Date: Oct. 17th, 2024
Time: 7:00pm
Meeting called to order by: Principal Greg Collins
In Attendance
Mr. Collins, Katariina Taylor, Alex Noudelman
Members Not Present
Nicoletta Mills, Mehrnoush Nazarahari
Reports
Principal's Report (Mr. Collins)
Sports Updates
- Terry Fox run was a success this year
- Grade 7/8 boys and girls volleyball in session now
- Grades 4-6 volleyball will be running later in the year
- Cross Country was also a success - 4 students going to Regionals
Book Fair
- Total book fair sales about $5,500
- One of the school's highest, if not the highest, sales ever
- Would we want to consider a second book fair later in the year?
Crossing Guard Update
- The request has been forwarded onto the Clerk's office
- Township sending out someone to review
- Mr. Collins has followed up again, and waiting for response
Fundraising Plan
- Create a working spreadsheet/plan for allocating funds this year
- Staff requests so far: $250 French dept, $75 Science
- Let's set aside $2500 ($250 per class)
Other Topics
Lottery License (Mehrnoush)
- Has contacted township regarding lottery license process for Hilday raffle basket ticket sales
- Doesn't foresee it being an issue
Typing Elective (Rozita)
- Can we bring in a company that would teach the students to type using proper keyboard placement?
- Done as an elective or in class?
- www.typing.com used by other schools (Alex)
- Typing is now part of the curriculum for at least Grade 6 students, as of this year (Alex)
School Ski Trip (Rozita)
- Something to look into for our school
- Peel School Board subsidizes this
- Snow Valley has a lot of schools that visit it, and is less than 45 minutes away