April 23, 2025
The role of the Parent council is to contribute to the goal of student achievement, to inform parents about school details, to assist in raising funds, and to create a platform for positive collaboration.
Attendees- Jennifer Burt, Dawn Donaldson, Jen Lummiss, Winnie Ahuja, Marylena Fridman, Katharine Vafaei, Melissa Mackovski, Tanya Boromand, Amoy Agyeman, Asya Waismark, and Michelle Reesor.
Notes from Treasurer's Report
- $27, 163.49 Account balance
- $13,111.26 Accounted for ($12,000 playground fund, $0 graduation fund, $1,111.26 gift shop)
- $14,052.23 Remaining ($2,495.52 Invest in ed, $596.07 end of year party, $9,923.89 school council lunch fund, $1036.75 School council general fund)
- Note: $1403.72 raised from the Spooktacular party.
- $730.44 raised from Winter Concert raffle tickets.
- $225 raised from direct donation
- $894.00 raised from Little Caesars
- $73.04 raised from Chatime
- $1170.50 raised from hot lunch programs
- $1000 Grad Fund
- $282.50 Fun Fair inflatables deposit
- Consider purchase of soccer nets (approx. $600.00 plus tax).
- Consider purchase of a portable speaker-(approx. $700.00 plus tax)
Principal's Report
- Spirit week for Autism
- PLC meetings
- embedded diverse resources, Math Up, FNMI Continuum, Building Thinking Classrooms
- Tuck shop
- Good News Assemblies are ongoing
- Reading Screener Family Resources were updated and mid-year results were shared.
- Well-being focus in school-size of the problem, social skills groups, Gr 7/8 CHOICES program
- Boundary Change- Area West of Leslie Street will be added to the Aurora Grove PS attendance area.
- SIP visit, reflection and planning for next year with the new DAP
School Happenings:
- Basketball teams
- Badminton teams
- Yearbook Club Unity Community
- Library helpers
- Wolf Den crafts
- Forest walks
- Intermediate boys open gym
- Garden Club
- Shakespeare Club
- Bands
- Announcement Helpers
- Assemblies
Coming up:
- Discover Kindergarten
- Arts Night
- Fashion Show
- Field Trips
- Track and Field
Fundraising:
Fun Fair - Food to include Jolly rice, pizza, samosa, drinks, pre-made popcorn, water, juice boxes.
Raffle prizes, potato sac races, tug-o-war, face painters, painting school bus.
Next council meeting May 28th.