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Home & School > Committees
Use the links below to find out more about Lower Salford Home & School Committees:
Assemblies/ Educational Enrichment:
Chairperson: Eileen Solomon
Members: Bob Solomon, Rosie Savage, Angela Steklenski, Donna Huff
Faculty Committee Members: Chris Zwaan,
Kathy Madden,
Cathy Swanson,
Heidi Pekar,
Megan Case
This Committee will work with school to arrange for quality assemblies / programs to be presented to the children during the school year. These would be cultural and academic programs meant to enrich the educational experience of all the children at Lower Salford, beyond what is provided by the School District.
Babysitting
Chairperson: Angela Steklenski
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
H&S will provide childcare during the H&S meetings this year. Volunteers may be needed to assist in coordinating with sitters to watch member's children during the meetings.
Back to School Bash - 9/5/08 at 5:30-8:00p.m.
Chairperson: Eileen Solomon
Members: Rose Buetikofer, Amy Kelly, Rhonda Krolikowski
All Lower Salford families, teachers and staff of Lower Salford are invited to the playground to celebrate the new school year. There will be pizza, music, Sheila's Water Ice, and a magician to entertain you. It is a great chance to come out, meet everyone, and have fun.
Bulletin Board
Chairperson: Karoline Daly
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
This year we want to start using the bulletin boards throughout the school to foster better communication with all parents. A nice new, big bulletin board has been placed in the main entrance hallway. Watch it for news of events, volunteering opportunities, copies of notices sent home in the Communicator, etc. The board outside the cafeteria will hold the monthly calendar of events as well as notices from H&S. We also will have a board for the teachers in their workroom to help keep them updated on al H&S activities too. No volunteers are needed at present.
Coin Drive
Chairperson: Rhonda Krolikowski
Executive Committee Liaison: Eileen Solomon
Every spring classrooms collect coins for a worthy cause. Last year we raised enough money to purchase some new equipment for the playground. We hope to have it installed shortly after school starts. The year before last, we bought a new basketball backboard for the playground. Classrooms compete for top billing and a pizza party. Volunteers are needed to help collect the money from the classrooms.
Contact Newsletter
Chairperson: Jill Vizza
Executive Committee Liaison: Lisa Breuning
H&S publishes a newsletter 3-4 times a year to report on school activities. Volunteers may be needed to help prepare the newsletter.
Directory
Chairperson: Lisa Breuning
Members: Chao Deng, Ami Goodman, Patty Haines, Tonya Polite-Moye, Karen Rafferty, Susan Teti,
Christin Thompson - Downes
A Directory of all interested students and parents will be distributed to anyone who participates. Last year was the first year that Home & School took on this task, as apparently the District no longer permits the school to distribute them -for privacy reasons.
Discount Cards: Costco
Chairperson: Natalie Gurka
Executive Committee Liaison: Eileen Solomon
Save $10/year on your Costco membership by signing up through the H&S Association. Someone will be needed to take over this position next year as Natalie's daughter is in 5th grade.
Discount Cards: Sherwin Williams
Chairperson: Eileen Solomon
Sherwin Williams Paint Stores offers a discount to teachers & parents of Lower Salford Elementary. Cards will be distributed at the beginning of the school year. But, if you forget your card, just tell the store that you want your purchases attributed to the Lower Salford Home & School Association. Card holders receive a 15% discount on all regular prices of paint. 3% of all sales for the calendar year will be donated back to H&S. Michael Hovis, a Lower Salford parent, works at the Harleysville Store. Stop and say hello. The cards are good at Sherwin Williams, MAB & Duron paint stores.
Fundraising
Chairpersons: Lori Rostron
We need volunteers to assist in organizing various fundraising projects. These jobs require some after school and/or evening hours. This is an important Committee for Home & School because without money we cannot support programs for the children. Please consider volunteering for the betterment of your child's education. We need someone to assist Lori this year to learn the job for next year. Lori's daughter is in 5th grade and she will not be here to run Fundraising for us after this year!!!
