Greenfield Elementary Student Council

A student who wishes to be a candidate for the Student Council shall

•	Be a good citizen and show good school spirit.  
•	Be a hard-working and diligent student. 
•	Relate well to other students and adults. 
•	Be interested in being a Council representative. 
•	To be eligible a student must have no grades lower than B- in the year preceding membership.

Student Council members will be expected to attend all meetings, which will be held the first Friday of each month at 3:30 after school.  The first meeting will be this coming Friday, October 17.

Members will be asked to participate in Red Ribbon Week, help with Grandparents Day, help decorate for the Valentine’s Day Dance, and help with other service projects and events.  

The 4th, 5th and 6th grade teachers shall make a list of students that are eligible, and notify those students that they are eligible.  

Those students shall indicate to the teacher whether or not they are interested in being a Student Council representative.

Classes should vote anonymously for one boy and one girl to represent their classroom.  The boy and girl with the most votes will be the representatives for their classroom.  In the event that the candidate with the most votes receives less than 50% of the votes, a runoff should be held between the top 2 candidates.   The boy and girl with the second most votes will also be listed as an alternate in the event that the chosen representative is unable to fulfill his or her duties.  

A president, vice-president, and secretary from 5th or 6th grade classes shall be elected by the student body of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.  Student Council representatives interested in these offices should file a notice by Tuesday, October 21.  

Please send the following information to Mr. Burgess by Wednesday, October 15, so that the Council may be organized in time to prepare for Red Ribbon Week:
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Class:  ____________________________________________

Boy representative: ________________________________________

Boy alternate:  _________________________________________

Girl representative: ________________________________________

Girl alternate:  _________________________________________

			October 15, 2003

Dear Parents:  

Your child has been elected to serve as one of the first Student Council representatives for Greenfield Elementary School.  Requirements for the selection process included demonstration of good character traits, citizenship, ability to relate to others, academic success, and an interest in serving as a representative.  As a member of the Council, your child will be required to attend after school meetings the first Friday of every month as well as other school functions, some possibly not during regular school hours.  Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated in assisting us in making this character enriching project a success.  Please fill out the attached contract and return it to school tomorrow.  

An organizational meeting will be held this Friday, October 17, from 3:30 to 4:30.  We will be discussing plans for the upcoming Red Ribbon Week (October 27-31).  Arrangements will need to be made to pick your child at the front of the school at 4:30, or provide written permission for your child to walk home if you live in the area.

Also, this Saturday we will have our first activity.  Since this is short notice, consideration will be given if your child is unable to attend.  We will be working in the garden of the elementary school to thin out overgrowth and prepare for new plantings.  This project needs immediate attention so that we can have the garden ready for Grandparents Day (November 7 and 21).  We will work from1:00 – 3:00, weather permitting.  The current forecast is for a sunny day with highs in the upper 60s.  

Other activities that Council members will be required to attend include serving at Grandparents Day, decorating for the 5th/6th grade Valentine’s Dance, and other projects as determined to be necessary and appropriate.

Thank you again for your cooperation in this educational endeavor.

Mrs. Landers	 and Mr. Burgess.  
	co-sponsors 

Student Council Membership Contract			date ___     /  __    /______   

name of representative  _____________________________ 

grade level _____  classroom _________________________

	I, __________________________ agree to serve as a representative for the Greenfield Elementary School student body for the school year of 20___to 20___.
I agree to attend all required meetings.  At all times I will display important character traits identified as essential to our school: citizenship, cooperation, respect, responsibility, caring, honest, integrity, fairness, and self-discipline.  I agree to represent the best interests of the students in my classroom and our school.  I will be persistent in achieving all academic requirements of my classes in school.  I understand that I may be removed from the Council if I fail to display the required character traits or academic responsibilities.  Removal from the Council for these reasons will result at the request of the elementary principal, any elementary teacher, Student Council sponsors, or by a vote of the Council. 

Student Signature  _____________________________________

Parents please provide the following information:

I hereby give permission for my child to attend all required Student Council meetings and events, and will arrange for transportation from the meetings:

Parent Signature _____________________________________

On Fridays when there is a Student Council meeting, my child:

•	will be picked up at the front of the school by __________________________

•	or will walk to ___________________________

Home phone ___________________________

Work/ Daytime phone(s) ___________________________________________

Alternative Phones (please indicate person’s name and relationship)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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Alternate Student Council Membership Contract		date ___     /  __    /______   

name of representative  _____________________________ 

grade level _____  classroom _________________________

	I, __________________________ agree to serve as a representative for the Greenfield Elementary School student body for the school year of 20___to 20___.
I agree to attend all required meetings.  At all times I will display important character traits identified as essential to our school: citizenship, cooperation, respect, responsibility, caring, honest, integrity, fairness, and self-discipline.  I agree to represent the best interests of the students in my classroom and our school.  I will be persistent in achieving all academic requirements of my classes in school.  I understand that I may be removed from the Council if I fail to display the required character traits or academic responsibilities.  Removal from the Council for these reasons will result at the request of the elementary principal, any elementary teacher, Student Council sponsors, or by a vote of the Council. 

Student Signature  _____________________________________

Parents please provide the following information:

I hereby give permission for my child to attend all required Student Council meetings and events, and will arrange for transportation from the meetings:

Parent Signature _____________________________________

On Fridays when there is a Student Council meeting, my child:

•	will be picked up at the front of the school by __________________________

•	or will walk to ___________________________

Home phone ___________________________

Work/ Daytime phone(s) ___________________________________________

Alternative Phones (please indicate person’s name and relationship)

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

				October 15, 2003

Dear Parents:  

Your child has been elected to serve as an alternate Student Council representative for Greenfield Elementary School.  In the event that the chosen representative is unable to fulfill his/her obligations, then your child will take the place of that representative.  Requirements for the selection process included demonstration of good character traits, citizenship, ability to relate to others, academic success, and an interest in serving as a representative.  As a member of the Council, your child will be required to attend after school meetings the first Friday of every month as well as other school functions, some possibly not during regular school hours.  Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated in assisting us in making this character enriching project a success.  Please fill out the attached contract and return it to school tomorrow.  

No further action is necessary at this time.  You will be notified if and when your child has taken a position on the Student Council.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Mrs. Landers	 and Mr. Burgess.  
	co-sponsors