Throughout the year, the PTO organizes a variety of programs and school events. 

On the attached form below, you will find a list of activities for which volunteers are needed. Every family is encouraged to get involved and to sign up for one event or activity.

Please print out the form and check off any volunteer opportunities that you might be interested in. Return the form to the PTO box in the school office.

If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Lester at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Ellen Rizika at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Francie Karlen at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

PTO Volunteer Opportunities From

Below, you'll find a list of the current PTO committees and the commitee heads.

EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT

Book Fair

Volunteers are needed during the week of October 24th to help set up the Book Fair, assist children with book selections, read to the younger grades, and generally provide staffing during Book Fair hours. If you have a few hours to volunteer either during the school day or at the Book Fair evening, please consider being a part of this great Heath tradition that also raises funds for the PTO.

Cultural Arts Committee

This committee selects, books, and promotes creative performances at Heath. Every other year, the committee will also organize an evening Gallery Night event for all Heath families.

La Chispa / The Spark Literary Magazine

Heath School’s annual literary arts magazine features poetry, prose and art done by students during the academic year. This is a parent-run publication, and volunteers are needed for organizing submissions, communicating with teachers, creating initiatives for student involvement, and layout / design.

Library Assistance

Our outstanding librarian, Colleen Carney, is looking for volunteers to help her in the library with shelving books, checking books in and out, and changing bulletin boards.

Understanding Disabilities

This committee is focused on facilitating and executing a purposeful curriculum for 4th and 5th graders, designed to diminish children’s anxiety often associated with people who have disabilities. This program is incredibly enriching as we provide an overview of the disability but focus on the ABILITY and not the dis. The idea is that we all share common core values and interests. Volunteers are needed to facilitate lessons and recruit individuals from the wider community to participate in the delivery of the lessons; to preside over all of the paperwork including notices to parents, CORI forms, name tags matching students to specific group assignments; and to liaise with the teachers and district wide coordinator to schedule lessons and training, curriculum dates, speakers and a bake sale for the Perkins School.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

Bank of America Celebrity Series

Volunteers oversee the purchase and distribution of discount tickets to some of the city’s most exciting shows.

Diversity Committee and Heath Family Partnership

Join the Heath Diversity Committee to support an inclusive environment which affirms, celebrates, and values a variety of perspectives and experiences. Volunteers include parents, teachers, and school administrators. The committee will:

• Sponsor group activities focusing on issues of diversity such as: peer discussion groups, educational forums, fun & enlightening family events.

• Develop innovative curriculum resources for parents and teachers, useful internet and literature references for our school library, and informative materials for a school-wide bulletin board.

• Provide opportunities for education, self-reflection, and open discussion of diversity issues among the students, parents, faculty and staff.

• Join Heath neighborhood families in working with METCO program families to welcome them into our community. Enjoy time together with activities that often build rewarding and long-lasting relationships.

Hospitality Committee

Volunteers are needed to help coordinate several events throughout the year, including three teacher luncheons and the Welcome Back BBQ. The committee will be chaired by the PTO Vice President and will help coordinate all aspects of these important events.

International Night

This festive evening event at Heath celebrates the different cultures represented at our school. Each year, a different theme is chosen which reflects the food and music of a particular country or region.

Variety Show

Volunteers are needed to assist in coordinating and supervising rehearsals for this popular end of year event. Discover and encourage the many talents of Heath kids!

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Heath Community Garden

Volunteers to this group help to plan, grow and maintain the community garden, coordinate with teachers to bring the garden into classroom learning, and share the bounty with the community.

Cooking at the Ronald McDonald House

Parent volunteers lead small groups of 6-8th graders in preparing dinner for families of children who are staying at the Ronald McDonald House. You may volunteer once, or as often as you would like.

Social Action Committee

A new committee to look at ways parents can help strengthen service-learning opportunities for children across the school community, and/or assist teachers that are implementing service-learning curriculums in their classrooms.

Go Green! Heath Environmental Action Committee (HEAC)

Seeking a committee head! Volunteers will take action to improve the environmental performance of the Heath School both by reducing our negative impacts such as waste and pollution and increasing our positive impacts such as cleanups, planting and pollution prevention. The committee will help create and implement projects that involve the entire school community in meeting specific environmental goals, and increase our collective knowledge and understanding of the environment.

COMMUNICATIONS

School Directory

This team compiles and produces the Heath School Directory.

Newsletter

Help compile and publish the monthly newsletter for the Heath community.

Webmaster

Web-savvy individuals maintain and develop Heath School website.

Room Parent Coordinators

Each year every homeroom at Heath School has two volunteer room parents to serve as a liaison between the homeroom teachers and the families. Room parent coordinators educate the community about the role of room parents, and assign room parents at each grade level to facilitate this important communication.

FUND-RAISING

Annual Appeal

One or two heads organize communication and fundraising for Heath PTO Annual Appeal, which traditionally raises over 50% of the PTO budget. Leaders encourage widespread school participation and make the work of the PTO known to the community, as well as coordinate with Heath School Treasurer to ensure thank-you letters/gift receipt notifications are sent to all donors.

Heath Auction

An opportunity to shine at Heath’s most glamorous fundraiser!

Mayfair

This spring day is dedicated to fun! Whether you like crafts, games, rides, or food, please join other parents in volunteering for one of these many volunteer opportunities. It's a great way to get to know other Heath parents!

Community Fund-Raising

Each fall the PTO sponsors a relatively low-low-effort fund- raising activity as an additional way for families to get involved and raise some money for the Heath School. Examples include a gift wrap fund-raiser and this year, the sale of organic, locally produced apples.