TREMONT PTO
PTO Committee Descriptions
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4th Grade Gallery Hop
Description: Coordinate the annual springtime art gallery event that showcases the 4th graders art accomplishments to their parents during this evening event.
Time Commitment: 10 hours or less, with all the time around the month of the event, usually held in April.
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5th Grade Activities
Description: This group plans the 5th grade activities to celebrate the 5th graders time at Tremont. The committee organizes the breakfast, beach party, t-shirts, memory book and more.
Time Commitment: 10 hours or less time commitment, this is dependent on what role you are responsible for and how many committee members. This is a year long commitment, with work throughout the entire year.
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After School Activities
Description: Coordinate after school enrichment activities, organize registration and find volunteers to be a parent representative at the activity to help dismiss children.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens throughout the year.
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Book Fair
Description: Help organize the book sale sponsored by Scholastic, that allows the students the opportunity to shop and create wish lists. All proceeds go to the Media center library. The committee helps with set-up, tear down, staffing the event and recruiting volunteers to also help staff the event.
Time Commitment: This is 20 hours or less time commitment. With all the work done the week before and the week of the event, which usually takes place in November.
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Cake Bingo
Description: Help plan a fun night for families to play bingo and win cakes! You will oversee the event and create a volunteer sign up for donations, to help set up, check-in and clean up.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment. All of the work occurs during the month the event happens, which is historically in April.
Dine & Donate
Description: Coordinate with local businesses to give a percentage of their profits to Tremont after hosting a night with Tremont families.
Time Commitment: This is 5 hours or less time commitment that happens throughout the year.
Directory
Description: Compile the online TSA membership directory.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens all in late August and September.
Fall Fest
Description: A Fall themed festival for students and families held on a Friday in October. This fun filled night includes, games, food trucks, bounce houses, and raffle of classroom baskets. Volunteers needed to help plan the event and work shifts throughout the night.
Time Commitment: This is 20 hours or less time commitment that happens in September and up until the event is held in October.
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Not So Silent Auction
Description: A silent auction with appetizers and drinks for parents and friends of Tremont. Committee volunteers needed to help plan and work the event, solicit donations, and oversee all the financial aspects of the event.
Time Commitment: This is 20 hours or less time commitment that happens in December, January and until the event in late February.
Parents' Night Out
Description: Work with teachers to plan a fun night in January for kids to spend an evening with teacher volunteers while parents can have a night out.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens in January.
Room Parent Coordinator
Description: Oversee Room Parent Coordinators and ensure they are pushing out timely information as needed for classroom parties, fundraising, or any other needed communication.
Time Commitment: This is 20 hours or less time commitment that will be busy throughout the year, but more so in the fall as everything gets organized.
School Supply Sale
Description: Coordinates with teachers to generate supply lists and orders, sorts and distributes school supplies to the Tremont community.
Time Commitment: This is 15 hours or less time commitment that happens in the spring and summer before the school year begins.
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Spirit Wear
Description: Helps the students of Tremont show their school pride. This group of creative parents design and sell all the spirit wear for the school.
Time Commitment: This is 20 hours or less time commitment. Most of the work occurs June-August and then again for the winter sale in October-November.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Description: Committee pampers the teachers and staff members for an entire week. This group plans all school activities during Teacher Appreciation Week in May.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens the week of the event in early May.
Walk-a-thon
Description: Plan and oversee the student walking fundraising event normally held in the fall at Tremont.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens all around the time of the event.
Walking Club/Walk to School Program
Descriptions: Two programs that promote healthy living and encourages walking both before school and during lunch.
Time Commitment: This is 10 hours or less time commitment that happens throughout the whole year.