Stanley School PTO Committees and Events
We encourage parents to get involved in any and all ways that best suit your schedule and life. To join a committee, please reach out to the Committee Chair directly. Separate sign-up emails will be circulated for event-day volunteer opportunities.
Events
| Antique Car Show Bake Sale Coordinator
Chair: Reece Dahlberg Represents Stanley School at the town Antique Car Show in October. Coordinates volunteers for baking of goods and sells them the day of. |
Book Fair
Chair: Alyssa Fafel, Sarah Hashikawa In November, a book “store” will be set up in the Library for parents and children to purchase books for personal & classroom use. In conjunction Back to Schol Day. 2 day event. |
| Fitness Walk
Chair: Wendy Fasciano Work with Ms. Pacitto, our Physical Education teacher, to organize the event and gather volunteers to help the day of the walk. Takes place on the ball field during school hours. |
Field Day
Chair: Monica Nason, Brendan Reen, Kevin Reen A day the kids love!! Games, fitness challenges and fun take place on the field during school hours. |
| Holiday Fair
Chair: Alyssa Fafel Our biggest fundraiser happens in December. Select, organize and manage craft tables, oversee the purchase of small gift items from the holiday “store”. |
Holiday Raffle Baskets
Chair: Kiki O’Donnell Arrange for each class room parent to put together a raffle basket. A huge fundraiser.
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| Talent Show
Chair: Alyssa Fafel Organize and manage the school wide talent show, including an after school rehearsal prior to performance night. |
Trunk or Treat
Chair: Mellisa Caplan, Becky White Responsible for organizing all the trunks and planning the event |
Programs
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After School Programs Chair: Candice Kerr Manage and organize the registration and execution of after school programs at Stanley. Art, music, language arts, sports, yoga, science and nature, have been a great success and are taught by both parents and teachers. |
Beautification/Grounds Chair: Rebecca Metaxatos Roll up your sleeves and help indoors and out. Fall spruce up, plantings, playground upkeep, spring spruce up, indoor decorative painting, etc. Projects determined by need and requests of administration and teachers. |
| Big Blue Bargains
Chair: Sarah Hashikawa Big Blue Bargain is a local thrift shop located at the Swampscott Middle School, staffed by volunteers from the five public schools. The chair organizes the schedule for Stanley’s designated time slots and liaises between BBB and the PTO. |
Box Top Fundraising Chair: Katie Tat Creates incentive challenges for the kids to collect as many “box tops” as they can to raise money for the school. Coordinates the collection process at the end of the school year |
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Continental Math League Chair: OPEN Coordinate the math league materials, like worksheets and pencils. Recruit coaches. Work with Mr. Daniels on testing dates. CMT now offered as an After School Program. |
Cultural Arts Chair: Becky White An integral part of the Stanley School community. Responsible for researching, choosing and implementing enrichment programs to benefit students in all grades. Programs bring music, art, authors & poets, science, health and fitness programs into the classrooms. You can volunteer for one specific event or for the committee as a whole. |
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Family Non-Fiction Shared Reading Chair: Andrea Braham, Sarah Hashikawa Coordinate with Becky Groothius, found of Family Non-Fiction Reading program, with book recommendations and activity supplements. Package, distribute, collect, and maintain book bags. |
Grant Writing
Chair: OPEN Work with school principal to seek out and apply for grants for specific projects, programs and/or equipment. |
| Hospitality Committee
Chair: Monica Nason, Kiki O’Donnell Organizes two teacher luncheons- one in September to welcome the teachers back to school, and one in May for Teacher Appreciation Week |
Library
Chair: Vivian Sparacio, Tracy Spear This committee manages the, cataloguing, organizing and preserving books, maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the library as well as managing the staff of parent volunteers. |
| Science Steward
Chair: OPEN Coordinate with the district-wide STEM teacher and help distribute supplies to the classrooms. Help with science-related Cultural Arts programming the day of. |
Stanley School Directory
Chair: Meg O’Neill Responsible for compiling contact information and advertisement sales, printing, and distributing the Stanley School Directory. |
| Staple Kitz
Chair: Katie Joy Act as the liaison between Staples, Stanley School Secretary, and PTO. Coordinate grade supply list with secretary, distribute and collect order forms, calculate and submit order, arrange shipping and classroom distribution. |
T-shirt Committee
Chair: Reece Dahlberg Organize sales of school apparel during the year. All proceeds support PTO programs and events. |
| Walk to School
Chair: Lisa Carrigan Work with Mr. Daniels on Stanley School Safety issues and the “Safe Routes” program. Organizes Walk/Bike to School Days. Orgers free getaways and provides coffee/treats if desired. |
Welcoming Committee
Chair: Jenne Ford Responsible for providing refreshments at the beginning of the school year for the Kingergarten Popsicle Party and the Welcome Back Coffee. Also provides a welcome ift for students new to Stanley. Additionally, orders and sells Stanley apparel to K students and others in the beginning of the school year. |
Contact a Committee Chair to get involved!
