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Listing of the PTA Officers by school year.

Volunteers for the Membership Committee help staff the table at school events like Grill Fest and PTA meetings to sign up new members. Help is also needed with various other things, such as the membership bulletin board.

Moderator: Michelle Hoey

Find all information regarding the PTA Meeting in this section

Sub-boards: PTA Meeting Agendas, PTA Meeting Minutes

Find attached blank forms used by the PTA in this section

Once every other month, the MGIS PTA sends home a newsletter filled with information you can use, including the hot lunch menu, upcoming events, PTA and Governance Council minutes and more. Volunteers are needed to photocopy and/or distribute the newsletter monthly.

Moderator: Barbara Walter

Please check here for a list of immediate needs to fill volunteer and Committee positions

Each year, we publish a directory of all students listed by grade, along with the student handbook. Volunteers needed to help call parents and with copying and distributing the directories.

Moderator: Barbara Walter

Throughout the year, MGIS is represented at various events (like German Fest) to promote our school. The MGIS booth is a great way to get the word out about our wonderful school. We are looking for volunteers to help staff the booth in 2- to 3-hour shifts, as well as display, sort and inventory items.

Moderator: Tamara Jackson

Do you have time on Monday mornings and want to help your teachers and school? Then our Monday Morning Work Group is what you’re looking for. We meet every Monday from 9:15 a.m. until the work gets done (Tuesdays if there’s no school Monday). Volunteers are needed to cut, trace, staple, and copy. Dads, Omas (grandmothers), and Opas (grandfathers) are welcome too. Come and give us a try, and make some new friends while you’re at it.

Moderator: Lorraine Heins

Two parents from each classroom are recruited to serve as liaison between the teacher and other parents. Examples of duties include securing refreshments for special events and working closely with the teacher requests.

This favorite event, the school picnic, is held in the beginning of the school year. Most Grill Fest planning is done during the summer. Volunteers help with the grills, set up, and clean up.

Moderator: Geno Kloiber

German for kids’ movie, Kinderkino is an evening in which students come to school with their blankets and sleeping bags to enjoy a popular movie dubbed in German. The fifth grade sells snacks, popcorn, and drinks to fund their end-of-the-year class trip. Come and enjoy!

In November, hundreds of students and their families, teachers, and staff turn out to celebrate this German festival of light, music, and thanksgiving that is based on the German legend of St. Martin. Everyone joins in as we sing traditional German songs and walk around the school grounds after dark with our lanterns. Afterward, everyone enjoys cookies and apples, and nonperishable food items are collected for our food drive. Volunteers are needed for set up and clean up of the snack tables.

Multicultural Night is a spring evening of exploration. Each year a specific culture is the focus. Recent years have highlighted Austria, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, Mexico and Ghana. Volunteers are needed to help plan the evening. Families volunteer to set up the program, make phone calls, plan the evening, and work the evening of the event by handing out materials, greeting people, and cleaning up.

Moderator: Lynne Woehrle

This event in early September allows parents to meet their child’s teacher and see his or her classroom. Families can enjoy ice cream after the presentations, purchase MGIS t-shirts, join the PTA, and come into the gym to find all the ways to lend a hand around school. Volunteers are needed to help coordinate the event.

We currently have two fundraisers per year, which provide the money that supports all of our great PTA programs. Volunteers are needed to help organize orders and on the day of delivery work in 2- to 3 hour shifts.

Moderator: Stephanie Rasmussen

German books, tapes and games are ordered from Germany and sold at cost during school events. Volunteers assist with ordering and selling these items.

Moderator: Barbara Merten-Brugger

Collecting General Mills box tops and Campbell’s soup labels enables us to get great items for school at no cost. Volunteers are needed to regularly collect box tops and labels from the office, organize them and redeem them for needed items. This is a great committee to get involved with if you can’t spend a lot of time at school but still want to help.

Moderator: Susan Whaley

The recycling committee of the PTA collects recyclable materials that can be used as a fundraiser for the school/PTA. We also look for opportunities to educate families about environmentally sustainable behaviors and how they benefit the school.

Moderator: Lynne Woehrle

MGIS items show the world how much pride we take in our school. Volunteers are needed to help staff the School Spirit table at school functions in 1- to 2-hour shifts, as well as display, sort and inventory items.

Moderators: Jennie Weiss, Jennifer Bjork, Liz Juern

Scrip is an easy way to fundraise with which everyone can help. The MGIS PTA buys gift cards at a discount and then sells them to parents at full price. The difference is profit for the MGIS PTA. Volunteers are needed to help sell and hand out Scrip.

This committee organizes this spring event, in which 4th and 5th graders form teams to read specified books and then answer questions to determine the winning team. Volunteers are needed to ask questions and keep score that week during the lunch hour.

Moderators: William and Paula Fink, Jennifer Tomalski

The goal of this committee is to highlight the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans by arranging an assembly in February and other activities throughout the school year. Volunteers are needed to help plan the events.

Moderator: Lynne Woehrle

Once a month, MGIS students whose birthdays are that month receive a personal invitation from the Birthday Club to sit at the birthday table at lunch. Birthday children enjoy dessert, a Happy Birthday pencil, and a rousing round of “Happy Birthday” auf Deutsch.

And to make sure teacher’s birthdays don’t go unnoticed, we have someone to focus on them, as well.

Moderators: Susanne Bowen, Liz Juern

One day, usually in early June, we say thank you to our Bus Drivers! Volunteers are needed to provide refreshments

Through Milwaukee Recreation, a division of MPS, MGIS students get the opportunity to play on sports teams including soccer, volleyball, and t-ball with their schoolmates throughout the year. Volunteers are needed to coach the teams.

Our PTA purchases books to distribute to each student during specific weeks throughout the year. During distribution weeks, volunteers are needed to read books to students during classroom library time and help distribute the books.

Moderator: Stef Synovic

This two-week spring event encourages students to read. Volunteers are needed to help hand out, collect, and total the score sheets. Help is also needed the with the pizza parties for the classrooms with the highest scores.

We love our teachers, assistants, and staff! This week in spring let’s show them just how much. Volunteers are needed to organize different “thank you” expressions throughout the week. In the past, these have included everything from lunch to individual and classroom gifts.

Moderators: Sarah Schwab, Tedia Gamino