Getting Involved
Volunteer Hours
Parents of students at Cape Coral Charter School sign a contract to provide 20 hours of volunteer hours for the first child, and 10 hours for all additional siblings. A total of 30 hours is required for families with 2 or more children. It is our belief that the more involved parents are in their child's education, the better the student will perform academically.
Your child's teacher can provide you with ideas about the many ways you can assist in the classrooms as well as after school hours in order to earn your volunteer hours. There are many opportunities for parents to assist at the school with or without planning ahead of time. Volunteers must be available to follow instructions given by the teacher and cannot have younger children with them that would require some of their attention. Volunteers should make arrangements for younger children to be cared for at home.
Remember to bring valid identification (drivers license or state issued id) when you are volunteering at a school. Please first stop at the main office to sign in, have your id scanned, and a badge issued to you. All volunteers must be scheduled with a teacher/staff member prior to volunteering or our office staff will identify a location in the school where your services are needed at that time.
Parents are required to log in their own volunteer hours on SIS.
Steps to entering volunteer hours:
- Log in to SIS above.
- Enter your username and password. Use the same username and password for logging in volunteer hours as you do to view your child's grades.
- Click on your child's name.
- Scroll down to the middle of the page to the section titled "Volunteer Hours." Click on [view/edit].
- Click on the title "Give time to" and then choose the teacher's name for which you are completing the hours.
- Type in a description of the work you did while you were volunteering for these hours [Volunteer Action box].
- Click on the appropriate number of hours you completed. (Round to the nearest half hour) [Hours]
- Click on YES if your hours are already completed; Click on NO if the hours still need to be completed.
- Remember to check 'completed' once you have finished volunteering in the capacity you have submitted approved for.
- Check ADD for your volunteer hours to be calculated.
Here is a list of SOME of the things you can volunteer to do:
- Donate "good" uniform tops & bottoms to our PTO- 2 items for 1 hour.
- Help out in the cafeteria during Lunch Duty especially on the following dates: November 22 & 23, December 13-17, April 18-21, and June 6-10.
- Volunteers are needed every day at Cape Coral Charter School in both the elementary and middle school classrooms. Please ask your child's teacher about opportunities he/she has for you OR come by our office. We will always find a location where your skills will benefit the teachers and students of our school.
- Visiting the school for events and activities is different than volunteering. Parents are welcome to bring younger children to school to watch plays, parades, celebrations, etc. These "visits" do not earn volunteer time.
- Here is a list of SOME of the things you can volunteer to do:
- Morning Care 7:00-8:00am
- Breakfast assist and clean-up (7:30-8:15)
- Arrival Duty in the a.m. (30 minutes daily)
- Lunch Duty in the cafeteria 10:15-12:30
- Dismissal Duty in the p.m. (30 minutes daily)
- Wash & dry uniforms in nurse's office for "emergencies"
- Participate in our many PTO activities and fundraising events
- Change bulletin boards (each one gets updated by 1st of each month)
- Sort Lost & Found at elementary level (monthly)
- Set-up, serve, and clean-up at each Honor Roll Party (quarterly)
- Stuff and stamp envelopes (for Registrar in January/February)
- Check PTO bulletin board to assist various committees
- Set-up, chaperone, and clean-up at each dance
- Assist in the library (Schedule with library assistant)
- Kids Club assistance (3:00-6:00pm)
- Extra hands in the Art Room (Schedule with art teacher)
- Extra hands in our Pre-K Room (Schedule with teacher)
Round Up for the Library
Round up your volunteer hours when you purchase books for our library.
- A $10 book purchase is worth 1 hour of volunteer time.
- A $15 book is worth 2 hours of volunteer time.
Please help support our student library by purchasing a hard cover book from our Library Wish List
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
The 2011-2012 Cape Coral Charter School PTO is proud to support the faculty and staff in an effort to improve the overall success of all students. Through a variety of events and fundraisers, we assist in making CCCS the very best! We highly encourage all parents to join the PTO. For a $10 fee, each family becomes a member. Attend our meetings and earn volunteer hours. Your child will benefit from your involvement. Please pick up a PTO regisration form from the school office.
PTO Contact Information
Our new 2011-2012 PTO Board has been voted in:
Christine Miller, President - austingirl39@hotmail.com
Rachel Hilbert, Vice-President - Rachel.hilbert@yahoo.com
Jessica Vasalos, Treasurer - jessica.vasalos@gmail.com
Tammy Olson, Secretary
Feel free to email us or drop a note in the PTO Suggestion Box in the front lobby.
We are always looking for PTO Volunteers. If you are an intersted parent, please contact your child's teacher or our PTO President.
If you would like to become a member of our PTO, please complete the attached registration form or get one from your child's teacher. The cost is only $10 for a family. Your paid membership will earn you 1 hour of volunteer time.
PTO MEETINGS & EVENTS (Meetings 6:30 p.m.)
August 15, 2011- Monday- PTO General Session
August 26- City Coupon Book Sales begin
September 12, 2011- Monday- Bingo & Gen PTO Meeting
September 20, 2011- Chuck E. Cheese
October 10, 2011- Monday PTO General Session
October 10-18 Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Sale
October 12- Chick Fil A Night (Pine Island Rd)
October 27- November 4- Book Fair
October 27- K & 1st Grandparents Visit Book Fair
October 28- 2-8th Grandparents Visit Book Fair
October 28- Trunk or Treat
December 2- Winter SNOW Festival
December 5-9 - Little Holiday Shoppers
December 6- Holiday Show PrK & Kindergarten
December 8- Holiday Show 1st & 2nd Grade
January 12, 2012- Thursday- General PTO Meeting
February 6, 2012- Monday- General PTO Meeting w/ FCAT Night
February 24- Friday- Spaghetti Dinner/Auction
March 2-8 Spring Candy Sale
March 19-23- Book Fair
March 26, 2012- Monday- General PTO Meeting
April 12, 2012- Thursday- Elections & BINGO
PTO MINI GRANTS FOR TEACHERS
Fall: Presentations at September 12 PTO Board Meeting
Spring: Presentations at February 6, 2012 PTO Board Meeting