Chelsea's Co-op Preschool since 1972

Chelsea Children’s Cooperative Preschool Committee Descriptions

Dad’s Day/ Mother’s Day Luncheon Committee*

• Assist the teachers and session reps with all necessary preparations
• Help run events
• Help with set-up and tear down of events

Dramatic Play Committee*

• Encouraging members with creative talents such as carpenter, graphic designer, prop design, seamstress etc…
• Work with teacher guidance to develop and design dramatic play area in the classroom on  a rotating basis- approximately six different “themes” per year

Farmers Market Committee* – N/A  2011/2012 school year

• Set-up table at Saturday Farmer’s Market
• Prepare sample recipes from cookbooks
• Distribute promotional materials and samples
• Plan small craft area for children such as play dough
• Make commitment to run two Saturday tables during the Summer and Fall
• Contact Market coordinator to establish a non-profit table at no cost

General Fundraising Committee

• Assist the Ways and Means board chair in running small fundraisers throughout the year
• Help organize and run the annual scholarship fundraising event including set-up, tear down

Hometown Holidays & Art Show/Musical Committee*

Hometown Holidays

• Plan ideas for craft tables for the night of the event
• eHeGather needed craft materials
• Organize actual event including helping to run a  craft table and set-up and tear down

Art Show/Musical Committee

• Assist teachers in organization of all aspects of this event
• Duties may include handling refreshment donations, set-up and tear down, stage preparation, hanging art work, etc…
• Attend planning  meetings  and  potential  meeting  with the  Chamber of Commerce

Maintenance Committee*

• Work with teachers to prepare, clean and organize classroom before school begins
• Assist on preparation of the playground including: weeding , laying mulch, etc…
• Make sure indoor and outdoor equipment is out of storage and in safe working condition
• Shoveling and salt application on back playground stairs and walkways on snowy days
• Assist with additional needs throughout the year, i.e. installing shelving, minor repairs, painting

Picture Day / Ice Cream Social Committee*

Picture Day

• Organize and run picture day activities
• Distribute photos and organize the collection of money and returned photos

Ice Cream Social

• Help secure location
• Create and post all flyers and sign-up sheets prior to the event
• Purchase all necessary supplies including ice cream
• Distribute Ice Cream at the Social
• Help with set-up and clean-up

Publicity Committee

• Reports directly to Publicity Chair board member
• Assist in distribution and development of promotional materials throughout the year
• Solicit pictures from membership to include in newsletters, website, and Newspaper articles

Room Manager Committee

• Assist Room Manager with toy cleaning and cleaning of classroom
• Take toy bins home to clean and return to school
• Assist in removing broken toys and replacing “orphan toys” into correct bins
• Assist in weekly cleaning of toys from the “dirty toy bin”
• Sign-up to come to school a minimum of twice a year outside of the school day to clean and disinfect large classroom play areas such as the play kitchen equipment, slide, etc… in the 3-4 and young 5’s classrooms

Summer Activities (Duck Pond, Trike Pull, and Chelsea Fair Parade Float)

• Help run Duck Pond booth for minimum of  2 hours during the Summer Fest and/or Trike Pull during fair week
• Help set-up and tear down booths as needed on event days
• Attend float planning and building meetings weekly during late July and August
• Assist in the gathering, creating and assembling of float decorations
• Assist in the final preparation on parade day and float demolition immediately following the parade
• Potentially help in transportation of float from building area to parade line-up
• Potentially donate use of tractor to pull float in parade

Try-It! Day Committee*

• Prepare information sheets about the “Try It” foods & distribute to parents mailboxes
• Purchase and prepare “Try It” food for Teacher on specified days

*Please note that a Co-op member is needed to chair/head each of the Committees with the exception of Summer Activities, General Fundraising, Room Manager, and Publicity Committees.  This person will act as a liaison between the teachers/board members and the other members of the committee.  Please notate your willingness to chair a committee next to your preferences.