School Council Minutes
Regency Acres Public School
June 11, 2009
Attendance
John Lester,
Maria Maiato, Shelley Rose, Vicki Dietz, Terry Hampson, Laura Parkin, Gayle
Palmer, Heather Sulkers, Maggie Thompson, Lori Jennings, Sue Roy
Regrets: Larry Green, Kim Hosmer, Ilse Dunlop, Mike Adams,
Amanda Claveau, Sheila Johnson
Welcome
Heather began
the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
Agenda
The agenda was
approved as circulated. The motion was
made by Sue, seconded by Vicki and approved unanimously.
Approval of the School Council Minutes for May
5, 2009
The Minutes
were approved as circulated. The motion was made by Gayle, seconded by
Vicki and approved unanimously.
Old Business
Fundraiser
Thank You Notices: Vicki reported that this has
been done.
Skiing: John reported that the three Family Ski Nights and the
three elective ski days have been booked at Snow Valley for the 2009-10 school
year.
Retirement Gift: Vicki reported that she will present the gift
(theatre tickets) to Jane Reynolds on behalf of School Council at the staff
retirement party.
Front Garden: It was reported that Kim Caretta is in charge of
having student volunteers look after weeding the front garden.
New Business
Back
Garden: Andrea Sargeant has applied
for a grant from T.D. Canada Trust for $4500.00 to impove the back garden. A
contractor has been called for information regarding adding rocks to the garden
and Andrea is looking at adding plants to the pathway. Shelley made a motion for next year’s Council to consider putting a
substantial amount of money aside for maintenance of the Growing Place (the
back garden) in the 2009/10 school year. Gayle seconded the motion and it was
approved unanimously.
Kindergarten
Yard: The Director for the Town of
Aurora is investigating putting a tree in the kindergarten yard.
Financial Report (Treasury Report given to
Council)
The bank
balance is $38,006.07. The total committed funds are $22,877.24 which
leaves $15,128.83 available to spend.
Principal’s Report
Grade 7 and 8
Trips: John reported that both the
Gr. 7 and Gr. 8 class trips went well.
Class Lists: John will meet with Maria to discuss how the class
lists for the 2009/10 school year will be posted on or before September 8th.
Smart Boards: John ordered four Smart Boards for the school and he
recommends that next year’s Council think about purchasing more Smart Boards
next year.
Back Garden: It was reported that the mulch has become messy and
should be limited in the garden. It was
recommended that sod be put down around the edge of the trees at the south side
of the garden.
KindergartenYard: The asphalt will be re-paved and an area will
be left for a tree in the coral. Terry made a motion to allocate up to
$2000.00 for a shade deciduous tree for the kindergarten coral. Gayle seconded the motion and it was approved
unanimously.
Next Year’s
Events: The Meet the Teacher BBQ will
take place on Thursday, September 24th. John booked the following
dates for Family Ski Nights: January 15th, January 22nd
and January 29th. The
electives will occur on February 5th, February 19th and
February 26th. All skiing
will take place at Snow Valley. Becky
Knowles will help run the ski electives. Terry
made a motion that the first School Council meeting be held on Tuesday,
September 22nd. Maggie seconded
the motion and it was approved unanimously.
Peace
Pole: A peace pole was installed in
the front garden and the ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 9th. The peace pole is a symbol of peace around
the earth. The pole was donated by a
lumber company and various students signed it.
Committee Reports
Hospitality
Committee
Shelley
reported that the teachers’ appreciation lunch went well and expenses fell
within the budget.
Sunshine
Committee
Gayle reported
that the freezie sale for the Ryan’s Well fundraiser was successful and raised
$1022.00. This money will provide water
for one house in Africa.
Other
Motions
Approved by Council through E-mail: The following motions were approved by Council:
March 9: Heather made a motion that Council spend
$150.00 on an arrangement for John’s family following the funeral of his
mother-in-law. The motion was approved.
April 24: Vicki made a motion that Council spend
$500.00 on John’s retirement party at the school. The motion was approved.
May 1: Maggie made a motion that Council spend
$100.00 on a retirement gift for John.
The motion was approved.
May 12: Gayle made a motion that Council spend
$138.50 on five lice combs to be used by the school and sent home to families
(to be returned and cleaned) for lice treatment. The motion
was approved.
Thank You: Maggie thanked Heather on
behalf of Council for her great job as Co-Chair this year, as this is her last
year at Regency.
Mail Bag
Information was
not available.
Adjournment
Heather
adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m.
The next School
Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:00
p.m. in the library.