Volunteer Information, Art Class Schedules and Calendar 2015/16

Thank you for your interest in volunteering in the Bacich Art Room. The Bacich Art Program is called "Art For Bears"(AFB). There are two basic AFB volunteer job opportunities: 1. Coordinator/Assistant, 2. Additional Volunteer

Below please find job descriptions for each of the two volunteer opportunities, bi-monthly art class schedules Week A and Week B, as well as Week A and Week B 2015/16 calendar. 

1. Coordinator/Assistant Job Description/Responsibilities

● You’re the LEAD AFB Coordinator/Volunteer for your class.

● Create and maintain the AFB Class Volunteer Schedule for your class

● You may use “volunteer spot” to create a volunteer schedule

● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional

volunteers in class due to the nature of some special Art projects. This will be

communicated to you in advance by Mrs. Libby. You will need to assign additional

volunteers for those days.

● Bi-monthly commitment to assist Mrs. Libby and students in the classroom (along

with other scheduled volunteers depending on grade level)

● Commits to arriving 5 minutes before class to help with setup and stay 10 minutes

after class to assist with cleanup

● Point of contact between additional volunteers and Mrs. Libby

● Please make every effort to send out a reminder email to your scheduled volunteers

one to two days prior to the art class.

● Ensure that there are enough volunteers for each scheduled art class.

● If a volunteer cannot fulfill their assigned day and cannot find a replacement, please

ensure that you contact Mrs. Libby via email so she can adjust accordingly.

● Inform volunteers of schedule changes

2. Additional Volunteer Job Description/Responsibilities

● You are an additional Volunteer for special projects or substitute if the lead AFB

Assistant is unable to attend class.

● Commitment on a fillin bases

● Commits to arriving 5 minutes before class to help with setup and stay 10 minutes

after class to assist with cleanup

● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional

volunteers in class due to the nature of some special Art projects. This will be

communicated to you in advance from your lead AFB coordinator/assistant.

● If you are unable to attend your scheduled day, please make every effort to contact

another volunteer on your replacement

● If a volunteer cannot fulfill their assigned day and cannot find a replacement, please

ensure that you contact your lead AFB coordinator/assistant.

● You will be informed of schedule changes.

Policy and Procedures

Due to the age of our children and the nature of the art projects, Mrs. Libby has asked that she has the following number of volunteers to help assist in her classes:

TK and K:  Assistant plus 3 volunteers

1^st grade: Assistant plus 2 volunteers

2^nd grade: Assistant plus 1-2 volunteers

3^rd grade: Assistant plus 1 volunteer

4^th grade: Assistant plus 1 volunteer

If you are unable to be there on your scheduled day, please make every effort to contact another volunteer on your replacement.

Make up Classes 

Throughout the school year the District observes local and federal holidays. If your child’s

Art for Bears Class falls on an observed holiday, Mrs. Libby will adjust the art lessons/project accordingly in order for students to have ample time to finish projects. 
Mrs. Libby will make every effort to make-up classes, but due to a large student body and the art schedule being impacted for uninterrupted academic time, missed art classes may not always be made up or rescheduled.

Mrs. Libby will communicate schedule changes via your class AFB coordinator/assistant,

and/or homeroom teacher.

Bacich Art For Bears Week A and Week B Calendar 2015/16

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxgV2xBlVAC_eENWRWhFb21GWXM

Bacich Art Schedule Week A and Week B 2015/16

https://docs.google.com/a/kentfieldschools.org/spreadsheets/d/14wlvrMeV8xPHZlRoSaFupeT6oe-X5k_UzeTp0hpFXg8/edit?usp=sharing

Mrs. Libby’s Guidelines for Art Room Volunteers

Thank you for signing up to be a AFB coordinator/assistant or additional volunteer in the Bacich Art Room! We will be working together all year, and I would like you to feel both comfortable and useful.

GUIDELINES:

● Arrive 10 minutes prior to class start time.

● All volunteers are required to sign in at the office and wear a visitor’s badge while

on campus.

● Write your last name on a tag in the name tag file box and place it inside your

visitor’s badge.

● Parents who volunteer may not bring in younger siblings or pets.

● Cell phone use is not permitted during school hours.

● I will debrief volunteers on the specific project for that day and direct volunteers on

how they can assist.

● Expect to stay 5-10 minutes after class to assist with clean-up.

1. Please remember we are here for all students. Sometimes it is hard for young

children to “share” their parent in the classroom, so a chat at home before your first

visit to class may be helpful. At the beginning of the lesson your child will have the

opportunity to introduce you to the class, so we all have a chance to get to know one

another.

2. As I introduce the lesson, please listen along with the class so you are better able to

answer students' questions as they work. At the beginning of a project the instruction will

likely be longer then mid-project.

3. Sometimes I will have materials preparation or artwork mounting project set up for you to work on at the beginning of a lesson, while I work with the children. Please keep one ear open to the lesson as you fold, cut, glue, etc.

4. In art there are as many solutions as there are artists creating them! Helping with

creative projects is a bit different from helping with reading or math where there is

often one correct “answer”.

5. Keep praise specific. It is better to say: “I like the wavy line on your snail’s shell”

than to say “Nice job”.

6. Do not do a student’s artwork for her or him. Sometimes it is tempting to touch the

student’s projects, but that tends to reinforce any doubts a child may have.

Here are some helpful hints:

∙ Listen closely to students’ questions. Answer simply.

∙ Reassure and remind students of directions.

∙ Some students rush through their work. Encourage them to slow down, work carefully,

to add detail.

∙ Some students have trouble getting started. Ask them to find their “can do “attitude.

Some helpful phrases:

● “I like the way you…”

● “There are no mistakes in art…”

● “Remember how Mrs. Libby showed us….”

● “Let’s get some ideas from the (board, book)…”

Philosophy

“I believe that every child is already an artist when she/he walks through the door. In order

to educate the whole child, our job is to bring each child further along the path of artistic

exploration and expression.”

Barbara Libby, Bacich Elementary Art Teacher