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Southlands Elementary School

2015-2016 Volunteer Programs & Committees

The following descriptions provide information on the current activities


proposed for the upcoming school year. What we do depends on our
collective volunteer power. Volunteers leave the school each year as their
children graduate so new volunteers are always welcome and appreciated
(as are continuing volunteers!).
Please feel free to contact the names below if you are interested in helping
out, or fill out the form below and return it to the school. We will have a
volunteer sign up board in the lobby as well for interested parents to get
involved! Thank you for your support!
Blog Coordinator
Contact: Stacy Chen, yvrchen@hotmail.com
The Southlands PAC Blog coordinator updates the blog by reposting PAC
communications and forms, links to the school newsletter, and the PAC
monthly minutes (provided by the PAC secretary). The blog is at
http://southlands-pac.blogspot.ca/.
Class Parents
Contact: Dawn Olinek, dawnolinek@gmail.com
Class parents are one or more parents from a class who act as coordinators
and communicators for the teacher and parents. They might help the
classroom teacher organize and communicate information about class events
such as field trips. They often organize coffee mornings for parents to get to
know each other.
Cross Country
Contact: Heather Couch, hcouch0375@msn.com & TBD
Volunteers needed ASAP. The Cross Country season is short (mid-Sept to end
of Oct) and the team usually has two early morning practice runs per week.
The program cannot run unless there a least 6 committed adults to supervise
the kids on their runs through the trails.
Fruit & Vegetable Snack Program
Contact: Li, lili385974@gmail.com
Volunteers help deliver fruit or vegetable snacks (and milk to grades k-2)
provided by the BC Ministry of Agriculture to classrooms approximately 12
times per year. Volunteers usually help out 3 or 4/year each. Handouts
will be Tuesdays from 9-9:30 a.m. No washing, peeling or cutting needs to
be done, all items come pre-washed!

Volunteer Coordinator
Contact: Dawn Olinek, dawnolinek@gmail.com
Compiles the lists of volunteers and connecting them with their contacts.
Southlands Elementary School
2014-2015 Volunteer Programs & Committees (continued)
Fundraising Committee
Contact: Heidi Maclean 604-733-1819 hpmaclean@shaw.ca
This committee organizes and facilitates sales and events that raise funds for
valuable educational programs and resources for the school. Many events
are designed to give Southlands families a chance to connect and celebrate
the Southlands community. New ideas and energy are always welcome!
Grade 7 Parent Committee
Contact: Heidi Maclean 604-733-1819 hpmaclean@shaw.ca &
Class Parent TBD
Grade 7 parents are needed to organize fundraising activities and special
events related to the Grade 7 year-end leaving ceremony and celebration.
This committee is usually formed after an initial information meeting with all
Grade 7 parents.
Greening Committee
Contact: Jodie Dorrington jdorrington@telus.net, Caroline Dickson,
mc.dickson@mac.com
The Southlands Greening Committee looks after the flowerbeds and planters
on the school grounds. Volunteers meet roughly three times per year to
weed, prune and plant. If you like to get dirty and want to volunteer without
having to go to meetings or do paperwork, this is the committee for you! No
experience necessary.
Grocery Vouchers
Contacts: Heather Atherton, atherton@shaw.ca
If you need groceries and gas, participating in this program allows you to
raise money for the school without any cost to you. In this program, you
purchase grocery gift cards that can be used at select local merchants. The
participating retailers then give back 5-10% for every $100 spent on gift
cards. The blue sign up forms are enclosed with this Start Up
Package.
Hot Dog & Pizza Fridays
Contact: TBD IMPORTANT POSITION TO FILL
This fundraising program generates a significant amount of money for the
school while providing a service to both students and their parents.
Volunteers are needed to help with the preparation (hot dogs) and
distribution (hot dogs and pizza) each Friday. The more people involved, the
less work any one person has to do and we all get a break from making

lunches on Fridays. The volunteer sign up and order forms are


enclosed with this Start Up Package.
Hot Lunch Mondays
Contact: Mio Kiyooka, mio@shootribe.com
Lunches will be available for online ordering from Mava foods or an
alternative, and will be delivered to the school on Mondays only, starting in
October. Southlands School earns a portion of the sales for our fundraising
programs. Volunteers are needed to help collate the orders and hand out the
lunches on Mondays. Information on ordering will be available within the next
few weeks.
Southlands Elementary School
2014-2015 Volunteer Programs & Committees (continued)
Library Committee
Contact: Stephanie Lewison, stefanielewinson@gmail.com
The main event organized by this Committee will be the 8th Annual Read-athon which is a popular event at the school, historically held in February.
Other activities include identifying needed resources and sourcing ways to
augment the library collection.
Music Committee
Contact: Ester Rosillo Pascual, erosillo@telus.net
Optional fee-based choir and recorder lessons are provided by professional
music educators during lunch and after school. This program relies on parent
volunteers to guide children between classrooms, the music room and the
playground during lunch. Wednesday and Thursday lunch hour. Senior choir
is Wednesday after school (no volunteers needed).
Traffic & Safety Patrol
Contact: Sarah Pike, sarah.p.pike@gmail.com
We are currently working with the City of Vancouver and other neighborhood
schools and organizations to improve traffic safety for students in front of our
school and throughout the neighborhood. This includes advocating for traffic
calming measures (like the new speedbumps outside our school!), organizing
walk and ride to school weeks and traffic safety education. Parent traffic
patrollers always welcome.
Southlands School Directory
Contact: Cheryl Ho, cherylho@shaw.ca
Parents collect and compile contact information for the school telephone
directory.
Staff Appreciation
Contact: Heidi Maclean

604-733-1819

hpmaclean@shaw.ca

This group organizes the annual staff appreciation lunch in June and
recognizes staff milestones (maternity leaves and retirements) on behalf
of the PAC.
Yearbook Committee
Contact: Grace Kendrick, gracekendrick@gmail.com
Parent volunteers work with the students to create this wonderful memento
of the school year in conjunction with a yearbook company. Responsibilities
include: organizing photo taking of school events, collecting student art work
and creating the overall layout of the publication. Bonus: front row seats at
concerts and events for yearbook photographers.
Communications Committee
Contact: Gayle McLeod, gaylemcleod@gmail.com
Get involved with one of Southlands Elementarys newest committees,
designed to keep all parents involved with promoting events, activities and
news at our school!

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