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Helping at Home

There are many ways to be involved through volunteer jobs done at home. Most are done on an as needed, flexible schedule. The following gives an overview of the most common kinds of requested help. 

Teacher Support Services - This includes work such as making book covers (we provide training and material), printing charts, artwork, typing. Jobs vary according to individual teachers needs and requests.

Baking - This might be for classroom parties, meetings, fundraisers or school events.

Phoning - The Parent Group frequently needs help phoning to recruit helpers for events; the Green Meadow office may need help notifying parents in certain emergency situations.

Typing/Posters/Newsletter - The school staff and Parent Group need help publicizing school events. Tasks may include writing, typing, artwork, and posting materials in different locations.

Helping in School

Teachers and the Parent Group need volunteers that can help during school hours. Some of the work requires a regular, weekly time commitment, while other jobs are on an occasional basis. Each of the activities described below indicate time commitments as regular or occasional.

Room Parent -  (School year) - The primary purpose of the "Room Parent(s)" would be for telephoning, but each teacher can decide exactly what role the room parent will play in the classroom (for emergency contact, organizing parties, chaperones, etc.)

Classroom Help - (Regular or occasional) - The use of volunteers in the classroom is determined by each teacher. Activities vary according to each teacher's needs. Classroom help frequently involves working with children individually or in small groups.

Library - (Regular) - The librarian trains volunteers to assist in the library shelving books, checking books in and out, covering and repairing books, entering new books into circulation, etc....This job requires a commitment to a regular schedule. The library is a wonderful resource serving over 600 students, the more work done by volunteers the more time Ms. Cranson has for teaching our children.

Art Room - (Regular and Occasional) - Ms. Santillo appreciates ongoing or occasional help sorting recyclables, mounting, and hanging artwork, cleaning, etc. Extra help is always needed for art exhibits and special events.

Music Room - (Regular and Occasional) - Mrs. Koptiev appreciates help passing out music and encouraging appropriate concert behavior during chorus rehearsals and performances, and help with props at concerts. She sometimes needs accompanists and people interested in dance for special projects.

Support Services - (Regular and Occasional) - Teachers, office staff and the Parent Group need help copying, collating, laminating, cutting/pasting, etc. Training on machines provided.

Fluoride - (Regular) - The fluoride program is dependent upon volunteers who can come in regularly on a Wednesday and deliver fluoride to students. The nurse organizes the program and we try to have enough coverage so that each volunteer only has to come in once a month.

Assist with Enrichment Events - (Occasional) - Volunteers needed to help in school during school hours with the visiting artist program. Involves setup, clean up, and some child supervision.

Special School Events / Projects / Fundraisers

Auction -

Holiday Shoppe -  A favorite of most everyone! The holiday shop provides all the children in Green Meadow the chance to shop for their families in a safe and friendly atmosphere. Parents donate small items; they are all priced in the $.50 to $3.00 range. Volunteers are needed to organize, price, and wrap the gifts as well as to help the children shop.

Family Fun Night  -   

Book Fair -  Run during the fall open house, all proceeds from this event go to the library. The librarian organizes the event and volunteers are needed to set up, help children find books and to cashier.

Magazine Drive - The Magazine Drive is our single largest fund-raiser. Help is needed to get packets of information together and to collect and tally orders. Our current co-coordinator will be leaving Green Meadow next year, and she would like an assistant to "train" for future years. 

T-Shirt Sale - The Parent Group offers a chance to purchase sportswear with a Green Meadow insignia on it. Help is needed to take orders, work with the vendor, tally orders, and arrange deliveries. 

General Mills Boxtops - Parents are asked to collect Box tops from specified General Mills products, which are then redeemed for cash. We receive 10¢ for each Box top collected. Help is needed on a monthly basis to advertise, collect and tally Box tops. Internet access is a plus, since there are many special offers that are available through the "Box Tops" website.

Schoolpop.com - A fundraising website through which you access over 300 other online stores.  A percentage of your purchase is refunded to Green Meadow at no additional cost to you.

Special Skills / Interests

Photography - Some teachers request that class projects or events be photographed. Translating Sometimes teachers need help from parents to translate for a child or family. This is an on-call job and can often be done at home or via telephone.

Carpentry/Woodwork - Parents with woodworking skills are needed occasionally to help with special projects.

Computer Access/Expertise - Different requests arise from teachers and the Parent Group for computer help with typing, data entry, graphics, desktop publishing, and Internet access. 

Other - If you have any special talents or hobbies you would be willing to share with the school, please specify them on the volunteer form.

Parent Group Committees

Enrichment Committee - This is a group of volunteers that meet throughout the year. They work with the teachers to find programs for each grade level that will supplement the curriculum. The Enrichment Committee receives its budget from the PTO and seeks additional funding from other sources such as grant writing.

Publicity - Different events during the year need publicity. We need people to write about activities, contact the media, or distribute flyers as the need arises. Much of this can be done at home. 

Volunteers - The PTO generates a database of volunteers who respond to the volunteer forms sent out at the beginning of the school year. The Volunteer Coordinator maintains this database and helps recruit volunteers in response to school needs.

Landscaping - Develop and maintain the grounds with appropriate plantings.