The mission of the Art Docent Program is for parents and community volunteers to introduce a selection of art history and art materials to the school so that we might enhance the children’s fine arts experience in the classroom. This is a program that requires an appreciation for art and a commitment to work in the classroom on a semi-regular basis. The completely scripted teaching guide and art materials will be provided. Just bring your paintbrush and enthusiasm!

BackPack News

Chair: Erika Phillips, Kim Mehlman

Stuffing the Backpack News envelopes is an easy way to help the school. Please join us in the Family Center, Room 3, every Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm to collate materials, and Tuesday mornings after drop off, to stuff and deliver envelopes. The more volunteers we have, the less time this takes (typically 15-30 minutes).

Book Clubs

Chair: Marla Vaughn

Each classroom needs one parent to coordinate the Book Club. Book Clubs meet once a month (at Barnes and Noble, at the Nest outside of the Lanai Library, the Family Center, or at someone’s house). They can be held during lunch or after school. The Book Club facilitator determines all details individually. Paperwork will be provided to help the parent start up the Book Club program. Low time commitment required to send out an initial meeting notice followed by another notice each month. The book club itself usually meets for one hour. This is a very easy and fun program.

Book Swap

Chair: Caitlin McIntosh

Every two months HOST a “book swap” at school, in which the students bring one book in good condition and swap for another book that another child has brought. This is a great way for the children to enhance their libraries at home, without purchasing new books. We are planning on having book swap every two months at pick up time (2:40 to 3:10pm) for 3 days in a row.

Campus Beautification

Chair: Kat Landers, CO-CHAIR NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to help keep our campus beautiful. There are 10-15 minute watering jobs near or around your child's classroom, (frequency depends on the weather). There is 1 SPARKLE DAY - this year it's March 29th (9am -2pm). This day involves planting flowers, plant trimming, garbage collecting, bench scrubbing...and general sparkling. It's a family event where the kids really participate and take pride in their school. Other beautification projects may be scheduled throughout the year- all ideas are welcomed!

Family Game Night

Chair: Chair Needed, Co-Chair Needed

Game Night is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2009. This fun filled evening involves Lanai families coming together to join in a variety of educational games (math, reading, spelling, etc). A pot luck meal/snacks are served, with contributions from volunteers and participants. Volunteers are needed to help promote the evening, set up, clean up, and coordinate the games.

Gift Wrapping Drive

Chair: Kristie Norman, Jennifer Goosenberg

This is a great fundraiser for holiday and everyday gift-wrap. Volunteers are needed to help count money, distribute prizes for items sold, and distribute boxes with gift-wrap orders.

Graduation

Chair: Liz Scott, CO-CHAIR NEEDED

Volunteers are involved in coordinating all 5^th grade graduation activities. They will assist in the planning and implementation of the special events for our graduating Class of 2009. These volunteer positions are reserved for 5^th grade parents only.

Grant Seeking

Chair: Lynn Alvarez

This committee will be a vital part of our campaign to stave off potential LAUSD budget cuts and loss of funding. Background in grant writing is helpful but not necessary. Concentration will be placed on researching potential grant sources to fund our many programs. Ability to conduct internet searches is essential. This committee will work closely with school staff, administration, and PTA Curriculum Enhancement Chair. Time commitment: 2-5 hours per month including quarterly committee meetings. Majority of work done at home.

Health is Important Program (HIP)

Chair: Judith Garvin Bickel, Jennifer Goosenberg, Stacy Steinberg

Healthier food choices and nutrition education are the hallmark of Lanai’s Health is Important (HIP) Program. We are seeking volunteers to help out with one or more of the following projects:

o Assist at the student self-serve salad bar Wednesdays from 11:30 am – 12:15 pm. This can be done as your availability allows – from one time to every Wednesday!

o 4Organize, promote and serve “Harvest of the Month” fresh produce and healthy-recipe taste tests to all students, requiring 1.5 hours of time per month.

o Work with LAUSD and state representatives to monitor and support school nutrition-related legislation

o Link with local farmers’ markets and Lanai’s school garden

o In conjunction with corporate sponsorship and grant writing committees, seek out health or fitness related sponsorship and grant opportunities for HIP

Please don’t hesitate to sign up even if you simply wish to stay informed of HIP activities and relevant information via e-mail.

