Junior School Junior School Parent Volunteer TrainingParent Volunteer Training

Marymede Catholic CollegeMarymede Catholic College

20082008

AGENDA: AGENDA: 1.1. Expectations and Protocols Expectations and Protocols Liz CraneLiz Crane

2.2. Home Reading Program & JS Classroom Helpers Home Reading Program & JS Classroom Helpers Training CourseTraining Course Lucy FumeiLucy Fumei

3. 3. Specialist Classes volunteers Specialist Classes volunteers Angela Angela WhiteWhite

4. 4. Volunteers in the College Library Volunteers in the College Library Leanne AverillLeanne Averill

BEING A PARENT VOLUNTEERBEING A PARENT VOLUNTEER

Introduce yourself to those around you Introduce yourself to those around you discuss:discuss:

Why are we here?Why are we here?

What does being a parent volunteer What does being a parent volunteer mean?mean?

What does being a parent What does being a parent volunteer mean?volunteer mean?

Being a valued member of the College community:Being a valued member of the College community:

Demonstrating that you value and support the Demonstrating that you value and support the students learning students learning

Your support in the activities will ensure that Your support in the activities will ensure that children remain on task while the teacher is children remain on task while the teacher is working with other groupsworking with other groups

Your willingness to assist shows other parents Your willingness to assist shows other parents what can be achieved when partnerships are what can be achieved when partnerships are formed formed

What does being a parent What does being a parent volunteers mean?volunteers mean?

While support is valued and appreciated, While support is valued and appreciated, the responsibility for directing the teaching the responsibility for directing the teaching and learning remains with the teacher.and learning remains with the teacher.

What other issues should be kept in What other issues should be kept in mind when volunteering ?mind when volunteering ?

Retain confidentialityRetain confidentiality

The privacy of both parents and children must The privacy of both parents and children must be respected at all timesbe respected at all timesDo not mention the names of children or Do not mention the names of children or teachers with whom you are working in front of teachers with whom you are working in front of your own children or other parentsyour own children or other parentsChildren can easily be hurt by apparently Children can easily be hurt by apparently harmless remarks from their peers or other harmless remarks from their peers or other childrenchildren

What other issues should be kept in What other issues should be kept in mind when helping in classrooms?mind when helping in classrooms?

Beware of making judgmentsBeware of making judgments

All children can learnAll children can learn

Children learn at different rates and have Children learn at different rates and have different learning needsdifferent learning needs

EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS

Working with Children Check (WWC) Working with Children Check (WWC)

Always sign in and sign out of the Main Always sign in and sign out of the Main OfficeOffice

Please register your apology by leaving a Please register your apology by leaving a message with Main Officemessage with Main Office

SPECIALIST CLASSESSPECIALIST CLASSES

Support and encourage students by Support and encourage students by praising their effortspraising their efforts

Demonstrate and model appropriatelyDemonstrate and model appropriately

Ask for help when you are not sureAsk for help when you are not sure

Encourage children to work quietly and Encourage children to work quietly and remain on taskremain on task

THANKYOUTHANKYOU