Getting Involved

Did you know! You don’t have to be an elected parent on the school council to plan, lead or be engaged with your child’s school. You can ask your child’s teacher how to get involved in the classroom or field trips, ask School Council members how to lead or help out with events and/or just add your name to the VOLUNTEER LIST and we will reach out when we need help.

Not sure where to get started? That’s OK! Fill out this FORM OR E-mail us at sacinfo@johnenglish.ca OR read more below on some of these options.

If you would like to know how you can become more involved with the school and school council, this is the place for you! There are several ways to get started:

Attend a School Advisory meeting (last Thursday of the Month)
Help out at a Fundraising or Community event
Volunteer at any school events

Attend a School Council Meeting

The easiest way to get involved is to attend one of our School Council meetings. The meeting runs with the following agenda:

Principal’s report on school happenings
News from Vice-Principal and teacher representative
Council business (Treasury, Fundraising, etc)
Open Floor: Parents topics

Click here for more details on SAC meeting schedule.

Come to the meeting simply to learn what is happening in the school and meet other parents! There is no commitment to join or volunteer or become a member of the council. Please consider inviting a new parent to join the Council or just attend a meeting – sometimes all it takes is a personal invitation.

Missed a meeting? You can take a look at the meeting minutes here.

Help Out at a Fundraising Event

One of the SAC’s objective is to raise funds to help with school improvements and student events. The SAC has helped made the following possible with our Fundraising effort:

Outdoor classroom (JK and up)
Library upgrade with new/reupholster furniture
Scientist in the school (Gr. 1-6)
Ukelele program (Gr. 3)
Staff appreciation breakfast
Skating program

Please consider helping out at fundraising events to make more possible happen!

Volunteer at School Events

Many of the school programs are not run by school staff, instead they rely heavily (some solely) on volunteers. These programs are successful only with the help of parent volunteers: