Meeting in Minutes: Sept. 19.19

Sept 19.19 Parent Council Meeting in Minutes

Start 7:10

Election of 2019-2020 

• Executive - Laura Strachan
• Vice Chair - Lisa Curran-Lehman
• Secretary – acclaimed in absentia - Hanan Haddid
• Treasurer – Erin Peacock

Admin report

• Introduction – Todd MacGillvary, Principal and Gayle David, Vice Principal
• Staffing updates
• New staff
• Reorganization – allotted 1.0 French Immersion Teacher; .5 English teacher
• Curriculum Night moved to be after classes reorganized to ensure parents meeting with new teacher if applicable (FI only, no movement in English classes)

Facilities update

• Bathrooms are currently being renovated to increase privacy and make accessible
• AC unit to transform gym into cooling centre has arrived, been installed, will be hooked up soon
• Pennants relocated for student mural
• Bussing issues addressed

• Spirit Wear will soon be available for purchase through CashOnline; samples will be available for sizing

Kindergarten

• New entry/dismissal system
• Working well
• More inclusive
• Assists with multiple child pickup
• Will revisit by Thanksgiving by committee; if not working will change
• Acknowledged concerns about weather
• Past issues with parents in kindergarten pen, parents in halls, children arriving too early and sitting in hall
• Parent Concern – parents parking near doors
• Pylons being used
• Would like parking lane on Edge Park where Blvd is

Other Happenings:

• Curriculum Night w/BBQ Thursday, September 26 starting at 5pm
• Picture Day October 2
• Note PA Day/Thanksgiving correction on calendar
• New music room

Parent Inquiry about “1 grade up/1 grade down” play rule:

• For safety purposes
• Able to play with siblings in other grades

Budget Report

• Funfair raised money for fans; Todd to look into pricing of Board approved fans, must be safe for fingers
• Parent Inquiry about Kindergarten SmartBoard
• Money set aside last year; was on back order then company out of business; will be ordered
• Parent concern about snow removal
• Admin request for field trip monies – to be revisited next meeting
• Parent Request - Running total to be kept of money donated by Parent Council during 2019-2020 year

Chair Introduction

Halloween Howl

• Volunteers needed
• Subcommittee to be struck
• Oct 25 as potential date (confirmed)

Nov 6 Family Picture Night

• $25 sitting fee entirely to school
• Includes one picture and opportunity to order additional
• Todd will secure permit
• Approx 20 families
• Possible set up in library
• Parent Inquiry – prints available before Christmas?

Parent Safety Concern
Request for stop sign at bus loop driveway and white line

Parent Concerns – First day procedures

• Difficult to see information
• Disorganized
• Concerns about personal information posted and parents taking pictures
• Difficulty with Trillium Friday before School started

Suggestions:

• Information on report cards in June
• Information posted in August – without personal information
• Map of where classrooms line up
• Teachers with Bristol Board signs showing room numbers
• Staggered Start
• Todd to investigate how other schools accomplish this

Parent Inquiry – possibility of crossing guard at Edge park

• Parents encouraged to contact city to request

Parent suggestion – Parent Council page for Facebook

Adjournment 8:25 pm