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PTA Committees...Join One Today and Make A Difference
Bestow-A-Book
This is a way that PTA can enrich our Media Center and give Mathewson families and staff an opportunity to remember and pay tribute to others. A list is available from which you can purchase a book in honor of someone. A dedication label is placed inside that book indicating whom it was purchased for and who bestowed it. That book then becomes property of the Media Center and is added to their collection.
Membership
This committee helps recruit and retain new and existing PTA members.
Hospitality
Hospitality sets up refreshments at meetings and certain events. If you have flair for entertaining and party planning, you would love this committee.
Mathewson Monitor
Parent volunteers put together and distribute a monthly newsletter that you and your children will enjoy reading.
Sunshine
Sunshine does all of the nice things for the Mathewson administration and teachers. They stock welcome baskets, send cards and gifts when applicable, plan and execute different things for teacher appreciation week, and do many other assorted nice things throughout the school year.
Fine Arts
This is a committee consisting of parents and teachers working together to bring educational, exciting and fun programs to our school.
Beautification
Members of this committee volunteer to do projects around the school to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Banners & PTA Bulletin Boards
This person creates and/or updates all of the teachers banners (outside each classroom) and Miscellaneous PTA banners. If you are creative, this is a great outlet and can be done from home.
Student Directory
September: Students information (name, address, phone numbers, teacher name, room #) is collected from all students. This information is compiled into a directory listed in alphabetical order. The directory is published to all students and faculty.
T-Shirts
A variety of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and fleeces are available to purchase and show your school spirit.
PTA Event Details
Wrapping Paper Fundraiser
Early Fall: This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. Each child is given a catalog of wrapping and other gift items to sell. Volunteers are needed to distribute all of the orders once they arrive at the school.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser November: Buy goodies just in time for the holidays. Volunteers are needed to distribute all of the orders once they arrive at the school.
Halloween Hoot
Mid-October: A fun night of costumes, treats, and music by a DJ. Prizes are awarded by costume category. This is sure to be an event that your family will look forward to! Volunteers are needed for set-up, decoration, ticket sales, refreshments, clean up.
Holiday Fair
First week of December: This is another big fundraiser for our school. This is an event that your children have come to look forward to every year! It is a way for children to go on a holiday shopping extravaganza. Available for them to purchase is a variety of crafts and other items that are sold at affordable prices. The fair runs a full day and the children are assisted by our own fifth graders. Volunteers are needed for many different tasks done in preparation for the fair and to staff the fair.
Book Fair
Fall and Spring: The book fair runs over the course of several school days. This is an opportunity for children to purchase a wide variety of books. Volunteers are needed to staff the book fair.
Mother/Son Night Winter: Mathewson boys and moms enjoy a night out. Volunteers needed.
Father/Daughter Dance Winter: Mathewson girls and their special man enjoy a night out. Volunteers needed.
TV Free Week Spring: A week with events planned such as swimming at the YMCA and game night at Barnes and Noble to help children do something besides watch television. Volunteers needed.
Family Bingo Night
Spring/Summer: A family favorite at Mathewson. This is an event of fun, snacks and prizes. This is one you won’t want to miss! Volunteers are needed to help solicit prize donations from local businesses, prepare bingo cards, bake, staff the refreshment table, set-up and clean up.
Name That Book
This is a fun reading competition for the third, fourth and fifth graders. The children are divided into teams and asked questions that are developed, based on a list of books. The list of books is given to the children several months earlier. A trophy is presented to the winning team and a great time is had by all. Volunteers are needed to help develop and to ask the questions.
Family Learning Night
March: This event is a fun family night event that is both educational and entertaining. Volunteers are needed for preparation, refreshment table, staffing and clean up.
Family Dinner with Raffle
Spring: Each classroom is given a theme and collects/creates a basket full of related items. Raffle tickets are sold for each of the baskets. The raffle drawing takes place at the Family Dinner. The Family Dinner is a night in which Mathewson families come together for dinner. Volunteers are needed to help organize and put together the baskets and for preparation, set up and clean up of the dinner.
Friday Folders
Thursday Afternoon: The best-kept secret at Mathewson. Come on Thursday to help put together the “Friday Folders”. This is done every week, all year long.
Plant Sale
May: The plant sale takes place just in time for mother’s day. The children love being able to buy their own gifts. Volunteers are needed for staffing and clean up.
Box Tops for Education
PTA collects box tops from a variety of products that are then turned in for cash that is used to purchase needed items for the school.
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