Volunteer Interest Form

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Affinities Festival – a program that encourages students to explore their special interest (affinity) throughout the school year and culminates in the late spring with a display of student projects related to each child’s affinity.

After School Enrichment Programs – coordinate and promote a variety of after school programs, which provide additional academic, artistic, and physical enrichment to Haycock students. Programs include: Abrakadoodle, Chess Club, Drama, Funky Pottery, Girls on the Run, Science, Inline Skating and Skateboarding as well as Soccer. Ongoing throughout the school year.

* Art Appreciation – lead art lessons and projects in your child’s classroom throughout the school year. You will receive training, supplies, and lesson plans from the committee. No art talent required. Ongoing throughout the school year. Please volunteer through your child’s classroom teacher.

Arm Chair Fundraiser – manage a “direct mail style” fundraiser to raise money for PTA programs and activities. Winter/Jan.

Auditor – audit the Haycock PTA budget at the end of the fiscal year (June 30th)

* Community Outreach – coordinate Haycock Elementary community outreach activities. Past activities have included blood drives, food collection, clothing drives, collecting winter coats, toys for less fortunate families, etc. Ongoing throughout the school year.

* Cougar Woods – support Haycock’s outdoor learning program. Cougar Woods Coordinators organize, lead, and assist teachers with outdoor education and learning activities. Please volunteer through your child’s classroom teacher.

* Cultural Arts – select, coordinate and market four cultural arts programs that bring a variety of arts to Haycock students including authors, musicians, actors, and naturalists. Ongoing throughout the school year.

* Directory – collect, input and proof the contact information for the Haycock student and family directoryEarly-late Fall activity.

* Fall Fundraiser/Innisbrook Gift Wrap – coordinate, market, collect and distribute gift-wrap, candy and other gifts through outsourced gift-wrap program. Selling is throughout the month of September. Orders are distributed in early November.

* Family Fun Events – coordinate, promote and manage family fun events that build community among Haycock families. Volunteers are always needed onsite to help.

FLEX Language Programs – identify, select and coordinate teachers and students for language arts programs including Spanish, French, German and Italian. County provides curriculum and support. Ongoing throughout school year.

* Fun Fair – coordinate, market, manage and participate in Haycock Fun Fair – one of the largest fund-raisers for school. (Takes place in mid-March). Subcommittee chairs needed.

* Grocery Scrip & Certificates – help market and sell grocery scrip and gift certificates to the Haycock community – the simplest way to raise funds for Haycock.

* Halloween Party – a school wide, safe way to celebrate Halloween with a magician, games, costumes, etc. Late October. Subcommittee chairs and members needed.

* International Night – a multi-cultural school wide party showcasing the diversity of our community with food, performances, and crafts. Late Winter/Feb.

Hospitality – help coordinate special events recognizing the teachers and various other school staff through staff breakfasts, holiday activities and teacher appreciation events. Ongoing throughout the school year.

* Landscaping – Lead or help with weeding and mulching to keep our schoolyard green.

Library Volunteers – assist with library activities. Ongoing throughout the school year.

Merchandising – select, market and distribute Haycock merchandise such as t-shirts, hats and magnets. Ongoing throughout the school year.

Membership – Collects PTA members’ dues, contact information and report membership data to the National PTA twice per school year. Updates and maintains membership data base throughout the school year.

Minority Parent Advisory Council – Superintendents Parent Advisory Council – Attends several meetings throughout the school year with FCPS representatives and provides information updates to the PTA regarding relevant news and events within the school district.

Newcomer Committee – help welcome new families to the school by organizing a tour at the yearly New Family Orientation/ Open House (in late August), organize a new family activity in early fall and provide “Welcome Packets” to new families throughout the school year.

Pencil Sales – make personalized pencils (equipment and training provided) and sell to the students and families of Haycock. Twice per school year.

Photocopying – provide weekly copying support to the PTA for information going home to families in the Tuesday folders, including the monthly newsletter. Team of volunteers needed on a rotating schedule.

Photographer – help take pictures of our children at school events and activities (to be used on the website, in the newsletter and in the yearbook) Throughout the school year.

Publicity – identify and help publicize Haycock events to the community and media

Reflections – coordinate and promote artistic contest in many different mediums of works by Haycock students. This is a National PTA program. Most coordination for this program takes place in the Fall, but some involvement required throughout the school year.

School Supplies/ Innisbrook – coordinate back to school supplies list with teachers and market the order on-line service for Innisbrook back-to-school supplies in early June

6th Grade Party – create a fun and memorable event for 6th graders in June

Special Needs Liaison – to ensure that PTA events are inclusive and welcoming to all students; providing resources to parents who are new to the IEP process; educate other parents within the Haycock community about special education

Spring Fun Run- a fun family event and fundraiser. Committee chairs and volunteers need for set up, clean up, refreshments, and race monitiors, Event held mid or late Spring.

STAR Reading – reading program that encourages and celebrates literature in the classroom and library.

State and Local Affairs – read state and local news, attend relevant community meetings, and keep PTA informed of issues at a state and local level throughout the school year.

Strategy Lab – Strategy Lab is a hands-on learning environment that fosters creativity, persistence and divergent thinking. Volunteers facilitate Strategy Lab sessions throughout the school year (training provided). Please volunteer through your child’s classroom teacher.

Student Art fundraiser – help organize and coordinate this fall fundraising program which produces your child’s artwork on products such as clocks, mugs, shirts, boxes, and bag tags.

Technology/Web – develop technology program and web communications program that benefits the Haycock community.

* Volunteer Network – put your name down as a volunteer and you will receive requests, as we need you. This will be an email and telephone list of potential volunteers who will be notified, as the PTA needs help.