Call for Glen Stewart Primary Home & School Executive!

Our Annual General Meeting for the Glen Stewart Primary Home and School Association is Monday, February 11 at 6:30pm in the Glen Stewart Primary Literacy Lab.  At this meeting we will be voting on new or returning Executive for the Association. If you are interested in becoming part of the Executive, please contact us at glenstewarthomeandschool@gmail.com.  Also at this meeting, we will be voting on the distribution of a substantial amount of funds to many areas of the school.  If you would like to view the “wish list” of proposed distribution of funds, please visit the Glen Stewart Primary office.

What is the Home and School Association?

The Home and School Association is comprised of parents of students at Glen Stewart Primary.  Our objective is to foster cooperation between parents and teachers, so parents can be informed, constructive partners with educators.  Our goal is to obtain the best for each child in our school community.  

We achieve these objectives and goals through monthly meetings with parents and administrators to discuss current concerns.  Through the Executive and parent volunteers we conduct fundraising events such as the Christmas Craft Fair, Spring Fling, coupon booklets, magazine drive, bake sales and movie nights.  Last year we raised over $28,000.  This money purchased the Remo Health Rhythms for the Music program, Trapezoid and Incline Foam Rolls for Physical Education and leveled books for the Literacy Lab.  Home and School Association funds assist administration in providing the best for each child at Glen Stewart Primary. Would you like to contribute your opinions on where this money should be spent?  Come to a Home and School Association meeting!!  Your opinion counts!

Who is on the Executive?

The executive consists of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Co-Secretary.  These are elected positions, with a term of 1 year and are eligible for re-election for three consecutive years.

What does the Executive do?

Chair  - Chairs all Home and School Association meetings.  The Chair is the official spokesperson for the Association.  He or she supervises the general management of the affairs of the Association, and performs duties incidental to the office.

Vice-Chair – In absence of the Chair, presides as chairperson at all meetings of the Association.  The Vice-Chair performs the duties of the Chair in the Chairs absence and performs other duties assigned by the Chair or the Executive.

Treasurer - Receives and holds all monies of the Association.  The Treasurer keeps an accurate record of all receipts and disbursements.  He or she pays out monies as determined by the Association and prepares financial reports to be presented to the Association.

Secretary and Co-Secretary – Keeps a written record of the proceedings and attendance at all Association meetings, and makes this information available to Association members.  He or she also performs other duties assigned by the Chair or the Executive.

Your Participation

As a parent of a student attending Glen Stewart Primary, you are a member of the Home and School Association.  Your role is to attend as many meetings as possible.  At those meetings you can expect to hear the principle’s report on school activities and initiatives, the Chair’s report on Home & School activities and fundraising initiatives, members questions and concerns, as well as being asked for your opinion and vote on where Home and School funds should be spent.

Keeping Updated on the Home and School Association

You get in touch with us at glenstewarthomeandschool@gmail.com or visit us on our Glen Stewart Primary Home and School blog www.homeandschool-glenstewart.blogspot.ca, or become a member of the Glen Stewart Primary Home and School Facebook page.

We encourage you to participate in our Home and School Association so you can become actively involved in your child’s experience at Glen Stewart Primary!