Winnipeg Beach School

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

 

Date:               February 23, 2010                

 Time:              7:00 p.m.

 Place:              WBS Library

 Present:          Cynthia Weidl, Dana LaRocque, Nancy B,Trisha Witt, Mr. McDonald, Mrs Adams, Mel Weidl, Kristine Maisy,
                         Christina Ambrose, Brenda Henderson

1.0       PAC Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. 

2.0       Agenda motioned by Brenda, seconded by Mel. Approved   

3.0       Minutes motioned by Trisha, seconded by Kristine. Approved. 

4.0              OLD BUSINESS 

·         Campbell labels - Mel is continuing to get info sent out to her.  We are registered, start saving labels now, out into the community and maybe get everyone involved. Will need to roll over till next year as we are already into Feb and have not received any papers to advertise. Needs to get put into the newsletter as well.

·         Operation Red nose... waiting for provincial pool. 1500$ still coming mid March. Possibly need to get a 10 grand grant to put in the nets. Division will pay for one and elsewhere needs to pay for the rest.

·         Website needs to get going with updates. Mr Moore needs to get a link for PAC and the minutes.

·         Pizza day was a success... suggest freezies or something for EVERYONE once a month. Had over bought pizzas by 2 boxes.
Are being used for the kids that don't bring a lunch.

·         Questions asked again by how Gimli can have hot lunch days and we are unable to... apparently they do it by not selling once a month.??

·         Donations for breakfast program put together already roughly 1800$ /yr from the community. Hydro willing to donate to the 1800$
towards breakfast program for the yr. try to use other funds for that towards a hot lunch program... Trish motions that we put together
a letter to the lions for breakfast program..Brenda seconds. All in favor. Closed

·         Treat day for an early dismissal day in March tabled till next meeting.

·         Had a presentation from donelli for a fundraiser. Variety of products this needs to be discussed further.

·         Talk of possibly purchasing globes for the classes. Start with K-4 one month and then maybe do the 5-7 the following month.

·         Outdoor activities? There's nothing for the kids to do.  Also for when there is indoor recess, nothing much for them to do also.

·         Recording system in roughly 3000$ agreed from band boosters for their share. We will only match band boosters’ price.
Breakdown roughly - computer - 1650.88$ misc electrical - 1397.56$ and misc cable etc - 54.00$ all rough numbers.

·         Netbook fundraiser. Will do closer to the end of the school year into summer to try and get a larger cliental. Aim for maybe June. 
1 ticket for 2$ or 3 tickets for 5$. Still need to find out if we are purchasing or if getting one donated. Table till next meeting.
Trish will run with this.

·         Brian tribute... unfort. This cannot be done through PAC and as parents we could donate to cause.

·         V day dance was a huge success.  Unfort. There were not enough parents that were supposed to stay..
PARENTS ARE TO STAY AND SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN. 

5.0       TREASURER’S REPORT

 

6.0       PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

·         Smart boards have come however not all fully set up.  within the next few years hopefully all classes will have

·          Hoops in during spring break.  Division also helped with this.

·         new Gym floor has been put in for capital.  Considering putting the mascot into the floor instead of on the wall. 
They however may not fund for that....

·         The fundraiser for the school was a success.  the sales were nearing 6000$ mark and they would receive about 30-40% of that. 
Great job.

·         Having a parental survey come out soon regarding the school time change and how the school is being ran and how they are doing. 
The students will also be told about the survey for time change 

7.0       NEW BUSINESS

·         Constitution, agenda, mins need to go on the website.

·         Protocol for school who reports to who and all the school procedures.. go to  divisional website to see this

·         discussion of occupational therapist... is there one in the school. There is someone who comes in and ea's get one on one training .
person comes a few times a year .. have come so far 3 times this year.

·         FUNDRAISING ideas- lollipops, change drive, there was also a book for different items that was shown.  green house plants,
grocery bingo, lot's of ideas need to start acting now.

·         Pancakse breakfast that was held during the WWWknd also made PAC 350$.
 

8.0       NEXT MEETING

            Next meeting Mar. 23rd.  Library   7p.m. 

9.0       ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m           

Recorder:  Dana LaRocque