November School Council Minutes

Posted November 17, 2023

Salem Public School Council

Date: November 14th, 2023 

Start Time: 6:33pm

Location – Salem Public School, Learning Commons

Welcome

Attendees: Kyla Lightfoot, Amanda Marson, Adam Lyle, Kourtney Derikx, Jessie Price, Thomas Sampson , Lauren Harris Selby, Andrea Catteau, Johanna Hilditch, Lisa Wyatt, Katie Giddy, Rachel Murray, Courtney Ecclestone and Vanessa Cordes

  1. Approval of Minutes for October: LINK to October Minutes 

           Approve: Vanessa Cordes              Second: Joanna Hilditch

      2. Teachers Report (Amanda Marson)

  • Students had a great time at the Halloween dance!
  • Junior soccer teams attended a tournament and the boys team won 2nd and 3rd and 3rd for girls.
  • Junior students had Cricket tutorials from visiting Australian teachers.
  • The new Gaga ball pit that is very popular and has been a great addition to the yard
  • The French club is holding a poster contest in which students are making posters with the French greetings. The top three posters will win prizes.
  • The choir did a great job singing O’Canada at the Guelph Storm game and the Remembrance Day assembly and will be practicing for the Winter Craft night
  • Students were excited to have Guelph Storm players at Salem PS (junior STEM activities, primaries read aloud)
  • A lot of different clubs have been happening at recess times such as dance club and paper airplane club
  • Please make sure to sign up for parent-teacher interviews-this is a great time to find out about your child’s math, reading and social needs, along with how best to support them. 
  • We are continuing to focus on developing reading skills (decoding for the younger grades and Morphology-spelling/vocab development/decoding in older grades) so ask if you need help finding good resources at home. 
  • We are also focusing on developing math fluency with number facts.  Great to play games with to develop these skills.
  • Great site to visit:https://sites.google.com/ugcloud.ca/mathgamesite/home

      3. Principals Report (Kyla Lightfoot)

  • November 16th-Report Cards Available online as well as parent/teacher conference sign ups.
  • Parent teacher/conferences will be held on November 23rd (evening) and 24th (all day).
  • November 20th-24th is bullying awareness and prevention week.
  • Student picture day proofs went home this week, retake day will be Thursday November 23rd.
  1. Treasurer Report (Courtney Ecclestone) 
  • Charitable lunches: $0
  • Fundraising: $8562.17
  • General Fund: $312.37
  • Milk: $0
  • Nutrition Program: $5582.86
  • Parent Engagement: $44.69
  • Playground: $4364.12
  • Playground maintenance: $668.77
  • Student Activities & Teacher Allocations: $0
  • Ending Balance: $19534.38

Thank you to everyone who fundraised for the Krispy Kreme donuts! Together 600 boxes were sold, which raised $4660.00 for Salem School.

  1. New Business:
  • This year’s Holiday craft night will be held on Wednesday December 6th. The evening will have craft making, hot chocolate, a performance by the choir as well as a silent auction! For further information stay tuned on upcoming “5 Things”.

 Important Upcoming November Dates:

  • November 16th-Report Cards Available
  • November 20th-24th-bullying awareness and prevention week
  • November 23rd-Picture retake day
  • November 23rd (evening) and 24th (all day)-Parent/teacher conferences
  • November 24th-PA DAY, No school for students.

Next council meeting Tuesday January 9th 2024 @ 6:30pm

End Time: 7:40 pm




 

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