The following commitments are required of all parents:
- Support the schools fundraising efforts.
- Each family serves on one committee.
- All parents are required to participate in one Work day each year
- In addition all families are allowed prescheduled two “visiting days” in their child’s classroom, one each Term.
Please direct any questions to the Director of Admissions.
Parent Committees
The following is a list of the jobs, and brief description of the duties involved in each which make up the major out-of-class cooperative responsibilities for each family at PNS. During Parent Night in September, you will have a chance to sign up for the job your family would like to help with throughout the year.
Room Equipment
To check with teachers periodically to see what room and outdoor equipment needs to be repaired, painted, installed etc. Coordinate special workdays if needed.
Rug Cleaning
To take care of shampooing the school classroom carpets once throughout the year. This entails renting the machine, moving the furniture and replacing it after shampooing. Also service vacuums when needed.
Substitutes
To find substitute classroom and Extended Day teachers in the event the regular teachers are ill or unable to be in school. The director will give you a list of possible candidates in the beginning of the year, but if no one from the list is able to sub you are responsible for covering the class (with pay).
Fundraisers
To arrange and coordinate various fundraisers through out the year to fund special activities and new equipment.
Committee Head – Main contact for group members
Make a Plate – Coordinate the Make a Plate fundraiser. Done in the beginning of the year. Send out letter to families explaining the event, oversee the children’s drawings and scan and place the order.
School Photos – Take individual and class photos. Usually done outside in the fall.
Movie Day – Arrange with Beacon Community Church to hold movie in their venue. Email families about ticket sales and help the day of event giving out refreshments.
Super Bowl Squares – Set up Superbowl Squares and email families to sell squares.
Parties
Setup, clean up and arrange the refreshments for the three in school parties at PNS: The Winter Holiday Party (potluck lunch items), PNS Birthday Party (birthday cake/cupcakes) and the End of the Year Moving Up Day Party (ice cream and toppings). Helps the social committee.
Social Organizer
To act as the liason between the parents and the teachers and arranges out of school social events and helps support in school events. The party committee assists with his job.
Marketing
To advertise PNS, its events, open houses, etc, to the community.