We don’t know what you’ve heard, but the Hammarskjold PTA is a very busy
organization in need of lots of volunteers. If you enjoyed spending time at
your child’s elementary school and thought that your days of helping out were
done, you’re wrong!! Your involvement in school activities is very important
to the success of your child's school experience. By volunteering a little
time during the year (not necessarily during the school day!), you can check
out what's going on while providing valuable and much appreciated assistance.
Please complete the volunteer form available on the download forms page and
return it to school.
The Hammarskjold PTA was very busy last school year and we gave you many
opportunities to help out at the school. Here are just some of the PTA
sponsored events during the 2010-2011 school year and that we will offer
again this year (2011-2012):
* Picture Day – Formal school photos are taken in the fall and
informal photos are taken in the spring. Parents keep things moving along and
the kids enjoy seeing the volunteers at school.
* School Store – The store is open every Tuesday and parents are
behind the counters every week to run the facility. The more volunteers, the
easier the shopping is for the kids and the better the rotation of olunteers.
Volunteer on your own schedule as often as you like.
* Book Fair – This is another event that takes place twice a year. It
is held in the Media Center with parent volunteers monitoring the book fair
and keeping the shelves restocked. Each time, it is a week-long event with
shifts each day from the beginning to the end of the school day. All classes
participate and the kids love seeing parents they know at this event.
* TGIF – This is a major evening event held twice during the school
year for the combined grades. The fall TGIF (October 20th)and the spring
event (May 18th) consists of a dance, games, inflatables and food concessions
for the kids to enjoy. This event requires MANY parents (and staff members,
too!) to chaperone and is a fun evening for kids and adults alike!
* Baked Goods for Valentine's Day and Teachers’ Appreciation Day–
Parents volunteer to bake or purchase baked goods for a special snack for the
staff to let them know that we love them!!
* The Winter Event – this past year we held two special evening
functions just to give the kids something fun to do on a Friday Night: Movie
Night and an Ice Cream Social. This year we will hold a mid-winter blues
event on January 21st. Parent volunteers helped with food distribution and
maintaining a fun atmosphere for the kids!
The Volunteer form is available on the Download PTA Forms page or please
email us at hmspta@yahoo.com. You can click on the e-mail icon above to
contact us.
