Rogers Elementary School PAC
Meeting Minutes
April 9th, 2013
Present:
Kelly Shera, Emma Chalifour, Sanci Solbakken, Fiona Puszka, Joanne
Buxton, Cindy Graff (educator), Nancy Game (educator), Julia Fellman
(Vice Principal) and Maryanne Trofimuk (Principal).
Next meeting: May 14th, 2013, Staff lunch room
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Started meeting off with a presentation by Maryanne and members of
the Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (www. goert.ca) to discuss
why the ivy was taken down from the two main outer walls of the
school. The ivy was ‘invasive’ in nature and was seen as a threat of
choking the Garry Oak ecosystem that thrives in, around and on
Christmas Hill Park, which closely neighbours the school. Artist Joanne
Thomson has kindly offered to create a mural on one of the walls, at a
‘reduced rate’ as the ‘Goert’ is one of her passions.
This presentation was to support a funding request of sorts, although
we were unable to establish a start-up cost from Ms. Thomson. An
approx. $650.00 estimate would be needed from the School Distr. to
‘prep’ the wall. As of this evening, the total approximate cost of the
Mural project would be 4500.00. More info can be found on the
Roger’s Blog. rogersmuralproject.blogspot.ca


President’s message
· No children for the child minder to watch, paid her in full anyway.
· Minutes presented – will be passed next meeting in May as we do
not have quorum to pass this meeting
· Zumba cancelled – this topic was previously mentioned at the
last meeting
· Bottle Drive – May 25th – Erin Pearson (coordinator) will organize,
route captain Robyn Copp to organize drivers - delivery of flyers
and pick-ups. Idea of possibly combining bottle drive with car
wash – Emma C. suggested car vacuums to make more money….
Maryanne suggested to limit extra activities to an hour to limit
traffic
· Welcome to Ms. Graff and Mrs. Game
· Joanne B. discussed Grade 5 Grad activities – This occasion has a
$500.00 budget. Organizing will be done with Jacqueline Green
and they will be looking for parent volunteers. The event takes
place June 21st.
· Executive Positions open for PAC: Vice President, Secretary

Principal’s Message
· PIMS – Math Mania possibly slated for Fall 2013 – We’d like to
have more parent/community evenings to show off our
spectacular school!
· June 7th – Bike Rodeo – looking for Parent Volunteers
· April 26th, 2013 – Class Placement Requests DUE!
· Canadian company confirmed for next year’s Student Agendas
· Our O.T. (Occupational Therapist) has helped create a ‘Calming
Room’ in the school – 2 areas – One has a ‘circuit’ for students
who may require extra physicality in their day - - An Amethyst
mat has also been purchased – Admin. and PAC feel this is an
excellent way to honour those Rogers children who may need
extra support in these areas!
· Student Led Conferences this term will be unscheduled. Staff
would like to try this method and compare for future events.
Calendar for the rest of April
· 10th – 11th - Student Led Conferences
· 15th - Cross Country – Lambrick Park – 3:45
· 16th - Kiwanis Patrollers’ Luncheon
· 16th – District Orientation/Transition Day
· 17th – Fire Drill
· 18th – Maturation Lessons – Gr.’s 4 and 5
· 18th - Community Clean-Up
· 22nd – Earth Day – Spirit Day to wear GREEN!
· 22nd – Cross Country – Clover Point
· 24th – PAC Lunch Day
· 25th – Maturation Lessons – Gr.’s 4 and 5
· 26th – Pro – D Day – no school
· 29th – Cross Country – Lambrick
Calendar for May
· 3rd – Jump Rope for Heart
· 6th – Cross Country – Clover Point
· 9th - Kunda African Culture Music and Dance – 9:00am
· 15th - Kindy parent Orientation
· 16th – Transition Day
· 17th - Pro – D Day
· 19th – Grade 4 lunch monitors and patrolling begin
· 20th – Victoria Day – no school
· 21st – fire drill 11:30am
· 22nd – PAC lunch day
· 25th – PAC Bottle Drive
· 28th – Zone track meet
· 29th – Earth Quake Drill – 1:30pm
· 31st – School and Class Photos

Treasurer’s Message
· Booster Juice Lunch – profit of $1200.00
· Movie night approx. $366.00

Funding Requests:
$3,740.00 for updates for computers - $110.00 each
Submitted by Maryanne

$140.00 for Mrs. Game and Ms. Graf for Witty’s Lagoon field trip and
class visit
$70.00 each

School Mural Project
Approx. $635.00 starting cost to prepare the wall. Which wall for sure
is uncertain.

