Parents

Parents enrich the School community through their participation and generosity. The dedication of the Parent Association and volunteers is evident throughout the year as we celebrate holidays, have fundraisers, provide for those in need, welcome incoming families, organize school-wide events or facilitate the daily carpool line.

The Parent Association Executive Board oversees the activities of over 20 volunteer committees. All parent involvement is welcomed and encouraged. From Kindergarten classroom journaling to proud moments of graduation, Elementary School parents are here to create and maintain connections solidifying the Brawerman community.

Many opportunities are available for our parents to get involved at Brawerman. Committees are listed under two separate headings: Joint Nursery/Elementary committees, and Elementary School-only committees.

Parent Association Committees:

Joint Nursery/Elementary Committees:

• Book Fair: Volunteer for the Book Fair fundraiser that takes place on October 11-15. Volunteer positions include set-up, cashiering, re-stocking, guiding students though the book fair and baking.


• Boutique: Volunteer for the Holiday Boutique fundraiser that takes place on November 11. Volunteer positions include set-up, cashiering, baking, bake sale cashiering and raffle sales.


• Santa Monica Pier Event: Volunteer at the Santa Monica Pier family fun-raiser event that takes place on an evening in the spring

Elementary School-Only Committees:

• Archiving: Volunteer to archive pictures of and materials from school events throughout the year and from prior years.


• Carpool/Elevator: Volunteer to staff carpool line at morning drop-off from 7:45–8:05 a.m. on designated day(s) throughout the school year. Parent elevator volunteers monitor elevator so that Grades 4 - 6 may take the elevator to the third floor in the mornings.


• Challah: Distribute challah to classrooms every Friday.


• Fundraiser: Volunteer for a fundraising event for our Elementary School community to take place during February or March.


• Grandparents and Special Friends Day: Volunteer in January, for K-2 students and guests who will spend time in classrooms engaging in fun activities and share in Shabbat.


• Green Committee: to help coordinate with the administration and teachers to carry out planned green events and projects, including Earth Week events in April.


• Hospitality Representatives: Coordinate with grade level parents and the Hospitality Chairs for one or two specific hospitality events, securing volunteers to provide menu items, doing set-up/clean-up, and arranging receiving and storing food on the day of the event.


• Incoming Families: Volunteer to welcome families into our school including a Welcome Shabbat, Parent Dinner and Orientation, a group play date and our Host Family program. The majority of work is done in the spring.


• Jewish Celebrations: Volunteer to assist the chairs and administration to support Jewish events for students throughout the school year.


• Library: Help in the library, including assisting students to locate books of interest and checking library books in and out. Assist the Librarian as needed.


• Mitzvah Representatives: Volunteer to respond to our families’ needs in each classroom.


• Party Book: Volunteer to set-up and manage a party book that will run throughout the school year. Solicit parties, input data, coordinate with on-line tracking company, and correspond with hosts and guests. Solicitation of parties will begin during the summer.


• Room Representatives: Volunteer to work with teachers and parents in your child’s class to coordinate the grade level social (grades K-2), assist teachers in obtaining parent volunteers and needed items, and facilitate classroom activities including Passover (K-1) and Tu BiSh’vat seders. Send informational emails to your class as needed, which are provided by the Room Representative Chair.


• Sports Day: Volunteer for a school-wide sports day which takes place in the early Spring.


• Teacher Appreciation: Volunteer for a parent-organized, adult-only, evening event held near the end of the school year to honor the teachers and school staff.


• Tikkun Olam: Volunteer to help implement various school and Temple community service projects, including assorted drives.


• Uniform Exchange: Coordinate the collection and distribution of gently used school uniforms throughout the school year.


• Volunteer Coordinator: Collect names of all committee volunteers and input in excel spreadsheets for distribution to committee chairs.