the labels.
This can even be done from the comfort of your own
home!
Price Chopper
gives points for purchases with the Advantage card that
the school can use to get school supplies.
Hannaford
gives School Dollar Certificates that can be redeemed for
cash for PTA sponsored programs.
These programs both start in the fall.
The Chairperson is in charge of distributing flyers
for both and collecting and submitting the certificates
for Hannaford.
CELEBRATION BOOKS
Celebrate special occasions for your child or for a Skano
staff member with the gift of a book to the Skano Library.
This is a great way to remember someone that will be
enjoyed by Skano readers for many years to come.
Go to
Celebration Books
CULTURAL ARTS
Cultural Arts introduces children to cultural activities
in the Albany area. Programs are designed to enhance
children’s education by relating in-school studies with
real-life events either by taking the children to
performances outside of Skano or by bringing performances
to Skano.
Volunteers are needed during school hours to supervise and
usher the children to and from the performances.
Not only do you get to see the children’s excitement as
they watch the performances, but you get to watch the
performances as well!
DELEGATE TO SHENENDEHOWA PTA COUNCIL
Two PTA members are elected to be delegates to represent
Skano at all Shenendehowa PTA Council meetings. Four
meetings are held each year. These delegates report back
to Skano PTA.
DOLPHIN READERS
Dolphin Readers is a reading program that encourages
children to read, independently or with others, for 15
minutes per day for 20 days each month. This program runs
from October through March. Students can also participate
in a variety of reading-oriented activities--such as
celebrating Dr. Suess’ birthday/Read Across America Day,
Dolphin Reader Read-ins, Pajama Story Times, Poster
Presentations of favorite authors, and other
surprises--throughout the year.
Parent volunteers are greatly needed to help support these
activities throughout the year!
FAMILY CRAFT NIGHT
The Family Craft Night is an eventful afternoon out for
our Skano families. Craft booths are set up where the
children can create their own holiday gifts. It’s an
opportunity for the children to explore their creative
side while encouraging fun, quality family time. There are
food booths and a bake sale also.
Volunteers are needed to help out at the event.
FUNDRAISING PROGRAM
Our fundraisers support the many programs that the PTA
sponsors.
Volunteers are
needed to plan and implement selected fundraisers
throughout the school year.
The fundraisers support and fund the many programs and
activities that benefit our children.
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
The Skano PTA Halloween Party was extremely popular last
year- its first year! We had food, a DJ, and spooky
story-telling!
Volunteers are needed to set-up, chaperone, serve food,
and clean up.
HOSPITALITY
Throughout the year the Hospitality Committee provides
refreshments for parent functions and staff events. Parent
functions include Open House refreshments. Staff events
include a Staff Welcome-Back Breakfast, Holiday Cookie
Trays, Mid-winter Soup Day, and an End-of-Year Luncheon.
Volunteers are needed for baking and serving
. Work at home or at school to help make each event a
memorable one. Hospitality is a FUN way to be involved in
making Skano a warm and friendly place to visit and work.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Ice Cream Social is an annual event enjoyed by
students, families, and faculty. Along with eating ice
cream sundaes, parents and students may enjoy the Spring
Book Fair, held at the same time.
Volunteers are needed to set-up, serve, and clean-up.
The Landscaping committee works to make the outside of our
school look warm and inviting. We plant flowers and
shrubs, we weed and mulch, and we trim our shrubs.
Please join us in the fall and spring for our clean-up
days
. This is a fun way to help and the hours are very
flexible.
Skano students are welcome to visit the library anytime,
so any support you may offer is greatly appreciated!
Primarily, library volunteers are regularly scheduled to
shelve library books. Other responsibilities might
include: stamping new materials, helping students locate
materials, dusting, shelf reading, and small projects as
needed.
Are you creative? Skano PTA needs you! We need people to help maintain the bulletin boards and showcase in the Skano Lobby! We are looking fresh ideas to welcome parents and be educational to the students. We generally use themes for the PTA event that month (i.e.,
MASCOT VOLUNTEER TO WEAR MELODY - THE DOLPHIN
Volunteers needed to wear Melody - the Dolphin mascot at
various PTA events. No experience needed.
MEMBERSHIP
The membership committee focuses on a membership drive in
September and continues throughout the year to encourage
parents, faculty and the community to join the Skano PTA.
Membership dues are submitted to the New State by specific
a due date. Directories are then made from our
members contact information.
