Join the Broadview Parents' Council!!

Hi Kinder parents,

School council is reaching out to you to make sure that you're being included in all of the great volunteer opportunities at our school - after all, you are our 'next gen' of parents!  Please take a couple of minutes to look through the form below to learn more about volunteer opportunities at our school.  Hopefully you will feel inspired to fill it out and to participate in some of the school-wide council activities!

Thanks,

Kathryn Vant

Broadview School Council volunteer coordinator

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online.

Broadview School Council request for Volunteers

Broadview has a strong, vibrant school community, thanks in part to the amazing contribution of parents throughout the school year. There are dozens of volunteer opportunities to suit all interests, talents and schedules, both during and outside of regular school hours. Opportunities range from larger multi-day events like the Book Bonanza in early May, shorter half-day events such as the bike rodeo in the spring, to occasional small jobs, like helping out with the school photo days in the fall. Below, you can find a link to the Broadview School Council volunteer form, which includes a list and descriptions of all kinds of volunteer opportunities throughout the school year. The volunteer coordinator will put you in touch with school staff or other parents who are organizing and running the various activities.Please don’t hesitate to contact the volunteer coordinator (volunteer@broadviewparents.org) if you have any questions! If you are interested in volunteering in your child’s classroom (including field trips), please contact your child’s teacher directly.
We are always happy to welcome new volunteers to help out on school council. Please contact our school council chair directly at broadviewpschair@gmail.com or tick the school council box below to get in touch with us and find out where help is needed. A list and descriptions of the positions can be found on the school council website: www.broadviewparents.org.
Thanks and here’s looking forward to another great school year!

* Required

First name *
Last name *
e-mail address *
phone number(s)
child(ren)'s grade(s)
check all that apply
•  JK
•  SK
•  1
•  2
•  3
•  4
•  5
•  6
•  7
•  8
Class Parent
shares school council information with other parents in the class, recruits volunteers as needed throughout the school year, helps out the teacher (if needed/wanted). ** please provide teacher's name in 'other' box**
•  yes
•  Other: 
School council
There are a variety of positions on school council with time commitments ranging from a few hours/month to a few hours/week. School council meets once/month and all parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
•  please contact me about positions on school council

Helping out in the school for a half or full day
School photo day
(early fall) help organize the students during photo day
•  yes
Hepatitis, HPV Vaccinations
(several times/year) assist with coordinating students during the vaccinations, for a few hours during the day
•  yes

Special events (variable time commitment from 1-2 hours to many hours)
Dance-a-thon
(November) help to collect prizes prior to the dance-a-thon; help to collect donations and keep a tally leading up to the dance-a-thon; assist during the day of the dance-a-thon
•  yes
Book Bonanza (May)
assist with organizing books in the gym leading up to the book bonanza and/or help out during the book sale itself.
•  yes
Harvest House (December)
help set up demo baskets and/or go to classrooms to give short presentations about Harvest House
•  yes
Family Dance
(spring) sell raffle tickets during the dance; work at the canteen during the dance; help set up prior to the dance
•  yes
Primary Play Day
(half-day in June) for grades 1-3; assist with games/running the event
•  yes
Junior Sports Day
(half day in June) for grades 4-6; assist with games/running the event
•  yes
Bike Rodeo
(spring, typically after school) assist with running activities (bike safety, bike maintenance, bike cleaning station etc)
•  yes
Grade 8 Celebration
(grade 7 parents, spring) organize and host the grade 8 celebration luncheon at the end of the school year
•  yes
Teacher Appreciation Lunch
(spring) bring in one of food, drinks, dishes, flowers for the luncheon
•  yes

School council-run activities (ongoing)
Milk program
assist with organizing and running the daily milk program
•  yes
Kilometer Club
(fall and spring) takes place every Friday; volunteers are needed to help marshall the route, to mark laps and to check in/out the students
•  yes
Healthy Active Initiatives Committee
the committee organizes and runs events such as International Walk to School Week, Winter Walk Day, Healthy Active Week and other fun activities promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. Volunteers are also needed to help out at individual events.
•  yes

