Do you want to get involved at Farmington
but don't know how? Look no further!
Regardless of your schedule, there are countless ways to become involved in your falcon's life here at Farmington. There are activities throughout the year that are held both during the day and in the evenings, so there's room for everyone! Feel free to look below at the descriptions of what type of work goes into each event that the PTO is in charge of at the school, and let us know what might interest you! If you have questions about a particular event, click on a chairperson's name to send an email. If you have general questions about how to volunteer, click here to send an email to our Farmington PTO mailbox.
Volunteer Opportunities
Walk-to-School Wednesday (First Wednesday of Each Month)
Time Commitment - 30 minutes from 8-8:30am
This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month that school is in session (except for August and January). Volunteers gather on those mornings to help distribute some type of recognition for students who participate. Volunteers also help maintain safety for additional walkers at busy crosswalks. Interested? Contact our chair, Maddie Davis for more information.
Games with Grandparents (Thursday, September 15 | 5:30 p.m.)
Time Commitment - 2 hour shifts between 5-9pm
Other Needs: We need help with finding some oversized yard games! Do you have Connect 4, Checkers, Jenga, pop-a-shot, etc we can borrow for the event?
Co-chairs Jessica Neil and Lacey Washburn head up our fantastic volunteers to decorate the lobby and set up games in designated areas to include gym, cafeteria and some classrooms. Board games, bingo and other festivities are set up in advance of event. Grandparents, family or friends are invited to bring students for an evening of fun. Don't UNO you want to help make Games with Grandparents a success? We are still seeking volunteers for set up, clean up and game monitors. Sign Up HERE
Falcon Fest (Sunday, October 2 | 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
Time Commitment - 2 hour shifts the day of the event
Other Needs: Outdoor Games, Auction Items, Food Donations
Many volunteers are needed to help plan this annual, carnival-style family event typically held the first weekend of November. The event has games, food, a dunk tank, bounce house and a silent auction which includes class baskets, teacher features and principal for a day. Contact co-chairs Liz Musso or Christina Phipps to learn more.
Movie Night (Friday, October 21)
Movie Night chair is responsible for the following: making flyer for students to vote on movie right after Thanksgiving break, counting votes to declare movie, purchasing the movie license, sending out flyer, purchasing food and drink, sending out sign-up genius, set-up and clean-up the day of the event, making sure that REACH knows of the event, and getting cash from the treasurer to have change. Contact co-chairs Angie Shipman and Erin Pearce for details about volunteering.
Red Ribbon Week (October 24-28)
Our fabulous guidance counselors create a theme, copy and distribute fliers in Wednesday folders, and provide any other support for the week-long, drug-awareness event. Volunteers are needed, so contact Mr. Pritchett (FES counselor) for more information.
American Education Week (November 14-18)
Our co-chairs come up with a theme for each day, create a calendar for this week-long event and get events approved by administration. Volunteers make copies of the calendar to distribute and decorate the lobby the weekend before. Volunteers also help our co-chairs coordinate and oversee events such as the coffee bar, lunch, etc. as well as take down decorations. To learn more, contact co-chairs Erica McCarrens or Valorie Wheatley
Book Fair (November 14-18)
Volunteers will help to coordinate a book fair in the fall that runs during the school day as well as one evening, open house on November 17th. Contact co-chairs Cori Egan or Andrea Acton for more information.
Snowflake Ball (Friday, December 2)
This Friday evening father (or father-substitute)/daughter dance includes a toy drive for Toys-for-Tots, DJ, photos, photo booth, candy bar, T-shirts and decorating the school for the dance. Many volunteers are also needed for this event. Contact chair, Amber Roetker and Libby Smith to learn more about volunteering.
SPED Awareness Week (January 9-13)
Contact chairs, Colleen Householder, Angie Childers, and Rachel Greer to learn more about volunteering.
Mother / Son Olympics (Friday, January 20)
To prepare for this mother (or mother-substitute)/son event, many items of preparation must be done, such as: create a sign-up genius for registration; set up the teams for the event; send name tags home with the boys prior to the event notifying them of their team; get needed volunteers to help make this event a success (that's you!). To learn more about this event, contact one of our co-chairs Sarah Lee or Kate Meisenheimer.
Mother-Daughter Event (Friday, February 17)
For those of you who have never seen the television show “Minute-to-Win-It,” here’s what it’s all about: “Minute-to-Win-It” is an international game show franchise where contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. And now our moms and daughters get to do it, too! It will be a fun event! Contact co-chairs Hallie Peay or Stephanie Nichopoulos to learn more about volunteering!
Read Across America Week (March 6-10)
Contact co-chairs Hallie Peay or Stephanie Nichopoulos to learn more about volunteering!
