It's not to late to join the SAA
Elementary School Choir! The Beginning Choir (1-2 grades) will now be
meeting after school on Fridays from 1:00-1:45 on the elementary school stage
instead of during music time in the classroom. Concert Choir (3-6 grades)
will also meet after school on Friday's from 1:00-1:45 in the elementary school
gym. Please fill out a concert choir form found on the school website or
at the volunteer desks and return it along with the choir dues (10 dollars per
child, please make checks to SAA POEC) and turn them in on Friday during choir.
Rehearsals will be every Friday that school is in session.
Performances are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16th and Thursday, Nov.
17th in the SAA elementary school gym beginning at 7pm (Tickets are 3
dollars per seat), with a dress rehearsal scheduled on Monday, Nov. 14th from
3:30-4:30. Please contact Deanna Gardner at d2_gardner@msn.com for more information.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Choir
1st and 2nd grade choir begins this Friday!
We are so lucky to have two parent volunteers who at the
last minute are
willing to step up and provide an after school choir for
1st and 2nd graders
like we have had in the past. Beginning choir (1st and 2nd grades) will
start this Friday after school on the SAA Elementary
School Stage from
1:00-1:45 and will participate in the SAA Elementary
School Choir Concerts
on November 15th and 16th. Any 1st and 2nd grader may participate in
this
choir. Please send
the Concert Choir form (found on the school website) and
the 10 dollar participation fee (make checks to SAA POEC)
with your child to
choir this Friday.
We are still looking for some parents willing to come in
and help with crowd
control on Fridays. This is a great way to get volunteer
hours. Please note
that siblings or carpool children not participating in
the choir are not
aloud to stay after school. Also, please pick up your children on time so
those that are volunteering can go home and be with their
families. For
further questions please contact Deanna Gardner at
Just a reminder.....Concert Choir (3-6 grade) and
audition choir will both
meet in the elementary School gym from 1:00-1:45. Please turn in forms and
participation dues (Concert Choir 10$ and Audition Choir
20$) this Friday at
rehearsal.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
SAA Volunteer Opportunities
Click here to view printable document.
This information can also be found under Volunteer Pages at top of blog.
I am new to
HelpCounter or I forgot how to access my account?
Updating your information using Volunteer Home Access
How do I enter my volunteer hours?
How do I volunteer?
How do I know how many hours I have volunteered?
On the first day of each month HelpCounter will email you your total hours to date.
How do I link 2 family members together so both of our time will go to our 30 hour requirement?
Email saavolunteers@hotmail.com with both names and email addresses to be linked together.
This information can also be found under Volunteer Pages at top of blog.
SAA 2010-2011 Volunteer Opportunities
The success of our school depends on YOU. How do you plan to fulfill YOUR commitment?
The success of our school depends on YOU. How do you plan to fulfill YOUR commitment?
PLEASE NOTE:
All
events are subject to cancellation or adjustment based on sufficient volunteers
and /or students interest.
Student Events – Chair
needed
Traffic volunteers (all year)—morning or afternoon shifts helping to direct traffic in school parking lot.
Elementary After School Choir Volunteer—(Aug-Dec) attends rehearsals as scheduled and helps as necessary: set up, decorating and assisting with children.
Red Ribbon/Spirit Week Coordinator—(Oct 24-28) plan daily activities and contest.
Elementary Year book Volunteer—(all year) assist coordinator to create a great keepsake for the students.
Art Contest Coordinator—(Jan-Mar) organize Art Contest.
Art Contest Volunteer—help with art contest.
Fundraising - Tricia Roundy
Spirit Store (last week of each month)
assist in set up and sales of Spirit store.
Clothing Exchange Volunteer—(Nov & Summer ‘12) assist coordinator with set up, sale, or clean up.
5K volunteer—(Apr/May) assist in planning, assemble registration packets, support during race, or clean up.
Appreciation Events - Kim Gill
Teacher Appreciation Week Coordinator—(Apr 30-May 4) Plan activities to celebrate our teachers.
Appreciation Volunteer—(all year) help chair with monthly and end of year volunteer rewards.
Teacher & Admin Support -
Volunteers Chair—(all year) Maintain HelpCounter software program. Most hours will be completed from home.
Volunteers as needed—(all year)
assist with school events and testing i.e. dibels, vision screening, veteran’s assembly, or school pictures.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Lunches—(Oct 5-6, Feb 15-16, May 3-4 and Christmas luncheon Dec 16)
Prepare lunches, set-up, and clean up during each PTC.
