Volunteers ar needed for the following each week:

Mondays - Brave Spelling

2 volunteers needed for each class session to assist students in “brave spelling”.

Times: 8:15-8:45 a.m. and 12:10-12:40 p.m.

Wednesdays - Writer's Workshop

2 volunteers needed for each class session to assist students in expression and spelling during writer’s workshop.

Times: 8:15-8:45 a.m. and 12:10-12:40

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays - Miscellaneous

1 or more volunteers to help with tasks such as:

• art portfolio making for each child: supplies will be set up in room to make the portfolios. You would be coming in and working on a couple.

• Sharpening pencils, organizing books, tidying up art shelves.

Themed Parties/Events

1 or more volunteers will be be needed for various events throughout the year.

Please contact me if any of these volunteering opportunities interests you.

Kirsten.foslien@mpls.k12.mn.us

• Meet the AlphaFriends

Here are some of the handouts for this year's Parent Information Night:

• Kindergarten Philosophy Statement
• Responsive Classroom
• How Do Children Learn to Read? // Stages of Children's Writing
• Kirsten's Kindergarten Weekly Layout Curriculum 2013-14