Committees
PTO Committee Chairs 2017-2018
Click any of the OPEN POSITIONS below to learn more about what the position entails.
| Back to School BBQ | Wendy MacArthur | ||||
| Meet other families during lunch on the playground! | September | ||||
| Celebration Books | Wendy MacArthur |
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| Donate a book to the CSS library in honor of your child’s birthday or other special occasion. | Year Round | ||||
| Book Fair | Leandra McLean & Wendy MacArthur |
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| Help the children select books during our book fairs twice a year. | September & May | ||||
| Box Tops | Sue Friedman |
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| Help count box tops that are brought into the school during promotions. | Year Round | ||||
| Bricks | Arielle Morris | ||||
| Sell bricks for the walkways outside of school. | Year Round | ||||
| Broadway Cougars | OPEN POSITION | ||||
| Coordinate the annual children’s theater production for the community to enjoy. | Spring | ||||
| By-Laws | Irina Gott | ||||
| Review the PTO by-laws and suggest updates either required by law or due to changes to the organization. | As needed | ||||
| Cougar Gear | Anne Yu | ||||
| Order and sell Cougar Gear (Cottage tshirts and other merchandise) at PTO events and throughout the year. | Year Round | ||||
| Diversity | Linda Cvekova & Flo Vidano |
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| Help celebrate the diversity of the families by hosting the Cottage Cultural Festival. | Year Round | ||||
| Donations & Giving | Sue Friedman |
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| Families have the opportunity to recognize the contributions the teachers and specialists make by donating money at holiday time or the end of the year. | Holiday and Year End | ||||
| F.A.M.E. | Ann Gerrietts | ||||
| This person is the liaison between F.A.M.E. (Friends of Art and Music Education) and CSS PTO. | Year Round | ||||
| Fun Fair | Betsy Strauss & Candice Gopin | ||||
| Fun Fair is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It is a school-wide carnival event held on a Sunday every March that has game booths, raffles and a delicious café. Help is needed with all aspects of this fundraiser. | Preparation begins in January and the event takes place March | ||||
| Game Night |
Ann Gerrietts |
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| Coordinate bi-annual family Game Nights with GameWright Games. | November & May | ||||
| Gift Card Sale | Liv Van Dyke |
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| Coordinate sale of gift cards for holiday gifts or general use. | November | ||||
| Halloween Bingo |
Tiffany Dunn |
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| Organize a family bingo night around Halloween. | October | ||||
| Hospitality | Monica LaFond & OPEN POSITION |
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| Bake desserts for many events that we have through out the year such as teacher luncheons and Fun Fair. | Year Round | ||||
| Ice Cream Social | Laura Morrison & Neha Jaipuria | ||||
| Help to thank our families at the end of the year by setting up, serving and cleaning up. | June | ||||
| KidsStuff Coupon Book | Lisa Foulger | ||||
| Organize sales of Coupon book fund drive. | September | ||||
| Lunch with the Bunch | Irina Gott & Andrea Tammaro |
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| Organize opportunities for parents to enjoy lunch in the cafeteria with their children and friends once a month. | October-May | ||||
| Membership & Directory |
Liv Van Dyke | ||||
| Annual membership drive and designing and printing the Directory. | Year Round | ||||
| Mother’s Day Plant Sale | Irina Gott & Liv Van Dyke |
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| Help is needed to set up and assist the children with their purchases. | Friday before Mother’s Day | ||||
| New Family Welcome | Liv Van Dyke | ||||
| Reach out to new families at the beginning and throughout the school year. | Year Round | ||||
| Playground Committee | OPEN POSITION | ||||
| Monitor and maintain playground euipment in coordination with school staff. | Year Round | ||||
| Popcorn Fridays | Beth Wiley | ||||
| Pop, bag, and sell popcorn for our children on Friday mornings before school. | Every Friday morning, year round. | ||||
| Programs | Aparna Padmaja & OPEN POSITION |
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| Coordinate all of the grade-level and school-wide enrichment programs that are brought to CSS. This is the PTO’s largest budgeted expense on an annual basis. | Year Round | ||||
| Roller Skating | Lisa Foulger | ||||
| Coordinate our annual family event and fundraiser. | January | ||||
| Room Parents | Linda Cvekova |
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| Coordinate room parent volunteers. | Year Round | ||||
| Scholarship | OPEN POSITION | ||||
| Choose a deserving former CSS student who is now a High School senior to receive a scholarship for college. | April/May | ||||
| School Pictures | Meg Dussault & Irina Gott | ||||
| Coordinate annual student and class picture days. | September | ||||
| Teacher Appreciation | Yully Leonardi, Aisling Lydeard & Tina Melpignano | ||||
| Organize the events for Teacher Appreciation Week in May and show the teachers our gratitude all year. | Year Round and MAY. | ||||
| Turn Off The TV Week | Sandra Widland & Allison Leichtman |
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| Students sign a contract to not watch TV or play video/PC games for a week. | May | ||||
| Website | Liv Van Dyke | ||||
| Update CottagePTO.org with current activities and information. | Year Round | ||||
| Winter Dance | Meg Dussault |
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| Coordinate the family dance party! | December | ||||
| Yearbook | Aparna Padmaja & OPEN POSITION |
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| Publish an annual yearbook with photos from all grades and events throughout the school year. | Year Round | ||||