| Programs/Events/Services | Program Description | Chairperson(s) |
AB Games/Olympics When: one day, Winter/Spring | A "field day" for the entire school with the focus on fun, not competition. Volunteer opportunity: before and on the event day, organize and run the activities | Phuong Huynh ptanghuynh@yahoo.com Kristine Brownlee kristinebrownlee@hotmail.com |
Art Show When: one day, Spring | A school-wide art show where every students has an piece of artwork showcased in the MPR. Volunteer opportunity: before the event day, mount and hang the art for every student | OPEN |
Arts Attack When: ongoing, schedule lesson times with teacher | A teacher and parent volunteer driven art education program that occurs during school hours and ties in with the CA education standards. Volunteer opportunity: facilitate art lesson to a class, lessons and materials provided | Darlene Hart pqharts@sbcglobal.net Jennifer Wright wrijensd@yahoo.com Gina Christenson gchriste@san.rr.com |
Author's Fair When: one day per year | A school-wide event when a published children's author visits the school and gives upper and lower grade presentations. Signed books are also pre-sold and delivered on the fair day. Volunteer opportunity: on the event day, help with book sales, set up/clean up with the luncheon. | Christina Riza criza@att.net |
Aztec Ambassadors When: ongoing | The welcome wagon for all new incoming families. Volunteer opportunity: Volunteers are needed who are fluent in various languages and willing to share their time. | KC Hellenkamp helly15@aol.com |
Back-to-School Staff Appreciation Breakfast When: one morning, before students return to school in the fall | A breakfast to show the AB teachers and staff our appreciation for their continuing dedication to education and to welcome the start of the year. Volunteer opportunity: provide, set up and clean up the breakfast. | Michele Kelly mkelly11@san.rr.com Darlene Hart pqharts@sbcglobal.net |
Ball Room When: ongoing, 11:25-12:25, Tues. and Thurs. | The ballroom is open during lunch recess for students to checkout playground supplies. Volunteer opportunity: distribute playground supplies and games | Lisa St. John lrstjohn4@att.net Ami Lau ami_lau@yahoo.com |
Book Exchange and Sale When: 2 weeks, Spring | Students and parents bring in books to exchange or sell; money goes to AB or a designated charity Volunteer opportunity: collect, sort and sell books | Jennifer Good jgoodcause@yahoo.com |
Box Tops When: 2 collection times/year | Students bring in Box Tops from General Mills products which earns money for the school. Volunteer opportunity: trim and count Box Tops | Jackie Rierdan jackie_rierdan@yahoo.com |
Bylaws Review Committee When: September/October | The committee reviews the current set of PTA Unit Bylaws and makes recommendations to the Association for any additions, deletions, and/or changes deemed necessary. Volunteer opportunity: 2-3 volunteers to review the bylaws | Laura Dibsie lgdibsie@san.rr.com Michelle Kelly mkelly11@san.rr.com |
Celebrate Diversity Day When: one evening/year, every other year | A multicultural event that celebrates the many diverse cultures at Adobe Bluffs and around the world. Volunteer opportunity: plan the event and/or share their or other cultures. | OPEN |
Character Counts! When: ongoing and 1 week in the Fall | The role of the PTA in Character Counts! is to model the character traits in everything we do and encourage our students to practice them in their daily lives. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Krissa Jensen krissa.jensen@sbcglobal.net |
Communications Board When: ongoing, monthly | School activities are posted on the communications board next to the MPR. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Ami Lau ami_lau@yahoo.com |
Community Concerns Fall: Adopt-a-Family Spring: Food Drive | Collect clothing, food and other items for needy PUSD families and the community. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Adopt-a-Family - Kelly Logan klogan2@san.rr.com Heather Robert hrobert@san.rr.com Spring Food Drive - Girl Scout Troop 8223 pqharts@sbcglobal.net |
Conservation/Environment When: ongoing | This committee works with the school to promote conservation efforts by reviewing current practices and discuss areas of improvement. These may include a focus on recycling, energy conservation and/or other related environmently friendly strategies. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | OPEN |
Dads Breakfast | Students and Dads or any adult family member enjoy breakfast together on campus before school. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | OPEN |
Family Fun Events | Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Danielle Johnson daniellejohnson625@gmail.com |
| First Lego Legue | Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Russell Deich russell.deich@baesystems.com |
Foundation Liason When: ongoing | The liason provides communication between the AB Educational Foundation and the AB PTA. He/She is reponsible for attending both Foundation and PTA meetings and sharing relevant information with each group. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Deanna Asakawa |
| Gardening Club | Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | OPEN |
Good Search/Good Shop When: ongoing | GoodSearch/GoodShop is a search engine and shopping outlet powered by Yahoo. Select Adobe Bluffs as your charity and earn money for our school every time you search or shop. Click here to see how much we're earned. Volunteer opportunity: everyone can spread the word and use GoodSearch as their search engine | Kathy Duston kbduston@earthlink.net |
Hassle Free When: ongoing | The PTA's main method of raising funds to operate. Funds go to support AB students' learning and achieving every day. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Krissa Jensen krissa.jensen@sbcglobal.net Yennie Lam yennie.lam@san.rr.com |
