PAC Meetings/Minutes

Special Newsletter: PAC AGM agenda

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Dear parents,

Just a reminder that the PAC AGM is on Wednesday night, starting at 7pm.   Babysitting is available!  If you’re interested in making your school a better place, please come along and contribute.

Here’s the agenda…

Refreshments & mingle 6:45pm

Meeting starts 7pm

1)     Approval of minutes from General Meeting dated Feb 5, 2014

2)     Business Arising from the minutes

  1. Library funds update
  2. Bingo Night

3)     Brief updates

  1. Spring Carnival
  2. Valet
  3. Lice 911
  4. Enviro Club
  5. Emergency Prep- defribrillator

 

4)     Principal’s report

5)     Treasurer’s report

  1. Budget Proposal – motion to approve proposed 2014/2015 operating budget
  2. Motion to approve the following expenditures:

i.     Up to $28,000 for installation & mounting of projectors & speakers in 23 divisions

ii.     Up to $5500 for Science/Math programs

iii.     $5,000 contribution towards IT Fund

6)     Elections for PAC Exec 2014-1015

7)     Election for School Planning Council

8)     Other

 

See you there!

 

Your PAC Executive

Friday Newsletter: PAC AGM is on Wednesday! | Spring Fair | Volunteer thank you

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Dear parents,

  • Did you know that through your efforts, the PAC has raised nearly $40,000?  Yes, seriously!  How awesome is that?  Give yourself a big pat on the back.  And now, with all that hard work done, it’s time for the fun part.  Let’s spend it!  Next Wednesday, at the PAC AGM (starting at 7pm), we’ll vote on using this money to pay for projectors for all the classrooms, as well as making a contribution to the IT fund and bringing in a cool extra-curricular math/science program for all grades.  Please come along and make your voice heard.  (Babysitting is available if needed.  Please get in touch with Sarah Dennis if needed)
  • Want to help make your school a better place?  Want to have a larger say in how we raise money and spend it?   How about volunteering for the PAC?  There are plenty of roles available….and some just require a few hours work every month.  If you *might* be interested, please come to the AGM to find out more.
  • There are dozens of incredible parent-volunteers who do amazing work for the school in all sorts of areas, but we wanted to take a moment to give particular thanks to Barb Woznow.  For 7 years, Barb has been the person in charge of Emergency Preparedness at Ross Road.      She and her team have made sure that should there ever be a natural disaster, our kids will have food, shelter and basic comforts to get them through.  In fact, her efforts have been recognized across the north shore and other schools are following her example.  With her son moving onto high school, Barb’s association with Ross Road is coming to and end, so we just wanted to thank her for everything that she’s done.
  • Don’t forget the Spring Fair is on June 20!  Stay tuned for more information, but for now, the organizers are looking for donations for the silent auction. Do you have a business or know someone that does, that could donate a gift card, gift basket or an item we could auction off at our silent auction? Or perhaps you are an artist or a craft person that could donate some of your work (and get some advertising as well!). Or perhaps you have another idea?  If you can help, please let Dana Kovanda know by calling/texting her on 604 808 0725.
  • The Spring Fair organizers are also looking for someone to help with Raffle Baskets….someone who can collect donations, purchase items and assemble the baskets.  Please get in touch with Tamrah Corben (778 836 9849)  if you can help.

Thanks and see you next Wednesday for the AGM (starting at 7pm)

Your PAC Executive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAC GM TONIGHT

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Dear parents,

Do you want to know what’s happening at your school and with your PAC? The GM is tonight, starting at 7pm in the library. All parents are encouraged to attend and childcare will be available.

As part of the meeting, Carla Orr will be speaking about changes to the process of assessments and the new curriculum.

Here’s the full agenda…

1) Approval of minutes from Oct 9, 2013
2) Business Arising from minutes
3) Admin update- Principal’s Report
4) New Business
– Intro to PAC, voting in new members
– Valet
– Canadian Parents for French
– Bingo
– Enviro Club
– Xmas Craft Fair
– Spring Carnival
5) Treasurer’s Report
6) Other

Thanks,

Your PAC Executive

Reminder – PAC GM is this Wednesday

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Dear parents,

Just a reminder that the next PAC GM will be held in the library this Wednesday (February 5) at 7pm. All parents are encouraged to attend and childcare will be available.

