There are many ways to get involved and we encourage and welcome volunteer support of any kind!
✷ PTA Positions
You can see a list of vacant PTA Board Positions here
✷ 5th Grade Parent Coordinator
A parent volunteer coordinates the events that are particular to the 5th grade year, including the End of the Year Party, 5th grade field trip, and 5th grade Promotion.
✷ Amigos – Dia de los Muertos / Dia de los Niños
A parent volunteer group focused on cultural events of our Spanish Immersion community.
✷ Book Fair
The book fair is held in November just before and during parent/teacher conference time. Led by our librarian, volunteers set up, take down and work at the book fair. The hours vary depending on the fair hours and the conference schedule.
✷ Class Reps
A parent volunteer from each class helps to coordinate project, supply, and volunteer needs with the teacher and other parents. In addition, this representative plans the auction project or basket for their child’s class.
✷ Emergency Preparedness Committee
Some of the goals of this committee consists of ongoing earthquake preparedness education, gathering and maintenance of on-site supplies to support all students for 24 hours and partial students for 3 days, non-structural mitigation, and having reunification drills to educate staff and parents on protocol after an earthquake. This committee meets monthly discuss actions for ongoing preparedness of the school in the event of an earthquake.
✷ Field Day
Held in the spring, field day is organized by our PE teacher and involves 10-12 stations of activities and games that are set up outside the school building. Each parent volunteer is responsible for at least one station.
✷ Fall Social
The social is an early evening event held at the beginning of the school year to welcome new and returning families. Volunteers are recruited in the spring to plan this event for the following year. Tasks include organization of information booths, treats, and fun!
✷ Library Helper
Volunteers assist in processing books, including putting durable covers on them, typing spine labels, affixing stamps and other labels to books, and re-shelving.
✷ Lunar New Year
We celebrate the Lunar New Year with an evening of fabulous Asian food, games, arts and crafts, music, and cultural performances by the children. A group of volunteers, led by a coordinator, put on this wonderful event.
✷ PTA Clothes Closet
The PTA helps run a clothes closet. It provides donated clothes, new socks and underwear to families. Volunteers can help with coordinating a donation collection event and help/assist the school with distribution, storage, or organizing needs. In the past clothes have also been given to Marshall High School Clothing Closet.
✷ Outdoor Learning Garden
Join the Outdoor Learning Gardens (OLG) Committee! Volunteer as a Garden Representative for your child’s classroom and help coordinate with teachers and staff to create outdoor learning opportunities and maintain the gardens. Training is provided. Help with finding and writing grants to support the current and future needs of the OLG would be very appreciated.
✷ Run for Atkinson
Run for Atkinson is an annual jogathon held at Franklin High School’s track. The students collect pledges, run laps, earn points, and raise funds to ensure the arts are present in our school. Volunteers organize students, mark off cards indicating laps run, pass out popsicles, and cheer on the runners.
✷ Running Club
The Atkinson Running Club is held most Fridays during the K-2 and 3-5 recess periods. Come out to the playground to help record students’ laps and cheer them on as they work towards their running goals for the school year.
✷ Talent Show
Separated by K-2 and 3-5, volunteers coordinate this event and help students during the rehearsals and show.
✷ Teacher & Staff Appreciation
Parent volunteers are needed to help provide food for a luncheon. Past activities for the week have also included daily treats, musical performances, and appreciation gifts and messages.
✷ Walk & Bike to School (Fridays)
Led by a coordinator, volunteers organize set up (8:10-8:25am), welcome students (2-3 people to sign in kids and hand out stickers), provide raffle ticket help (8:25-8:50am), and assist with take down (8:50-9:00am).
✷ Winter Sing-Along
A volunteer committee of many people with varied responsibilities put on this seasonal event. Tasks include decorating, creating a program, and coordinating food & beverages.
