Movie night this Friday: Trolls!

Come out to a Clairlea movie night!

FEATURING: TROLLS

WHEN: Friday February 24th 2017 @ 7:00pm

WHERE: Clairlea Public School, 25 Rosalind Cres. (in the gym)

COST: $2 per person

SNACKS: Popcorn & drinks will be sold at the entrance

Seating is on the gym floor so feel free to bring blankets, pillows and wear pyjamas. This movie night is open to all students grade 6 and under. Students MUST be accompanied by an adult. No drop-offs, please.

Message from the Chair

Here is a message sent out by our Chair, Irit Hartman, last week prior to our Nov 16 council meeting. My apologies for posting it so late. -Catharine

DEAR CLAIRLEA FAMILIES…

We have had a very successful couple of months with respect to fundraising and we have you to thank.  If it were not for the volunteers giving of their time and working behind the scenes as well as the countless donations and contributions from people along with all the students, Clairlea families, Clairlea Staff and Community that support the fundraisers by purchasing, participating and contributing we would not have the successes we’ve had.  Thank you to all!

HERE’S HOW WE ARE DOING SO FAR….

HALLOWEEN HOWL 2016 – Thank you to all the families that came to the event.   We had over 380 kids come through the doors, many with maps in hand!  We raised over $4000.00 in gross revenue and estimate approximately $3000.00 in net profits that will go towards the Clairlea literacy project.  We could not have done this if it were not for the generosity of the many volunteers and contributors in the Clairlea community.   We received lots of spider webs in the drop off bin in front of the office, about 500 candy bags and countless lollipops for the lollipop pull. Many families came to help setup along with a dedicated group of high school students from the community, some of which were Clairlea alumni!  Clairlea grade 7 and 8 students worked diligently to prepare the windows in the library to ensure a scary dark environment for the haunted library.  The fantastic signs for each room were made by our own Clairlea students.  Thank you to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly in a room during the event or were runners to ensure that everything ran smoothly.   We thank the Clairlea Admin for their tireless efforts and support.  We hope you enjoyed your experience!   All Looney Toss and candy guess jar winners have been contacted.

SO WHAT’S NEXT…?

MOVIE NIGHT NOVEMBER 25^th - Our first movie night will be held on Friday November 25^th, featuring “Finding Dory”.  We hope to see you there!  This event is open to children in grade 6 and under.  (See flyer.)

SCHOOL CONCERT:

There will be a winter concert on Wednesday December 21^st for half the school and the other half will take place in the spring.  We would like to raffle baskets during the concert and I have listed the classes below that will participate in December along with the theme for your class. 

What do you need to do?

Please donate an item that corresponds to the theme for your class or simply bring in a toonie and we will put the basket together.  Alternatively if you want to make your own basket and donate it that is great too!  Please make all donations by December 15^th to give us time to organize and make the baskets.

We will do this again in the spring for the remaining classes and there will be a Kindergarten concert on a separate date to be announced.

Please see below for your class theme:  Donations deadline December 15^th….

Classes and Basket Theme:  DONATIONS DUE DECEMBER 15^TH (THANK YOU!)

CRAFT THEME:  BRING A TOONIE OR ANY CRAFT ITEM (examples: scissors, paper, pencil crayons, glue, and any craft items)

Bensalam – Basket Theme: CRAFTS
Diop - Basket Theme: CRAFTS
Janke - Basket Theme: CRAFTS

BBQ THEME: BRING A TOONIE OR ANY BBQ ITEM (examples: cookbooks, spatulas, sauce, spices, and any bbq accessories)

Hawkins – Basket Theme: BBQ
Boisjoly – Basket Theme: BBQ
Roberts – Basket Theme: BBQ

MOVIE NIGHT THEME: BRING A TOONIE OR ANY MOVIE NIGHT ITEM (examples: popcorn, movie gift cards, candy, chocolates, dvds)

Avdylaj – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Scott – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Brown – Basket Theme: Movie Night
Jeffery – Basket Theme: Movie Night

NEXT CLAIRLEA COUNCIL MEETING - Our next meeting will take place tonight took place last Wednesday November 16^th @ 7pm until 8:30pm.   Free child minding is available and all are welcome!  The October 2016 minutes are here for your reference.  Please note we will not have a meeting in December.  

