Anza PTA

The PTA sponsors a wide variety of activities and programs at Anza, including:

  • Adventures in Art-- It's time for art! Adventures in Art is a widely successful PTA-sponsored program staffed by volunteers like you who know the importance of art in your child's education. Five exciting age-appropriate art projects designed by local artists will help Anza students learn basic art techniques and art history, discover the properties of various media and explore their own creativity and imagination. No artistic skill or experience is needed to be an Adventures in Art docent or classroom assistant (really!). We will teach you everything you need to know and provide all the art materials. Besides donating your time, you only need a love for helping students and an appreciation for exploring new ideas.
  • Anza Copy Club: PTA organizes and trains volunteers to do the office work and copying that teachers need done daily, allowing the teachers to focus on their students.
  • Assemblies: Educational assemblies are arranged for and funded by the PTA working with the school staff.
  • Communicator: Volunteers collate fliers from the office, district, PTA, and community. These are put into packets to come home on Wednesdays, so parents always know when to expect information to be in their children's backpacks.
  • Community Activities: The PTA organizes and sponsors a range of events that include firefighter, military, and police recognition; community-service projects; and book, food and toy drives.
  • Emergency Preparedness:The PTA is vital in the organization and equipping of Anza's program for emergency and disaster preparedness. This includes first-aid supplies, safety equipment, and basic survival needs for the students in case of a significant emergency event.
  • Family Events: Throughout the year, the PTA schedules and sponsors events to encourage families to get together with their children and with other families. These include picnics, evening programs, and other fun activities for all ages.
  • Library: The school library is staffed by PTA volunteers who enable classes to visit weekly. The only funding for books in the library comes from the PTA. 
  • Room Representatives: Room representatives serve as a liaison between the teacher, parents, and the PTA to recruit volunteers for field trips, class parties, and major school events. Parents interested in serving as a room rep should contact their child's teacher.
  • Technology:The technology committee of the PTA has been instrumental in the upgrading of computers in the classrooms and the computer lab, and continues to work to maintain up-to-date equipment and software for the students at Anza.
  • Other programs include the support of P.E./recess equipment purchases, the Bike Rodeo, Eagle Readers, Science Fair, the Reflections Program, Activity Day, Red Ribbon Week (for drug awareness), Beautification, Band, Chorus, Funds for Student Welfare needs, Memory Books (yearbooks), student end-of-year awards, the Talent Show, Dr. Seuss Day, and a multicultural celebration.
  • Fundraisers:The PTA is not a fundraising organization. However, it is necessary to sponsor fund-raisers in order to provide the programs mentioned above.   The PTA sponsors two major fund-raisers annually:  the Direct Donation Drive in the fall and the Jog-a-thon in the spring.  With a dwindling state budget and less money being given to school districts, it is critical that we work with the school and provide programs to supplement our childrens' education.