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Meeting Minutes - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

DCPS Home & School Association

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PRESENT : Michelle Chin (MC), Mary Gillis (MG), Heidi Branton (HB), Barry Morlog (BM), JeremyAbrahams (JA), Michael Dickson (MD), Jen Racine (JR), Tina Vermeire (TV), Nicole Ferris (NF)

OPENING Poem Unity read by MD see attached.

PRESIDENTS REPORT Membership dues for Home and School are due by November 1 st . MC hasthe forms for anyone interested and the cost is $15. It is important to have for insurance purposes.The Home and School is independent from the Board. The Hamilton Home and School is putting on aHome and School 101 on October 19, @ 7:00 pm at the office located at Main and Bay.

SCHOOL REPORT see attachedFri. Oct. 9 Hep B shots Gr. 7 students HPV for Gr. 8 girls (voluntary)

- Terry Fox Run(pm) postponed from last week

Oct. 10-12-Thanksgiving WeekendTues. Oct. 13-Umbrella community Night (6-7pm) library Travelogue (gym)Wed. Oct 14-School Photos majority of the schoolThurs. Oct. 15-School Photosother K classes & students who were absentFri. Oct. 16 = Gr. 3s @ Childrens Museum (pm)

- Gr. 4-8 Cross Country Meet @ /Christies Cons.(9:45 am)Mon. Oct. 19-Buster the Bus (9am) K-3 Gr. 4-8 Bus Safety Prog. (10:10am)Tues. Oct. 20-VB:JB@Spenc. Valley(4:45pm)Wed. Oct. 21-VB:SG@Spenc. Valley(3:45pm)Thurs. Oct. 22-VB:JB@Flam. Ctr.(3:45pm) SB@Cathy Wever(3:45pm)Mon. Oct. 26-VB:JG@Osler(3:45pm)Tues. Oct. 27-Middle School Swim Meet(1pm)Jimmy Thompson

- VB:JG@Greenleaf(3:45pm)Wed. Oct. 28-VB:Osler@SG(3:45) Dalewood @SG(4:45)Thurs. Oct. 29-VB:Greenleaf@SB(3:45pm) Dalewood @SB(4:45pm)Fri. Oct. 30-Halloween Activities (pm) The primary parade and activities will take place after 2 nd nutrition break.

Facilities Update -circulation/ventilation doing replacements in the building and the heating has been installed-windows all the windows are now on order. Hopefully they will be ready to go in by mid-Nov

-mats & floor in gym- The Board put in strips on the walls in the gym to put mats on. The matson the wall now are extras from Osler. We have ordered some for the ends of the gym. Themats can be removed if needed. The school is still looking into a new floor. One quote for anew Terra Floor was $90,000. This is much too high and BM will continue to look into this.-b-ball hoops-The new basketball hoops have been installed. Thanks to the Home and Schoolfor approving by use of the Playground Structure Fund

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-roof-There has been some leaking in Mr. Bells hall and the primary hall. The company islooking into replacing some of the shingles.

Head Lice Training Session This will take place on Tues. Oct. 13 in the staff room. There have been more volunteers thisyear to check the kids hair. The kids are being told how to prevent the spread by not sharinghats or combs.

Combined Home & School, School Council Meetings? To avoid BM having to go to two meetings and present the same information, he would like thetwo groups to meet on the same night and start together to hear the principals report. The twogroups can then have separate meetings or choose to meet together when required. JA voicedconcern over the administration of the meetings. BM said that himself or Jen would always

attend the meetings. They would alternate between the two. JA wondered if it would be betterto have the same administration attend the meetings to avoid confusion.

Ministry Discussion Paper Supporting Learning and Teaching in Ontarios ElementarySchools

-on Ministrys website-over crowded curriculum?-www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/curriculum.html

Please visit the website and voice your opinion on the curriculum. The Ministry would like tohear from parents, teachers and principals from all grades about what you think.

School Trips -grade 6 is going to Wanikita. The cost is $200.-Grade 7 is going to St. Donat. The cost is $600. The students are exposed to the Frenchculture and have a great outdoor experience doing such things as tubing and skiing.-Grade 8 is going to Quebec City. The cost is $600. The students enjoy this beautiful city andget the opportunity to visit a variety of historical locations.The number of students attending the Grade 7 and Grade 8 trips this year has declined. BM isconcerned that the cost of the trips may be a financial burden to many families and it might betime to look at some other options that are less expensive for the parents. Suggestions?

TREASURERS REPORTSee attached. All the receipts are in for 081 & 09 and Home & School has $2,248 to spend. This ismore than was expected.The Home & School has approved $775 to be used to purchase track and field shirts (request for thegym program). These shirts will also be used for the cross county teams. Voted that $1500 total thisyear go to the physical educational department. Was voted and no opposition.

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$1000 was also approved for the Food for Thought Program last year (proceeds from Holiday Baskets).

ELECTIONAll of last years executive is stepping down. MC asked if anyone at the meeting was willing to step intoany on the roles.Mary Gillis will continue as our Teacher Representative.Michelle Chin is now the Website Editor and Past PresidentJenny Pepper is the new TreasurerNicole Ferris will continue as Co-Secretary with Michelle ChinNo one stepped forward as President or Vice-President. The Home & School will have to continue tofunction without these positions. We will have to rotate members chairing the meetings until apresident is found. MG has offered to chair the next meeting.MC We need people to do smaller parts of the big job. We need people to run events or they will have

to be cancelled.

INITIATIVES FOR 2009-2010

QSP Magazine Fundraiser The company has given us a bonus of $600 for being loyal customers.There has been some concern voiced over how long it takes the subscriptions to arrive. Perhaps theycould send in advance a gift card to anyone who gives a subscription as a gift. We would also look intothe kids getting magazine subscriptions as prizes instead of plastic toys. MC to contact Craig Robertsto develop these ideas. A big thanks to Krista Darling for running this fundraiser.