NOVEMBER 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. Karsh)

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

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)

REMINDER…

When you are in the school for your parent teacher interviews don’t forget to have a look through the lost and found. 

HOW TO REACH US…

If you 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 the Halloween Howl, Dieleman or any fundraiser and 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

2016/2017clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Finding Dory - Clairlea movie night Nov 25

Message from the Chair

Dear Clairlea Families….

The Clairlea Funfair is less than a month away!  We hope to see everyone there on Thursday June 16th from 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your neighbours, friends and family all are welcome.  All revenue earned from the Clairlea Funfair will go towards purchasing outdoor sports equipment for Clairlea grades JK to grade 8.  Please see below how you can help to make the Funfair a Success.  Email us at Clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

How Can You Help Make the Clairlea Funfair a Success?

1. Make a cake or 2 and donate them to the Cake Walk Room, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com.
2. Volunteer your time to help out from 5:30-8:30pm on Thursday June 16th for any of the Fun Fair activities, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com.
3. Donate a basket or items we can include in a basket to be raffled off at the funfair, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com
4. Make a cash donation to sponsor part of the Clairlea Funfair, email Clairleacouncil@gmail.com
5. Purchase a spot for $25.00 in our Clairlea Funfair Market to sell your homemade items or services, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com to make a reservation.
6. Donate little candy filled jars/bags and large lollipops to be used for the Candy Pull game at the Funfair, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com
7. Help us advertise the Funfair to the Community, post it on your blog, announce it to your group, let your soccer, hockey, baseball and gymnastics groups know about it and invite them to come. Email clairleacouncil@gmail.com
8. Donate costumes that we can use in our SuperHero Dressup room at the Funfair, email clairleacouncil@gmail.com
9. Do you want to help but don’t know what you could do, please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com
10. Come enjoy and have dinner at the Funfair!

What will you see at the FunFair?  Come see your favourite teacher at the Funfair!

We have some new items as well as returning favourites to the FunFair this year.  Some items include, The Rock Wall, Cake Walk Room, Raffle Baskets, Obstacle Course, Big Slide, NEW Super Hero Room, Sno Cones, Delicious BBQ (HALAL), Henna, Face Painting, NEW Bungee Run, Fire Truck, Bouncy Castle, Clairlea Vendor Market, Lollipop Pull, Candy Guess, Mounted Police, and much, much more…..

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

MISC…

Thank you to all families that donated items/money to go towards the raffle baskets for the school concert last week.  Unfortunately we didn’t receive enough to support the creation of a basket by the deadline so we decided to hold over the donations and they will be used to create baskets for the Clairlea Funfair.

Clairlea Spirit Wear…

All Clairlea Spirit Wear has been distributed with the exception of a few items that will be coming in the next week.  We experienced a delay in the process because to ensure accuracy we fit each child individually to ensure that items ordered were the correct size because exchanges are not an option.    Once the child was fitted the parent was contacted for approval.  We received a lot of feedback that parents were grateful for the size check and there were a lot of changed sizes but it did lengthen the process to enable fitting hundreds of garments.  To ensure a speedy process going forward a new plan has been devised for next year whereby there will be specific fitting days allocated on evenings and weekends whereby if you plan to order spirit wear you can come to the allocated fitting day(s) and place your order.  This will ensure a quick turnaround going forward.  Thank you for your patience and we hope you enjoy your spirit wear.

Pizza Lunch…

Pizza Lunch has been a tremendous success twice a month for the last three months.  We will continue to have pizza lunch the 2nd Wednesday and the last Wednesday for the month of June.

School Council Meeting: 

We will have our last school council meeting of the year tonight as there will not be a June meeting. Please see below the agenda for tonight as well as the minutes from the last meeting.

Tonight’s Agenda for the School Council meeting:

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

7:10 – 7:35pm Administration Report (Mr. McGilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm Treasurer’s Report (Russ)

7:45 – 8:00pm Fundraising Report (Joanne)

8:00 – 8:25pm Open Discussion (All)

HOW TO REACH US…

If you know someone who 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.  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

Chairperson, Clairlea School Council

2015/2016

clairleacouncil@gmail.com

This Friday - Hotel Transylvania 2

Please join us this Friday March 4 at 7:00pm for movie night: Hotel Transylvania 2!

