Bollinger Canyon Elementary

• Barton Tutors
• Birthday Books
• Literacy Night - currently inactive
• Math Night
• Reflections Program
• Run Club
• Spelling Bee - currently inactive
• STEAM Night

Interested, or want to learn more?  Contact PTA at bcpta1@gmail.com

• Run Club
  Volunteers are always welcome to help cheer on children as they run and escort them back to school.  Club runs in fall and spring on Wednesdays 3 times per month.  Our goal is to inspire students to lead a physically active and healthful lifestyle, and enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.  Open to all students in Grades 1-5.

• Barton Reading Program Volunteers
  Barton Reading/Spelling intervention program helps students one-on-one with reading/spelling decoding. After completing about 10 hours of training, volunteers will begin working one-on-one with a student twice a week during school hours to help transform their reading/spelling. You can read more specifics about the program at www.bartonreading.com
    
• Vision and Hearing Screening
  Vision and hearing screening occurs in fall over three days. The school district screens all students in kindergarten, second and fifth grades as well as any teacher referrals.  Volunteers are needed to assist the Audiologist and the Optometrist, in addition to escorting children from their classrooms to the testing locations.
   
• Library Duty:
  If you would like to help your child’s class during library time, please sign up at Back to School night.   Each teacher will have a sign-up sheet in their classroom.  Tasks include checking library books in and out with use of the computer as well as shelving the returned books.  Training will be provided for all new volunteers.  The library also needs volunteers to help with the book fair that takes place in the fall.  Sign-ups for the book fair are in the library.
   
• Lunch Duty Volunteers
  Volunteers can sign-up once a month/week for 1 to 2 hour shifts; M-F, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Volunteers help monitor students during their lunch breaks in the MPR and on the playground.
   
• Room Parent:
  Teachers at Back to School night will ask for volunteers for room parent.  Please signed up if you are interested in helping in your child’s classroom for parties, etc.  The Head Room parent will have a meeting in Aug/Sept. for all room parents’ best ways to help your teachers and students.
   
• Sister School Volunteers
  This group of parents meets throughout the year to plan and organize activities that encourage students and their families to reach out to communities around them.  This committee organizes food and clothing drives that help the students and families at our sister school.
   
• Yearbook:
  Class room and General Photographers are need to support our yearbook. 
  Classroom Photographers volunteers should be available during classroom activities such as parties, field trips, and special events to take pictures and upload them for possible placement in yearbook. 
  General photographers are also needed to take pictures of the staff, aides, clubs and other special events throughout the year and put together page layouts.

• Honorary Service Awards Committee
  These awards honor any parent, teacher, staff member, who has served the Bollinger community with these special awards. This committee will help promote award nominations, help determine winners of the PTA awards and help with a ceremony that takes place in May. 
    
• Exceptional Education Committee
  This committee provides information and support to parents and staff so they can help maximize the potential of ANY student with learning or processing differences.  Exceptional needs children include those with IEPs, 504s and identified as GATE. On a council level the PTA presents speakers for evening programs on a variety of topics relevant to children age birth through high school, and host meetings/coffees to discuss issues of interest to parents. This committee also works legislatively to secure and retain adequate laws and funding for children with exceptional needs.
   

• Fifth Grade Promotion Committee
  Help say goodbye to our 5th graders in May, by helping organize the promotion event.  Activities include, collecting baby pictures from parents, putting together slide show, getting food donations from parents, etc.
   
• Red Ribbon Week Committee
  Volunteers are needed help promote awareness of healthy bodies and healthy minds and a drug free life. 
  Volunteer duties can include planning activities for the week, decorating school with red ribbons, handing out ribbons to children and working with staff to promote the messages each day of the week.
   
• Talent Show
  Volunteers needed to assist chairperson with sound system, organizing the talent, etc. for this fun event that takes place during school and in the events in the late spring.  Contact chairperson if you are interested in helping in this event.
   
• Words Matter/Kindness Matter Week Committee
  Volunteers are needed help promote kindness in how we treat and speak to each other.  Words Matters Week, and Kindness Matter week are official programs through Calif.  Volunteer duties can include planning activities for the week, publicizing week activities/messages.

• Kid’s Night Out/Movie Nights (Three Times a Year)
  Kids Night Out occurs three times a year and is held in the MPR.  We show a G-PG rated movie and serve popcorn, juice, water, and even have a raffle.  It is a very popular event that requires numerous parent volunteers.  We stress a ratio of 1 adult to 12 children.  The time commitment is to help during the event.  Volunteer duties vary from set-up, check-in/out, popcorn maker, supervising the students during the film and assisting them with clean up at the end of the evening. 
    
• International Festival Committee
  The International Festival takes place in Spring and is Family Fun event.  Volunteers are to host booths that represent different countries from around the world.  Helpers to coordinate decorations for the overall event, and help volunteers as needed.  Volunteers are also needed to help with cultural student performances and a pageant where students dress in special customary attire. 
   
• Math Night Committee
  This fun evening event has not been scheduled, but we are hoping parents will be willing to lead the hosting of this fun event.  Parent volunteers are needed to help planning and hosting the event with the Chairperson.  Duties can include helping with setting up math games that are age appropriate for each grade, manage raffle, prizes, etc.
   
• STEAM Night Committee
  This fun evening event in the spring.  Parent volunteers will help our science teachers the night of the event in setting up science projects and welcoming families on the night of the event.  Duties can include helping set-up math games that are age appropriate for each grade, manage raffle, prizes, etc.