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Homework Club

Chair: CHAIR NEEDED, CO-CHAIR NEEDED

We are seeking strong leaders to plan a Monday through Thursday homework club that would meet for one hour of supervised homework time (2:45 pm – 3:45 pm M, W, Th, and 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm on Tuesdays). This would be a great time for students to complete their homework in a quiet, focused setting, with some adult supervision as needed, before they continue onto the yard or other after school activities. This is an excellent resource for working parents, or parents of busy children, in order for their children to complete their homework before other commitments begin. (This would NOT replace the E3 enrichment program). Approximately 15-20 volunteers will be needed to staff homework club one day per week, every other week (or other schedule to be determined).

"Lanai Guys": Dads Involved at Lanai

Chair: CHAIR NEEDED, CO-CHAIR NEEDED

Lanai Road PTA would love to see our kids’ dads (or other father figure) take a larger role on campus. Get involved planning a father/child event (bowling night, bagel breakfast, picnic, or movie/pizza night), welcome newer dads to the campus, and be a strong presence in your child’s education. Find out how you can bring your unique “Dad” perspective to campus, and make a huge impact on your child’s education and development.

Lanai Leader Newsletter

Editor: Susan Bernardo

This year, we want to bring The Lanai Leader to new heights! We will be brainstorming ways to make the school newspaper more current and more eco-friendly, by integrating with Lanai’s web page. We also want to reach out for more student involvement. If you’d like to be involved with the paper as we move in this new direction, please sign up! There are opportunities to write, interview, enlist students, take photos, solicit advertising, and learn layout. We will have an editorial meeting in September to get the presses rolling!

Lanai Road 50th Anniversary Committee

Chair: Dina Lipton

Committee members will work together with Administration and PTA Executive Board to develop and implement plans to celebrate Lanai’s 50^th Anniversary year. Responsibilities will include planning, organizing and staffing all events for the year long celebration. Events include: “Decades Day”, Trivia Fridays, Alumni School Tour, Time Capsule Burying, Lanai Night at Dodger Stadium, NASA Assembly, and more!

Lanai 4th Annual Talent Show

Chair: Chera Marks

Come Participate in this very fun event!! Volunteers will be needed to help with stage managing, rehearsals, hair, make-up, signs & banners, tickets, bake sale and more. This event will take place in early Spring, 2009. More information to follow soon.

Lanai's Rummage Sale

Chair: Farnaz Simantob

Assistance is needed with school and community advertisements for item collection and the off-campus sale itself, as well as set-up and clean-up.

Lanai Spooktacular Publicity

Chair: Linda Wolk

The Publicity Committee of the Lanai Spooktacular is looking for volunteers to help publicize the carnival in a variety of ways:

· 20 People who live in high-traffic areas, who are willing to put a lawn sign at their house.

Two people to hang 5 banners at pre-determined locations around town during the week of October 6th. Takes 1-2 hours total.
10 people to distribute carnival flyers to retail locations during the week of October 6^th. Time commitment is 1-2 hours.

Laps-4-Lanai

Chairs: Lori Covell, Stacy Steinberg, Heidi Azera

A student motivated spring fundraiser in coordination with the PE coach, that is held in the schoolyard. Students raise pledge money and complete their designated Laps during the event, which takes place over three days - May 27, 27, and 29, 2009, during school hours. Volunteers are needed for the 3 day event to assist with organizing classroom t-shirts, hand out medals, water and snacks, and to cheer the kids on!

Library/Literacy General Committee

Chairs: Miki Cohen

Join our team! Our library is growing and we need your help. Assist the Librarian, Lizette Saenz , with shelving, bar coding books, and selection of new books. Help coordinate library programs, such as the Book and Shelf Plate Program, the Book Drive, and Patrons of the Library.