As part of the meeting, Carla Orr will be speaking about changes to the process of assessments and the new curriculum.

Thanks,

Your PAC Executive

Friday Newsletter: Dates | GM Minutes | Safety at drop-off | District info

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Dear parents,

  • Dates:  The PAC calendar  has been updated with food days, PD days and early dismissal days.  Please be aware though that it may be subject to change!  If you want to import this calendar into your mobile device or another calendar service, here is the feed for  iCal  or, XML, or HTML.
  • GM Minutes:  Minutes from the last PAC GM can be found here
  • Drop-off Safety:  As winter closes in, please be extra-careful around drop-off time.   In particular, please be aware that if you are turning into Kilkenny Road, you need to watch out for bikes!  For bike-riders, please use extra caution near this intersection.  Finally, please spare a thought and be respectful towards the children and parents who volunteer for valet duty.  It’s not always fun standing out in the cold and rain, but they do it because it makes everyone’s morning safer.
  • Finally, a reminder that the school administration no longer sends out emails to parents.  All the information about school activities, staff and programs can be found on the Ross Road Elementary website. 

Have a great weekend.

 

PAC General Meeting – Wednesday, October 9, 7pm, School Library

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Hello Ross Road Parents,

Tomorrow night please join us for the first General Meeting of the 2013-2014 school year! Coffee and treats starting at 6:45 and meeting to follow at 7:00 pm.

When: Wednesday October 9, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: School Library

The Evening’s Focus: Remember the School’s Wish List? We allocated money to purchase items for the school at the AGM last May (Click here to read the AGM Minutes). On Wednesday night, we’re going to spend it! Come have your say and vote on the proposal listed below in the Agenda.

Hope to see you there!

Ross Road PAC Executive
rossroadpac@gmail.com

ÉCOLE ROSS ROAD SCHOOL
Oct. 9, 2013 7:00 pm
GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
School Library

  1. Approval of Minutes from May 22, 2013 AGM
  2. Business arising from the Minutes dated above
  3. Administration Update – Principal’s Report
  4. New Business
  5. Vote on School Wish List: MOTION: To spend an additional $1521.70 above budgeted $10,000 to include:
    1) 10 6 ft tables
    2) 200 chairs
    3) 1 crash mat
    4) 1 iPad cart and
    5) to increase teacher discretionary funds an additional $100 per division (above already $200 per division).
  6. Update from CPF (Canadian Parents for French)
  7. Treasurer’s Report
  8. Other

Friday Newsletter: Meetings, Class Reps, Enviro Club & Valet

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Dear parents,

There’s a PAC General Meeting in the library next Wednesday, October 9.  All parents are encouraged to attend.  The meeting will start at 7pm and babysitting will be provided upon request.  (email Sarah Dennis at denniss@sutton.com if you need babysitting)

The following classes still need class reps….

  • Ms. Vicki Thomas – English 5/6
  • Mrs Denise Esterer – English 3
  • Mme Danae McKay/Mme Apameh Aryanpour – French 3

If your child is in one of these classes, please consider volunteering to become the class rep.

The valet service needs a few more volunteers….particularly on Thursdays.   As the weather gets worse, this job becomes more important.  The time commitment is tiny….just 20 minutes (from 8:25am to 8:45am) one day a week.  If you’d like to know more, please contact Nancy Barton at nancybinbc@hotmail.com

The Environment Club was recently awarded a $4,500 TD Friends of the Environment Grant to help achieve some amazing projects for the school.  Over the coming months, look out for a naturalized outdoor classroom, interpretive plant signs, an outdoor bulletin board and a weather station.  This year, the Environment Club (Grades 3-7) will be working on several lunchtime projects, including composting, water conservation and making crafts from recycled materials.  Many thanks to parent sponsors Gillian Gorton, Laurie Ainsworth, Layne Christensen and Jill Mackay, as well as principal Carla Orr and teachers Danae Mckay and Anne Zayonc for leading the club.

