volunteers, we need you!
Normandale French Immersion Elementary School PTO organizes many events throughout the year to further the enrichment and enjoyment of our immersion experience. Through volunteering for and attending these events, parents have the opportunity to form a deeper connection with the school, our interns, and other parents. Ask any veteran “frenchie” parent about how much the whole family looks forward to attending many of our events year after year!
If you have skills to lend or times to offer that don't match up with what you see on the sign ups, please reach out to Sarah Priest, our Volunteer Coordinator. Merci!
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
2023-24 School year volunteer positions
Recess Volunteers
Normandale staff could use some additional help at recess! We are looking for volunteers to do the following: Gaga Ball Monitor: stand next to gaga ball pit and maintain rules/safety. Rules include: no- "turtling", laying on the ground, one touch only, if the ball hits the knees or below that person is out, no sitting on the side walls. Kids will know the rules too! Door Monitor: escorting students in and out for bathroom and water breaks. Note: must have a current background check on file at the school. Contact the Normandale Office at 952-848-4100 if you need a background check or are unsure if you have one.
Media center volunteers
Do you love books? Do you love kids? Are you an organizer? Would you like to be active in our learning community? Want to help when your kids are in the media center? Sign up to volunteer in the Media Center! Many hands make light work.
Art Adventure Volunteers
Interested in talking with students about art? Sign up to be an Art Adventure volunteer! It has been a few years since Normandale participated in Art Adventure and we are redesigning it so that everyone can join! Art Adventure will take place during classroom media lessons every other month in coordination with Mme Lynnea West. Two volunteers are needed per classroom.
More Information: Art Adventure is a program organized by Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA.) Volunteers will attend one training session at MIA in October or November which will be paid for by the PTO. Classroom teams, in conjunction with Mme West, will present one piece of art each session, discuss it with students, and lead a related craft. MIA will provide all the material, training and support. No experience or art expertise needed! Click here for more information.
2023-24 Room parents
One of the many ways parents and guardians can volunteer at Normandale is by being a Room Parent.
Room Parent responsibilities include: planning/coordinating classroom parties with other grade-level Room Parents, enlisting parent chaperones for field trips, and recruiting parent volunteers as needed by the teacher and PTO.
Communications Lead Room Parent: In addition to the Room Parent responsibilities above, this role is responsible for communicating with classroom families. It is important that this person be easily accessible via email and able to receive and send timely communication - often same or next day.
Questions about being a room parent? Email our Lead Room Parent, Allison Olfelt at RoomParentLead@normandalepto.org.
Room parents were selected at random from the interest form on September 8 and will be posted here soon.
There are many opportunities to volunteer in your child's classroom throughout the year, including field trips and parties, even if you are not a room parent!