Classroom Support - Meranda Waters
Please sign up for all classroom volunteers opportunities with your child’s class captain.
Communications - Tracy Silva
SAA Directory—(Fall)
compile directory of SAA families.
Advertising Chair—(all year)
organize volunteers to create signs for events.
Advertising Committee—(all year)
create signs for school events.
Academic Enhancements - BJ Albrecht
Science Fair Committee (Feb-Mar) assist coordinator with set up, judging, or clean up. training available.
Spelling Bee Volunteer—(Nov)
Geography Bee Volunteer—(Nov)
Students Awards Volunteer— (Aug-Sept) assist coordinator with contacting businesses and picking up awards.
Scholastic Book Fair Volunteer—(Oct 17-21) assist in set up, dales, and take down of book fair.
Barnes and Noble Book Fair Volunteer—(Dec 9) assist in various stations at B&N during our school event.
Pillows, Pj’s, and Pancakes Volunteer—(Jan/Feb) assist in various stations at the school during this event.
Junior High Student Activities - Demitra Brooks
Yearbook Committee for Jr. High—(spring) assist students to create junior high yearbook.
Jr. High Stomps/Chaperones & Decoration Committee (Dates TBA)
Spirit Week—(Oct 24-28) help with lunchtime contest and activities.
9th Grade Reality Town—(spring) help with set up, clean up, and running of stations.
Traffic volunteers (all year)—morning or afternoon shifts helping to direct traffic in school parking lot.
Elementary After School Choir Volunteer—(Aug-Dec) attends rehearsals as scheduled and helps as necessary: set up, decorating and assisting with children.
Red Ribbon/Spirit Week Coordinator—(Oct 24-28) plan daily activities and contest.
Elementary Year book Volunteer—(all year) assist coordinator to create a great keepsake for the students.
Art Contest Coordinator—(Jan-Mar) organize Art Contest.
Art Contest Volunteer—help with art contest.
Fundraising - Tricia Roundy
Spirit Store (last week of each month)
assist in set up and sales of Spirit store.
Clothing Exchange Volunteer—(Nov & Summer ‘12) assist coordinator with set up, sale, or clean up.
5K volunteer—(Apr/May) assist in planning, assemble registration packets, support during race, or clean up.
Appreciation Events - Kim Gill
Teacher Appreciation Week Coordinator—(Apr 30-May 4) Plan activities to celebrate our teachers.
Appreciation Volunteer—(all year) help chair with monthly and end of year volunteer rewards.
Teacher & Admin Support -
Volunteers Chair—(all year) Maintain HelpCounter software program. Most hours will be completed from home.
Volunteers as needed—(all year)
assist with school events and testing i.e. dibels, vision screening, veteran’s assembly, or school pictures.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Lunches—(Oct 5-6, Feb 15-16, May 3-4 and Christmas luncheon Dec 16)
Prepare lunches, set-up, and clean up during each PTC.
Classroom Support - Meranda Waters
Please sign up for all classroom volunteers opportunities with your child’s class captain.
Communications - Tracy Silva
SAA Directory—(Fall)
compile directory of SAA families.
Advertising Chair—(all year)
organize volunteers to create signs for events.
Advertising Committee—(all year)
create signs for school events.
Academic Enhancements - BJ Albrecht
Science Fair Committee (Feb-Mar) assist coordinator with set up, judging, or clean up. training available.
Spelling Bee Volunteer—(Nov)
Geography Bee Volunteer—(Nov)
Students Awards Volunteer— (Aug-Sept) assist coordinator with contacting businesses and picking up awards.
Scholastic Book Fair Volunteer—(Oct 17-21) assist in set up, dales, and take down of book fair.
Barnes and Noble Book Fair Volunteer—(Dec 9) assist in various stations at B&N during our school event.
Pillows, Pj’s, and Pancakes Volunteer—(Jan/Feb) assist in various stations at the school during this event.
Junior High Student Activities - Demitra Brooks
Yearbook Committee for Jr. High—(spring) assist students to create junior high yearbook.
Jr. High Stomps/Chaperones & Decoration Committee (Dates TBA)
Spirit Week—(Oct 24-28) help with lunchtime contest and activities.
9th Grade Reality Town—(spring) help with set up, clean up, and running of stations.
Purpose of POEC: All parents of children enrolled at SAA are
members of the Parent Organization and are afforded opportunities to be
involved in volunteer efforts. The
Parent Organization Executive Committee (POEC) has been established to organize
volunteers to fulfill the mission and vision of SAA, implement extracurricular
activities, and to raise funds to support these venues. The POEC meets the third Thursday of each
month. Our next meeting will be Thursday August 18th at 7:00pm in
the junior high library.
Brody
Dezember
POEC Chair
brodydezember@me.com
David Hall
POEC Elem Co-chair
david.hall@zionsbancorp.com
Stephanie Norton
POEC Jr High Co-chair
staynorton@gmail.com
POEC Chair
brodydezember@me.com
David Hall
POEC Elem Co-chair
david.hall@zionsbancorp.com
Stephanie Norton
POEC Jr High Co-chair
staynorton@gmail.com
HelpCounter: The POEC uses “HelpCounter Volunteer
Software”, a web-based system, to organize events and volunteers at SAA. For any questions
on “HelpCounter” and the security they use visit their website at helpcounter.net. Every
family needs to update their information in HelpCounter each year.
·
Send
an email with your first and last name requesting access to HelpCounter to saavolunteers@hotmail.com. You will receive an email with a link to
volunteer home access. You only need to do
this once, save this email for future use.
There is also a face book app that allows access to HelpCounter: https://apps.facebook.com/helpcounter/
- From your home computer using the unique link emailed to you or the face book app. Click on “Update Contact Information”. Verify your name, phone number(s), and e-mail address. This is the name you will use to check in and out of the computer when volunteering at the school. Next, update your student(s) information.
- Now click on the “Sign Up for Activities” link. Use the activities for 2011-2012 school year listed on the back of this sheet as a guide to mark all activities that interest you. (Hint: There are more activities in the system than are listed on this sheet!)
1.
Sign
in and out of the volunteer computer.
Computers are located in both the Elementary and Junior High Buildings.
2. If the computers are
not working or you need to log volunteer hours completed at home. You will need to log your hours through volunteer
home access of HelpCounter. This year volunteers will be responsible to log their time into the
HelpCounter software program. No home
logs or log in sheet by the computers will be available.
·
Please
sign up for all classroom volunteer opportunities with your child’s class
captain.
·
Event
coordinators will contact you to help with those events you indicated in
HelpCounter.
IMPORTANT: Keep all your information up to date. If you’re not in the HelpCounter system you
will not be notified about volunteer opportunities. Remember, you can make
changes and updates throughout the school year.
Identification
and Security: EVERY volunteer/ visitor must
have a badge on when in the school. You can purchase a badge with your photo
for $1.00 only on school picture day (August 26th). If you don’t have a photo badge, you may use a
generic badge available when you arrive as a volunteer or visitor.
How do I know how many hours I have volunteered?
On the first day of each month HelpCounter will email you your total hours to date.
How do I link 2 family members together so both of our time will go to our 30 hour requirement?
Email saavolunteers@hotmail.com with both names and email addresses to be linked together.
How can I share my talents or occupation?
When you enter your information into HelpCounter
you can also use the notes section to tell us about your talents or occupation that
you are willing to share with students, teachers, SAA, and POEC. This helps so
much when we are looking for a specific interest, talent, or occupation.
How do I start an After School Club with my
talents or interests?
Please log the information in the volunteer
computer under activities and then go to the office and pick up a form.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Chior
Choir is getting under way, please
see the SAA website for more information and sign up forms. Questions can be
directed to Deanna Gardner: d2_gardner@msn.com
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
SAA Face Book
SAA Families we are Happy to announce that Syracuse Arts
Academy POEC has a Face book Page.
Please
take the time to LIKE us we will be keeping you updated on all volunteer
opportunities. Carpool and events. Please see Discussions for all up dates on
Carpool and Volunteer opportunities. We are in Great hope that this will be a
great way to keep you informed and up to date with SAA POEC and Events.
Please
click on link to Face book :
New Welcome to HelpCounter Volunteer on Face book
To
use Face book help counter app please go to your face book and find Helpcounter
volunteer software.
Please
Click on on the link Helpcounter Face book :
We hope you'll find this program convenient to manage your volunteer information at school.
You can enter hours you've volunteered, view or edit hours already recorded, update your contact information, and sign up for activities. In these tight economic times, your school needs volunteers more than ever. Your contributions are truly appreciated!
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