Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting September 25, 2014 Chairperson: Jill Rawlin Minutes: Angela Hulays Present: LPPS Staff Reps : Jason Billings, Maura Mininni, Dayle Grant Parent Reps : Jill Rawlin, Francine Vance, Joni Mann, Michele Fletcher, Harj Shoan, Sabrina Bhangoo, Doreen Lett, Ian Benwell, Eva Benwell, Mark Waschkowski, Duncan Warren, Janice Herget, Angela Hulays, Sandy Whitman, Sangita Baiman, Katherine Wytrykush, Tracey Hill, Ron Maitra, Cecilia Gibbons, Kushalini Kumar, Arati Nair, Sue Walsh, Marci Warcop, Zildi DeMichele 1. Welcome: Jill Rawlin ★ Meeting commenced at 6:30pm. ★ Approval of agenda - all in favour. ★ Council Meetings - code of conduct, processes • Council meetings at LPPS are fairly informal and include a large group or participants making it especially important to be respectful and conscious that everyone deserves to be heard. 2. School Report: Jason Billings ★ Reorganization - Reorganization resulted in the addition of a new Kindergarten class at LP. It also resulted in a number of student moves across all classes. These moves are always difficult for everyone. Staff look at things like student support, social make up and gender balance when considering moves. Mr. Billings thanked staff for taking their time going through these moves and to families for being patient through the process. ★ Staffing update – We welcome Ms. Killeen who was placed into our new Kindergarten class. This class will have only 15 students and it does not have an ECE. This group will continue to do many activities with the other two classes but the school is excited that it is able to reduce the numbers in all 3 classes. This is a real positive for all. Ms. Soden is also joining the school as a Behavioural Teaching Assistant. She is running proactive programs like PALS and will be able to run social skills groups and programs for our students. ★ School Success – • The school is continuing to partner with Owenwood and Clarkson and will continue to focus on Mathematics. Staff spent Tuesday (Reorg day) working with Clarkson to review the board’s Balanced Math poster and aligning resources to support this work. Staff will spend time at the next PD day (Oct. 10) preparing teams for participation in collaborative work in Math. This will involve teams of teachers co-planning, co-teaching and co-debriefing a lesson in math. They will look at students attitudes in math, instructional approach and engagement, and problem solving. Our work will focus on Engage Math, a 3 year plan to increase achievement in math
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Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting
September 25, 2014
Chairperson: Jill Rawlin
Minutes: Angela Hulays
Present: LPPS Staff Reps: Jason Billings, Maura Mininni, Dayle Grant
• George Couros Parent Presentation on Digital Citizens
• Movie Night Nov. 21
• LPPS Primary Concert Dec. 10
• Red and Green Spirit Day Dec. 21
3. Chair Report: Jill Rawlin
★ Council Positions Revisited
• We are still seeking a co-Chair to work along with Jill this year to ensure a smooth
transition into next year as this is Jill’s last year at LPPS. If interested, please speak with
Jill.
• In addition, we are still in need of a Fundraising Coordinator. If interested, please speak
with Jill.
★ Fundraising Goals/Plan/Budget
• Mr Billings shared a draft of the School Wish List for Fundraising created by Staff. There
was a lot of discussion about the potential for funding additional enrichment activities or
possibly a new playground.
• Next steps:
• Tie fundraising goals to wishlist requests
• Research costs, options and timing for funding a new playground. Katherine
Wytrykush volunteered to lead this research.
4. Fundraising Activities Report:
★ QSP: Erica Janjatovic
• QSP sales were down this year versus last. Total sales came in at just under $8,000
compared to about $13,000 last year.
• Given the decline in participation, we will plan to discuss at a future meeting if this is a
program we want to continue with in 2015.
★ Craft Show: Jill Rawlin
• The 4th Annual Craft Show will be held on November 15.
• All 55 vendors are paid in full thanks to the work of Eva Benwell.
• Volunteers are still needed. Requests have been sent via email.
★ Movie Nights: Mark Waschowski
• The first movie night of the year was a success with great turn out.
• The next movie night will be held on November 21st and will likely be showing How To
Train Your Dragon 2.
