Make a contribution to Wilkinson Public School by joining a committee.
Communications
Committee
Coordinator: Carol
Bennett
What the committee
does:
• Coordinates communication between
the school, the home and the community
• Keeps the Wilkinson community up-to-date on all the
Council’s activities through the website, a monthly
newsletter, email and flyers
Click here to join the Communications
Committee!
Health & Safety
Committee
Coordinator: Sarah
Gillespie
What the
committee does:
• Supports the Wilkinson community with input,
direction and/or action in the following areas:
-Physical safety of children, staff and others at the school – including the safety of the building and grounds
-Personal safety of children, staff and others at the school – including issues of bullying, offensive language, aggressive behaviour and security concerns
-Public Health initiatives at the school – including issues of illness, healthy lifestyles and injury prevention
-Physical Education & Sports aspect of the curriculum as well as any extra-curricular aspects – including policies on participation, support for teachers in delivering programs
Click here to join the Health & Safety Committee!
Greening & Grounds
Comittee
Coordinator: John
Hykel
What the
committee does:
• Supports the Wilkinson community in education about
the environment and environmental issues, and the greening
of the school and community
• Maintains Wilkinson’s gardens
• Works with teachers to incorporate the learning
gardens into the curriculum
• Encourages the three
R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle
Things
we’d like to do this year:
• Enhancements to the schoolyard
Click here to join the Greening & Grounds
Committee!
Fun Fair
Committee
Coordinator:
April Moon
What the
committee does:
• Organizes and runs the annual Fun Fair that takes
place every May and is our biggest fundraiser and community
event. Organization includes:
• Establishes a budget
• Recruits volunteers
• Decides on types of events and activities
• Advertising and publicity
Click here to join the Fun Fair
Committee!
Fundraising
Committee
Coordinator: Susan
Haney
What the
committee does:
• Researches and assesses potential fundraising ideas
to support Wilkinson students and community
• Organizes and coordinates fundraising events
Types of
fundraisers
• Chocolate sales
• Pizza lunches
• Movie Nights
• Sweetheart Bake Sale
(February)
Click here to join the Fundraising
Committee!
Education
Committee
What the
committee does:
• Informs members of the Wilkinson community about
education policies and issues at the school, board and
provincial level
• Organizes any parent information nights
• Makes submissions on behalf of the Council to boards
and hearings (as required)
• Provides education information to the community by
liaising with the Communications Committee
Click here to join the Education
Committee!
Arts
Committee
Coordinator: April
Moon
What the
committee does:
• Brings in artists and performers to support the
curriculum and create opportunities for Wilkinson students
to develop an appreciation of artistic expression in
various forms
• Researches opportunities to support the curriculum
through the use of fine arts
Click here to join the Arts
Committee!