Volunteer

 

There are numerous opportunities to volunteer through the Rogers-Binford PTO, so find what works for you and sign up!

Many opportunities (carnival, teacher appreciation lunches, etc) are event specific and volunteers are organized by committee chairs or by class parents or teachers. For those, be on the lookout for email communication on how to sign up. If you are volunteering at an event that takes place at school during regular school hours, please make sure you have turned in your background check form and received notification by the school that you are clear to volunteer.

For those wanting to volunteer on the board or a committee, please send an email to rogbinpto@gmail.com.

 

PTO Board: 

Please send general questions and comments to rogbinpto@gmail.com.
Position	Member Name	E-mail Address
President, Rogers	Ronnie Greene	ronniegreene3@gmail.com
President, BInford	Heather Short	hshort11@hotmail.com
Vice President, Rogers	Kathleen Fields	fieldk@indiana.edu
Vice President, Binford	Macie Mulvaney	maciemulvaney@gmail.com
Treasurer	Julie Hunt Kelsey Keag	jhunt@huntmailbox.com kkeag@iu.edu
Secretary	Julie Warren	juliewarren79@gmail.com
Alt. Fundraising Co-Coordinator	Heather Heerssen	heather.heerssen@gmail.com
Social Media Chair	Heather Heerssen	heather.heerssen@gmail.com
BoxTop Coordinator	Alicia Dickins	alicia.dickins@gmail.com
Carnival/Chili Supper Co-Chair	Jaimie Schwartzman	jaimie.schwartzman@gmail.com
Carnival/Chili Supper Co-Chair	Shannon Lehr	shanalex00@aol.com
Carnival/Chili Supper Co-Chair	Nicole Wilkins	nicole.wilkins@yahoo.com
Read -A -Thon Chair	Caree Jent	cjent@iu.edu
Directory	Julie Hunt	jhunt@huntmailbox.com
Fall Activities Fair Co-Chair	Joy Williams	joyouswilliams@gmail.com
Fall Activities Fair Co-Chair	Amy Stolberg	amystolberg@yahoo.com
Recycling Co-Chair	Abe Carney	abecarney@gmail.com
Room Parent/ Teacher Liaison	Joellan Chang	joellan.chang@gmail.com
Teacher Appreciation Co-Chair	Allison Rink	arink@commsrv.com
Teacher Appreciation Co-Chair	Joellan Chang	joellan.chang@gmail.com
Teacher Rep, Rogers	Sara Deckard	sedeckar@mccsc.edu
Teacher Rep, Rogers	Denny Garl	dgarl@mccsc.edu
Teacher Rep, Binford	Katie Fisher	kfisher@mccsc.edu
Spirit Wear Chair	Heather Johnson	heatherjohnson@att.net
Website Coordinator	Amanda Roach	amandaroach1@gmail.com

 

PTO Calendar of Events:

August 7th First Day of School

August 9th PTO Welcome coffee Binford Cafeteria 9-9:45am

August 12th Binford Fall Open House (Grades 3-5) 5:30-6:30

August 13th 6th Grade Open House 5:30-6:30

August 27th Dine and Donate @ Five Guys 4-10pm

August 29th Rogers Fall Open House 5:30-6:30

August 29th Family Picnic and Activities Fair 5:30-7:30

September 2nd Labor Day/No School

September 3rd PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Rogers Library

September 11th-13th Bradford Woods-5th Grade

September 15th Dine and Donate @ Chipotle 5-9pm

September 16th Rogers and Binford Picture Day

September 27th Jump & Donate @ Urban Air 6-9pm

October 1st PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Binford Library

October 10th Skate Night at Western Skateland 6:30-8:30pm

October 14th -15th Fall Break-No School

October 21st Dine and Donate @ Avers Pizza 5-8pm

October 29th PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Rogers Library

November 1st Binford Picture Retake

November 1st-22nd Read A Thon

November 4th Play & Donate @ Laserlite 5:15-8:15pm

November 5th Election Day-No School

November 14th Dine and Donate @ Taste of India 11-3pm & 4:30-10pm

November 25th - 29th Thanksgiving Break No School

December 9th -13th Binford Book Fair

December 3rd PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00 in the Binford Library