★ Share The Joy: Joni Mann
• The tree will be going up this Friday.
• We have not yet been assigned a family, but agreed to inquire about the possibility of
sponsoring two families this year.
5. Snack Duty / Meeting Adjournment
★ Thanks to Arati Nair & Janice Herget for providing snacks and drinks.
★ Zildi DeMichele & Sangita Barman are on snack and refreshment duty for the next meeting. ★ The next meeting is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Library.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LPPS PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE
MEETINGS**
Childcare will be available in the computer lab during the meeting for school-aged children.
Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting
January 14, 2015
Chairperson: Jill Rawlin
Minutes: Angela Hulays & Sandy Whitham
Present: LPPS Staff Reps: Jason Billings, Maura Mininni
Parent Reps: Jill Rawlin, Joni Mann, Michele Fletcher, Doreen Lett, Kate Waschkowski, Janice
Jennifer Tsuji, Sandy Whitham, Kate Bishop, Leslie Gould, Sabrina Bhangoo, Francine Vance
1. Welcome: Jill Rawlin
★ Meeting commenced at 6:40pm.
★ Approval of Nov. 5 minutes - all in favour. ★ Approval of agenda - all in favour.
2. School Report: Jason Billings
★ Scientists in the Classroom - Thank you to School Council for funding the first Scientists in the
Classroom. The school has had a number of visits this year from the group and students really love it.
★ Collaborative Inquiry Days - This has proven to be a great opportunity for LP Staff to work
collaboratively with teachers from Owenwood and Clarkson schools to bring unique learning
opportunities to the classroom that have benefit for both teachers and students. Staff are continuing to
focus their work in math and teachers in grades 3 – 5 will be released for 3 days of focused learning on
balanced math. Teachers in grades 1 and 2 will also get a chance to do some similar work later in the
year.
★ Math-a-thon – Conversations have begun about the 2nd
annual Math-a-thon. Math-a-thon is another
very successful fundraiser in which students receive Math questions, are given some time to study them
and then we will have a test day. They will choose a certain number of questions to complete. Students
will get people to pledge and quiz them as they practice. Each $20 raised will get them a ballot for some
fabulous prizes. More information will be shared shortly through the Weekly Envelope.
★ A note from Free The Children - I just wanted to let you know that we received your generous
donation of $600.00! Thank you so much for your contribution and for participating in We Are Rafikis!
Please pass along our heartfelt thanks to your students, staff, and school community for their
commitment and passion to change the world! Your donation is currently being held for a project in
Kenya! Your donation has been released to the community of Osenetoi, Kenya where it will help to
support education projects! Your donation will go to support one of the new classrooms that is under
construction!
★ Plan International Canada - Thanks to our spirit day donations we have made a generous donation to
Gifts of Hope. Our most recent donation has helped children around the world escape the vicious cycle
of poverty by providing communities with clean water, food and garden supplies.
★ The Compass - We received a wonderful thank you letter from the Compass for the huge (over 300)
number of items that were donated in December. They were also very thankful for the $150 that was
donated. Our support for local and global initiatives like these show our students the value in
stewardship. What an amazing lesson!
★ Skating - The council sponsored school skating day will take place this year on March 3rd. The event is
for all Grade 1-5 students although Kindergarten students may attend with a parent or guardian. Michele
Fletcher volunteered to get the hot chocolate for the event.
★ Things coming up -
• PD Day on January 19th
• Classrooms Without Walls
• Report Cards: Jan. 30 for Kindergarten and Feb. 6 for Grades 1 – 5
• BullyFreeMe Assembly on Feb. 11
• Pink and Red day on Feb. 13
• Math-a-thon in February
• Skating on March 3
3. Chair Report: Jill Rawlin
★ Executive Committee Announcements
• Joni Mann has volunteered to co-Chair along with Jill for the remainder of the school year.
Thank you, Joni!
• Angela Hulays, along with her family, will be moving to Pennsylvania in February so, we
are in need of a new Secretary to replace her. Sandy Whitham and Cecelia Gibbons have
volunteered to cover the minutes for the next two council meetings. If you are interested in
the Secretary role or can volunteer to keep minutes for the May 27th meeting, please speak
with Jill or Joni.