Clairlea Public School, 25 Rosalind Cres (in the gym)
$2 per person
Popcorn and drinks for sale

Seating is on the gym floor, so bring blankets/pillows. Movie night is open to all students grade 6 and under, with an adult.

Notes from last week's school council meeting

Here are a few things that we learned at last week's school council meeting.

Staff news

• We have a new school secretary: Karen Redmond. Michelle Carson has taken on the role of office administrator.
• Professional development is underway, with a focus on literacy (making connections: text to text, text to self, text to world).
• Staffing models will be prepared in March/April once next year's enrollment projections are known.

Events

• JK English registration Feb 23. Currently closed to people outside the catchment area.
• Grad photos coming up for the 80 Grade 8 students who will graduate this year
• In June , the grade 8s will go to Wahanowin in Orillia for their one-week grade 8 grad trip. It will involve outdoor education, water, kayaking, canoeing). Grade 8s will be selling chocolates to help offset the $390 fee.
• Grad and ceremony at 140 Borough Drive: Flippers Fish House and White Shields Banquet Hall
• Feb 26 will be a Panther assembly and pyjama day
• French Immersion registration March 2 & 3 - if you received an offer from Clairlea, please come in to register on those dates
• Spring concert will probably be May 12 at SATEC (to be confirmed) - Music from around the world. 18 acts will include African drumming, ukuleles, Bollywood. Many thanks to the superintendent for funding some of the training, which will happen in April.

Treasurer's report:

• $3257 available to spend

Fundraising report: 

• Pizza lunch goes to twice-monthly starting in March for a three month pilot. Dates are March 9 & 30, April 13 & 27, May 11 & 25.
• Popcorn Friday starting this Friday - bring $2! Flavours are butter-salt and white cheddar. Look for Joanne outside the gym at lunchtime. First come first served.
• Movie night raised $250. Next movie night will be Friday March 4 at 7pm - Hotel Transylvania 2
• Spirit Wear received roughly 80 orders. Fittings are happening over the next little while and you may receive an email with a recommended size
• Fun Fair for Fitness. This summer's fun fair will raise money for outdoor sports equipment. Possibilities include additional basketball nets, tetherball, Frisbee golf. Hold the date: Thursday June 16, in the evening. Please email clairleacouncil@gmail.com if you can volunteer.

Movie Night Jan 29

Join us next Friday for Clairlea Movie Night, featuring HOME! 

Friday Jan 29th 2016 @ 7:00pm
Clairlea Public School, 25 Rosalind Cres.
$2 per person (child or adult)
Popcorn & drinks for sale

Seating is on the gym floor so feel free to bring blankets, pillows and wear pajamas.

Movie night is open to students grade 6 and under.

Message from the Chair

DEAR CLAIRLEA FAMILIES…

Happy New Year!  We hope that you enjoyed the break and things are back in full swing for 2016.  As always we want to hear your comments so please contact us via clairleacouncil@gmail.com   Other places to look are; The School Council bulletin board located outside the Main Office  and the School Council Blog http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com to keep up to date of what is going on! 

REMINDER…

School Council meetings take place on the 3^rd Wednesday of each month.  The next school council meeting is tonight Wednesday January 20^th from 7pm-8:30pm. Free child minding is available.  All are welcome and we hope to see you there!  November 2015 minutes are here.

Tonight’s Agenda for the School Council meeting:

6:50 – 7:00pm Sell 50/50 tickets (optional)

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

7:10 – 7:35pm Administration Report (Mr. McGilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm Treasurer’s Report (Russ)

7:45 – 8:00pm Fundraising Report (Joanne)

8:00 – 8:25pm Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm 50/50 draw

                                                                      

WHAT'S COMING UP.....

PIZZA LUNCH… (MONEY ORDER ENVELOPES ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY JANUARY 21^ST) Pizza lunch will take place on Wednesday January 27^th.  Please note this is NOT when the pizza lunch envelope orders are due.  Due to the large volume of pizza that needs to be ordered for the school we need to place the order a few days prior to the actual pizza lunch date.  That means if a child submits their order late there is a risk that your child may not receive pizza because they would not have been part of the original order.  Please make an effort to submit your orders on time as per the date on the envelope and not on the date of the actual pizza lunch, as well please take a moment to carefully fill out the form.  From time to time we do receive orders with missing information.  If there is information lacking on your order we will default to 2 cheese slices and apple juice.

