COMMITTEES

Assist in displaying art around the school building for the BVES Art Show, in collaboration with committee chairs and Art Instructor, Madalyn Grano. Show will be in May 2020 and volunteers work the two weeks before at a time that works for them. Very flexible time requirement.

Committee Chairs:

Aggie Zaro 

Sarah Mottl 

Liv Peters 

Help plant and decorate seasonally around the school grounds – this doesn’t include weeding or routine maintenance. You don’t need to have a green thumb but it is certainly helpful if you do!! Very flexible time requirement.

Committee Chairs:

Jesse Randol
Sarah Mottl

Be a volunteer on the one day district-wide event OR get more involved as a BVES liaison with the broader BCSD leadership team. The event is for all elementary schools in the district, so someone else is in charge of the overall planning, but the BVESA Chair helps with promotion and registration and on the day of the event. Minimal commitment required.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Katie Sweeney 

Volunteer at the annual Fall and Spring Scholastic Book Fair fundraiser. Flexible time commitment for volunteers; more significant commitment for Chairs.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Catherine Brodsky
Fran Hauser
Margie Sinak  Jane Mannal  Carol Dwyer Ally King –  Monica Healy  Linley Taber Salem

Collect Box Tops submitted to the box by the front office and count/mail them in twice per year. Chair will run a year-long competition among the classes to see which class contributed the most Box Tops throughout the year – there is a winner from grades K-2 and 3-5. Winning classes get an ice cream social in the Spring that the Box Tops committee funds and coordinates.Time commitment is limited and work can be done from home. Committee Chair

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BVESA is excited to run an after-school enrichment program where students can take classes that allow them to explore specific interests and talents. Share your ideas or join the team to help organize and staff the program.

Committee Chair:

Catherine Castaldo

Class Parent Chairs oversee the selection of grade class parents and serves as liaison between BVES and BVESA and class parents. Selected grade class parents serve as liaison between parents and teachers to organize class events and volunteers. Time commitment for class parents varies by grade.

Committee Chair:

Jen Olsen

The Communications Committee is looking for volunteers! Help write the content for and handling of the distribution of the BVESA Buzz – the weekly Sunday communication between BVESA and BVES parents/staff. Assist with keeping the content up to date on BVESA.com and Classroom Parent – BVESA’s online directory. Work can be done from home. Writing experience, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and WordPress helpful but not necessary.

Committee Chair:

Colleen Massaro 

Research and liaise with teachers to plan for BVESA-funded enrichment programs and assemblies offered on-site and off-site for all students. All work can be done from home and liaised with BVESA remotely.

Committee Chair:

Alexis Bruce

Attend monthly FAME meetings to organize and implement fundraising that supports the Arts, Music and Theater at BCSD.

Committee Chair:

Help out with a night of family BINGO! Work with committee chair to help set up tables, chairs and bingo sets the night of the event AND/OR help gather items for raffle baskets in the months before.

Committee Co – Chairs:

 Shelly Ross 

Linley Taber Salem 

 

Work with committee chairs to bring one of the most school-spirited days of the year to life!  Volunteers needed the morning of field day and during the event to set-up and run stations. One day time commitment.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Lesley Spadafino
Chrissie Irwin

 

Chairs organize the fundraising to support 5th grade activities and work with 5th grade teachers to plan events. Committee Chairs need MANY volunteers to assist for the various events, including Yearbook, Pancake Breakfast, End of Year Picnic and 5th Grade Dance. Committe Co-Chairs:

Allyson DeLorenzo Reuben

Shari Ivler 

Katie Sweeney

Jesse Randol

Heather Giordano

Nicole Zicholtz

Nicole Stonbely

Rosalie Villani

 

Organize and staff Bake Sales and other fundraising activities to begin raising funds to support the class’ 5th grade activities.

Committee Co-Chairs

Jen Olsen  Heather Trotta Leigh Rock  Stacey Troiano Liv Peters

 

Help promote healthy lifestyles at BVES by introducing ideas and supporting student wellness, physical activity and good nutrition programs as part of the total learning experience. Committee Co-Chairs

Catherine Butkiewitz
Liv Peters Chrissie Irwin

Help organize gifts of home-baked cookies for teachers and staff during the holiday season. Committee Co-Chairs:

Heather Trotta
Molly Hirschel

Volunteers needed to set-up coffee and light snacks at BVES evening events (i.e. Back to School Night, Parent/Teacher Conferences) and prepare food or purchase beverages for the Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheons that take place during the long morning-night Parent/Teacher conference day when students are not at school.

Committee Chair:

Rachel Klein Khalil

Help maintain and update indoor recess cart with games, books, puzzles and art supplies. Committee Co-Chairs:

Catherine Butkiewitz
Nadia Cassetta

Co-chairs are in charge of a number of activities geared toward making the transition into Kindergarten and BVES as smooth as possible and need volunteers to make it all happen!  Specifically:

• Coordinate the Kindergarten and New Families Picnic the week before school;
• Match new BVES families with ‘buddy’ families in their grade;
• Arrange for parent volunteers to ride the school bus with Kindergarteners on the first two half days of school; and
• Secure current BVES parents to sit and chat with incoming parents while incoming kindergarteners are screened in the spring.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Whitney Kennedy
Janine O’Dowd

With recent budget cuts, we need more help in our library than ever before.  Volunteers needed to help with re-shelving returned books and ensuring books are in proper alphabetical /numerical order. Time commitment is 1/2 hr. – 1 hr. (any time during school day) on a weekly or bi-weekly basis throughout the school year.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Sarah Mottl

Elizabeth Baum 

Assist teachers with any needs and communicate with parents. Purchase and present flowers for directors and teachers after every performance.

Committee Chair:

Jennifer Bucshman

Co-chairs manage the schedule with teachers and coordinate volunteers to staff the Publishing Center. The Publishing Center allows each child the opportunity to publish a book every year. Volunteers are needed to interview students, type, edit and bind books. This committee offers a very flexible volunteer opportunity.

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Volunteers needed to help on Picture Day and Make-up Picture Day for the day.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Janine O’Dowd
Whitney Kennedy

Volunteers help run the School Store on Fridays from 8:20 – 9:10 a.m.  Responsibilities include store set-up; selling the various school supplies, then putting the inventory back in the supply closet once the 9 a.m. bell rings. Very flexible and short time commitment.

Committee Co-Chairs:

Phoebe Polk
Ally King
Lothryn Whitney Goldman
Catherine Brodsky

Planning and ordering takes place in spring and delivery to classrooms is in August. Volunteers needed for a couple of hours the last week of August to help distribute children’s pre-packs (already pre- assembled) from the gym to respective classrooms.

Committee Chair:

Lauren Locke

Volunteers are needed to staff the registration table, set up and clean up the display room (the gym), and assist visiting scientists in moving around the room..

Committee Co-Chairs: Melissa Kirschenbaum

Volunteers are needed to staff the registration table and manage participant traffic on and off the stage; additional volunteers needed to facilitate and serve as a judge during the event. Committee Chair:

Colleen Gelfand

 

Committee Co-Chairs:

Chrissy Banner
Janine O’Dowd Lothryn Goldman Molly Hirschel Shari Ivler Lauren Ritter  Caroline Rodetis Elizabeth Upton