Parent Volunteer Packets are Parent Volunteer Packets are available in the main office.available in the main office.

Welcome to the Parent Welcome to the Parent Volunteer Training Volunteer Training

Ashburton Elementary SchoolAshburton Elementary School Vision and Mission Vision and Mission

VISION

The Ashburton Elementary School’s vision is to create a

community of learners.MISSION

To have parents, students and staff work as a team to focus on:

* Learning* Following Ashburton Expectations* Keeping a safe and positive

environment

Volunteer Procedures & RoutinesVolunteer Procedures & Routines

Sign in and out of the office using the Sign in and out of the office using the white Volunteer Binder. white Volunteer Binder.

Wear a sticker whenever you are in Wear a sticker whenever you are in school.school.

Arrive as scheduled. Call AES @ 301-571-Arrive as scheduled. Call AES @ 301-571-6959 if you need to cancel.6959 if you need to cancel.

Observe school rules. Our children do Observe school rules. Our children do what we model.what we model.

Community, Commitment & CommunicationCommunity, Commitment & Communication

Understand and accept students in terms Understand and accept students in terms of their own background, values, manners of their own background, values, manners and vocabulary. They may be different and vocabulary. They may be different than your own.than your own.

Respect the confidentiality of your Respect the confidentiality of your relationship with the school. Refrain from relationship with the school. Refrain from discussing students or staff.discussing students or staff.

Bring any classroom concerns to the Bring any classroom concerns to the attention of the teacher.attention of the teacher.

If instructions are not clear, please ask. If instructions are not clear, please ask.

ParkingParking InformationInformation

The parking lot is closed to car traffic The parking lot is closed to car traffic between 8:30-9:00 AM and 2:45-3:25 PM between 8:30-9:00 AM and 2:45-3:25 PM to allow for the safe arrival and dismissal to allow for the safe arrival and dismissal of students from busses. of students from busses.

If you are arriving or will be leaving during If you are arriving or will be leaving during those times, park your car on Lone Oak those times, park your car on Lone Oak Drive. Drive.

Be considerate and do not block Be considerate and do not block driveways or make U-turns on Lone Oak.driveways or make U-turns on Lone Oak.

Safety Comes First at AshburtonSafety Comes First at Ashburton

In the event of a fire drill, help line In the event of a fire drill, help line students up and follow the teacher’s students up and follow the teacher’s directions. Safe exit instructions are directions. Safe exit instructions are posted in every classroom.posted in every classroom.

Code Blue is an emergency that requires Code Blue is an emergency that requires all students to be accounted for in their all students to be accounted for in their classrooms and to wait for further classrooms and to wait for further instructions. instructions.

Safety Comes First at AshburtonSafety Comes First at Ashburton

Code Red is an emergency announced by Code Red is an emergency announced by Ms. Eroh and requires a lockdown in the Ms. Eroh and requires a lockdown in the classroom. Help keep students away from classroom. Help keep students away from doors and windows. Close blinds.doors and windows. Close blinds.

Each classroom has instructions posted Each classroom has instructions posted for all these events. You can refer to them for all these events. You can refer to them if you need to and follow the teacher’s if you need to and follow the teacher’s instructions.instructions.

Classroom VolunteersClassroom Volunteers

Help students stay on task.Help students stay on task. Examples:Examples: Monitor students at their centers so they can Monitor students at their centers so they can

keep working on their assignment.keep working on their assignment. Circulate around the room to praise or prompt Circulate around the room to praise or prompt

students when the teacher has pulled a small students when the teacher has pulled a small group.group.

Be an extra pair of eyes and hands to support Be an extra pair of eyes and hands to support students as they complete class work.students as they complete class work.

Or, carry out the task the teacher has planned Or, carry out the task the teacher has planned for you.for you.

Lunchroom VolunteersLunchroom Volunteers

Lunchroom Rules:Lunchroom Rules: Keep hands, feet and objects to yourselfKeep hands, feet and objects to yourself Use inside voicesUse inside voices Follow staff directions (get quiet for line up Follow staff directions (get quiet for line up

and when asked)and when asked) Clean up table and floor area and put Clean up table and floor area and put

lunchboxes away lunchboxes away Follow Ashburton Expectations: Students Follow Ashburton Expectations: Students

should be kind and respect othersshould be kind and respect others

Lunchroom VolunteersLunchroom Volunteers

There are Table Captains at each table. Their There are Table Captains at each table. Their job is to encourage students to follow rules, job is to encourage students to follow rules, clean up appropriately and get quiet when clean up appropriately and get quiet when asked. They also can pass out hand sanitizer asked. They also can pass out hand sanitizer to classes that have lunch after recess. Table to classes that have lunch after recess. Table Captains change each week.Captains change each week.

Lunch Bin Carriers must remain in the Lunch Bin Carriers must remain in the cafeteria until everyone is lined up and ready cafeteria until everyone is lined up and ready to leave or they may arrive on the playground to leave or they may arrive on the playground before it is supervised.before it is supervised.

Recess VolunteersRecess Volunteers

Recess Rules:Recess Rules: Keep hands, feet and objects to yourselfKeep hands, feet and objects to yourself Respect other students and their spaceRespect other students and their space Use the playground equipment the way it is Use the playground equipment the way it is

intended to be used (slide down the slide intended to be used (slide down the slide rather than block it or climb up it)rather than block it or climb up it)

Football, tag and woodchips are not recess Football, tag and woodchips are not recess activitiesactivities

The bell means line up and whistles mean it The bell means line up and whistles mean it is time to get quietis time to get quiet

Recess VolunteersRecess Volunteers

Students must ask an adult to use the Students must ask an adult to use the bathroom and use the rest rooms closest to bathroom and use the rest rooms closest to the gym.the gym.

Discourage students from going in to get Discourage students from going in to get water. Students can get water at the end of water. Students can get water at the end of recess.recess.

AES staff has band-aids for minor cuts. If a AES staff has band-aids for minor cuts. If a student is not well, direct them to an AES student is not well, direct them to an AES staff member who will send them in to the staff member who will send them in to the nurse and radio the office.nurse and radio the office.

Recess VolunteersRecess Volunteers

If small problems arise on the playground, ask If small problems arise on the playground, ask students to speak to each other about the issue, students to speak to each other about the issue, then shake hands and go play.then shake hands and go play.

If there is physical aggression or some other serious If there is physical aggression or some other serious concern, alert an AES staff member who can concern, alert an AES staff member who can complete an office referral and take the child in.complete an office referral and take the child in.

Please remember to circulate to all students even if Please remember to circulate to all students even if your child is on the playground.your child is on the playground.

Model being quiet when the students are expected to Model being quiet when the students are expected to be quiet.be quiet.

Thank-You!Thank-You!

Thank you for attending this training.Thank you for attending this training. Please feel free to ask questions if you are Please feel free to ask questions if you are

not sure how to support students in the not sure how to support students in the classroom, cafeteria or on the playground. classroom, cafeteria or on the playground. AES teachers and staff are happy to help AES teachers and staff are happy to help you.you.

We appreciate all that you do and value We appreciate all that you do and value your partnership in our Ashburton school your partnership in our Ashburton school community!community!