A message from the School Council Chair

Following is a message from our School Council chair Irit Hartman:

Dear Clairlea Families…

I hope everyone had a nice March Break.  A reminder that our next school council meeting is tonight, Wednesday March 19^th,  from 7:00pm – 8:30pm.  Free childminding is available.  I have attached the minutes from the February meeting for your review.

MARCH AGENDA:

6:45 – 7:00pm - Selling 50/50 tickets to be drawn at the end of the meeting (purchase is optional)

7:00 – 7:10pm - Introduction and voting in the past minutes (Irit)

7:10 – 7:30pm - Administration Report (Mr. Mcgilvray and Ms. Harroun)

7:30 – 7: 40pm – Teacher’s Report (Clairlea Teaching Staff Member)

7:40 – 7:45pm - Treasurer’s Report (Tina)

7:45 – 7:55pm - Fundraising Report (Irit)

7:55 – 8:25pm - Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm - 50/50 draw and wrap up (Irit)

MOVIE NIGHT MARCH 21ST - Our next movie night will be held this Friday March 21st, featuring “Frozen”.  We hope to see you there!  This event is open to children in grade 6 and under.  (See flyer.)

FUN FAIR – We have a tentative date of Saturday June 14^th from 11am-2pm. and we are looking for parent volunteers to run the different work stations as well as for setup and cleanup before and after the fun fair.  Donations are also requested if you feel you have something that we could raffle off or if you would like to sponsor one of the activities.  Please contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.   

QSP MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS - This campaign is still active and will be open all school year long!  You may simply place your order anytime online at www.qsp.ca using our school code which is 9581.

A COUPLE OF SAFETY ISSUES TO PLEASE KEEP IN MIND….

FOOD AT THE SCHOOL: Many Clairlea students and staff have allergies and some are life threatening.   As a community, we must work together to provide a safe environment for all. We ask you to ensure that no peanut or other nut products enter our building. Seafood & shellfish also pose a threat to some of our students.

Please take the time to read the list of ingredients carefully on all products. Here are some examples of foods that contain these potentially life threatening items:

                                                                NUTELLA – Contains Hazelnuts

                                                                SEAWEED SNACKS – Contain Fish Sauce, Salmon or other fish products

                                                                PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS – Contain Peanuts

                                                                TUNA OR SUSHI – Fish Products

                                                                PESTO SAUCE – Can contain pine nuts and anchovy paste

CARS AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL: Rosalind St. is the street that is directly in front of the main entrance to the school.  There are multiple signs that clearly indicate parking/stopping/drop offs and pickups are not allowed at anytime on this street.  We are all in a hurry in the morning but please take the extra couple of minutes to park your cars where you are allowed to and follow the signage.

                Not following these simple traffic rules can cause the following safety issues:

-          If an emergency vehicle ie. Fire truck, had to gain access to the area you would be blocking them

-          Many children are walking at the start/stop of school and lunch hours of the school if you are driving in or backing out you could collide with the heavy walking traffic and cause injury

-          You are setting an example and teaching your children that by dropping them off or picking them up on Rosalind that they also do not need to obey the traffic signs

-          You could be blocking a resident's driveway thus causing them to have to wait for you before they can drive in or out

HOW TO REACH US…

If you would like to unsubscribe to this email (we hope you don’t) or know someone that would like to be added to the distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  Do you have any feedback about how we can make it better for next year or what you liked about it this year?  If you are not able to come to the next meeting and want to contribute ideas please email them to us or drop a note in the council box in the office and we can bring them forward to the meeting.    You can contact us via email at clairleacouncil@gmail.com, on the blog at http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com, or have a look at our bulletin board outside the office for the latest news.

Best Regards,

Irit

Clairlea School Council

Pizza orders due March 21

Pizza lunch is on Wednesday March 26!

Orders are due on Friday March 21.

Enjoy!

Movie Night, Friday March 21 - FROZEN

Movie night is Friday March 21.

Come watch Frozen with your Clairlea pals at 7:00pm in the gym. 

$2 per person (including adults)

Popcorn and drinks available to purchase.

Bring a pillow or blanket to sit on.

All children must bring an adult. 

Open to students grade 6 and under. 

See you then!

"PA" Day ?

Today is a PA Day, which as far as I know stands for "professional activity day" - or is it a PD Day for "professional development day"? Either way, that's not what's happening today. Today is an unpaid day off for most TDSB teachers. 

This Toronto Star article explains. 

The TDSB's 2013-2014 calendar can be found here. 

School Council meets Wednesday March 19

The Clairlea School Council meets the week after March Break - Wednesday, March 19, at 7:00pm in the staff room.

All are welcome - voting members, non-members, community and staff. Childcare is provided.

The agenda and draft minutes from last month will be posted when they are available.