Parent Teacher Association (PTA)/Home and School Club (HSC)
Our mission is to build a strong and supportive community involving parents, teachers, students and staff. We support the Dixie School District as well as the district foundation, CanDo!, and work closely with both groups to provide the best possible learning environment for our children.
Get involved in school activities. From the drop-off lane to the classroom to weekend events, there is something for everyone! Much of the “organizational” volunteering can be done from a computer at home, so many positions can be filled by working parents, those with little ones at home, or other situations that make volunteering on campus nearly impossible!
View the committees below for something that sparks your interest.
Birthday Book Club
Katya Able ablekatya@mac.com
Sponsor a book during your child's birthday month. Your child will be the first one to check the book out, and it helps raises money for the library.
Book Fair
Alaina Yoakum yo.alaina@gmail.com
Lin Bekey bekeyvanhoven@comcast.net
The week-long book fair is held during conference week. Monies raised go directly into buying books for the classrooms and the library. Quality fiction, non-fiction and gifts for students and families are available. Additionally, donations to teachers, library and staff wish lists can be purchased. An evening story time is a highlight of this event.
Box Tops/Labels
Laurie Pirini laurie@warmsolutions.com
Look for the "Boxtops for Education" symbol on your food product box. Tear it off and send it back to your school. We send them off and get money back! They are on General Mills, Betty Crocker, Hefty, Green Giant, Kleenex, Cottonelle and much more!
Click here for a list of eligible products.
Campus Beautification
Greg Spry greg@spryscapes.com
Help us maintain the beauty of our campus. We need volunteers to help pull weeds, plant flowers and improve the overall look of our school.
Coloma Outdoor School Coordinator
OPEN
Each year, all 4th grade students spend a few days and nights at the Coloma Outdoor School learning about California history. Information is available from your 4th grade teachers. The PTA provides grants to help offset the cost for each family. The students also have fundraising activities to help offset costs.
Drop-Off Lane Coordinator
Nathalie Salles nathalies@abundantstrategies.com
Each classroom takes a turn staffing the drop-off lane to ensure our kids can get to school safely, we can keep traffic moving, and get parents on their way. Your teacher and grade level rep will notify you when it is your classroom’s turn. Please sign up for a 15 min slot.
eScrip/DCF Liaison
Cessa Marshall cessamarshall@yahoo.com
This is an easy and free program that raises money all year round. Enroll your grocery loyalty card, credit and/or debit cards. Participating merchants like Scotty's, Macy's, and Round Table Pizza will make contributions back to the Dixie Children's Fund. Please go to www.escrip.com and join today.
Fall Festival
Felice Gold Felice.gold@diageo.com
Patricia McMahon patricia_mcmahon@gap.com
Lin Bekey bekeyvanhoven@comcast.net
This is our annual FUNraiser, held the Saturday before Halloween. Come dress in your spooky costume and have a full day of playing games, winning raffle baskets, visiting the Haunted Classroom, making an art craft, and trick-or-treating. This event cannot be held without every parent helping.
Field Day
OPEN
This is held at the end of the school year by our PE Specialist for all students. Students participate in a wide variety of field activities, and parents are needed to help run the activities. PTA provides a morning snack and pizza lunch for everyone.
Holiday Food Drive
Theresa Brady Theresa@baybrady.org
Marla Northcut marla@poweredbysteam.com
Vallecito thinks of those families in need through our annual food drive. All families are encouraged to donate food items, and this year we donated thousands of pounds of food to the Marin Community Food Bank. Food collection generally takes place after Halloween prior to the Thanksgiving break.
Holiday Stockings
Brody Reiman brodyreiman@gmail.com
This is our annual community service project, in which families donate toiletry, games and other treats. These items are placed in stockings made by students and distributed to need organizations. Many parents are needed to assist with making the stockings and helping to deliver the stockings with the students.
Hospitality
Erica Kienzle Barnes steveanderica@sbcglobal.net
Erica Provindenza zooder49@att.net
Snacks are served at many PTA events: Back-to-School Nights, Holiday Assembly, Open House, Fall Festival, Teacher Appreciation lunches, and Field Day. If you can donate food items and/or help serve, please let us know.
New Family Picnic
Lisa Cooper cooeprinmarin@yahoo.com
All new families are invited to the picnic held during "Meet Your Teacher" Day, which is usually the day before school starts. We need help organizing an activity and serving food.
Picture Days
Myrna Pruyn mpruyn6750@aol.com
Say "Cheese"! Student portraits are taken in the Fall. We need help getting students looking their best during picture day and make-up day, and also help with distributing packages.
Recycling
Felice Gold felice.gold@diageo.com
Vallecito makes a major effort to reduce our carbon footprint -- and raise money for the school -- by collecting recyclable materials every Friday morning when school is in session.
Safe Routes to School/Bike Rodeo
Mark Brady mark@baybrady.org
Joe Pirini joe@warmsolutions.com
Getting to and from school safely is a high priority at Vallecito. We kick off the program each year by celebrating the national walk and bike to school day. Help us promote safety with our students, whether they walk, bike or drive to school.
School Sign
Joseph Carter
The school sign in front of the Staff Parking Lot is updated weekly. Can you spare 15 minutes a week? With more hands, we can alternate the volunteers.
Spirit Wear
Shelley Palfy spalfy@gmail.com
All students wear their T-shirts on spirit days and Fridays, and are encouraged to wear them on field trips. Help sell all spirit wear to families during specific events.
Talent Show
Terry Colyer tcolyer@marin.k12.ca.us
We have an amazing amount of talent at Vallecito -- everything from singing, dancing, telling jokes, playing an instrument, or doing magic tricks!
Teacher Appreciation Days
All Grade Reps – please contact your grade level rep
Show your teachers and staff that you appreciate them all year round. Six days (usually once a month) and the National Teacher Appreciation Week are celebrated at Vallecito. Each of six days is sponsored by a grade and the grade level coordinates a luncheon.
Walk-a-Thon
Sarah Hoover sarah.hoover@mac.com
Kim Revai krevai@comcast.net
This event is held in the Spring and all Vallecito students participate. Students are sponsored by parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. They walk around the field for as many laps as their legs can take. This is a very important fundraiser and we need parents to help organize and help during the day.
Walker Creek Ranch
Carol Ihlenburg clhlenburg@comcast.net
All 5th grade students attend Marin County Outdoor School at the Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma for a 4-day in-residence program. Here students learn the science curriculum in an outdoor setting. The PTA also provides grants to help offset the cost of the program.
Web Site
Brian Casey
Mark Koop webmaster@vallecitoelementaryschool.org
Sponsored by the PTA, the site has the latest information about the school and PTA. Stay connected and informed about all the wonderful things happening at Vallecito.
Yearbook
Jennifer Taekman jentaek@sbcglobal.net
Each year, Vallecito publishes a yearbook. We need help taking pictures, collecting orders and distributing the books.
