Welcome to the TPA!

The TPA, or Trinity Parent Association, is comprised of all Trinity parents, guardians, and families. The purpose of the TPA is to support and promote the interests of Trinity School through the sponsorship of various events and activities during the school year. By doing this, the TPA enriches the school experience for our children and assists in living out the mission of Trinity School. Even more importantly, the TPA provides opportunities for the Parents and families of Trinity School to come together and create a greater community to enrich the experience and lives of our children.

Our school and our children depend on the volunteer support from every family. We recognize that families have a variety of obligations and commitments outside of Trinity School and we offer a variety of opportunities to accommodate different interests and schedules. There’s something here for everyone!

How do I get involved?

Please review the descriptions, below, of the different TPA Committees. You can contact the committee chair or chairs listed, or Kerri Rende TPA Vice President at kerri_folmer@msn.com

Back-to-School Party
Chairpersons: TPA Board
Time commitment: Saturday, September 8– 2-3 hours to help setup before the event and 1 hour after the event to help tear down and clean up.  
Welcome back Trinity families and staff for 2007-2008! Get acquainted with new families and reunite with familiar ones.  We need 20+ volunteers to help with decorations, activities for kids, music, staffing the welcome table and setup/clean-up. 

Room Parents (St. Bede’s Campus)
Room Parent Coordinator: Heather Barlow 
Time commitment:  Varies.
Room parents play a key role in supporting our faculty and children and help to document our children’s experiences throughout the year.  Room parents work with teachers to support class events, parties and celebrations and coordinate drivers for field trips.  They lead the class in identifying and developing a class gift for the Spring Celebration/Fundraiser.  They play an important role in our emergency procedures by helping to communicate information through the school phone tree system.  They guarantee our children have a memorable school year by creating the annual class Memory Book.  We need 2-4 volunteers (including one lead) per class (JK-5). 

Hospitality
Committee Leads:  Mary Greenwood, Natasha Moiseyev
Time commitment:  Approximately three hours during each of five events for purchasing refreshments, setup and clean-up.
Participation in the Hospitality Committee is a great way to meet Trinity families. This committee provides refreshments for several important events. The chairperson and 10+ committee members coordinate refreshments for six events: New Parent Orientation, Back-to-School Night, Advent Lessons and Carols, Trinity Arts Night and Middle School Admissions night.

Trinity School Store
Committee Leads: Chrissy Twichell
Time commitment: Approximately one Friday per month from 2:30 – 3:30pm
The Trinity School Store serves snacks to the children on Fridays after school. Your kids will love seeing you behind the snack counter, and it’s a fun way to get to know all the children. We need 10 or more volunteers to rotate Fridays.
 

Friends of the Library
Committee Lead: Fritzi Marston
Time commitment: Approximately five hours per month, onsite during the school day
This committee works with Trinity’s treasured Librarian, Becky Zeren, to help Trinity students discover and relish the joy of reading.  As a member of this committee, you’ll have opportunities to volunteer during classroom library time, help catalogue books and support other activities such as Literacy nights that raise literary awareness among Trinity. We need 3 to 4 volunteers for each grade.

Book Fair
Committee Leads: Mary Kay Brady, Diane Leonard, Fritzi Marston,
Time commitment: During the week of October 15 - help unpack and setup for the book fair; – help staff the book fair, help with tear down and clean-up
This committee works with Trinity Librarian Becky Zeren to raise literary awareness among Trinity students and bring new books into our library, classrooms and homes by planning and managing the annual Scholastic Book Fair.   We need 30 to 40 volunteers. 

Unicycle/Lost and Found
Committee Leads: Chi Huang
Time commitment:  1- 2 hours morning of August 29 to help setup for the Unicycle sale; 1-2 hours per month throughout the school year – very flexible
Get those uniforms ready! The indestructible, bionic plaid fabric needs you! We need a few parent volunteers to help coordinate old uniforms for resale.  Help setup the Unicycle “sale” at New Family Orientation on August 29, and then help organize the closet with “new merchandise” throughout the year. We need 2 – 3 volunteers.

Halloween Carnival
Co-chairs: Nancy Lambert, Christy Occhipinti
Time commitment: Approximately five hours of preparation; most of the school day on October 31 to help setup, work and cleanup the carnival. 
From the Gummi Worm Bite to the Rat Toss, the Halloween Carnival is a favorite event for staff, parents/guardians and students. Volunteers organize carnival games and crafts for the children from 12:30 – 2:45 on Halloween day. 50+ volunteers needed! 

Community Committee
Co-chairs: Sharon Hasslen, Laura Whitman
Time commitment: 2 hours for each of three events in the Winter; volunteers help set-up, clean-up and staff serving table for pizza dinner; 2 – 3 volunteers needed.

Christmas Craft Fair
Co-chairs: Tiffany Njo, Kimberly Gonsalves
Time commitment: Approximately five hours of preparation plus setup and work during the event on December 5, 2007.
Help our children learn about the spirit of giving! Parents shop for and prepare the materials to help students make original crafts, gifts and ornaments to give to friends and loved ones for the holidays. And you don’t want to miss the annual potluck lunch in the kitchen!   This special day in early December is rewarding for staff, students and volunteers. 30+ volunteers needed.

Open House
Co-chairs: Shelley Willig,
Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours on Thursday, October 25, 2007
Parents field questions, lead tours of the classrooms, provide refreshments and share their experiences to help prospective families learn about Trinity School. We need 20 volunteers.

Trinity School Spring Celebration and Fundraiser

Chair:  Donna Howe, Noemi Stewart
Time Commitment: Various; Great committee for preschool parents and parents working outside the home.
The Spring Fundraiser is the TPA’s most important event of the year. The proceeds from this event go directly to Trinity School’s Annual Fund, supporting operating expenses, including faculty salaries. Chairs and volunteers from Trinity’s Preschool and Main Campus reach out to the Trinity community and local and regional businesses for support. The event is well organized and offers many opportunities to volunteer with decorations, solicitations, set-up, tracking, marketing, logistics, tear down, etc.  We need everyone to volunteer in some way to support this critical event!  This is also a great way to get to know other Trinity families. 

Teacher, Staff and Chaplain Appreciation Day
Committee Leads: Leslie Schilling, Maggie Wright, Anne Kastner
Time Commitment: From three to five hours of preparation plus three hours the day of the event (April 16, 2008)
This special day lets the Trinity faculty, staff and chaplains know how much we appreciate their dedication! Committee members work with room parents to plan a day of appreciation for our teachers. The teachers enjoy a lovely luncheon at the home of a Trinity Family hosted by Committee volunteers, while on-campus volunteers staff the classrooms and organize entertainment and activities for the students.  We need 4 to 5 volunteers to help host the luncheon, and 2 to 3 volunteers per class to support on-campus activities in addition to the Room Parent Teams.
 
Fun Day/End of School Party
Committee Leads: Jennie Chiu, Alisa Young
Time Commitment: From three to five hours of preparation plus four hours the day of the event – June 5, 2008
Help plan and work this festive end-of-year celebration for the kids. After a barbecue and ice cream social, the fifth graders lead their younger school mates in a set a of spirited games.  Family volunteers provide a barbecue lunch and work with teachers to staff the games and other activites.  30+ volunteers needed.