SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, April 25, 2022
7:00 pm – 8:30pm - Virtual
Welcome & Acceptance of Current Agenda 1 min Amanda
Motion
to accept: Quorum not met Seconded by:
Acceptance of Minutes from January Meeting 1 min Amanda
Motion
to accept: Quorum not met Seconded by:
Attendance 2
mins Wendy
Parent
Attendees: Justine Hunt-Clark
Staff
Attendees: Scott Chin, Myka Hang
Treasurer’s Report 5
mins Haafid
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No update
Committees - Updates for each committee 55 mins All
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Fundraising
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Silent Auction
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Reminder for all to keep
getting auction items as we are now 5 weeks away
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Bottle Drive Update:
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Posted on various FB community
groups - went very well. Total of 15-20 houses to pick up. $201 raised.
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Liz will look at 2022/2023
dates to do this throughout the school year. We should get a few more
volunteers in certain areas to pick up bottles to distribute the workload.
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Friday Lunch Program - Sent out
last set of sub dates
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$750 estimated for first 5 weeks;
another $600 estimated for final 6 weeks
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Staff Appreciation
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Thank you to Heidi and Justine
for April’s contribution
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Perhaps purchase Sunflower
Seeds ($2 each for ~46 staff) from kids who are raising funds for Ukraine
families in the community. To distribute in May?
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Last one in June
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Parent Engagement - Virtual
Cooking Class Update:
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Ask chefs to talk about their
background in becoming a chef, make connections to the community and culture,
the food, etc. 5:30 PM - ~6:30 PM. Ensure options include GF and
Vegetarian/Vegan options.
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May 11 - Pauline (Mexican) -
Amanda to confirm meal
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May 18 - Joyce (Chinese) -
Spring rolls and dumplings
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May 25 - Maxine (Caribbean) -
Amanda to confirm with Leanne re: meal
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Communication
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Thank you to Karen and Heidi
for keeping our FB page up-to-date!
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Spirit squad to be reminded to
upload info to Ms. Skinner (internal calendar) and Heidi ASAP
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Constitution Review
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Scott, Amanda, Sarah, Haafid,
Heidi - great job for taking a look at this and updating the information. Sarah
will send it out to us to review and to vote on within 30 days of receipt.
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Made it more generic and modern
in terms of wording so it doesn’t have to be tweaked often
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Gender pronouns updated
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Removed items such as having to
photocopying and print items, etc.
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Sustainability
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Earth Day: Over 10 classes
signed up - great experience for all
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Wildflower Seeds: Ms. Hang will
reach out to any classes to see if any classes would be interested in taking
these seeds for class projects
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Indigenous plant seeds? Natural
Curiousity did an outdoor/nature training session pre-Covid.Table for next year.
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The Butterflyway Project (David
Suzuki program - CVPS was part of this before Covid). Table for next year.
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Take Action: No response from
teachers. Ms. Hang to reach out to teachers again in a stand alone message.
Committee will discuss what other causes to target or table for next year.
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Kindergarten garden hasn’t
worked in the past due to acidic soil, kids stepping on it, needed constant
watering, people stole plants, lots of work to upkeep - not really worth trying
to make a proper garden out of it.
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Lemonade stand for
walk-to-school days - decide when to start (May?), send blurb out for weekly
newsletter. Plan for a few days and send out the message separately.
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See if we can get students to
make posters, signage - kids can volunteer to wear the signs in the morning
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Try to find out who the
Eco-Certified stickers to motivate students
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Figure out an alternative for
families who have no option but to drive and how they can participate.
Update from School 20
mins Scott/Leeann
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Earth Week: Thank you, Ms.
Hang. Good to see those pieces coming back!
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Graduation date: June 27
in-person at Bill Hogarth. DJ, surprise ice cream truck, but no cake.
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Deron Douglas - wall mural is
coming along very well - main wall upstairs and front hall in the school on
main level. Canvases for all kids including virtual students so they can
participate.
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COVID Update: trying to be as
transparent as possible. We are doing a great job to keep track of cases,
inform the community, keep masking for those who can and most are still wearing
masks. School will share if someone in the class has a case. 15 cases in one
kindergarten class and precautions were taken right away - everyone masked
again and it seems to be working.
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Grade 7 and 8 Spoken Words
pilot project: writing, media, etc. Wrote first one and presented and a few
students now made it to the semi-finalist. Now need to use a different medium
to compete. Kids have done a great job on this as well!
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Up and Running Activities:
Ukulele classes, basketball club (girls started already - boys will start
soon), Reach For The Top - April 30th will be the national finals, Confident Me
Workshops, Grade 7 Outdoor Milne Trip in June (in-person)
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Masks still being worn for
sports - it is working
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Floor Hockey for Grade 3 and 4s
starting soon
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Fun Fair: Date confirmed for
Wednesday, June 1 from 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Moving forward to keeping it on
one date, rain or shine. Will mark off which activities can be kept outdoors in
case of rain, perhaps have a few tented areas to cover areas for eating and
face painting, popcorn, cotton candy, etc. Other activities will need to be
relocated indoors.
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starting to reach out to
vendors including fire trucks, food trucks, ice cream truck
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Silent auction in library or
outside under a tent if not raining - Council will manage this. Make this
accessible online as well so everyone can bid right to the end.
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Who is able to help on-site -
ask Council
New Business 5
mins All
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None to share
Motion to end Meeting 1
min Amanda
Motion
to accept: Quorum not met Seconded by: