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: Anushka Garnier
Vice-Chair: vacant
Secretary: Vanessa Campion
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 virtual.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (virtual)
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (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: Sharan Dhami
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
Explores and presents enrichment programming for consideration (parent paid or council-funded) in coordination with school staff including classroom programming such as Scientists in the Classroom, school-wide programs such as theatre productions, and extra-curricular programming such as lunchtime Chess Club.
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.
Silent Auction
LEAD: Hondy Hung
Responsible for planning and executing the annual Silent Auction (or similar fundraising event), with accountability and authority over volunteers, design and format (within an approved budget).
Morsestock
LEAD: Jennifer Lee & Kar Ng
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).
Pizza Lunch Committee
LEAD: Cheryl Walsh
Organizes and executes the ordering of pizza lunch monthly throughout the school year.
Grade 6 Grad
LEAD: Anushka Garnier
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.
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.