The PTA is always in need of parents who want to help out at any PTA sponsored event. A great place to look for volunteer opportunities are the "Class of" Facebook Pages and email correspondence from your child's Head Room Parent. To learn more about volunteer opportunities in any of the committees, please contact avonohiopta@gmail.com.
The PTA loves the School Staff! We are always looking for help from parents who want to help us show our teachers and support staff love! If you would like to know about in school staff appreciation opportunities or donating good/services to the committee, please let us know at avonohiopta@gmail.com
1. Join the PTA. Only active, paid members of the PTA are eligible to be on the organizing committee.
2. Fill out Membership Form and select which position you would have interest in supporting. Pay dues here.
3. Staff Appreciation committee members will be selected and notified before October PTA Meeting.
JA's volunteer-delivered, kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential.
1. Join the PTA. Only active, paid members of the PTA are eligible to be Junior Achievement Reps
2. Fill out Membership Form and select which position you would have interest in supporting. Pay dues here.
3. JA Reps will be selected and notified before October PTA Meeting.
Who better to appreciate than our great Bus Drivers who get the kids to and from school safely every school day! Bus Driver appreciation takes place in May each year. If you would like more information, please contact our Bus Driver Appreciation Chair at linda.ochs@outlook.com
We love getting together after school and getting to know other Avon families. The PTA hosts many Family Fun Nights each year. Dates for the 2019-2020 school year are coming soon. If you would like to help out with any Family Fun Nights, please contact Family Fun Night Chair at avonohiopta@gmail.com. We need a lot of volunteers to help organize these events so they are a success for the school community!
1. Join the PTA. Only active, paid members of the PTA are eligible to be on the organizing committee
2. Fill out Membership Form and select which position you would have interest in supporting. Pay dues here.
3. Family Fun Night committee members will be selected and notified before October PTA Meeting.
We feel strongly that it is important to teach the children about supporting the community that supports them. We do this through different community service projects each year. If you would like to help our Community Service Chair in any of the planned projects, please contact Trish Seaman at avonohiopta@gmail.com
Conference days are long days for our teachers. In order to make sure they have a nice dinner on these conference days, the PTA supplies them meals. Your head room parent, and the "Class of" Facebook pages will send out links for different kinds of donations for these meals. Keep a look out for those links. Conferences are held in November and March.
Scholastic Book Fair comes to Avon Early Learning Center and Avon East twice a year, during conferences. We are always in need of volunteers to help staff the book fair so the students and parents can purchase books. Look for sign ups to come out for book fair from your Head Room Parent email and "Class of" Facebook pages.
Christmas time is busy for everyone. The PTA has Holiday Helpers who can go into the school and classrooms to help ease the stress of the holiday season for the teachers. Different opportunities for volunteering will come out from Head Room Parents emails and "Class of" Facebook Pages. If you have any questions about Holiday Helpers, please contact Paige Kapel at paige.kaple@gmail.com.
Avon Early Learning Center and Avon East host Field Day at the end of the school year as a fun-filled day of friendly competition for the students. The PTA staffs the events with volunteers. Watch for sign ups for Field Day in early May. If you have any questions regarding field day, please contact Field Day Chairs, Monica Starkey (2nd Grade) monica.starkey@gmail.com, Tiffany DeLury (1st Grade) tdelury@gmail.com.
Avon East puts on a program called SOAR to encourage students to make good choices. The PTA provides SOAR Coaches for this program. Click here for more information regarding SOAR Coaches or contact Soar Coach, Kim Kwant at kimberlyakwant@yahoo.com
Room parents serves as liasions between the PTA and the classroom. To learn more about being a room parent, click here. If you have questions, please contact your child's grade rep.
PTA also provides volunteers to the school as needed. The best place to find out about these opportunities are your child's "Class of" Facebook Page, and PTA emails. In the past the PTA has supported these school sponsored activities: