Looking for a way to volunteer? Want to make a difference for your child and the Gibbons School community? Please consider volunteering for one or more of our committees below. Our committees exist because of parents like you volunteering your time to better the school experience for your student and the whole school. We are very grateful for your participation.

Choose a committee:
Playground Committee
Members volunteers needed
If interested in this committee, contact us through the PTA meeting, the PTA box located in the school office, or this website
Meets as needed
Purpose To ensure that our playground is a welcoming and comfortable place for both children and caregivers. To assess the need to change any playground equipment. To oversee the spreading of mulch on the grounds every 2 years.
Status Mulch was delivered June 2012
May 2006 - inspection and repairs performed on equipment
June 1, 2006 - huge piles of mulch have been delivered; we need a million volunteers to help spread
School Fair Committee
Members volunteers needed
Meets discussions begin in January, please attend our monthly meetings
Purpose Fair is schedule for scheduled for April 6, 2012
Organize, oversee, and run the largest single PTA Event of the school year.
Status  
Book Fair Committee
Members volunteers needed
Please contact Tina Egan for more info at Tmegan@comcast.net
Meets TBD
Purpose Organize and run annual Book Fair which coincides with Parent/Teacher Conferences
Status The fair is always a wonderful success. The Gibbons PTA donates many books to the Gibbons school.
Winter Marketplace Committee
Members volunteers needed
Meets TBD
Purpose To organize and run marketplace held during the school day as well as during evening hours
Status  
Parent Child Nights Committee
 
Grades K & 1
Members volunteers needed
Meets TBD
Purpose Provide a fun evening for parents and your kindergartener and/or first grader
Status
Grades 2 & 3
Members volunteers needed
Meets TBD
Purpose Provide a fun evening for parents and your second and/or third graders
Status
Grades 4 & 5
Members volunteers needed
Meets TBD
Purpose Provide a fun evening for parents and your fourth and/or fifth graders
Status
Box Tops Committee
Members volunteers needed
Please contact Karin Rush for more info at Krush@verizon.net
Meets Ongoing
Purpose To collect "Box Tops for Education" labels from many General Mills products that can be redeemed for cash for Gibbons School PTA
Status Please drop off your Box Tops for Education in the "Box Tops for Education" container across from the main office.
General Mills is giving away a million box tops divided between new booster club members. Please go to www.boxtops4education.com and register as a Gibbons booster to add to our box tops rewards.
Bottle Drive Committee
Members volunteers needed
Meets Next Bottle/Can drive is TBD
Purpose To arrange bi-monthly bottle and can drives where 100% of proceeds go directly to the Gibbons PTA
Status Please drop off any bottles or can that have a Massachusetts 5 cent deposit label. Plastic and cans can be in bags but glass bottles must be in cardboard containers. No need to count.
Labels for Education Committee
Members volunteers needed
Meets As needed
Purpose A fundraiser for the Gibbons School by collecting participating food labels.
Status Ongoing throughout the school year. Please drop off your labels into the Labels for Education container in the front lobby.

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