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School Council

Children do better in school when their parents/guardians play an active role in their education. This can be as simple as reading each evening with your child, attending school events and functions, or participating on the School Council.

Each year, a School Council is formed by an election at your child’s school. This council has the opportunity to meet regularly with the principal and to liaise between the school community and school administration.

For more information, see the School Council Procedure.

The School Council consists mainly of parents/guardians of students in the school. The principal, one teacher, one other staff member, and a community representative are also members of the School Council.

Contact your school principal to find out more information about becoming a School Council member.

Parent Reaching Out (PRO) grants program provides funding to work with parent stakeholder groups, school councils, and/or the District School Council – Parent Involvement Committee (DSC-PIC) to lead projects with a focus on the identification and removal of barriers that prevent parents/guardians and families from participating and engaging fully in their child’s learning.
The DSC-PIC will work in collaboration with school councils to determine projects and corresponding funding amounts for each project.

You can find more information through the Guide for School Councils on the Ministry of Education website.

Leslie Frost Public School School Council

Meeting agenda/minutes

Minutes

Attendance: Alyssa Handley, Jaclyn Nairn, Jennifer Curtis, Emma Wyld, Elisa Mulcaster, Kathy Singleton, Julie White, Jasmine Walsh

Reviewing last notes. – 

Motion to approve the last minutes.
First: Alyssa, 
Second: Jaclyn 

Administration Updates:

  • 15 families to support during the holidays: Every family ended up with approximately 300.00 for Christmas. Gift cards were given.
  • New staff in the building: a tutor Supporting English and Math, French Monitor, 2 Student ECEs, Student teacher and high school student all started since Christmas
  • Staff participating in Book Club (Belonging) Teachers are reading
  • New reading support position has opened up (2 full days a week)
  • Literacy Screener #2 for K to 3 last two weeks (will be on June report card)
  • WowYoga was here: (The entire school) Used School Money
  • Monthly assemblies with awards and parents attending has been going well.
  • Estimated number of students next year – 370 (460 this year)

Other Important Dates/Events:

  • Bravo on Wednesday’s for grade 6s until march
  • PA day Friday
  • Dufflebag Theatre March 17 1 presentation in English and 1 in french (funding, no cost)
    They were able to apply for french funding
  • Suspension orders from health unit coming March 17

Financial Report:

2,458.79

Other Agenda Items From Council Members:

  • fund allocation & school needs: None at this time
  • fundraising update – chocolates: Not at this time.  Boston pizza
  • hot lunch update: We will stay with Pizza only: Due to lack of volunteers
  • parent council next event – hot dog day?
    – Carnivale: Due to the busy February: Student Council will do a spring play day.
    – Hot Dog Day: April (Parent Council)
    – Ice Cream: June (Parent Council)
    – Spring fling updates: Obstacle Course, June 4th 5-7pm: (Hire Face Painting, Jumping
    – Obstacle course) Farm animals (Mrs Clarke) BBQ
    – Volunteer Tea: Thank you

Parent updates: 

  • Pancake day was successful: the rest was donated to Central
  • Pro grant: Harmony Movement presentation, looking at ways to have each parent
    council to spit the cost and use for parent engagement
  • Looking at a math and literacy night April 23 2025: Look at using the funds for food for families to have before math night.
  • Look at holding off on fundraising due to money in the account.
  • 25 cent sale: snow days moved things (revisit new ideas next year) successful

    Next Meeting Date: March 26th 2025

Motion to close the meeting

 First: Jaclyn  
           Second: Alyssa

Minutes

Attendance

Elisa Mulcaster, Jasmine Walsh, Brianna WJ, Kathy Singleton, Julie White, Shauntel Wilson, Jaclyn Nairn, Lauren Addison

Regrets: Alyssa Handley

Reviewing last notes – posted on school website

Motion to approve the last minutes:
First: Jaclyn Nairn
Second: Lauren Addison

Administration Updates

  • Grade 7 Science in the Schools
    – Won a free Scientist in the School visit for the Grade 7 English
    – Looking into other workshops to pay for
  • Grade 6 Camp Muskoka
    – 30th and 31st of October
    – Dance November 1st as a result
    – They can bring back their costume
  • Student Council Voting
    – Vote happened today
    – Chair and co-chair have been selected but students have not yet been informed
  • Seven Grandfather Teachings
    – Indigenous leads came to the building today (Oct.23)
    – Primary assembly and J/I assembly
    – Learning in the gym and then further teaching/learning will happen in the classroom
    – Student council will follow-up on the teachings by focusing on each trait and sharing them at assemblies. Student council will have a part in the assembly.
  • Pizza starting this week: Pizza was slices and went well. Much less food waste this year
  • Ministry mandated reading screenings this was k-2 grades were completed this week
  • Friday for PA day the school will review the results
  • SK to grade 3 screeners this week

Other Important Dates/Events:

  • Tomorrow magical pumpkin patch for Kindergarten (bringing it to the school)
  • October 25 PA Day
  • November 21 Parent Teacher Interviews
  • November 28 Photo Day
  • December 5 Juniors to see Aladdin

Financial Report

$1,443.86

Other Agenda Items From Council Members

  • Tech usage at lunch (screen time)
  • No tech at lunch, concerns around the amount of time at lunch that kids are watching during lunch. The team talked about it, it has to be educational (the team created a list of educational shows on a google doc to have shared amongst the teachers)
  • Christmas sale: still to be determined. Subcommittee with meet with Mrs. Mulcaster
  • School Needs
  • Jerseys
  • Art teachers, canvas: 200.00
  • Break dancing:
  • Music: shirts:
  • Projector or pull down screen (for assemblies): Price out
  • Fundraising Survey Results Review
  • Fundraising : Chocolate : in school experiences for the entire school
  • Decision on fundraising and what money will be used for
  • Fun Food Days balance if year (pancake ice cream etc) Pancakes ( December 18th
    2024)
  • Hot Lunch Update: Pizza (concerns around temperature of pizza)
  • Keeping the simple, unable to change time due to people volunteering.
  • Spring Fling: King of Castle possibility

Goal

  • Jerseys
  • Fundraiser for Breakfast Club and other activities
  • Sports/plays/arts to the school

Next meeting date

November 27 at 6 p.m.