MOVIE NIGHT…   (JANUARY 29^TH)  Our first movie of 2016 is “HOME”.   The movie will take place in the gym on Friday January 29^th at 7:00pm sharp.  Entrance is $2 per person (child or adult) and the movie is available to children grade six and under.  Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  Popcorn and drinks will be available for sale during the movie.  We encourage children to come in pajamas and bring blankets and pillows if they like and get comfortable in the gym for a fun family night.

CLAIRLEA FUNFAIR…(COMING IN JUNE 2016) I know it’s cold outside and it’s hard to imagine it but we have started to plan the Clairlea Funfair.  If you want to volunteer to be a part of this big event and have ideas please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.   What do you think we should do with the funds raised from this years Funfair?

CLAIRLEA SPIRIT WEAR….(coming in February 2016)  Stay tuned for the order forms coming out in February.  New exciting items coming.

HOW TO REACH US…

If you 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.  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

Chairperson, Clairlea School Council
2015/2016

clairleacouncil@gmail.com

Movie night Friday Nov 27

Message from the Chair

Most of you will have received this via email directly from Irit, but just in case:

DEAR CLAIRLEA FAMILIES…

We have had a very successful couple of months with respect to fundraising and we have you to thank.  If it were not for the volunteers giving of their time and working behind the scenes as well as the countless donations and contributions from people along with all the students, Clairlea families, Clairlea Staff and Community that support the fundraisers by purchasing, participating and contributing we would not have the successes we’ve had.  Thank you to all!

HERE’S HOW WE ARE DOING SO FAR….

HALLOWEEN HOWL – We surpassed last year’s event.  Thank you to all the families that came to the event.   We had approximately 370 kids come through the doors, many with maps in hand!  We raised over $3600.00 in net profits.  We could not have done this if it were not for the generosity of the many volunteers and contributors in the Clairlea community.   We received countless decorations dropped off in the office, about 350 plus candy jars for the lollipop pull which raised approximately $441.00, wonderful people sought out many prize donations which were given for the Loonie Toss room raising approximately $500.00, as well as the front door raffle, and a dedicated group of high school students from the community, most of which were Clairlea alumni!  Clairlea students worked diligently to prepare the windows in the library to ensure a scary dark environment for the haunted library.  The fantastic signs for each room were made by our own Clairlea students. Thank you to the local police constables that dropped by and stayed for part of the evening to chat and answer questions.  Thank you to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly in the rooms during the event.   We thank the Clairlea staff for trusting us with their classrooms.  Also a big thank you to the administration for their help, flexibility and endless eagerness to always move forward in a positive direction.  All Loonie Toss winners and candy count jar winners have been contacted.

NORCARD WINTER CATALOGUE ORDERS – Thank you to all of you that placed orders for the Norcard Catalogue Fundraiser.  The items have arrived and have been sorted and given to your kids to bring home or you received a call if the order was too big to carry.  If you received a call please pick up your order in the office this week.  We managed to collect over $5000.00 in product orders of which 50% ($2400+) of it goes to Clairlea. 

SO WHAT’S NEXT…?

NEXT CLAIRLEA COUNCIL MEETING - Our next meeting will take place tonight Wednesday November 18^th @ 7pm until 8:30pm.   Free child minding is available and all are welcome!  Please note we will not have a meeting in December and council will meet again in January 2016.  

NOVEMBER AGENDA:

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

7:00 – 7:05pm - Introduction (Irit)

7:05 – 7:35pm - Administration Report (Mr. Mcgilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm - Treasurer’s Report (Russ)

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

7:55 – 8:25pm - Open Discussion (All)

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

PIZZA LUNCH OCTOBER – As per usual Pizza lunch is a big hit.  Thanks to the hard work of our regular pizza lunch volunteer crew we raise approximately $1000.00 net profit each month.  Reminder your pizza lunch envelopes are due this Friday November 20^th and pizza lunch is next Wednesday November 25^th.