Library Shelving

Chairs: Miki Cohen

The easiest way for us to help our school librarian is to…….SHELF BOOKS! And this is very easy to do! Take one half hour to one hour per week to shelf books. Best times are M, W, Th, F, from 2:00 pm to 2:40 pm, and Tuesdays (anytime throughout the day). Please indicate your preference for day and time to assist each week, below.

Miscellaneous

Chairs: Stacy Steinberg, Linda Wolk

Forgot your calendar? Can’t think so far ahead? Want to help anyway? Don’t feel left out, just contact the volunteer coordinators and someone will call you closer to each event that needs more volunteers.

Open House

Chairs: Heidi Azera, Lori Covell

Open House takes place on April 21, 2009, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up, serving food, and clean up for this event.

Parent Buddy Program

Chairs: Agodi Alagbe, Petra Anderson, Michelle Weisman, Amy Zacky

CHAIRS NEEDED FOR SPRING 2009

When you were a new parent, didn’t you wish you had an experienced “old timer” parent to guide you and your family through your first few weeks at Lanai? Well, here’s your chance to be that parent to a new family next September. You’ll be assigned a group of parents (in the grade level your child will complete this year), to whom you’ll be a mentor through the first few weeks of the school year. Your role as support person and general “hand holder” to your adopted families during this somewhat confusing time will be invaluable to them and to your school. Time commitment: a sincere effort to attend as many PTA/FOLB meetings this year so you can stay informed about Lanai and be a truly useful resource for your new families come September. The majority of time will be spent in the month of September (usually until Back to School Night) interfacing with your families.

PTA Membership

Chairs: Cathy Walsh CO-CHAIR NEEDED

Membership co-chair needed to help distribute membership cards and track membership totals. Work done at home, with minimal time commitment.

Purchase Power

Chair: Veronica Kon

PURCHASE POWER involves organizing, promoting, and expanding our programs with retail partners who give a percentage of their sales back to our school (i.e. Ralphs, Target, Office Depot). Help is needed in researching potential retailers, recruiting families to sign up, and maintaining databases. Easy work to do at home at night!

Reflections Program

Chair: Cheryl Patterson CO-CHAIR NEEDED

A National PTA Arts Program that encourages students to create and submit works of art around a theme in six areas: literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts (drawing, painting, print making and collage), dance choreography, and film (video). This year the theme for the program is “WOW”. Volunteers are needed in November 2008 to help set-up display of student artwork submissions. Volunteers are needed to help coordinate the evening awards reception on November 20, 2008, that acknowledges finalists who go on to the district level. Activities include designing invitations for awards reception (work done at home), helping to provide food for the reception (funds are provided), hosting school judges and judging contest submission in late November.

Room Parents

Chair: Liz Scott, Marla Vaughn

Room parents support the classroom and teacher in a variety of ways: collecting and tracking classroom funds from parents for classroom spending, communicating with the teacher and parents regarding field trips and class parties, coordinating morning drop off schedule for parents, organizing classroom volunteers as requested by the teacher, attending monthly PTA meetings, and more.

Scholastic Book Fair

Chair: Frida Aghaee

The Book Fair takes place at Lanai during school hours and after school until 4:00 p.m., from December 1st through December 5th. Tasks include working with Scholastic and setting up and maintaining the fair on campus.

Science Days

Chair: Miki Chase

Three times this year (November, February and April), we will have a “Science Day” during recess and/or lunch times, in which the children will participate in a science experiment. We need people to assist with set up and clean up, and to help the children during recess (9:45 am – 10:30 am), and lunch (11:30 am – 12:45 pm). More information on specific scheduling will be available from committee chair.

Spirit Wear

Chair: Alex Wald

Spirit Wear is the sale of clothing, backpacks, etc. with the Lanai logo. Volunteers are needed throughout the school year for the following duties: taking of inventory, filling orders, delivering orders, and inventory reduction sales.

