ART VISTAS:  Art Vistas is an enrichment program staffed by trained Art Vistas docent volunteers. Parents are trained for a specific grade level and throughout the year use Art Vistas materials to teach the class a specific art concept. No previous art experience is needed to volunteer for this program. This is a great opportunity to work in the classroom.

BE A BUDDY/CORNERSTONE:  The “Be a Buddy” program is part of the Cornerstone program which focuses on building assets in our community and for our children. The “Be a Buddy” program is a classroom reading program implemented by parent volunteers. The committee meets at different times throughout the year to discuss the library of books to be used, schedule reading times and discuss how the program is being implemented. Volunteers attend meetings and read to students during the school day.

BEAUTIFICATION:  Got a Green Thumb? This committee beautifies and improves the Noddin campus through planting, building, landscaping, clean up and special projects. Most of this committee’s activities take place on weekend workdays. Fall clean-up, bulb planting, and Earth Day work parties are some of the planned events. This program is great for volunteering as a family; there is always something for everyone to do.

BIRTHDAY BOOK PROGRAM:  About month before your child’s birthday, you will receive a flyer offering you the opportunity to donate a book to the school library in your child’s name. You designate the amount you would like to spend on the book and the category you would like the book to be in. The librarian and Birthday Book chairperson select a book for your child and a nameplate with your child’s name on it is placed in the book. Around the time of your child’s birthday, the book is delivered to your child. They take the book home, read and enjoy it. Once they are done, they return the book to the library.

BOOK FAIRE:  A Scholastic Book Faire is hosted by Noddin in the Fall and the Spring; bringing a variety of books and items for purchase. Scholastic donates a portion of the sales to Noddin, benefiting amongst other things, the school library. Volunteers help the chairpersons in coordinating and setting up the faire, volunteering during the faire to sell books, and assist during the family event nights. Volunteering for the Book Faire is done during the school day and during the weekday evenings.

BOX TOPS/LABELS FOR EDUCATION:  These committees collect, sort, trim, bundle, and ship the Box Tops and Labels for reimbursement.  Work can be done at school during school hours or at home.

CLAY PROGRAM:  The Clay program at Noddin is a special artistic enrichment opportunity for our students. It is a parent volunteer run program, where working in the classroom, volunteers coordinate with the teachers the creation of ceramics project which are fired and finished in our on-site kiln. Volunteers are needed from each classroom to be the representative from each class as the “Clay Parent”.

CLERICAL CLUB/OFFICE ASSISTANCE:  Clerical Club and Office Assistance volunteers work in the front office and workroom assisting the school secretary and staff with clerical tasks including filing, copying, laminating, answering phones, and much more. Volunteering for these tasks usually take place during the school day, but some projects and certain tasks can be done at home in the evenings.

DAD’S CLUB:  Dad’s Club provides help to committee’s on campus when we need something built, painted, moved, repaired or BBQed! It’s a fun way to help out at Noddin, either on campus or in your home workshop.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS:  The Emergency Preparedness committee inventories and maintains classroom emergency kits. The kits include emergency water and food bars for all students and staff, first aid supplies, activities for the children, and general emergency items to be used in the event an emergency requires the students to stay on campus for an extended period of time. Activities for this committee include inventory of supplies, ordering supplies, and updating kits as needed.

ESCRIP:  Register your grocery store discount card, debit and/or credit cards with the ESCRIP organization and Noddin receives a percentage of your purchases. For 4^th graders, all the credits from their family’s ESCRIP account during their 4^th grade year go toward their 5^th grade Science Camp tuition.

GO GREEN/RECYCLING:  Go Green is bringing Recycling to Noddin.  This committee helps supervise students as they learn to rethink trash and take care of our planet.  Volunteers are needed in four areas.  

THURSDAY ENVELOPES:  Help reduce the amount of paper that goes home in the Thursday envelopes.

PAPER RECYCLING:  Volunteers supervise Paper Recycling which happens at the end of the school day at 2:30 (M-T-Th-F) -- oversee the students as they empty the paper bins and make

sure things go smoothly.  The commitment is one day a week for 10 minutes.

LUNCH RECYCLING:  Supervise and guide students as they learn how to properly separate trash and recycling of their lunch items.  The commitment is at lunch time for about 20 minutes.  Choose one day a week that works for you.

GRANT WRITING:  This committee researches and writes up Grant requests that benefit the academic and extracurricular programs sponsored by the Noddin H&SC. Volunteers for this committee present ideas and proposals to the H&SC at monthly meetings.  The activities for this committee are completed at home.

HOLIDAY FAIRE:  The Holiday Faire is an annual community event where local vendors display and sell their crafts and holiday boutique items. Santa makes a visit for pictures and there are craft booths, winter holiday activities for the children, prize raffles, and food concession. Volunteers are needed for planning/coordinating the event, selling raffle tickets, decorating and working shifts at the activity booths. This event is after school and into the evening, so parents who would like to volunteer after work, this is a great opportunity.

