Current Volunteer Opportunities
Scrapbooking and Craft Event:
If you are interested in helping with the Scrapbook Crop/Craft Day scheduled for Saturday, January 30th at CPCS please contact Michelle Gagnard at gagnard@md.metrocast.net . We need help securing food, door prizes and organizing the event for vendors and guests.
Electives
WE NEED YOU! Electives occur every Friday from 1:45 – 3:00pm and we need your talents and expertise. Project elective time is designed to give the students choices and opportunities to explore hands-on projects that are tied to our curriculum. We’ll pair you with a staff member, or you can find a partner to share your elective with, but in order to give our teachers time to collaborate, more parent involvement is needed. We’re beginning to plan for our 3rd Quintet electives now, so if you have a particular talent or interest that you would like to share with the kids in the January/February/March timeframe, please let me know ASAP. We’d like to have an idea of what projects to plan by December 1st in order to align them with our curriculum. This is a great way to fulfill volunteer hours. If you can’t commit to every Friday, find a friend to share with and alternate weeks! There are 7 total sessions for the 3rd quintet. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Funya at (301) 863-9585 or email agfunya@smcps.org.
LUNCHROOM:
Volunteers are needed in the lunchroom! Lunch is served from 11:15-1:10 daily. Volunteers are needed to assist the staff. Lunch period coverage could be per session 30 minutes or for the entire lunch periods. Volunteers are asked to commit to just one day a week. To sign up, please contact Cynthia Chan at kchanfamily@aol.com
MEDIA CENTER:
Do you have an hour to spare one morning or afternoon a week?
Our Media Specialist, Kate Sullivan, would love to have your assistance shelving
books, bar coding new materials, etc. No experience necessary! To volunteer in the Media Center, please contact Ms. Sullivan at 301.863.9585 or kmsullivan@smcps.org
On-Going Volunteer Opportunuties:
Volunteer to Support a Project Elective
Project Elective Time is an opportunity for students to actively learn more about the arts, sciences, health and nutrition, technology, and world cultures through hands-on projects offered by staff members and community volunteers. Project Elective Time occurs every Friday from 1:45-3:00 at the school. Project Electives that are offered include: Science of Gardening, Robotics, Health and Nutrition through Cooking, Mural Making, Conservation Projects, Tennis Time, Foreign Language, Theme Park Roller Coasters, Safe Racer Engineering Challenge, etc.
Copy Room
Help make copies or laminate for teachers in the Teacher Work Room (108). Requests are turned in by teachers for our volunteers to complete.
Recess and Lunch Duty
Work with a staff member during lunch to help monitor the lunch room. We always need help-especially when it comes time to sort food in composting and recycling containers.
Garden
We always need help with weeding, watering, and planting.
Community Gathering
If you have a special interest or hobby, please come share it with our students.
Volunteer Screening:
All volunteers are required to wear their SMCPS volunteer photo ID when volunteering!
If you applied last year you do not need to apply again.
Approved registered volunteers, can have their ID made Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 am – 3 pm at the Department of Safety and Security, located on Rte. 5 behind Banneker Elementary. (Must bring photo ID to complete the process.)
Parents MUST have completed this process to volunteer in the building and on field
trips. Forms are available in the front office.
Questions? Please contact Monica Jaster at 301.863.9585 or mhjaster@smcps.org