Membership
Committee
Chairperson:
What:
Volunteers needed to staff tables at Open Houses,
to recruit parents and teachers as members of PTA.
Membership expires each September and need to be
renewed each year.
Members are solicited through newsletters and at
Open Houses. Membership
cards are distributed at Open House or via your student.
When:
At Open Houses in September and family activities.
Where:
Farnsworth Middle
School
Website
Committee
Chairperson:
What:
Volunteers are needed to send chairperson community links,
calendar events and parent resources via e-mail or
backpack.
When:
Throughout the year.
Where:
From your home
Roadrunner
Chairperson:
What:
Volunteers are needed to serve refreshments, including hot
chocolate, to runners at this after school function at the
end of October.
When:
After school in the afternoon in October
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
Fundraising
Committee
Chairpersons:
What:
The major PTA fundraiser is held each fall. Help is
needed to distribute flyers, sort and compile orders, and
distribute product sold.
When:
Fall
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
6th
Grade Family Fun Night
Chairperson:
A 6th Grade Parent
What:
PTA hosts an evening school party for all sixth graders
and their families. Volunteers are needed to help
plan, develop, organize and man this event.
Typically the event includes games, music, food, and
recreational activities.
When:
Evening at the end of October
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
Box
Tops for Education
Chairperson:
What:
2-3 Parents are needed to assist in bundling box tops that
are collected at school. This can be done at home
and takes only a few hours per month.
When:
At night during the school year
Where:
At your home
Hospitality
Committee
What:
This committee is responsible for organizing refreshments
and staff at various school and PTA events (Open House and
5th Grade Parents Night)
When:
During evenings in September, October and May
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
Harvest Family Fun Night
Chairperson:
What:
This event is totally dependent on the number of
volunteers and a chair. The event is whatever the
committee decides, typically it includes music, games,
food, DJ, and recreational activities
When:
Evening in November
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
American
Education Week
Staff
Rep: TBA
What:
Help is needed in November to welcome visitors to the
school and distribute student schedules and maps.
When:
3 day, 1 for each grade, during the school day in November
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
Wellness
Day
Staff
Rep: Amy Tubbs 456-6010 tubbsa@guilderlandschools.org
What: This committee sponsors a daylong event for 6th and 7th
graders to help foster respect between students/parents
and students/staff. The committee works with FMS
faculty and staff to develop the program.
When: During the school day in March
Where: Farnsworth Middle School
Science,
Math, and Technology Seminars
What: Volunteers are needed to work with the Staff and
Administration to organize these 8th Grade Boys and Girls'
events which include speakers, refreshments and sometimes
traveling.
When: Committee meets at 8 AM on school days. The event
takes place in March, the same day as Wellness Day
Where:
2 Venues outside of FMS
Staff
Appreciation Luncheon
Chair
Person:
What: Volunteers are needed to plan and host this event designed
to show FMS PTAs appreciation to the FMS staff for
their work. Food has been the traditional means of
expression for showing our thanks in the past.
When: During the school day late spring
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School
Junior
Honor Society Induction
Staff
Reps: Carol Kelly and Maria Jasenski
456-6010
What: Volunteers are needed to organize and serve refreshments
following the induction ceremony in the spring.
When: Evening in June
Where: Farnsworth Middle School
8th
Grade Moving-Up Day
Staff
Rep: TBA
What: 8-10 Volunteers are needed to organize and serve
refreshments for the reception following the moving-up
ceremony at the end of the school year.
When:
After school in the evening at the end of June
Where:
Guilderland High School
Baking
Committee / General Volunteers
What: Bakers and volunteers are needed periodically throughout
the school year to send in goodies and/or provide drinks
for various school and/or PTA functions. In
addition, volunteers are needed at special events held in
the evening or on weekends.
When: During the school day at various times throughout the
school year; and/or in the evenings at various times
throughout the school year
Where:
Farnsworth Middle School and at your home
Enrichment
Committee
Staff
Rep: Deb Escobar 456-6010
What: Volunteers are needed to help with the enrichment program
throughout the school year.
When: Committee meets at 8 AM during the school day.
Where: Farnsworth Middle School
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