For Pike Parents
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Class Parent Information
- Class Parent List
- Lower and Middle School Anchor Class Parents
- Upper School Homeroom Parents
- Class Parent FAQs
- 2008-2009 Class Parent Sign-up Form
Class Parent List
Class Parent Volunteers 2007 – 2008
Lower and Middle School Art Coordinators: Val Brooks & Heather Clark
Lower and Middle School Music Coordinators: Tom & Renee Page
Upper School Art Coordinator:
ANCHOR/ADVISOR CLASS PARENT EMAIL
Pre-K w/Mrs. Bardo, Mrs. Dancikova, Mrs. O’Brien
Kim McCullom kmccullom@comcast.net
Leslie Rosas leslie@wei.com
Kindergarten
Donna Curtis Colleen Colby colleencolby@comcast.net
Kavita Mundra Marcy Barker mbarker@statestreet.com
Penny Joel Susan Lindholm susan.lindholm@verizon.net
First Grade
Telly Jorden Namita Gupta namitagupta000@yahoo.com
Mimi Addessa Lisa Rauh Law37@cornell.edu
Carolyn Tobey Aeri Meyers ameyers@suffolk.edu
Second Grade
Stephanie Santella Kim Packard Kim_Packard@mckinsey.com
Jennifer Elkin Misti O'Connell moremisti@comcast.net
Sarah Kim Jill Maver jmaver@yahoo.com
Third Grade
Caroline Fugalli Patti Hamann patti.hamann@philips.com
Nyvett Grady Lori Hodge rareduck@comcast.net
Ed Santella Kathleen Rafiee kathra@microsoft.com
Fourth Grade
Katie Dulong Jennifer Bouchard jkbouchard@gmail.com
Sharon Libront Kathy Foderaro kfoderaro@pikeschool.org
Becky Miller Karen Hoyt karenhoyt@comcast.net
Fifth Grade
Beth Hampson Ellen Munick emunick@comcast.net
Ellen Quirk Jami Cope jamicope@verizon.net
Ian Foster Susan Demetri j.demetri@comcast.net
Sixth Grade
Trisha Gordon Joan Gates joanstempel@msn.com
Lori Lindsay Donna McGrath drmcgrath@comcast.net
Julie Ogden Leslie Dumont leslie.dumont@comcast.net
Lucas Schroeder Louise Corman louise@cormanbag.com
Beth Schwartz Cheryl Mills cheryl.mills@comcast.net
Rachael Wood Maria Ippolito mariaippolito@earthlink.net
Seventh Grade
Jolene Buttress Nancy Fennessy fennessy5@aol.com
Judith Elefante Wendy Meyers meyersfour@comcast.net
Paul Heinze Caroline Grady cbgoldschool@yahoo.com
Robert Hutchings Barbara Orlowitz barorlo@yahoo.com
Karen Latham Janet Smith janetsmith1@comcast.net
Tina Morris Shirley Fung sfung@aol.com
Larry Robertson Carrie Lynch clynch@ehr.org
Becca Shovan Melanie Bilazarian Mbilazarian@verizon.net
Eighth Grade
Susan Cameron Mary Pritchard Dallett@comcast.net
Tom Lynch Nancy Rullo ngrullo@comcast.net
Slaviana Peeva Denise Bordonaro denisebordonaro@comcast.net
Amy Salvatore Laurie Jaekle laurie@pmdtechnology.com
David Gandt Deniz Ozel adozel@comcast.net
Judith Lais Libby Poland Wolcott5@comcast.net
Liza Waters Eileen Rullo sunsetrock@comcast.net
Ninth Grade
Betsy Devries Nancy Sullivan NJS_Associates@att.net
Lower and Middle School Anchor Class Parents
Lower and Middle School Anchor Class Parents
Class parents act as a liaison between the parents and the school, work closely with teachers to organize class activities, keep parents informed of events and work with the Parents Association Board to support events.
Responsibilities:
- Attend an orientation meeting at the beginning of school (customarily held on the second Monday of September).
- Call or email new families to introduce yourself, explaining that you will be communicating regularly and informing them of class or school events. Some families may prefer to use an e-mail address that is different from that which is published in the Pike directory, and e-mail may not reach everyone; therefore it is important to confirm what form of communication each family prefers.
- Contact your Teacher at the beginning of the year to set up a communications procedure.
- Organize refreshments for class parties, such as Halloween. Consult the Teacher about food preferences (be aware of allergies in the class) and call parents to provide food, drinks and paper goods. Everyone should be given a turn, so keep a log.
- Contact parents to chaperone for field trips.
- Keep parents informed of meetings and upcoming events. It is helpful to make an e-mail distribution list for your class at the beginning of the school year to facilitate communication with parents.
- Collect pictures from teachers and parents throughout the year to be kept in an Archive box to be used for Graduation.
- Assist with Back to School Night.
- Lower and Middle School Class Parents host a coffee in the fall at their home, the home of another willing parent or in the multi-purpose room. Class Parents contribute refreshments for these events.
- Assist in some capacity with the following School/Parents Association events: Fall Supper, Halloween Party, Spaghetti Supper, Admissions Open House (required), All School Visiting Day, Book Fair, and the Spring Barbeque.
- Attend the Parents Association Annual Meeting, usually held on the third Tuesday in May at 7:00 p.m.
- Snow Day Procedure: The Head of School notifies the President of the Parents Association of delayed openings or school cancellations. The President then sets a telephone tree in motion of which all class parents are a part. The tree (with instructions) will be distributed at the Orientation Meeting in September.
