Get Involved. Be Informed. Make A Difference.
Walker School and the PTO offer many opportunities for you to get involved. Sometimes in little ways, sometimes in bigger or more involved ways. Whatever your schedule allows, your help is always valued, appreciated and needed.
Contact the Walker PTO or Jan Martin (jmartin@d181.org) at school for more details.
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PTO Committees
One Hour Club: Donate an hour here and there throughout the year by helping with various school/PTO-sponsored events. Opportunities could be during the day or outside of school hours. Get invited to help on a variety of committees, help when you can!
The BIG Event – Warrior Challenge: Plan, organize and coordinate our big fundraising and social event. Help plan the event, set up for the event or volunteer time at the event.
Art Awareness: Provide art enrichment to students through individual classroom visits in your child's grade. Presentations are approximately 20-30 minutes long and occur one-two times per year. Training and materials will be provided.
Bike Safety: Organize the bike safety check (Bike Rodeo) on Friday, August 23rd prior to the start of school for all 3rd graders or new 4th and 5th graders wishing to ride their bikes to school.
Book Fair: Work with the MRC Director to coordinate volunteers for the Fall/Spring book fair(s).
Bricks: Promote and coordinate the sale and installation of commemorative bricks.
Bulletin Board Committee: Pick a month to decorate the bulletin board outside the main door to reflect school events.
Directory: Manage the Walker directory with family contact information. Computer skills are a plus for this job. Work begins during the summer and is typically completed in September.
Enrichment/In-Class Programming: Coordinate with teachers to schedule in-class workshops and  learning labs, as well as after school programs
Field Day: Help the Physical Education teachers organize parent volunteers for Field Day.
Going Green: Work with the student ECO club, staff and parents to promote recycling and other “green” initiatives and reinforce lessons on how to protect our local and global environment. Plan activities around Earth Day in April.
Holiday Bazaar: Plan and organize a December holiday bazaar (shopping event for students).
MRC (Library) Volunteers: Donate your time to work in the MRC. Volunteer for one to three hours during the school day. Volunteers check out books for students, shelve books and help the MRC Director with special projects. You can even schedule your shift to be at the same time as your child's weekly class visit to the MRC!
Passive Fundraising: Work closely with the PTO Executive Board to coordinate and identify fundraising initiatives by partnering with retailers, area restaurants (monthly “Dinner Bell”) and Internet businesses (Amazon Smile) to receive a percentage of sales.
Plant Sale: Plan the plant sale fundraiser in the spring.
Room Parent & Parent Social Events (sign up coming AUGUST 2019): Volunteers work with classroom teachers to plan and assist with classroom parties and special events. There will also be a grade-level treasurer for each grade. Fifth grade room parents also work with teachers to coordinate 5th grade end of year celebration events, coordinate box-top collection and the class gift. Room parents will also coordinate grade level parents night out events.
Walker Recess Running Club: Parent-lead activity that offers 1st-5th graders the opportunity to exercise during recess. Parents can come volunteer for just an hour to help track students laps and hand out rewards.
School Grounds: Schedule the annual Fall “Big Dig” (the planting of bulbs by students). Plant flowers in Fall & Spring and maintain planters through each season. Minimal summer maintenance.
School Supplies: (2 Chairs; one for supply kits and one for Walker grade level t-shirts) Coordinate school supply ordering in the spring as well as distribution in August. Manage t-shirt inventory and distribution needed throughout the year.
Science Club: Help solidify STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) concepts to our students by providing in-class/after-school activities/classes. Design and coordinate a Science Fair to showcase students’ science projects.
Spelling Bee: Organize and orchestrate a Spelling Bee for grades K-5 per Scripps Guidelines.
Spirit Gear: Coordinate the design, ordering, sale and distribution of Walker School clothing and accessories in the Fall.
Spirit/Hot Lunch: Volunteer at the monthly pizza day during the school lunch hour to pass out pizza in the cafeteria. Each month will have a unique sign-up so help when you can, you don’t have to commit to every single month!
Staff Appreciation: Help plan 2-3 Annual Luncheons and acts of kindness throughout the year to show our teachers, faculty and staff how much they are appreciated. Plan a meal for roughly 45 people, prepare, buy or coordinate the food from our volunteers.
Strategic Planning: Work with the Principal, PTO Executive Board, and teachers to research, identify, and prioritize Walker School needs and associated costs. 
Welcome & Farewell Committee: Introduce and assist new families by becoming an assigned "buddy" family. Each parent volunteer will introduce themselves to the new family and become a resource for the new family about all Walker-related items. Please specify grades for the fall. The committee also helps say farewell to families that are moving or have their last child graduating from Walker.
Yearbook: Help take photos throughout the year and gather photos from parents/teachers to compile into the school yearbook, which is printed at the end of the school year.
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Help in the Lunchroom / Recess
​LUNCHROOM SUPERVISORS NEEDED*
Do you have an hour once a week to spare? Just an hour? And have you ever wondered, "What is my child's day like at school?" Well, you're in luck. You can be a lunchroom supervisor at Walker School. Half the time is in the lunchroom and the other half on the playground at recess. You may even be assigned to your child's grade! And did we mention it's a paid position? That's right! Walker School is looking for people to work the lunchroom at school. The commitment is 11:25am to 12:15pm on a designated day each week (or as many days a week as you like) for the school year.

If you are interested, contact Jan Martin at Walker School (630-861-4600) to apply. ​CLICK HERE for more details.

* This is a paid position.