IT'S OCTOBER!

Hello Clairlea community!

Just a quick update of some upcoming council events.

Wednesday, October 21st, 7-8:30pm will be the first council meeting of the year and will include the council elections.
Everyone is welcome to attend council meetings, both in class and virtual families. All attendees will vote for parent council members, followed by a vote for executive positions by those elected parent members.

This year will be a particularly challenging year for fundraising and community collaboration. We encourage all of our parents and caregivers to be involved in the school council community. There are areas and/or committees we would like to build upon such as Caring and Safe committee, BLM, update our council by-laws, parent-class reps and more. If you are interested in any of these or other topics please do not hesitate to jump in, spearhead a committee or contact us!

Virtual Parents as Partners Conference!
Registration is now open for the Parents as Partners Conference! Join us on October 24 and 25 for our first-ever virtual parent conference. This online version offers all the same exciting, inspiring and informative content as our in-person conference, but allows you to participate all from the comfort of your own home.
 
This year’s conference includes two amazing keynotes as well as a host of breakout sessions that you can choose to tailor to your own interests and needs.
 
Some of the sessions offered include special education, mental health and well-being, anti-Black racism and virtual engagement. In the breakout sessions – led by both TDSB experts and panelists from outside organizations – you also get a chance to connect in a more intimate way with other parents, ask questions and participate in discussions.
 
Learn more at www.parentsaspartners.ca

Social Media & Communication
Council has a few active outlets to communicate with our community:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairleacouncil
Council Blog: http://clairlea.blogspot.ca/
Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/clairleaparentcouncil/shared_invite/zt-i98gbm4l-ij8eFC9RL69hcEcT2NhmWA (also with individual classroom channels)

We look forward to seeing you all (virtually) next week!

Regards,
Laura, Lisa, Hanan & Erin

Call for Parent-Class Reps!

 Hello Clairlea families!

School is now underway for some of our students! We wish them all the best as they get back into the swing of things after a very long March Break :)

Clairlea Parent Council would like to invite our parents and guardians to volunteer as a Parent-Class Representative for their child's class.

The Parent-Class Rep will play a critical role as communication liaison between parent/guardians and the teacher of that class for the school year. The Parent-Class Representative serves a primary role in maintaining good communication between parents, while also being a valuable resource to the teacher and the class.  The reps also facilitate the social interaction among families in the school community.

Parent-Class Reps:

- can help facilitate communications between students, parents and teachers of their child's class

- may participate on any committees established by the school council

- can contribute to the discussions of the school council

- solicit the views of other parents and members of the community to share with the school council

- observe the council’s code of ethics and established bylaws

At this time this is a call for volunteers to represent the IN CLASS community at Clairlea.
Further information will be sent with regards to TDSB ONLINE parent councils once it is received. We feel it is important to be inclusive of our kids that are not attending class in person this year, and assure them they are still part of our Clairlea Panther community.

If you are interested in volunteering for your child's classroom representative please sign up HERE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4MEkXS0pnC9fxR1j96n-ABkwP12gbmwIFOCRm5WGjQ/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you!

Regards,
Clairlea Parent Council

clairleaparentcouncil@gmail.com

 

 Hello Clairlea!

Just a reminder of the informal council meeting on

Monday, August 31st, 7:30-8:30pm.

In response to questions and concerns our community has regarding the upcoming return to school, we have created an online document on which we encourage you to share your questions or concerns so that they may be addressed by Admin.

This is a live, shared document that can be viewed by all. The questions will be addressed in a timely manner as new information and plans are provided to Admin. Please submit any questions PRIOR to Monday's meeting via this document:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OiW5-xqhjycWec4mihatjKH9DqJXAbRdSv1PuKScR3Q/edit?usp=sharing

We look forward to seeing you all!

Congratulations to all of our 2020 Clairlea Graduates! 

What a crazy year it has been and one to remember!
We wish you all the best in your journey forward and know the community is here to support you at every step! 🤩 

Clairlea Parent Council and all of the staff of Clairlea

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