Attendees:
Alison Hoogland, Jason Stephens, Kristin Reed, Robyn Copp, Kimberley Christison, Jocie Irish, Maryanne Trofimuk, Mahia Frost, Sanci Solbakken, Naomi Hazon, Angie Hill, Joe Chalifour, Joanne Buxton, Colleen Westhaver
6:35 pm: Meeting begins
Principal’s Message:
- Ms T talked about the system (Synervoice) and is asking for feedback.
- Report cards go home tomorrow
- Friday is last day before Spring Break - school is back on March 28th
- Cross country started today - there was a great turn out
- March 28th Track and Field begins (Grades 3, 4 and 5)
- Swim meet was Monday - thank you to Kimberley - Kimberley wants to run it next year and is hoping the get more kids out
(Fridays 3:15 Commonwealth) - 3 meets - preliminaries and championships - team now has a name, Marlins
- April 14thwill be Student Led Conferences
- Spring Concert will be the following week as well as Earth Day
- Bike Rodeo will be May 30th or June 3rd
- Staffing for next year begins on Friday
- Newsletter will go out suggesting placement requests - Mahia asked about confidentiality and Ms T said if there were specific names
mentioned, then only herself and Miss Hazon would see them
- Ms T asked that we remind the kids about not playing in the bushes after school and playing around the driveway
- Kindergarten Orientation May 19th - PAC will be asked for representation - Parent orientation and a Tea the following day
- Ms T requested PAC representation for Calendar Building meeting Wednesday May 4th 3-430
- Christmas and Spring concerts… feedback…
- School supplies - Joanne will be getting order lists organized
Presidents Message:
- Movie night made $502 ($150+ in donation jar)
- Round table discussion about playground - whether we would go ahead now or wait for another year
- Donald Dumphy booked for Magic Show April 15th 6:30-7:30 (magic kits) - concession $10 per family
Vice Principal’s Message:
- Autism walk April 17th (date might change)
Treasurer’s Message:
- Playground $18,528 + $5000 grant (40% needed for installation)
- Kimberley suggested waiting as there are talks of an upcoming grant for school playground, which could be $10,000 - playground
discussion took place
- Kimberley asked about whether PAC will fund for a child to participate in something if their parents don't have the available money.
Yes, there is money set aside for this - it just needs to go through a teacher for the request.
- Kimberley asked about uniforms and possibly upgrading them as well as possibly getting swim caps - Sanci explained that there was
money available for this and all that was required was a teacher to put in request for these things
- Sanci handed out funds summary and walked through the current figures
Funding requests
Administration $242 for missed money from the Agendas
Motions: Mahia motioned
Angie seconded
PAC Nominations:
President - temporarily vacant
Vice president - Joanne
Treasurer - Sanci
Secretary - Robyn
2 directors at Large - Angie and Kristen
- Discussion about ideas of presidency being split into a co-presidency.
- Alison suggested that in April we list out events for next year and then certain people can take on an event to organise, to take the
pressure off of the president
7:48 pm meeting is adjourned
