2023-24 Upcoming Events/ Volunteer Needs
Please be aware that an updated CORI needs to be filed every year in order to volunteer at ANY school function. These can take a week or two to process, so be sure to submit your application soon if you haven't already. You can pick up a form at the office, or print one here to fill out and return to the South School office (Mrs. Fitzgerald).
PTO Monthly Meetings (Monthly)
Sharking! (Fall & Spring)
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Textile Donation Bin (Ongoing)
Spirit Wear (October & Spring)
Administrative Professionals Day (4/24/24)
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Teacher Appreciation Week (5/6-5/10/24)
Boston Red Sox
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PTO Website
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PTO Facebook Page
Providence Bruins
Book Fair (Fall & Spring)
Events Committee (Halloween Dance, Spring Dance, Bingo Night)
School Store Team
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Holiday Store
Holiday Teacher Breakfast
Boston Celtics
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Dining for Dollars (Periodically)
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Pumpkin Patch (October)
Click on any of the below links for more information:
Pumpkin Patch Event Details
Volunteers Needed
Bake Sale Volunteers Needed
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Trunk or Treat with Dawe School (October)
Pot of Gold Challenge
Fun Run (April)
Please Note:
*If you would like to volunteer, please complete a CORI and submit (with a copy of your license) to Mrs. Fitzgerald, at least a week before the event date.
*Field Trip volunteers require a CORI & Fingerprinting.
- 1st Wednesday of every month at 7pm.
- In person in the school cafeteria.
- Masks are optional.
- Babysitter provided.
- All are welcome!
- Questions? [email protected]
Sharking! (Fall & Spring)
- Volunteer chair collects $25 fee from family and elected volunteers "Shark" the desired family's front yard with South School SHARK decorations! The kids LOVE getting SHARKED!
- Seasonal/weather permitting (Can't do when ground is frozen!)
- Interested in SHARKING? Volunteering? Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
- Interested in SHARKING? Volunteering? Questions?
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Textile Donation Bin (Ongoing)
- Stay tuned for our April Spring Cleaning Event!
- Donate a variety of accepted footwear, clothing, accessories & linens.
- Monthly pick-ups generate revenue for the school, provide a convenient place to donate & maintain an environmentally friendly community, by keeping unwanted textiles out of landfills.
- Nearly 100% of donated textiles are able to be reused, repurposed & recycled.
- Questions?
Spirit Wear (October & Spring)
- We'll be back with Fall Spirit Wear at the start of the 2022-23 school year!
- Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
Administrative Professionals Day (4/24/24)
- 1 volunteer needed to coordinate admin gift for Mrs. Fitzgerald, from the PTO.
- Questions?
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Teacher Appreciation Week (5/6-5/10/24)
- Volunteer chair coordinates teacher appreciation week with other parents & coordinate events for the teachers.
- Interested in volunteering? Questions?
- Lori Jacques > [email protected]
- Lori Jacques > [email protected]
- Interested in volunteering? Questions?
Boston Red Sox
- Volunteers coordinate with the Boston Red Sox to schedule a game day for the South School families, print flyers for students to bring home & collects ticket money.
- Flyers will be distributed a month prior.
- Questions?
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PTO Website
- Volunteers manage the design and content of the PTO Website.
- Questions?
- Melanie DiBiasio > [email protected]
- Allison Reddington > AllieReddington@gmail.com
- Questions?
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PTO Facebook Page
- Volunteers manage the content & posts for the PTO Facebook page.
- Questions?
- Melanie DiBiasio > [email protected]
- Questions?
Providence Bruins
- Volunteer coordinates with the Providence Bruins to schedule a game day for the South School families, prints flyers for students to bring home & collects ticket money.
- Questions?
Book Fair (Fall & Spring)
- Volunteer chair organizes a book fair through Scholastic Books.
- 4 EXTRA Volunteers are still needed for SPRING DATES for set up, helping students with book selection & collecting money.
- Interested in volunteering? Questions?
- Tiffany White > [email protected]
- Interested in volunteering? Questions?
- Want to learn more about Scholastic Books?
- Please visit: http://www.scholastic.com/home/
Events Committee (Halloween Dance, Spring Dance, Bingo Night)
- 2 Volunteer chairs needed to restart events for the 2022-23 school year
- Questions?
- Contact: [email protected]
School Store Team
- 2 Volunteer chairs organize the event & help students with the purchase of school items at the school store.
- Additional volunteers are needed, on an "all call" basis.
- Questions?
- Contact: [email protected]
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Holiday Store
- 20 Volunteers are needed for set up and helping students with purchases and collecting money.
- No dates are set at this time, due to COVID restrictions.
- Questions?
Holiday Teacher Breakfast
- Volunteers coordinate & execute a special breakfast for the South School teachers.
Boston Celtics
- Volunteer coordinates with the Boston Celtics to schedule a game day for the South School Families, prints flyers to bring home to students & collects ticket money.
- Questions?
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Dining for Dollars (Periodically)
- Fall dates TBD
- Volunteer works with local restaurants to establish dates when families can dine & a portion of the proceeds are donated to the school PTO. Volunteer also creates flyers to send home with students.
- Questions?
- Melissa Lynch > [email protected]
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Pumpkin Patch (October)
- 60 Volunteers are needed to help organize the event and volunteer the day of the event. (Game Room, Prizes, Raffles/Silent Auctions, Cake Walk, Face Painting, etc.)
- Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
Click on any of the below links for more information:
Pumpkin Patch Event Details
Volunteers Needed
Bake Sale Volunteers Needed
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Trunk or Treat with Dawe School (October)
- Volunteers needed to help distribute flyers, organize candy donations & set up table at event
- Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
- Questions?
Pot of Gold Challenge
- Coin dump for STEM!
- Send in your loose change!
- The classrooms will compete to see who brings in the most, but the whole school wins!
- Volunteer makes & distributes informational flyer to families.
- Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
- Questions?
Fun Run (April)
- Our biggest school fundraiser of the year!
- Fundraising chair works with Boosterthon to organize event.
- Volunteers are needed to help the day of the event to help facilitate the event (in 2 waves) & week prior to give out prizes to students for fundraising goals they meet.
- Questions?
- Allison Reddington > [email protected]
- Questions?
Please Note:
*If you would like to volunteer, please complete a CORI and submit (with a copy of your license) to Mrs. Fitzgerald, at least a week before the event date.
*Field Trip volunteers require a CORI & Fingerprinting.