We have many opportunities for you to help in
our classroom throughout the year. Once we have an established Room Parent,
the PTO will schedule a meeting of all room parents to share guidelines for
the year. After this meeting, we will send home a letter to ask you how you
would like to volunteer in the class. Remember that volunteering can be very
beneficial for you as well as thrilling for your child! Below I am
highlighting a variety of opportunites that you can choose to be involved in.
There should be something for everyone interested! Thank you as always for all
your help and support!
Guest Reader: We
will have a guest reader on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:00-2:20.
Please talk with your child the night before and together choose 1-2 books you
would like to share with the class.
Scholastic Orders-
This job will be done on a
monthly basis. It consists of tallying the order, confirming the total amount
of money with me, and calling in the order. This can be completed at school or
from your home.
Art Project
Preparation- This job can be
completed at school or at home and would involve cutting, gluing,
holepunching, stapling etc... class sets of items for upcoming projects.
Book Maker- The
book maker for the month would make a variety of paper books at home or at
school. These will be used in the writing center.
Class photographer-
We will need a volunteer to come to special class events and take pictures,
develop them, and then send them in to be displayed in the classroom.
Scrapbook-
We will be putting together a class scrapbook and will need help in managing
the photos and other momentos to be added to the scrapbook.
Chaperones- We
will need 5-6 chaperones to attend field trips with us. We will be going on at
least 2 field trips during the course of the year.
Holiday helpers-
We will be having 3 parties during the year, Christmas, Valentine's, and End
of the Year. We will need several volunteers who are willing to coordinate,
bake, send in supplies, provide clear beverages, etc. for these events.
Extra Pair of Hands-
In addition to the 3 parties, there will be other special days held in the
first grade. These always run smoothly when we have extra pairs of hands to
help. Room parents will contact you if you sign up that you are interested in
this area.
Birthday Guests-
On your child's birthday you are welcome to come in and read a book or do a
project with the class. Please contact me 2 weeks in advance so that I might
plan accordingly for this special time. Please remember that birthday treats
(cake, cookies, icecream) should be shared during lunch time in the cafeteria.
Again,
thank you for your interest in our class.
We
hope to see you soon!!