School Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
6:15 pm
Agenda Minutes
The Following items were discussed at the February 18th meeting.
1.
Approval of the January 14th, 2015 Meeting Minutes
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One update to the minutes was requested. This was at the top of Page: 3 with regards to
the Christmas Assembly. The word evening was asked to be added to the following:
“Parents at the meeting tabled their disappointment that their was no evening
Christmas assembly and also no communication with regards to it not occurring”
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2.
Minutes were then approved.
Principal's Report
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Math Improvement is the primary focus
 Teaching students to reason & communicate, math vocabulary, word walls,
problem solving
 Teachers working with a math leadership team and also have a learning
network between schools in the area
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Re-design of the Library
 Installing a learning commons
 Funding for the project has been provided by the school and by CESCA
 Shelving has also been donated and waiting for installation
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Curling/Ball Hockey
When: Wednesday, Feb 18 (Class 4A and 5A)
When: Wednesday, Mar 11 (Grades 7 & 8)
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Tweet Sweet Presentation by April Reimer for the Grades 6 – 8
Talk about bullying and cyber-bullying and its affects
When: Thursday, Feb 19
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Principal’s Report Continued…
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Swim to Survive - Grade 3
When: Friday, Feb 20
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School Assembly – CARING "Green" House presenting
When: Tuesday, Feb 24
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Black History Jazz Concert by Humberview S.S. – All Grades
When: Wednesday, Feb 25
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Scientists in School - Grade 4
When: Thursday, Feb 26
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Head’s Up Program - Grades 3 & 4
When: Wednesday, Mar 4
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Education Week
When: April 20 – 24th
April 22: Art Show
April 23: Inquiry Fair – Share Genius Hour Projects
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Brock University Trip – Grade 7 & 8
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Albion Hills – Grade 6
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3.
Music Program / Will there be a spring concert or show?
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The question one of our parents had was if there were plans to bring back a
specialized music teacher.
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The response was as follows:
 It may come back in full at some point
 There is a lot happening in the school with regards to music. Such as bucket
drumming, recorders, etc.
 Many of the classroom teachers have a background in music and are teaching
their own students
 There will be no musical this year
 Looking at the possibility of having an Art Show / Music Show
 Staff tried to start up a band, ukelele, glee club – students came for a few
weeks then didn’t want to do it anymore
4.
Review of the board's policy on supervision for ski trips
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CEPS follows the OPHEA guidelines provided by the Board for school trips and
sports
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This site was used to determine what was outlined and required for the curling trip
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For skiing the OPHEA guideline states that for every 12 students you require 1
skiing teacher
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Parents or ski patrol do not count in the 12:1 ratio
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Skiing may be brought back. It needs to be looked at each year to see if we meet
the guidelines.
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Cost of skiing – not all families can afford
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Lots of other activities occurring in place of skiing. Curling, skating, and the
teachers are also looking at the possiblity of snowshoeing (on school property) for
the students
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Lego / Robotics Club
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CESCA had funded lego and robotics equipment when Mr. Dodson was the vice
principal and would like to know what happened with the equipment and the
possibility of a Robotics club
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Mrs. Denley will look into where the equipment is in the school
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Mrs. Campbell has a Lego League for her class where they are learning about
pulleys and gears
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Funding for robotics can be very pricey
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Program is usually a competition which invloves problem solving and teamwork
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At this point in time robotics does not fit into the curriculum
Skating Days – In order to give all students the ability to participate can old skates be
brought in for them to use?
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Yes. For students that would like to skate but do not own skates, other parents
can provide skates for them to use either as a loaner pair or to keep.
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Teachers commented that some of the kids who went skating, did not want to
skate and sat on the bench rather than participating.
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Look at doing a skate swap in the fall.
Homework
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Parents asked if there was a framework for standardized homework for all grade
levels
 There is nothing board regulated
Next Meeting: Wednesday April 8th at 6:15 pm