Your involvement is key to making our children’s school experience as
fulfilling as possible! Contact your Executive Committee or Committee Chair to get involved and volunteer for one or more of the following Committees & Events.
Accounting Review Committee 2 Representatives meet
with SCA Treasurer and Co-Presidents twice in October and twice in April to
conduct a bi-annual review of SCA accounts. (Committee) After School SCA Clubs & Activities GWL students participate
in classes, after school, T-F, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Chairpersons and volunteers
recruit teachers, arrange schedule and register students. (Program) Back to School Barbecue Event organizer is responsible for hiring vendors (eg: for food and inflatable’s) and coordinating with volunteers to organize fun activities and games for the Kick-off of the new school year. Volunteers are needed to lead the Kindergarten Parade, for sale of food tickets, sale of GWL spirit items, and also for set up and clean-up of event. (Project) Beautification Committee Chairperson to coordinate beautification and maintenance efforts for the Front Entrance. Chairperson to coordinate beautification and maintenance efforts for the Library Terrace. (Project) Book Fair Committee GWL book sale for
students, teachers and parents held during school hours and one evening. Volunteers
help students select and purchase books during the day or evening family hours
of sale. Chairpersons work closely with the librarian and Scholastic books to
coordinate the Fair. The proceeds of the sale are given back to the GWL
children by offering the students a 20% discount on the books. (Fundraiser) Box Tops Committee Work with GWL Recreational Specialist to aid in
purchasing items that GWL children would use during recess. The Recreation
Committee promotes and coordinates the efforts of raising the funds to purchase
the recess items by asking GWL families to clip and save “Box Tops for
Education” from General Mills products and bring them to school for various
raffles.(Fundraiser) Citizens Awareness Committee Representative educates
the community about the budget and works closely with the SCA Board in
communicating the aspects of the district school budget. Volunteers produce and
distribute informational flyers to raise awareness to district for school
budget vote. (March through May) (Project) Coordinating Council Volunteers to represent
GWL and discuss school-related topics at monthly district meetings. Meetings
are held in the Alumni Room at North Shore High School. Meeting dates are noted
on the district calendar. Representatives are required to provide reports to
the SCA for monthly SCA meetings. (Project) C.R.E.W. WEEK (Curious Readers Enthusiastic Writers) Chairperson works closely
with reading teachers to coordinate a schedule with class parents for parent
volunteers visiting K-5 classes as guest readers during GWL’s reading and
writing celebration. Coordinate author
visit.*Mostly can be done by emails. (Project) Cultural Arts/ Circus Chairpersons work closely with faculty and other
schools within the district to review and schedule Cultural Art Events for all
grades, which enhance curriculum studies. (Project) Decorating Committee GWL cafeteria is decorated with seasonal and student artwork. Volunteers select themes and decorate the cafeteria monthly. (Project) Dinner Dance Chairpersons organize,
plan and coordinate the dinner dance and volunteer efforts. This bi-annual
event is typically the largest and most successful fundraiser for GWL. (Fundraiser) Faculty and Staff Thank You Luncheon Chairperson organizes food donations and volunteers to set-up and clean up at a luncheon in appreciation of faculty and staff. (Project) Fall Fundraiser: Charleston Wrap, KidStuff Coupon Books Chairperson and volunteers
organize and coordinate the purchase, sale, and distribution of merchandise for
fundraising purposes. (Fundraiser) Family Fun Bowling Night A fun-filled evening for GWL families and faculty! Volunteers needed to help organize event. October 25, 2013 (Project) Field Day Volunteers distribute refreshments to GWL grades K-4 on Field day (June) from 8:30 am –12:30 pm. Chairperson coordinates the scheduling of volunteers and orders the refreshments.(Project) Holiday Shopping Night This one night event is a fun night out for families
to shop for all of their holiday needs. Coordinate vendors,
spirit wear, refreshments, flyers, raffles, and advertising. (Fundraiser) Italian Ice Sales Committee members notify and sell Italian Ices to students on Fridays in May and June at dismissal. (Fundraiser) Kid Power Newspaper Students, teachers and parents submit writing and artwork to Kid Power. Chairperson and volunteers schedule, collect, edit and publish each quarterly edition.(Program) Halloween Parade Students participate in a costume parade. Volunteers decorate the field (or auditorium, if rain) and provide music. Chairperson coordinates the decorating, music and photography for group photos. October 31 at 1:30 pm.(Project) MixedBag Chairperson and volunteers organize and coordinate the purchase, sale, and distribution of merchandise for fundraising purposes. (Fundraiser) Nominating Committee The nominating committee proposes candidates for the vacating offices of the SCA Board. 1-2 Meetings TBA in the spring. The committee consists of eleven voting members. Once the committee is formed, the committee members will be contacted and the first meeting will be scheduled.(Committee) Nutrition Representative Represents GWL at monthly
Nutrition meetings at North Shore High School with other District
representatives. Representative is
required to attend monthly SCA meetings and report when necessary. (Committee) Raffles Chairperson and committee members promote and collect names/$ for raffles: VIP Reserved Performance Seating, and Kindle Fire Raffle Drawings. (Fundraiser) Safety, Health & Wellness Representative GWL faculty and staff
discuss and promote school and state safety, health and wellness issues. Representative
attends scheduled district safety meeting and monthly SCA meetings. (Committee) School Supply Committee Responsible for ordering
school supplies (end of May/ early June) including Agendas for
grades 3, 4, and Homework folders for grades K, 1, & 2. Distribute flyer,
collect orders and funds for the Back to School Supply boxes for
distribution. When Supply Boxes arrive, 2 volunteers from each
grade are to label and distribute the supply boxes to each class in their
respective grade at the end of August/early September. (Fundraiser) Science Fair Chairperson coordinates
this event (Program) Spirit Committee Chairperson and Volunteers
coordinate the purchase, sale and distribution of GWL Spirit items. 6-10 various school and sporting events
throughout the year plus maintaining order forms, flyers, and inventory. Current Spirit items include GWL t-shirts,
Sweatshirts, sweatpants, pullovers, and magnets, bag, water bottles and more. (Fundraiser) Talent Show Chairpersons coordinate a
production featuring the talents of GWL students. Chairpersons schedule
rehearsals, preview acts and organize the volunteers. (Program) Welcoming Committee/K Meet and Greet Committee Volunteers provide information about SCA Committees, school events, and clubs, to new families to ease their transition. Required to order refreshments for various events/meetings. Meet & Greet event for Kindergarten. (Project) Year Book Committee Chairpersons coordinate
subcommittees to accomplish the following: highlight the 5th grade
graduating class, showcase all GWL classes, faculty, clubs and school
events. Volunteers from all grades are
welcome to take photos, type, edit, arrange layout etc. (Project) |
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