Wanamassa
Elementary
School
Collaboration, Commitment, Diversity, Respect, Accountability
info@wanamassapta.org
Collaboration, Commitment, Diversity, Respect, Accountability
info@wanamassapta.org
Committees
Take a look at our committees and see if any pique your interest. If so, contact info@wanamassapta.org. Another set of hands is always welcome!
Art Show
Our children’s artwork is displayed throughout the school for a one-night gallery exhibition. Help is needed in organizing the artwork and hanging it on the walls.
Beautification
Plant flowers and decorate the front of the school.
Bingo Night
Help is needed for set up, clean up, and number checkers at this family fun night.
Book Fair
Your help is needed to assist children in making book purchases and collect money from sales.
Box Tops
Box Tops are collected, cut, and prepared for redemption.
Bulletin Board
Decorate bulletin board seasonally in main hallway of the school.
Casino Night
Join us for an evening of friends, food, friendly gambling, and fabulous prizes! A number of tasks with a variety of time commitments are required for our biggest fundraiser of the year. We need your talent!
Chorus Program
Assist the music teacher and students with before school practices and the night of the concert.
Class Parent
Assist teacher and coordinate with other class helpers for class parties. Act as a liaison between PTA committee chairs and other parents in your class in support of various programs. Attendance at monthly PTA meetings strongly encouraged.
Daughter Social
Help plan, organize, set up, and clean up for this fun event.
Fundraising
We host several fundraisers throughout the year that require volunteers. Have a suggestion for a fundraiser? We'd love to hear about it.
Hospitality - Events
The PTA sponsors many events at which baked goods may be purchased or consumed. These events include the Teachers Tea, Bingo Night, the Talent & Variety Show, Teachers’ Appreciation week and Picnic Day. Many bakers and helpers are needed all year round. You need only to contribute when you are able.
Hospitality - Teachers
The PTA sponsors many events at which baked goods are provided. These events include the Teachers Tea, Teachers’ Appreciation week and monthly staff meetings. Many bakers and helpers are needed all year round. You need only to contribute when you are able.
Media
Update content and manage PTA website, twitter, facebook, and Instagram.
Membership
Organize and run membership drives. Register new members.
Parent/Teacher Basketball Game
Help is needed with set up/clean up for the pizza dinner we have preceding the game. We also have a pep squad of students who cheer their favorite team on!
Picnic Day
Help is needed to provide an end of year picnic for students during Field Day in June.
Project CARE
The Committee works to help the children become aware of our community, its people and their needs. Each grade has their own special project. Some of our community projects have involved us with Interfaith Neighbors, SPCA, Make a Wish Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House. Volunteers are needed all year round for this very busy and worthwhile committee.
Read-a-Thon
Organize and maintain records for our annual reading activity. Volunteers are needed for recording times for each class.
Runamassa Fun Run
Help organize and set up on the day of the event. Committee members will be able to run in the event.
School Store
The School Store is open three times a year from 12 noon until 1 o’clock. Volunteers are needed to work the store and assist the children with their purchases.
Son Plus One
Help organize, set-up, and clean up for this fun event.
Talent & Variety Show
This big show takes place at the high school. Many hands are needed to plan and produce the many aspects of this show. Volunteers are needed for practices, rehearsals, the program, ticketing, and show night.
Twirlers
Wanamassa twirlers (3rd & 4th graders) demonstrate their talents at various events such as Parent/Teacher basketball game, end of the year awards ceremony, etc.
Yearbook
This committee works all year long taking pictures at events for the annually published Yearbook. Photographs are gathered and organized and the layout of the pages and their content are worked on in February and March.
4th Grade celebration
Organize a June celebration for the 4th graders as they leave for the Intermediate School.
We need many volunteers for this big event!

Want to help but not sure how?
Join a committee!
