Manor Park School Council

SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE

Hello parents / guardians! Welcome to a new school year at Manor Park! And welcome back to all the teachers and staff.

The first council meeting of this school year is Wednesday, September 16, at 7 pm in the School Library. The first item of business is the Election of the School Council Members, followed immediately by Election of the Directors of the Manor Park Home and School Association. The first meeting of the School Council will then begin, followed by the Home and School Association meeting.

Notice of Elections of Members as well as information and nomination forms were distributed to students during the first week of school. All Manor Park parents / guardians are invited and encouraged to become more involved in school life. Volunteer forms will be sent home in book bags in the near future.

Should you wish more information about the election, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee at manorparkschoolcouncil@yahoo.ca

Council meetings are held at the school, starting at 7pm on the second school-Wednesday of every month. Please email topics of interest or questions to manorparkschoolcouncil@yahoo.ca at least one week before to get on the council agenda.

School-yard greening project

Thank you to those families who watered the butterfly garden and trees over the summer. There will be an afternoon/evening of “putting the garden to bed” later this Fall. More information to come.

Library Committee News

We are kicking off the new school year by adding more new books to the library. Over the next couple of months, our students will see more books purchased by funds received from the Ministry of Education and our Home and School Association.

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place on December 2, 3 and 4^th. After last year’s successful book fair we were able to add hundreds of new books to the library shelves.

If you are interested in joining the library committee or wish to volunteer in the library, please see our library technician, Petra Alince (Tues-Thurs). Happy Reading!!

HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION UPDATE

Pizza Thursdays begins this term on the 17^th of September. Please email manorparkschoolcouncil@yahoo.ca if you are interested in volunteering over the lunch hour once a week.

Annual Chocolate Fundraiser News

The Chocolate Fundraiser will being Friday, September 18^th. There will be 2 boutiques available: one containing almonds and almond/caramel bars, and the other is “nut free”. Each boutique contains 30 bars that cost $2 each. Prizes available for sellers include: Senators’ tickets, MP4 players, basketballs and soccer balls. Monies collected from this fundraiser are used to fund activities for all classes, including Scientists in the School, buses for field trips, lunch-time sports, library, school yard greening, etc. Please support this fundraiser!

Manor Park School showcases unique outdoor learning opportunity

Planting Day, May 1^st and 2^nd, for the butterfly garden was a huge success! Many thanks to the parents, teachers and community volunteers who worked hard to create an outdoor learning environment for Manor Park students. A special thank you to Darrell Kekanovich, manager at Ritchie’s Feed and Seed, principal Shari Brodie and Lana Burpee of the Manor Park Community Council. Read the rest of this entry »

You’re Invited!!

Saturday, May 23 is Manor Park’s annual May Fair.  This is the Home and School Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and is a favourite among kids from the school and around the city.  Come join us for games, refreshments, and much more. The event will be at Manor Park Public School, 100 Braemar St., Ottawa

Want to Volunteer?

Each year, our biggest challenge is finding a sufficient number of volunteers for the event.  We can always use more.  High school students should know that hours spent volunteering at May Fair can go towards fulfilling their volunteer requirements.  Please contact the volunteer office at manorparkschoolcouncil@yahoo.ca

Also please view our May Fair 2009 page

On May 4, the Manor Park School Choir joined students from around the country in celebrating Music Monday, a country-wide sing-a-long highlighting the importance of music education in Canada.  The Manor Park students were among those who sang on Parliament Hill.   The video (which I can’t seem to embed on the blog for some reason), is available on the Ottawa Citizen website:

• Music Monday on the Hill

Also, the sponsors of the event, the Coalition for Music Education in Canada, have a clip of the CBC feature on Music Monday across Canada:

• Coalition for Music Education in Canada

On a related note, the Manor Park School choir has clearly become a huge hit with students and parents alike.   Teachers Joanna Harvey and Kendra Durnford deserve special praise for putting all this together.