Welcome to the premier email/blog from your Shaughnessy School Council for the 2015/2016 school year.
Parents who have not yet opted into our email list can join at
this link.
The following information was sent in your children's shuttle a few weeks ago. If you have all ready read the form, or replied, thank you. We are always happy to have new volunteers:
We Need Your Help!
We need new volunteers and you can make a difference with as little as 30 minutes!
Please click on “reply” and enter your email so we can include you in our “Volunteers Needed” email blast. If you can help even once in the year it really does make a difference.
Volunteering at Shaughnessy can be FLEXIBLE to work with your schedule.
NAME:
EMAIL:
STUDENT’S NAME:
TEACHER:
We would appreciate your help with the following, therefore we would like to add your name to
our “Volunteers Needed” email blast. Specific timing, details, etc. will be provided within the
email blast and if you're available, GREAT! Following are some examples of timing:
_____Pizza Lunch 11:30-12:30
_____Hot Dog Lunch 10:45-12:30
_____Spring Fair Planning Committee
_____ Bake item for bake sale
_____Photo copying and distributing shuttle information to teachers boxes daytime or evenings
_____Contact local business for donations (used in lucky draws & silent auction)
We hope you can find time to help even one time during the school year. As our students graduate so do our volunteer parents and we desperately need more. The money raised during these events makes a huge difference to our students’ school experience.
Shaughnessy School Council
What is School Council?
The Shaughnessy School Council is comprised of school staff and parent volunteers who represent YOU! We also raise funds to provide extra benefits for the school and the community, such as, additional school programs, subsidize school trips, provide new books and learning materials. We have helped build a computer lab and update computers and iPads regularly, we also purchase sports equipment and uniforms. We’ve bought and installed benches and trees for the playground and the outdoor school sign. Currently we are working on an Outdoor Educational
Classroom—a multi year school, council and community initiative and installation, and as always, we must continually update technology for all grades.
If you have an idea, would like to volunteer or wish to be heard on a topic, please join us at a monthly School Council meeting. Dates of meetings are sent home through the shuttle on the monthly calendar and are also advertised on the outdoor sign, located at the front of the school. Meetings usually begin at 6:30PM and school age babysitting is available.
2015/2016 School Council and Voting Members (Elections were held in October)
Katrina Reddick, Chair, sps.chair@parentcouncil.info
Kelly Lenihan, Treasurer, sps.treasurer@parentcouncil.info
Tanya Wilcox, Communications Liaison, sps.secretary@parentcouncil.info
Kristen McGuire, Secretary, sps.secretary.cochair@parentcouncil.info
Lisa Dunn, Fundraising, sps.fundraising.chair@parentcouncil.info
Rabbiya Stadelmann, Fundraising, sps.fundraising.cochair@parentcouncil.info
Kathleen-Anne Faustin, Support Staff Representative
Naeem Butt, Voting Member
Grace Wu, Voting Member
Cathy Meyer, Voting Member
Nicci Chow, Voting Member
Stephanie Anderson-Munroe, Voting Member
Karen Strowbridge, Voting Member
Barbara McKay, Community Representative
Alternating Teacher Representatives
Sharon Nichols, Principal, sharon.nichols@tdsb.on.ca
Did you say keep the change...? Thank you, we do... But for good reason...
School Council volunteers are a small group of parents who are unable to provide change for 250 students, it’s simply too time consuming. We thank you in advance to provide the exact amount by cash or cheque. However,if you don’t have either we will happily allocate any overpayment amount as a direct donation to benefit the school initiatives we are working on. The Teachers and office are not permitted to provide change either, they are only to forward the money/envelopes through to School Council on your behalf. We appreciate your understanding.
Shaughnessy Spirit Days!
Your School Council raises funds to enhance our children's experience. Some items we sell are not about raising money, but are about creating good spirit and community within the school. Shaughnessy SPIRIT WEAR is one of these items. We want everyone to be able to have Shaughnessy Spirit Clothing for Spirit Days. In honour of Shaughnessy’s 50th Anniversary we have new designs for our SPIRIT WEAR. Order forms will be coming home in the shuttle soon!
