Share your Time

There are many ways to volunteer with the PTO or at the school itself! We typically send out requests for volunteers in the Friday Dicken Family Newsletter email, through teacher emails, and in the Dicken Elementary Parents Group Facebook page. You are always welcome to contact the PTO directly with questions and/or ideas!

Room Parents

Being a room parent is a wonderful way to stay connected to your child, do activities in your child’s classroom, get to know other children and parents, and be involved at Dicken. You will not be alone. Most classes have many volunteers and more than 1 room parent, so you’ll get plenty of help.

Room parent duties include:

  • Coordinating class parties, picnics, and end-of-the-year staff appreciation events.
  • Helping with occasional classroom activities.
  • Creating a list of students’ names and corresponding e-mail addresses.
  • Assisting the teachers with school events if needed.

Room parents are typically recruited at Teacher Meet & Greet and through the Dicken Family Newsletter, during the first few weeks of the school year.

Garden Committee

Dicken has a wonderful school garden. Maintaining a garden of this size requires the help of a lot of hands. If you enjoy being outdoors, consider joining the garden committee, or even just helping out with weeding and watering outside of school hours.

Call out for the garden committee will occur via the Dicken Family Newsletter.

PTO Board Members

Commitment to PTO board positions is for a one year time period. As parents leave the PTO board, we need to fill their positions. Every year we are looking for a few new people to join us on the board.

PTO board members help make decisions regarding the raising and spending of funds to support Dicken teachers, staff, and students. In addition, the PTO board helps organize and run various events that contribute to a fun environment at the school and help boost community spirit.

To see if you might want to join the PTO board, attend PTO meetings & volunteer at school events! We typically start the school year with a (mostly) full board, but some positions may need filled during the year.

Event Committees

Many events happen throughout the year at Dicken, and someone needs to bring them to life. We are always looking for volunteers to chair and assist with committees for events such as the Pumpkin Patch, Family Movie Nights, Ice Cream Social, and more.

Individual Events

Even if you can’t commit to a bigger project, we are often in need of help in 30- or 60-minute increments to help out at school events. These might include things like setting up luminaries for the winter walk or working a game at the Pumpkin Patch.