Volunteer Opportunities
Home & School Association volunteer opportunities at Twin Spring Farm are listed below. If you have limited daytime hours but would still like to help out, please let us know. You will receive more information on our open house day. Prior to signing up to volunteer, please make sure your volunteer clearances have been submitted.
Back-to-School Picnic
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
Please join us for our Back-to-School picnic on first Saturday after school begins from 11am-1pm. Home and School will cook up hamburgers and hot dogs, and will provide drinks. We are asking each family to bring a side dish or dessert to share. Please make sure you bring blankets and/or chairs as seating will be limited. The only help we will need is to spread the word! We would love to see lots of new and returning families enjoy this day together!
Scarecrow Row
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
Scarecrow Row is displayed around Halloween Festivities. Several parents are needed to help the students design a classroom scarecrow. Be creative, let your talents shine.
Fall or Halloween Festival
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
Fall Festival – will be a weekend event and the Halloween Festival will be an evening event. The events are alternated from year to year
Let’s harvest some fun!!! Treats, games, hayrides, music and more…We need volunteers to help set up and decorate for this event. We need help running the games, and serving the food as well as cleaning up when the fun is over. We need about 10 volunteers for set up, 20 for the day of the event, and 10 to clean up. This is a fun activity to help with and its fun for the whole family! If you are interested in being the chair of this event and/or helping out, please sign up!
Bounce-U Night
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
Bounce, eat pizza, and spend time with Twin Spring Farm families!
We are looking for someone to set up 2 Bounce U nights for the school year.
Mixedbag Designs:
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
You will receive a catalog of “eco fabulous reusable bags.” This is our first green fundraiser! We are asking each family to help us sell these bags to family and friends. They are bold, adorable and affordable! Each bag is a high-quality, durable reusable bag. They can hold up to 60 pounds!
We need help inputting the orders and delivering the bags to the classrooms. This will only take a few hours during the next couple of weeks. If you are interested in helping with this event, please fill out the attached form
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Holiday Shop
The Home and School Association runs the holiday shop. Each child will have the opportunity to purchase gifts for family and loved ones. Forms will be sent home a week before the shop so that you may select whom the child should shop for and how much you would like to spend. And a lot of volunteers. Please don’t forget to sign up!!!
Book Fair
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
This is a fun fundraiser! Your child can purchase books during the day hours as they shop with the friends. Come join your children’s friends and their favorite teachers for a night of stories. Don’t forget your PJs! Doughnuts with Dad the following morning for last minute shoppers. Portions of all sales from this event are donated back to the Home and School Association. We are looking for someone to set up and organize day time sales for students, book night followed by doughnuts with dad the next morning
Magnet Art
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
Your children will create a piece of original artwork in their classroom. The artwork is then created into a magnet that you can order. You will also have the opportunity to order t-shirts, mugs, pillowcases, notebooks, etc with their original art work!We will need someone to chair this fundraiser. We will also need help sorting orders. A file has already been put together to help you run this smoothly.
Valentine’s Dance
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
DJ, dancing, food for all, and a cash bar for mom and dad! This event is tons of fun. It is held at Talamore Country Club or Old York Road Country Club. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!!! We are looking for someone who is interested in setting this up. Please sign up if you can help us out!
SPRING ACTIVITIES
Grandparents’ Day
An amazing day to honor our grandparents or special friends. The children invite a grandparent/ special friend to school for a few hours of music, treats and crafts. This day is a favorite!
We need lots of help setting up, baking treats, helping with crafts and clean up. We need a chairperson for this event! We are here to help you, and each activity has a large, complete file to help guide you in chairing this event.
Spring Fair
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
This day is awesome! Games, inflatables, prizes, face painting, balloons, food and fun for everyone!
We need a chairperson for this awesome event! We also need a ton of volunteers to set up, work the event, sell raffle tickets, grilling, etc. Don’t forget to sign up!
Color Day/ School Picnic
This is a day of Olympic games for the whole school. The children really enjoy this day! The Home and School Association serves a “picnic” lunch of hot dogs, juice, and dessert. The children compete in events. This fun filled day is held on the last Friday of the school year. This is the easiest event to chair! We need volunteers throughout the day! Don’t forget to sign up!!!
Teachers/ Staff Luncheon
Toddler, Nursery, Transitional Kindergarten and Elementary
What a great way to celebrate a great year! We honor our terrific teachers and our sensational staff each year with a luncheon in the gym. We ask the parents to donate salads and treats and whatever foods fit into the theme. We will need volunteers to help set up, serve and clean up this event.