Volunteer
PTO Helpers Needed
Attendance at PTO meetings is NOT required to help the PTO
If you're interested in helping, please email Suzanne at centennialacademylittletonpto@gmail
Teacher/Staff Appreciation - We provide a monthly teacher appreciation either in the form of a breakfast on a Wednesday morning or in the form of a cute small gift. Budget is around $200/month. Funds are provided by the PTO. Need help organizing and executing each month. Not required to sign up for more than one month. We will also need helpers during Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week the first week in May. Usually, we come up with a theme for the week and provide something each day for our amazing teachers/staff.
Time commitment - 2 hours/monthly teacher appreciation. Varies for Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week.
Where Performed - at home and at school
Making Copies for Tuesday Folders - Make copies of PTO flyers promoting PTO Events/Fundraisers as needed. Must be done on Fridays by the end of the school day at the copier in the teacher/staff lounge. Then the helper distributes those flyers to each classroom teachers’ mailbox. We will show you the first time how to use the copier and where mailboxes are, etc.
Time commitment - 1-2 hours each time. Must be done on Fridays by the end of the school day.
Where Performed - at school
Pacer Wagon - One Friday of each month starting in September from 9:30am - 1:00pm Students earn pacers throughout the year for making good choices in school. Students then use these pacers to shop at the school store for their prizes. Help set-up the shop, help students figure out what prizes they’d like and help clean-up the shop. It’s loads of fun! Help out just one day or choose to help out every month! The younger kids need the most help, so 10:30 to 11:30 is the best time to help.
Time commitment - 1-3 hours each time. One Friday of each month starting in September from 9:30am - 1:00pm.
Where Performed - at school
Sell Flowers on Performance Nights - Before every evening grade level performance, the PTO sells flowers to our families to present to their child at the end of the show. They are purchased by the stem for $1 and wrapped in a sheet of tissue paper. The table is set up in the main hallway near the entrance. Volunteers can claim seats at the show before setting up the flower table.
Time Commitment - 20 minutes before each evening performance
Where Performed - at school
Bulletin Boards - Help update and maintain our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bulletin Board throughout the year. Topics include but are not limited to the following: Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Day, Autism Awareness Day, Asian American/Pacific Islander Awareness Month.
Time Commitment - varies
Where Performed - at home and/or in-school
Arty's Friday Food Bag - Help run food drives twice/year which usually last one week in October and one week in February to collect food for our over 50 students in need who receive food bags each Friday to take home with them. Activities include choosing which week, promoting the food drive, potentially running contests between classes to encourage families/students to donate. This program is run by Rotary so you would coordinate with them what food items to collect and the delivery of the food to their food pantry located very close to school.
Time Commitment - 2-5 hours/food drive (this time commitment is over the course of a few weeks)
Where Performed - briefly in school but mostly from home
Veteran's Day - Our 2nd graders put on a Veteran's day performance each year. Help decorate the entryway and hallways to the stage. Coordinate with our Music teacher, Ann. Prepare a reception with light refreshments in the library. Coordinate with Kindergarten teachers to have students make crafts to hang in the hallways. We have lots of materials that we reuse every year.
Time Commitment - 3-5 hours over the course of a few weeks - including decorating
Where Performed - at home and in school
Vision/Hearing Screening - Bring students from class to the Vision/Hearing Screening truck and then bring them back to class. Screening takes place one week in October. Shifts are divided between morning and afternoon.
Time Commitment - 3-3.5 hours shifts, may sign up for just one shift
Where Performed - in school
Picture Day Helpers - Bring students from their classrooms and back to have their pictures taken. Picture day takes place in early September.
Time Commitment - 3-3.5 hours shifts, may sign up for just one shift
Where Performed - in school
Book Fair Helpers - Volunteer to help students find what they want and work the check-out counter (easy scanning device). We typically set up a sign up genius based on the timeslots given to us by the librarian. The book fair takes place in October and runs over three days.
Time Commitment - 1-2 hour shifts, may sign up for just one shift
Where Performed - in school
Fun Run - Main PTO Fundraiser - Fun Run will take place during the school day in late September/early October. We will need help in the weeks leading up to it, the actual day of the Fun Run as well as after the Fun Run to distribute prizes. Activities include packing up incentive bags for kids, distributing prizes to each classroom and various other activities as they arise. Day of activities include setting up tents and cones, helping cheer students, and helping clean up afterwards.
Time Commitment - varies depending on activities selected
Where Performed - at home and in school
Trunk or Treat - The Friday before Halloween from 5:30-7pm, help needed with preparation in weeks before as well as the day of Trunk or Treat. Home activities include renting/reserving equipment, communicating with SSPRD, working with Arty’s Liason on food drive. Can be done from home except for being present at the actual Trunk or Treat event.
Time Commitment - varies
Where Performed - at home and at school
Spirit Wear Shop - Liase with Denver Athletics to choose which gear we'll be offering in our Spirit Wear shop. We try to put up the shop twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring for a week at a time. Make flyers to promote purchasing Centennial gear and get them out into Tuesday folders. The company will deliver the gear directly to the school.
Time Commitment - 2-3 hours, two times per year
Where Perfomed - at home
LPS Foundation Stride Captain - The Stride is a district wide fundraiser for all LPS schools. It's held the last Sunday of the month at the Littleton Museum. Organize participants from our school and help promote stride participation for our team. Stride captain will pick a spirit item for participants (last year was superhero capes and the year before was neck buffs) and have them available at the Centennial booth. This can mostly be done from home except for actually working the booth on the date of the Stride.
Time Commitment - 2-5 hours
Where Performed - at home except for Stride date
Holiday Shop - Two school days mid-December. Date TBD. We use a company that delivers various priced items to the school and set up a shop in a room where kids can buy gifts for families/friends. Kids shop during the school day. Volunteers needed to coordinate with the supplying company, help set up the shop, help kids shop, and serve as cashiers as well as baggers.
Time Commitment - varies
Where Performed - at home and at school
PTO Joint Scholarship Committee Chair - LPS PTOs contribute funds to a scholarship fund every year. LPS teachers can apply for the scholarships. Attend one or two meetings (could be online) to help coordinate scholarship rules/deadlines/awards with the other LPS PTOs.
Time Commitment - 2-4 hours
Where Performed - at home or at LPS district building
Passive Fundraising - Help Promote Participation in King Soopers' Community Rewards and The Streets of SouthGlenn Street Smarts Shopping Rewards Program. We raise over $10,000 for our school each year with these programs! We need helpers to create flyers and blast them out via Tuesday folders, social media, school app and emails to encourage participation.
Time Commitment - 2-5 hours total over the course of the school year
Where Performed - at home
CMAS Snacks - April
Annual statewide assessments that students in grades 3rd-5th take. PTO provides snacks to classes throughout the month. PTO funds cover this. Need helpers to buy snacks, sort by class and deliver to classes. Helpers will need to liaise with Assistant Principal and Teachers on timing.
We are also looking to fill the following PTO Board Positions!
VIPS Volunteer Coordinator - help us get more helpers inside of our school doors! The more volunteers inside of our school, the better off our students and entire community are. Participate in LPS PTO Presidents’ Council meetings once/month where you can hear from other LPS school leaders as well as the LPS Superintendent. These meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month and are not required, but you’re welcome to attend as a PTO board member.
Time Commitment - varies depending on how involved the VIPS representative wants to be.
Where Performed - at home and in school