Elementary Student Council

Information for parents

After feedback from our students and teachers we have decided to run the Elementary Student Council for a third year.

This group of students and teachers will help to organize fun inclusive activities for students to help promote school spirit and celebrate diversity across the elementary school.  This is an opportunity open to all students in Grades 3 through 5. Students who wish to be on the council will need to write a short letter of intention to be on the council, please see the instruction for students below.

Once the council is set up and we have had our first meeting, the teacher supervisors will introduce the roles of the council. If your child wishes to take on an additional leadership position within the student council we will hold elections for president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. If a child wishes to apply for a position, s/he will write a short speech about why they should be nominated. They will have the honour and the responsibility of representing their grade level for the whole year.

Grade level representatives will meet each week on Monday lunch recess time (after they have eaten). They will need to voice the opinions of their classmates to help plan activities to benefit the whole elementary community. We are looking for students who enjoy working with others and would like to take on a leadership opportunity. Throughout the year, these representatives will have the opportunity to promote school spirit through a variety of activities and events. For example - dress up days, games.

Teachers are looking for students who are confident, open-minded and excellent communicators to help ensure each class has a voice to contribute to the ISPP elementary community spirit events.

Classrooms will hold regular meetings or team times to discuss ideas for the group.  The representatives will need to bring these ideas to the meetings to discuss.  Achievable ideas will be put forward to carry out.  

The council will be formed in the next two weeks. You will hear about planned events from your child’s homeroom teacher, class blogs and ISPP Pulse magazine.

We all look forward to seeing what ideas the elementary students propose.

Elementary Student Council Supervisors: Ms. Emily, Mr. Simon & Ms. Leigh

Letter of Intention information for students

If you are in Grade 3, 4 or 5 you can become a student representative for the Elementary Student Council. This opportunity is open to everyone in Grades 3 to 5.  The council has no set number of positions and representatives with a good letter of intent will be welcome on the council.  You will have the honour and the responsibility of representing your grade level for the whole year. You will voice the opinions of your classmates to help plan activities to benefit the whole elementary school community.

Members of the Student Council will model and display all of the IB learner profile attributes at all times. You need to be a person who enjoys working with others and would like to take on a leadership opportunity. The Student Council is trying to promote school spirit through a variety of activities and events throughout the year, for example: dress up days, games etc.

In order to be a representative you will have to do the following:

v  All candidates will need to give up one of their lunch recess times every Monday from 12:00-12:30pm.

v  You will need to give up some of your time to help with events.

v  You will need to pass on important points to your grade level.

v  You will need to share at meetings anything that your classmates would like discussed at the meetings.

Letter of Intention

If you wish to be a member, you will need to write a letter to Ms. Emily explaining why you would be an excellent candidate for this important position. You can post the letter to Ms. Emily via the mail box outside her classroom, C206. You could do this on your way to your foreign language, mother tongue or EAL class.

Your letter could include the following things:

• Why you think you’re a good representative for your grade level.
• Possible ideas you have for events this school year.
• Any special talents you have that might benefit the council. eg. maths skills, typing skills

Please submit your letter of intent to Ms Emily by Wednesday 30th September.