A few notes from the School Council meeting

Here are a few things we heard at the School Council meeting this week;

On Thursday, the school hosted nine educators from Denmark, who are visiting the TDSB to learn and exchange ideas. They were interested in touring Clairlea because of our success as a dual-track school (French and English).

Today (Friday) is purple day to raise awareness for epilepsy. This was organized by one of the students in the school. Today is also Earth Hour... the school will be powering down from 2pm-3pm.

April 11 is the International Day of Pink. Students are invited to wear pink to show that they are against any form of bullying against the LGBTQ communities. Watch this space for more details or check out dayofpink.org.

The Spring concert will be May 11.

Money raised at this year's Fun Fair will go towards creating a mobile STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) lab. Depending on how much we can raise, it could include robotics equipment, tools to help kids learn to code, a 3D printer and other "maker space" equipment. The idea is to have one mobile lab for the primary classes (downstairs) and another for the junior/intermediate classes (upstairs). This will most likely be something that we fundraise for and add to over time.

You may have seen a fundraising request for improvements to the girls' washrooms. This was organized by the grade 7-8 girls' club in collaboration with the student leadership team. The funds will be used to create a mural in the girls' washrooms. Structural improvements are also needed, and will be funded by the school or board, but these may take some time due to the marble in the washrooms. Both the girls' and boys' washrooms need higher stalls and their locks repaired. Cleanliness is a big issue in both sets of washrooms.

Next meeting is April 19 (7pm). We will hear about the staffing model planned for 2017-18.