Activity: Fall and Spring Book Fair

Description: Parents have the opportunity to purchase great books for home and classroom libraries. Proceeds from book sales are used to buy books for the school.

Occurrence: Twice a year Fall and Spring

Location: Eastin Multi-purpose Room

Opportunities:

*  Setup – Help display books (1-3 PM on day of book fair).

*  Cashier – Handle payment of books, cash register, checks, and credit cards (slots available between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM).

*  Coordinator – Liaison with Scholastic and work with teachers on selection of books for school. Volunteer time clustered around book fair. Approximately 60 hrs/year.

*  Tear down – Pack books not sold back into boxes, and clean up Multi-purpose Room (8 – 9 PM on evening of book fair).

*  Thursday after sale setup, manning and clean up (2 – 4 PM).

Activity: Art Vistas

Description: A parent run arts program offering six 1.5 hour lessons per year. Requires no previous art or teaching background.

Occurrence: Six Lessons during school year plus training

Location: Eastin Elementary Room 213 for Training and your child's classroom for the lesson

Opportunities:

*  Docents – Responsible for teaching the lesson.

*  Helper – Helps the docent with the art projects with the students.

*  Supply Organizers – organize yearly supplies, maintain prints, and print list.

*  Grade Level Coordinators – responsible for making sure their grade level supplies and prints are ready for each lesson and that their docents are fulfilling duties.

*  Special Education – volunteers needed to help teach lessons to the Special Education classes.

Activity: PTC Website

Description: The Parent Teacher Club has a website that needs to be updated with latest information.

Occurrence: As needed.

Location: At home.

Opportunities:

*  Administrator - keep content on the website up to date.

*  Moderator – moderate the yahoo email group.

Activity: Box Tops and Labels Fundraiser

Description: Fundraising activity – Count box tops and labels to send into General Mills and Campbell. Each box top is worth $0.10. Labels provide their own catalog.

Occurrence: Twice a year Fall and Spring

Location: Eastin Elementary Room 213 (for counting) and at home

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – Submission of box tops and labels.

*  Classroom party – Class which turns in the most box tops and/or labels win a pizza party. Need someone to coordinate with teacher and get pizzas, drinks, plates.

*  Provide winner with plaque of their accomplishment.

Activity: Dinner Night Out (Evening fundraisers)

Description: Fundraising activity – Coordinate with local restaurants and/or vendor for fundraisers that happen in the evening. This also includes such events as Jamba Juice program, and all Supermarket programs such as SaveMart, eScrip, and any other.

Occurrence: Typically once a month or less.

Location: Local restaurants.

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – Determine restaurants to work with, handle all paperwork, and follow-up to make sure check is received.

*  Set up times when events may occur.

Activity: Community Building

Description: Fun activities the Parent Teacher Club puts on periodically throughout the year such as the dance, Art Night, and Movie Night. New ideas are welcome!

Occurrence: Approximately once a month, typically on a Friday evening.

Location: Eastin Elementary Multi-purpose Room and at home

Opportunities:

*  Pre-night activities: Purchase concession items, decorations, etc.

*  Setup – Help set up movie projector, seating.

*  Concession Stand – Popcorn machine and other items sold, either pizza (for movie night), glow bracelets, etc.

*  Tear down – Clean concession area and popcorn machine, clean multi-purpose room, put items away.

Activity: Jog-a-thon (ASB activity)

Description: Fundraiser – Funds from this event are used to pay for co-curricular activities and field trips.

Occurrence: Once a year, typically first Friday of October during the school day.

Location: Eastin Elementary playground

Opportunities:

*  Help teacher prepare the students for running and providing water as needed.

*  Marking the students as they run by to keep track of laps run.

*  Provide materials for marking the laps.

*  Help with treats.

Activity: Room Parent

Description: Liaison between teacher and other parents to communicate and help with celebrations and/or other classroom activities.

Occurrence: As needed by the teacher.

Location: Your child's classroom and at home.

Opportunities:

*  Communicate with other parents.

*  Help with celebrations.

Activity: Yearbook

Description: Memories of our school year.

Occurrence: As needed at the different Eastin Events.

Location: Eastin Elementary

Opportunities:

*  Taking pictures.

*  Designing yearbook layout.

*  Coordinate with teacher liaison for the yearbook.

Activity: Bake Sale

Description: Fundraising activity - Bake sale to raise funds for the Parent Teacher Club

Occurrence: Twice a year Fall and Spring

Location: Front lobby of Eastin Elementary

Opportunities:

*  Donate baked goods and/or water/drinks.

*  Man the booth to sell goods.

Activity: School Supplies

Description: Fundraising activity – Provide the ability to purchase school supplies for the next school year.

Occurrence: Once a year – May/June time period. Also again day before school starts

Location: Eastin Elementary and at home

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – interface with school supplies supplier.

*  Deliver of school supplies to the classrooms.

Activity: See's Candy Fundraiser

Description: Fundraising activity – Sell See's candy to raise funds for Parent Teacher Club.

Occurrence: Once a year – November/December time period

Location: Eastin Elementary and at home

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – Interface with See's Candy.

*  Helpers - Deliver candy to classrooms.

Activity: Walk and Roll

Description: Alameda County sponsored program the district uses to encourage different ideas for getting to school safely since there is no more busing.

Occurrence: At least twice per year, International Walk and Roll Day in October and Bike to School day in May. Up to coordinator is want to do on a monthly basis.

Location: Eastin Elementary

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – Liaison with Walk and Roll organization.

*  Helpers – On “Walk and Roll” days help with handing out ribbons and/or other items to encourage walking or biking to school.

Activity: Field Day

Description: End of school year celebration to reward the students for their hard work. School and Parent Teacher Club sponsored event.

Occurrence: Once a year, typically the last week of school, during school.

Location: Eastin Elementary playground and field

Opportunities:

*  Coordinator – Work with school to determine appropriate activities.

*  Setup – Help set up tables and/or chairs for certain activities.

*  Face painting and henna.

*  Supervision – Make sure the students are safe at all stations.

*  Tear down – Clean up school yard and put items away.

Activity: Fifth Grade Promotion

Description: End of school and promotion activities for the Fifth grade students. School and Parent Teacher Club sponsored.

Occurrence: Once a year, typically the last couple of weeks of school.

Location: Eastin Elementary and Logan High School.

Opportunities:

*  Dance – Help set up Multi-purpose room.

*  Food – Coordinate food for both dance and pool party.

Activity: School Site Council (SSC)

Description: Elected group of parents chartered to determine use of local city bonds and other educational policies.

Occurrence: Meet once a month, typically second Wednesday of the month. Some time used outside of meeting for research, etc.

Location: Eastin Elementary Media Room.

Opportunities:

* Board members.