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 Normandale 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
book fair - March 12-14
It's Book Fair time! We need volunteers to help cashier and assist families looking for specific titles.
VEAP Food & Fund Drive - Driving Volunteers
During the week of March 17-21, we need volunteers to pick up donation items from the Normandale office, load it into their cars and deliver them to VEAP food shelf.
Normandale / Pick-Up Hours: 1:30-2:30pm
VEAP Food Shelf Address: 9600 Aldrich Ave South, Bloomington, MN 55420
VEAP Food Shelf/ Drop-Off Hours: 9:00am-4:30pm
2024-25 School year volunteer positions
Discovery Kitchen
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? Watch here for opportunities to volunteer in the Media Center! Many hands make light work.
Art Adventure Volunteers
Join us in talking about art with kids this year! Grade level teams will present one piece of art per month 5-6 times during the school year, discuss with kids and lead a related craft. Dates and times TBD by classroom teachers and their volunteers. We will provide all the material, training and support. No experience or art expertise needed!
Volunteers will be invited to attend a one hour training session in person at Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA), a one hour online training session through MIA and a Normandale specific google meet. For more details on the program see this info from MIA. Feel free to reach out to Mollie Ritter with any questions. Thanks in advance for your help in bringing this wonderful program to Normandale!
2024-25 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.
Watch for information about being a 2024-25 Room Parent in the August 13 school newsletter, La Liaison.
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!