• We are still in need of a Fundraising Coordinator. If interested, please speak with Jill or
Joni.
★ Share the Joy: We were successful in filling all the needs and wishes for our sponsored family
this year which was awesome! Jason will be able to share the feedback from the family at our
next meeting.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Sabrina Bhangoo
★ Sabrina presented the Treasurer’s report in Harj’s absence. ★ Based on an estimate of expected income and expenditures for the balance of the year, it is
estimated that we will have a closing cash balance of about $22,000. ★ Given the stated goal of carrying $5,000-$7,000 into the next school year, the council is left
with about $15,000 to invest into the school this year.
5. 2015 Council Funds Spending: Jason Billins & Exec. Committee
★ Spending options discussed based on Staff and Council input were as follows: • Earmark all or a portion of the funds to upgrade the playground structure in future years.
Total investment needed to replace structure estimated at $40,000.
• Ceiling mounts for LCD projectors in each classroom. Total cost estimated at $13,000.
• An additional 2-3 iPads per classroom. Cost estimated at $300 per iPad.
• Fund Ripley’s Aquarium trip. Cost estimated at $2,600.
★ Recommendation from Council is to invest up to $13,000 in a combination of LCD mounts and
iPads for the classrooms. Council looks to Staff to recommend the most desirable way to split
the funds between those two needs. In addition, Council recommends the remaining funds
(approximately $2,600), be earmarked for play structure improvement. Mr. Billings will
contact the Board to inquire about the possibility of modular improvements that could be made
instead of a total replacement of the structure.
★ Mr. Billings will follow up as necessary with Staff and the Board and provide an update at the
next council meeting.
4. Fundraising Activities Report:
★ Craft Show: Jill Rawlin
• The 4th Annual Craft Show was a huge success!
• About $12,000 was raised, up from $9,000 last year. The increase thanks to a very
successful silent auction this year.
• Big thanks to everyone who volunteered or supported the Craft Show this year!
• A new Craft Show committee for next year will be needed. We will be looking for
volunteers in May.
★ Movie Nights: Kate Waschowski
• The next movie night will be held on February 20th and we will be showing The Book of
Life.
★ Math-a-thon: Joni Mann
• Math-a thon will take place this year prior to March Break.
• Francine Vance has volunteered to lead this committee. Leslie Gould and Jen Tsuji have
volunteered for the committee as well.
5. Snack Duty / Meeting Adjournment
★ Thanks to Zildi DeMichele & Sangita Barman for providing snacks and drinks.
★ Sandy Whitham & Jen Tsuji are on snack and refreshment duty for the next meeting. ★ The next meeting is scheduled to be held on February 25, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Library.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LPPS PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE
MEETINGS**
Childcare will be available in the computer lab during the meeting for school-aged children.
Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting
February 26, 2015
Chairperson: Joni Mann and Jill Rawlin
Minutes: Sandy Whitham
Present: LPPS Staff Reps: Jason Billings, Maura Mininni, Paul Kossowski Parent Reps: Joni Mann, Jill Rawlin, Erica Janjatovic, Katherine Wytrykush, Sue Walsh, Jennifer Tsuji, Francine Vance, Heather Fenos, Eva Benwell, Sandy Whitham
1. Welcome: Joni Mann
Meeting commenced at 6:40pm.
Approval of Nov. 5 minutes – Francine Vance approved.
Approval of agenda – Heather Fenos approved.
Welcome to Mr. Paul Kossowski
2. School Report: Jason Billings
School Success - The grade 3, 4 and 5 teachers just finished 3 professional learning days looking at Numeracy. They created and delivered 3 rich tasks with classes. A rich task is a problem that provides lots of opportunity for student thinking and talk. Teachers are there to question and support as students tackle the problem. They are actively engaged in problem solving rather than passive learners. They are open ended and students can create meaning through their conversations. Students were also asked to share their understanding on chart paper with the class. One of the areas that needed improvement was communication of thinking. The grade 4 staff created criteria for effective communication around math thinking and even in just a few short days the students were able improve how they were sharing their responses. Moving forward, staff will continue to look at rich tasks that build collaborative problem solving skills and further refine student communication in math.
