Yearbook Creation- Night time helpers and submit lots of pics of your kids

Do you enjoy making your own memory books?  Be a part of your kids yearbook this year.  Through tradition, we have created an annual yearbook to keep the memories of de Portola alive.  The sixth graders especially enjoy it, as they will soon depart to their new world of middle school.  And all of the kids love seeing their own smiling faces and along with friends in the yearbook each year, one that their friends can sign and then collect dust for eons to come.  Please help us collect fun pictures so your child can be included in the shots.  


Positions (1/10 filled)

Committee Chair Signed Up: 1 / 1

Communications Signed Up: 0 / 1

Communicate with room moms, etc. once a month to help get pictures in early so the yearbook committee can start working on the yearbook pages earlier rather than later. Our goal is the get every single child in the yearbook, several times!
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Photographer for your class- we need 2 per class Signed Up: 7 / 32

If you typically go to class events, please consider this. As all pictures are possible good pictures, and we tend to not have enough puctures submitted at the end of the year without people like YOU! Try to take pictures of your classroom activities, as well as school acivities in general. Of course it means yoour child will be well represented in the yearbook, but also try to get every child in the classroom represented as well. After taking the pictures, you will need to upload the pictures to the yearbook site(instructions and help willl be given). The final step for any pictures uploaded is to move the pictures from the general inbox folder to the specific activity folder. The coordinator will be setting it all up for you, and if you need any additional help it will be right there for you.
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Drag pictures into preset pages for your classroom yearbook page Signed Up: 10 / 20

Each class will need one person to use the pictures provided by your photography team, and drag them into slots provided. Be a part of creating great looking yearbook pages for your kids classroom page. Drag pictures into the slots given, write in the names under each kids picture, and check to make sure that every child can see their smiling face. If you don’t like the page set up, just ask the corrdinator and they can alter it to what would work better. The coordinator is also there to give any assistance needed throughout the process.
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Sales of yearbook Signed Up: 1 / 2

Log yearbook purchases,fill out deposit slips, send out flyers prior to a sales time. Sales can either be manual, or can be set up online, whichever you prefer. Chair person will let you know when the sales should be done in general, and you can work it around your schedule.
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Kinder photos for 6th Graders Signed Up: 0 / 1

A tradition started... and now its easier to keep it going. Now we download the pictures from a CD into the yearbook program, but still have to label all of the kids. Then determine who is missing and try to get their kinder photos so they can be included as well. It is more behind the scenes work, but the kids love it!
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Take group pictures of the music classes and fill the music pages Signed Up: 0 / 1

Organize a time for each music class(usually around 9 classes), upload the pics, drop them into their slots, label each class, and your done! The biggest part of this is organizing a quick time for you to come in based on when the kids are doing music and when you can. In the past, most classes could be done in a span on 2-3 days total.
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Be in charge of Shout Outs Signed Up: 0 / 1

1) collect forms from the front office. 2) track/log all incoming forms. Hopefully, by class and one master list. With each entry including students name, teacher and mode of payment. If the student has multiple shout outs. I think we should include that on the log. 3) fill out the deposit form for the bank 4) type in the shout outs on the yearbook site. This is an important job, and can be broken down to small amounts of time, based on what you have. It helps us out tremendously, so we appreciate all of your help!
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Create front and back cover Signed Up: 0 / 1

Work with the team to determine yearbook theme, look at given options for cover ideas, take pictures(if needed) to implement the idea, and work with both Jostens and the chairperson to create a fun cover for the kids. This is all done at the very beginning of the school year, and then your job is completely done.
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Staff, Class reps, Students council pictures Signed Up: 0 / 1

Organize a time to take pictures at school for the groups listed. Upload the pictures, list the names underneath the pictures, and your done. You will have help at any time in the process that you need it!
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