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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF2600'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Sahib-Amar Khalsa, <a href="mailto:sakk@mindspring.com">sakk@mindspring.com</a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You do not have to be a writer to be a writer coach – </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WriterCoach Connection (<span style='color:black'>WCC) provides hands-on training to give you all you'll need to be a terrific coach. Community members of all backgrounds, ethnicities and walks of life are welcomed. </span></span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There is just one more training session offered for 2011 (beginning on Nov. 1) and only a few spaces available. </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coaches are especially needed at Green Academy during 2nd and 3rd periods on Thursdays (12th grade classes). The time commitment is only 1-2 hours, usually twice per month. </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WriterCoach Connection is a rewarding experience working with students one-on-one during class time on their writing assignments. For over 10 years at Berkeley High, volunteer writer coaches have been helping students strengthen their writing and thinking skills by giving them constructive feedback and building their confidence as writers.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To register for training and for more information, go to <a href="http://www.writercoachconnection.org/">www.writercoachconnection.org</a> (click on "Volunteer"). </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sahib-Amar Khalsa</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>BHS Site Coordinator - WriterCoach Connection</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>510-237-6963</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:sakk@mindspring.com">sakk@mindspring.com</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Pat Anderson, Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Lisa Sibony are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a>; BHS PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" target="_blank" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><span style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></a>. To unsubscribe from the etree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" target="_blank" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: 'unsubscribe'. To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" target="_blank" title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><span style='color:navy'>bhs@lmi.net</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>