No requests were processed as we did not have quorum, will be
discussed and possibly voted on via email.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm

Rogers Elementary School PAC

Meeting Minutes
February 5, 2013

Present: Kelly Shera, Sanci Solbakken, Camilla Birtwistle, Emma Chalifour, Kristin
Reed, Alison Hoogland, Erin Pearson, Mike & Annette Brown, Maryanne
Trofimuk
Next meeting: April 9, 2013, 6:30 – 8:30pm, Staff Lunch Room

I.  President’s Message

Approval of previous PAC meeting minutes: motion to accept – Alison Hoogland,
seconded by Camilla Birtwistle, all in favour.

January bottle drive raised $671.40. Half the proceeds going to Bolivia and 10% going to
United Way. Amount raised at bottle drives continues to drop and The Bottle Depot will
not pick up if the amount drops below $500. The January flyers should have mentioned
that some of the proceeds were going to charity. Future possibilities are pairing up with a
radio station and/or the Saanich News.

We should look into getting a digital sign for the end of the driveway at Rogers Ave.

Monks would like to know if we will be ordering school supplies through them. Alison will
look into whether or not we can combine online ordering with paper orders. Another
company that offers less expensive supplies was suggested by Maryanne.


II. Principal’s Message

Grade 5 transition February 14th – 22nd .

34 children registered for kindergarten for September 2013.

A contract for new student agendas has been signed. They are less expensive and much
better quality.

February calendar:

•  Floor hockey jamboree 
•  Fire drill 
•  Family Day and Pro-D day gives us a 3 day week. 
•  Feb 14th – Red & White Spirit Day 
•  Feb 27th – PAC Lunch – last Pizza Day (Alison Hoogland will organize Booster Juice for the remainder of the school year) 

Green Team is entering an essay contest to win $25,000 computer lab.

Spring Break is 2 weeks which is then followed by the Easter long weekend.

There is now an ERASE (Expect Respect And Safe Environment) Resources button on
the blog. Allows anonymous reporting of bullying as well as resources for parents.
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The new jerseys are here. They will be kept in a locked box and must be signed out.
They are not to be laundered by parents.

The equipment room is getting messy and the teachers would like to see transparent
totes. The PAC agreed that relabeling the existing totes would be more prudent. Alison
and Kelly volunteered to inventory the equipment and re-label the totes.


The invasive ivy is being removed from the school walls. A mural will be painted to
replace the ivy. An “Idea Grant” is available for funding for up to $2000. Emma Chalifour
volunteered to write the grant proposal with Maryanne.

Funding requests:

• Bowling – grade 2 & 3 -$4/child totaling $452.
• Zumba – grade K – 3 -totaling $857. 

III. Treasurer’s Message

$24882.00 returned for fundraised playground money was given to school.

School was given $12000 by PAC. Every class now has a document camera,
LCD display and speakers. The teacher’s wish list from last year has been nearly
fulfilled. Future plans include buying laptops for each class (at $40 each).

PAC will get cheque for $12882 from the school.

Gaming money needs to be spent. There is approximately $12000 to be spent plus the
playground money.

We need a philosophy on how the PAC wishes to spend its money. This will be
discussed at the next PAC meeting.

Bowling for gr 2-3 was approved. Alison Hoogland motioned to approve, Erin
Pearson seconded the motion and all were in favour.

Zumba will be put on hold until more information is received regarding this
funding request.

IV. Meeting Close

There will be no meeting in March due to Spring Break.

May 14th is provincial Election Day so May meeting will be moved to May 7th .

April PAC meeting will include elections for PAC positions.

Rogers Elementary School
PAC Minutes


January 9th, 2012

Attendance:

Kelly Shera -PAC President Robyn Copp -PAC Secretary Julia Fellman -V/P
Fiona Puszka -Director at Large Kristin Reed Emma Chalifour
Camilla Birtwistle Dayle Robertson
Meeting begins at 6:35

President’s Message (Kelly Shera):

-Bottle Drive coming up on Saturday
-Kelly announced that we are now starting to work on movie night – details to follow
-PAC hot lunch – Alison has offered to get order sheets ready for next set of hot lunches. We will be doing pizza again.


