1. Committees
39 Committees, 369/636 Filled Positions
Enrichment
Garden/Science
The gardening / natural science program is one that students love to do. They pay attention, they are eager to learn from the nature and are proud of what they grow.   The volunteers take their classr ...
12 signed up See 25 Opening
Music Program K-3
Music program is the precursor to the West Valley band program. This music program hires music teachers for K to 3rd students and buys music recorders for  3rd graders.
0 signed up See 1 Opening
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 ...
33 signed up See 20 Opening
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 ...
2 signed up Filled
Star Gazing
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, ...
0 signed up See 1 Opening
After School Enrichment Programs
Work together to identify after school enrichment options and help organize set up at WV.
2 signed up See 1 Opening
Environment/Health/Safety
Running Club
Run! Walk! Skip around the track in the Running Club!!How exciting to see students running/walking on the track during this optional structured activity. The running club takes for 1st-5th graders dur ...
19 signed up See 3 Opening
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 ...
2 signed up See 4 Opening
Valet
Valet is an essential program at West Valley. 13 students and 3 to 4 parents are guiding students drop off every morning of the week.   Below link is the program guidance, this includes document for t ...
12 signed up See 5 Opening
Emergency Prep
Emergency preparation assistance at West Valley. To assist in the preparation of an emergency situation at West Valley School. The goal of this committee is to help prepare the students, staff and par ...
2 signed up See 1 Opening
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 ...
39 signed up See 22 Opening
Box Tops
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 ...
4 signed up See 1 Opening
Direct Donation
Coordinate the direct ask campaign in spring.  Raise funding to support parent organization budget (historically has paid for salaried support staff - IA's, Library clerk, Technology clerk, PE Instruc ...
3 signed up See 5 Opening
EScrip
This committee promotes the eScrip passive fundraiser. Below are some information from escript.com Fundraising that's Easy and a Proven Success! We offer the best vehicle for simple, year-round fundra ...
0 signed up See 2 Opening
Paper Scrip
Fundraiser - Gift certificates (scrip) from popular retailers where parents normally shop are offered to the West Valley community. A percentage of each scrip order is given to West Valley PTO. No ext ...
1 signed up Filled
Spirit Wear
West Valley apparel wear & fundraiser. For details, please click this link.
1 signed up Filled
Zumba
Dance zumba and raise money for West Valley! This even happens 3 times a year (October, March & May).
2 signed up See 2 Opening
WAT Classroom Flag Makers
Committee Chair will coordinate classroom flag makers, providing instructions and deadlines.   Each Classroom needs someone to make a class flag that the students carry around the WAT course and compe ...
24 signed up Filled
Book Fair
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 ...
5 signed up Filled
2017-2018 5th Grade Science Camp Fundraising Committee
Fourth Grade Parents plan and run multiple fundraisers throughout the school year to raise money towards the $31,000 that will be needed to pay for 5th Grade Science Camp. The funds will be used to br ...
4 signed up See 2 Opening
2016-2017 5th Grade Science Camp Fundraising Committee
Fourth Grade Parents plan and run multiple fundraisers throughout the school year to raise money towards the $31,000 that will be needed to pay for 5th Grade Science Camp. The funds will be used to br ...
6 signed up See 2 Opening
Communications
Directory
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 ...
1 signed up Filled
Room Parents
Coordinate all room parents, setting expectations and mentoring new room parents.
68 signed up See 22 Opening
Website (WVPTO)
Maintain the PTO & WVEEF websites.
1 signed up Filled
CEEF Rep
Liasion between CEEF and West Valley Elementary.  Goal is to increase parent involvement in the CEEF events. CEEF provides funding for Music and Tech - WV gets about $8K per year from CEEF, so minimal ...
0 signed up See 1 Opening
Yearbook
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.
9 signed up Filled
Marquee Management
Volunteers work with the school office to keep the marquee information current.
2 signed up See 1 Opening
School Calendar
 		1 signed up Filled
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 ...
1 signed up Filled
General
WVPTO Executive Board
 		15 signed up Filled
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 ...
3 signed up See 1 Opening
Hospitality
This committee is to set up coffee station (and food items as needed) for the Principal's coffees and other miscellaneous events on campus.  
2 signed up See 1 Opening
Family Social Dinner
During school open house night, we provide food and drinks for parents and students when they socialize before the classrooms open.
2 signed up Filled
Volunteer Service Awards
Purpose is to recognize the hard work of parents (and others) who have contributed a significant amount of volunteer time to West Valley. March - May time period. Volunteer tea is usually in early-mid May.
0 signed up See 2 Opening
Volunteer Recruiting
At this point we are gathering information activity by activity to create a folder and upgrade the website. The goal is centralize all the information and the activities descriptions to inform volunte ...
1 signed up See 1 Opening
Incoming Kinder Playdates
Coordinate incoming kinder playdate and build new class communication.
5 signed up See 1 Opening
Game Night
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).
0 signed up See 2 Opening
Movie Night
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 ...
1 signed up See 1 Opening
Cultural Night Committee
Dear WVE Families, We are excited to hold the first school wide Cultural Night REMINDER: Please remember to mark  your calendars and save the date: Tuesday, March 28th, 2017,  3-7pm    PLEASE NOTE: no ...
34 signed up See 10 Opening
Request to Join or Sign In