Morse Street Parent Council
Parent Council is an opportunity for parents to participate and be involved in making decisions that affect their children. Their roles are to advocate at monthly meetings with school administration and teacher representatives and keep families informed of council initiatives. It is a great way to get involved with the school community, form connections with other parents, and create school spirit through events. It also allows you to contribute your skills and knowledge that will benefit your children and the school community!
Executive Members
Chair: Olivia Chin
Vice-Chairs: Vanessa Campion and Deanne Smith
Secretary: Rhiannon Cotton-O’Brien
Treasurer: Jim Elson
Upcoming Meetings
Our next Parent Council meetings will be held on the following dates from 6:30-7:30pm in the school library or virtually.
November 18 - 6:30pm (library)
January 20 - 6:30pm (library)
April 21 - 6:30pm (library)
May 19 - 6:30pm (library)
Committees
Our committees are responsible for a wide range of events and initiatives throughout the school year. Please consider joining one of the following committees. You are not required to attend Parent Council meetings unless you are the committee lead.
Safe & Caring Schools
LEAD: Ian Lu-Fotheringham
Meets regularly to plan activities and events that promote a safe and caring school community, including but not limited to book clubs, Day of Pink, Pride Picnic, and more.
Greening and Eco Schools
LEAD: Ben Gibbons
Coordinates greening and planting, participates in supporting ECO schools initiatives, and supports environmental projects at Morse.
Student Enrichment & Parent Education
LEAD:
Explores enrichment programming for consideration in coordination with school staff including classroom programming such as Scientists in the Classroom, school-wide programs, and extra-curricular programming.
Community & Family Fun
LEAD: Meaghan Candy
Plans and hosts fun events for the Morse community, including Winter Wondersnack and community-wide events such as movie nights, family dances, parent pub night, skate nights, potlucks, and much more.
Grade 6 Grad
LEAD:
Plans and executes the grade 6 graduation event to celebrate our fabulous kids moving on to their next big adventure. Traditionally, this is often a group of Grade 5 parents paying it forward for the next year.
Morsestock
LEAD: Jen Lee
Responsible for planning and executing the annual Morse year-end funfair for the Morse community, with accountability and authority over volunteers, design, and format (within an approved budget).
School Improvement
LEAD: Kar Ng
Focused on enhancing the school environment and improving infrastructure.
Pizza Lunch Committee
LEAD: Brittany Pereira & Cheryl Walsh
Organizes and executes the ordering of pizza lunch throughout the school year.
Additional Roles
Some roles are not specific to a particular committee but may support multiple committees or the parent council as needed.
Passive Fundraising
Identifies and establishes fundraising partnership opportunities keeping with the intent to not put the onus of fundraising onto the students, communicates to the community.
Class Reps
Classroom Rep's help make sure that council info is shared with teachers and the families in each class, help organize teacher gifts, and help council find volunteers when needed.
General Event Volunteers
With so many events throughout the school year, we need volunteers to ensure these events are run smoothly the day of.
Misc
Graphic designers, social media mavens, and creative merchandisers help us to communicate with our school community about all the wonderful things we’re doing.
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for parent and caregiver volunteers to participate in council, committees, classroom activities and special events. If you’re interested in helping out with any role, please let us know. All levels of involvement are greatly appreciated!
Not sure which role is right for you? Get in touch and we can help find the right fit for you based on your skills and interest! Email morsecouncil@gmail.com.