Staff Appreciation

FILLED

Staff appreciation chairs and co-chairs have a key role in helping our teachers and staff feel special. Use your best creativity to devise special ways for parents and students to show their appreciation to our staff. Thoreau PTA dedicates an entire week to show our appreciation during staff appreciation week and several other days per year such as preparation day before school starts and conferences days. This is a year-long commitment starting at the end of the summer and running through the school year.

Art Docent

FILLED

Responsibilities include:
-Recruit and organize art docents for classes and communicate with teachers.
-Host training sessions at the start of the year for new docents and answer questions.
-Keep art supplies organized and fully stocked throughout the year with PTA funds.
-Be a resource to docents if they have questions or need help.
-Work with PTA to keep our docent program up and running.
-Support docents and teachers with art auction fundraiser pieces.

Carnival

FILLED

Lead Carnival, organize volunteers, ticket sales, procure food, entertainment vendors, set up and clean up, communications/marketing. This event takes place on an evening in early June. Requirement to be onsite for the event.

BINGO 

FILLED

Lead Bingo Night, acquire prizes, organize floor plan, bingo callers, volunteers, set up and take down, card sales, and communications/marketing. This event takes place on a March evening. Requirement to be onsite for the event.

Ribbit Run 

FILLED

Work in partnership with our fundraising vendor. This will include being the liaison between the PTA Executive Board and Thoreau Administration to work out dates, communication, distribution of prizes, logistics of events and volunteers. This event takes place in the Fall and lasts about 1 month, which includes preparation, donation time frame and day of event. This is a big and extremely rewarding event that is beloved by our Thoreau families and sets our PTA up for success!

Yearbook Co-Chair

FILLED

The Yearbook co-chair will partner to be the main point of contact with the vendor the PTA has chosen to work with. This team will oversee the look and feel of the book as well as organizing and coordinating the images being used. They will either take or collect photos to include in the yearbook, following a clear timeline. The team will also promote the purchase of yearbooks, collect money for the Treasurer (done online), and coordinate the distribution during the last week of school. This is a yearlong commitment beginning Oct and running through the end of the school year. Approximate time spent is around 3 hours per month from Oct - Jan, 6 hours per month from Feb - April and 3 hours spent in June organizing and distributing. 

Enrichment 

FILLED

The Enrichment chair will oversee all the programs run by the PTA for academic and art enhancement. This volunteer will research, secure, and implement programs and events for enrichment activities at Thoreau. They would oversee the management and budget information for programs and work closely with our Thoreau Exec Board. We have a list of many programs that Thoreau PTA has secured in the past and can provide training. This role can be done primarily offsite and may require hours after school during some months.  

Reflections

FILLED

This program is a National PTA and WA State PTA cultural arts competition. This program provides an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. This role would manage the communication, marketing and submittal process between the school/students and the WA State PTA. Involvement runs through the first half of the school year. This role works closely with school administration and teachers as well as the WA State PTA Reflections team. Some onsite involvement is required.

STEM Docent

OPEN

The STEM Docent would be responsible to bring STEM activities to our classrooms and supplement curriculum. -This is a new program for our PTA, so we are looking for someone that is innovative and passionate about STEM learning!

Recruit and organize STEM docents for classes and communicate with teachers.
-Host training sessions at the start of the year for new docents and answer questions.
-Keep supplies organized and fully stocked throughout the year with PTA funds.
-Be a resource to docents if they have questions or need help.
-Work with PTA to keep our docent program up and running.
-Support docents and teachers with art auction fundraiser pieces.

Virtual Talent Show

OPEN

This chair will lead and organize the virtual talent show. This includes communication to families and organizing an Emcee to host the talent show. They would create a form for talent submittals and then organize a run of show schedule. Work with Emcee on script and run of show. Run day of event. This event will take place in the Winter and is virtual. The PTA will have a virtual meeting platform that can be used. 

Advocacy

OPEN

Learn about and educate our members on important issues at the local, state and national level. Communicate legislative reports at all PTA meetings. Provide members with contact information for elected officials. Share action alerts and encourage participation.

