Ithan Elementary School

Ithan Elementary School PTO Committees for 2012-2013

 

AFTER SCHOOL LANGUAGE CLUB: Organizes foreign language instruction after school.

ART CLUB: Organizes art instruction after school.

ART SHOW: Organize annual Spring Art Show; work with Ithan art teachers to hang artwork and plan evening.

BEFORE SCHOOL SPORTS CLUB: Organizes administrative “sports club” issues after school.

BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC: Arranges a school wide evening picnic held within the first few weeks of school.

BOOK FAIR: Runs a book fair in the library in early November.

COMMUNITY CASH BACK:

BOXTOPS: Facilitates and promotes collection of box tops. Submits collections.

GIANT’s A+ SCHOOL REWARDS: Encourage families to register with Giants to support IES.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Sponsors activities and collections for those in need in our community.

COMPUTER CLUB: Organizes instruction on the computer in classes held before school.

CULTURAL ARTS: Arranges for diverse cultural arts programming during school hours throughout the year.

CHESS CLUB: Organizes chess instruction after school.

DRAMA CLUB: Organizes two theatre productions, one in the fall and one in the spring. Held after school.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Works with WES & RES to facilitate environmental activities and awareness in school.

FAMILY FUN NIGHTS: Coordinates several family-oriented evenings, such as movie night and bingo night.

FIELD DAY: Helps staff run Ithan’s sporting events day, held during school hours.

GRANTS COMMITTEE: Assists in determining grant possibilities, grant research and submission.

HANDBELL CHOIR CLUB: Organizes handbell choir that practices before school and performs concerts.

HOMEROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: Coordinates homeroom parents at all grade levels and helps distribute

information in September. Works with Grade Level Coordinators.

MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEE: Celebrates the cultural diversity of Ithan through various activities & events.

ITHAN CLOTHING: Sells clothing and other items with our school name on them.

ITHAN NOTEPADS: Sells parent “Note to School” notepads to facilitate communication with teachers.

ITHAN PUBLISHING COMPANY: Runs a publishing operation assisting every child in publishing a book.

LIBRARY VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: Keeps track of parents volunteering in the library.

NEW FAMILY PIZZA PARTY: Organizes a party in late summer to introduce new families to the school.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Secures executive board slate for PTO vote and recruits committee chairs.

NUTRITION COMMITTEE: Works to promote good nutrition in school through lunch tastings and coordinates salad bar volunteers. Works with RTSD Elementary Food Coordinator.

PARENT RESOURCE COMMITTEE: Brings in speakers and presents other helpful resources to our parents.

PTO DIRECTORY: Produces this PTO telephone and address directory and procures advertising in it.

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Takes pictures and publicizes IES events through RTSD Communications Coordinator.

RADNOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION REP.: Meets with this non-profit group and serves as a liaison between the foundation and Ithan.

RADNOR HIGH SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Represents Ithan, assists with fundraising and participates in scholarship selection.

RADNOR SCHOOL BOARD REP: Attends school board meetings and reports back to PTO.

SCIENCE CLUB: Organizes science instruction after school.

SCIENCE FAIR: Organizes Science Fair.

SPRING THING: Runs our school carnival that is held in May and includes rides, games, food, crafts and more.

TEACHER APPRECIATION: Organizes the teacher appreciation dinner in May.

TENNIS CLUB: Organizes after school tennis instruction.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: Coordinates our volunteers, matching workers with committees that need help.

WELCOME COMMITTEE: Sendswelcome letter to new families & informs parents of new students in their child’s class.