Eco Schools - We are doing very well with our Eco-Schools initiative. Students are very with their Litterless Lunch campaign on Wednesdays and we now have the “Golden Lunchbox” which will be handed out to the class that brings in the most litterless lunches. In the next few months we will start our Ban the Bottle campaign and Walk to School Wednesdays. We will also be looking at greening the schoolyard area by putting in native plants and a no-mow zone. Our goal this year is to get Bronze certification, as at is our first year as an Eco-School.
Classrooms Without Walls - Unfortunately due to the snow day we missed one day of Classrooms Without Walls with Bonnie Anderson. She will be back at the end of March for a couple of days. For this session, Mr. K is going to be released to plan and co-teach along with many of our staff. Bonnie Anderson will be there as a resource to support. We really want to empower staff to feel comfortable taking learning outdoors.
We want this to continue regularly into the spring. Thanks to Council for helping cover the costs for allowing us to continue with this great program.
Math-a-thon - Thank you to everyone for supporting our Math-a-thon. It is going well. We have raised $4787 so far and we are at 35% participation. The top two classes right now are Ms. Mininni’s at $1185 and Ms. Simpson’s at $822. We are looking for 100% participation so any amount pledged will help us reach that goal.
Skating - Thank you to School Council for covering the cost of skating on March 3rd.
Things coming up -
o Big Crunch on March 12 at 2:30 o Great Gulp March 13 o Twin/Triplet/Match Up Spirit Day on March 13 o March Break 16 – 20 o Brazilian Dance group here to perform in early April o Education Week will be held during April 20 – 24 o Junior Performance is postponed until early May
3. Treasurer’s Report: Jill Rawlin
Jill presented the Treasurer’s report in Harj’s absence.
The Opening Cash Balance (Aug 28) in addition to Sep’14–Feb’15 Net Income from Fundraising less School Enrichment Expenditures leaves a Current Cash Balance of $29679 (Feb 20).
January 14th, Council recommended investing up to $13000 in a combination of LCD mounts and iPads for the classrooms. See Technology update in Fundraising report below for more information.
September fundraising plans need to be discussed. It was proposed to create a fundraising sub-committee to discuss options and align on decisions at the May council meeting. Joni will bring forward at next council meeting and ask for volunteers for this committee.
4. Fundraising Activities Report:
Playground update: Katherine Wytrykush o The cost for a natural playground is approximately $75k +up. There are
options to build the playground in stages. This is approximately $10k or even less ($3k - $4k) depending on the size and scope of each stage.
o Ideally, we need a vision for whole project and then a work back plan can be created to ensure the pieces align. There are some very creative and fun options available.
o Next steps – Recommended to form a committee and get maintenance involved. Mr. Billings will include a note in the weekly envelope for interested parents to contact Katherine to become involved in this committee. The goals will include establishing a vision, developing a timeline with milestones and priorities as well as setting annual fundraising goals.
Technology update: Maura Minini o 60% of teachers are in favour of iPads and 40% of teachers are in favour
of mounted projector equipment to facilitate classroom learning and function. The $13000 will be spent based on these recommendations.
o Mr. Billings has $1700 of additional funding for technology and learning that must be spent by end of March. This will be used to provide more iPads for the school.
Movie Night: o Movie night raised $762 and was well received including the additional
pizza options and veggie trays. There is one more movie night planned before the end of the year. Movie and date TBD.
Math-a-thon: Francine Vance o Fundraising very close between a number of classes so more
participation is encouraged. Any amount donated counts towards the participation rate.
o The rewards were changed this year. Top earners in the school win a gift card. It is not by classroom but school wide this year.
o The deadline to get pledges in was extended until Monday, March 2nd to encourage greater participation.
5. Other Business
Health Curriculum: Jason Billings o The Province has developed new curriculum. Training plans have not yet
been received but it should be implemented in the new school year (September 2015). “A Parent’s Guide to the Revised Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Grades 1 to 12” was available at the meeting.
