Montvale PTO Committees

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This committee runs the annual picnic for the 4th grade students.   Roles that parents can volunteer for include games, hospitality and t-shirts.

This committee is made up of 7th grade parents who will chaperone this year's 8th Grade Dance in June 2012. This is a great opportunity for the 7th Grade Parents to see what the dance is about and to get ideas for the dance for their own children for next year.

Celebration to mark the end of the 8th graders time at Fieldstone Middle School.

8th Graders from Montvale and Woodcliff lake meet and greet

This committee needs volunteers to staff sign-in tables and hand out literature at both schools during the open house days held in November. Usually, one or two hours are all that is needed.

This committee needs volunteers to staff sign-in tables and hand out literature at Memorial School during it's open house day in November. Usually one or two hours are all that is needed.

Donated baked goods are sold at Back to School Night (2 nights at Fieldstone). This has been a successful PTO fundraiser and tradition for many years. Please volunteer to help price and/or sell these delicious goodies (a flyer will be coming home soon to request baked goods). Volunteers are also needed to make phone calls so this is a great committee to get involved in if you work full-time!

Donated baked goods are sold at Back-To-School Nights (2 nights at Memorial). This has been a successful PTO fundraiser and tradition for many years. Please volunteer to help price and/or sell these delicious goodies (a flyer will be coming home soon to request baked goods). Volunteers are also needed to make phone calls so this is a great committee to get involved with if you work full-time!

Your help is needed to sell books and related items to students at Memorial School. One or two hour shifts are usually scheduled.

Volunteers provide supervision of Memorial School students at dismissal time (a parking space is provided!!!). Usually one week per school year is all that is required. This is a great committee for those parents with younger children.

The PTO sponsors various drives throughout the year to help those in need. Shoes, coats, and toys are collected and donated to local charities. Your help is needed with organizing these drives. This is a great service to the community and a wonderful lesson of giving for our children.

New in 2011-12: David's Cookie Dough Fundraiser. Volunteers are needed to help coordinate order forms and to distribute merchandise on scheduled pick-up dates.

This committee helps select educational programs to be brought into our schools for the benefit of our students. Volunteers are needed to assist in planning the PTO-funded assemblies, author visits and workshops. Investigate and evaluate new alternatives for programs that fit within our budget and enhance our curriculum.

This committee helps select educational programs to be brought into our schools for the benefit of our students. Volunteers are needed to assist in planning PTO-funded assemblies, author visits and workshops. Investigate and evaluate new alternatives for programs that fit within our budget and enhance our curriculum.

This is a great opportunity for parents and school staff to enjoy a fun night out together during the school year. Good music, food, beverages, and time spent with friends are the highlights of this popular event. Volunteers are needed to help with event coordination, set-up, and welcoming committee for the event. See the event flyer at: Montvalepto.com > More Info > Flyers > Fall Social.

Fieldstone Fridays provide a safe and fun environment for middle school students to meet socially in the evening. Volunteers are needed to help supervise these evenings.

During the school year, school families collect “Box Tops for Education” from certain General Mills products. Volunteers will help collect the Box Tops from the schools and submit them for reimbursement.

Students buy holiday gifts for family and friends at a low price. Volunteers are needed to help children select gifts. Your help is also needed in setting up and taking down the inventory.

Students buy holiday gifts for family and friends at a low price. Volunteers are needed to help children select gifts. Your help is also needed in setting up and taking down the inventory.

The PTO will be serving bagels and subs Fridays. Your help is needed serving during the school lunch periods. Volunteers will be needed for an approximate 3-hour shift.

Help serve bagels and subs for the PTO - Two hour shift.

The PTO will be serving pizza on Mondays. Your help is needed serving during the school lunch periods. Volunteers will be needed for an approximate 3-hour shift.

The PTO will be serving pizza on Mondays. Your help is needed serving during the school lunch periods. Volunteers will be needed for an approximate 3-hour shift.

Fun, games and make-your-own sundaes! A great night out for the whole family. Volunteers are needed to help collect ice cream order forms and set up and serve on the night of the social.

Volunteers are needed to cook for and/or help run the "food court" at International Day. After students learn about a variety of countries in the classroom, they are invited to sample foods from many countries around the world. Your help is needed to cook, set up, serve, and/or clean up. International Day is always a hit with the kids and they truly look forward to it year after year!

Help support your childrens' library and volunteer to sort, organize, and put away books during the school day. All shifts are needed.

This committee organizes, prints and distributes our wonderful PTO Phone Directory.

This committee organizes, prints and distributes our wonderful PTO Phone Directory.

Help publicize the great work that the PTO and the students and teachers of MS and FMS are doing. Volunteers are needed to take pictures at PTO and school- sponsored events, and submit to community publications.

Help organize local shopping days to benefit the PTO.  Percentage of sales are donated to pTO.

Committee volunteers help prepare and serve a festive lunch for teachers and staff at Memorial School. It is a way to thank all of our teachers for their hard work during the school year. Please consider volunteering.

Volunteers are needed to help sort through order forms and to distribute merchandise on scheduled pick-up dates.

For information on the PTO Lunch Programs, please see the "More Info" tab, "PTO School Lunch Programs".

The New Jersey Energy Choice Program lets you choose a third-party energy supplier for cheaper electricity. Choose Viridian Energy: save $, use greener electricity, and the Montvale PTO will receive at least $2 every month for each customer that signs up through Montvale PTO. Switching is free: no contracts, no fees, no risk, no change in service--your utility company still provides billing and service. It takes 3 minutes to sign up at their website.  To read more see the flyer under our More Info tab.

Got a vacation house at the NJ shore? Consider signing it up for Viridian too!

Where does the PTO spend its money? Through your volunteering and fundraising, in 2010-11, the PTO sponsored $25,000 worth of Curriculum Enhancement programs at MS & FMS, granted over $15,000 worth of "wish list" items to the staff of MS & FMS, and contributed $20,000 to fund wireless internet access, which--along with a similar donation from the MEF--will allow installation to occur at both schools this summer in time for the 2011-12 school year! Our children benefit directly from your contributions to the PTO - thank you!!

Wednesday PTO Meetings:

This year, we're trying something new...fewer meetings! Our abbreviated schedule for public meetings for 2011-12 is:

Sept 7, Memorial-MPR, 8:45am - Newcomers Tea followed by first PTO Meeting

Oct 5, Fieldstone-IMC, 7:30pm

Dec 7, Memorial-MPR, 9:00am

Feb 1, Fieldstone-IMC 7:30pm

April 11, Memorial-MPR 9:00am

June 6, Fieldstone-IMC 7:30pm

Let us know how you feel about this...we can always add more!