There are a number of volunteer run committees established at Annette St PS to enrich and improve the student school experience. These committees vary from year to year as demand requires.
You do not need to be an elected member of Parent Council to run or be on a committee, all parents/guardians are welcome and encouraged to participate! Ideally each year we would have committees to cover all aspects of student enrichment from Arts, to Fitness, to the Environment and to help run the more fundamental aspects of enrichment such as Finance, Fundraising and Communications.
As with all volunteer set-ups we can only offer to our students what parents and guardians are able to commit to, so if you would like to see committees that aren’t currently running re-established, or you would like to to start a new one, please help us by getting in touch and volunteering your time and expertise to help improve the school support!
Active Committees 2022-2023
STEM Committee
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) committee serves to bridge the gap between school and parents regarding STEM education. The goal of this committee is to assist not only teachers, but also parents of all things STEM related.
The STEM committee will focus on the following:
1) Working with Teachers, Librarians and Principle, the committee will identify suitable technology in the classroom.
2) With the assistance from teachers, the committee will identify resources/materials to better support parents in STEM education at home.
3) Serve as a liaison between teachers and parents
4) Hosting Events & workshops for Parents in STEM
5) Working as a group, the committee will promote/organize STEM activities in the school.
Contact: Ron Soong – ron.soong@gmail.com
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Orange Door Committee
The Orange Door is a storage room that is located in our front yard. We have outdoor equipment that is brought out during lunch time for the students to use. Our committee is helping Ms. Denbraber and myself put out and collect our equipment. We can always use your help. If you have gently used outdoor equipment like:
-balls of any size (excluding baseballs, footballs and any hard balls)
-hula hoops
-cheap pedometers
-badminton racquets
-markers
-outdoor chalk
-coloured pencils
-skip its
-pencil cases
Please drop off items to room 305 or to the office. The Parent Council always donates money towards our Orange Door purchases and the students are most appreciative.
Past Committees
Communications – The Communications Committee mandate is to deliver information about our school council and community to the parents, guardians and caregivers of Annette students, to make it easier for the community to give feedback to the Council, and help improve the Council’s internal communications.The Communications Committee currently runs the council website, facebook group, twitter account and newsletter.
Fitness – The Fitness Committee seeks to work with the Physical Health and Education (PHE) teachers at Annette St PS in order to provide any support which may be desired in order to improve the PHE program.
Fundraising – The Fundraising Committee is responsible for the planning and execution of events and ideas to raise money for the school. The committee sets its goals based on the amount of funds proposed by the Council’s Finance Committee, and approved by the Council, for school enrichment activities and special purchases.
Grants – The Mandate of the Grant Committee is to search and find different kinds of grants. Write and send the grant application before its deadline.
Graduation – The purpose of the graduation committee is to plan and execute the Grade 8 Graduation Celebration for parents and students at the end of the formal ceremony.
Library – The Library Committee supports the work of Annette’s librarian and classroom teachers, increasing the library’s accessibility through new acquisitions which reflect the varied needs of our school’s community. Past activities have included the Scholastic Book Fair, the creation of a Parent Resource Section, and organizing parent volunteers for the library during school afternoons.