AGENDA – March 31, 2016 School Council Meeting

The next Gledhill School Council meeting will be held on Thursday March 31 at 6:00-7:30pm in the School Library (2nd floor).

Please note that snacks and babysitting services will be provided
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend all or part of the meeting

AGENDA

6:00pm to 6:30pm (housekeeping items)

  • Approval of December meeting minutes (5 minutes) (minutes available here)
  • Chair Updates – Parent Engagement, Communications, Fundraising, Grants, Healthy Kids, Volunteer, Parent Class Representatives, Ward and School Advocacy, Eco, Governance
    (25 minutes)
  • Status of popcorn machine and projector purchases
  • Need person to lead Coffee and Conversation events

6:30pm to 7:30pm (main agenda items)

  • Welcome and introductions (5 minutes)
  • Introduction of new Breakfast Club Coordinator – Jennifer Scaife (10 minutes)
  • Principal’s update (15 minutes)
  • Annual Council By-Law review – FOR DECISION  (existing School Council By-Laws available here) (10 minutes)
  • Progress towards Council goals (10 minutes)
  • Other Business (10 minutes)
  • Adjournment

Upcoming dates

  • Fri. Apr. 1 – Coffee and Conversation (TBC)
  • Fri. Apr. 8 – Movie Night
  • Thurs. Apr. 28 – Council Meeting
  • Fri. May 6 – Pizza Lunch

Daily Announcements -Tuesday, March 29th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Junior choir is today! All members must be present. Lots of great music today at 11:45. Sing you there!
  2. Coding for grades 5 and 6 ended last week. Soon students in grades 3 and 4 will be invited to sign up.
  3. A message for grade 5 and 6 students who signed up for badminton. There will be tryouts today at 11:45 in the gym. Thank you.

Daily announcements – Thursday, March 24th

announcement Highlights from the morning announcements:

  1. There is a yearbook meeting in the library at lunch.
  2. There is no school tomorrow or Monday. Have a good long weekend everyone!
  3. This is a message for all grade 5 and 6 students who would like to sign up for badminton. There is a sign up sheet posted at Room 6 and there will be a brief meeting at lunch today. All interested grade 5 and 6 students are to meet Miss McPherson in the gym at 12:05. Thank you.

Daily Announcements – Wednesday, March 23rd

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Gledhill Dance-a-thon is coming soon! Don’t forget your pledge sheets!
  2. No happiness project this week.

Daily Announcements – Tuesday, March 22nd

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. We are sorry for the inconvenience but PRIMARY CHOIR will not take place today. We will meet again in two weeks.
  2. Running club news: With the fair weather coming soon, very soon we hope, more runners will join us for our morning runs. There are 2 runs, a short one for students in grades 1 and sometimes 2, and a longer run for bigger, faster students.
    After the short run, we ask that students make their way to day care or the Breakfast Club. Those are the 2 areas that are the safest for our students while I wait outside for the long run people to come in.
    After everyone is in, we open room 26, my homeroom, to the Running Club for exploration, play and music making. If your child goes to the Breakfast Club to wait for room 26 to open, we ask for a donation to the Breakfast Club, and registration as well so that we can continue to feed students first thing in the morning and keep our runners safe.
  3. Karate Kids is tomorrow at lunch – don’t forget your shirt and belt!

News from the Breakfast Club

Jennifer Scaife, the new Breakfast Club Coordinator, is looking for volunteers and hopes that some of us might be willing and able to do so. The Breakfast Club relies heavily on two components; volunteer participation and financial contributions.

The Breakfast Club’s volunteer participation has been steady, reliable, and hardworking, but the schedule is becoming difficult to fill out, as volunteers’ kids graduate, work schedules change, etc.

We need your help. If you are interested in helping out, or in learning more, the following flyer provides all the information you will need. Please contact JenniferScaife@RoyalLePage.ca for further information or to express an interest.

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Daily Announcements – Monday, March 21st

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Today is the last day of coding for grades 5 and 6 students. Do come at lunch to the library.
  2. We are on the second day of spring. Do you feel it? Soon you will!
  3. Jazz art meeting for interested staff in Room 16 at lunch.
  4. Primary choir meets tomorrow at 11:45 in Room 18.

Daily Announcements -Thursday, March 10th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Grade 3 and 6 teachers – there will be a brief EQAO meeting at 11:45 today.
  2. Tomorrow is Earth Hour – please turn off the lights when they are not necessary. tomorrow dress in either YELLOW or BLACK! Merci.

Daily Announcements – Wednesday, March 9th

announcementHighlights from the morning announcements:

  1. Karate kids is today at lunch.
  2. Carnival activities are running again at morning recess. Look for the grade 6’s to guide you through some carnival fun!
  3. Young women on the move  – you are meeting today at lunch in Room 24.
  4. We are having a Spirit Day in honour of Earth Hour on Friday – wear Gledhill colours – YELLOW and BLACK!

Skate Day is tomorrow – Tuesday, March 8 – (Volunteers – note slight location change)

skates

Gledhill’s Annual Skate Day is tomorrow!

Students in grades 1-6 will be walking over to Ted Reeve Arena and strapping on skates for a fun day of skating with their classmates. Please note we are now going to be in the main Ted Reeve Arena as opposed to the bubble as originally planned.

Students are encouraged to bring their own skates and helmets but, a limited supply of loaner skates and helmets will be available at the rink.

It’s not too late to volunteer!

Volunteers are still needed to help with skate tying at the arena in either the AM (9:00 to 11:00) or PM (12:45- 2:15). Questions can be directed to nichols_andrea@hotmail.com