Join other parents and Community Members and meet with the Administrative Staff at SCI in a relaxed environment. The meetings are held monthly in the SCI Library. All are welcome. If you have a topic of interest or would just like to meet and share ideas in a comfortable atmosphere, please come out. This is a great opportunity to learn about your child's school. Contact Person is Theresa Spapens, 755-2643.

The next meeting dates will be posted on the sci website calendar. There is also a mail box for the Parent Council in the school office if you have any information you would like to drop off.







Saturday, April 28, 2012


Minutes
SCI Parent Advisory Council for School Leadership
February 13, 2012
Attendance: Ross Martin, Kathy Andersson, John MacDonald, Pam MacDonald, Pat Ilchena, Bob Welsh, Monica Biggar, Suzanne Suffield and Alex Savoy

  1. Call to Order at 7:00 pm by Ross
  2. Approval of Agenda: Motion (1) by John, 2nd Kathy. Carried.
  3. Approval of Minutes: January 16, 2012: Motion (2) by Kathy, 2nd John. Carried.
  4. Chairperson's Report: > Ross attended Kids in the Know presentation with 16 other parents at Springfield Middle School.
  5. Principal's Report: > March 1, Registration procedures will be explained to the students with March 22 deadline. March 8 will be parent information night for Grade 8 graduating students. > Social Justice committee is planning 5 days of freedom April 16 – 19. Focus on exploitation issue. > Canadian Tire money is still being collected for next year's Christmas cheer hampers. Collection box in front office.
  6. Treasurer's Report: Verbal report given. Balance remains the same at $365.34. Motion (3) by Kathy, 2nd by John. Carried.
  7. Student Council's Report: > Valentine's Day fundraiser sold 100 tickets. > Spirit week activities coming soon.
  8. Correspondence: > Motion (4) to receive and file correspondence regarding SSD Board Highlighters and fundraising opportunities by Pam, 2nd John. Carried.
  9. Business arising from Minutes:
  • Motion (5) made via email to sell perogies and sausage rings as fundraiser, 1st by Pam, 2nd John. Carried.
  • Motion (6) made via email to accept order form and information sheet to be emailed to parents, 1st by Pam, 2nd John. Carried.
  • Field of Visions: On January 30, Pat Hardy signed on as Senior Fundraiser and is currently looking for a Director of Philanthropy to be her assistant.
  • SPPA: > April 21 event theme: Let the Music Speak. Tables, chairs, tablecloths being ordered. Posters and tickets being designed. Silent auction letter has been sent to printer. Corporate sponsorship letter being designed. Menu will be buffet style. Liquor permit approved by SSD and permit has been submitted for approval. Tickets will be available at next PAC meeting, $40 per person.
  • The 21st Century Learner's Brain: Monica and Bob met with Pam on Feb 8. Pam will write another article for newsletter. Topic to be determined. In that article, she will plug the April PAC meeting in which SCI Learning Team member(s) will present what they've been learning. Article will also include CBC link for Nature of Things program on teenage brain.
  • Fundraising Budget Suggestions: Only 3 orders have been received to date. Pat will send reminder email.
  1. Kathy asked if the school was aware of and/or planned to attend Rockin' for Choices at the MTS Centre on March 21, 2012. Admittance is free. The administration was aware of the anti-drug concert, however, since the students had recently attended the WE day conference, they were sensitive about overloading the students. They also did not know how useful the anti-drug concert would be for SCI students.
  2. Date of next meeting: March 19 @ 7 pm, April 23 @ 6:30 pm and May 14 at 7:00 pm in school library.
  3. Motion (7) to adjourn at 7:40 pm by Kathy, 2nd John. Carried.

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