Motion to close the meet:
First: Cheryl
Second: Brianna

Minutes

Attendance

Elisa Mulcaster(principal), Jasmine Walsh (vice principal), Kathy Singleton (Teacher), Julie White (secretary) Jennifer Curtis, Alyssa Handley, Jaclyn , Emma Wild, Laura Addison, Cheryl N

Reviewing last notes. – No last notes, first meeting of the year

Motion to approve the last minutes.
First: N/A
Second: N/A

Administration Updates

  • Good Start so far
  • Lost Mme McCabe and Mme Sadeek but Mme Meunier and Mme Raines will be in the class (will start back friday)
  • Soccer ⅘ grades and 6/7 grades and cross country tryouts have started
  • Student Council has started
  • Announcements are on google
  • Indigenous learning will be rolled out at LF
  • New monthly messages coming out from Mrs. Mulcaster, is this helping
  • Pumpkin patch to LF coming soon

Other Important Dates/Events

  • Sept 27 Terry Fox Walk
  • Sept 30 Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • Oct 3 and 4 Plowing Match
  • October 11th 2024:  grade 1 tree safety with Hydro 1
  • October 23rd 2024 Picture Day

    Hot Lunch  (Brianna) 
    Possibly Thursdays 
    6.00 Sub
    6.00 Mary Brown
    4.00 pizza 
    Boston Pizza: Possible
    Individual Pizza Slices (Pizza Pizza)
    Kawartha Dairy 125.00 Total amount 
    Looking into options. 

Teacher updates

Kindergarten toys 
Indoor gym items needed

Sports Jerseys
Look into prices 

25 cent sale: Dec 6 set up Dec 9/10 2024

Next meeting Hampers 
Next Meeting Fundraisers 
Next Meeting Free Lunch Days 
Leslie Frost Float: Looking into it. 

Financial Report

$1443.86

Council Nominations and Positions

  • Chair: Jaclyn, Allyssa
    – First – Cheryl
    – Second – Lauren
    – Treasurer: Cheryl N
    – First – Allyssa
    – Second – Jaclyn
  • Secretary: Jenn Curtis
    – First -Jaclyn
    – Second – Allyssa

Other Agenda Items From Council Members:

– Jerseys

Fundraiser for Breakfast Club and other activities. 

Next Meeting Date

October 23rd 2024

Motion to close the meeting

 First:  Cheryl    
 Second: Allyssa

Volunteer

TLDSB believes and recognizes that volunteers enhance the learning experiences of our students. The Board appreciates that by engaging members of our communities, volunteers can model positive relationships and good citizenship.

Volunteer programs:

  • Foster a strong school and community partnership.
  • Enhance the quality of education.
  • Expand learning activities.
  • Provide innovative programs and enrichment activities using community skills and resources.
  • Optimize learning opportunities for students, staff, and volunteers.

There are many volunteer opportunities in our schools, these include help with:

  • Field trips
  • Breakfast programs
  • Reading programs
  • Library
  • Arts and crafts
  • Safe arrival
  • Special event days
  • Drivers
  • School council
  • Coaches
  • Career day

If you are interested in volunteering at your school, please contact your school principal. For more information, view our Policies for volunteering.

Frequently asked questions

The procedure for obtaining a police check varies depending on which geographical region of the Board in which you live. In most cases, the volunteer is responsible for taking two pieces of identification, including one photo identification to their local police station or OPP detachment. Please note, social insurance cards and health cards will not be accepted for the cost of any police check.

It is the policy of TLDSB to ensure that all individuals who come into direct contact with children have a criminal record check (CRC). The Board is in a position of trust with regards to students and must protect their intellectual, physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The well-being of students is a priority, and as such, we expect everyone who will be working with students to have completed  a CRC.

Volunteers are welcome in schools when they are available. The important thing for volunteers to remember is to follow the agreed upon schedule, and if you are unable to attend the school as agreed upon, to please contact the school and inform the staff member you were volunteering with that you will not be in attendance.

Each school has a visitor/volunteer sign out book in the main office. Volunteers are asked to sign in upon arrival and then sign out prior to leaving the building. In many schools, volunteers also have an identification tag, which allows students and staff within the building to know who the volunteers are.

A vulnerable sector check is for volunteers who will be working with a group or an individual who is identified as “vulnerable” by the police. This would be people in a position of dependence or at greater risk of being harmed by persons in a position of authority or trust. The primary volunteer sector that applies to schools is for “children under the age of 18.”

Volunteers are protected by the Board’s liability insurance against lawsuits arising out of their duties for the Board. Coverage only applies when the volunteer is carrying out duties assigned by the school authorities (ie. staff members). Volunteers are not covered by accident insurance, nor by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act through the Board. 

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