Forest Hill School Council Minutes

January 13, 2015

 

Welcome

 

Attendance – Fiona, Laurie, Melanie, Jess, Andrea, Rebecca, Mr. Berndt, Mr. Crewson, Ms. Shaw

 

Speaker update – Fiona

• Speaker on healthy lunches, nutrition is moving, so no workshop
• Workshop on head lice (from London) for next school year – using PRO grant; to tell us how to prevent and treat lice; low cost (travel expenses only); small kit costs $24.95 (includes book and comb), large kit includes a light for $50Financial report – Laurie
• Main account
  • $7394.10 dedicated to Junior Playground
  • $3500.00 promised funds for teachers’ wish list
  • balance as of Dec. 31/14 $1001.53
• TreeGeneration
  • Balance Dec. 31/14 $2816.27
• Want to move TreeGeneration account to other bank, as paying $2.50/month service charge. Laurie will discuss with Mr. Berndt.Movie night proposal – Fiona
• Thurs. January 29^th doors open 6:30pm. Start 6:45 pm Movie: Rio 2
• Budget of $75 to purchase snacks – all in favourSchool update – Mr. Berndt, Mr. Crewson and Ms. Shaw
• Fundraiser for Snack Pack Program – Gala – Thurs. January 29 6-8 pm at the Tannery, 151 Charles St. W, Kitchener
  • Motivational speaker: Thanh Campbell, author of “Orphan 32”
  • 300 tickets available, $50 each – order online or from teachers (cheque or cash)
  • Hors d’oeuvres, auctions and fun
  • www.foresthillsnacks.ca
  • Grade 5s wrote persuasive letters to businesses asking for donations – very successful
• Snack Pack luncheon with reps from up to 9 churches within our school boundary; January 21
• Cold weather: if Board website says it’s -20º or colder with windchill, children stay inside; if -35º, schools are closed
• PA day Jan. 30
• Kindergarten registration Feb. 4
• Report cards going home Feb. 20
• Mrs. Weber (K-5) leaving Feb. 13; Mrs. Jones is back Feb. 17
• Chocolate bar campaign in October raised about $10,000 – major fundraiser for day-to-day issues in school
• Grade 6 ski trip Feb. 5 all day
• Grades 1-5 tubing trip Feb. 6; parents volunteering only no cost, if they also tube they need to pay $12; council paying for busing
• Chapters offers 2 programs for fundraising for schools – Sportsworld store; certain % of purchases over eg. 2 month timeframe goes to school (in form of gift cards)
• Winter concert had very good turnout
• Rangers game Jan. 9 our choir sang O CanadaGreening update – Laurie
• Some grant dates coming up
• Need to figure out what our next step is
• Valentine’s party – Fiona
• Friday Feb. 13, 6:30-8pm – girl guides running it
• Punch, crafts
• Dance – free DJ – can make requests
• Will also hold another clothing giveaway
• Budget of $150 to purchase snacks – all in favourFun Fair update – Laurie
• Thursday June 18 evening
• Free, but food items and auction items cost
• Possible activities: cricket club, Medieval Fair, Mighty Machines, model train (controlled access), KPL craft table, university solar table, Rangers street hockey
• Laurentian and Queensmount students to help
• Maybe facepainting, tattoes
• Maybe 50/50 draw
• Silent auction
• Action item: need donations, prizes, volunteersOther topics:
• Cookies and Cards fundraiser is Feb. 9 – 23