Indoor Recess: Joni Mann o An emergency parent list was proposed. This would be used to call parents
for supervision support for lunchtime indoor recesses. Joni Mann will follow up with Mr. Billings.
Extra Curricular Activities: Jen Tsuji/Eva Benwell o Jen is planning to send out a Slotter Survey to parents to get an idea of
interests and begin to map out a plan for the next school year (2015-2016).
• Craft Show: Jill Rawlin o A new Craft Show committee for next year will be needed. We will be looking for
volunteers in May. 5. Chair Report: Jill Rawlin/Joni Mann
School Council Principal Consultation
6. Snack Duty/Meeting Adjournment
Thanks to Jen Tsuji & Sandy Whitham for providing snacks and drinks.
Erica Janjatovic and Eva Benwell are on snack and refreshment duty for the next meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for April 8, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Library.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LPPS PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS**
Childcare will be available in the computer lab during the meeting for school-aged children.
Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting
April 8, 2015 Chairperson: Jill Rawlin / Joni Mann Minutes: Cecilia Gibbons Present: LPPS Staff Reps: Jason Billings, Maura Mininni Parent Reps: Jill Rawlin, Joni Mann, Michele Fletcher, Kate Waschkowski, Janice Herget, Sue Walsh, Jennifer Tsuji, Kate Bishop, Francine Vance, Katherine Wytrykush, Eva Benwell, Erica Janjatovic, Andrea Nobbs, Duncan Warren, Cecilia Gibbons 1. Welcome: Jill Rawlin / Joni Mann ★ Meeting commenced at 6:45pm. ★ Approval of Feb 25 minutes - all in favour. ★ Approval of agenda - all in favour.
2. School Report: Jason Billings
School Success
The numeracy work continues as the grade 1 and 2 staff spent a day last week reviewing the Engage Math information. They also co-created a rich task and taught it to Ms. Sandig’s class. They worked with our Instructional Coach for the day. It was a very productive day.
The Kindergarten teachers and ECEs also had a release day together to review Kindergarten resources and spent some time preparing inquiry activities. They did a wonderful job gathering materials and preparing some new tasks for their students.
Staff will continue to spend some more time working on numeracy at the May 11 PD day. Teacher leaders from LP, Owenwood and Clarkson will plan and facilitate the work on this day which will be an excellent leadership opportunity for them.
Eco Schools The Green Team continues to monitor litterless lunches on Wednesday and they have the Golden Lunchbox that is awarded each week to the top classes. The Walk/Ride/Roll Team has also started. We will be tracking those that participate on Wednesdays and Fridays for the next two months. Students will track their participation on small cards and after 5 days of participating, they will receive a shoe tag. Energy audits also continue on a regular basis. Ms. Minnini has been updating our lessons and we will be inputting all information into the EcoSchools site as we prepare for our certification.
Mr. Kossowski still has some plans for creating our outdoor learning spaces in our yard, including a no mow zone that will include a variety of natural plants and grasses.
Classrooms Without Walls Thank you to the School Council for supporting this initiative. We had two amazing days in March. Mr. Kossowski helped co-plan lessons and our staff took the lead on teaching the lessons. Ms. Anderson from the Field Centre was there as a resource. We are really excited to continue learning and sharing our love of learning outdoors on a regular basis with our LP students. We are looking at preparing a variety of fun outdoor games and activities that can be done in June as a wrap up for the year and will be looking at gathering a number of cooperative games that can be done in September to help build community in our new classes.
Math-a-thon
A huge thank you to Francine Vance, Andrea Nobbs, Zildi DeMichele, Leslie Gould and Jennifer Tsuji for a very successful Math-a-thon. Approximately $8000 was raised. Thanks to the parents that were able to come out for our celebration assembly. The sundae building was a lot of fun. It was a great event.
Skating Thank you to School Council for covering the cost of skating and to Michelle Fletcher for organizing the Hot Chocolate. It sounded like it was a wonderful event. Staff had a lot of fun and the kids were well behaved.
