Kew Beach School Council (KBSCA) | Meeting Minutes
Monday November 5, 2012| Kew Beach Jr. PS, Daycare Room
In attendance: Annabel Christensen, Bronwen Williams-Gill, Stephanie Hurst, Kathy Connolly, Matt Noon, Mary Ellen Jones,
Chris Allen, Sarah Mills, Trina Sandler, Kristin Rogers, Karsten Riedel, Angela McNabb, Jenna Westphel, Stephanie Hurst,
Anne Paytner Leigh Foreman, Kiera Vanderlugt, Sarah Nauman, Laura Beaune, Jen Neal, Emilee Holt Staffel, Chris Roberts &
Shannon Morrison
1. Welcome & Call to Order – Chris Roberts
2. Review & Approval of October minutes – Jenna & Stephanie approve
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Announcement from Co-Chair – Emilee Holt-Staffel
- Emilee announces her new position Inner City Advisory Council Coordinator with the TDSB;
if anyone has any conflict of interest concerns re: Emilee’s new position and her work on the
School Council they can speak directly to Sarah
4. Treasurer’s Report – Jen Neal
Inflows:
KIFF ($200 for red carpet, sponsor pulled out at last minute)
Pizza Lunch ($15K)
QSP Magazine Drive ($1355)
Cobs Rebate ($450, 10% of sales promotion)
Outflows:
Classroom allotment 2012/2013 ($1529)
Outdoor classroom ($721)
Pizza Lunch costs ($668)
NSF Bank Fee ($5)
Balance as of October 31: $27,846
5. Principal’s Report – Sarah Nauman
- Pajama Day this Thursday – first reward target for QSP, extra recess is next reward
- Movie Night November 23 – Tamara suggested funds can be directed towards a performer
for the kids
- Licks “last day” promotion - donation total to be confirmed
- ENDS store has offered a 4 day friends & family sale where 5% of proceeds to be shared
between Kew and Secord. Date to be confirmed
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Progress Reports coming out on Tuesday. Teacher “pause” will not affect the amount of
detail / information; parent-teacher interviews being scheduled the following week,
administration encourages all parents to book an interview
Sarah planning Grade 6 Ottawa trip (May 8 – 10) – information night on December 3rd
3 new violins & 1 viola have been purchased , we are now up to 15 string instruments
FDK (Full Day Kindergarten) team was in to assess for next year
Kiera – Grade 5 students handed out pamphlets in the neighborhood collecting canned
goods on Halloween morning. Filled entire gym stage – kids sorted, check expiry dates, etc..
2000 pieces gathered for 2nd Harvest
Grade 4 students have started their own social responsibility project – Out of the Cold
Program in conjunction with St. Aidan’s church. Classes will provide the lunch for 5 months
(1st Monday of every month) – sandwich, fruit, granola bar & juice box. Students have
budgeted the overall cost and a fundraising plan ($100 per lunch / $500 total).
“Hallway Sale” scheduled for the last week of November – kids donating their good used
items (toys, etc) to pay for last 3 months.
Both these initiatives link back to the curriculum (math, budgeting, literacy, social studies,
etc)
6. Cookie Dough Sales – Nancy Mills
- Looking for a replacement coordinator after this year (has been the lead for past 4 or 5
years)
- 2 or 3 days to consolidate all the orders and input them + 1 day to oversee delivery, sorting
& pick up
- $14 per tub, with $4 coming back to the school – we normally raise $2K to $3K
7. Ward Council Meeting Update – Shannon Morrison
- November 1 @ Glen Ames
- K to 12 public consultation meetings coming up (Kiera will send out dates, including an
online meeting) – open to all parents. TDSB will go through the strategic planning process
- Budget shortfall now coming in at $40M, with FDK the main cause (since there was no
additional budget in place). All capital expenditures have been frozen, save those involving
FDK
- Sheila advising that we still forge ahead with our K to 8 ask. Does not like the pre-fab
building materials and advises that we try to hold out (although TDSB architects are
currently working on drawings) on a pre-fab extension, take another portable, and then
push for a proper extension.
- Catherine Dorton (Environmental Rep) – looking for parent volunteers & ideas for tree
planting initiative
- Sheila looking to host a meeting for council chairs to put together a cross-school
tournament with job action in place
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http://www.puttingstudentsfirst.org/ – put together by a parent with information about Bill
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8. Monday Extracurriculars – Chris Roberts
Evelyn Fraser-Barsby willing to run a 9-week afterschool volleyball club – KBSCA paid for the permit
for the entire year ($115) for Mondays @ 3:45, for 15 kids. KBSCA has insurance that covers Evelyn,
plus any other parent volunteers (will have to have a police check). Think of what else we can run in
this time slot after volleyball is done.
9. Discussion re: Priorities for Parent Council and development of Committees
Would like to break out committees from the larger School Council (e.g. Greening Committee,
Fundraising Committee, Social Committee, Communication Committee, Community
Partnerships, etc.) More efficient, focused and results-driven.
Survey the parent population re: what they’d like the priorities of the School Council to be
1) What committees do you think are valuable / necessary
2) What do you think the priorities of the School Council should be
3) How could we be better tied to the community
4) What would you like fundraising dollars to be used for
10. MOTION – Donate funds raised from a single Kew Café to disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy
(approximately $200): VOTED YES, quorum
11. Wrap up & general inquiries