Volunteering at SHES

Volunteers help our school community achieve wonderful things! If you’re interested in chaperoning field trips, volunteering in your child’s classroom, supervising recess or helping out at your child’s school, you will need to receive MMSD volunteer approval. All volunteers must complete the district required process (background check and trainings) before beginning to volunteer. You can review the steps and begin this process at MMSD’s Volunteer page.

PTO Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunity	Description	Timing	More Info/Sign-up
Recess Duty	Monitor students at recess along with other staff members. Requires Level 2 volunteer training.	Volunteers can pick any one day or choose to cover a particular recess on a regular basis. Times vary by grade. Recess is 20-30 min	Recess Duty Signups
Buddy Classrooms	Assist teachers with activities in classroom with 2 grade levels. Requires Level 2 volunteer training.	(3) Thursdays each month. Times vary by grade level. Sessions are about 1 hour. Requires Level 2 volunteer training.	Buddy Classroom Signup
Friday Popcorn Sales	Work to pop, bag and sell popcorn. Funds raised go to grade level teams or school groups.	Volunteers begin popping and bagging at 1:45 to be ready for the sale promptly at dismissal time. The sale and cleanup are typically done by 4:00	Popcorn Volunteer Signup

PTO Event Coordinator Opportunities

Outside of the recurring PTO volunteer opportunities, we are looking for event/committee leads for many of the event that take place during the school year. Interested in learning more?
Email shorewood.pto@gmail.com and a board member will be happy to share more details as you decide how you’ll get involved.

Role	Event	Description	Date	Status
Coordinator/Lead	Kindergarten/4K Playdate	Purchase snacks, supplies and attend playdates as PTO representative.	August 25, 2025	COMPLETED
Coordinator/Lead	Popcorn Sales	Ensure supplies are stocked and volunteers are signed up for popcorn sales.	Ongoing throughout school year	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead	Picture Day & Retakes	Create a signup to recruit volunteers to help manage the flow of students during picture day.	October 13, 2025	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead	Fall Cleanup	Organize SHES families to help clean the school grounds, purchase snacks, procure equipment.	October 5, 2025	COMPLETED
Coordinator/Lead	Costume & Winter Gear Swap	Organize collection of costumes and winter gear. Setup swap tables/garment racks.	October 13-22, 2025 (collection) October 22, 2025 (costume dist.) November 3-4, 2025 (winter gear dist.)	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Fall Festival	Plan and organize games, activities, DJ and concessions. Coordinate volunteers for setup, event management and cleanup.	October 25, 2025	COMPLETED
Coordinator/Lead	Book Fair	Work with Scholastic and SHES stakeholders to organize the fair and volunteers to staff sales.	October 30 – November 3, 4, 2025	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead	Teacher Conference Food – Fall	Order, pickup and setup food for SHES staff during conferences.	November 3-4, 2025	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead	Teacher Conference Food – Spring	Order, pickup and setup food for SHES staff during conferences.	March 2-3, 2026	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead	Poetry Cafe	Organize SHES families to contribute baked goods for the event.	November 20, 2025	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead	Winter Beverage Pull	Purchase, wrap and setup the beverage pull for SHES staff.	December 18-19, 2025	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Read-A-Thon	Print and distribute reading logs, pledge sheets and instructions. Procure prizes, organize volunteers to tally reading logs, coordinate assembly, top reader certificates and prizes.	January 23, 2026 – February 9, 2026 (materials/reading) February 19, 2026 (assembly)	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Science Night	Connect with local science organizations, students and SHES adults to participate as display partners. Setup and run the event the day-of.	April 8, 2026	OPEN
Global Village Coordinator & Volunteers	International Week – Global Village	Connect with SHES families and students to create country-specific displays and activities. Setup and cleanup the day of the event.	May 2, 2026	OPEN
Parade & Performance Coordinator & Volunteers	International Week – Parade & Performance	Connect with SHES families and students to find parade and performance participants. Manage logistics of parade and performance during the school day and in the evening.	April 29, 2026	OPEN
Food Fair Coordinator & Volunteers	International Week – Food Fair	Connect with SHES families and students to find food fair participants. Manage logistics of the food fair setup, serving and cleanup.	May 2, 2026	OPEN
Art Day Coordinator & Volunteers	International Week – Art Day	Connect wtih SHES families and students to create personalized tracings to decorate the school for International Week. Collect supplies, bring artwork to school and hang in hallways and gym.	April 26, 2026	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Yearbook	Organize class lists and photos, capture candid photos throughout the year.	Ongoing throughout the year, submission date April 20, 2026	FILLED
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week	Organize a staff appreciation breakfast (Monday) and a staff appreciation lunch (Friday). Pickup, setup and cleanup food.	May 4-8, 2026	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Bike/Walk to School Day	Organize “Spokes to School” meeting points and breakfast bagels and donut holes at school.	May 6, 2026	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Teacher Tea	Make baked goods, setup and serve tea to teachers and staff.	June 8, 2026	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Fifth Grade Promotion	Support 5th grade teaching team’s plan for end of year celebrations.	June 9, 2025	OPEN
Coordinator	Recess Duty Signups	Create and share monthly recess duty calendars. Fully remote responsibility.	Ongoing throughout school year	OPEN
Coordinator/Lead & Volunteers	Try-it Triathlon	Work with the Shorewood Hills Fourth of July Committee to establish routes, maps and sign up volunteers to help manage the event.	July 4, 2026	OPEN