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🫶 Family Resource Center Donation Drive
February 1-27
During the month of February, we invite you to help support the Family Resource Center by donating some of the most-needed supplies to help stock their shelves. The Family Resource Centers link school families with local resources and human services addressing the needs of the whole child in order to promote student success. Items may be dropped off in the donation box in the office or brought to the Family Reading Night event on February 27th.
All items donated need to be in good, like new or new condition. Please provide full-sized items only. Requested items:
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Diapers - Sizes 3 through 6
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Pull-Ups - Sizes 4 through 6T
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Baby Wipes
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Deodorant - Both Men's and Women's
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Toothbrushes
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Toothpaste (full size)
🚀 2-liter plastic bottles needed for 4th grade rocket project!
As part of STEAM week (March 23-27), HV grandparent, Dan Bailey, is leading an exciting science project with the 4th grade classes. The 3-day project will involve constructing pressure-based rockets from 2-liter plastic bottles and cardboard and then launching them in the field! We need your help! We need to collect at least fifty (50) 2-liter plastic bottles for this project. Please drop them off in the office or send them to school with your student and ask them to leave them in the office or deliver them to a 4th grade teacher!
🍿Staff Appreciation Snack Cart
Help fill the teacher/ staff snack cart! Drop off non-perishable food items in the front office. The snack cart is a simple, yet powerful, way to show our teacher and staff how much we appreciate all that they do. Feedback from staff about the snack cart has been glowing!
Volunteering with the PTA allows our community to continue to do the important work of supporting our teachers, our students, and all of Happy Valley Elementary! We need folks like you to help! There are always many ways to support from being hands-on at events to acting behind the scenes. The role that the PTA plays is vital to the school and the role you can play is vital to the PTA!
Click below to see current needs.
📣Free Book Fair - Last call for books!
If you’ve been meaning to go through your home library and donate some books to the book fair, NOW is the time! Please donate your new and gently used children’s books by Friday, February 13th so we have time to sort them for the book fair. We are also seeking good condition reusable / paper bags for use during the event. Please drop off books and reusable bags in the Donation Box in the front office.
Special project
📹Seeking a Videographer for a special project!
PTA is looking for someone with basic video recording and editing skills to put together a short, 3-5 minute video by the end of the school year. We are hoping to capture interviews with a few staff members and current 5th graders, talking about the Mr. D’Hondt Honor Award that we give out during the Move-a-Thon each year. Our goal is to ensure that the memory of Mr. D’Hondt lives on at Happy Valley and that this video can help tell the story and importance of this award during future Move-a-Thon events. PTA will coordinate the interviews. We are seeking someone who can handle the filming and then put the video together for us. If you’re willing to help with this project, please contact president@happyvalleypta.com.
Ongoing
All volunteers need to complete a Background Check Application through Bellingham School District in order to volunteer in any capacity, including the classroom, as an enrichment chaperone, chaperoning a field trip, or supporting other school functions.
Applications must be renewed every two years. Update your info or check your status here!
Click here to read the Recess & Lunch Volunteer Guidelines.
Email Volunteercoordinator@happyvalleypta.com to volunteer at recess and/or lunch.
For questions about district-wide volunteer policies, visit the district volunteer page or email Jennifer.Gaer@BellinghamSchools.org.