Addison Program and Events - 2007-2008
ADDISON PROGRAM AND EVENTS (2007/2008)
Your PTA membership and generous donations make it possible for our school to offer these wonderful programs and events that benefit our children and our community as a whole. These programs and events also would not be possible without parents volunteering their time to organize, run and support them.
| Event/Program | Description | Chair Person | Date |
| The ADVISOR is our school's newsletter. It is the main method of communicating ongoing activities and issues around campus. Parent volunteers submit articles for the newsletter, and more parent volunteers helped to edit and layout the final product. It is a great way to find out what's going on at school. | Julia Foug, Beth Keller, Robbi Mees, Kathy Miller (Editors) | Throughout the year | |
| The PTA helps organize the Community Based After School Enrichment Program at Addison. Each program offered requires enrollment and has fees. Some of the classes that have been offered in the past are art, Spanish, and photography. | Kathleen Hartnett & Christina Hall | Throughout the school year | |
| ASSEMBLIES | Assemblies are held in the MP room and have been made available for the whole school. Children attend assemblies during school time. Subject matters are geared toward broad topics that are of interest and concern for all children K-5 (for Kid Power, Bay Area Opera). | Office | Periodically, throughout the year |
| BOOK EXCHANGE | During this annual event, children will bring in unwanted books, and then these books are redistributed to other children in the school. Kids have a fun time picking and choosing new books to take home! | Librarian | June |
| Although this event is also listed under "fundraising", this is a wonderful way to encourage reading and put new books into the hands of our kids. It's a great deal of fun to walk in the MP room and see it transformed into a huge bookstore. Kids enjoy browsing and purchasing books for themselves, friends, and teachers. | Teresa Flagg, Carrol Cleveland, Nirmy Kang | Fall Oct 5-12th | |
| CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Some site improvement activities include adding storage sheds, shade awning over lunch table area. | Staff | As needed |
| CHILD WATCH | Child watch services are provided for certain PTA sponsored events. These historically have been the Back to School Night, and various parent education events. The PTA tries to provide child watch services whenever it is important for parents to be attending events on campus. | PTA | At some PTA events |
| EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | Did you know that there is an emergency supply shed on campus? The district pays for the shed and most of the items contained inside. The PTA helps to fund any additional emergency supplies that are not covered by PAUSD that would benefit our school in case of an emergency. | M.L. Boyd |
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| FAMILY MATH NIGHTS | Family Math Nights was created and developed by a parent many years ago to promote the appreciation and interest in general math skills. The basic philosophy of math lab is to make math fun (through a series of hands-on math activities) and to allow the child to progress through the math program at his/her own pace. This program would not be possible without parents generously offering their time to volunteer to work at the math lab stations in the classroom. Volunteer | Julia | Fall and Spring |
| FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHTS | Family Science Nights was created to promote the appreciation and interest in general science. This program would not be possible without parents generously offering their time to volunteer. Volunteer | TBD | TBD |
| FAMILY SKATE NIGHT | This is a fun social event that is held in early Winter at the Winterlodge. Families pay a fee (typically $12/person), which includes skate rentals to join other Addison families in a night of skating. Kids really enjoy skating on the ice with other school friends! | Lisa & peter Sullivan | Winter |
| FIELD DAY | The PTA creates an all day field day event for the students during the last week of school. All parent participation makes this a special event for the children and parents. | Laura Jarrell | June 10th |
| FIELD TRIPS | Sometimes in order to really experience a topic that kids are learning in the classroom requires a field trip. Students throughout the school year take field trips to places that enhance their education experience. | Staff | Classroom Specific |
| GREAT BOOKS | Great Books is a nonprofit, independent educational organization. They publish collections of classical and modern texts for children and adults. The PTA pays for the books and the training requested by any parents that are interested in Great Books training. This training helps parents use these books to strengthen students ' critical thinking, and promote the appreciation and reading of literature. | Rebecca Wedl | As needed |
| HALLOWEEN PARADE & COFFEE | Start the day off right with Peet's coffee and green-faced warty characters that are not your spouse. Starts at 7:45 AM with the parade going from 8:00 to around 8:30. Bring a camera and wear shoes for standing on the damp field. | Martha Chamberlain, Fern Mandlebaum, Elizabeth Moragne | October 31st |
| A Classic! It's our first event of the year and it's all for fun. Dig up a bandanna and cowboy hat. Pack a picnic for the family or purchase the BBQ (price not determined). Dance to live twangin' music and most likely, do the Macarena (again.) You can volunteer to help with food, set-up, clean up, decorations, or music. Volunteer | Jennifer Landesmann | Oct. 5th | |
| HELPING HANDS | The Addison community has a program based on volunteers to provide meals and errands for any family that is facing a crisis. This program would not be successful were it not for the volunteering efforts of you. Volunteer | Sondra Zenger, Maria Chabane | Throughout the school year |
| The Heritage Dinner provides an opportunity to learn about the rich diversity of our community, as families share their cultural heritage through food. This is a great way to learn and appreciate the cultural diversity of our school community as well as for widespread parent participation. Volunteer | Sondra Short | April 18th | |
| LICE PREVENTION PROGRAM | To prevent the spread of Lice throughout the school, we perform monthly checks in each classroom. This is a very helpful service that minimalizes the spread of lice (which can occur quickly within a classroom). Thank you for making Addison a No Nit School. Volunteer | Kathe Hickey & Linda Fletcher | Once a month |