MOVIE NIGHT
Students and their families gather together in the
cafeteria in the evening and watch an age appropriate
movie. Volunteers are needed on Movie Night to help
things run smoothly.
NATIONAL
PTA HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
This committee consists of the PTA President, Principal
and 3 other members at large to review lifetime membership
award nominations.
NOMINATING
There
shall be a nominating committee consisting of 5 members, 2
of whom shall be elected by the executive board from its
body, and 3 who shall not be members of the executive
board. The nominating committee shall nominate one person
for each office to be filled. This committee will be
formed in February. Contact the President if you are
interested in serving on this committee.
The PTA Photographer would
take pictures at PTA events and at events that take place
during the school year.
These pictures would be
used for the year book.
For any school event, activity, achievement, or program you would like "publicized," call or email with two weeks advance notice. Skano’s students love to see their pictures and stories in the newspapers. You can submit photos and write-ups after the event. Drop the photo, with the names of the people pictured and a brief description of the "event," into the PTA Publicity mail folder in the school office.
The National PTA developed the Reflections Program in 1969
to interest children, parents, teachers and
communities in the arts.
Since then, thousands of students have participated
in this program each year and have enjoyed the benefits of
having their creative talents recognized and their self
esteem developed.Each
year a new theme is selected and students are asked to
interpret that theme in their work in the art areas of
dance choreography, film production, literature, musical
composition, photography and visual arts.
A volunteer is needed to promote the Reflections program
and gather entries
to submit to the Regional PTA which will be judged and if
qualified will go onto the National PTA.
Check
www.nyspta.org/programs/reflections.cfm for
more information.
Skano PTA awards scholarships to two deserving members of
the Shenendehowa High School senior class who formerly
attended Skano and meet specific criteria. A committee of
Skano parents and teachers selects recipients.
SCHOOL PICTURES
School pictures are a rewarding experience for everyone.
The children love to have their pictures taken and all who
help enjoy themselves. Notices are sent home prior to
picture day with helpful hints for achieving great photos.
On picture day,
we need volunteers to assist children to and from their
classes, fix hair, straighten clothes, and make sure
student have a great smile
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES
School Supplies are pre-ordered in May and delivered and picked up by parents in August. This is a service provided by the PTA that parents really appreciate and children love to receive their school supply pack. Once school supply lists are distributed by teachers, you will need to submit to vendor. Then distribute order forms to school and tally orders. In August, you will need to supervise a scheduled pick-up day and time.
SHEN INVENTORS
Attend district Shen Inventors meetings to learn about the
program.
Maybe do a six week
club leading to the show at the mall.
Meeting once a week
after school to brain storm ideas and help kids plan
projects. Put posters up regarding the meetings and
information with the date and time.
Ask the office to do
daily announcements and some kind of mention at Morning
Program.
Collect registration
slips. Help out the day of the event. Collect student
medals and distribute them to the Skano students.
Have a small ceremony
to distribute medals. You would be the contact person to
answer student and parent questions.
WEBSITE
Check out our PTA web-site off of the SHEN main site.
Many of our PTA forms are available to download.
Information on our many PTA programs, a calendar of
events, meeting minutes, as well as any "breaking news"
can all be found at
www.shenet.org/community/skanopta/new_skanoptahomepage.htm
WELCOME/ORIENTATION FOR KINDERGARTEN
This committee helps with the Kindergarten Registration in
the spring, the orientation in May, and the screening of
the new kindergarten students in September. We are also
here to help any new families transferring to Skano have a
smooth transition.
Volunteers are needed to make phone calls as well as help
out on specific orientation days.
You will be able to pick time slots.
YEARBOOK
Skano's yearbook is an all color record of all the
memories of the school year. Yearbook creation is
completely digital and anyone who has digital photos of
any school event (even classroom parties) is welcome to
submit them to the yearbook coordinator for inclusion in
the yearbook. Please send digital photos with
caption information to chairperson at above e-mail.
YOUR CHILD’S ART
Your child’s very own artwork is turned into
professionally reproduced full color products, such as
magnets, mugs, and t-shirts for keepsakes. This is always
a favorite fundraiser!
PARTNERSHIP TEAM
School Partnership is a process that aims to offer all
interested parties an opportunity to participate in
decisions (within the boundaries of negotiated agreements)
that directly affect building operations and the
instructional program.
This team welcomes and needs input from every
parent and member of the Skano community to make it a
successful venture.
Please share with the listed parent members any
concerns you might have.
Also, be sure to look for communication from the
Partnership Team coming home on salmon colored paper!
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