Specialist Class Parents assist art and music teachers with special projects including the concerts and the Art Show.
Upper School Homeroom Parents
Upper School Homeroom Class Parents
Class parents act as a liaison between the parents and the school, work closely with teachers to organize class activities, keep parents informed of events and work with the Parents Association Board to support events.
Please note that in the Upper School, class parents may not be assigned to their child’s homeroom teacher. Whenever possible, Room Parents are matched with their child’s homeroom. However, when this is not possible room parents are reminded that most activities are group events that are for the benefit of the entire grade or division.
Responsibilities:
- Attend an orientation meeting at the beginning of school (customarily held on the second Monday of September).
- Call or email new families to introduce yourself, explaining that you will be communicating regularly and informing them of class or school events. Some families may prefer to use an e-mail address that is different from that which is published in the Pike directory, and e-mail may not reach everyone; therefore it is important to confirm what form of communication each family prefers.
- Contact your teacher at the beginning of the year to set up a procedure for communicating with them.
- Organize refreshments for class parties as needed. Consult the teacher about food preferences and be aware of allergies in the class.
- Assist with the Graduation Dance and Graduation Reception.
- Keep parents informed of meetings and upcoming events. It is helpful to make an e-mail distribution list for your class at the beginning of the school year to facilitate communication with parents.
- Collect pictures from teachers and parents throughout the year to be kept in an Archive box to be used for Graduation.
- Assist with Back to School Night.
- The Sixth Grade Coordinator (or other coordinators who have a large number of new students in their grade), in cooperation with room parents, may wish to organize a class coffee or other welcoming events for parents.
- Assist in some capacity with the following School/Parents Association events: Fall Supper, Halloween Party, Spaghetti Supper, Admission Open House, All School Visiting Day, Book Fair, and Spring Barbeque.
- Attend the Parents Association Annual Meeting, usually held on the third Tuesday in May at 7:00 p.m.
- Snow Day Procedure: The Head of School notifies the President of the Parents Association of delayed openings or school cancellations. The President then sets a telephone tree in motion of which all class parents are a part. The tree (with instructions) will be distributed at the Orientation Meeting in September.
Specialist Class Parents supports specialist teacher on projects including concerts and Art Show.
Class Parent FAQs
Class Parents Frequently Asked Questions
How are class parents selected?
The names of the volunteers for each grade are given to the division heads and selections are made based on children’s classroom assignments. If you are not selected for the current year, please be sure to contact the president of the Parents Association so that you will receive preference for the following year.
What are the primary class parent responsibilities?
Class parents serve as a liaison between teachers and parents. They help to coordinate class parties and curriculum events requiring parent involvement. Class Parents also host “class coffees” so parents can get together at the beginning of year to get reacquainted and meet any new families. Lower and Middle School class parents need to be present in their classrooms at the Admissions Open House in November. Upper School class parents need to be available for “hallway duty” during the Open House.
What are the Class Coffees?
Typically, each grade has a “get together” either morning or evening, for the parents in the grade to connect and get to know each other better. As a class parent, you host these coffees. To do this, you will need to coordinate with the other class parents of your grade. There are many options such as morning coffee at the school in the multipurpose room, an evening event at school held in the multipurpose room or arts hallway; a morning or evening event at someone’s home.
If you host a coffee in the morning, you will get parents who come after drop off. In the evening, you are more likely to get both parents. Teachers and division heads may drop by to coffees in the morning at school.
Coffees do not have to be elaborate. Coffee and breakfast pastries, beverages and hors d’oeurves or desserts are options. The Parents Association does not reimburse for class coffees.
Should I get email addresses of parents in my class?
Email is an effective way of communication, and it is helpful to set up an e-mail distribution list for your class at the beginning of the year. Class Parents are sometimes called upon to forward messages (program announcements and reminders, date or venue changes, etc.) to their classes. Prior to setting up a distribution list, please confirm preferred e-mail addresses with families at the beginning of the year—some may wish to use an address other than what is published in the Pike directory.
Am I responsible for scheduling library volunteers and field trip volunteers?
Yes. A library sign up sheet will be circulated at Back to School Night. Some parents may take the opportunity to sign up at this time. Other parents may miss the sign up and should be given the opportunity to sign up via email. In order to ensure inclusiveness, please do not schedule any parent twice before you are absolutely sure that everyone has had a chance to volunteer. Field trips should be treated in the same manner. No parent should be able to volunteer for a field trip twice, until all parents have had an opportunity to volunteer.
Are there photo boxes / albums for pictures taken at events / field trips?
Photo boxes are located with Linda Holden/Roz Winnie at the front desk.
Can we collect for teacher gifts?
The status of end of year gifts and winter break gifts for LS/MS is as follows:
No money many be solicited from parents. The gift should be something handmade from the children. A card, a calendar, a recipe book, etc. The Parents Association asks that all three gifts be identical to one another.
Class Parents were mailed a $25 check, in the fall, to cover any expenses incurred while creating this handmade gift. It was not intended to be used to purchase gift certificates, etc.
Gifts are not mandatory but encouraged as a thank you. We also ask that if one Class Parent does not wish to participate, either the other two CP's make the additional, identical gift or that no gifts are given at all.
2008-2009 Class Parent Sign-up Form
Download a copy of the 2008-2009 Class Parent Volunteer Sign-up Form