Mrs Dayle Robertson:
Present for funding request: Aqua sport -4 week program at Commonwealth starting at the end of this month


(kayaking, water polo, diving etc) $1648
Mrs Robertson explained that she needs an answer asap to confirm this program. As Sanci is absent from tonight’s
meeting, Mrs Robertson is going to email her tonight for confirmation. The PAC is in agreeance for this to proceed but we
need confirmation from Sanci/Treasurer that monies are available.

Vice-Principal’s Message (Julia Fellman):

Julia is submitting a Funding request:
2 authors to do a presentation for Literacy week -$800
Grades K-2 Diana Bonder
Grades 3-5 Chris Tuas

January:
12th -Bottle Drive
16th -Rogers 21st Birthday
21-25th Literacy Week (authors coming in -funding request)
25th -Ready Set Learn
28th -Feb 1st Kindergarten Registration Week
28th -FAS testing -Grade 4s only
30th -PAC lunch

Ready Set Learn -looking for volunteers to help out with stations: Fiona, Emma and Kelly volunteered. Need a few more.
Kindergarten Registration Jan 28th -Feb 1st: School and District websites will have all information.


Grade 5 Transfer Information:
-All information will go home with all Grade 5s. Middle schools will have open houses.
-Feeder school is Cedar Hill -open House Tuesday, Jan 29th at 7pm
-Deadline for transfers (as most of Rogers parents will be) is February 22nd



February:
11th -BC Family Day
14th -Spirit Day -Red and White Day
15th -Pro D Day (all 3 districts)
14th -22nd 27th
-Anti Bullying Day
27th -PAC Lunch Day

March:
6th -Report Cards
8th -Last day before Spring Break

Motion put forward to accept last months minutes by Kelly. Seconded by Emma.

Meeting ends at 7:10

Rogers Elementary School

PAC Minutes

January 9th, 2012

Attendance:
Kelly Shera - PAC President Robyn Copp - PAC Secretary Julia Fellman - V/P
Fiona Puszka - Director at Large Kristin Reed Emma Chalifour
Camilla Birtwistle Dayle Robertson

Meeting begins at 6:35

President ’ s Message (Kelly Shera):
- Bottle Drive coming up on Saturday
- Kelly announced that we are now starting to work on movie night – details to follow
- PAC hot lunch – Alison has offered to get order sheets ready for next set of hot lunches. We will be doing pizza again.

Mrs Dayle Robertson:
Present for funding request: Aqua sport - 4 week program at Commonwealth starting at the end of this month (kayaking, water polo, diving etc) $1648
Mrs Robertson explained that she needs an answer asap to confirm this program. As Sanci is absent from tonight’s meeting, Mrs Robertson is going to email her tonight for confirmation. The PAC is in agreeance for this to proceed but we need confirmation from Sanci/Treasurer that monies are available.

Vice-Principal ’ s Message (Julia Fellman):
Julia is submitting a Funding request: 2 authors to do a presentation for Literacy week - $800
Grades K-2 Diana Bonder
Grades 3-5 Chris Tuas

January:
12th - Bottle Drive
16th - Rogers 21st Birthday
21-25th Literacy Week (authors coming in - funding request)
25th - Ready Set Learn
28th - Feb 1st Kindergarten Registration Week
28th - FAS testing - Grade 4s only
30th - PAC lunch
Ready Set Learn - looking for volunteers to help out with stations: Fiona, Emma and Kelly volunteered. Need a few more.
Kindergarten Registration Jan 28th - Feb 1st: School and District websites will have all information.
Grade 5 Transfer Information:
- All information will go home with all Grade 5s. Middle schools will have open houses.
- Feeder school is Cedar Hill - open House Tuesday, Jan 29th at 7pm
- Deadline for transfers (as most of Rogers parents will be) is February 22nd

February:
11th - BC Family Day
14th - Spirit Day - Red and White Day
15th - Pro D Day (all 3 districts)
14th - 22nd -
27th - Anti Bullying Day
27th - PAC Lunch Day
March:
6th - Report Cards
8th - Last day before Spring Break

Motion put forward to accept last months minutes by Kelly. Seconded by Emma.
Meeting ends at 7:10

