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Volunteers are a vital part of the Lafayette Elementary School community.  Each year many parents and community members share their time and talents with our students.  The success of our school depends on parent involvement.  Children receive a strong, positive message that school is important each time they see you volunteer.  Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents and most importantly, it will make your child proud!

  • We have many areas in which you can contribute outside of the classroom.  There is something to fit everyone's interest and schedule:  during school hours, right after school, evenings, at home, ongoing, short-term or one-time.  Lafayette Elementary needs you.  Thank you in advance!

Please contact Suzanne Hoagland at smhoagland@mac.com if you have any questions.


Current Volunteer Opportunities:

  • ALL CULTURES DINNER & FESTIVAL COORDINATOR(S) – Oct to Dec 9, 2009
    This is a wonderfully entertaining event where families come to Lafayette Elementary for a night of casual dinner and multi-cultural performances from students and families at our school. You would work with a team of people to plan and organize all aspects of the event, including planning, securing, setting up, serving and breaking down dinner in the cafeteria and securing and organizing performers on performance and rehearsal nights.

    This effort requires a lot of volunteers, and the PTA will help advertise for specific needs. For more information, please contact Tracy Myers, Program Chair, at (720) 890-7104 or e-mail at Myers_family1@yahoo.com. Time commitment: 15-30 hours btwn Oct - Dec (depending on # of volunteers).

  • CHESS CLUB HELPERS - now through Jan, 2010
    Beginning Chess Club:  Fridays, 2:30-3:30
    Support our awesome Chess Club leader in guiding our Lafayette Elementary kids in playing Chess.  Any parent who can listen to the strategy & rules talk, hand out snacks, and help manage the room would be helpful.

    Competitive Chess Club:  Thursdays, 2:30-3:30
    A parent with basic chess knowledge would provide greater benefit to our players, but listening to the talk (at the beginning of each meeting) and playing some of the kids (when there is an odd number of kids) would also provide considerable support.  Later, when we get into league play, we will need help with field trip forms & arranging transportation.

    If you would like to help with either of our Chess Clubs, please contact Lawrence Beshear at LDBeshear@ForteD.com or call 303-604-0019.

  • WATCH D.O.G.S. ‘TOP DOG’ / COORDINATOR – calling on LES Dads!
    Learn about the nation wide program that puts a greater ‘dad’ presence in local elementary schools. Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) encourages schools to invite male relatives of their student body to volunteer to be at the school 1 day each school year. We are looking for dads interested in helping our coordinators kick off this program for Lafayette Elementary. 

    For more information, please contact Andrew Frank-Martin, Top D.O.G. at (303) 673-9817 or e-mail andrewfrankmartin@ yahoo.com. Time commitment: 2 hrs at kick-off in Oct. and 1 day during the 2009-10 school year.

  • ‘GREEN TEAM’ MEMBER, Now & Ongoing
    Come join a like-minded, environmentally conscious group of people and put some momentum into this effort!  Our goal is to move our school into a zero waste school!  Take advantage of the great success of our newly implemented "Garden to Table" program and continue to make healthy changes to our students' environment and education. 

    For more information, please e-mail Debra McCloskey, Sustainability Coordinator, at debra@wabafun.com . Time commitment: 2-3 hours each month.

  •  ‘ORIGINAL WORKS’ TEAM - Fundraiser, Oct – Nov 2009
    Original Works is a fun fundraiser where kids’ art is used to create one-of-a-kind keepsakes such as mugs, shirts, and note cards. This program generates over $2000 profit for LES! 

    Needs include, working with Original Works Coordinator and team to:
    -assemble packets to be sent home in early October
    -collect & process packets from school in mid October
    -mail orders to "Original Works" in mid October
    -deliver and distribute finished items at school in late November.

    For more information, contact Daisy Prine at peproningumballs@yahoo.com or 303-217-6736.

  • SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
    Lafayette Elementary School applied for and received a $12,000.00 Federal Grant, called Safe Routes to School, to help more of our families walk or bike to school safely. The anticipated benefits include more exercise for our children and an appreciation of the reduced pollution and gas money saved by using human powered transportation.

