Get involved with PAC Initiatives
Getting involved is a great way to help you understand your child's daily activities and tap into trends and fads of school life. You will get to meet parents in other year groups and feel more involved in the school community.
You don't have to take on a big job; whatever you can commit will make a big difference. Email volunteer@lordtennyson.ca to add your name to a volunteer list. We will email requests and you can step up if you're free to help out that day.
You don't have to take on a big job; whatever you can commit will make a big difference. Email volunteer@lordtennyson.ca to add your name to a volunteer list. We will email requests and you can step up if you're free to help out that day.
There's a lot going on at Tennyson! Volunteers are always needed:
A more detailed description of some of the volunteer positions can be found below
- For the Halloween Howl and Spring Fling
- To be on the PAC Executive
- With managing issues around the building and move into the new school
- With ensuring we preserve the school's history as we move to the new building
- As a class parent
- In the classroom
- On school trips
- With the peer tutoring program (if you can speak french please consider signing up for this)
- For sports teams
- For clubs
- To manage the noon-hour program
- To help with the hot lunch program
- To help with the Kick-Starter and "A-Thon" fundraisers
- For the book fairs
- With communication - the PAC website, weekly email, Facebook and Instagram
- To say a big thank you to the wonderful Tennyson staff with a staff appreciation lunch
- To ensure the whole-school events (the Halloween Howl, Winterfest and the Spring Fling) are a huge success
A more detailed description of some of the volunteer positions can be found below
Fruit & Vegetable Program
The fruit & veggie program provides fresh produce for all students every 2-3 weeks throughout the school year. Parent volunteers are required for distribution to the classrooms. It's usually Tuesday mornings, from 9-9.30 (at the latest). The more volunteers the quicker it's done.
Volunteering: Please contact Shana if you can help
Volunteering: Please contact Shana if you can help
Library Helpers
Tennyson's teacher librarian, Mme Paule, really appreciates and encourages help in the library.
The library is located at the east end of the main floor of the school.
Library hours are 8:45am - 3:15pm daily except Wednesday afternoons.
Volunteering: to volunteer, please drop by the library to speak with Mme Paule.
The library is located at the east end of the main floor of the school.
Library hours are 8:45am - 3:15pm daily except Wednesday afternoons.
Volunteering: to volunteer, please drop by the library to speak with Mme Paule.
Peer Tutoring Support
Peer Tutoring is a wonderful program here at Tennyson with a long standing tradition. For the past twenty years, Grade 6 students have been tutoring their Grade 3 peers in French reading and writing. With the guidance of Tennyson resource teacher and parent volunteer monitors, the Grade 6 students have read with their younger peers and then helped them with their written responses all in French. The program runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 9:30 am in the library. French speaking parents can volunteer on one or two of these days for the half an hour in the morning. Training is provided.
Class Parents
The school, teachers, and PAC will ask for one parent volunteer per division to act as Class Parent. Class parents are the liaison between the teacher and parents. The PAC also uses the Class Parents for communicating to parents. The role can vary depending on the teacher, but responsibilities usually include forwarding class announcement emails, recruiting parent volunteer help for class activities, and organizing a year end gift for the teacher (optional).
Class parents are listed on the Division List.
Volunteering: The school issues a call for Class Parents each September.
Class parents are listed on the Division List.
Volunteering: The school issues a call for Class Parents each September.
Hot Lunch Program
Hot Lunches are a fundraiser for both PAC (general school funding including Quebec Legacy Fund) and Gr 7 Quebec trips.
Quebec groups and PAC thank you for your support.
We always need many volunteers to help out each hot lunch (no, you don't need to commit to every week). This is a great way to see your child and meet new parents during the day. Kindergarten parents ... please consider joining the lunch team!
Volunteering: contact HotLunch@lordtennyson.ca
Quebec groups and PAC thank you for your support.
We always need many volunteers to help out each hot lunch (no, you don't need to commit to every week). This is a great way to see your child and meet new parents during the day. Kindergarten parents ... please consider joining the lunch team!
Volunteering: contact HotLunch@lordtennyson.ca