Rogers Elementary School

PAC Minutes

November 20^th, 2012

Attendance:

Kelly Shera - PAC President Robyn Copp - PAC Secretary Julia Fellman - V/P

Maryanne Trofimuk - Principal Sanci Solbakken - Treasurer Erin Pearson

Joanne Buxton - Director Fiona Puszka - Director at Large Lynene Brennan

Alina Fisher Leona Winstone Emma Chalifour

Kristin Reed Me-Kon Hayes Netta Brown

Colleen Westaver Michelle O`Regan Alison Hoogland

Meeting begins at 6:35

President’s Message:

- Introduction

- Territorial Acknowledge

- Introduction of guest speaker - Leona Winstone

Leona Winstone:

- Leona told us about the Bolivia Project. We will be doing shortbread and mittens for fundraising.

- Asked that we send anything we can to Bolivia - there are no overheads and everything goes directly to the children.

- Said thank you to the past help from the PAC and is looking forward to the proceeds from the bottle drive to help the kids

in Bolivia.

- Kelly emailed out the PAC Minutes from last month and is asking for approval

Motioned: Alison Hoogland

Seconded: Sanci Solbakken

- Discussion about using PAC monies for field trips. PAC has funded in the past with funding requests.

- $2500 raised with Entertainment books.

- Bottle Drive routes - needing someone to pass the torch along to.

- Halloween Party was a success - everyone enjoyed themselves - over $1000 raised. Everyone really liked the idea of high

school student helpers.

- Movie night discussion - need to speak to Angie Hill to see if she is still taking this on.

- Victoria Grizzlies Fundraiser opportunity emailed to Kelly. Sell tickets $2 from each ticket sold would go to the PAC; half

season passes would obtain $15 for PAC. Kelly going to contact them to see if they will come do a hype up / play against

the kids to get the kids interested.

- Healthy School’s Promotion Grant - application needs to be sent in by December 7^th. Alison and Kelly are going to look into

making Ready Set Learn part of the project and will come back to the PAC.

Treasurer’s Message:

- Sanci ran through the budget

- Budget for Gaming will change because Chess Lessons have been cancelled. Asked for permission for this change

Motioned: Alison

Seconded: Robyn

- Big discussion about Field Trips - general consensus is that we have large numbers in January to discuss what we are

going to do for funding this.

- Joanne is going to look into magazine fundraiser and see who is interested in doing it.

Funding Requests:

Seaquarium - $1400 + $140 Presentation = $1540

Motioned: Alison

Seconded: Erin

Principal’s Message:

- $24,883 came back for the Playground rebate. It is now in the bank account with no parameters on it such as Gaming,

Educational, etc. $12,000 going to the Teacher’s Wish List. Maryanne asked where PAC is with regards to funding for the

teachers.

- Discussion about Field Trips - asking parents or asking PAC.

- Maryanne read a letter from The Minister of Environment - we won 3^rd place for Recycling - deadline is December 21^st to

enter into it this year.

- Black and Orange Day - asked for feedback about this and should we continue or go to costumes day - discussion ensued

- School Planning Counsel - discussion of meeting

- Report cards will be going home next Friday

November:

23^rd - Pro D

23^rd - CozyCoats

28^th - Pac Lunch next Wednesday

December:

- Christmas Concert is being split into two nights to accommodate everyone. Dress Rehearsals will be in the afternoon and

concert will be 6:30-7:30pm; donations instead of ticket sales - 50% to performing arts group, 50% to the school

Waste management - discussion about Towers and what should be coming home in lunch boxes as opposed to messy

things being put into the Towers

- United Way - Would like to request 10% of Bottle Drives go to United Way

Motioned: Erin

Seconded: Alison

- Lice Squad - we have been diligent for 4 weeks - everyone appears to be free of live lice

- 1000 x 5 Promotion - books collected, wrapped up and donated 28,000 books collected from the Region

- Murals to be painted outside where the ivy bushes took over - will be asking for fundraising - Dayle Robertson’s class will

be spearheading the painting

- Jump Rope for Heart - no teachers have come forward as of yet - asking for volunteers - Toonies for your Ticker

- Erase Initiative - erase bullying - discussion of what the Province is pushing forward to stop bullying - one time grant for

$15,000 for projects that prevent and work against bullying. Deadline is Dec 12th

Meeting ends at 7:32pm