All of the committees would love to have more hands and heads! Please contact any of the people listed if you would like to help.

Bake Sale   Yun Saksena
Banners   Jeanie Roper
Community Publicity: Responsible for keeping the community informed about Countryside events.   Sallie Delaney
Creative Arts & Sciences: Brings curriculum enrichment programs in the arts and sciences into the classroom throughout the year.   Maria Kanellias
Karen Weissel
Betsy Hewitt
Directory: Maintains a database of Countryside students, teachers and staff, and produces a school directory.   Yelena Sulkin
Dina Goodfriend
Faculty Appreciation: Plans and hosts three luncheons for faculty to show our appreciation of our teachers.   Lisa Howe
Jennifer Katz
Family Dance   OPEN
Fifth Grade: Parents of 5th grade students coordinate special events and a yearbook for the graduating class.   Daisy Flemming
Judy Andrews
Greenraising   Leslie Boyne
Green Schools Initiative   OPEN
Halloween Night   Pam Laughlin
Margaret Beattie
Library: Coordinates parent volunteers who help in the library so that the librarian can spend more time working with the children and developing the library's resources.   Sharon Ungar Lane
Katherine Kotik
METCO Family Partners: This program supports and celebrates the METCO program at Countryside through outreach and social interaction.   Erika Eley-Soberanis
OPEN x1
Multi-Cultural Festival: Draws on our wonderfully diverse student and parent population to sponsor a multi-cultural festival.  

Tanya Lazar
Reza Khorshidi

Mystery Dinner   Melissa Mullen
Newton Serves   Yun Saksena
Photographer/Archivist   Sallie Delaney
Playground   Abigail Schwartz
Political Liaison: Coordinates Countryside's efforts with the City of Newton's efforts to address issues facing Newton's schools.   Christina Vamvakas
Raffle: Members of this committee can choose among various Raffle-related tasks: solicit donations from businesses, teachers and parents; compile and print the prize book; collect and categorize tickets; distribute gifts to winners.   Yun Saksena
Safety Routes to School   Susan Laughlin
School Pictures: Plans and manages School Picture Day and the subsequent distribution of pictures.   Sallie Delaney
Social Responsibility: Promotes awareness of diversity and people in need, and provides opportunities for our children to participate in social actions.   Claire Morollo
Sara McSwiggan
Karen Edelstein
Special Education Liaison: Offers support, information and an informal network for parents of children with special educational needs.   Jo-Louise Allen
Spring Fest/Spirit Week: Plans and runs the Spring Fair.   Judy Clair-Henderson
Debbie Linder
Sara McSwiggan
Theatre Arts   Julie Leavitt
Update: The Update chairperson is responsible for the publication and distribution of our bi-weekly newsletter.   Allison Peter
Web: Updates and maintains the PTO web site.   Tanya Lazar
Welcome Back Picnic   Ann Canavan
Beth Grandi
Jeannie Smith
Welcome Committee for New Families   Dina Goodfriend
Yard Sale   Leslie Boyne