Helping out in the school, 1-3 hours/month throughout the school year
Sports bags/equipment
coordinate with school staff to help provide extra sports equipment (especially for use at recess)
•  yes
Bulletin boards
change the student artwork on the bulletin boards periodically throughout the school year (artwork provided by the teachers)
•  yes
Library
assist the librarian as needed throughout the year
•  yes
Help with the Broadview PS garden
help with the maintenance of the school garden
•  yes
Lost and Found
help tidy and sort items in the lost and found throughout the school year
•  yes

Undecided or want to be contacted throughout the year? Choose one or more of the following:
Arts activities
Please contact me about volunteering for arts activities throughout the school year
•  yes
Occasional small jobs
Please contact me about volunteering for occasional small jobs throughout the school year
•  yes
Special events
Please contact me about volunteering for special events throughout the school year
•  yes
General volunteer opportunities
Please contact me about any volunteer opportunities throughout the school year
•  yes



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Water Bottles and Spare Clothes

Please make sure your child has a water bottle each day, filled with water. It helps them to be independent and makes the day go much more smoothly. Also, please send in an updated baggie of spare clothes for your child. We will send home the old ones. Some still have shorts and t-shirts in them, so it's time. Many thanks. 

Labels

    

Yesterday we read a book called Carlo Likes Reading  and in the illustrations everything had a label, even the cat. The class thought this was very funny, and we decided to label our classroom. Instead of accurate labels, though, the children ended up putting up different words, which they found hilarious. We now have a wall named Bob, a table named elephant and a lunch cart with three names. They also like to label their teachers and guests. We are glad they are enjoying printing and writing words. Maybe they can label your house too!

Class Telephone Book

We are putting together a class phone book so that you can arrange play dates, birthday parties, share babysitting, etc. There are many children in the class who have a 2 year old sibling and a baby, so you will be a school community for a while. It's great for the children to strengthen their school friendships with some outside play dates. If you would like to add your name, phone number, email and child's name to our book, please email me with your permission. We have most of the class, but a few had to miss the party where we gathered information. I will NOT publish the book online, just print it out and give you a hard copy. Please let me know asap at sarah.whitehead@ocdsb.ca so we can get the book together for you. Thank you!

Post Party Post

Thank you again to everyone who brought treats in to the party to share. In the minds of the children, it's not a party unless there is food! We have a few containers left here which we would like to return. There are some glass dishes with lids and some rubbermaid containers. Please let us know if they belong to you and we will send them home. Thank you!!

End of Day Dismissal

There are some repairs being done to the school which block the exit door where we usually dismiss the walkers. Please meet us at the Front Door of the school at 3:30 today. We will let you know if this continues. Thanks! 

What are we learning next?

 Our next unit of study wil be the Alphabet. The children will doing alphabet puzzles, use stencils to practise their letter shapes and fine motor skills, write in a special book with black board spaces on it, read alphabet books and play lots of alphabet games. They will look for foods that start with the letter of the day in their lunches and play with letter magnets. Each day we will have a letter of the day and add another verse to one of our songs. Your child will probably sing it to you. It is to the tune of Frere Jacques and we will sing it every day: A starts apple A starts apple Aaaa, Aaaaa, Aaaaa Aaaaa, Aaaaa, Aaaaa, B starts balloon B starts balloon  Bbbbb, Bbbbbb, Bbbbb Bbbbbb, Bbbbbb, Bbbbbb. And so on through the letters. You will soon receive a sheet with all the letters and their sample words. You can post it somewhere visible and use it when you have time to review the sounds and letters. The children will learn to use the alphabet posted on the wall to help them sing the song and think about the alphabet. They enjoy coming in to the classroom every day and predicting what the letter of the day will be. We will be continuing to have a new letter each day until we have covered them all. There will be a few pauses to celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentine's day and we should be done the unit by the middle of February. We will put the letters together and read some easy rhyming words like cat and mat. As you know, each child learns to read at his or her own speed and there is no pressure on them at this age, but whatever step they are at in the hundreds of steps to reading they can enjoy this unit and continue to progress.



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