HOSPITALITY:  This committee coordinates food/refreshments and ambiance for a variety of events and meetings on campus. Volunteers from this committee provide food items, help set up, serve, etc. for events like Back to School Tea, Grandparent’s Day, Teacher Book Faire Luncheon, Snacks for Staff, and the annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon…just to name a few. Volunteers can drop off contributions, work on campus to setup, and help coordinate volunteers from home either by phone or e-mail. If you like to cook or bake this is a great way to volunteer…. Get in Touch with your inner Martha Stewart!

ICE CREAM SALES:  Ice Cream sales are sponsored by the 4^th Grade class to fundraise for their 5^th Grade Promotion activities. Sales are after school and last for approximately 20 minutes. Volunteers are needed to sell during the week.

LIBRARY ASSISTANT:  Library Assistant volunteers work with the school librarian in the Media Center during the school day assisting students, completing administrative tasks and helping with activities essential to keeping the library up and running for our Roadrunners. Volunteering in the library is usually done during the school day, but special projects and other tasks can be done after hours at home.  A specific need is for volunteers to help reshelf books during recess Monday-Thursday (10:20-10:40am).

LONG RANGE PLANNING – H&SC :  The Long Range Planning committee meets to brainstorm and discuss direction, new ideas, and programs for the H&SC. They may research or solicit information about activities, programs, and budget items for the general board, reporting their finding at the H&SC meetings. This committee’s volunteers meet as needed, communicate via e-mail, telephone, and schedule open meetings for the Noddin community to participate as appropriate.

MEMBERSHIP:  The H&SC Membership committee coordinates and heads up our annual Home and School Club membership drive. The membership committee also coordinates the printing of the Noddin directory. This year, the Membership drive and the Walkathon are the only two school-wide fundraisers for the H&SC.

NOON TIME ACTIVITIES:  Noon time activities are clubs, activities, and sports organized during the lunch period on specific days with parent volunteers. Examples of activities include, Knitting Club, Running Club, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer or other organized playground games. Volunteers sign up to come at lunch for the activities.

OLYMPIC DAY:  Olympic Day is held at the end of the school year, with each class participating in Olympian events such as obstacles courses, sporting activities, and much more. Volunteers are needed to help plan and run this event.

ROADRUNNER VARIETY SHOW:  The Roadrunner Variety Show is a performance showcasing the talents of our Noddin student body. Students perform two shows – one during school hours and another one in the evening. Volunteers are needed to help coordinate the shows, supervise rehearsals and assist the staff representatives produce the show. Auditions and rehearsals are held after school.

ROOM PARENT:  Room Parents are chosen for each classroom to help coordinate classroom parties, classroom participation in community events (Walkathon, Spring Faire, etc.), Teacher Appreciation week…and much more. Room parents assist in other activities and events throughout the school year as requested by their classroom teacher.

RUNNING CLUB:  The Running Club needs volunteers 12:00-1:00pm to help set up cones, punch lap cards and hand out prizes!  Running Club is twice a week, days to be announced.  Our Fall program runs mid October to Thanksgiving and our Spring program runs mid February to Spring Break.  We welcome volunteers to come out once a week or both days.

SCRIP:  The Noddin paper SCRIP program offers many choices of SCRIP for various stores and businesses. SCRIP is gift certificates which Noddin purchases at a discounted price and sells for the face value. SCRIP is sold at the two SCRIP booths in front of the school or orders can be placed online. Volunteers are needed to help with sales before and after school.

SPIRIT STORE:  The Spirit Store committee orders and sells Noddin spirit items, including Noddin t-shirts, sweatshirts, wristbands, etc. throughout the year. Volunteers are needed to assist in ordering, inventorying and selling spirit items after school, via order forms, and at community events.

SPRING FAIRE:  Spring Faire is the Noddin Annual Community Event with food, games, and activities for the whole family. Classrooms donate items for themed baskets and they are raffled off to the lucky winners during the Spring Faire. Volunteers are needed to chair sub committees and volunteer for shifts the night of the event.

TECNOLOGY:  The Technology committee works with administration, teachers, and the district technology contact to develop and implement the technology plan at Noddin. Volunteers help with a variety of tasks in the classroom and computer lab environment to install, troubleshoot and maintain software and hardware.

WALKATHON:  The annual Noddin Walkathon is the fun fall Community Event and Fundraiser. Students collect pledges either per lap or flat donations. A theme for each year is chosen and the décor, activities and flavor of the event is created around the theme. There are activities for the whole family, food, and lots of walking.  This year, the H&SC Membership drive and the Walkathon will be our only school wide fundraisers…so show that Roadrunner spirit and join us. Volunteers are needed for all committees; decorating, setup, food, and manning the track.  Volunteering can be done before the event in the planning stages or the day of Walkathon.

WELCOME WAGON:  The Welcome Wagon committee welcomes new families to the Noddin community through letters, phone calls, and welcome gifts. Volunteers from this committee send letters, make phone calls, and deliver welcome items to new families.

WORKROOM:  The Workroom committee comes into the school workroom once a week to “tidy up,” organize and generally maintain the workroom for staff, teachers and volunteers.  This committee also checks the front office for H&SC mail or other correspondence and sorts it into the appropriate H&SC mail slots in the workroom.  This job can be done during school hours, right after school, or scheduled before the school day begins.