Volunteer in Classroom

Whether you have an hour a month or a day a week, Lu Sutton teachers welcome your support in their classrooms.  Here are many ways that you might be able to help in your student's classroom.

Some typical once a week for up to an hour "jobs" would be: small groups, one-on-one help, computer lab helper, library helper or teacher helper.

• Small groups might include working with 4-5 kids and teaching a specific lesson (provided by the teacher of course) or working with 4-5 kids and helping them master a certain skill.One-on-one might see you listening to your favorite 1st grader read to you or helping a 5th grader prepare for the upcoming math test.
• You do not need to be a computer expert to be a helper in the computer lab.  What you do need is patience as you might have up to 30 kids asking different questions at the same time!
• How well do you know the Dewey Decimal system?  Thankfully in Lu Sutton's library we have many wonderful visual aids to help guide us to the correct area of interest but all classes can always use an extra hand in the library.
• Teacher helpers might be asked to help correct papers, file student work, take down/put up bulletin boards or fill Friday Folders.

If you have less time to give but want to get into the classroom you might want to consider sharing one of the above jobs with someone or simply ask the teacher if once every two weeks works for them (or whatever schedule works for you).

If you have even less time available don't fret as there are "at home" jobs that you might want to consider.

• Book order parent - Most teachers order books from Scholastic.  This is an excellent opportunity for a parent to work at home organizing orders, placing orders and than receiving the books and getting them ready to be handed      out to the students.  Orders are typically placed once a month.
• Teacher helper (again) - you might be asked to assemble books which is a great "in front of the tv" activity or maybe bring papers home to correct. The opportunities are endless.

Field trips are an important element of education and the only way for field trips to be successful is to have parent volunteers.  If your time is very limited, field trips might be the answer for you.  You can plan ahead and join in on the fun as the kids take what they have learned in the classroom and experience it first hand on field trips.

If you are interested in volunteering in your child's classroom you can sign up at Back to School Night as there will be an opportunity to do so.  During the school year if you find that you have time available, simply let your teacher know and he/she will be certain to find a "job" for you to do. Every little bit of help is greatly appreciated by everyone!