Committees @ West Valley Elementary - Private Parent Community

29 Committees, 296/617 Filled Positions

Non WVPTO

WV School Site Council

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Enrichment

Assist your classroom teacher in using the garden as a place to learn. Garden-based learning provides hands-on experiences in several subjects. Science comes first to mind but you can think of math ...

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Project Cornerstone

By volunteering just 2 to 3 hours per month, our Asset Building Champions build relationships with young people by reading selected books and leading classroom activities and discussions with a focus ...

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Family Science Night

Family Science Night is an annual event to promote creative and imaginative thinking in science. Students rotate between interactive stations where different activities are set up. Teen volunteers fro ...

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Star Gazing Night is a 2-hour event. A member of the San Jose Astronomical Association will voluntarily come (for free!) and bring and set up some large telescopes for kids to view planets, the moon, ...

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After School Enrichment Programs

Work together to identify after school enrichment options and help organize set up at WV.

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Environment/Health/Safety

Run! Walk! Skip around the track in the Running Club!!How exciting it is to see students running/walking on the track during this optional structured activity. The running club is designed for 1st-5th ...

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Safe Routes To School

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) encourages students to walk and bike to/from school. It also educates students on traffic safety. The benefits include: - Improved physical health of students - Higher stu ...

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Valet is an essential program at West Valley. 12 students and 4 parents manage the flow of traffic at drop off every morning of the week. The link below includes documents for the valet lead, parent ...

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Fundraising

Walkathon Leads

The West Valley Walk-A-Thon & Auction is not only our primary fundraising event, but also a festival where kids have fun and parents get to know each other. This is the time to show our West Valley sp ...

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The Box Tops for Education program is an easy way to help raise money for West Valley. Contests are run throughout the year to encourage families to clip Box Tops off of hundreds of products they use ...

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Direct Donation

Coordinates the annual WVPTO Direct Donation Drive fundraising campaign in the spring. Raises funding to support programs, staff and community events not funded by the district or state. Campaign typi ...

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West Valley apparel wear & fundraiser. For details, please click this link.

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Do your kids love reading? Then this is the event you don't want to miss. West Valley Book Fair happens twice a year, one in Fall and the other in Spring. It is a week-long event where students get to ...

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2018-2019 5th Grade Science Camp Fundraising Committee

***For parents of kids who will be attending 5th Grade Science Camp during the 2018-2019 school year. *** Fourth Grade Parents plan and run multiple fundraisers throughout the school year to raise mon ...

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Communications

Create school directory for West Valley families and the PTO. Directory is used by the PTO to contact school families for notices regarding school activities and for families to connect with each othe ...

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Room Parents organize classroom parties and coordinate teacher appreciation events. The Lead Room Parent is the liaison between the classroom teacher and parents, and coordinates the efforts of the o ...

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This committee collects pictures from all school events and daily life to create our lovely Year Book. Follow this link to upload the pictures for yearbook 2015-2016.

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School Calendar

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School Photos Coordinator

Lead will coordinate the selection of a photographer for school individual and classroom photos. The lead will prepare an assessment of photographers, considering quality, cost, schedule, online capab ...

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Community Building

Cereal Food Drive

Food Drive for Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS). We will be collecting HEALTHY cereals, containing a maximum of 5g of sugar per serving (3/4 cup). SCS's goal is to encourage healthy eating by introd ...

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This committee is in charge of refreshments for our morning informational WVPTO meetings , helps to coordinate several teacher appreciation snacks and meals during the school year and other miscellane ...

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Family Social Dinner

During school open house night, we provide food and drinks for parents and students when they socialize before the classrooms open.

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Incoming Kinder Playdates

Will you have a child in Kindergarten in the next school year? Volunteer to host 1-2 Incoming Kinder Playdates during the summer, at a date and local park that work for you. These playdates are a won ...

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Walkathon Classroom Flag Makers

At our annual Walk-A-Thon, students take turns carrying their classroom flag around the track and compete to see which classroom flag takes the most laps. We are seeking a parent volunteer from each c ...

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This is another great opportunity for families to get together to know each other and have fun while students explore different games (card games, board games and more).

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Movie night is a great opportunity for West Valley families to come together and enjoy a good movie with their kids and other parents in GLC. Snacks and drinks will be on sale. There will be 3 movie n ...

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2018 Multi-Cultural Festival Committees

This is a parent-run festival celebrating all of the wonderful and unique cultures of the West Valley Community. WV students and their families come together to explore food, crafts, games, art, mu ...

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Board and Leadership

WVPTO Executive Board

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