Welcome to the 2021-22 Tumwater Volunteer Community
Throughout the year, Tumwater’s Volunteer Coordinators will be emailing the TMS volunteer database specific opportunities to support the students and staff of Tumwater MS. Volunteer sign-ups that happen at the school during the school day will be scheduled through the mIP system.
Info regarding the volunteer application & background check through the mIP system, as well as moving your profile to TMS, can be found at www.tumwaterpto.com/volunteer.
CURRENT VOLUNTEER STATUS
Due to limited space and the need for adult volunteers to exercise 6 feet of distance from students, volunteers generally will not be allowed to volunteer on district property, including inside and outside of schools, during school hours. However, the district has approved a limited list of activities that a school principal can allow; it's up to the discretion of the school principal.
Please visit BSD’s Back to School page for the latest news and updates regarding the district policies for volunteers, including providing proof of vaccination status and policies for medical or religious exemptions.
If any volunteer opportunities become available at Tumwater, we will send out an email notification after they are posted to the system.
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERING: What to Expect
Volunteering opportunities in middle school tend to be more school-wide and event specific, such as:
Field trip chaperones
Event management (school socials, welcome activities, Science Fair, Book Fair)
Art Literacy
OBOB
Lost & Found management
Staff Appreciation
8th Grade Send-off Activities
There may be opportunities directly within a classroom (similar to elementary school), but those are limited and dependant on the style of individual teachers.
Your middle schooler may be resistant to having you volunteer, but most opportunities work with such a broad number of students that you can remain discreetly anonymous :)
PTO EVENTS: Partnering with TMS
The traditions of Tumwater MS remain to be written as we begin this new year. However, like most BSD middle schools, we expect that our events will be partnerships between the PTO and the Tumwater staff for events such as Science Fair, student socials, and/or other evening events that support student learning.
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE
Please take a moment to head to myimpactpage.com and enter your username and password. If you don’t remember your username or password, you can reset them by clicking on the "Forgot Username or Password" link.
Under “My Profile,” please do the following:
Update your Contact Information
Upload documentation of your COVID-19 Vaccination: Refer to BSD’s Back to School page for instructions.
Check your Privacy Settings: Please check “I want other volunteers to see my name” or you will be marked Anonymous
Subscribe to an email update of any upcoming volunteer assignments
We are excited to partner with you in Tumwater’s inaugural year!
Questions: Jyothi Murala & Kristi Nelson, Tumwater MS Volunteer Coordinators