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Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteers Needed on August 11, 2010 for Levy Ballot Measure

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Edmonds School District has a Supplemental School Programs and Operations Levy on the ballot that was sent out to all registered voters in the district on July 26th. The election day (and postmark date for mailed in ballots) is Tuesday, August 17th. The Edmonds Education Association (EEA) is holding a series of phone call nights to spread the word about the levy election. Scripts are provided; it’s simple and a great way to support our school district and our students.

Parents from Terrace Park Elementary are asked to help on August 11th either from 5:00-6:30 p.m. or 6:30-8:00 p.m.  Phone calls occur at the EEA Offices in Lynnwood.  If you are interested and can help with either time slot please email Brett Hagen at bretthgn@hotmail.com to confirm.  A total of 11 people can work each shift.

To learn more about the levy, please visit this page on the Edmonds School District website.

Nominations for CPA and PTA Board

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CPA and PTA are currently seeking nominees for participation on their respective 2010-2011 boards and committees. Please consider participating as a board member for either parent association next year.

PTA touches the lives of every student and family at Terrace Park. We are fortunate to have many dedicated parents at our school who are willing to step up into leadership roles both as PTA board members and as committee chairs for the many school-wide activities made possible each year by our PTA. Events like Math Night, Young Authors Day, Science Night, Skate Night, Pod Swim Parties, and many, many more come together each year because of parents’ generosity with their time and talents. Please help to ensure these activities and all the other support provided by PTA can continue without interruption. PTA’s current President and Vice President are able to continue in their positions through 2010-2011. PTA Board is currently recruiting for Treasurer and Secretary, as well as the following committee chairs: chess club, awards, and activities. April 9, 2010 is the next scheduled general meeting for PTA and board members will be voted in by the membership at that meeting.

CPA board is currently recruiting for the position of Vice President. All other current office-holders are able to continue with their positions through 2010-2011. CPA board’s mission is to “communicate, participate, and advocate” by working and meeting with legislators, school and district administrators, and other parent advocacy groups to ensure both continued funding and support for gifted education programs and specific support for the families and teachers in the Challenge program by providing funding for curriculum enhancement and social opportunities and outlets for our membership. Some specific CPA activities include the annual summer picnic for new and returning Challenge families, coordinating Challenge families’ participation in Gifted Education Day in Olympia each year, support for the annual WAETAG conference attended by our teachers, and various special events and appearances by guest speakers throughout the school year. May 18, 2010 is the next scheduled general meeting for CPA and board members will be voted in by the membership at that meeting.

If you can make a commitment to serve on either board or chair a committee for the 2010-2011 school year, please contact Ginger Everhart.

Thank you for your consideration and support of all our kids!

Volunteers Needed for Book Fair

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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming the week of March 15-18th!! Please visit Terrace Park’s Book Fair webpage and check out all the great up-to-date titles that will be offered.  If you have some time and would like to volunteer for the fair, print and fill out the volunteer form below and turn it in to your child’s teacher, or the main office.  Look for more information coming soon in your Thursday packets!

Terrace Park’s Book Fair webpage

Volunteer for the Book Fair

Thanks!  Amy Faris

briandamy@comcast.net

Volunteers needed for Young Authors’ Day & Book Fair

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Parent volunteers are essential to the success of Young Authors’ Day on Wednesday, March 17th. If you can dedicate that day (or just the morning or just the afternoon) to lead workshops in writing or illustration, lead sharing discussions of student writing, escort student groups, or help with other logistics, please fill out the attached form and submit it to your child’s teacher.

Volunteers are also needed to help with the Book Fair running throughout the week of March 15th – 18th. All proceeds from the book fair sales go directly to support future Young Authors’ Day programming. Please be sure to check the Book Fair box on the attached form if you can help.

Your help in making these wonderful events happen is welcome and appreciated! Thank you.

Parent Volunteer Form

Brier Terrace Middle School Seeks 2010-2011 PTSA Board Members

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If you will have students attending Brier Terrace Middle School next year, and are interested in serving on the PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) Board, the nominating committee would love to hear from you. Currently, all executive board positions are open for next year. Please contact the members of the committee with a little information about yourself and what your PTA experience is, if any. The nominating committee can be reached through an email to btms.ptsa@yahoo.com. The membership will be voting on officers at the March 11th meeting, so quick responses will be greatly appreciated.

Phone Bank Volunteers Needed on Vital Levy Election–January 26th

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Parent volunteers are needed to phone local voters who have voted for levy measures in the past to remind them to send in their completed ballots. The Levy Re-authorization is the only item on this February’s ballot, and voter response is expected to be low. While support of school levies is always important, in light of both recent and projected cuts in state funding for our schools, passage of this levy measure is critical.

Volunteers are needed at the phone bank in the Edmonds Education Association Office, 19707 64th Avenue West, Lynnwood on January 26th between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Please contact Michelle Toshima for more details or to sign-up for a time slot on the phones.

WAETAG Conference Volunteers Needed

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WAETAG (Washington Association for Educators of the Talented and Gifted) will be holding its annual conference on October 23rd and 24th at the Lynnwood Embassy Suites. Traditionally, Challenge parents volunteer to help staff the event by working the check-in tables and providing whatever assistance the presenters or participants might need during the course of the conference.Volunteers are needed Friday the 23rd from about 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (two shifts available) and Saturday the 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (three shifts available). We are looking for four to six volunteers for each shift.

If your are able to donate some of your time, please contact Megan Hicks.

Needed: Volunteers for weekly Thursday Packets

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Thursday Packets

Every week we need volunteers to help assemble important information to be sent home to families. If you can spare a small amount of time to help out, please meet up on Thursdays at 12:15 in C-pod (in Mrs. Dowell’s classroom after the am Kindergarten has left). For more information, please contact Katie Johns. We could really use your help! Thank you.

Needed: Classroom Parent Representatives

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Classroom Parent Representatives are needed for each Challenge program classroom at Terrace Park.

Classroom Parent Representatives:

  • Serve as a liaison between the teacher and the CPA Board.
  • Compile a classroom contact list with phone numbers and email addresses of all the families to help get the word out for district events, CPA events, and classroom activities.
  • Phone parents when volunteers or donations of items are needed for large-scale classroom projects or events.

Ideally, we should have a primary and a backup representative for each class. Please email us with the following information:

  1. Your name
  2. Your child’s name
  3. Your child’s grade level
  4. Your child’s classroom or lead teacher
  5. Your phone number
  6. Your preferred email address (This is the address through which you will receive information from CPA or other volunteers or teachers requiring your help in disseminating information. This address will also be posted on the CPA website.)

Thank you!

CPA Board