Father / Son Fishing (Saturday, April 22)
To learn more about this event, contact one of our co-chairs Joe Hooker or Iliana Pell
Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1-5)
Our co-chairs plan, recruit volunteers/items, and implement activities. TAW should have a theme and daily activities or events planned. During Teacher Appreciation week in the spring, the chairs/committee coordinate with room parents on special activities and events to show our appreciation to teachers and staff. For example: students bring in supplies and items off of the teacher wish list, providing dinners for teachers, and arrange for classes to write thank-you notes, etc. Chairs will also partner with hospitality to provide a catered lunch for teachers and staff. All of these items need volunteers! Contact co-chairs Gretchen Klobucar or Marcy Larson for more information.
Field Day (Wednesday - Friday | May 10, 11 & 12)
MANY volunteers are needed to make this annual event work! Field day occurs twice a day for three days in order to accommodate all of our grades. We need parents to lead each activity on the field, so please contact one of our co-chairs, Lauren Edwards or Courtney Clothier for more details.
Kindergarten Celebration (Monday, May 15)
Volunteers will provide support to the Kindergarten teachers and parents for the celebration reception which will be held immediately following the ceremony. Volunteers for set-up and clean-up are especially needed for this morning event. Contact our kindergarten celebration chairs, Angie Pogue and Tania Flores, if you'd like to help out!
5th Grade Celebration (Wednesday, May 17)
A theme for this afternoon celebration will be voted upon by the students, decorations and food will be decided by the teachers, and volunteers assist/carry out decorating, set-up and clean-up. Contact our 5th grade celebration chairs, Annah Summy, Lindsey Rossen and Anne Schmitt, if you'd like to help out!
PROGRAMS & COMMITTEES
Hospitality Committee (Ongoing)
This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month that school is in session (except for August and January). Volunteers gather on those mornings to help distribute some type of recognition for students who participate. Volunteers also help maintain safety for additional walkers at busy crosswalks. Interested? Contact our chair, Maddie Davis for more information.
Contests
Contests chair is responsible for the following: reviewing contest rules and determining the best fit into the FES calendar, preparing entry materials and advertising the contests, sourcing appropriate judges for the various contests, receiving entries and preparing them for submission to the judges, ordering appropriate recognition for all winners, preparing thank you notes for all judges, publishing winners and/or announcing winners to the school, and returning contest material. Volunteers can be plugged in for a number of these responsibilities, so please contact Kym White if you're interested in learning more!
Box Tops
Farmington collects General Mills Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Labels for Education and Tyson A Plus labels 2-3 times a year for two-week periods. Volunteers are needed to process the collections by clipping, sorting the expired and preparing labels for mailing. To learn more, contact one of our co-chairs, Kym White or Lisa Godwin
Health screenings
Volunteers needed during the school day to assist with the students during these screenings. To volunteer, contact our chair, Sarah Ortiz.
Beautification
Volunteers help to maintain the school grounds by working in partnership with a landscaping company. They also decorate the school grounds for seasonal events/holidays and works to continually beautify the school grounds. Contact Melissa Sanders or Tamara Kahok for more information.
Artsonia
Volunteers help to support our school's art department by pictures of student art and uploading them to the Artsonia website. Contact co-chairs Mindy Schwartz and Joe Hooker for details.
Library Committee
Library volunteers re-shelve books, help students find books on the shelves during their library time and anything else that our librarian requests. Volunteers can come weekly or bi-weekly, or they may volunteer on a per-project basis (processing books, special projects, decorations, etc.). They also may assist in performing annual inventory and design decorations for the library for various purposes, such as highlighting the beginning of the school year, the book fair, the holidays and the end of the year. To learn more, contact one of our co-chairs, Talibah Corks or Carmen Clark.
Volunteer Fair Committee
The volunteer fair is mainly run by PTO board members, though we welcome the help of any parent who is interested! Responsibilities for this event includes being at event to answer questions, helping with hospitality (providing decor and food), get coffee morning of event, set up in cafeteria and take down, mingling to make sure it is going smoothly and staying within the budget. Contact our chairs, Meredith Webb and April Flanigan for details!
Accelerated Reader (AR) Committee
The AR volunteers are responsible for implementing rewards and incentives for the Accelerated Reader program. Volunteers can also help to distribute rewards as well as coordinate the prizes (such as donut party, etc.). Contact co-chairs Allison Bennett or Crystal Waggoner for more information!
Health Room Committee
Parent volunteers staff Farmington’s health room. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the health room chair, Tammy Wiygul. If children become ill or injured at school, the teacher will send them to the health room for assistance. If it is necessary for a student to go home, a parent, guardian, or emergency friend will be contacted.
