Cindy Lee 373-9886 Kindergarten help

The beginning of every school year welcomes a new group of first graders and kindergartners. Volunteers are needed to assist the first graders during the first 3 days of school in the cafeteria during their lunch period. Volunteers are needed to assist the kindergartners in finding their classrooms, cubbies, unloading their backpacks, and helping the children in getting on the correct bus at dismissal. Volunteers are needed during kindergarten orientation (the first week of school) to help parents sign in outside the classroom and locate the appropriate classroom. The Chair/s coordinate the volunteers for these events.

Carly Dowd 899-1098

Anna Annese 877-7831

The purpose of the Chango Pre-K program is to acquaint incoming kindergarteners with the school and its faculty, and to help them feel at ease in the kindergarten classroom. For four consecutive weeks in May, the children will meet in the kindergarten room for 1 hour. During the class there is story time and a theme related craft. The children will also tour the school and meet the kindergarten teachers, school nurse, librarians and the computer lab.

Volunteers are needed for 1 hour a week during the month of May from 3:30 to 4:30, on either Tuesdays or Thursdays for 4 weeks. 4 volunteers per day are needed. Duties include: reading a story, assisting crafts, signing children in and out of the class, and taking attendance after tours. We are often fortunate enough to have 4th and 5th grade students help out as well. This is a wonderful opportunity for incoming kindergarteners, and for first time parents of kindergarteners, to ease those transition fears and become a part of Chango.

Idalia Sepulvida

Chango students will love to see their pictures, events and stories in the newspapers. You can submit photos and write-ups after the event and 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 office. People pictured will need to sign photo release forms. A Chair/s is needed to submit the press releases.  Please notify Chair/s if you have submitted something.

Lisa Kelly 899-7129

Throughout the school year specific weeks are designated to show appreciation to the various school staff. The PTA organizes the schools’ appreciation by purchasing gifts, certificates, and meals. Some examples include monitor appreciation week and custodian appreciation week.

Amy Merkle 289-5351 amy.merkle@us.ibm.com

Reflections is an arts program sponsored by the National PTA. Relating to a theme, it encourages students to use their creativity in creating drawings, taking photographs, composing music, and writing poetry and stories. Every student is eligible to enter, and entries are judged to qualify for regional competition. Kickoff celebration is in September (information will be sent home on that day). Chair/s are responsible for coordinating the event.

Diane Callahan &Committee

Chango PTA awards $750 scholarships to two deserving Shen senior students who attended Chango

Ellie Bogardus

10/31/2007

Book fairs provide students with the opportunity to purchase books at school.  We send a book list home with the students prior to the sale. The students, along with their parents, select books they want and can return the order forms to school. Children can also purchase books at the fair. Volunteer parents help the children with their purchases. Chair/s are responsible for coordinating the event with Scholastic books and with the school. Chair/s organize volunteers to set up and take down the book displays and to run the register.

Wendy Laing 877-7298

A booklet containing phone numbers, addresses, e mail addresses and class lists is distributed to every Chango family in the mid fall. A data bank with prior names and addresses has already been developed. The Chair/s and volunteers are responsible for distributing and collecting forms that have the address/phone information, updating the directory, getting copies made and distributing the directory to all Chango families.

Karin Skarka (Chango principal)

Ellie Bogardus 899-7638 -  Peggy Collins 877-4881

Parent and staff members will be introduced at the 1st PTA meeting

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 Chango community to make it a successful venture. Please share with the team members any school concerns you might have.

Polly Garber 877-9226

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 students have a great smile. The Chair/s is responsible for hiring the photographer, coordinating picture day with the school, assigning volunteers to help the children and distributing notices to go home.

Chair / Co-chairs needed

Students participating in this program come from all elementary and middle schools in the Shen district. Students are introduced to the art and science of invention. Students, individually or in teams, identify a problem, brainstorm the solutions, and create a model of their invention. All models are displayed at Clifton Commons. The models are judged based on creativity, novelty, usefulness, and presentation. Everybody wins! The Chair/s coordinate the event at Chango.

Beth Koeferl 877-0389

We would like to see our Chango kids fit and enjoying the outdoors year round. Through collaboration with Mrs. Skarka and the PTA, we are trying to raise enough funds to purchase 50 pairs of snowshoes for Chango. All of the children to will have the opportunity to learn to use these great winter sports equipment during their recess time. Teachers experienced with snowshoeing have enlisted their help in teaching our children.

Loretta Dorn 899-5496 Pacurn4x4@aol.com

Teacher and staff enjoy delicious hot soup for lunch made by parent volunteers. This soup lunch is available in the staff lounge in numerous crock pots. This is a way for the PTA to thank our teachers and staff who work with our children. The Chair/s coordinate volunteers to make food items to be brought in and oversees lunch/soup set up at school.

Cindy Jensen 289-5000

T-shirts, sweatshirts and other items are sold in the fall as a PTA fundraiser. Shirts will be made with the Chango name or Shen name. Samples will be made available to view at Open House nights and in school in September. Order forms will be sent home with your child and will be available at the school. Children sizes and Adult sizes are available. The Chair/s are in charge of selecting items to be sold at the spirit sale, collecting order forms, and distributing orders.

Chair/co-chairs needed

Similar to the Fall fundraiser but on a smaller scale. The Chair/s selects a company to provide items for sale, coordinates volunteers to collect and distribute orders.

Spring

Roseanne Clavin 899-7997

This is a venue in which Chango kids get to show us what they’ve got! The Chair/s are responsible for coordinating the use of a middle school or high school auditorium, recruiting the talent, and organizing volunteers to assist with the show and send home notices.

Lisa Kelly 899-7129

During National PTA Teacher Appreciation week, Chango PTA provides a luncheon to the teachers and staff. The teachers and staff have a delicious catered luncheon in their staff lounge during the school day. Parent volunteers help set up, serve and clean up during the afternoon. Also, parent volunteers donate desserts. It is another way to thank the teacher for their great work with our children. The Chair/s hire the caterer and organize the volunteers to set up the luncheon and provide additional food items etc.

This is a great family event. All Children and adults are invited to

shoot baskets to earn a turkey for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. This event is held in the school’s gym. Come on out and shoot for a turkey. Refreshments will also be served.

The Chair/s is responsible for collecting donations (i.e. turkeys, pies, certificates) from area merchants, purchasing refreshments, and coordinating volunteers to run the basketball shoot as well as refreshments.