Thursday, February 20, 2025 7:00pm
Attendance
In attendance:
- Kevin Lillico - VM
- Robyn Pisano -VM
- Shauna Wenzel – VM
- Michelle Puddy - VM
- Alanna Oddleifson - VM
- Crystal Stewart - VM
Online attendance - none
Regrets
- Ashley Watts - VM
- Katie Cook - VM
- Ashley Warner - VM
- Win Combaluzier - VM
- Jeremy Blakslee - VM
- Amanda Cannon
- Lauren Alexio
- Aaron Noordhuis - VM
- Natasha Arczewski - VM
- Ellie Adineh
- Hayden Bendavid
- Kris Maye - VM
Teacher Representative
- Jennifer Greenham
Administrator
- Crystal Mott, Principal
Items
- Welcome
- Land Acknowledgement
- Reviewed Norms
Chair Report and Update
- Zucca’s – monthly income – if snow day, cancelled (as with other food item orders)
- Pop Up Smoothie – April/May – 2 flavours – Bradford location delivers, EG does not
- Pro Grant– Submitted – awaiting approval
- Jump Start Grant – has been submitted
- Canda Post Grant – has been submitted
- TD Grant – to be completed
- Environmental Grant - Where are grants/minutes housed when completed? C.Mott suggested binder in office as Meeting Minutes/Grants/Treasurer Reports used to be housed – Parent Council items should be accessible – reference for future events/grants/etc.
- Movie Night – grade 4-6 – success (over 50 students attended) – next year potential to change movie night grades – JK - Grade 2 & Grade 3 - 5
- Outdoor Movie Night – for all families – Katie leading
- Good Deeds Cup – lots of participants – 574 tickets submitted to date (Feb 20/25)
- Alanna’s husband built wooden base for trophy - Thank you
- Shauna made box for tickets – Thank you
- Thank you to teachers to assist with promotion
- Plaque for Monday, February 24 – poster for door; premium snacks; flag for classroom made by Shauna – Thank you
- Run twice this year
- Coops Dinner – not enough members to vote on at this meeting
- Dance-A-Thon - $1200 current expenses + senior dance expenses to come
- DJ, Balloon Arch (donated by Kris M – thank you), wristbands, glow in the dark stickers
- Grade 6-8 dance – April 25 or May 1 – Need volunteers
- Poster Contest – 3 entries
- Skating Night – April 3 – East Gwillimbury Sports Complex – 5-6pm – free ice (save $230) – photo booth, popcorn for kids
- Bingo Night – DJ Quote (hoping for $250)
- $10 cost – 5 rounds - 2 game cards/game – 10 in total, colour coded
- $750 budget for this event
- Concession stand – snacks, pizza/drinks
- Early May, evening event
Minutes from February 20, 2025 - Approved
Treasurer’s Report
- $23,695.43 current balance
- + $405.44 – Grade 4-6 Movie Night – raised over $900 for both movie nights
- + $400 – Zucca’s
- (- $400)– Dance-A-Thon prizes – Hoverboard, computer, Lego, Movie tickets
- (- $300) – Class field trip fund
- Account Breakdown: (Current Balance)
- School Council General - Day to day activities & events - $3,260.87
- School Council Classroom - Money for field trips/classroom supplies ($100 per class) - $1,100.00
- School Council Angel Fund - Money to support students in need - $263.46
- School Council Event Back Up - To support overages & additional events - $1,500.00
- School Council Playground - Holding account for money raised towards playground - $17,571.10
Teacher Update
- Volleyball – Recreational – grade 4-6
- Intermediate Boys Basketball
- Intermediate Girls Basketball
- Spoken word team – Gholsa (Grade 7) read poem to Parent Council – great!! - Thank you Gholsa
- Homework Club
- Math Club – Preparing for math contest
- Chess Club – Mrs. Henderson
- Blue Spruce – Primary
- RC Club
Administration Report
- Snow – complaints re: snow plowing – Other caretaking team came in on Family Day Monday (AM)
- Indoor recess – threshold is -20 degrees Celsius
- Tarmac only – thawing/ice – students able to still go on pathway
- Portables – losing 2, maybe 3 – unsure when being removed
- Junior/Intermediate outdoor playground – Two quotes submitted - Awaiting third pricing quote
Next Meeting: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7 p.m.