CLAIRLEA MOVIE NIGHT NOVEMBER 27^th - Our first movie night of the year will take place on Friday November 27^th at 7:00pm sharp, featuring “Inside Out”.  We hope to see you there!  This event is open to children in grade 6 and under.  If you have never experienced a Clairlea movie night before please come out and give it a try it is a fun night out for the family.  All movies are shown in the gym and children are welcome to dress in their pajamas and bring blankets and pillows and get comfortable while they watch the big screen.  The cost is $2.00 per person (child or adult).  Snacks and drinks are sold at the movie.  All friends and family are welcome whether you attend Clairlea or not.  This movie is open to all children grade 6 and lower only.  All children must be have adult supervision with them for the evening.  (See flyer attached).

HOW TO REACH US…

If you 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 the Halloween Howl, Norcard or any fundraiser and 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

Movie night May 1: Night at the Museum 3

Friday May 1 is movie night at Clairlea! 

Please join us for Night at the Museum 3. 

Open to students grade 6 and under. 

$2 per person (including adults).

Showtime is 7pm. 

Popcorn and drinks for sale. 

Message from the Chair

A message from Clairlea School Council chair Irit Hartman:

Dear Clairlea Families….

It’s movie night tonight at Clairlea.  Featuring “The BoxTrolls” and we hope to see you there, Friday at 7:00pm (see details here).

CLAIRLEA FUNFAIR…It’s official the date is set. The Clairlea funfair will take place on June 18^th.  Our first planning meeting is on Wednesday February 4 (NOTE CORRECTED DATE) at 7:00pm at the School.  If you want to be a part of this big event and have ideas please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com to confirm your attendance for the planning meeting.  What do you think we should do with the funds raised from the 2015 Funfair?   Updated: this event has been postponed to 2016

HOW TO REACH US…

If you know someone that would like to be added to the email distribution list please send a request to clairleacouncil@gmail.com.  We would like to hear your feedback and suggestions.  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

Message from the Chair

Dear Clairlea Families…

Happy New Year!  We hope that you enjoyed the break and things are back in full swing for 2015.  Please have a look through and as always we want to hear your comments so please contact us via clairleacouncil@gmail.com   Other places to look are; The School Council bulletin board located outside the Main Office  and the School Council Blog http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com to keep up to date of what is going on! 

REMINDER…

School Council meetings take place on the 3^rd Wednesday of each month.  The next school council meeting is tonight Wednesday January 21^st from 7pm-8:30pm. Free child minding is available.  All are welcome and we hope to see you there! 

Tonight’s Agenda for the School Council meeting:

6:50 – 7:00pm Sell 50/50 tickets (optional)

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

7:10 – 7:35pm Administration Report (Mr. Mcgilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm Treasurer’s Report (Tina)

7:45 – 8:00pm Fundraising Report (Joanne)

8:00 – 8:25pm Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm 50/50 draw

WHAT'S COMING UP.....

PIZZA LUNCH… (MONEY ORDER ENVELOPES ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY JANUARY 22ND) Pizza lunch will take place on Wednesday January 28^th.  Please note this is NOT when the pizza lunch envelope orders are due.  Due to the large volume of pizza that needs to be ordered for the school we need to place the order a few days prior to the actual pizza lunch date.  That means if a child submits their order late there is a risk that your child may not receive pizza because they would not have been part of the original order.  Please make an effort to submit your orders on time as per the date on the envelope and not on the date of the actual pizza lunch, as well please take a moment to carefully fill out the form.  From time to time we do receive orders with missing information.  If there is information lacking on your order we will default to 2 cheese slices and water.

MOVIE NIGHT…   (JANUARY 30^TH)  Our first movie of 2015 is “THE BOXTROLLS”.  (see flyer attached) The movie will take place in the gym on Friday January 30^th at 7:00pm sharp.  Entrance is $2 per person (child or adult) and the movie is available to children grade six and under.  Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  Popcorn and drinks will be available for sale during the movie.  We encourage children to come in pajamas and bring blankets and pillows if they like and get comfortable in the gym for a fun family night.

CLAIRLEA FUNFAIR…(COMING IN JUNE 2015) I know it’s cold outside and it’s hard to imagine it but we have started to plan the Clairlea Funfair.  Last year was a great success brining in close to $5000 in profits going to our Clairlea Reading Program.  Thanks to all that attended and the hard work of all the volunteers.  We want to do it again and to get the ball rolling we have our first planning meeting on Wednesday February 3^rd at 7:00pm at the School.  If you want to be a part of this big event and have ideas please email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com to confirm your attendance for the planning meeting.  What do you think we should do with the funds raised from the 2015 Funfair?

