PTO Committee Co-chairs/Coordinators
Blueberry Hill School Committees

Beautification/ Outdoor Learning Space: This committee is responsible for the landscape at the entrance of the school and in the Outdoor Learning Space in the courtyard. Anyone with a green thumb is strongly encouraged to join!
Time Commitment: As needed, but may require some spring and fall cleanup.
Chairs: Liz Comey

BOOBerry Bash - This is a family event planned for October 2011. A committee is forming now.
Time Commitment: At home and at meetings before and on the day of the event
Chairs: Deb MacDonald, Jenn Gaus

Book Fair: This is a PTO fundraiser that takes place in the fall, usually coinciding with the October Parent/Teacher conferences. Volunteers are needed during the Book Fair to assist children with their selections, work as cashiers and help set up and dismantle the merchandise displays.
Time Commitment: At school a few hours during the week of October 18 – 22.
Chairs: Sherri Ehrenberg, Karen Brayton

Box Tops for Education: This committee is responsible for collecting the General Mills Box Top coupons sent in by our BHS students and returning them to General Mills for payment. The committee needs one person per grade to collect and count the box tops.
Time Commitment: At home a few hours throughout the year.
Chairs: Kristen Fitzpatrick

Community Service: Each year this committee organizes a school wide contribution for the less fortunate in our community. In the past, we have collected food, clothing, holiday gifts, books and other charitable items that have been distributed by our children to those in need.
Time Commitment: Mostly at home work with help at school on the day of the event.
Chairs: Debbie McDonald, Kathy Nelson, Trish Kingston

Cookie Swap: Scheduled for December 19, 2011 at 6pm. Students will be able to bring a few batches of cookies and swap them with other students. This committee will help organize and run the event.
Time Commitment: Mostly at home work with help at school on the day of the event, some meetings before the event.
Chairs: Deb Cartelli

Family Involvement: This committee is responsible for organizing events to connect families and children with BHS and increase family involvement. Events would be limited to social activities, no fundraising involved.
Time Commitment: At home & at school throughout the year. Help on event days.
Chairs: Stacy Taylor, Andrea Cataldo

Gift Wrap & Candle Sale: This is an annual PTO fundraiser that provides a major portion of our fundraising dollars. This fundraiser takes many volunteers to organize and distribute the orders.
Time Commitment: Organize orders at home when they are being collected in the early fall. Those available can help distribute orders at school one afternoon in November.
Chairs: Sue Santaniello, Debbie McDonald

Junior Great Books: This is a third and fourth grade book club. It requires reading specific stories and leading a group discussion with children during noon recess. The involvement is approximately 1 hour per week for 12 weeks.
Time Commitment: At School, no siblings
Chairs: Eden Cohen-Zive

Kitchen Tour: This committee will organize a Kitchen Tour to be held on December 2011. The committee will produce a cookbook, obtain sponsors, and plan the event.
Time Commitment: Mostly at home work with help on the day of the event.
Chairs: Jennifer Jester, Karen Debney

Library Committee: In this committee you will be assigned to work specific days and hours in the library. Generally time slots are AM or PM one day a week or every other week. You will check-in and check-out the children’s books, aid in shelving books, and other tasks to help the librarian.
Time Commitment: At School, no siblings.
Chairs: Mary Feldman

Lunch/Recess Volunteers: In this committee you will be assigned to monitor lunch and recess hours. Younger siblings are welcome to eat and play while you volunteer.
Time commitment: At school from 11:30 to 1:00; frequency dependent on your availability.
Chair: Lisa Dailey

Mileage Club: This committee is responsible for coordinating with the P.E. Department and assisting with the Mileage Club in the fall and spring in the morning before school. This committee will also coordinate snow shoe activities and volunteers for the P.E. staff.
Time commitment: 15 minutes before school on Mileage Club days. Snow shoe activities dependent on the weather and class schedule provided by the P.E. Department
Chairs: TBD

Parent/Teacher Volunteers: This committee helps perform clerical work for the teachers such as copying and laminating. The work takes place in the teachers’ lounge.
Time commitment: At school, roughly 1-2 hours per week once or twice a month.
Chairs: Stephanie Pons, Beth Paulson

