Greetings and Attendance(Time: 10 minutes)
- Welcome new parents!
Approval of Minutes from December (Time: 5 minutes)
- Approved.
- Treasurer’s Report
- $3000 carried over from last year.
- $760.00 raised from the recent movie night.
School Council Members
Discussion on how to build membership in the future.
- Get more parents to participate
- School council helps support events within school through fundraising
- School council email is created, please reply so you’ll be on email list in future
- Scan QR if not done so to communicate on Whatsapp group
- Will have portion on school newsletter for school council news
Movie Night:
- Still looking for volunteers for the night.
- A minimum of 10 volunteers is needed.
- Updates will be shared via WhatsApp.
Future Activities:
- Zumba night.
- Dental care event (Pro Grant).
What’s Happening at School?
Volleyball Teams:
- Junior Boys placed 4th in the area.
- Intermediate Boys placed 4th in the area.
- Intermediate Girls placed 1st in the area.
- Intermediate Girls placed 4th out of 104 schools at regionals.
Family Engagement:
Parents engagement
- Trying to crate meaningful relationships with families
- Had breakfast last week
- Parents stated they wanted to be more engaged within community
Lunar New Year Activities:
- Activities for lunar new year Grade 8 's helped lead activities:
- Origami snakes and cats.
- Storytelling.
- Lion dance.
- Designing scales for a snake display.
Grades 1-3 fire safety :
Fire department came in to talk about fire safety
Principal’s Report
Pro Grant Info:
- Get money from board to support projects that improve and help school and families
- Use of money will be decided by school council (parents reaching out) (guest speaker etc.)
- Can submit 1 proposal per grant
- Proposal must include purpose, details (that are aligned with ministry commitments/YRDSB properties) budget and outcome
- We cannot use as gifts, or salary
- Areas to focus on: social inclusion, racism, mental health, engaging community voices, knowledge building, social media safety, hate and discrimination
- Must have report completed by June 20th
- Normally $800 per school
20th Anniversary Celebration (May 22, 3:30–5:30 PM):
- Taking place right after school finishes
- 10 teachers on committee
- Please reach out to school council if want to participate
- Performances, music, cake etc.