Fun Fairs and Silent Auctions

My apologies for taking such a long time to post this information, especially since some of you have asked.

I don't know how much the Fun Fair raised, but this will be reported at the school council meeting on June 20. The Silent Auction portion raised more than $1,000. Thank you to everyone who donated items and purchased others. I believe that the funds raised at the Fun Fair are meant to buy new uniforms for intramural sports. (Someone please comment below to correct me if I'm wrong.)

Christina included details of the School Council's activities over the course of the year in the May 2012 school newsletter.

2011-12 School Council purchases included:

• two "Elmo" document projectors for classroom use
• two iPads and covers for use in a special education class
• new digital cameras and memory cards for shared use (they live in the library and are signed out by teachers as needed)
• balls for outdoor / recess use
• a pull-down classroom screen for room 200
• nutritious snacks for students who are hungry ($100/month, funded from pizza lunch)
• chairs, rugs and other colourful enhancements for the library 
• supported Winter Activity Day to remove financial barriers for certain students
• pom poms for folk dance club to perform at Black Heritage Month
• Kobo e-readers and other prizes for Family Literacy Day
• indoor shoes for children who could not afford them
• 10 folding transportable tables for School Council events
• Clairlea shirts for new staff members
• four data projectors for assemblies and classroom use
• a DVD player
• Diwali lunch for staff
• fixed scoreboard in gym
• gardening supplies
• supplies for classroom lice checks
• treats & supplies for curriculum night and school concerts 
• graduation dinner and yearbook for the grade 8s (not sure if this has changed, as it was subsequently decided that the yearbook would be for the entire school)
• teacher's welcome packages for fall 2012

The other Silent Auction was the one held at the spring concert. That was organized by teachers to support some priority items within the school - I'm not sure exactly what. If the organizers are reading this and can tell us how much was raised and what it will be spent on, please post details below!