Meeting #7 – June 12, 2013

Castlebridge Public School 2012/13 Meeting Minutes

In attendance:

Parent Members: Megan Peart, Kathryn Porter, Kerry Hrinco, Debbie Nilsen, Ligia Botea, Sasha DeLuca, Shazia Soorma, Jennifer Wroblewski, Shazia Shahzad, Stephanie Boylan

Community Representative: Nancy McDowell

Teacher Representative: Helen Tse

Administration: Michelle Haddad & George Soultanidis

Regrets: Scott Cloutte, Pam Shaver, Andrea Ellis-Campbell, Helen Ren

Total Voting Members: 16 // Required for Quorum: 8 // Quorum Number in attendance: 12

  1. Welcome: Megan Peart, Council Chair, welcomed parents at 7:05 pm in the library.
  1. Approval of Agenda & Past Minutes: The agenda and minutes was approved by Debbie and seconded by Ligia.
  1. Principal’s Remarks:

•Staff has met to place students in classes for the fall. Classes will be posted on the office window the Thursday before school starts. Parents will be able to find their child by his/her student number to see which class he/she is in.

•Track & Field Play Day will be held on June 18 (rain date on June 19). Parents are welcome. Request for Parent Council to buy freezies for the students.

•EQAO went well.

•25 parents attended Coffee with the Principal. They asked good questions; the event was well received.

•The Peel Board is revamping the parent volunteer form process for next year.

  1. Treasurer’s Report:(Kerry Hrinco) We have $750 in available funds for next school year, prior to the Fun Fair taking place.
  1. Program Support:A request for $100 for freezies for Track & Field Day was approved.
  1. Fundraising Update: The Fun Fair will be held on June 22, rain or shine. Activities will include bouncy castles/slides, dunk tank, petting zoo, pony rides, eco tour, d.j., clown, bake sale, cotton candy, vendor’s market, silent auction, and a BBQ lunch. Families can purchase $20 wristbands for unlimited rides/activities or they can buy individual tickets.
  1. 2013-14 School Year: The first parent council meeting of the 2013-14 school year will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. We will hold an election for the 2013-14 officers. We will also know more about the Parents Reaching Out grant.
  1. Q&A: When will we hold next year’s Open House? Possible date is Thursday, October 3, 2013.
  1. New Business: A big thank you to Mr. Soultanidis who has accepted a VP position at another school in Peel.
  1. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.