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Box Tops / E-Script/ Campbell's Subcommittee
Chairperson: Karen Rafferty
Volunteers collect, sort and count box tops from General Mills products for their BoxTops4Education program. Earn cash for our school through everyday activities: buying groceries, shopping online, and making purchases with a Box Tops Visa® credit card all at no additional cost to you! Clip Box Tops from hundreds of participating brands. Earn up to 8% back for our school when you shop online and 1% every time you use your credit card. We could potentially earn up to $60,000 through Box Tops each year. That's as much as $20,000 each from clipping Box Tops, shopping at the Box Tops MarketplaceSM , and using the Box Tops Visa® card.
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Kids Stuff Books Subcommittee
Chairpersons: Lori Rostron
H&S sells coupon books, which are full of coupons for area retailers, restaurants, and activities.
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Craft/Vendor Fair Subcommittee - 11/1/08 9:00-2:00p.m.
Chairperson: Jennifer Boyd
Member: Angela Steklenski
For the second year, we will hold a fair where crafters and those who sell home-based products can get together and sell their items. Last year's inaugural event was a good success. You can get your Christmas shopping done early this year! If you sell or make items for sale - come set up a table. We will need a lot of volunteers to help plan, set- up the event, help out on event day, and clean up afterwards.
Homeroom Parents
Chairperson: Linda Booth
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
Homeroom parents arrange the classroom socials for the children. Socials held 3 times each year and provide some fun for the kids. The parties usually contain a craft and a community service project.
- Fall Social - Friday, October 31 at 2:00p.m.
- Winter Sing-A-Long & Social - Wednesday, December 23 at 1:30p.m.
- Valentine's Social - Friday, February 13 at 2:00p.m.
If you are interested, sign up on the Volunteer form that will come home in the Communicator at the beginning of the year. Volunteers plan the parties and attend during the socials to help out with the kids. You will also need to attend an organizational meeting at the beginning of the year. Linda is full of ideas to help out with the planning of the parties. If there are enough volunteers for each room then the duties can be shared better.
Hospitality
Chairperson: Bernadette Waskiewicz
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
Hospitality helps us express our appreciation to the teachers and staff at school throughout the year. We offer a Back to School teacher luncheon during the last week of August prior to school starting. We provide dinner for the teachers one evening during the November parent/teacher conferences since the teachers do not get to go home for dinner. We also offer some token of appreciation to the teachers and staff on secretary's day; counselor's day; support staff week; administrative professional's day; nurse's day; and teacher appreciation week. We need volunteers to help plan, make some food; and set up the luncheon and dinner. We also need someone to work with Bernadette this year in order to take this Committee over next year.
Lip Sync - 2/6/09, 7:00p.m. at Souderton High School
Chairperson: Nadine Rogers
Members: Bernadette Waskiewicz
Executive Committee Liaison: Eileen Solomon
This is a great night for the kids. Kids get together with their friends to perform a lip sync routine to music. All music is pre-approved by the coordinator for content. The performance is given on stage at the High School. Even the faculty gets involved with a surprise routine of their own at the end. Volunteers are need to help organize the event and to attend the night of the event to help with the kids.
Market Day Dates for this year (10/8/08, 11/5/08, 12/3/08, 1/14/09, 2/11/09, 3/11/09, 4/8/09, 5/13/09, 6/10/09)
Co-Chairperson: Becky Newman
Co-Chairperson: Kim Gephart
Executive Committee Liaison: Eileen Solomon
Arranges sale and distribution of delicious catalog food products to be distributed from school on Wednesday per month. This has been a successful fundraiser for H&S, and is a great way to help get dinner ready on all those hectic school nights. Volunteers are needed to place reminder calls 2-3 days prior to delivery. Phone calls may be made from your home. Volunteers are also needed to distribute the items from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at the school on delivery days.
