We are excited to announce a fundraising opportunity with Westcoast Seeds! From January 20th to February 10th, we’re partnering with this wonderful company to raise funds for our school. When you make a purchase, 40% of the profits will go to our School Enrichment Society and be used for a variety of things like student resources, activities and teacher appreciation. Some recent examples of what raised funds have been used for include: Drum residency, Alien Inline skating, outdoor lending library supplies, water tables, field trip bussing,  teacher appreciation dinner during parent teachers and more!
Here’s how you can order:
1.    Visit our Westcoast seeds fundraising page https://fundraising.westcoastseeds.com/pages/organizations/dr-freda-miller-school-enrichment-society
2.    Shop for your favorite high-quality seeds.
3.    Select Dr Freda Miller School Enrichment Society from the organization drop down at check-out.
4.    Enjoy your beautiful garden this summer!
Every purchase counts and will directly benefit our students. Please share this opportunity with family and friends to maximize our fundraiser’s success. We appreciate your support and look forward to growing together!

• Parents volunteer for the Terry Fox Run, Fun Lunches, School Dances, Sports Day and the Grade 5 Celebration. They also volunteer in classes as needed by teachers.
• Parents volunteer all aspects of fundraising,: key contacts, media, pricing, ordering, sorting and distribution. They build a yearbook that does not make any profit.
• Parents hand out trees at the Kindergarten Orientation and purchase trees for the Grade 5 Celebration, Additionally, they purchase snacks and a photo both.
• Parents will be hosting a Community Learning Session in February with a guest who will be sharing about strategies for children with attention difficulties. They brought in a fabulous resource from Canada Parks during Conferences, who talked all about animal safety in the parks. Students love the animal hides, especially the bear!
• Parents host a Staff Appreciation snacks and lunches, they help with the book fair and kindergarten orientation.
• A group of about 15 parents meet each month. Numbers vary as parents can come to any or all meetings. These meetings are an excellent opportunity to ask questions of the administration team and to learn about the school programs, vision and school development plan. Parents provided feedback on school programming and initiatives, the School Development Plan and Fees
• The school council has a strong Social Media Presence. To help take care of our environment, they have moved away from paper copies to digital formats for promoting their work and impact