Healthy Lifestyles

Brings healthy habits into school life and hosts the Wellness Fair with the Bike Rodeo chair. Lots of room to try new ideas.

As needed

Bike Rodeo

Hosts the Bike Rodeo, held the same day as the Wellness Fair.

Light, busiest in fall

Spelling Bee

Registers RSES with Scripps, runs our school bee, and sets up the district test for our top two spellers.

January, prep starts 2 months out

Community & Social Events

Leads Movie Night and the Spring Carnival, from planning and concessions to day-of volunteers.

Heavy before each event, weekly from January

Art Appreciation

Stocks supplies and trains the parent volunteers who lead classroom art projects. There's a big library of past projects to reuse.

Twice a year

Reflections

Runs the national PTA arts contest at RSES. Promotes it, collects entries, sends winners to district, and plans a celebration.

Busiest around the entry deadline

Learning Garden

Keeps the garden stocked, matches volunteers to class plots, and keeps our Monarch Waystation and Wildlife Habitat certifications. Runs the garden Facebook group.

1 to 4 hrs a week, busiest in fall

Talent Show

Produces the student talent show with a committee of 4 or 5: the lineup, guidelines, equipment, and flyers.

Late February

Diversity & Culture

Celebrates the cultures in our community, hosts One World Night, and shares monthly bulletin board and social media content.

Monthly, plus one evening event

School Supplies

Runs supply kit pre-orders, builds grade-level lists with staff, and gets kits to classrooms before day one.

Orders in May, sorting the week before school

Class T-Shirt

Manages class shirt orders with the vendor and gets shirts to every student.

First few weeks of school

Spirit Items

Picks and sells school spirit gear to raise money for our programs.

Sale dates set with the VP of Fundraising

Staff Appreciation

Plans the back-to-school teacher lunch, Sugar Shack, monthly staff birthdays, and Teacher Appreciation Week.

Monthly, plus December and May

Room Parent Chair

Links the PTA and every classroom through room parents, who also gather class photos for the yearbook.

Busiest at the start of school and party time

Hospitality

Handles food for PTA meetings, STAAR snacks and breakfasts, and Field Day, and helps with Veterans Day.

Each general meeting, plus Veterans Day

Staff Workroom

Leads the volunteers who copy, laminate, and cut for teachers. Sends shift reminders, orders supplies, and trains new helpers.

Weekly

Science Lab

The go-to person for Science Lab supplies and teacher STEM projects. Perfect if you love all things STEM.

As needed

Watch D.O.G.S.

Brings dads and father figures on campus to help for part or all of a school day.

Year-round

Bulletin Boards

Refreshes the hallway boards each month with what's happening at school.

Monthly

Marquee

Changes the sign out front each month, any time that works for you. The VP of Communications sends the dates.

Monthly

Web Administrator

Keeps rsespta.org current and accurate for families and staff. Website experience helps.

Weekly, from anywhere

All Abilities

Celebrates every kind of learner, keeps the All Abilities boards fresh, and plans All Abilities Week with the VP of Programs.

Flexible, fits your schedule