Prospect Mill
Elementary School PTA

2024/2025 Committees & Events
We are excited for a school year filled with fun events for our Pandas. 
Listed below are the various committees/events that need YOUR help to ensure they are a success.

MOST of these committees allow you to provide help on your own time. Don't worry if you work, have sports for the kids, or simply think you won't have enough time to help out. We will take as little or as much help that you are able to give. 

To learn more about each committee, scroll to the bottom of this page for details.

If you would like to join a committee to help out, please go to the Volunteer tab to sign-up. You are not limited to just one committee.

Thank you in advance for  your involvement.
Family In School Fun
​Events Include: 
  • Pastries with Pandas
  • Ice Cream Social
Responsibilities:
  • Collect/purchase food
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Set-up/Clean-up event
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: Low
  • Assistance only needed for events listed

Holiday Shoppe

Responsibilities:
  • Purchase items in advance
  • Sort/Price Items
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Set-up/Clean-up event
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: High
  • Assistance needed all year plus months of prep and organization
2024/2025 Events
International Night

Responsibilities:
  • Find/Schedule entertainment
  • Coordinate volunteers to set-up displays
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Set-up/Clean-up event
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: Low
Trunk-or-Treat

Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Request candy/treat donations
  • Create sign-up requesting family participation
  • Act as event liaison
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: Low

2023/2024 Committees
Marquee
Responsibilities:
  • Update the school marquee with important dates / upcoming events
Commitment Time: Low
  • Assistance as needed 
  • Messaging provided by PTA

Beautification
Responsibilities:
  • Maintain gardens at PMES (weed, mulch, trim, plan seasonal flowers)
Commitment Time: Low
  • Assistance needed approx. 2 times per year
Corporate/Community Donations
Responsibilities:
  • Email, call, or visit local businesses in the area to request PTA donations (i.e. membership, gift cards, raffle items)
Commitment Time: Medium
  • Can be done on your own time
Square 1 Art
Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Coordinate with art teachers
  • Organize/distribute orders
Commitment Time: Low
Rock Project
Responsibilities:
  • Collect rock donations
  • Coordinate with art teachers dates/times for students to paint rocks
  • Collect completed rocks, seal them and place in rock river
Commitment Time: Low
Reflections
Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Assist with distributing entry forms and collecting/displaying submissions
  • Organize/plan event to honor participants/winners
Commitment Time: Low
  • Event is 1 time per year
Teacher Assistance Committee (TAC)
Responsibilities:
  • Cutting, laminating, copying, collating, stapling, hole punching, and preparing classroom materials
Commitment Time: Medium​
  • Assistance needed 1-2 times per week (during school hours)
Spiritwear
Responsibilities:
  • Sell spiritwear at major 
            school events
  • Organize/track inventory
  • Order new inventory as needed
Commitment Time: Medium
  • Assistance needed throughout the year
Yearbook
Responsibilities:
  • Take photos at school events
  • Work with Lifetouch on layout/design
  • Collect cover submissions from students
  • Organize orders and distribute
Commitment Time: High
  • Looking for volunteers PER GRADE LEVEL to take pictures
  • Assistance needed before, during and after school
  • You will receive attendance priority at all events
Candy Grams
Responsibilities:
  • Collect candy cane donations
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Sell/collect money from students
  • Write message tags
Commitment Time: Medium​
  • Assistance needed 1 time per year
  • Selling is over multiple days during MORNING school hours
  • Sorting/attaching tags to candy canes can be done at home
Kids Book Bingo

Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Collect book donations
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: Low
Little Sweethearts Dance

Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Coordinate/purchase decorations
  • Assist with ticket sales
  • Set-up/Clean-up event
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: High
  • Months of prep and coordination
Panda FUNd Run

Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Assist with event planning
  • Assist with ticket sales
  • Set-up/Clean-up event
  • Work at the event
Commitment Time: High
  • Months of prep and coordination
Outside of School Fun (Spirit Dines)
Events Include;
  • Magerks (November)
Responsibilities:
  • Make flyers for distribution
  • Coordinate event with location
  • Attend the event
Commitment Time: Low
  • Assistance only needed for designated Spirit Dine dates​
Staff Appreciation
Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate/purchase items in advance
  • Collect/organize donations
  • Assist during staff appreciation week at daily event (during school hours)
Commitment Time: High
  • Months of prep and coordination
Adopt-a-Family
Responsibilities:
  • Collection donations and shop for items
  • Organize all items by family and maintain inventory
  • Wrap gifts
Commitment Time: Medium