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​​​​​Volunteer with Us

​We welcome volunteers in the classroom, on field trips and with certain tasks at school or at home. Certain activities or field trips would not be possible without the active participation of our volunteers. Contact us about ways you can volunteer with our school.​

​(Please note, guest speakers or visitors to the school, and parents/guardians assisting their own child only are not considered to be volunteers and do not require a police information check.) 

Volunteer Security Clearance Process 

​Step 1: Prospective volunteers must first  register as a volunteer at the school office where you plan on volunteering. School administrators will verify your identity and register you in the CBE volunteer database. The school office will provide you with a letter enabling you to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS). 

Please note, prospective volunteers must reside in Canada for a full year before registering. Police clearances from countries other than Canada are not accepted. 

Step 2: Visit the CPS online system, electronic Police Information Check (ePIC), to obtain your police check using your CBE volunteer letter. 

If you are unable to complete the process online, you may visit a police information check location instead. 

Step 3: Once you have received your clearance document from CPS you will need to share it with the school in-person or by email.

​Cost 

Your security clearance is valid for five years and the cost is $21.25 ($15.00 for police clearance and 5.95+GST service fee) which is charged during the online ePIC application. This fee is not covered by the CBE. 

Volunteering for an Off-Site Activity

If you want to volunteer for an off-site activity, please keep in mind: 

  • Volunteers on an activity are considered representatives of the Calgary Board of Education and are subject to the same expectations as staff
  • Volunteers are subject to the requirements of CBE Administrative Regulation 5003 – Volunteers, which includes an application and a police security screening check
  • Volunteers are covered by the CBE’s liability insurance policy while performing their assigned duties
  • Volunteers are covered by WCB while performing their duties
  • Volunteers receive direction from and are accountable to the teacher-in-charge​​​

Volunteer

Volunteers are a vital component of Wildwood School. Parents/guardians are encouraged to be involved in the school, classroom and attend School Council meetings. The Volunteer program includes: volunteering for special programs, on field trips, working with students in the classroom/school, in the library, festive food luncheons, Kokomo Beach, fundraising activities and Grandparent Reading Program to name a few. Watch for a form at the beginning of each school year listing the different opportunities with which volunteers can help. A Volunteer Handbook will also be given to every volunteer. Volunteers are appreciated for their gift of time and the significant difference they make in our learning community.

Volunteers Needed!

All In School Volunteers require a police clearance, you may start this process through the CBE website at 

https://www.cbe.ab.ca/get-involved/volunteer/Pages/volunteer.aspx

Wildwood School Council Volunteers Needed:

Volunteer Sign Up Genius

Worker Bee is a volunteer group that meets on Wednesdays at the school to help with photocopying, laminating, assembling, and any other projects or tasks that the teachers and administration may need.  You are not required to volunteer every time or for the full year, any time you can give would be appreciated.  If this sounds like something you'd like to help out with or have any questions please reach out to me.

Leanne Winestock lwinestock80@gmail.com 

Fundraising Lead: a committee striving to lead any size fundraiser, the school is hoping to upgrade their sound system and large presentation pieces which are aging out. Facilitating the Apple Fundraiser, Bottle Drives etc.

Hospitality Lead: Prior to C19 we had "tasty treats for the teachers", think potluck with mini dishes organized for the staff room monthly, we would love to be able to get back into this but not as frequent and with approval in the future.  We have now pre approved catered meals for the teachers on the Thursdays of conference week for the 3 scheduled parent/teacher conferences of the school year.

Volunteer Coordinator: this lead formulates via Sign up Genius online platform for the special events needed, ie. Casino, Kokomo Beach, Activity Day maybe Tasty Treats. Its a very easy platform to use and I believe all the templates are there!

Committees needing assistance for future events-

Kokomo Beach Fun Day/Night: large fundraiser for families, date to be determined historically February been a wildwood tradition for 31+years. Lead Jen Hird

Traffic/Safety: New committee hoping to curb our heavy traffic areas and increase safety for our students arriving and departing.  Lead Katherine Low

Activity Day: June 2023. Lead Talecha Tobin

Casino: our next Casino date will be in Q4 2023 at the Elbow River Casino!

Please email wildwoodschoolcouncil@gmail.com for any questions on these opportunities.

Council will be at Thursday October 22 In person conferences, please stop in at our table to learn more!

Would you like to join a Wildwood School Council Group but not sure which one?

Are you a genius in the kitchen but not able to dedicate time to inschool activities?  Then the Tasty Treats Group is for you!  Bake or Cook or Buy treats once every 4-6 weeks and drop it off for the staff room to enjoy, Dates to be determined!!!
Would you love to see the inside of the school once a month and deliver the Healthy Hunger meals to classrooms?  Then sign up to receive emails from our Festive Foods team, Stacey and Raj.
Do you have the time to be in the school once a week and help with Staff projects?
Worker Bee is a fun group that gets to see how the daily projects come together, literally, copying and pasting and organizing with a fun group of other parents.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BA8AC2EA6FC1-wildwood

IF you have not updated or applied for your Security Clearance please, email wildwood@cbe.bc.ca for more information.

Fun Lunch Volunteers

The Festive Foods team is also looking for volunteers to help on lunch days. This requires about an hour of time at the school to deliver lunches to classrooms. If interested please use the link to sign up: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080b4ba8ac2ea6fc1-wildwood

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