Quaker Ridge PTA Committees 2025-2026

After School Clubs  

Our after school enrichment program offers a wide range of disciplines, exposing children to science, art, fitness, performing arts, and many other wonderful activities. This committee oversees, develops and manages the PTA-run after-school program for both the fall and spring semesters.  They research potential vendors, negotiate contracts, handle scheduling and manage their own finances. This committee is also responsible for updating the website, sending eBlasts and maintaining direct communication with parents throughout the school year.

Book Fair

The annual three-day Book Fair is hosted in the QRS library and is a beloved event that helps foster a love of reading in our school community. Support is needed for both set-up and take-down, as well as during the fair itself. Volunteer duties include assisting with book sales, helping students and families as they shop, and keeping displays stocked and organized.  

QRS Buddies 

The QRS Buddies Committee helps create a warm and welcoming environment at Quaker Ridge by pairing current QRS families with new families joining the school community. Each QRS buddy family serves as a friendly point of contact, helping to answer questions about everything from lunch routines and After School Clubs to busing and other school-related topics. This committee plays an important role in helping new families feel informed, supported, and connected from the start.

Class Parents

Class Parents are an important part of the Quaker Ridge community, helping to support both the classroom and the PTA. In this role, parents work closely with the teacher to assist with classroom needs and serve as a key link between the PTA and classroom families—sharing updates, coordinating events, and keeping everyone informed throughout the year. Above all, Class Parents help create a welcoming, inclusive environment where all families feel connected, involved, and engaged in school life.

Community Building Events 

The Community Building Committee brings our school community together by planning and hosting fun, family-friendly events throughout the year. Past favorites include Pancakes and Pajamas, Family Bingo Night and the Spring Color Run. This committee organizes three major events each year — one in the fall, winter, and spring — all designed to create lasting memories and strengthen our school connections.

Community Service 

Community service is a meaningful part of our school culture, helping students learn the value of kindness, empathy, and active citizenship from a young age. The Community Service Committee conceives of and implements various grade and school wide related philanthropic activities at the school and throughout the Westchester community during the school year. Volunteers can help to organize and run one or more specific community service events as desired.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion 

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is dedicated to working to ensure that traditionally marginalized voices and viewpoints are represented in our school community. The DEI committee meets periodically throughout the school year. 

Environmental

The Environmental Committee promotes and inspires environmental responsibility (such as recycling, composting, and using reusable water bottles) within the Quaker Ridge student body and greater community. This committee will also spearhead our Recycling Rangers program. 

Evening Event

The Evening Event Committee plans and coordinates the annual QRS PTA spring fundraiser. Responsibilities include selecting a venue, selling tickets, promoting the event, and managing a silent auction and raffle for QRS parents. Many volunteers are needed to help make this event a success!

Fifth Grade Activities

The Fifth Grade Activities Committee works together to help make the 5th graders’ final year at Quaker Ridge a memorable one. This committee schedules, organizes and executes a variety of fundraisers and special events throughout the year. Past activities have included the Spooky Olympics, Turkey Trot, 5th Grade Quiz Show and more! 

Fifth Grade Montage

The Fifth Grade Montage Committee is responsible for creating a video montage to be shown at graduation and works with the Fifth Grade Activities Committee to coordinate photo opportunities throughout the year.

Food Allergy

The Food Allergy Committee promotes awareness and education about living with food allergies within the QRS community.

Global Learning

The Global Learning Committee plays an essential role in highlighting and celebrating our multicultural heritages at Quaker Ridge. The committee develops programs, events and celebrations that educate the QRS community about world cultures and traditions, including the QRS favorite, Multicultural Potluck Luncheon. 

Kindergarten and New Family Breakfast 

The Kindergarten and New Family Breakfast Committee organizes a breakfast that will take place for incoming Kindergarten parents as well as other parents new to QRS.  

Kindergarten Dinner

The Kindergarten Dinner Committee organizes and schedules an off-site dinner event complete with a QRS party favor, for Kindergarten parents and teachers.

Learning From Our Differences 

The Learning from our Differences Committee organizes unique programs for each grade to introduce children to the different ways people learn and experience the world.  Children engage with speakers and story-tellers who have lived with learning differences or physical challenges. The programs are interactive, engaging, and extremely informative. The grade level events will take place throughout the year. The goal of these programs is to promote understanding and empathy.

Library Gift Program

The Library Gift Program Committee solicits parents to purchase a book for the QRS library in honor of his or her child's birthday or another significant milestone event in their lives. Parents may dedicate the book to their child on the special dedication sticker in the front of the book.

Lost and Found 

This committee helps organize all lost and found items, display them during school events when parents are present, and ultimately helps return the belongings to their rightful owners.

Parent Curriculum

The Parent Curriculum Committee works to provide informational programming for parents and families of our school.  The committee may organize talks for the parents about various relevant topics including internet safety, mental health, wellness, etc.

QRS Fair

The Fair Committee plans the QRS Spring Fair (formerly known as the carnival). The committee creates and runs games and crafts, hires vendors, and manages merchandise and food sales. Volunteers are needed both to coordinate the event and to participate on the day of the fair.

QRS Garden Summer Event Committee

QRS Pride

The QRS Pride Committee is responsible for inspiring and growing both school spirit and an ongoing sense of community. Responsibilities include running the PTA Instagram account - @QRSPride; coordinating, communicating and capturing School Spirit Days; and coming up with new spirit ideas throughout the year. Additionally, this committee will coordinate the walking school buses at various times throughout the year. 

School Photo Day 

Volunteers will assist the photographers and the classroom teachers/aides to ensure that photo day remains on schedule and that the children are photo-day ready when it's their turn to smile!

School Play: Grades 4-5 & Grades 2-3

There are two school plays - one for grades 4-5 and one for grades 2-3. There is a committee for each play. Each committee recruits parent volunteers to help out during auditions, rehearsals, and performances.  The committee is also responsible for ticket sales, seating, and the playbill.

Spirit Wear

The Spirit Wear Committee is in charge of designing and selling QRS wear to the Quaker Ridge community. They have both a fall and spring line, and their designs are new and creative each year. 

Teacher Appreciation

The Teacher Appreciation Committee will work on various activities, events, lunches, etc. to celebrate our teachers and staff. These events will take place throughout the school year with the main project being Teacher Appreciation Week in May.

Tinker Fair

The Tinker Fair Committee hosts two post-school afternoon/early evening events to allow children and their parents to engage with innovation and technology. Volunteers will be needed to run the booths at these events.

Webmaster: 

The Webmaster is responsible for managing and updating the content on the QRPTA website as well as the directory.

PTA Liaisons:

Budget Study

Building Committee

CHILD

Compact Committee  

Food Advocacy & Student Wellness  

Friends of Music and Art 

Legislative Advocacy

PT Council Representatives  

Scarsdale Adult School

Sports Swap

STEAM

Young Writers’ Workshop

CHILD (Children Having Individual Learning Differences) Committee