Performances
Yesterday we had the Ache Brazilian dance group here to perform for our students. We have Dufflebag Theatre here during Education Week and Cadence, a Musical group will be here in May. Thanks to Council for funding these Arts enrichment activities.
Education Week
We will have a number of activities happening during education week. The dates we will celebrate education week are April 20 – 24 and the theme is Inspire, Greatness, Together. We will have a kick off assembly, a visit by families during recess and to their classroom, Ripley’s trip, the Dufflebag theatre, and a school movie. There will be a variety of classroom activities to celebrate students and to show inspiration. It should be a great week.
Things coming up
Junior Performance May 7th Wacky Hair Day May 8th
Grade 5 Visit to Tecumseh May 21st EQAO starts May 25 Welcome to Kindergarten May 28 BBQ June 12 Gr. 5 Graduation June 23 K teddy bear picnic – June 25
Other: o We need topics for the speakers. Please send any suggestions for the Parent Education
Event to Joni / Jason / Jill o Photos retake in school, it was suggested to compile a list of those who want the
pictures o Please think about the wish-list for the next meeting so we can start in full swing in
September 3. Treasurer’s Report: Jason Billings
Details will be shared at the next meeting
4. Fundraising Activities Report:
Playground Update: Katherine Wytrykush o 3 companies provided quotes o We can add new modules every year to the playground o 4-person swing was suggested as per the children’s wishes o Jen & Katie offered to help Katherine. Thank you!
Technology Update: Jason Billings o Ipads are ordered o Ceiling mounts for projectors are in process
Movie Night: Kate Waschkowski o May 8 Sponge Bob
Math-a-Thon: Francine Vance o Goal was $5,500 with 100% participation o Actual was $8,800 with 85% participation o Probably $8,000 after expenses o Sundae building assembly was a huge success o 3 top classes: Mrs. Minnini 100% participation, Mrs. Simpson 85% and Mr Grant 86%.
All three classes will get a pizza party Fundraising Committee still needed for the following activities:
o Playground project o Math-a-thon o Craft Show o Pizza days
May 6 Fundraising idea committee will meet at 7 pm at the Pump in Clarkson 5. Other Business:
Movie it May: Joni Mann
Activities in planning, tennis with all kids, rugby possibly, netball, yoga, baseball were suggested. Janice to help with different foods (one colour for each week?)
Emergency Parent List Please add your name to the list, sometimes last minute helps is needed (lunchroom supervisors)
Lunch / After School Activities Survey: Eva Benwell / Jen Tsuji Survey for parents: what do you want? Price range? What do the kids want? What is working? What is not? Have you made use of the activities?
Grad Update: Jill Rawlin / Doreen Lett We need a Grade 5 committee for next year, please start thinking about it. Parents whose children will be in Grade 5 next year should come forward
Year End BBQ: Joni Mann June 12 5 pm. No fundraising activities, just an evening for families to connect. Food handling not allowed, therefore we will organize food truck again. Parents can bring salads and other snacks
Tree replacement program was suggested 6. Snack Duty / Meeting Adjournment
Thanks to Eva Benwell and Erica Janjatovic for providing snacks and drinks. Francine & Joni / Jill are on snack and refreshment duty for the next meeting. The next meeting is scheduled to be held on May 27, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Library. Jen Tsuji will take the minutes Next year’s positions are still to be filled, Chair: Joni, Treasurer: Harj?, Secretary: ?
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LPPS PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS** Childcare will be available in the computer lab during the meeting for school-aged children.
