Planning for 2008-2009

As the school year draws to a close, we are starting to make plans for next year, and the continued success of Parent Council – and we need some help! Thanks to those who have already stepped up to help with an event, including Ann Becker (Fall Festival), Jan Kelly (6th Grade Graduation), Cathy Cullen (6th grade representative), Gloria McCann (5th grade representative), Catalina Arrubla (4th grade representative), Diane Caraker (3rd grade representative), Morgan Lord (2nd grade representative), and Amy Rose (1st grade representative). We also welcome Navneet Marwaha as a Vice President. And it’s not too late for YOU to volunteer - we still need parents to coordinate the Family Fair (September event), Holiday Gift Wrap Sales (fall event), Election Day Bake Sale (November event), the Beach Party (winter event), and Celebrate With a Book (year round). We also are looking for co-chairs for Savings Makes Sense (year-round) and the Book Fair (timing to be determined!). Please contact Catherine Sanderson (casanderson@amherst.edu, 256-4977) if you have any questions about what a particular position involves. Chairing an event is not as much work as you might believe (truly!) and is a lot of fun (really!). We could also use room parents (although we can’t assign room parents to classes until the fall when classes are set, it is VERY helpful to have a list of willing parents so that these matches can be made quickly in August).