Below Is a List/Short Description of Several Volunteer Opportunities Available at Bell

Below is a list/short description of several volunteer opportunities available at Bell’s Crossing this year. Please check any areas you are interested in volunteering, and return this form to your child’s teacher or place in the Volunteer Mailbox in the PTA room. (Indicating an interest is not an obligation to help. If your availability or preferences change, just let us know when you are contacted.) This is not an exhaustive list – when additional volunteer opportunities arise throughout the year, they will be communicated via room parent emails, school/teacher newsletters, the PTA/school website, etc. If you have any questions or would like additional information about volunteering at Bell’s, please contact Amy Prince, PTA VP of Volunteers, at [email protected] or leave a message @ 355-3859. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to volunteering with you!

Name: ______Email:______Preferred Phone Number: ______Child/Children’s Names: Grade: Teacher: ______

*Your personal information will only be used to contact you about your volunteer interests indicated below.

√ to Volunteer Opportunity Description Contact Email help General School Support: Front Office Support Assist in greeting/directing Amy Prince [email protected] students/visitors and clerical work as needed Library Support Help librarian shelve and check out Jeanne Peak [email protected] books School Pictures (Fall/Spring) Line-up/prepare students for Amy Prince [email protected] pictures Thanksgiving Meal Help serve food/drinks to family Amy Prince [email protected] members who join students for this special lunch Guidance Programs: Disability Awareness Direct students in activities that Joy Hawkins [email protected] (3rd Grade) teach understanding of others’

Additional Volunteer Opportunities are listed on the back → differences and prevent bullying; training provided Mentoring Program Tutor/mentor a student who needs Joy Hawkins [email protected] additional assistance w/ schoolwork; 1 hour per week PASS Testing Monitors Monitor hallways during 3rd-5th grade Joy Hawkins [email protected] (March/May) PASS testing; training provided

[Type text] Major Fundraisers: Bingo Night Decorate/set-up/clean-up; Stephanie Cannon [email protected] 2/6/15; 6:30pm donate/collect prizes; sell Bingo cards Boosterthon Decorate school prior to April Smith [email protected] 3/18-3/27/15 Boosterthon; mark t-shirts & pass water out to students during Fun Run Eagle Fest (School Carnival): 9/26/14; 4:30-9pm Help with set-up/clean-up; monitor Krista Funderburk [email protected] games/activities Eagle Fest (Silent Auction): Donate items for auction gift Lynn Ramsey [email protected] 9/26/14; 4:30-9pm baskets; wrap baskets; monitor Michelle Benz [email protected] auction, & distribute items to winners. If you know of a business willing to donate items for our silent auction, please contact Lynn Ramsey or Michelle Benz. Holiday Shop Assist children w/ shopping; wrap Laurie Brown-Pressly [email protected] 12/1-12/5/14 gifts Kristi Gilbert [email protected] Additional Fundraisers: Labels and Recycling Assist Chair in collecting/sorting Debra Kraft [email protected] recycling items and labels in ca$h for tra$h program School Store Assist students in purchases; collect Jenine Williams [email protected] Daily; 7:30-8:00am money; restock items as needed Spirit Nights Assist Chair in distributing stickers to Melissa Jackson [email protected] teachers & placing signs in/outside of school prior to event Special Programs/Services Book Fair (Fall/Spring) Assist w/ set-up/break-down; help Ash Bojappa [email protected] children choose age-appropriate books; collect payments Great Book Exchange Assist Chair w/ collecting, sorting, & April Smith [email protected] organizing books; help students pick out books Publishing Center Help type students’ stories & bind Cathy Carroll [email protected] books Reflections Assist Chair in collecting/organizing Vickie Price [email protected] student submissions for this National PTA Arts Contest SIC (School Improvement Council) Meets once a month and serves as Stacy Daniel [email protected] an advisory committee to the school's principal and faculty Staff Appreciation: Prepare/send in dishes/snacks at Stacey Jones [email protected] Luncheons: 11/7/14 & 4/24/15 various times throughout the year to [Type text] Staff Appreciation Wk: 2/23-27 show appreciation for our faculty; help set-up/clean-up/serve at luncheons

Below are additional opportunities in the classroom. Information/volunteer sign-ups for these needs are communicated/coordinated via your teacher or class room parent. Do not sign up below.

Classroom Support: Accelerated Reader Read w/students (as needed) and help students w/ tests; track class AR goals Miscellaneous Support Copying, laminating, cutting, etc. Room Parent Work w/ class teacher to coordinate class events/ volunteers; relay PTA info to parents SEEDS: Read a designated SEEDS book and provide a related enrichment activity; training/activities provided. Reading program for K5-3rd grade per teacher discretion SEEDS Chair: Stacy Daniel [email protected]

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