Mutchmor School Council

For Parents and Students at Mutchmor Public School

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Volunteering: Make a Difference

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We really need your help this year! Please help out!

Contributions by parents are invaluable and make the school a better place for our children, teachers and community.

Many activities only occur due to the commitment of our volunteers. We invite and encourage parents to make a difference to their child by participating in the school inside and outside of the classroom.  A little can mean a lot!

If you would like to make a difference in any capacity please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

There are several ways you can contribute to Mutchmor School Council:

Volunteer Member-at-Large:
Help out at a special events such as the milk program, pizza lunches, Summer BBQ, to name a few (see the list below)

Committee Member:
Serve on a special or standing committee of the Council dealing with issues such as fundraising, outdoor spaces, and OCDSB accommodation reviews.

Special Event Co-ordinator:
Take the lead as a co-ordinator of a special event (e.g., Christmas Breakfast). This involves event planning, and co-ordinating the tasks of other volunteers.

Council Member:
Oversee the financial, and operational management of the council. This requires the commitment to attend monthly council meetings.

Volunteer Positions

Here's a full list of all the roles we need volunteers to fill. If you see anything you can do, please let us know!

Status Position
Filled Class Representative: forward Council email communications to class parents, be the school's emergency fan-out phone contact for the class. Bake for special events
Filled Holiday Breakfast Coordinator: organize food, and volunteers for this annual fun event.
Filled Holiday breakfast helper (can be done at home): cut up  fruit, breads, etc for holiday breakfast, or setup for event.  (Event runs from 6:30am – 8:45 am on a December morning)
Filled School Directory: organize student names & phone numbers.

Ski Club Coordinator: work with school and Snowhawks to set up ski club.

Ski with Ski Club: ski with students on the hill - Gr 4-6, one evening/week in Jan/Feb.
Filled QSP Magazine Coordinator: organize with the QSP rep when to hold  the school assembly (one day commitment plus some prep in Sept or Oct.
Filled Family Skate Night Coordinator: choose date & organize hot chocolate & coffee for event. Determine volunteer schedule. Could include a movie showing if desired.
Skate Night/Movie Night help: monitor skating rink for 30 minute shift, serve popcorn at movie, help with hot refreshments outside
Filled BBQ Coordinator: organize food, and volunteers for end of year event.
BBQ Helpers: 1 hour shift to help give out food, tickets, drinks, setup for event or takedown afterwards. One Friday evening in June, 4:00-8:00pm.

Gardeners: help with Fifth Avenue school gardens (any season you can). This can be done as a family too.
Filled Web Master: maintain the School Council web site.
Filled Teacher Appreciation Lunch Coordinator: 2-3 people to organize lunch, one day commitment plus some prep (May or June).
Filled Pizza Lunch Coordinator
Filled Pizza lunch helpers: distribute pizza 11:15-12:00 approx. once every 2 weeks or monthly
Filled Spirit Wear coordinator: oversee sales and delivery of Mutchmor apparel
Filled Milk Program Coordinator: oversee milk program, handle orders, schedule volunteers.

Milk sorter: sort milk one day, once every 2 weeks (provide your email above). Sorting in the early morning (8:15am), afterschool (3:45-4:40pm) or before lunch (10:45am) is available depending on the day so please specify!
Filled Organic Coffee Sale Coordinator: once a year fundraising sale of coffee beans. Manage the sales and deliveries.
Filled Yard & Greening Coordinator

Yard & Greening committee/help
Filled DOORS Open Coordinator: find volunteers, organize display materials, and liason with City for this 1 day event in June. Prepare volunteers and information.

DOORS Open Volunteer: welcome visitors to our heritage designated building. 3 hour shifts from 10-1 or 1-4 on a Saturday in early June. Training provided with free T-shirt from the City.

Great Glebe Garage Sale coordinator: manage table sales, volunteers, and liason with school.
Filled Great Glebe Garage Sale volunteer: check in vendors, sell parking, or manage the school yard! Specify how many hours you could contribute please.

Fundraising coordinator: work with other volunteers and Council to raise monies for specific school needs.
Filled Heritage/History volunteer: Historical work: followup with alumni to gather Mutchmor stories and items. Heritage work: monitor heritage designation to ensure sympathetic school improvements, liason with staff and others for needed heritage attention, etc.

Parent Resource Bank

This resource for teachers is designed to link classroom needs with the talents/resources of Mutchmor parents. We are looking for: access to/facilitation of specialized tours & events (ie. Museums, NAC, Parliament Hill, etc.), access to speakers, art-music-drama-sports talents, an area of expertise upon which you could speak (ie. A Hydro employee may assist during the energy/electrical unit, etc). The resource list is then distributed to teachers for use as needed. If you'd like to help, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and let us know the resource/talent/skill/etc you are offering

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