Wilkinson School Community Council
Minutes - February 13, 2006
7:00 pm
Present: Karen Geraci, John Hykel, Paula Weekes-Kahn, Bianca Kapteyn, April Moon, Jacqui Strachan, Sunny Mills, Ruth Allen, Lisa Watt (VP), Tanya Sterioff (Principal)
Guest: Daphne MacCormack
Regrets: Carol Bennett, Karen Wiseman, Catherine Lake and Sharon Weller
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Adoption of Minutes from January 2006’s meeting: 1st motion: John, 2nd motion: April
3. Principal’s Update:
a. If CUPE walkout, school and daycare would be closed. Nothing will happen before next week
b. Lice update. The entire school has been done. Lisa is the contact person. April 3rd, they will check the whole school again.
c. Movie Night is Friday February 17th
d. Graduation Awards information session on January 21st at 1:00. Look at an athletic award for Jane Creba
e. February 23rd Young Authors Assembly at 9 am. One student will represent each grade level and read a piece of writing they have been working on.
f. Kanata Dance Troupe: grades 1-6 at 1:00 on March 6th.
g. There will be a book fair for the week of March 6-10 in Room 3
h. Registration will be next week.
4. Chair Update
a. John Abberger has resigned from Council with regrets
5. Treasurer’s Update
a. Total available funds raised: $12,048.96
6. Committee Updates
a. Performing Arts: nothing to report
b. Greening and Grounds
i. Removal of basketball nets from current location
1. Daphne MacCormack, parent and member of the community, is voicing a concern over the present location of the basketball nets, which are located behind her house.
2. The older kids playing basketball are swearing and throwing garbage into her backyard and the balls travels onto her property.
3. Potential Solution: move basketball courts to where the stadium is: cost prohibitive. Also will just be moving the problem to another location.
4. Solution: Installation of retractable basketball nets that will be taken down after school each day by the custodian. We have to find out the price.
ii. Environmental Club:
1. Organized by a Grade 6 teacher
2. Will work with the Greening and Grounds Committee
c. Communications
i. Website
1. Domain name has been registered
2. Tanya please review the website and approve by end of month
3. Philip Kahn will be taking care of wilkinsonparents@yahoo.ca
ii. Newsletter
1. Lisa Watt (VP) to be interviewed
2. FAQ and articles for the newsletter needed.
d. Fundraising
i. Dominion-Save-A-Tape
1. So far we have $2454.18 in receipt tape and have earned $5.45 in proceeds
2. Receipts from Ultra-Mart, Dominion and A&P
ii. Fun Fair
1. 18 volunteers
2. Next meeting is March 1st
3. At the next Parent Council meeting the Fun Fair Committee will present a budget
iii. Movie Night
1. February 17
2. At the last Movie Night, we raised the following in sales:
a. Chocolate sales = $94
b. Donations = $260
c. Snack Bar = $410
d. Profit: Snack bar= $210, Donations= $260
3. Will buy beverages (pop) for the next Movie Night, because we have run out of donated drinks.
iv. Pizza Lunch will take place on February 24
7. Other Business
a. Funding options
i. Informal request for $4/child for field trips. Option discussed of creating a field trip fund. Put aside money for kids who can’t afford to go on field trips and whose parents are uncomfortable asking for help. The teachers would let us know how much financial support is needed for their class. Funding request to be brought forward at next Council meeting.
ii. Kindergarten Play area. We need more info from the teachers. John H will visit during a Wednesday lunch hour to discuss this issue
iii. Room 18 wants to Sponsor a Child overseas. It would be $30/month. We have decided not to fund it, and are looking instead at projects that will benefit all children, e.g. field trips.
b. Sweet Heart Bake Sale is tomorrow
8. Adjournment (Sunny/Bianca)