Carruthers Creek Public School SCC Minutes

Minutes

Carruthers Creek Public School SCC Minutes

ThursdayMay21st, 2015 @ 6.30 PM

The meeting was called to order by Jenn Chaat 6.33pm

In attendance

Regrets

Angela Baney

Joanna Warman

Dianna Makris

David Nguyen

Meredith Temple

The meeting was started by Jenn Chawelcoming everyone to the meeting.

Approval of Minutes from April 9th 2015

Treasurers Report – Ellyn Wise

The finances to date are:

Balance carried forward was - $4659.18
Funds raised so far:
Pizza Lunch – $23102.64
Lunch Lady - $264
Spirit wear - $577.43
Roses (deposit) - -$540
Total raised – 23404.07
Expenditure
School allotment - $13689.15
Classroom allotment – $745.81
Total expenditure– $14434.96
Balance to date $ 13628.29
Pending deposits–
$945.15 for Mother’s Day Roses
$1812.10 for Pizza lunch from 15th May
$3000 for theatrical presentations is not being spent and will remain in SCC funds
$2400 remaining 3 pizza lunches (estimate 3 x $800)
Pending expenditure
Wish list items previously approved - $13587.76
Allowing for aprroximately $2000 carry over leaves approximately $5300 left to spend.
Requested Items
$1200 for two additional ELMO’s
$200 for plants/bulbs for the new garden
$1000 for new sports balls
$1000 for Robotics club
$200 for Grade 1 trip to Ballycliffe
$50 per class (31) towards end of year party = $1550

Approval of requested items

Administrators Report - Jacqui Steer

Health & Safety
A fire drill was carried out today with the remaining ones happening over the next couple of weeks.
Visitors to school are reminded to go directly to the office upon arrival to sign in.
Volunteer of Distinction
Nominations are being accepted for this year’s Volunteer of Distinction award.
Math and Art Night
Our Math committee hosted a very well attended Da Vinci Math Night in April.
The night had a Math and Art focus and was a huge success.
The Math committee has applied for a $1000 grant from the Ministry of education for next year
The Kindergarten Spring Concert was held in April, followed by a concert for Intermediate grades
Both events were well attended
Class Placement
Work will begin in June on placements of Students for next year.
Teachers and administration work together to place students in the class most suitable for the student
Requests outlining special circumstances for class placement should be made in writing before June 1st
Staff Update
After 7 years as Carruthers Creek Public School Principal, Jacqui Steer will be retiring at the end of June.
Tony Rizzutto, current Principal at William Dunbar P.S., will replace her in September.
Year in Review
The administration thanked the SCC for their contribution to school in the last year and paid tribute to the group of volunteers who turn out each week to provide pizza lunches at school.

Upcoming Events

Closing Comments

A date for the Ad-hoc meeting is still to be arranged
72 students attended to area track and field event with Mr. Rimar and Ms A. Taylor. All 72 students behaved impeccably. 22 of the students will be attending the Durham Regional finals in June