Lound Junior School CouncilLound Junior School Council

What is a School CouncillorWhat is a School Councillor

A School Councillor is someone who A School Councillor is someone who represents their School on a School Council.represents their School on a School Council.

What do I have to do to become a What do I have to do to become a School Councillor?School Councillor?

Be able to speak outBe able to speak out Someone who will take it seriouslySomeone who will take it seriously Someone who can put across good ideasSomeone who can put across good ideas Someone caringSomeone caring Someone others can trust and be a role modelSomeone others can trust and be a role model Someone very reliableSomeone very reliable Able to keep to the subjectAble to keep to the subject Someone who is enthusiasticSomeone who is enthusiastic

Class RepresentativeClass Representative If you are interested in becoming your class If you are interested in becoming your class

representative on the School Council. Your representative on the School Council. Your Class Teacher has a copy of the ‘Role of a Class Teacher has a copy of the ‘Role of a School Councillor’ to give today.School Councillor’ to give today.

You need to write a short presentation of why you You need to write a short presentation of why you think you would be a good class representative think you would be a good class representative and present this to your class who will then and present this to your class who will then decide who they want to put forward for the decide who they want to put forward for the School Council Election, which will take place School Council Election, which will take place next Tuesday 18next Tuesday 18thth September 2012. September 2012.

VotingVoting

Your class will be asked to vote for the Your class will be asked to vote for the person who they think will best represent person who they think will best represent them at School Council Meetings.them at School Council Meetings.

How do we vote?How do we vote?

You will all be given a voting paper with the You will all be given a voting paper with the names of two boys and two girls from your names of two boys and two girls from your class.class.

You will vote for one boy and one girl by You will vote for one boy and one girl by placing a cross at the side of their name on placing a cross at the side of their name on your voting slip.your voting slip.

Voting Voting

You will then take your voting slip to the You will then take your voting slip to the library.library.

There you will be asked to put a cross next There you will be asked to put a cross next to the children who you think will best to the children who you think will best represent your class.represent your class.

You will then fold your voting slips in half You will then fold your voting slips in half and put them in the ballot box.and put them in the ballot box.

Counting the votes.Counting the votes.

Mrs Race will then count up the votes from each Mrs Race will then count up the votes from each class.class.

The boy and girl with the most votes from each The boy and girl with the most votes from each class will be elected as School councillors for class will be elected as School councillors for that Class.that Class.

The boy and girl with the second most votes will The boy and girl with the second most votes will be deputy councillors they will attend meetings be deputy councillors they will attend meetings in the absence of the elected School Councillor.in the absence of the elected School Councillor.

I will come round to each class to give the I will come round to each class to give the results of the vote.results of the vote.

School CouncillorsSchool Councillors

How will I be able to recognise a School How will I be able to recognise a School Councillor?Councillor?

All School Councillors will be given a badge.All School Councillors will be given a badge.

School CouncillorsSchool Councillors

A photograph will be taken of all School A photograph will be taken of all School Councillors and this will be displayed in the Councillors and this will be displayed in the Dinning Room.Dinning Room.

Another photograph will be taken of your Another photograph will be taken of your Class Representatives for the School Class Representatives for the School Council and this will be displayed in your Council and this will be displayed in your classroom.classroom.

Good LuckGood Luck

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