For less than 3 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining nearly 6 million other people who share your interest in issues affecting children. Everyone—parents, educators, students and other citizens active in their schools and communities—are invited to join our not-for-profit organization.
Please join us by volunteering today!
How do I become a PTA member?
At the start of the school year, PTA membership packets will be distributed. Complete the form and submit it with a check for $5 for each membership and a family membership of only $10. You will then receive your card and all the benefits of PTA membership. If you miss the September enrollment and would like to enroll later in the year, please send an e-mail to Laurie Janus, with the name of your child and your child’s teacher. There are also registration envelopes in the main office. We will then have a packet sent to your home.
What are the benefits of becoming a PTA member?
The number-one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more advantages. Here are just a few:
- Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
- Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
- Tap into a Network. Parenting is not easy—it helps to share ideas, concerns and experiences with other parents and educators in the community. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind.
- Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you gain valuable experiences. It’s an opportunity to put your skills and hobbies to good use for a good cause—your child and all children in the community.
- Speak Up. Because the PTA is a forum for exchanging ideas, you are encouraged to make suggestions. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
- Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and social events—all vital to a school’s success.
- Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
Volunteering
We would also like to remind everyone who wishes to volunteer at the school to please sign up in the media center at the school. It takes about 10 minutes, and you must do this to help out at the school in any way whether it is in your child’s classroom, field trips, or just around the school.
Volunteer Opportunities
DIRECTORY COMMITTEE: Responsible for gathering, compiling, and printing our school directory.
AWARDS COMMITTEE: Responsible for recognizing students, volunteers, teachers and staff with awards and ceremonies.
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Write content and solicit sponsorships for monthly newsletter, website and weekly reminder notices.
KIDS VOTING COMMITTEE: Responsible for encouraging kids in our school to vote with parents in upcoming elections through kids voting program.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE: The Legislative Representative informs the PTA Board and parents of pending legislation of concern to educators and parents and encourages them to express their views to elected officials.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: Develop and maintain good media relations to encourage positive coverage of PTA and school events.
REFLECTIONS COMMITTEE: An annual contest in literature, photography, music and visual arts. Coordinate our students’ involvement in this local, state and national, judged competition.
YEARBOOK COMMITTEE: Arrange the school photographic company and with the 4th and 5th grade students/teachers how to create and design the yearbook.
GRANTS COMMITTEE: Seeks out funding for specific project of the PTA.
CHARACTER ED COMMITTEE: A Wake County sponsored program that emphasizes character development. This program follows a written script.
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: Providing refreshments to visitors to our campus for special programs.
PTA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Manage and maintain the PTA membership information.
LUNCH BUNCH COMMITTEE: Coordinate parent helpers for a lunch-time reading group.
STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE: Coordinates the activities related to and around Staff Appreciation.
5th GRADE GRADUATION COMMITTEE: Coordinates with the 5th grade parents of events. Solicits help from 4th Grade parents for volunteers on the day of graduation reception.
GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE: Continue to improve the beautification of the school campus, by coordinating with volunteer and Wake County staff.
PE ACTIVITIES/FIELD DAY COMMITTEE: A day set aside in spring, for outdoor fun and fitness. Work directly with the PE teacher and volunteers.
FOOD FOR SHADE COMMITTEE: This program raises monies for Playground shade structures. This is a capital campaign fund, which we will be working toward for a number of years.
TUTORING PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Work with the Volunteer Coordinator to meet the tutoring needs of the Teachers/Students.
COOKIE FUNDRAISER COMMITTEE: Disseminate information to students/parents, send reminders, and promote incentives. Collect order forms and money, tally orders, and document student selling progress. Organize pick up days for the orders.
CULTURAL ARTS/PROGRAMS COMMITTEE: Organize cultural art programs for the school.
SOCK HOP: A dance held in the spring, to provide families an evening of fun and fellowship. Solicit donations of products/services.
SCHOOL SPIRIT COMMITTEE: Organize the sales of HGES branded items, including clothing, supplies, wristbands and other items.
STUDENT ARTWORK FUNDRAISER COMMITTEE: Collaborate with the art teacher and “Original Works” representative to have each student create an original artwork piece that can be used for fundraising.
ECOPHONES COMMITTEE (Cell Phone and Ink Jet Recycling fundraiser) Promote the recycling effort, post flyers to indicate recycling bin, maintain recycling box, and ship boxes of recycled items.
BOX TOPS/GROCERY STORE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Promote box-top donations and grocery store purchases that will provide funds for Holly Grove collect funds and document progress.
BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE: Volunteer to work and help during the book fair, in the fall and spring.
The Character Ed Team is looking for parent volunteers to come into the classrooms once a month for 30-40 minutes to watch a movie with the children and then talk to them about the Character trait of the month.
Lunch Bunch: As a part of lunch bunch you will be allowed to take your child and three other children from their class to an area of the school where they can eat their lunches while you read to them.
