🍁🎉 Join Us at the Fall Fete – Volunteers Still Needed for Various Roles! 🍁🎉

The Fall Fete is just around the corner, and we’re still on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to make this event a huge success! 🙌 Whether you’re an adult or a student, we have opportunities for you to join in the fun and contribute to the success of this event. There are various positions available, including:

🛍️ Trade Up Table: Adults, be part of the excitement when the kids exchange their prize tickets for fun items and treats!

🍴🌟 Chez Howard Opportunities

  1. Lunch Table Clean-Up (student opportunity): Your assistance in maintaining a clean and inviting dining area will make everyone’s experience even more enjoyable.
  2. Cashiers: Are you good with numbers and customer service? We’re also looking for cashiers to handle transactions at Chez Howard. It’s a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations during the event.

🎪🦆 Lucky Ducks Game: Get ready for some fun with the “Lucky Ducks” game! We’re in need of volunteers to manage game.

🔧🧹 Tear Down: After the festivities, help us with the tear-down process to wrap up the Fall Fete smoothly. Your support will be greatly appreciated as we conclude this fantastic event.

Don’t miss out on this chance to be a part of a fantastic event! Sign up to volunteer and be a vital part of the Fall Fete magic.

Volunteer Raffles! All student volunteers will be entered to win a $25 Gold Standard gift card; and all adult volunteers will be entered into the final volunteer draw for a Reunion Island gift card 🍂✨

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4EAFA729A6FD0-44558452-fall

Save the Bouncy Castles!

We still need more than 100 volunteers to run Fall Fete. Please consider signing up for a shift or we may have rioting children on our hands when they arrive at Fall Fete to see deflated bouncy castles…

At this time we still need volunteers for the following activities:

  • Most Games and Bouncy Castles!
  • Bake Table!
  • Trade Up Table (this is where kids can trade their tickets for prizes)!
  • Face Painting!
  • And More!!!

And we can’t forget Chez Howard and Wine for the Wine Raffle! We are still in need of many helping hands to feed the masses and wine for everyone to bid on!

Please keep in mind this is a primary fundraiser for Howard and funds many of the “extra’s” that our kids love and benefit from!

Please sign up today so we can make this event a huge success: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/8050A4EAFA729A6FD0…

October 2023 School Council Meeting

Parents make a difference. Get involved!

When: Wednesday, October 18 from 7:00 to 8:30pm

Where: School Library or remotely using Zoom

Childcare will be provided in the school.
All Howard parents/caregivers are welcome.

Zoom Meeting Link: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/94039659443?pwd=aER2dlNPbWJBais5eUZuZ2pKdEdBdz09

Highlights

  • How Parents Help: There are 3 basic ways for parents/caregivers to help make the Howard school experience exceptional: volunteer for programs and events, join a committee, join School Council. We’ll explain all three and gave a chance to join council or a committee — volunteering comes later except for Fall Fête, which needs you now!
  • Principal’s Update: Every School Council meeting includes an update from our Principal with time for questions. It’s casual and informative and a great way — especially for new families — to understand how the school runs and how to get information and help.
  • Fall Fête: It’s THE event of the fall and it’s on the weekend after next on October 28. It’s fun for the whole family but it takes a village to make it happen, so please volunteer to help (some jobs are small and every little bit of help… helps).

If you cannot attend or prefer to ask questions anonymously, please submit your questions here.

Agenda

Chair: Alfredo Cabeza                                       

Administration Rep(s): Lovenia Gorman

Welcome & Land AcknowledgementAlfredo / TBD7:00
School Council member roll call Mallory7:05
Acceptance of last meeting’s minutesAlfredo7:07
2023-2024 Council Membership
– Explanation of how Council is structured and how we vote
– Parent Representative election results (no election needed)
– Call for more Parent Representatives
– Executive Committee Election:
– Chair / Co-Chairs
– Secretary
– Treasurer
– Call for Community Representative nominations		Alfredo7:10
Principal’s updateLovenia7:30
Committees
– What is a School Council committee?
– How to get involved + list of committees
– How to start a new committee
– How committee work is funded (budget requests are due Nov 8)
– Call for committee chairs and members. Join one!
– Ward and Board committees, like PIAC		Alfredo7:45
Fall Fête
– Update
– How to get involved		Yvonne8:00
Other business
– Immediate matters not covered by the agenda
– Agenda item suggestions for our next meeting		You 🙂 8:10
AdjournmentAlfredo8:30
Subscribe to the School Council Calendar

Fall Fete is Back! And It Needs YOU! Join the Fun and Contribute to this Incredible School Fundraiser!

Saturday October 28, 2023

11 am to 2 pm

COME JOIN US FOR AN AMAZING DAY OF FUN, LAUGHTER, PRIZES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WE’VE GOT BOUNCY CASTLES, GAMES, A HAUNTED HOUSE, FACE PAINTING AND THE FAMOUS HOWARD CAKE WALK!
WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS.

Contribute your time:  It takes a small army to run the Fete and our work starts now! We are looking for over 100 volunteers to help make this event a tremendous success. Sign up through the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/8050A4EAFA729A6FD0…

  • Sign up for a 2 hour shift on event day and your kids will be thrilled!
  • Want to spend the day with your child? There are still volunteer opportunities for you! Sign up for a setup shift for the evening before or help with setup or tear down on the day of the event!

Contribute items: We need small toys for the fishpond, wine for the wine raffle and loads of baked goods for the bake table.

  • Drop off small toys (no plush or broken)
  • wine ($15 min) at the office throughout the week
  • Bring your nut free baked goods (gluten free also needed) to the office on Friday October 27th or before 9am the morning of the Fete

We look forward to seeing you there!

Become a Howard Parent Representative!

Being a “Parent Rep” is a great way to take an active role in shaping the school experience for all kids at Howard.

Parent/Caregiver Representatives are volunteers who represent the parent community when voting at our School Council meetings. Anyone can attend meetings and contribute, but only Parent Representatives can vote. We vote when deciding how to spend School Council funds, when agreeing on Council communications to the school administration, school board, and education ministry, and when changing how our group operates.

A Parent Representative is expected to attend all Council meetings (in person or online) and to represent the school community’s interests. Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month of the school year. 

Nominate yourself or someone else using this form by Tuesday, October 3.

To learn more about school councils, visit https://www.torontopiac.com/school-councils/responsibilities