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.  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

Movie Night January 30 - The Boxtrolls

Friday January 30 is movie night at Clairlea! Please join us for THE BOXTROLLS. 

Open to students grade 6 and under. 

$2 per person (including adults.) 

Showtime is 7pm. 

Popcorn and drinks for sale. 

Movie night tonight - The Santa Clause

The Santa Clause
7:00pm
$2 per person
Popcorn & drinks will be sold at the entrance
Seating on the gym floor - bring a blanket or pillow!
Open to all students grade 6 & below

Movie night Nov 21 - How to Train Your Dragon 2

Please join us for movie night at Clairlea on Friday November 21.

Movie starts at 7:00pm
$2 per person (including adults)
Popcorn and drinks will be sold at the door.

Seating is on the gym floor, so bring pillows/blankets etc.

This month's movie is How to Train Your Dragon 2. Movie night is open to all students grade 6 and under.

From the chair

A message from the School Council chair, Irit Hartman:

Dear Clairlea Families…

The school year is well underway and things are getting busy and we as your school council are working hard to put forth a fun year!  I’ve outlined below some key dates coming up as well as where we could use your help for the upcoming HALLOWEEN HOWL FUNDRAISER on Thursday October 30^th!  Please have a look through and as always we want to hear your comments so please contact us via clairleacouncil@gmail.com   Other places to look are; The School Council bulletin board located outside the Main Office  and the School Council Blog http://clairleacouncil.blogspot.com to keep up to date of what is going on! 

REMINDER…

School Council meetings take place on the 3^rd Wednesday of each month.  The next school council meeting is on Wednesday November 19^th from 7pm-8:30pm. Free child minding is available.  All are welcome and we hope to see you there! 

The Agenda for School Council meeting usually follow this format:

6:50 – 7:00pm Sell 50/50 tickets (optional)

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

7:10 – 7:35pm Administration Report (Mr. Mcgilvray and Ms. Karsh)

7:35 – 7:45pm Treasurer’s Report (Tina)

7:45 – 8:00pm Fundraising Report (Joanne)

8:00 – 8:25pm Open Discussion (All)

8:25 – 8:30pm 50/50 draw

WHAT'S COMING UP.....

NORCARD AND STEEPED TEA CATALOG…  (DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22^nd)  There are a few days left for our Norcard and Steeped Tea fundraiser.  This shopping calendar came home in the backpacks a few weeks ago and you are able to order calendars, greeting cards, stationary items, jewelry, tea and much more just in time for the holiday season.  Items will arrive approximately the first week of December 2014 (perhaps sooner).  All money (cash or cheque) and order forms (with completed legible contact information and order details) must be returned to your classroom teacher no later than WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22^ND 2014.   Cheques must be made payable to “Clairlea School Council”.  Late orders will not be accepted and will be returned back to you.

PIZZA LUNCH… (DUE FRIDAY OCTOBER 24th) The pizza lunch program is well under way and we are coming up on our second pizza lunch installment which will take place on Wednesday October 29^th.  Please note this is NOT when the pizza lunch envelope orders are due.  Due to the large volume of pizza that needs to be ordered for the school we need to place the order a few days prior to the actual pizza lunch date.  That means if a child submits their order late there is a risk that your child may not receive pizza because they would not have been part of the original order.  Please make an effort to submit your orders on time as per the date on the envelope and not on the date of the actual pizza lunch, as well please take a moment to carefully fill out the form.  From time to time we do receive orders with missing information.  If there is information lacking on your order we will default to 2 cheese slices and water.

**This month you would have received two pizza order envelopes.  Please note one of them is for the regular monthly pizza lunch and the other is if you want to pre order a pizza dinner for the Halloween Howl fundraiser event on October 30^th. 

SPIRIT WEAR… (DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29^th) You should have received a copy of the spirit wear order form.  Extra copies are always in the office if you haven’t received it.  We have a quick turnaround time on the orders so that they can be back in time for the holidays.  All orders are due no later than Wednesday October 29^th.  Late orders will not be accepted.  As in previous years we have sample sizes in the office that will be available until October 29^th, if you would like your child to try on a specific item.  Also you can email us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com if you want us to fit your child.  We recommend that you have your child fitted.  Please ensure you complete all the necessary areas on the form clearly.  (See order form here).

