THANK YOU FOR volunteering! Our teachers work hard for our students and Really feel appreciated when they have parents helping out!

Room Parent - Teacher Checklist Items:

Contact information: How does the teacher prefer to be contacted by you and by the other class parents? Can you help recruit the last few families to join membership toolkit?
Ongoing volunteer support needs: Info for these is often gathered at Back to school night. Do they need help finding volunteers or coordinating?
Classroom activity dates and support needs: When are larger activities and events happening and will your teacher need parent support? I.e., field trips, parties.
School activity dates and support needs: Are there holiday performances, fundraisers, and other school-wide events your teacher will need classroom participation from parents in?
School Supplies: What does the teacher need that (s)he would have to pay for out-of-pocket? Can parents help?
Teacher’s “favorites”: Each teacher has a favorites page. Help point other parents to this resource for special occasions and teacher appreciation week.
Classroom party dates and plans: Get all the details on class parties. Do they have a standard set of activities you just need to get the supplies for? Do you need to come up with everything on your own?

- How many class parties will you have and when? Who plans (teacher or parents)?

- Food requirements (healthy or sweets)?

- Food allergy considerations?

- Timing and activities/games/crafts?

Teacher Appreciation Week: Room parents will be decorating each teacher's door. Recruit other parents to help! The PTA will typically plan something small kids can do all week to show their appreciation. This includes things like, compliment your teacher or bring in a picture. It's helpful to be the one to remind parents of these special days.

Sign Up Lists

Below are free sign up options and are great for class parties or if your teacher would like you to handle donations. Evite SignUp will also link directly to the teacher's wish list and Amazon. Please verify with your teacher before setting up a sign up.

Teacher Appreciation - Door Decorating

PTA will send out a theme and the daily themes for Teacher Appreciation week (In May.) Every class decorates their door (you orchestrate this) in the theme or something fun that your teacher likes.

Download Door Diagram

What: Decorate Your Teacher's class door (see the door dimension hand out but DOUBLE CHECK the handle side!)
Materials: We have big colored paper in the FAME closet. (35x82) You can also get a key to the closet during school hours if you are a cleared volunteer or right after school if not. Cheap plastic tablecloths are another good background option.
ONLY Use painters tape to attach to the door (you'll want tape all around the perimeter) or anything painted, but something stronger if you are attaching things to the paper backdrop. For some reason the first week of May is often REALLY WINDY! (The school is currently being painted. We have permission to tape to the new paint, but we want to be really, really careful, so painters tape only please!)
You can have the students' name on something on the door or their picture, but not both.
B&W white engineering prints are a cheap way to get a big graphic printed if you aren't feeling super artistic. (I've altered coloring book pages in photoshop.) Or tile print in adobe reader. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf_UVm4NdIU) Sometimes I add color with chalk pastels.