Date: January 14, 2019

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm

Parent Council Attendees: 

Parent Attendees: Nathan Kerr

Staff Attendees: Scott Chin, Myka Hang

1)   Welcome & Acceptance of Current Agenda (Amanda)

-all were in favour of the agenda

2)   Acceptance of November 2018 Meeting Minutes (Amanda)

-Chris accepted the minutes and Katherine seconded the motion

3)   Update From School (Scott/ Vivienne)

-new custom made flexible seating was purchased for the library

-will be exploring new tables next

-the old tables will be repurposed

-looking to change environment to a more modern learning environment and to make the space welcoming and more cozy

-winter concert will be on March 6^th in the evening for the primary and some of the intermediate clubs will be participating

-March 7^th will be the winter concert for the kindergartens in the afternoon

-there are many trips coming up such as the ski trip (grades 4-8), grade 6 trip at Wilfrid Laurier University in June (2 nights), grade 8’s going to Ottawa, grade 7’s went to Lake St.George

-trying to schedule trips around any religious holidays and be accommodating to students who have their own personal extracurricular activity commitments

-the skate drive for the grade 1 and 2’s was a success

-there will be 3 performances coming into the school; recently the school had a performance from First Nations and it was very educational

-some of the performances will deal with topics such as mental health, cultural issues, etc.

-explore creating teams at the school to build a sense of belonging (there will be 4 to 6 teams)

-the older students have been welcoming people at the door; the kindergartens will be participating soon

-lots of sports tournaments will be happening

-the movie night was a great success

-there will be a Me To We Night, possibly in April

-the new school (Southeast 4) information night will be hosted at CVPS on February 27^th

-CVPS will not be a holding school for the new school (Southeast 5)

-school would like to implement litter less lunches on Wednesdays

4)   Treasurer’s Report (Kelly)

-spirit wear made 1460k but the vendor hasn’t been paid

-gingerbread sales profit is $1171.96

-hot lunch funds raised was $1550.39

-movie night raised $801.19 but there is still more cash that needs to be counted (possibly another $300-$400)

-in total, the amount raised is approximately $3523.54

5)   Committee Updates:

a)   Fundraising Update

-Cornell-A-Thon will be held on March 28^th

-school will poll the students as to what kind of ‘A-Thon’ they would like to have and then choose the top three

-discussed looking for prize donations for the Cornell-A-Thon and the fun fair

-winter movie night will be on February 20^th

-Silent Auction & Fun Fair will be on June 13th

b)   Parent Engagement

-pro grant funds for $1000 have been approved

-can use the funds for a math night or the Me to We Night

c)    Healthy Schools

-winter walk day on February 6^th in the morning; will be giving out hot chocolate and will

ask people to bring their own mugs

-discussed possibly having a walking school bus in different areas to assist with having more

students walk to school

6)   New Business (All)

-next meeting will be held on February 25, 2019

7)  Motion to Adjourn (Amanda)

-Kelly accepted motion to adjourn, Marie seconded the motion

Minutes taken by Sabina Khandaker

If there are any discrepancies in these minutes please contact:

Sabina Khandaker

sabina_email@yahoo.com​