| AGENDA |
presenter |
time |
notes |
action items |
| previous meeting’s minutes |
Nathan |
6:30pm |
passed |
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| Treasurer’s report |
Steve |
6:35pm |
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| Social/Special Events Committee update |
Karen |
6:40pm |
- upcoming event: Family Quiz Night (will be a Thursday around the end of Feb.)
- forms will be sent out for attendance and pizza orders
- entry by donation
- quiz will start around 6pm, 2 rounds of 10 questions, families will participate together
- family themed prizes such as movie passes
- Silicon Bracelet project still in progress
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| playground upgrade |
Sarah |
6:55pm |
- looking to improve the area that had housed the special needs swing, to replace the broken swing with something accessible and usable by everyone
- deadline for Rick Hansen playground grant is too close
- Sarah and Gwen are exploring other sources of funding, including the province, banks, etc.
- they are also looking at potential designs
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| childcare update |
Kerri |
7:10pm |
- new community centre intended to be running by Sept. 2009
- new childcare slated to be open Sept. 2010
- interim solution required
- possibilities as follows:# keep centre open for childcare (and other uses possibly); Vision Vancouver was apparently on side with this idea
- to look into any possibility of space availability in the school itself; possibly before 9am* information night in Dec. provided some planning results (not so well attended)
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| school principal update |
Donna |
7:40pm |
- each class received $500 walkathon funds for enrichment
- UBC scientist programme: chemistry for intermediates, colour theme for primaries
- “Lion Dance” on Friday, 1/2-hour performance/lecture
- 12 February: trip to Cavell for “Swarm” performance
- sometime in March, “Red Sky Performance” (aboriginal)
- Dharmakasa still in the works
- this week, PAC-funded poetry workshops took place: performance for primaries, workshop for intermediates
- School Planning Council (volunteers: Claire K., Karen N., Leslie W.)
- SPC volunteers will join in with teacher planning process during an April ProD
- they will sign off on the final “school growth plan” document
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| Environmental Club |
Lori |
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- Friday club on hiatus for now: 20 kids was too many (15 would be optimal)
- Sunflower project/planning for school garden
- Art Starts grant possible for mural upgrade
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