Winter Volunteering Opportunities
We are thrilled to announce that volunteers whose vaccination status is verified are allowed to volunteer at school!
We have current opportunities for OBOB Battle Volunteers and Lunchtime Volunteers (described below), as well as some updates for the 8th Grade Celebration. If you are interested in volunteering for Art Literacy, be on the lookout for a separate email when that has been scheduled!
OBOB VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - NEXT WEEK (MON 2/28 & TUE 3/1)
OBOB Battles are coming up on February 28th, March 1st and March 7th! OBOB Battles will be held in person at school during the school day. We need moderators and scorekeepers/timekeepers to help make the battles run smoothly. The opportunities are briefly described below:
OBOB Battle Moderator: This opportunity is to serve as a Moderator for our OBOB battles. The moderator is responsible for leading the battle which includes performing the coin toss, clearly asking questions to each team in order, determining correct responses, assigning points and handling challenges.
OBOB Battle Scorekeeper/Timekeeper: This opportunity is to serve as the Scorekeeper/Timekeeper for our OBOB battles. This role will include recording points assigned by the moderator during the battle and keeping time after the moderator has finished reading each question. This is a great opportunity to volunteer for the OBOB battles if you are unfamiliar with OBOB and would like to observe the battles without the responsibility of moderating.
Training will be provided for volunteers, however if you are unfamiliar with OBOB and would like to see what a battle looks like before signing up, this YouTube Video provides a good example of an OBOB battle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtTsoHtGTLg
LUNCHTIME VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
We still have active volunteer opportunities to volunteer during lunch, including shifts with a shorter duration. The two lunch volunteer activities are linked below:
Lunchtime Volunteers - Library: Help supervise the lunch recess periods in the Library. Activities include greeting and helping students, reminding students about social distancing as needed, reshelving books and straightening up the library between recess periods.
Lunchtime Volunteers - Commons: Assist in the Commons area during lunch periods by greeting and helping students, reminding students about social distancing as needed, and cleaning tables between lunch periods.
The Lunchtime shift in the Commons has been divided into two shifts:
Shift 1: 6th Grade 1st Lunch, 6th Grade 2nd Lunch, and 7th Grade 1st Lunch
Non Advisory Days: (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) 11:20 am - 12:35 pm
Advisory Days: (Thursday, Friday) 11:40 am - 12:45 pm
Shift 2: 7th Grade 2nd Lunch, 8th Grade 1st Lunch, and 8th Grade 2nd Lunch
Non Advisory Days: (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) 12:35 pm - 1:35 pm
Advisory Days: (Thursday, Friday) 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
If you are able to volunteer for the entire lunch period, we still encourage you to sign up for both shifts. Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity!
8TH GRADE CELEBRATION
Planning Session on 3/1: The next planning session for 8th grade parents interested in helping plan the 8th grade celebration will be on Tuesday, March 1st at 6:30pm at Market of Choice in the upstairs area. Email Amber (amber.fer@frontier.com) if you are unable to attend.
Bethany Public House Fundraiser on 3/6: Support the 8th grade celebration by dining at Bethany Public House on Sunday March 6, 2022 from 11 am – 9 pm. Bethany Public House will donate 15% of your total bill to help support Tumwater 8th Grade Celebration. Takeout orders included! See flyer for more info.
COVID VACCINE DOCUMENTATION & APPROVAL
All volunteers who would have direct or indirect contact with students must have an approved COVID vaccination verified by district staff. You will not be able to view those volunteer opportunities within the system until your vaccination has been verified. Please upload documentation of your COVID vaccination using the following procedure:
Login to your myimpactpage.com volunteer profile.
On the right side of the screen, click on the My Profile tab and then click on Additional Information.
From the organization menu, scroll to the Beaverton School District and then click on the Select Organization button.
From this new screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the COVID Vaccination section to upload a copy of your vaccination card or exception.
Please note:
If you have taken a photo of your card with an iPhone, the system is not compatible with iPhone "heic" format. You will need to go into your phone settings and change the format to one of the following formats: .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .pjpeg, .gif, .png, .doc, .docx.
Also note that .pdf does not appear to be an acceptable format, so we recommend converting to one of the listed formats to ensure your approval is not delayed.
If you have any questions on this or any other topic regarding volunteering at Tumwater, please don't hesitate to send us an email at tumwaterpto.volunteer@gmail.com.
Best,
Jyothi Murala & Kristi Nelson
Tumwater MS Volunteer Coordinators