December 12th Teacher Appreciation Lunch-Rogers Library

December 12th Skate Night at Western Skateland 6:30-8:30pm

December 23rd - Jan 3rd No School-Winter Break

January 6th School Resumes

January 7th PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Rogers Library

January 14th Play & Donate @ Laserlite 5:15-8:15pm

January 20th Martin Luther King Day-No School

January 29th Dine and Donate @ Trailhead Pizzeria 6-9pm

February 4th PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00 in the Binford Library

February 7th Chili Supper

February 13th Skate Night at Western Skateland 6:30-8:30pm

February 26th Dine and Donate @ FARM 6-9pm

March 3rd PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Rogers Library

March 16th-20th Spring Break-No School

March 25th Dine and Donate @ Five Guys 4-10pm

March 30th - April 3rd Rogers Book Fair

March 31st PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00 in the Binford Library

April 3rd School Carnival at Binford from 5:00-8:00

April 3rd -10th Binford Book Fair

April 21st Dine and Donate @ Buccetos Smiling Teeth 4-10pm

April 28th PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm in the Rogers Library

May 4th-8th Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5th Professional Staff Day-NO SCHOOL

May 8th Teacher Appreciation Lunch

May 20th Dine and Donate @ Chocolate Moose 5-11pm

May 22nd Last Day for Students-End of last grading period

 

 

Programs and Events

 

Family Picnic

The family picnic is a great chance to meet other students and families and enjoy a delicious meal on the playground. Families can bring a picnic or purchase food from one of the food trucks on site. There is also information available about various school activities and community organizations that offer services and activities for youth. It’s a nice way to enjoy an evening outdoors with your fellow Rockets and Badgers!

 

Teacher Appreciation Lunch

The teachers, administrators, and staff work hard every day to provide a safe and positive learning environment for our kids. To say thanks, the PTO organizes a special lunch in December and May. Families are asked to donate food items or cash for gift card prizes, and each year our families create a delicious spread! Information on donations and volunteering is sent out via the PTO e-newsletter and in communications from teachers or room parents.

 

Directory

Schools are a great place to build community, for kids and adults. To help our families better connect, the PTO offers an online directory through the My School Anywhere website and app. Families can opt to have their names and basic contact information listed in the directory, which is only made available to other Rogers-Binford families. Go to myschoolanywhere.com to access the directory and download the app on your phone for quick access on the go.

 

Skate Night / Play and Donate

Keep the kids active and raise money for the PTO with our skate nights and play and donate events. Each quarter, we host a skate night at Western Skateland, and play and donate events at Lazerlite Laser Tag and Urban Air throughout the year. Just mention that you are with the Rogers-Binford PTO and a portion of your admission fee is donated back to the PTO. Look for upcoming events on the main PTO calendar.

 

Chili Supper

Warm up in the winter months at the annual chili supper! Families can enjoy a delicious meal, bid on silent auction items, and enjoy visiting with our school community. This event requires donations for the supper and for the silent auction gift baskets. Information on donating and volunteering for the event is sent out via the PTO e-newsletter and in communications from teachers or room parents.

 

Carnival

The final event of the year is also one of our biggest fundraisers, and one of the most fun! The spring carnival features numerous games, student performances, activities, prizes, and food. Families purchase passes in advance or at the door, and those passes provide “punches” are redeemed for food items, games, and certain activities.

This is a major event for our PTO, requiring many volunteers, donations, and sponsors. Your help is what makes this event successful. Committee chairs are needed starting in December, and sponsors are solicited in the early spring. Event volunteers and donations are organized a few weeks before the carnival, and information is sent from teachers or room parents, as well as the PTO e-newsletter.

If you are interested in volunteering on the carnival committee, please contact our carnival chair.

 

PTO Meetings

The Rogers-Binford PTO meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month (with some exceptions for holidays and school closings) and rotate between the Rogers and Binford libraries. The PTO calendar has every meeting listed, with location. Every parent or guardian is a member of the PTO and encouraged to attend meetings to learn about upcoming events, what’s happening at school (that your student may not have told you about), and share ideas on how to make the student and parent experience better. The PTO would like for every classroom to be represented, so if you are a room parent or can volunteer as a point of contact for your class, please attend and share information with your teacher and class families.

Please join us for PTO meetings each month, your input is appreciated!

 

Past meeting minutes are available in the PTO google drive. *Please add a hyperlink to https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DVLvqIv5Q7xBy8JhGDOEs-yJHFw9CHlE