MINUTES – November 12th Meeting
TOPIC
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DISCUSSION
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PRESENTER
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OUTCOME
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Previous Meeting Minutes
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Reviewed and accepted minutes -
The Hollywood egroup is still not up and running -
Reported on status of action items. All items are complete except: Action 8: Roshene Lawson to convene a meeting of
the Appropriate Dress Action 9: Gul Tukrel to convene a meeting of the
C/T committee |
Marisa Di Monte |
Action 1: Sheila and Marisa will look into setting
up a new e-group with an open invitation. |
Principal’s Report
Update on school affairs and
issues
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PLAYSCAPE UPDATE -
Several deficiencies addressed (re-graded drainage, painted rail,
fixed bar, basketball hoop installed). -
Still to happen: warranty
items to be replaced, additional components to basketball to come, trees and
shrubs to be planted, install sundial. SKATING TRIP -
Board policy states that only K-gr3 are obligated to wear a helmet,
although Gr4-5 must be advised of safety of helmet and hand-covering. -
Classroom teachers taking their children on skating trips must notify
parents in advance of this. WALK TO SCHOOL DAY – Another planned day will
happen in the spring. PARKING -
Congestion and safety still an issue. -
Andrea proposed that a letter come from the WHO asking parents NOT to
use the parking lot. ENRICHMENT -
Staff will be meeting to discuss a plan for the Enrichment fund which
would prioritize needs and wants for the school’s Enrichment programme. -
This will be reviewed at the next WHO meeting -
J. Salter (retired music teacher) has been hired to work with the
primary choir at lunch time in preparation for the Xmas and Spring Concerts
for a fee of $500 LUNCH-ROOM SUPERVISOR -
Code of conduct was devised by committee and will in place by Jan. EMERGENCY LOCATION – -
The Board has asked the principal to have an alternate emergency site
in place in case the school must be evacuated. -
Andrea has asked the All Souls Church if we could use their facility
for a few hours in such an emergency. -
Pending approval by the church, parents will be notified in writing. WEB-SITE - Hollywood PS to have a web-site with a button linking it to the WHO site. -
Students will help create this site with J. Brown & S. Starkman. BUDGET -
Andrea is in the process of completing the school budget. -
Staff is conducting a reading material inventory and much of the
budget will be spent on literacy.The program will give students a common
starting point with extensions in to the grades. -
Several parents asked if the same would be done for Math and Numeracy
skills since they thought that the Quest 2000 Math programme was deficient in
many aspects. |
Andrea Lall |
Action
2: Richard and Sheila will write letter to parents regarding the parking
problem. Action
3: Andrea will meet with teachers regarding the needs of the Enrichment Fund. Action
4: Andrea will ask staff to give parents more support in Math and homework |
Membership & Committees
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Status report from
“quarterbacks” |
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Decision: Funds raised at
Bazaar will be used for the Enrichment Committee to fund school trips and
special purchases Action: Sheila will give
Ron more info to put on site and invites anyone else to do same. |
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Class Parent Rep.
– distributed letters to contact class parents who have in turn sent
out contact letters COMPLETE |
Jackson
Orellana |
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Pizza Lunch – running well ONGOING |
Miriam Collins |
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Enrichment fund – Staff will contact WHO
Enrichment members to discuss outcome of Nov 13 meeting PENDING |
Marisa
Di Monte |
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BARS COMPLETE |
Joan
Kitchen |
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Christmas Bazaar – ONGOING -
Committee has had first meeting. -
CALL FOR: more raffle items, bazaar items, helpers to sort rummage on
Wed morn, Thursday morning craft makers. -
North York Harvest Food bank has been contacted to pick up donations
on the Friday following the bazaar. -
Some staff members have suggested to make a donation to the food
bank. -
Others stated that food items would provide a more tangible link to
the needy. -
NOTE: ANY PARENTS THAT WISH TO HELP THE DAY OF THE BAZAAR ARE ASKED
TO NOTIFY MIRIAM COLLINS OR SHEILA BAILEY OF THE TIME THEY CAN HELP OR SIMPLY
SHOW UP FOR THE DAY |
Miriam
Collins |
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Web site coordinator – Web-site is in preliminary
stages ONGOING |
Ron
Chan |
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Appropriate Dress committee – still waiting for
information from other schools. PENDING |
Roshene
Lawson |
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Curriculum/ testing committee - will report after the EQAO results are
in. -
CALL TO PARENTS INTERESTED IN JOINING OR WHO HAVE CONCERNS contact marisadimonte@canada.com or praash@total.net |
Gul
Tukrel |
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Gift wrap fundraiser – Lianne Hubbard reported that we raised over
$1,700 for the school. |
Lianne
Hubbard |
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Treasurer’s Report
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Presented income / expense report -
Before we take on another fundraiser we need to evaluate how much
money we actually need. -
In the future, it might be wise to link fundraising activities to
actual benefits or activities that students will have. |
Richard
Western |
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Review of Goals
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1.
Appropriate dress policy – PENDING 2.
Phase II playground - HOLD 3.
Lunchroom supervisor code of
conduct - ONGOING 4.
Role in after school program
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Convene C&T committee –
PENDING EQAO RESULTS 6.
Fundraising Budget - COMPLETE 7.
Address issues as they arise
- ONGOING |
Sheila
Bailey |
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Other Business
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Childcare at meetings – do we continue? -
If you need child-care,
contact Sheila the Friday before the meeting, otherwise there will be no
child-care. Marisa asked for help photocopying minutes –
Richard Western volunteered NEXT MEETING – Dec 3,2001 7:00pm |
Sheila
Bailey |
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