Room Parents Committee
The room parent committee works with the room parents by providing them with the materials and information they need to serve in their role, as well as to communicate the needs of the staff and faculty throughout the year so that they can solicit the help and input of the other parents in their child's class. If you'd like to help out or learn more, contact our room parent chair, Salwa Bahhur.
Walk-to-School Wednesday (First Wednesday of Each Month)
Time Commitment - 30 minutes from 8-8:30am
This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month that school is in session (except for August and January). Volunteers gather on those mornings to help distribute some type of recognition for students who participate. Volunteers also help maintain safety for additional walkers at busy crosswalks. Interested? Contact our chair, Maddie Davis for more information.
Games with Grandparents (Thursday, September 15 | 5:30 p.m.)
Time Commitment - 2 hour shifts between 5-9pm
Other Needs: We need help with finding some oversized yard games! Do you have Connect 4, Checkers, Jenga, pop-a-shot, etc we can borrow for the event?
Co-chairs Jessica Neil and Lacey Washburn head up our fantastic volunteers to decorate the lobby and set up games in designated areas to include gym, cafeteria and some classrooms. Board games, bingo and other festivities are set up in advance of event. Grandparents, family or friends are invited to bring students for an evening of fun. Don't UNO you want to help make Games with Grandparents a success? We are still seeking volunteers for set up, clean up and game monitors. Sign Up HERE
Falcon Fest (Sunday, October 2 | 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
Time Commitment - 2 hour shifts the day of the event
Other Needs: Outdoor Games, Auction Items, Food Donations
Many volunteers are needed to help plan this annual, carnival-style family event typically held the first weekend of November. The event has games, food, a dunk tank, bounce house and a silent auction which includes class baskets, teacher features and principal for a day. Contact co-chairs Liz Musso or Christina Phipps to learn more.
Movie Night (Friday, October 21)
Movie Night chair is responsible for the following: making flyer for students to vote on movie right after Thanksgiving break, counting votes to declare movie, purchasing the movie license, sending out flyer, purchasing food and drink, sending out sign-up genius, set-up and clean-up the day of the event, making sure that REACH knows of the event, and getting cash from the treasurer to have change. Contact co-chairs Angie Shipman and Erin Pearce for details about volunteering.
Red Ribbon Week (October 24-28)
Our fabulous guidance counselors create a theme, copy and distribute fliers in Wednesday folders, and provide any other support for the week-long, drug-awareness event. Volunteers are needed, so contact Mr. Pritchett (FES counselor) for more information.
American Education Week (November 14-18)
Our co-chairs come up with a theme for each day, create a calendar for this week-long event and get events approved by administration. Volunteers make copies of the calendar to distribute and decorate the lobby the weekend before. Volunteers also help our co-chairs coordinate and oversee events such as the coffee bar, lunch, etc. as well as take down decorations. To learn more, contact co-chairs Erica McCarrens or Valorie Wheatley
Book Fair (November 14-18)
Volunteers will help to coordinate a book fair in the fall that runs during the school day as well as one evening, open house on November 17th. Contact co-chairs Cori Egan or Andrea Acton for more information.
Snowflake Ball (Friday, December 2)
This Friday evening father (or father-substitute)/daughter dance includes a toy drive for Toys-for-Tots, DJ, photos, photo booth, candy bar, T-shirts and decorating the school for the dance. Many volunteers are also needed for this event. Contact chair, Amber Roetker and Libby Smith to learn more about volunteering.
SPED Awareness Week (January 9-13)
Contact chairs, Colleen Householder, Angie Childers, and Rachel Greer to learn more about volunteering.
Mother / Son Olympics (Friday, January 20)
To prepare for this mother (or mother-substitute)/son event, many items of preparation must be done, such as: create a sign-up genius for registration; set up the teams for the event; send name tags home with the boys prior to the event notifying them of their team; get needed volunteers to help make this event a success (that's you!). To learn more about this event, contact one of our co-chairs Sarah Lee or Kate Meisenheimer.
Mother-Daughter Event (Friday, February 17)
For those of you who have never seen the television show “Minute-to-Win-It,” here’s what it’s all about: “Minute-to-Win-It” is an international game show franchise where contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. And now our moms and daughters get to do it, too! It will be a fun event! Contact co-chairs Hallie Peay or Stephanie Nichopoulos to learn more about volunteering!
Read Across America Week (March 6-10)
Contact co-chairs Hallie Peay or Stephanie Nichopoulos to learn more about volunteering!
Father / Son Fishing (Saturday, April 22)
To learn more about this event, contact one of our co-chairs Joe Hooker or Iliana Pell
Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1-5)
Our co-chairs plan, recruit volunteers/items, and implement activities. TAW should have a theme and daily activities or events planned. During Teacher Appreciation week in the spring, the chairs/committee coordinate with room parents on special activities and events to show our appreciation to teachers and staff. For example: students bring in supplies and items off of the teacher wish list, providing dinners for teachers, and arrange for classes to write thank-you notes, etc. Chairs will also partner with hospitality to provide a catered lunch for teachers and staff. All of these items need volunteers! Contact co-chairs Gretchen Klobucar or Marcy Larson for more information.
