Class Captain Step by Step Guide for MBD and SRD

Beginning of the Year:

Class Captain will

• Meet with class parents after CP meeting to assign parties based on availability.  Each parent will attend and participate in the planning and execution of a minimum of one class party per year.  Generally, 2 parents attend each party.  Provide this list to the other Captains in the grade before leaving.
• Send letters home to the class asking for $10 from each child to offset cost of the parties for the year.
• Make a list of all parents willing to volunteer for special events and/or donate drinks and snacks during the year.
• Collect all $$$ and turn over to School Captain.

School Captain will

• Take all monies collected each grade and redistribute it based on the number of students in each class.  For example, the first grade Class Captains turn in $675 and there are 75 kids in the grade.  Each class gets $9 per kid to use for parties.
• Money is given back to Class Captains to be distributed for parties.  Money should be divided EVENLY among the parties.

Prior to Parties:

 School Captain will

• Contact Principal for time and date of the party
• Contacts grade teachers for theme of party (if any)
• Relays this info to all the Class Captains

Class Captains will

• Contact party parents with information and provide the names/contact info of the other homeroom Class Parents

Class Parents will

• Work together to organize the parties around the teachers’ theme.  This could mean pooling $ to buy in bulk for goody bags, utilizing a particularly talented parent for craft ideas, brainstorming a common game or activity.