Volunteering in the Classroom
We sincerely value our partnership with parents and families, and we welcome you to participate in your child's first grade experience this year.
Morning Meeting - You're invited to join us! We're scheduling through October. Either access the google doc and sign up, or send us an email or note with your preferred day and we'll make it work. Morning Meeting is how we start our day together. We welcome each child with a greeting, talk about our day, and practice some basic skills.
Readers' Workshop is every day from 10-11am. Ideally, we'd love if you could commit to a certain day for a defined stretch of time, for example, you might take Wednesdays, or even share Wednesdays with another parent. We start with a lesson about a specific reading skill, then students do independent reading while we meet with guided reading groups. We love having volunteers who can help keep our young readers focused on their books during independent time. Our expectation is that students are practicing the day's skill during this time, and perhaps preparing an example to share with the group at the end of Readers' Workshop. We plan to officially start with reading volunteers in November. Champlain School has a new protocol requiring all volunteers to attend an informational training prior to working with children. Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering during reading time!
Field Trips usually provide an opportunity for parent chaperones. We'll send you information as trips get confirmed. If you know you want to participate in a field trip this year, let us know and we'll keep you on our list!
Work Celebrations - Several times throughout the year, you will be invited in to celebrate the hard work we're doing! We often do this as a culmination and celebration of a unit in Math, or Writing, or maybe something else. We will provide details in our weekly newsletters as they occur.
Morning Meeting - You're invited to join us! We're scheduling through October. Either access the google doc and sign up, or send us an email or note with your preferred day and we'll make it work. Morning Meeting is how we start our day together. We welcome each child with a greeting, talk about our day, and practice some basic skills.
Readers' Workshop is every day from 10-11am. Ideally, we'd love if you could commit to a certain day for a defined stretch of time, for example, you might take Wednesdays, or even share Wednesdays with another parent. We start with a lesson about a specific reading skill, then students do independent reading while we meet with guided reading groups. We love having volunteers who can help keep our young readers focused on their books during independent time. Our expectation is that students are practicing the day's skill during this time, and perhaps preparing an example to share with the group at the end of Readers' Workshop. We plan to officially start with reading volunteers in November. Champlain School has a new protocol requiring all volunteers to attend an informational training prior to working with children. Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering during reading time!
Field Trips usually provide an opportunity for parent chaperones. We'll send you information as trips get confirmed. If you know you want to participate in a field trip this year, let us know and we'll keep you on our list!
Work Celebrations - Several times throughout the year, you will be invited in to celebrate the hard work we're doing! We often do this as a culmination and celebration of a unit in Math, or Writing, or maybe something else. We will provide details in our weekly newsletters as they occur.