Traditionally 6th grade students enjoy variety of end of the year activities to celebrate their promotion from 6th grade.
Who is responsible for planning these events?
The Pool Party and Dance are planned by your Promotion Committee. The committee usually has event teams that are responsible for planning and chaperoning each event.
The Field Trip is planned and executed by the 6th grade teaching staff. Each year they decide where the kids will go... usually Great America or Raging Waters. Information about this field trip and permission slips are sent home by the school. The teachers also serve as chaperones for this event.
The Promotion Ceremony is a jointly executed event between the school and the Promotion Committee. The school handles all the logistics for the ceremony, itself... and the cake. The committee handles the decorations, slideshow, ceremony check-in, any give-aways, and clean-up.
Who is the Promotion Committee?
The Promotion Committee is a group of 6th grade parents that volunteer to plan and execute all the festivities and commemorative items for your graduating class. The committee typically consists of:
- Promotion Committee Lead or Co-Leads
- Treasurer
- Volunteer Lead &/or Communications Lead
- Event Teams
- Class Representatives
- Concession Sales & Dining Fundraisers
- Pool Party
- Dance
- Promotion Ceremony
- Slideshow
- Lawn Signs or Class T-shirt / Signature Tile
How can I join the Promotion Committee?
Contact the Promotion Volunteer Lead and let them know if you would like to lead a promotion team! Contact information is listed on this webpage. For those that would like to help out at events or on a sub-committee, a Sign-Up Genius volunteer link will be available in the spring. Many hands make light work, and help is most certainly needed to plan an amazing send-off for our kids!
If you are a 5th grade parent that is interested in leading the committee for the next promotion class, please let the current Promotion lead(s) or the principal know. This is an informal handoff, year-to-year. It helps to know who is interested in taking the reins for the next graduating class!