As a parent or guardian of an ÉMJS student, YOU are a PAC member! The ÉMJS PAC is a central part of the school community, where successful education and well-being of our children depends on teachers, students, parents and the administration all working together. You can read more about the PAC here and review our constitution here. Our PAC goals are:
- Communication: to encourage & support discussion between parents, teachers, and the school administration.
- Community: to build & enrich our relationships with neighbours, local businesses and each other.
- Coordination: to organize parents to help with school activities and fundraising events.
- Control funds: to establish an annual budget and to allocate fundraising money towards parent & teacher supported school activities and infrastructure.
Thousands of dollars are raised every year for our school through PAC activities! PAC funds support activities, programs and equipment including:
- Chess lessons, Science Venture, iRide (cycling skills program), classroom supplies, visiting performers, field trips and indigenous education.
- State-of-the-art technology (iPads, ChromeBooks), library books, art supplies, classroom stationary bikes, playground and sports equipment, emergency supplies and musical instruments
- Special annual events like the Grade 5 year-end trip and celebrations.
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- PAC Executive 2022/23:
- Chairs: Leia Vik
- Co-Treasurers: John MacKenzie $ Sam Goldman
- Secretary: Lisa Mann
- Elected Members at Large: Tariq Amlani (emergency supplies), Rosie Burn (passive fundraising), Meghan Harvey (parent education) Maggie Black (walk-a-thon), Heather Macdonald (grade 5 activities) Liz Woodward (staff appreciation), Heather Sanche (outdoor classroom project), Lyndsay Ricci (communications)
- PAC Contact Information:
- chair@emjspac.ca (to speak directly with the Chairperson)
- exec@emjspac.ca (to contact all the executive members collectively)
- comms@emjspac.ca (input for PAC newsletter)
- lunchteam@emjspac.ca (PAC Hot Lunch Coordinators)
- admin@emjspac.ca (PAC Website and online orders)
- PAC Communications:
- Check out the PAC Website
- Subscribe to the PAC Newsletter
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
- PAC Meetings
- All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend PAC meetings! This is a great opportunity to not only hear updates from the PAC, but also from the EMJS teachers and administration.
- 2023/24 PAC meetings will take place on Google Meet @ 7 pm on November 2, December 7, February 1, March 7, April 25 (AGM), and May 30
- Meetings will be taking place on Google Meet and occasionally in person in the library. Please see our communications for the link.
- PAC Executive 2022/23:
- How you can help:
- Read about and sign up for one of our many volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer to be a class rep
- We use SignUp Genius for all of our events. If you would like to volunteer but aren’t sure what events need parent helpers, go here and search for signups created by comms@emjspac.ca