HALLOWEEN HOWL… (THURSDAY OCTOBER 30^TH FROM 5:30-8:30PM) The team is working hard putting together the upcoming Clairlea Halloween Howl Fundraiser.  Please save the date and bring the children out for a spooky fun time on Thursday October 30^th from 5:30-8:30pm.  We encourage the children to dress up in their favourite costume so that they can participate in the contest at the end of the evening!  We are an ECO Platinum School so we ask you to hang on to the flyer/map that was sent home with all the details of the night and bring it with you to the Howl to help navigate.  (See map and station legend).   Also please bring your own loot bag/recycle bag to the Howl to enable the kids to collect all their goodies.  Entry is only $5.00/per child and we are offering the option of a pizza dinner during the event but we need to know in advance if you are having the dinner so we ensure there is enough.  Make things easier on yourself and leave the dinner to us and you just need to enjoy the event and pick up your dinner in the gym anytime between 6:00-8:00pm on the night.  Hand in your Halloween Howl Pizza Order by Friday October 24^th.  Help our fundraiser be a success!  All funds raised from the Halloween Howl will go towards “Experiential Learning” in your child’s class.  This will either be in the form of a class trip or an event brought in to your child’s class.  We need your help and I have listed below ways you can help make the Halloween Howl a great success!

Halloween Howl Pre-order Dinner:

Cheese slice $2.00/ea.

Pepperoni slice $2.00/ea.

Water Bottle $1.00/ea.

Apple Juice Box $0.50/ea.

PARENTS YOUR HELP IS NEEDED PLEASE TO MAKE THE HOWL A SUCCESS.....

1.        DECORATION DROP OFF: We need Halloween decorations to get the school ready for the Halloween Howl!! There is a large blue bin in front of the main office of the school where you can drop off all items.  Spend $5 dollars in the dollar store and drop it off in the bin.  We are looking for:
-  Spider Webs – many of these
-  Black plastic dollar store Table Cloths – many of these

-  Candy Lollipops for the Lollipop Pull Room
-  Lots of Candy (nut free) to hand out or in small jars or baggies

2.       PERSONAL AND/OR CORPORATE DONTATIONS:  We are always looking for gift donations that we can use as prizes or raffles during the Halloween Howl.  If you or your company would like to donate a prize or gift to be used as one of our prizes during the event please contact us at clairleacouncil@gmail.com.

3.       HOME MADE CANDY JARS/BAGS:  We need many candy jars to be used as prizes for the Lollipop Pull room.  You can help by filling any sized jar or little baggy with (nut free) candy and bring it to the school office anytime between now and the Halloween Howl.  The more jars we have the longer this room will be able to stay open and it is definitely one of the favourite rooms.  In past years we have needed approximately 400 jars/bags to have this room open for the entire event.  Feel free to decorate your jars as well.   

4.       HALLOWEEN CANDY:  We need peanut free Halloween candy to be used as prizes in various rooms.  Please pick up a bag of candy and drop it off in the blue bin in front of the main office.

MOVIE NIGHT…   (NOVEMBER 21^ST)  We are pleased to announce that we have scheduled our first movie night of the year and we will be featuring “How To Train Your Dragon 2”.  The movie will take place in the gym on Friday November 21^st at 7:00pm sharp.  Entrance is $2 per person (child or adult) and the movie is available to children grade six and under.  Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  Popcorn and drinks will be available for sale during the movie.  We encourage children to come in pajamas and bring blankets and pillows if they like and get comfortable in the gym for a fun family night.

DID YOU KNOW…

1.       The most common item in the lost and found is a sweater or a lunch bag.  Having a label on your child’s belongings makes it much easier to find it in the lost and found!

2.       It is illegal as well as a safety hazard to park on Rosalind Crescent at anytime – even for just a few seconds to pick up your child!

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.  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

Movie night this Friday Apr 25 - The Nut Job

Movie night is this Friday, April 25. 

Come watch The Nut Job 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!

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!

Movie Night Jan 31 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Friday January 31 is movie night! 7:00 pm in the gym. 

Come watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 with your Clairlea pals.

$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 grade 6 and under.

See you then!