Lorne Park Public School Council Meeting May 27th, 2015
Chairperson: Jill Rawlin/Joni Mann Minutes: Jennifer Tsuji Present: LPPS Staff Reps: Jason Billings, Maura Mininni, Dayle Grant Parent Reps: Jill Rawlin, Joni Mann, Katherine Wytrykush, Erica Janjatovic, Wendy Chamie, Andrea Nobbs, Leslie Gould, Sandy Whitman, Doreen Lett, Francine Vance, Arati Nair, Duncan Warren, Janice Herget, Sue Walsh, Michele Fletcher, Eva Benwell, Cecilia Gibbons, Jen Tsuji. 1. Welcome: Jill Rawlin/Joni Mann
Meeting commenced at 6:45
Approval of April 8th minutes – all in favour
Approval of agenda – all in favour 2. School Report : Jason Billings School Success 5 teachers recently participated in a 3 day Restorative Practices workshop. Ms. Mininni shared information about the philosophy and approach of using a restorative practice approach to problem solving. This involves reflective questioning for those that caused the harm and the person that was harmed. The end result is a move away from a punitive approach to one that is collaborative and focused on setting goals moving forward. Our school will begin implementing this approach across all classrooms next year as part of our School Success goals in School Climate. Eco Schools The Green Team continues to monitor litterless lunches on Wednesday. The Walk/Ride/Roll Team is almost over. Approximately 76% of the grade 1 – 5 students have participated at least once. It is going very well. Energy audits also continue on a regular basis. Mr. Kossowski and Mr. Nichols will be working with the Growing club to plant some native species plants in the back corner of the field. This will be a “no mow” zone where we will plant a variety of plants and see what other types of species grow there. There are plans to create signs for the various plants in the no mow zone to teach students and visitors about the various types of vegetation growing in the area. Ban the Bottle is beginning shortly. EcoSchools visited us on May 19 to meet with staff and students to discuss the initiatives we implemented this year. They were very impressed. Hopefully we will hear the results of our certification shortly! Move it May The activities are wrapping up. It has been a wonderful month of activities with dance, zumba, martial arts, along with other activities. Thank you to our volunteers who are also handing out fresh fruit on Fridays. Performances Dufflebag Theatre was here during Education Week to present Robin Hood. It was hilarious and our kids really enjoyed it. We also had Cadence here earlier this month. They performed an A Cappella Through the History of Voice. It was also an amazing performance. Thanks to Council for funding these Arts enrichment activities.
Education Week We had a very successful Education Week with a variety of activities to celebrate the them Inspire, Greatness, Together. We had an incredible trip to Ripley’s Aquarium and had a number of families join us for our Open House. It was a very reflective week with students celebrating the great things about themselves. Junior Performance Our grade 4s and 5s performed in early May. The performance included one dance and one piece of music. They were very well done and we had great feedback from families on the evening. Grade 5 Transition Our grade 5 class went on a tour of Tecumseh PS on May 21. Tecumseh also hosted a parent presentation that evening and gave families a chance to tour the school. Our students will head over there once more at the end of June for a Track and Fun day. We work closely with Tecumseh to make sure this is a smooth transition for students. We build classes together to ensure we place students in the right classroom environment to support their transition. Things coming up Welcome to Kindergarten May 28 Blue and yellow day June 5 Volunteer Breakfast June 11 at 8:30am Free The Children group visiting the SEVA Food Bank farm with Tecumseh BBQ June 12 Grade 4 and 5 Track and Field Gr. 5 Graduation June 23 K teddy bear picnic – June 25 Last Day of School – Red and White day June 26 3. Treasurer’s Report: Jill Rawlin/Joni Mann Projected funds raised in the 2014 - 2015 school year (Finalized treasurer’s report to be sent out in late June)
Lorne Park Craft Show QSP Magazine Orders Math-a-Thon Movie Nights Pizza Fun Lunches T-shirts/Other
Total
$11,900
$2600
$7800
$2300
$6500
$550
$31,650
How we spent the funds… (Finalized costs to be reported in late June)
Class Room Start Up Costs School Trips (Ripley’s Aquarium) School Presentations (Cadence, Dufflebag Theatre, Anti-Bullying, Ache Brazil) iPads Classroom LCD Mounts IXL Math License Move it May (Tennis, Fruity Fridays) Skating Trip Recess Equipment Library Books Classroom Without Walls EcoSchools Gr. 5 Graduation (Yearbook, Party) Free the Children Charity SK Graduation
Total
$2300
$1400
$4900
$6300
$10,000
$1250
$1750
$730
$1200
$750
$860
$500
$1900
$600
$300 ___________
$34,740
*A healthy opening balance at the beginning of the year has helped to cover the difference, and leaves us with an estimated closing bank balance of $10,000. 4. Wish List: Jason Billings
School wish list created for Fundraising for next year. Grand total of $20,800 to completely cover list.
