Twin Ridge Elementary School PTA - Mount Airy, Maryland

Hello Parents,
We have many opportunities for parents to help out at Twin Ridge Elementary School. Here is a description of several areas for which teachers would like to receive some volunteer help. Volunteer training will be held on Monday, September 12th at 9:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria and Tuesday, September 13th at 6:00 p.m. in the Volunteer Room. Anyone wishing to volunteer must attend a training class each school year.

Team/Grade Non-Classroom:
This volunteer opportunity is for those volunteers who are interested in performing duties outside the classroom such as: preparing Thursday Folders, project work, die cutting, cutting, preparing teaching materials, etc. By signing up for this volunteer option you may be performing work for the entire grade/team and not just your child’s teacher. This team approach has been adopted in an effort to provide more equitable volunteer coverage for all teachers. Volunteers for this position will work in the Volunteer Room (105), and/or from home depending on the need. ***BABYSITTING SO OTHERS CAN VOLUNTEER COUNTS AS NON- CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERING***

Team/Grade In-Classroom:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in working in the classroom performing duties such as: preparing materials for the class, preparing bulletin boards, and/or assisting the teacher by working with small groups to provide enrichment and group coverage in reading or math. By signing up for this option you can work in your child’s classroom or with another team/grade of your choice. When signing up for this volunteer opportunity, please review the schedule on back of this paper and sign-up for day(s)/time(s) that suit yours and the team’s schedule. Volunteers for this position report directly and receive further training from the assigned teacher.

Bookroom:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in assisting the reading team for 1-2 hours each week. Duties include collecting books from bins located outside the classrooms and then reshelving them in the bookroom. Volunteers for this position will report directly and receive further training from Judy O’Keefe.

Reading Buddies:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in working with individual students once or twice per week on letter recognition, sight word recognition and/or reading fluency depending on grade level. Volunteers for this position will report directly to and receive further training from Ruth Allwardt. Training is available immediately following the September 12th training in Ruth Allwardt’s office(Room 216).

Math Buddies:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in working with individual students once or twice per week on math skills. Volunteers for this position will report directly to and receive further training from Tracy Flower.

Specials:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in working with the Specials teachers (Art, PE, Music, Computer Lab) to help out during special events. Duties will vary by event. Volunteers for this position will report directly to Jessica Gearhart.

Media Center:
This volunteer opportunity is for those who are interested in working in the media center assisting with re-shelving books and/or setting up displays/bulletin boards in the library. Volunteers for this position will report directly to Julia Younkins.

TEAM/GRADE IN-CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER TIMES
Pre-K: Monday-Friday, times to be determined. If you would like to help out the Pre-K, please list the days and times you are available.
KINDERGARTEN: Monday – Friday: 8:50am to 11:15am to assist with Language Arts. T, W, TH & F: 11:45am to 1:15pm and Monday: 11:45am to 2:00pm to assist with Math. Preparing materials for the class may be performed in the classroom or in the volunteer room.

1ST GRADE: M, W, TH & F: 8:30am – 11:40am and Tuesday: 9:45am-11:40am to assist with Language Arts. Monday-Friday: 1:15pm-3:20pm to assist with Math for all teachers except Ms. Gertler. Preparing materials for the class may be performed inside the classroom, in the volunteer room or sent home.
2nd GRADE: Daily: 8:30am to 9:00am. Daily: 10:15am-11:15am to assist with Language Arts. Daily: 11:45am-12:45pm to assist with Math. Daily: 2:15pm-3:20pm to work directly with students. Preparing materials for the class will be performed in the volunteer room.
3rd GRADE: Daily to assist with Math: Ms. Gray 9:30am-10:15am, Ms. Alexander 9:45am-10:15am, Ms. Norwood 10:05am-10:25am. Daily to assist with Language Arts: Ms. Gray & Ms. Alexander 11:45am-12:30pm, Mrs. Schoonmaker & Ms. Norwood 12:00pm-12:30pm. Preparing materials for the class will be performed in the volunteer room.
4th GRADE: Volunteers requested to help out two days a week from 9:30am-10:30am one-on-one for Language Arts. Also needed are volunteers to help out two or three days a week from 2:45pm-3:15pm one-on-one in Math. Preparing materials for the class will be performed in the volunteer room.

5th Grade: Ms. Flower: either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday from 10:30am-11:15am to work one-on-one with students in Math. Ms. Amerena: Thursday afternoons to work one-on-one with students in Language Arts. Preparing materials for the class and school wide Math needs will be performed in the volunteer room.

Download Volunteer Sign-Up Form

Download Volunteer Contract: Please read the provided material and sign the volunteer contract on the last page. All contracts should be turned in on or before your first day of volunteering.


Chair:		Michele Jaeb

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