Committees

There are a few meetings held at the school for which childcare is provided free of charge to help alleviate the conflict many parents feel between wanting to participate and needing to care for their children at home. For these occasions, we need adult volunteers and will pay teenagers (ages 13-17) $10/hour to provide responsible supervision and recreation at the school to children up to 12 years of age.

In volunteering as a helper for a Homeroom or Special, you need to know that each faculty member has the prerogative to use or not to use volunteers, and that each of the teachers have unique preferences for how often and in what ways they will use volunteers in or out of the classroom. There is also the possibility in some classrooms, particularly K-3, that far more parents will volunteer their services than there are services to perform. Therefore, it is important for you to understand that there is no guarantee that you will be asked to serve the function(s) for the classroom(s) or Special(s) that you designate on your volunteer information form. Administrative/Clerical Assistance: cutting-out/posting pictures, photocopying and preparing bulletin boards etc. ** some clerical tasks can be done at home Instructional/Tutorial Assistance: reading to students, assisting students with writing and editing stories, etc.

Volunteers are needed the night of the events to help serve food and beverages, direct families to various activities, and set up and clean up.

Volunteers are needed to help during the planning process of this event. On the day of the picnic, volunteers are needed from 4:00-7:00 pm to help set up and/or man the food tables.

Many volunteers are needed on the day of the event to assist with running the games, replenishing water bottles and providing the end-of-the-day treats.

Volunteers of this committee are typically parents of fifth grade students. Parent volunteers work with the fifth grade teachers in planning, organizing, and preparing for the graduation celebration. Volunteers meet and work throughout the year to organize any necessary fund-raising activities and to plan a festive, meaningful, and memorable event for the fifth grade graduates and their families. Current fourth grade parents are needed the evening of the social to help man the food tables and assist with clean up. It's also a great opportunity for them to see what is involved and to gain ideas for the following year.

The Holiday Cookie Bake is a Christmas gift the Home & School gives to the teachers and staff at WBS. Volunteers are needed to bake 3 dozen cookies. Helpers are also needed to put the cookie plates together and distribute them.

This event is sponsored by the Home & School Association and is intended to provide the WBS students with an opportunity to purchase (at cost) inexpensive gifts to surprise their relatives during the holiday season. A day or two before the event, volunteers are needed to price, sort, and box-up the inventory, and to set-up the displays. Additional volunteers are needed in school during the two-day sale to assist the children in making their selections, to restock the items, to serve as cashiers, and to personalize some of the gifts with calligraphy or creative lettering.

A September fundraiser which offers "KidStuff" entertainment books for purchase to our families. Volunteers are needed to help label and distribute books in early September and then help collect the money and books at the end of the sale.

Volunteers are needed to assist the librarian in tasks such as cataloging and shelving the books, in helping students select and check-out the library books, and in helping setting-up/taking down displays during normal school hours and on a regular basis throughout the year.

Volunteers may be needed on a short notice basis for miscellaneous items and jobs. The miscellaneous help volunteers should be flexible and willing to do a lot of different tasks.

Before the beginning of the school year, the committee hosts an open house for children who will be new to WBS in September.

Pretzel sales are held various times throughout the year to raise money for the field day t-shirts that are given to all WBS staff and students. Volunteers are needed to help sort, bag and distribute pretzels.

Volunteers are needed on many different levels. During the writing of the mailers, we will need volunteers to come into school and help out in the various classrooms. We will need 15 record keepers to volunteer for 2 hour sessions for a five week period to help with record keeping. We will also need volunteers on Race Day to help with the Race.

The Reading Incentive committee will facilitate family reading events one or two times throughout the year. These can include, but are not limited to Moms & Muffins, Dads & Donuts and reading events at area bookstores. Volunteers will serve as welcoming committees, refreshment providers and time watchers. They may also be called upon to assist teachers and staff at bookstore events.

The school directory is put together every year of all the students and parents at WBS who would like to participate. Volunteers are needed to help with auditing the directories.

Chaperoning field trips, assisting with class socials etc.

The Home & School Association sponsors a twice-a-year sale of T-shirts, shorts, sweat pants and sweat shirts that are imprinted with a WBS School logo. Volunteers may need to help package and distribute the merchandise to the customers.

The coordinator of this committee is responsible for honoring our faculty on support staff day, secretaries' day, nurse's day and the teacher appreciation day. Either gifts are purchased or a luncheon is held. Depending on the types of gifts purchased, volunteers may be needed to help put the gifts together. During parent/teacher conferences, the Staff recognition committee arranges a potluck dinner for the teachers. Volunteers may be called on to make a covered dish or dessert.

Sundae Bars are scheduled periodically throughout the year on the lunch menu calendars. Sundae Bar volunteers need to be available from 10:30-1:00 to help serve ice cream and toppings to the children during their lunch period in the cafeteria.

The Talent Show is an evening event open to all students to demonstrate their talent. Many volunteers are needed to ensure that this event runs smoothly. Assistance is needed with registration, dress rehearsal, stage hands, set-up and breakdown. We will also need volunteers to bake, provide and assist in the serving of snacks during intermission.

Volunteers are needed to help make signs after school the day before the walk. We will need help transporting staff and teachers to the Univest building, help with passing out a light refreshment as the group arrives at school and help by being enthusiastic walkers as we walk.

Volunteers take and collect photos of school and classroom events, help with picture choices, and design the layout of a yearbook for the students. Photographers are needed throughout the year to take photos of school events. No experience is necessary.