Staff Appreciation

OPEN

Staff appreciation chairs and co-chairs have a key role in helping our teachers and staff feel special. Use your best creativity to devise special ways for parents and students to show their appreciation to our staff. Thoreau PTA dedicates an entire week to show our appreciation during staff appreciation week and several other days per year such as preparation day before school starts and conferences days. This is a year-long commitment starting at the end of the summer and running through the school year.

Art Docent

OPEN

Responsibilities include:
-Recruit and organize art docents for classes and communicate with teachers.
-Host training sessions at the start of the year for new docents and answer questions.
-Keep art supplies organized and fully stocked throughout the year with PTA funds.
-Be a resource to docents if they have questions or need help.
-Work with PTA to keep our docent program up and running.
-Support docents and teachers with art auction fundraiser pieces.

Carnival

OPEN

Lead Carnival, organize volunteers, ticket sales, procure food, entertainment vendors, set up and clean up, communications/marketing. This event takes place on an evening in early June. Requirement to be onsite for the event.

BINGO 

OPEN

Lead Bingo Night, acquire prizes, organize floor plan, bingo callers, volunteers, set up and take down, card sales, and communications/marketing. This event takes place on a March evening. Requirement to be onsite for the event.

Ribbit Run 

OPEN

Work in partnership with our fundraising vendor. This will include being the liaison between the PTA Executive Board and Thoreau Administration to work out dates, communication, distribution of prizes, logistics of events and volunteers. This event takes place in the Fall and lasts about 1 month, which includes preparation, donation time frame and day of event. This is a big and extremely rewarding event that is beloved by our Thoreau families and sets our PTA up for success!

Yearbook Co-Chair

OPEN

The Yearbook co-chair will partner to be the main point of contact with the vendor the PTA has chosen to work with. This team will oversee the look and feel of the book as well as organizing and coordinating the images being used. They will either take or collect photos to include in the yearbook, following a clear timeline. The team will also promote the purchase of yearbooks, collect money for the Treasurer (done online), and coordinate the distribution during the last week of school. This is a yearlong commitment beginning Oct and running through the end of the school year. Approximate time spent is around 3 hours per month from Oct - Jan, 6 hours per month from Feb - April and 3 hours spent in June organizing and distributing. 

Enrichment 

OPEN

The Enrichment chair will oversee all the programs run by the PTA for academic and art enhancement. This volunteer will research, secure, and implement programs and events for enrichment activities at Thoreau. They would oversee the management and budget information for programs and work closely with our Thoreau Exec Board. We have a list of many programs that Thoreau PTA has secured in the past and can provide training. This role can be done primarily offsite and may require hours after school during some months.  

Reflections

OPEN

This program is a National PTA and WA State PTA cultural arts competition. This program provides an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. This role would manage the communication, marketing and submittal process between the school/students and the WA State PTA. Involvement runs through the first half of the school year. This role works closely with school administration and teachers as well as the WA State PTA Reflections team. Some onsite involvement is required.

STEM Docent

OPEN

The STEM Docent would be responsible to bring STEM activities to our classrooms and supplement curriculum. -This is a new program for our PTA, so we are looking for someone that is innovative and passionate about STEM learning!

Recruit and organize STEM docents for classes and communicate with teachers.
-Host training sessions at the start of the year for new docents and answer questions.
-Keep supplies organized and fully stocked throughout the year with PTA funds.
-Be a resource to docents if they have questions or need help.
-Work with PTA to keep our docent program up and running.
-Support docents and teachers with art auction fundraiser pieces.

Virtual Talent Show

OPEN

This chair will lead and organize the virtual talent show. This includes communication to families and organizing an Emcee to host the talent show. They would create a form for talent submittals and then organize a run of show schedule. Work with Emcee on script and run of show. Run day of event. This event will take place in the Winter and is virtual. The PTA will have a virtual meeting platform that can be used. 

Advocacy

OPEN

Learn about and educate our members on important issues at the local, state and national level. Communicate legislative reports at all PTA meetings. Provide members with contact information for elected officials. Share action alerts and encourage participation.