School Spirit: This involves developing a plan with our Principal to improve school morale and implementing this plan throughout the school year. Some events include dress-up days throughout the school year and the Halloween parade. Volunteers are needed to take pictures during Morning drop-off on event days and to dress up as ‘The Bear’ on the day before and the day of the event.
Time Commitment: At school from 8:15 – 8:45 on the morning of the event. Dress-up events are held on Fridays.
Chair: Amy Santarelli

School Pictures: This committee is responsible for coordinating our school pictures. It involves sending home notices and envelope order forms for picture day. It also requires you to be at the school on picture day to assist the children with their orders and to help them prepare for their photo.
Time Commitment: Mostly at home with help at school on the day of the event.
Chair: Stephanie Pons

So You Think You Can WHAT?: A new twist on an old favorite. Committee is forming now for the Spring production of this year’s talent show
Time Commitment: Mostly at home with help at school on the day of the event.
Chair: TBD

Spring Social: This is an adults only event including all three Longmeadow elementary schools
Time Commitment: Mostly at home with help at the venue on the day of the event. Looking to start planning in January
Chair: Jen Santos, Amy Cardaropoli

Thursday Notices: Let’s go paperless!! Most notices will be emailed on a weekly basis. However, there will be some notices sent home with the students. This committee is responsible for meeting on Thursday mornings to collate and distribute these notices to each classroom. Also responsible for sending email notices.
Time Commitment: At school, on Thursday mornings after drop off
Chairs: Email notices - Julie Erwin
Paper Notices - TBD

Coordinators

Yearbook: This involves taking photos during the year and organizing the layout for the yearbook (including typing at home). It also requires sending home yearbook order forms, placing the order and distributing the books at the end of the school year.
Time Commitment: At school and at home during the year, primarily through February and March.
Chair: TBDBlueberry Hill PTO Coordinators
Cell Phones/Ink Cartridges: Collect cell phones and ink cartridges that have been given to the school and turn them in for donation.
Coordinator: Mary Ellen Flaherty

Cultural Arts: Two coordinators are responsible for organizing all the cultural programs and assemblies the PTO brings to our school each year. The coordinators will be responsible for planning programs that correspond to the school’s curriculum as well as entertaining events.
Coordinator: Christine Freda

Fifth Grade Fundraising: Works on raising funds to help offset the costs of Fifth grade trips and programs
Coordinator: Anne Acquista, Marie Draymore

Hospitality Coordinator: This individual is responsible for setting up refreshments at our monthly PTO meeting and occasionally special events. This is a great way to start to get involved in PTO without taking on a lot of responsibility. May be shared with a friend or two.
Coordinator: Jasmina Mitreska

Membership Coordinator: Responsibilities include sending out notices to join the PTO and collecting the dues. Money needs to be organized and turned over to the Treasurer. Coordinator: Anne Acquista
Newsletter- The Blotter Editor: This position is for someone who enjoys working on the computer. Each month, The Blotter, is going to be distributed online. The Blotter is published with updates from the principal, teachers and PTO. There will be deadline dates for the articles each month.
Coordinator: Lisa Dailey
PTO Parking Space Raffle: Organize raffle in January for PTO parking space. Raffle space is won for 1 year period.
Coordinator: Anne Acquista

Room Parent Coordinator: The room parent coordinator sends notices to all parents asking for volunteers. The coordinator then assigns a room parent (or parents) to each classroom. If more parents volunteer than the spots available, priority is given to those who have not been room parents before.
Coordinator: MaryAnn Kniska

Staff Appreciation Luncheon Coordinator: This is an annual event which is held in the spring. It involves setting a date with our Principal and then sending home notices for volunteers to donate food, decorations and assistance in setting and cleaning up. This event is always sincerely appreciated by the staff.
Coordinator: MaryAnn Kniska

Telephone Directory: This involves sending home requests for information late in the school year for next year’s directory and then organizing the information to publish a school directory.
Coordinator: Robin Granado-Cross

T-Shirt & Sweatshirt Sales: The coordinator helps with the sale of our Blueberry Hill imprinted clothing. Each spring the school has a Field Day and children are teamed together by colors. Blueberry Hill T-Shirts are available in each color and are usually worn that day. This coordinator will send out notices prior to Field Day to take orders for the T-Shirts as well as collect monies and distribute the shirts.
Coordinator: Heather Arthur

Type to Learn: Coordinate with teacher liaison to set up programs (1 fall, 1 spring) for typing lessons before school. This coordinator will send out notices, collect monies and make a class roster for each session.
Coordinator: Erin Hornyak

PTO Minutes

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