Conference and Volunteer Sign-Ups!

Dear Parents,

I am putting links below to sign up for fall conferences, and for volunteering in the classroom.

Click here to sign up for a Conference

(FYI, you will be able to "suggest" or comment on a time, if 2 people request the same time, I will work with both of you to come up with an alternative, this is just so that I can keep track of everyone signing up and switching times etc.!)

Click here to sign up to Volunteer in my class!

As I said at Curriculum night, sharing your story, your job, your skill/hobby to the class counts as volunteering!

I share parts of my story all year with my students, my dog who was just diagnosed with cancer a month ago, my family who argues with me that global warming doesn't exist, my older brother that I still don't get along with very well, my hopes, my fears, all of these things make me more "real" to my students, and show them that even as an adult, I have had difficulties in my life. My life isn't perfect, and still I am here, teaching them how to become even better. 

I have had parents in previous years share with my class about growing up in another country, where they didn't even have electricity, and now they are a doctor here in Seattle with a beautiful home, family, and doing a job that they love. These experiences show our children that achieving your dreams takes hard work, isn't easy, and that the "American Dream" is more of a "human dream" that we all strive for, all over the world.

I had my own father-in-law, who is a geophysicist, come and teach a class on plate tectonics.

You can come in and teach us ANYTHING that you enjoy. Geography, History, Knitting, whatever!

Think it over, and let me know what you decide!


Also, if you haven't heard about UW's Robinson Center for Young Scholars, the link is in the "Resources" section of my website, and the Fall registration for classes is coming up soon!