Feb 19, 2020 Meeting in Minutes

Meeting commence: 7:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

The last meeting’s minutes posted on the Blog and Facebook

Special Guest – Stephanie from Opal

• Opal stands for Outdoor play and learning
• 4 teacher committee to start and will develop as it becomes more engrained in the school community
• Starting small to ensure it is done right and then roll out more
• Play and improve school culture for all students
• Partnership with GTA school boards; 46 schools participating
• Opal UK established for 20 years and using this model

Follow Up Items

• School council events during work action
• Not permitted to run activities before and after school until strike ends
• Pizza Lunch is permitted to continue

• Movie Night 
• February 28^th so long as agreement has been reached with EFTO
• Drop Off/Pick Up
• Bus loop safety blitz was successful and we have positive feedback
• Seeing better routine with parents dropping off kids
• Looking to paint lane lines to help with flow of traffic
• Look to do another blitz after March break as parents will be out of routine
• Kindergarten Asks for Opal
• 30 crazy carpets and set of gorilla blocks purchased
• Kids love it
• Around $300 for all items

Administration Report

• School walls on 1st floor has been painted last week
• Nice and fresh – future use of sticky tack on walls to not peel of paint
• Working through math money provided by Council 
• Items are being put up in math room and being shared
• K-8 benefit from this
• Grad ceremony booked in June and Porter/SATC
• Need to source out location for after grad dinner/dance
• Grad trip is on pause pending results of work action
• Fundraising initiatives for Grad and Grad trip needs to be put on hold due to work action
• Looking for plans/options depending on results of work action

Parent Inquiry – not enough math text for class (Gr 6 French)

Parent Inquiry – decals on stairs for math and in halls for mental health – what is the plan for this?

Parent Inquiry – Grade 6 trip - is there an option to take the trip next year to make up for missed trip?

ASKS

None at this time

Treasurer Report

• Bank balance $9,749.86
• $6000 will be cost of Fun Fair if it happens
• Analysis of money spent in the year based on type of spending and grades
• Can look at additional money to assist with Grad initiatives as fundraising is on pause
• Category underrepresented in spending is Athletics
• Looking to purchase Square terminal ($60 for 1 square); one for now and assess
• Fee per transaction 
• Look at different price points to allow for cost of fee per transaction for purchase at door/event
• Committee Vote for Square – unanimous

Committee Report

Fundraising for Council

• Fun Fair
• Need a decision on what we should fund (assuming we are able to hold the event); can be one amount or a number of different initiatives
• Water bottle refill stations 
• Kindi yard enhancement
• Consider a broader outdoor and eco initiatives for the school 
• Outdoor and Eco agreed upon by committee
• Look for letter to come out for sponsors or donations
• Recipes in a jar Fundraiser
• Online fundraiser with ingredients in a jar for food item 
• 30%-40% fundraising to schools; 55% fundraising to school if reach sell threshold
• Taste of what this is like and if successful look to roll out for holidays next year

Caring and Safe Committee

• No update due to work action

Other Business

• Lunch Lady
• Still available for the school and just confirmed Feb 28^th to make up for Feb 21^st strike day
• Parents can still log into account to make orders
• Rocks and Rings
• Curling activity – come to the school and provide Curling activity for up to 200 students
• Will take over the gym (suggestion to do it during warmer weather so gym classes can be held outdoors while gym is in use)
• $250 per day
• Will look into availability and details
• Strike Subsidy
• Recommend all parents sign up for this online
• If parents want to give the money back to the school
• Ask the teacher what they need for the class
• Give the teacher a gift card 
• Morale for Teachers during Work Action
• Baking and bringing food
• Parents in the neighbourhood allowing teachers to use washrooms
• Parents in neighbourhood allowing teachers to park in their driveways
• Showing support and acts of kindness
• Signs found on social media to post in window or cars or carry in support
• Help driving signs down to Queens Park to help teachers who are taking public transit
• Storing signs in garages near school as not all teachers are able to take them home

Meeting close at 8:34 pm

Next Meeting is Wednesday March 25, 2020