Council Minutes January 2023
TEPS School Council Meeting Minutes
From – January 12, 2023
Voting Members in Attendance for meeting
Name | Present | Name | Present | |
Hammond, Jackie | x | Garon-Nielsen, Michelle | ||
VanLoon, Ruth | x | Hocken, Jodi | ||
Martin, Richard | Rea, Brooke | |||
Nasswetter, Katie | x | Ho, Amy | x | |
Galda, Andrea | x | Barett, Tricia |
Other Attendees: Ken Keesmaat, Cassie Broadhead, Meaghan Jones, Amber Maxwell-Gibbins, Caroline Turnbull, Pamela Gallego, Carly Werner
Other Regrets: none.
AGENDA ITEM | INFORMATION/DECISION | PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE |
School Report | Great Moments in Teaching:
● Extra curricular clubs have been starting to ramp up – chess club, basketball, etc ● The Student Council met to plan the Spring activities and Lunar New Year ● Little Jammers Ukulele is starting next week ● There is a new program called Right to Read o They focus on new phonics scope and sequence o literacy plan o Kelly Walton has been working with the kids and meeting them in small groups to focus on reading o There is also a Costco reading program that has been launched Other School items: ● There is a new Volunteer policy. It requires that all volunteers with direct contact will now require a Vulnerable Sector check ● There is a new Human Trafficking program being launched. ○ They will start with the Grade 7s (also a seminar for Grade 10s) ○ There is an info session for parents through CMHA ● The previous Bully Reporting Tool will now include Racialized Incidents |
Ken |
Fundraising | Chocolate bars
– The group chose the Laura Secord Variety pack (Nut free) – Chocolate bars will come home the week of Feb 6 (before Valentine’s Day) – Ruth to organize with John (from WFC) to see if he can drop the chocolate bars off on Feb 3 – Ken to find a location to store the extra cases since KD is in the room previously used – There will be an email sent home the same day Chocolate bars are sent home providing further details – Letters to be sent home Jan 23, for return on Jan 26. Ken/Cassie to include the message about “have someone translate” – Save any of the large chocolate bars for future event prizes (Dance-a-thon) – Will need some volunteers (likely the weekend of Feb 4/5 to help with chocolate bar distribution
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Treasurer’s Report | – no update this month
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Q & A | – Q: Was there no holiday concert? Why?
A: Staff had decided they will have a Winter concert in February since there was a lot going on in Dec
– Q: Pizza day – can we add the option to donate? A: Good suggestion. Next time they will look at adding this as an option and including a note that tells families to contact the office if they would like their child to have pizza but are not able to sign up due to financial barriers
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Next Meeting | Thursday, February 9th @ 7:00 pm |
School Council Executive 2022-2023:
- Co-Chairs – Jackie Hammond and Ruth VanLoon
- Treasurer – Richard Martin
- Secretary – Katie Nasswetter
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