St. Nicholas Catholic School
Advisory Council Meeting
Meeting Date: November 20, 2008
Meeting Start: 7:07 pm
Chair:
Attendees:
T. Sunseri
Meeting Adjourned 9:10 pm
Minutes: J. Nielsen
K. Lisozzi, M. DeAmicis, G. Romeo, E. Fisher, M. Sarri, J. Borcca, J. Gatti, C.
Santerossa, C. monacco, J. Armstrong, B. Gawlik, T. Macri, J. Nielsen
Regrets:
Item
Welcome / Opening
Prayer
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
(June Meeting)
Treasurer Report
Principals Update
Notes

Meeting called to order

Opening prayers – Virtue of Conscience

Call for additions o No additions
Motion to accept agenda: J. Borcca
2 nd C. Santerossa
All in favour - carried

Agreed minutes to be sent out to all Council members once completed – edits comments to be returned to secretary. Will be distributed as unapproved – to be approved at next meeting.

Amendment to minutes per Treasurer
Motion to accept minutes as amended: C. Santerossa
2 nd
– G. Romeo
All in favour - carried

Review of Treasurers report

Agreed that R & E will be attached to the minutes and will be posted on the web site
Motion to accept Treasurer’s Report: K. Lizozzi
2 nd
– T. Macri
All in favour - carried
Had first virtue and student recognition assembly

Response to ministry requirement – character education

Goal to bring virtues to light

Goal to recognize students in each class that demonstrate virtue

2 assemblies held since last meeting – Virtue of
Action
Secretary to send out draft minutes to all Council members
Secretary and
Treasurer to work together re: format for inclusion in the minutes

Catholic School
Council Annual
Survey
Consciousness / All Saints Day
Sports:

Intermediate volleyball ending end of November

Cross country did well - finished

Intramural started for grades 1 – 3 approx 250 children will be participating
Halloween Dance - great success
Curriculum night – 40 to 50 parents attended - success
Looking ahead

Report cards going home end of November

Parent teacher meetings Dec 4 th
and 5 th
?

Advent community celebration - activities being planned in cooperation with Holy Family Church
(incl. advent mass) o Started up a choir – approx. 106 children o Dec. 8 th
7:00 pm mass o Children to participate in the mass

JR / SR kindergarten o planning daytime concerts – schedule to follow o Also planning trip to seniors home

Allergy Awareness Committee o Discussion of impacts to students when celebratory foods brought to school – sometimes it becomes disruptive o In New Year will be restricting birthday celebration contributions to be limited to non-food items – policy to be developed o Discussed concerns related to allergy and lack of parental notice / consent for children in the classroom

Pastoral Plan provided

Grade 6 going forward with DARE program – information and confirmation to follow

Grade 6 going to Albion Hills

Concern raised re: hot lunches – at times what being ordered is not what being received -
Discussion of how to address to be deferred to another meeting

Template of Survey distributed

Survey completion being requested by the School
Board
To be added to the agenda

Premier’s Awards for
Teaching Excellence
Parish Representative
Updates

Request to review the survey for format / content and response and return to the School Office by
November 27th

To be reviewed at next Council meeting

Pamphlet and information distributed

To do some promotion of nomination forms on website and in school

Ontario.ca/teachingawards

Reviewed role of the parish representative

Expectation that each Council has a parish representative

 St. Michael’s Secondary School o Building permit received o Construction to start Apr/May 2009 – opening September 2010 o Community meeting to be held Dec. 3 at St.
John the Baptist o Parents encouraged to attend as will be opportunity for input

Pizza lunches o Require volunteers on pizza days o Any parents interested in being volunteers welcome o 6 pizza days scheduled

Pennies for the library o Penny rolls starting to come in o Will send out another letter in December to remind parents o Draw to be done on December 16 th
/
December 17 th

Santa pictures November 27 th o Up to 4 people per picture - can bring siblings o No schedule o Between 6:00pm and 8:00pm o Fundraising committee put together to help set-up etc., still looking for volunteers o Budget $150.00 for evening
Motion to allocate budget of $150.00 for the Santa
Pictures event: M. DeAmicis
2 nd
: T. Sunseri

CCCSC
Council members to complete and return to school
Mr. Fisher to arrange for posting information on website
Mr. Fisher to approach Priest for appointment of representative
Put notice in the next newsletter requesting volunteers

New Business o Minutes distributed

Fundraising ideas o Deferred to next meeting
Allocation of Funds

Folders purchased to collect Zehrs tapes in each class room
Motion to reimburse $36.15 – all in favour

Artists in the School – Invoices received

Qmac $1200.00

Potato Chips $756.00

1 st
day in the school yard: $1020.60
Motion to pay: B. Gawlik
2 nd
: C. Santerossa

Discussion re: budgetary needs for Artists in the
School for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
Motion to approve $5000.00 for artists in the school for the 2008 – 2009 : J. Gatti
2 nd
: M. DeAmicis
All in favour - carried
Agenda funds allocation:

Recommendation to set aside money for agenda’s for 2009 – 2010 year

Estimated amount required $3500
Motion to set aside $3500 for agendas for 2009 – 2010 school year: T. Macri
2 nd
: C. Santerossa
All in favour - carried

All Star Reading Program o Request to allocate funds to all star program o To help with recognition o Additional books o Total request $660.00
Motion to set aside $1000.00 to support All Star Reading
Program: T. Macri
2
ND
– M. De Amicis

Life skills program discussed
Motion to provide life skills program with $1500: T.
Sunseri
2 nd
: J. Brocca
Library resources
To follow-up with librarian re: needs

Recommendation to complete some strategic planning and set key objectives for Council to work towards
Consider for meeting in January.
Advent School Community Mass – December 8, 2008 –
Holy Family Church 7:00 mass

Cookies / coffee / hot chocolate
Motion to approve $300.00 for Advent School Community
Mass: T. Sunseri
2 nd
: G. Romeo
Response to concerns regarding a change to plan to hold bake sale during the Santa Pictures Day. Due to the change in scheduling it was determined that there would be no time. In future will enhance communication to Council through emails if urgent amendment required on voted item.
Motion to adjourn: M. De Amicis
2 nd
: G. Romeo
Next meeting:
Date: Monday - December 15 th
2008
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Current
Period Year-to-Date
Completed
Designated (over) under
Budgets Budget
Receipts
Pizza days:
Product sold
Product purchased
Net proceeds
Halloween dance-a-thon:
Donations
Dj, prizes etc
Net proceeds
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS
Expenditures
Paving of school grounds
Student agendas
Bank credit memo
Rainbow program transferred
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$ 5,990.50 $
(3,230.34)
2,760.16
13,044.60
(889.42)
12,155.18
14,915.34
(51.15)
2,152.58
2,101.43
8,801.00
(5,083.00)
3,718.00
13,044.60
(980.48)
12,064.12
15,782.12
6,435.50
3,310.80
(51.15)
2,152.58
11,847.73
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
Cash position at beginning of period
Cash position at end of period
12,813.91
4,138.97
$ 16,952.88 $
Funds designated for specific purposes
Un-restricted funds $
3,934.39
13,018.49
16,952.88
519.52 <-------$
16,433.36
519.52
519.52