School Council report created in draft, possibility to release one quarterly next year to keep parents informed about fundraising achievements and use of funds in the school.
5. Fundraising Activities Report
Playground Update: Katherine Wytrykush o 3 companies have submitted quotes o putting together a presentation for parents to see at LPPS BBQ on June 12th o Must have a vote on which companies design to present to parents at BBQ o Go Fund Me approved by board as a fundraising option for playground. Jen Tsuji
and Jason Billings will create and set up for BBQ
Technology Update: Jason Billings o Ipads have been purchased and are in classrooms o LCD’s have been ordered and are on their way
Movie Night: Joni Mann o Was a successful movie night o Don’t have the final totals yet o License is good until October 2015, therefore it would be great to have one more
movie night in September to make enough money to pay for the next year’s license.
Pizza lunches: Joni Mann and Jennifer Tsuji o Move from biweekly to weekly o Proposed to have one yearly payment instead of two, however it was expressed
by some present that two payments were easier for families. o Need to confirm details with Zildi Di Michele who is in charge of the pizza lunches
Fundraising Idea Group: Joni Mann & Jennifer Tsuji o Chocolate Bar Fundraiser in Fall for playground.
$90.00 per case at at $45.00 profit for the school vote taken of present members with a decision made to sell Belgium
chocolate case of 6 different types of bars/bites/almonds All chocolates are nut free with the exception of the almonds which are
peanut free If 200 cases are sold in fundraiser, it would raise $9000.00 for school Incentives from company and a possible grand prize for one family from
the top sellers in the fundraiser. (weekend getaway in Niagara?) Fundraiser to run from October 2nd to October 16th, 2015
o Lamontagne also sells popcorn for fundraisers for school $0.73 cost per bag in 6 different flavours made in Cambridge,Ontario Gluten free and peanut free Sold as a fundraiser for Grade 5 grad? And for school?
6. Other Business
Lunch/After school activities: Eva Benwell and Jennifer Tsuji o Results of in class survey of students and Survey Monkey of parents for
extracurricular activities were completed o 34 adult responses with good comments regarding fees, existing programs and
thoughts on timing of programs “would like more programs in the lunch hours” “programs for the kindergarteners” two programs on Kids4Kids within the school year more discipline required within some of the activities by the facilitators
(Mad Science and Art for Kids)
o Responses from children varied depending on age group; younger children really enjoyed Mad Science, Karate Kids, Art for Kids
o Older children and younger children enjoyed Kids4Kids o All grades would like to see more fitness or sport activities offered o Have contacted Sportball company to see if they would be a good fit for LPPS,
waiting for response and more details
Grad Update o Grad party letter going home to parents on Wednesday May 27th o Get a grade 5 committee for the next year together early to start taking pictures for
the yearbook o Looking for parent volunteers for help with the Grade 5 committee for next year
Year End BBQ o Burgers, etc will be provided by M&M Meats with the BBQ Brother’s onsite
cooking for everyone o Flyers went out Wednesday May 27th, o Orders need to be returned by June 5th o Slottr sign up sheet for salads, chips, condiments already open for parents. o Ice cream will be there for the kids to purchase, Shhh it is a surprise!
6. Snack Duty/Meeting Adjournment
Thanks to Jill and Joni for very delicious and elegant snacks for tonight and to Francine for providing the snacks for the children and the helpers
Special recognitions to Jill, Andrea and Doreen for all their hard work as members of the council for many years.
Thanks to all parents for all their contributions to the school over the past school year
Thanks to Jason Billings for everything he has done during his first year at LPPS
Thanks to Maura Mininni, Dayle Grant for all their support and help
Next years positions are still to be filled: Chair: Joni Mann, Co-chair: Jen Tsuji, Treasurer: Harj?, Secretary?
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
****PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LPPS PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS****
Childcare will be available in the computer lab during the meeting for school-aged children