    The Grant provides a bike safety training class for our 5th grade students in PE class, the establishment of safe routes to our school by mapping out the best streets to use to get to our school, communication with the city planning and police department to     seek improvements to existing side-walks and intersections that currently may not be safe, establishing relationships with local bicycle shops to provide our school's families access to safe, functional bike-parts and educational bike repair skills, the development of neighborhood parent-lead walking/biking groups, and school-wide events with prizes that provide incentives for our students to walk and bike to school more regularly. 

We are inviting parents to serve on a committee that meets once a month, probably on a Friday morning at a local coffee shop, to plan walking and biking events for the months ahead. The committee will plan events and recruit volunteers who can contribute by performing a simple, specific task that helps the program, such as bringing muffins (paid by the Grant) to school on the mornings of special walk/bike days, leading a neighborhood walking/biking group, distributing prizes (paid by the Grant) to frequent walkers and bikers, assisting during the bike safety assemblies, serving as an accountant, helping during a bike rodeo, and other tasks that promote the program. 

If you are interested in either serving on the committee, or just to help with one task, please contact Bruce Buchanan at bruce.buchanan@bvsd.org. Thank you for your consideration in helping more of our students walk and bike safely to school.

  • GARDEN TO TABLE PROGRAM
    We are building our Garden to Table team to continue implementing this wonderful program for the students of Lafayette Elementary    . Please browse below for a description of roles.

    Garden to Table is an elementary school program that uses food to illustrate the relationship between humans and nature. By involving kids in planting & cultivating food, educating them on wellness & nutrition, nurturing the environment and sustainability, and giving them a chance to eat & prepare food they’ve grown cooperatively, we hope our kids will make healthy choices as adults.

    GtT Communications:
    Public Relations - 1-2 hours per month
    Create and implement communication plans for the GtT team    , for community outreach and within the school/student body. Create signs and use school channels for outreach.

    English as Second Language translation – flexible time commitment
    Help us communicate with our diverse student & community population    . We’d like to ensure the GtT goals, events, and opportunities for environmental growth at Lafayette Elementary School reach our non-native speaking population.

    Curriculum Integration:
    Parent Curriculum Coordinator     - 2-3 hours per month
    Work as an integral part of the Garden to Table School Support Network    . Attend all SSN meetings (approximately one evening hour every other month), work directly with Teacher Curriculum Coordinators to implement specific curriculum opportunities in the classrooms. Work with staff and volunteers to develop inventive curriculum opportunities.

    Parent Volunteers in the Garden - flexible time commitment (generally 20-30 minutes at a time)
    Perform a variety of tasks    , from supervising small groups of gardening students during planting, caretaking, and harvesting activities, to working directly with the Garden-leads to determine vegetation selection and placement.  NO GARDEN EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

    Parent Volunteers in the Classroom - flexible time commitment  (generally 20-30 minutes at a time)
    Interface with Parent Curriculum Coordinator    , Chris Newcomb, to assist with preparation of curriculum materials or supervision of small groups during special class presentations on components such as sustainability, wellness, or nutrition. Also, assist in developing teacher-requested curriculum extensions.

    Garden Volunteers - flexible time commitment (generally 20-30 minutes at a time)
    Participate in a group    , or individually, one day per week (or on a one-time basis), in caretaking of our organic gardens; this includes such tasks as weeding, spot-watering, etc.  NO GARDEN EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

    Wellness and Healthy Food:
    Future Wellness Events Support – flexible time commitment
    Work with organizers of health    -related school events, such as Walk to School, Jog-a-Thon, Track and Field Days, etc., to tie in our ‘green’ messaging. Create signs, serve drinks, provide supervision, encouragement, or other tasks.

    Please contact Mary Wilkie at: mary.b.wilkie@gmail.com or 303.618.3889 for more information on getting involved with Garden to Table at Lafayette Elementary School.

      

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