Prime Time
K-2nd grade - 4/24/09 6:00p.m.
Chairperson: Lisa Mallon
Members: Nadine Rogers
Faculty Committee Members: Sharon Alderfer (Communication Arts), Dina Palski (First Grade teacher)
KINDERGARTEN: Cathy Griffo, Jacque Ditlow
1ST GRADE: Angela Moore, Amanda Johnson
2ND GRADE: Brooke Punchard, Deb Knight, Carol Luciani
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
3rd-5th grade
Chairperson: Nadine Rogers
Faculty Committee Members: Sharon Alderfer (Communication Arts), Dina Palski (First Grade teacher)
3RD GRADE: Kathy Campion, Sue Steen
4TH GRADE: Sarah Hange
5TH GRADE: Galen Guengerich
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
This is an event to promote good reading habits and the joy of reading. Kids bring their pillows, flashlights and books to read one evening at school. They also rotate to various stations with activities. We will need parent volunteers to help plan the program and to act as group leaders for the evening, as well as to help monitor the various activities. This is a great way to get involved with your child's education. If you have any great ideas to promote the value of reading, please let us know.
Race for Education
Chairperson: Anne McCausland
Members: Lisa Breuning, Sue Geist, Sam Handwerk, Lori Kraynak, Robin McGloughlin, Kristin Ruff, Eileen Solomon
New this year! We hope this will be a big fundraiser for us, and potentially raise a great deal of money so that in future years, we will not need as many fundraisers. Race for Education is an annual jog-a-thon that involves students of all ages walking or jogging around a designated area for one hour. We hope to make this a fun-filled family day in the spring. Many volunteers are needed and anyone interested should contact Anne for more information.
Spirit Day
Chairperson: Chris Bonaventure
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
On Friday's throughout the school year, the children are encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing shirts with the Lower Salford logo or in the school colors of blue and yellow. The class with the most kids showing their school spirit wins the honor of having the Spirit Trophy in their classroom for the week. The winning classis announced over the loud speaker and is a source of pride for the kids. The person in charge of this activity would be responsible for going to school on Friday and making the presentation of the trophy to the winning class. No other volunteers are needed for this Committee.
Spirit Wear Sales
Chairperson: Jennifer Boyd
Member: Connie Hollinger
Executive Committee Liaison: Eileen Solomon
Each year H&S sells clothing imprinted with the school's logo. It is a great way to show your school spirit and is fun to wear on Spirit days at school. We need volunteers to help distribute the items on pick up day at school.
Volunteering / Hands Across the District
Coordinators: Alicia Crossgrove & Kristin Ruff
Alicia & Kristin have put a great deal of effort into establishing an efficient system to coordinate all of our volunteers. We want to make sure that everyone who wants to participate can participate. That is our #1 goal! We want everyone's participation for whatever amount of time they can manage with their busy lives. This Hands program was initiated to organize all of the volunteers who share their time with the school and to make sure each volunteer complies with the guidelines established by the School District. All volunteers must sign up with the Hands Coordinators, and get a TB tine test done before they may volunteer at school. The test is given free of charge by the school nurse. Also, each volunteer must sign in at the school's front desk whenever they arrive.
Welcome Committee
Co-Chairperson: Eileen Solomon
Co-Chairperson: Rhonda Krolikowski
Welcome Families: Rose Buetikofer, Natalie Gurka, Sam Handwerk, Rhonda Krolikowski, Amy Kelly, Anne McCausland, Eileen Solomon
New this year! We are beginning a Committee to welcome new families into the school each year. That would include new families at the beginning of the year as well as anyone who joins the school throughout the school year. We want to make children and the families feel like they are part of the Lower Salford Community. We would like to match up a liaison family with each new incoming family. That way we can help them transition into the school.
Yearbook
Chairperson: Kathy Bozek
Executive Committee Liaison: Anne McCausland
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. Assistance with ordering is needed in February. No experience is necessary.
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