| LIBRARY | The PTA creates a network of library helpers throughout the school year to assist with shelving, check in check out and book repair. In addition, the PTA has staffed the library during noon hours to allow children to visit after lunchtime. Volunteer | Janis Bajor | Throughout the school year |
| Addison staff and parents feel that how we treat one another and ourselves is one of the important things we need to learn about as we grow. In keeping with our school vision of helping children become caring, tolerant, and responsible individuals, the* Life Skills *program was developed. Each month we focus on a specific character trait, such as responsibility, respect, and acceptance. | Joyce Mitchell & Erika Erickson | Throughout the school year | |
| LUNCH AND RECESS | Our kids need you. We ask for adult supervision during recess and lunch hour to assist the children with acitivies. Volunteer | Room Parents | Throughout the school year |
| This is a fun, social event for parents at Addison to meet each other and develop a greater sense of community. Volunteer | | Sept. 7th Oct. 19th Jan 18th March 14th May 9th | |
| Being a new family at a school isn't easy. Our community wants to make our school as friendly and inclusive to new families as possible. New families will be paired with their "buddy " to have a personal resource and connection to the Addison community. Also, packets are given to new families that are full of great information to help them navigate our school. | If interested, please email caitlin.smallwood [at] sbcglobal [dot] net to get paired up with a family as soon as possible. | One week prior to the start of school | |
| NOON CHORUS | | Sarah Cane, Rachel Cox, Tim Flagg | Weekly with performances at the end of each semester |
| PARENT EDUCATION | Part of the PTA mission is to support the whole family that includes the parents. Parent education events are to help education parents about various issues that will provide insights into how to better support our children, or other topics of interest for parents. This category's expenses include payment for snacks, and cost for speakers/lecturers. Some parent ed events have included: Kid Power, Addison 101, Media Savy | Sondra Zenger, Cindy Roberts, Elizabeth Moragne | Periodically throughout the year.
Addison 101: Sept. 11th KidPower:
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| PE and RECESS EQUIPMENT | The PTA supports the cost for all grade level's PE and recess equipment. The secretary chooses the items that are needed (as he/she is privy to what is needed), orders and pays, then requests reimbursement from the PTA. | Office | Throughout the year as needed |
| PROMOTION REFRESHMENTS | After the 5th grade promotion ceremony, there is a reception for all 5th grade students and their families/guests. The reception is held at school, and is coordinated by 4th grade parents -the funds for light refreshments are provided by the PTA. |
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| REFLECTIONS | PTA ART CONTEST, SUBMISSIONS DUE OCT 1. REFLECTIONS - PTA ART CONTEST, SUBMISSIONS DUE OCT 1st. Let your children celebrate their talents in "Reflections", National PTA's annual Arts Competition. This year's theme is: "I Can Make a Difference by...." Join thousands of other students as they create entries in Photography, Visual Arts, & Literature. It's lots of fun! Look for the information packet in your child's Friday Folder. Entry deadline at Addison: Monday, Oct 1st at 4pm. | Find out more. Questions: Marci Lamb at marci.lamb [at] sbcglobal [dot] net | Sept 17th - Oct 1st |
| SCHOOL GARDEN | This item includes landscaping areas of Addison that are not on the list for PAUSD. Help to make some areas of the school more useful for teachers to be able to use for class time or for children to play. | Leon Leung | As needed |
| SCHOOL SUPPLIES | The PTA provides some money for supplies needed at school that PAUSD does not cover. | Staff | As needed |
| STONE SOUP | One of our big events is STONE SOUP, which is kid-driven and directed by parent volunteers. Encourage your kids to participate! | Joyce Mitchell & Erika Erickson | March 19th, 12 noon |
| STUDENT DIRECTORY | Being able to have a way to easily contact other parents is critical to our community! At the beginning of the year, parents are requested to provide contact information to be printed in our school-wide directory. Directories are provided free to all PTA members, and may be purchased by non-PTA members for a small fee. | Gina & Craig Jorasch | Beginning of school year |
| The third grade bike safety program is a bicycle education program offered each fall to PAUSD third graders. This is a fun 3-part program with an on-bike rodeo to teach key skills to keep kids safe on the road. The last lesson is an on-bike practice ("Bike Rodeo") with bicycle professionals, PA Fire Department, and PA Police Department. | Rosemary Buscher | | |
| TEACHER APPRECIATION | Parents and children take a week to show their appreciation of their teacher. One day during this week, a luncheon is provided to all staff members. form) | Betty Lee, Anne Frahn, & Simone Coxe | Aril 18th |
| TECHNOLOGY | The PTA helps fund the purchase of various technology items. Due to the immediate obsolescence of computers, purchases focus mainly on new computers and software. Digital cameras and printers are also items that have been purchased. | Office | As needed |
| VISITING AUTHORS | Students are given the chance to speak with published authors. The PTA helps bring various authors to the school to meet the kids and talk about their books, how they write, and answer the children s questions. | Office | Throughout the school year |
| YEARBOOK | The PTA captures a visual memory of the school year and organizes it in a yearbook. Volunteer | Kimberly Ng & Anne Harrison | Last couple months of the school year |
| ADDISON LOGO WEAR | Introducing Addison’s new online store! Now you can buy Addison gear – shirts, mugs, bags and more – with all the convenience of internet ordering. Choose from over 250 apparel styles, all with the Addison logo, only available online! And best of all, our school gets up to 17% of the proceeds, so every purchase helps. Check it out at: Don’t forget the asterisk * at the end when you type in the web address– it’s worth an extra 7%! | Ana Picazo | Ongoing |