If you’d like to help out, the Club is looking for a volunteer carpenter or handyman for a one-off project, as well as a mosaic specialist, (or enthusiast) to create a mosaic with the children.  The club is always looking for lumber and gardeners, so if you’d like to help, please contact Gillian Gorton at thegortons@shaw.ca

PAC Meeting Dates

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Want to get more involved in your school?

Here are the upcoming dates for PAC meetings.

  • Wed Sept 25th:  Executive Meeting
  • Wed Oct 9th:      GM (voting on Teacher’s wish list & new PAC executive members)
  • Wed Oct 30th:  Executive Meeting
  • Wed Nov 20th:  Executive Meeting
  • December- electronic meeting
  • Wed Jan 15th:  Executive Meeting
  • Wed Jan 29th or Feb 5th:  GM
  • Wed Feb 19th:  Executive Meeting
  • March: Electronic meeting
  • Wed Apr 16th:  Executive Meeting
  • Wed May 14th:  Executive Meeting
  • Wed May 21st or 28th:  AGM

Want to get really involved?

Why not join the PAC executive?  The following positions are still waiting to be filled.  Click here for complete descriptions.

  • Advertising Coordinator
  • Meeting Coordinator
  • Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Christmas Craft Fair Coordinator
  • Spring Carnival Coordinator
  • School Directory Coordinator

And don’t worry – if your dream job isn’t here or has already been taken, we’d love to have you join us anyway.  It’s always good to have new voices join the group even if they don’t have a special task assigned to them! 

If you would like to help out with any of the activities listed above as a volunteer, but not in a leading role, that can certainly also be arranged! Please contact us at rossroadpac@gmail.com if you would like to get involved or have any questions.

Minutes from PAC AGM, May 22nd 2013

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Hello Ross Road parents,

Click image to view Minutes from PAC AGM May 22, 2013

Click image to view Minutes from PAC AGM May 22, 2013

Click here to read the Minutes from the PAC AGM that took place on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013.

Please take the time to read them, they contain some very interesting info about what’s has been happening at Ross Road this past school year and what we have to look forward to next school year!

Thank you!

Ross Road PAC Executive
rossroadpac@gmail.com

PAC Annual General Meeting, Wed. May 22: Reminder and Agenda

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Dear Ross Road parents,

Our Annual General Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 PM at the school library, we really hope to see you there!

PAC General Meetings provide a wonderful opportunity to find out what’s going on at your children’s school, catch up with other parents, enjoy delicious treats and coffee, and the chance to vote on the PAC budget for next school year, the teachers’ wish list and a proposal to book the Young Actors’ Project for Ross Road for the fall (see youngactorsproject.ca for details of their program).

We will also be electing next year’s Executive Committee and parent members of the School Planning Council (SPC).

Please see below for the evening’s Agenda. Click here for more info about the PAC AGM on May 22nd.

Free babysitting is available! Please email rossroadpac@gmail.com by 12pm on Wednesday, May 22 to confirm a spot for your child(ren).

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow evening!

Thank you,
Ross Road PAC Executive
rossroadpac@gmail.com

AGENDA

ROSS ROAD PAC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013, 7:00 PM
SCHOOL LIBRARY

  1. Approval of the Minutes of the General Meeting on February 6. (Click here to read the February 6, 2013 PAC GM Minutes)
  2. Business Arising from the Minutes
  3. Brief updates
  4. Principal’s Report (Carla Orr)
  5. a. Treasurer’s Report  (Bettina Harris)
    b. Budget proposal for 2013-2014: VOTE!
    c. Teachers’ Wish List (NB: At the time of writing, we have not received the list, so this item may be deferred to the first GM next school year): VOTE!
    d. Young Actors’ Project (Lene Burgmann): Proposal for next year (see link: www.youngactorsproject.ca): VOTE!
    e. Motion to earmark funds for future IT purchases: VOTE! (new Agenda item)
  6. Elections for PAC Executive Committee 2013-2014: VOTE!
  7. Election for School Planning Council (SPC)
  8. Other