Field Day (Wednesday - Friday | May 10, 11 & 12)
MANY volunteers are needed to make this annual event work! Field day occurs twice a day for three days in order to accommodate all of our grades. We need parents to lead each activity on the field, so please contact one of our co-chairs, Lauren Edwards or Courtney Clothier for more details.
Kindergarten Celebration (Monday, May 15)
Volunteers will provide support to the Kindergarten teachers and parents for the celebration reception which will be held immediately following the ceremony. Volunteers for set-up and clean-up are especially needed for this morning event. Contact our kindergarten celebration chairs, Angie Pogue and Tania Flores, if you'd like to help out!
5th Grade Celebration (Wednesday, May 17)
A theme for this afternoon celebration will be voted upon by the students, decorations and food will be decided by the teachers, and volunteers assist/carry out decorating, set-up and clean-up. Contact our 5th grade celebration chairs, Annah Summy, Lindsey Rossen and Anne Schmitt, if you'd like to help out!
PROGRAMS & COMMITTEES
Hospitality Committee (Ongoing)
This event is held on the first Wednesday of each month that school is in session (except for August and January). Volunteers gather on those mornings to help distribute some type of recognition for students who participate. Volunteers also help maintain safety for additional walkers at busy crosswalks. Interested? Contact our chair, Maddie Davis for more information.
Contests
Contests chair is responsible for the following: reviewing contest rules and determining the best fit into the FES calendar, preparing entry materials and advertising the contests, sourcing appropriate judges for the various contests, receiving entries and preparing them for submission to the judges, ordering appropriate recognition for all winners, preparing thank you notes for all judges, publishing winners and/or announcing winners to the school, and returning contest material. Volunteers can be plugged in for a number of these responsibilities, so please contact Kym White if you're interested in learning more!
Box Tops
Farmington collects General Mills Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Labels for Education and Tyson A Plus labels 2-3 times a year for two-week periods. Volunteers are needed to process the collections by clipping, sorting the expired and preparing labels for mailing. To learn more, contact one of our co-chairs, Kym White or Lisa Godwin
Health screenings
Volunteers needed during the school day to assist with the students during these screenings. To volunteer, contact our chair, Sarah Ortiz.
Beautification
Volunteers help to maintain the school grounds by working in partnership with a landscaping company. They also decorate the school grounds for seasonal events/holidays and works to continually beautify the school grounds. Contact Melissa Sanders or Tamara Kahok for more information.
Artsonia
Volunteers help to support our school's art department by pictures of student art and uploading them to the Artsonia website. Contact co-chairs Mindy Schwartz and Joe Hooker for details.
Library Committee
Library volunteers re-shelve books, help students find books on the shelves during their library time and anything else that our librarian requests. Volunteers can come weekly or bi-weekly, or they may volunteer on a per-project basis (processing books, special projects, decorations, etc.). They also may assist in performing annual inventory and design decorations for the library for various purposes, such as highlighting the beginning of the school year, the book fair, the holidays and the end of the year. To learn more, contact one of our co-chairs, Talibah Corks or Carmen Clark.
Volunteer Fair Committee
The volunteer fair is mainly run by PTO board members, though we welcome the help of any parent who is interested! Responsibilities for this event includes being at event to answer questions, helping with hospitality (providing decor and food), get coffee morning of event, set up in cafeteria and take down, mingling to make sure it is going smoothly and staying within the budget. Contact our chairs, Meredith Webb and April Flanigan for details!
Accelerated Reader (AR) Committee
The AR volunteers are responsible for implementing rewards and incentives for the Accelerated Reader program. Volunteers can also help to distribute rewards as well as coordinate the prizes (such as donut party, etc.). Contact co-chairs Allison Bennett or Crystal Waggoner for more information!
Health Room Committee
Parent volunteers staff Farmington’s health room. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the health room chair, Tammy Wiygul. If children become ill or injured at school, the teacher will send them to the health room for assistance. If it is necessary for a student to go home, a parent, guardian, or emergency friend will be contacted.
Room Parents Committee
The room parent committee works with the room parents by providing them with the materials and information they need to serve in their role, as well as to communicate the needs of the staff and faculty throughout the year so that they can solicit the help and input of the other parents in their child's class. If you'd like to help out or learn more, contact our room parent chair, Salwa Bahhur.
For general questions about volunteering, click here to send an email to our PTO's VP of Programs & Events, Allison McMinn