Spring Gala: Silent Auction Committee

Chair: Nancy Abrams, Farnaz Simantob

This is Lanai’s big Spring fundraiser. This dinner takes place on Saturday evening March 7, 2009. Help is needed with the coordination of auction items and after school Pick-A-Ticket auction sales on February 23, 2009 and the week of March 2^nd – 6^th, 2009.

Spring Gala: Party Planning

Chair: Nancy Abrams, Farnaz Simantob

This is Lanai’s big Spring fundraiser. This dinner takes place on Saturday evening March 7, 2009. Help is needed with the party planning, promotion and implementation. Assistance is also required with set up and clean up, prior to and after the event.

Staff Appreciation

Chair: Lori Enzer, Nikole Amateau

Every Tuesday between September and June, we need volunteers to provide healthy snacks and drinks for the Lanai teacher and staff weekly meetings (approximately 30 people). Suggestions include:

Snacks - fruit salad, vegetables and dip, cheese & crackers, finger sandwiches, mini bagels, cookies and chips

Drinks – small bottles of water, juices and sodas

Please plan to provide napkins, cups, plates and utensils for the snacks - serving platters are not necessary. Bring the snacks to the office by 1:00pm on your assigned Tuesday. Mark all items for “Lori Enzer – teacher/staff snack”, and we will take care of all set-up. A card will be placed on the table to acknowledge your donation. We will call and remind you the Sunday prior to your snack day. If you would like to schedule a date, please contact the committee chairs.

Team Green
Recycling Program

Chair: Robbie Solomon

TEAM Green is responsible for environmental efforts at the school surrounding the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Current waste reduction efforts include a focus on trash-free lunches and taking only what you will eat. Currently, recycling efforts include CRV plastic bottles and aluminum cans, cell phones and toner cartridges. In addition, the school participates in the Joint City – LAUSD Blue Bin Recycling Program and recycles approximately 1000 gallons of paper per month. Volunteers are needed to sustain and grow these (and additional) programs.

Team Lanai Cares (TLC)
Community Service Program

Chairs: Lori Covell, Co-Chair Needed

TLC is a student community service program as a joint project of the PTA and Lanai Student Council. Volunteers are needed to coordinate student participation in seasonal projects (for example, last year’s included a Halloween Costume Drive and care packages for homeless children). Time commitment is limited and there are very few meetings. Help our kids learn the importance of giving back to the community!

"The Hut": Lanai's Weekly Snack & Supply Shack

Chairs: Juliet Felton, Allisa Daquino

Volunteers needed every Friday, from 1:45 to 3:30 to set up, sell items, and clean up Lanai’s weekly snack and supply sales stand. The Hut opens for business at the end of the school day on Fridays, and sells school supplies, snacks, water, popsicles and other goodies. Approximately four volunteers are needed each week. It’s a great way to get involved and see the happy smiling faces on the children, as they walk away with an after school treat!

Traffic and Safety

Chairs: TBD, Julia Brill

Traffic monitors for our morning drop off program are provided by volunteers through a classroom rotation. Your room parent will contact you when it is your classroom’s week. However, extra volunteers are always needed. If you can’t come for drop off, you can help by contacting room parents by phone to remind them of their upcoming week. If you have any Traffic and School Safety interests, please sign up. Remember, Safety First!!

* Morning drop off is from 7:45 am – 8:25 am.

Volunteer Committee

Chair: Stacy Steinberg, Linda Wolk

The school cannot function without its volunteers!!! The Volunteer Committee works to ensure the various committees have the required help they need. Tasks include setting up for sign-up days, coordinating volunteers for all major school events, communicating with committee chairs, copying flyers for Backpack News, and maintaining a database of off-campus volunteer hours.

Yearbook/Historian

Chair: Neda Motamedi

Volunteers needed throughout the year to help with picture taking at school events and help assemble pages for the student year book.