Hospitality When: ongoing, various time/year | This committee coordinates refreshments for various PTA events. Volunteer opportunity: set up, clean up, and distribute refreshments. | Kathy Duston kbduston@earthlink.net |
Library Helpers When: ongoing, very flexible schedule | Assist the AB librarian, over 1,000 books are checked out and returned each week. Volunteer opportunity: re-shelve books in the AB library and other tasks | Gabi Pantfoerder gabi@san.rr.com Kathy Duston kbduston@earthlink.net |
Mileage Club/Fitness Fridays When: ongoing, during lunch recess 11:20-12:25 Mon, Wed & Friday | Mileage Club/Fitness Friday provides students an option for excercise with small incentives and a sense of personal achievement. Volunteer opportunity: track student’s laps | Kristine Brownlee kristinebrownlee@hotmail.com |
Music Enrichment When: ongoing | The committee launched the 4th Grade Choir in 2011 and hopes to expand this program in the future. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Amanda Nobles noblesamanda1@yahoo.com |
Newsletter Editor When: ongoing | Information regarding school, PTA and community events and activities are included in an online newsletter. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Jennifer Good jgoodcause@yahoo.com |
Parent Education When: ongoing | Provide parents with the resources they need and can use through parent education nights, newsletter articles, and an updated parent resource section of the AB library. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | OPEN |
Performing Arts When: varies | Volunteer opportunity: make copies and set up for the events | OPEN |
PTA Website When: ongoing | The website is where the AB community is kept informed of our goals, activities and contact information. Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | Jennifer Good jgoodcause@yahoo.com |
| Publicity When: ongoing | Advertise for upcoming PTA events. Volunteer opportunity: write and distribute notices, make and post signs | OPEN |
Red Ribbon Week When: 1 week in October | An annual National PTA program to educate the students about drug prevention Volunteer opportunity: hang ribbons, create and hang posters | Liana MacMootry lianamacmootry@gmail.com Amy Huynh amy.huynh1@gmail.com |
Reflections When: early Fall deadline, late Fall reception | An Annual National PTA program promoting the importance of the arts in education. The program focuses on participation, not competition. Volunteer opportunity: distribute program informations, find judges, display artwork in MPR, create a database of participants | Jennifer Wright wrijensd@yahoo.com |
Room J Coordinator When: ongoing | Room J is the center of classroom preparation activity. Volunteer opportunity: make copies and prepare classroom materials for teachers | OPEN |
Scholastic Book Fair When: one week, twice a year, Fall/Spring | The Scholastic Book Fair allows students and parents a chance to purchase books on campus. Volunteer opportunity: sell books at the fair, setup and clean up | Emmie Palacios emspalacios@sbcglobal.net |
Science Day When: one day, Spring | A school-wide event where all students do hands-on science experiements as well as hear from community members who use science everyday. Volunteer opportunity: community speakers, classroom helpers, food setup/cleanup, hosts to greet speakers on campus | Stephanie Gragg sgragg@sbcglobal.net |
Spirit Wear When: September, October | AB Aztec clothing is available for purchase to promote school spirit. Click here to order Volunteer opportunity: help processing and distributing orders | Kathy Duston kbduston@earthlink.net |
Staff Appreciation Coordinator When: one week, Spring | Parents and Students show their appreciation during a special week. Volunteer opportunity: room parents to coordinate with event chair | Michele Kelly mkelly@san.rr.com |
Student Directory When: Fall | A compilation of school contacts and information in one source. Volunteer opportunity: update and proofread the directory | Heather Robert hrobert@san.rr.com |
Summer Book Club When: Summer | Students meet to discuss books read over the summer. Volunteer opportunity: lead book discussions | OPEN |
Traffic Circle When: ongoing, 7:15-7:50am daily | In order to ensure a safe and efficient school drop off in the morning, volunteers open doors for students in the traffic circle and help control traffic in the parking lot. Volunteer opportunity: help one day a week in the front of the school | OPEN |
Variety Show When: one day, Spring | School-wide talent showcase Volunteer opportunity: please contact chair | OPEN |
Welcome Back Picnic | A family event to start off the school year. Volunteer opportunity: plan the event, help on the day of the event | Corrinne Cousar ccousar@san.rr.com |
Winter Jamboree When: one day, Winter | A family carnival type event with games and prizes. Volunteer opportunity: run game booths, concessions and prize table. Also need cake/treat donations for the cake walk. | Bill Forster bill.forster@earthlink.net KC Hellenkamp helly15@aol.com |
Health Screenings* When: one day | Vision and hearing screenings for students done on campus. Volunteer opportunity: help on the day of the event | Darlene Hart pqharts@sbcglobal.net |
School Pictures* When: two days, Fall | Annual school pictures are taken on AB campus. Volunteer opportunity: help on picture day and make-up day | Darlene Hart pqharts@sbcglobal.net |
| Yearbook* When: ongoing | A school-wide annual yearbook. The yearbook is distributed in June. Volunteer opportunity: take pictures throughout the year and assist with layout | Abby Charfauros adobebluffsyearbook@gmail.com |
AB Run2Play* | | OPEN |