Food 4 Thought MG initiated a snack program last year that made snacks available to kids in the school who neededthem. This year we would like to expand on the idea. The plan is for each class room to have a weeklybin which will contain fresh fruit and sandwiches starting October 19th. These bins will be available tothe students who need it without them having to ask for help. The bins will be taken to the Day CareCentre at Knox Church which has agreed to help us by properly sanitizing the bins. (There are nofacilities at Dundas Central that.would meet the ministrys guidelines for proper cleaning). We needvolunteers to help with food preparation, transportation of the bins and distribution at the school. If youcan help, please contact MG or MC. Proceeds from the holiday baskets will go towards supporting thisprogram.

Active Recess BM-25 grade 7&8 kids have signed up to run activities at recess with the primary grades. This will bewith the supervision of BM and Wally. The will run 3 on 3 and skipping games.2nd part get more balls into the classrooms. The phys ed department is going to purchase new balls,so the old balls will be placed into the classrooms. There is enough for 2-3 balls each and they will bemonitored by the teachers. These are to be used for nutrition break only. We would like to encourage



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the kids to bring in balls to school as well. The next newsletter will provide a list of things that can bebrought into the school.Teachers and volunteers are now wearing vests in the Kindergarten pen.

Winter Clothes Closet Will be held the first week of Nov. have no leader Dorothy Crowe has offered to help. Needsomeone to empty the bins daily and set up. The preview will be the day before and we need toarrange with St. Augustines to pick up the left over clothes the next morning.

Family Movie Night? In Nov? BM: Need to have enough notice to have the gym, but do not get reservations from Board untilSeptember. MC- Then we need to reserve dates say in June. Do we want to have a dance in Feb?Sara will work with BM to find a date. JA was wondering if we could use movie night to have another

initiative such as a literacy night.

Monopoly Tournament.MP brought forth a new fundraising idea. Parish and him would like to run a monopoly tournament.Hasboro would work with us. MP will make a presentation at the next meeting as he need to have asmuch notice as possible to run this kind of fundraiser.

MC adjourns the meeting.

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, November 3 rd, 2009 7:00 8:30 pm



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Agenda for Wednesday, October 7t h, 2009: 7:00 pm 8:30 pm

Welcome & Introductions

School Report Barry Morlog

Presidents Report Michelle Chin Membership Dues to OFHSA Review, revise & approve List of Events & Initiatives, Operating Budget for 2009-2010 (see attached)

Treasurers Report Heidi Branton Income QSP bonus $600 approve $775 for track and field shirts (request for gym program). These shirts would be also used for the

cross country teams $1000 for Food for Thought Program. Large mesh bags for outdoor recess

H&S Elections Michelle Chin President, Communications Secretary, Treasurer and more! (see attached)

H&S Events & Initiatives Meet the Teacher BBQ debrief Denise Montgomery QSP Magazine Fundraiser update Krista Darling Food 4 Thought Committee Mary Gillis October Movie Night Sara Dickinson, date? Winter Clothes Closet leader, date (first week of November?) Active Recess Louise Infurnari

Any Other Business?

Our Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 3 rd , 7:00 - 8:30 pm Staff Room

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DUNDAS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL Wed. Oct. 7, 2009.

HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Principals Report

1. Calendar Update

Fri. Oct. 9 - Hep B Shots Gr. 7 students - HPV for Gr. 8 girls (voluntary)- Terry Fox Run (pm) postponed from last week

Oct. 10-12 - Thanksgiving WeekendTues. Oct. 13 - Umbrella Community Night (6-7 pm) library - Travelogue (gym)Wed. Oct. 14 - School Photos majority of the schoolThurs. Oct. 15 School Photos other K classes & students who were absentFri. Oct. 16 - Gr. 3s @ Childrens Museum (pm)

- Gr. 4-8 Cross Country Meet @ Christies Cons. (9:45 am)Mon. Oct. 19 - Buster the Bus (9 am) K- 3 - Gr. 4-8 Bus Safety Prog. (10:10 am)

- rain date for Cross Country - VB: JG @ Dalewood (4:45 pm)Tues. Oct. 20 - VB: JB @ Spenc. Valley (4:45 pm)Wed. Oct. 21 - VB: SG @ Spenc . Valley (3:45 pm)Thurs. Oct. 22 VB: Flam. Ctr. @ JB (3:45 pm) SB @ Cathy Wever (3:45 pm)Mon. Oct. 26 - VB: JG @ Osler (3:45 pm)Tues. Oct. 27 - Middle School Swim Meet (1 pm) Jimmy Thompson

- VB: JB @ Greenleaf (3:45 pm)Wed. Oct. 28 - VB: Osler @ SG (3:45 pm ) Dalewood @ SG (4:45 pm)Thurs. Oct. 29 VB: Greenleaf @ SB (3:45 pm) Dalewood @ SB (4:45 pm)Fri. Oct. 30 - Halloween Activities (pm)

2. Facilities Update- circulation / ventilation - windows - mats & floor in the gym- b-ball hoops (thanks!) - roof

3. Halloween Activities - after 2 nd Nurtition Break - Pr. Parade / Activities

4. Athletics / Active Recess / Playground balls

5. Head Lice Training Session - Tues. Oct. 13 (10 am) - Staff rm.

6. Combined Home & School , School Council Mtgs. ?

7. Ministry Discussion Paper Supporting Learning and Teaching in OntariosElementary Schools

- on Ministrys website- over crowded curriculum ?- www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/curriculum.html

8. School Trips

9. A.O.B

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