School Council Agenda

St. Gregory Catholic Elementary School

Monday, September 18, 2017

CALL TO ORDERTime: 6:32pm

  1. In AttendanceTim Fafard,Amanda Parker, Alicia Humphries, Michelle Niwa,Nicole Fellows, Shelbey Donkin, Bonnie Onufrow, Tosha Desautels, Wendy Laurila, Gulnaz Makkrish, Nicole May, Lisa Testo, Diane Begg
  1. Prayer
  1. Approval of School Council minutes of last meeting–(June 18, 2017)

Amendments: none

Motion to Accept Wendy Seconded Tosha

  1. Adoption of School Council agenda

Amendments: none

Motion to Accept Wendy Seconded Alicia

  1. Executive Reports

Chairperson – Alicia Humpheries

  • Nothing to report

Vice Chairperson–Nicole FellowsBonnie Onufruw

  • Nothing to report

Secretary – Amanda Parker

  • Nothing to report

Treasurer –Shelby Donkin

Bank Balance: _$19,345.45as per end of Aug 2017_

  • $16,000 for swings has been paid for – gave PAC brochure for swings
  1. Representatives Reports
  1. Teacher– Mrs. Niwa
  • School is excited to welcome Father James as the new priest.
  • Student population is up again this year – 238 students.
  • Spiritual theme this year is ‘In Christ, All are Welcome, All Belong’
  • We are planning to host our own cross country meet the first week of October – have invited other elementary schools to participate
  1. Principal– Mr. Fafard
  • Budget might allow for the hiring of another aid after revised student count.
  • Meet the teacher BBQ might need to be rescheduled due to weather – suggested doing it at lunch before the Terry Fox walk
  • Invited PAC members to attend the staff meeting – Oct 20th at 1:10pm
  • Gerard leadership students would like to host a carnival event sometime soon for St. Gregory – schools are trying to plan more activities together to aid in transition for future Grade 5 students.
  • Suggested that could have some popcorn days where all students receive it to include students whose families can’t afford to pay for it. Nicole suggested that a note go home to parents to let them know so they can decide if their child needs to be excluded.
  • Tim would like to ask parents if they would like to sponsor a student to receive the hot lunch program. Suggested having a couple of meals per month be available to all students (eg. Hot dog day and soup/bun day).
  • Friendship bench is in the process of being built. Asked PAC what they would like for the sign – he will work out some ideas.
  • Noted that running club has become so popular (40 kids) that the school doesn’t have enough school jerseys for the race. Nicole made a motion to use PAC money to buy 20 more jerseys. Bonnie seconded the motion and all were in favour.
  • Mr. Gaudette and Mrs. Fitz are piloting a program where they are using a Facebook page instead of the website to keep parents informed on what’s happening in their classrooms. Going good so far.
  • School Board Trustee –Ron Mckay
  • Not present

7. Other Reports

a. Hot Lunch – Alicia Humphries

  • Still need to talk to Opa’s about providing the soup for soup and a bun day.
  • Needs more volunteers to run hot lunch (2-4 for each Thursday).

b. Milk Program – Diane Begg

  • Milk starts on October 2. The price has been increased to $1.25 each to account for inflation.

c. Popcorn – Bonnie Onufruw

  • Diane is putting the dates online. Starts October 3rd.
  • Need to talk to Purolator about shipping
  • Fundraising – Nicole Fellows
  • Would like to do Little Caesar’s fundraiser in October of next year.

8. Old Business

Parent Led Sessions

  • Alicia will talk to Nicole Oulette about teaching relaxation
  • Tim will send out a letter asking for parent volunteers to read stories in the library.

9. New Business

Nothing at this time

10.Action Items

  • Bench for upper playground is being built but still needs to be payed for.
  • AGM minutes will be used to pass on cheque signing authority.
  • Diane will call the fire department before next popcorn session to warn them of a possible fire alarm.

11. School Council Round Table

Notes: nothing to report

12.Next School Council Meeting

Date:___October 16, 2017______Time:_____6:30pm______

AdjournmentTime: 7:44pm

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