Volunteering at Sampson Elementary

At Sampson, we are proud to welcome all families, caregivers and guardians, whether working inside or outside of the home, to come explore the ways one can volunteer and support our Stallion family!

Click Volunteer Interests 2026-2027 to select committees you are interested in serving on this year.

A committee head will reach out to you after the school year begins to update you with more information on the volunteer opportunities associated with those committees.

Check out the list below and if you have any questions email us at ptosampson@gmail.com

bINGO

BINGO night is a fun family event! It has become our most attended & looked forward to event of they YEAR! This committee will work together to coordinate the games, tickets, food, prizes and more. This is a great event to be a part of since it's such a treasured event from all our families.

BIztown

JA BizTown is a 5th grade program that combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular program allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. The program helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

field day

This committee works closely with our amazing PE staff to bring some outdoor fun to our students every Fall! Setting up stations, keeping the classrooms moving & volunteering their time to ensure our Stallions have a FUN & ACTIVE time outdoors!

front office help

This committee will be comprised of volunteers who can lend a hand in our front office during peak busy hours. We will have a training on the different duties that will be assigned and will require volunteers to be on site for an hour or two per shift. This opportunity would be ideal for someone who can regularly volunteer their time, as we will try to maintain a consistent schedule.

Garden

The Imagination Garden is a special part of our 2nd and 3rd Grade science program. On garden days, 2nd and 3rd Grader's work in the garden where they learn how to grow vegetables from seed, care for crops organically and how to enjoy the harvest!

All lessons are prepared and delivered to our teachers by Ms. Stephanie Baker with Ready To Grow Gardens. These lessons are in line with science curriculum objectives set by the district and the school.

Whether you have a green thumb or a black one, the garden is always in need of volunteers to help ensure the success of the garden with tasks such as watering, pruning and weeding.

Shifts are only an hour long, and little ones are welcome.

Volunteers are also needed to help out with special projects like the “Salad Party Day” where students discover the joy of eating fresh veggies from their own garden!

Health and welfare clinic

Our Sampson clinic can see more than 70 students daily, and PTO provides volunteers to work in the clinic with Nurse Alms. Many commit to a weekly or bi-weekly time block, but we also need substitutes available. Clinic Volunteers help students get in and back to class as efficiently as possible. They assist with paperwork, temperature taking and basic first aid.

There is also a 3-day Hearing and Vision screening each Fall. Volunteers are needed, both certified (to assist with the actual screening) and non-certified (to assist with moving the classes through the process smoothly).

holiday spirit shop

The spirit shop is proud to serve our Sampson community of families, students, faculty and staff, by providing an in-school shopping experience for our students and assist them in the purchase of holiday gifts for family, friends, teachers, etc. The spirit shop goal is to be an educational, fun and positive experience for the students.

Junior achievement

JA is a volunteer-delivered, K-12 program that empowers young people to own their economic success. It fosters work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and helps young people connect with relevant learning and the importance of staying in school.

Volunteers attend one JA Orientation Meeting (only once, EVER)! Then they pick up the FULLY DEVELOPED kit that has the curriculum written out and all the materials needed. Using these provided materials, present (5) 20–30-minute sessions to a class of students.

Volunteer schedules these with the classroom teacher so it can be flexible with his/her schedule. The students love the lessons and tend to look forward to their weekly visit from their classroom volunteer.

LIBRARY

Volunteer responsibilities include assisting in the library on a regularly scheduled weekly basis and assisting with the yearly Book Fair. If a weekly commitment is more than you can be available, we welcome you to join our library sub committee.

Music & arts

As a music volunteer, duties may include working side by side with Mrs. Gomez for various classroom needs and especially in preparation for the 1st, 3rd and 5th grade music programs throughout the year.

Creative tasks might include collecting supplies to create props, creating backdrops for musical programs and performances, and helping with winter and year-end choir parties.

nature trails

Our 3rd & 5th grade students get to spend some time in the great outdoors! In collaboration with the CFISD Science Resource center, they attend the Nature Trails located near Millsap Elementary to learn about various wild life, weather & environmental science. There is a required training to be a Nature Trails volunteer. Please visit SRC Nature Trails Training Dates

ROOM PARENT

Room parent responsibilities include but aren't limited to classroom correspondence and support for special events, attending and assisting with Field Day and coordinating teacher gifts.

Those who are PTO members and in good standing within PTO will be randomly chosen for each class where there is more than one interest.

NOTE: beginning this year when you volunteer to be a room parent, it's with understanding it can be for any one of your students at Sampson. There will not be any preferences taken.

SRC Classroom demos

This little space isn't enough to hold SRC! We welcome all volunteers to come participate in our science special demonstrations held at Sampson to nurture curiosity and stimulate interest and motivation!

Check out the SRC Training Calendar for training dates. Classroom demo volunteers MUST attend the SRC demo trainings to handle the animals. Our SRC Committee Chair does coordinate with CFISD Science Resource Center to be notified of those parents who have attended the appropriate trainings.

school spirit chair

Do you have school spirit?! Are you full of energy & love to celebrate all things big & small?! We want you! Our school spirit chair will help us spread cheer to our staff & students throughout the school year!

Spirit days and nights

Throughout the school year, Sampson PTO will partner with a local business to offer a product, and Sampson receives a portion of the proceeds. This committee will help work to facilitate those spirit days or nights with the local business and recruit any volunteers needed.

Our Spirit Days/Nights committee helps us spread the word for all of our Spirt Day/Night opportunities, as well as gets all of our pizza boxes folded, picked up & delivered to Papa John's for our Papa John's grade level pizza nights.

Staff appreciation

We love our teachers and staff, and this committee coordinates several lunches and events during the school year to show them our appreciation! Setting up decor, lunches or treats, as well as assisting with clean-up are the main duties on Staff Appreciation days.

trunk or treat

New to Sampson this year, our Trunk or Treat volunteers will assist in making a fun, family friendly event to our Sampson families. Assisting in event planning, implementation, decorating for this super fun new event! If you love Halloween, this is the committee for you!

yearbook

Each year there are hundreds of images captured to help us tell the story of your child’s school year. This committee is in need of grade level photographers who can come in for various events throughout the year and ensure all of our grades are thoroughly featured in the book.