We need your help!
Our amazing parent volunteers make it possible for the PTA to provide daily support to the school and host many events and activities for our community. No matter what your interests, talents, or available time, there is a volunteer opportunity that can work for you. Whether you can lend an hour or two per year at a community event or school activity, a few hours a month as a grade liaison, or more time chairing a committee or event, we can help you find an opportunity that will make a difference for our students. If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, email us at [email protected].
PTA Committee Roles:
The Barnsley PTA committees do important work all year to benefit students, families, and school staff.
- PTA BOARD (1-2 year commitment)
- Provide ongoing leadership and oversight; drive PTA activities and communications. Board members usually serve for two years in one of the following roles: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Ways and Means (fundraising), Communications, Recording Secretary
- GRADE LIAISON (school year commitment; 1-2 hours/month)
- Attend PTA general meetings; help spread the word to families about PTA events and opportunities
- 5TH GRADE PROMOTION COMMITTEE (school year commitment; 2-3 hours/month)
- Meets 4-6 times throughout the year; helps with fundraising for 5th grade promotion, coordinates periodic bake sales and the spring Basketball Game
- PTA MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT (fall; 2-3 hours)
- Help recruit parents and staff to join the PTA!
- STAFF APPRECIATION (school year commitment; 2-3 hours/month)
- Plan special opportunities throughout the year to show appreciation for our staff!
- YEARBOOK (school year commitment; 2-3 hours/month; busier in late winter/spring)
- Collect photos throughout the year; work with yearbook publisher to design and compile yearbook
- CULTURAL ASSEMBLY COORDINATOR (as available, 2-3 hours)
- Identify opportunities for cultural assemblies at Barnsley; work with PTA and school leadership on scheduling
One-Time Events:
Our event volunteers play a critical role in our popular school events. Event Chairs are asked to attend 2-3 evening planning meetings, starting about a month prior to the event. Event Chairs also help recruit other parent volunteers and attend the event to help things run smoothly. We always need extra hands for events and appreciate any parents who volunteer!
- MOVIE NIGHT (fall)
- FALL FESTIVAL
- BINGO NIGHT (fall)
- SCIENCE FAIR (winter)
- INTERNATIONAL NIGHT (spring)
- BOOK FAIR (2x/year)
- SPRING FESTIVAL
- STAFF VS PARENT BASKETBALL GAME (spring)
We also frequently have opportunities for MCPS students in grades 6-12 to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours by volunteering to help with events. If your middle or high school student is interested, please reach out.
In-School Volunteer Opportunities
Barnsley Teachers and Staff have compiled a list of volunteer opportunities for parents to help the school with its day-to-day operations:
- LUNCH/RECESS SUPERVISION
- MEDIA CENTER
- CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERING
- CLASSROOM COPIES/SUPPLIES
Montgomery County Public Schools requires school volunteers and partnership agencies to complete certain compliance measures in order to volunteer within our school district.
Submit Photos to the Yearbook!
The Yearbook Team is excited to capture the memories from this school year! Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. If you have great photos of school and community events (i.e. Book Fair, Fall Festival, Science Fair, spirit weeks) or students and friends just having fun, we’d like to see them. Here is how you can submit photos:
- EMAIL your pictures to [email protected]
- Post to our PTA Facebook Page