Archive for February, 2008

Society Minutes: February 2008

Published by Brendan on February 12, 2008 in Society Minutes. 0 Comments

Attending:            UD, JF, KF, PV, AC, AO, CR, JM, LL, BB, EK

Agenda Additions & Approval

No additions. Motion to approve: CR. Second: JM. All in favour; carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion to approve January 8, 2008 minutes: EK. Second: UD All in favour; carried.

Treasurer’s Report

General discussion to continue fund raising to replace monies spent. Motion to approve Treasurer’s Report dated February 12, 2008: LL. Second: BB. All in favour; carried.

Student Executive Report:

KF reported from the leader’s meeting:

  • Students are organizing an Asian Festival for April 16th. (AC will check into including Taiko drummers as part of event).
  • Students may do a Bangladesh new year’s celebration, possibly during the first two weeks of May while some students are in Europe
  • Mardi Gras event moved to February 26th and 27th.
  • School custodians have not been happy with Inter-A as the rooms are so messy. Students and teaching team are working on ways to resolve issue, i.e. close B112 at lunchtime, etc.
  • KP physics department has asked Inter-A to contribute to making a 50 foot solar balloon by constructing one of the balloon panels (at no cost).

Teacher’s Report

  • AM visited Monday. He is impressed with Inter-A and brought Future Shop reps who wish to donate equipment to schools. Inter-A is one of the programs they are considering for the donation. AM will meet with Inter-A alumni soon re: program review.
  • Due to KP report card software not recognizing linear courses, upcoming official KP report cards will display ‘F’ instead of ‘Incomplete’ for year-long courses.

Teaching Team wish list:

  • Storage container (will check for permission to park on school property);
  • Replace filing cabinets;
  • Sept 2009 trip to Ashland, OR: Shakespeare Festival for senior students
  • CD and DVD players;
  • Video cameras and equipment;
  • Video editing software;
  • $300 for DI supplies

Kwantlen Park PAC

No meeting in February. Hope to be on agenda for March. Three Ministry audits underway for KP.

Fundraising

  • Bowling night Feb 23rd – forms due Feb 14th.
  • Big Brothers pickup April 11th
  • AC will organize play concession for Mar 6 & 7. UD, CR, JM, AO, EK to help.

New Business: None

Adjourned 9:00 pm                        

Next meeting: March 11th 7:00 PM

Newsletter: February 2008

Published by Brendan on February 8, 2008 in Newsletters. 0 Comments

Inter-A Student Society Bowling Night!

Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: Xcalibur Bowling Center

Come support the student society and have a great time bowling with family and friends. The Inter-A Student Society has organized an evening of dinner, two games and rental shoes for only $20.00. Please return the attached reservation form, and money by February 14th, in order to secure your tickets at this fun event.

Dates:

  • Report Cards: Reports cards for unit three will be issued on February 13. This reporting period coincides with the end of the first semester, so students will receive a school generated report as well as the regular Inter-A reports for each class. 
  • Unit 4: February 4 – March 14: Please check your child’s Inter-A timetable and schedule to see their classes for the new unit. 
  • Inter-A Play: Inter-A students are hard at work rehearsing this year’s Inter-A theater production. Set aside an evening to enjoy the play which runs from Wednesday, March 5 to Friday, March 7, 2008.
  • Collaboration Days: Just a reminder that every second Wednesday is a collaboration day at Kwantlen Park. Classes on these days start at 9:30am. Collaboration days in unit 4: February 6, 20; March 5.
  • Spring Break: Monday, March 17 – Tuesday, March 25. Return to school on Wednesday, March 26.
  • Big Brothers Clothing Drive: Start saving those clothes you and members of your family no longer wear. Inter-A Student Society is organizing a Big Brothers pick up of good, wearable clothes and coats for early April.

PE Classes

All students in Inter-A are enrolled in Physical Education. All students must bring appropriate PE strip to school and store it in their locker. PE strip should include: shorts, t-shirt, runners, socks, and deodorant (no strongly scented body sprays). As there is limited indoor gym space in this building, students will be going outside in February and March for PE. Please make sure to bring warmer outdoor clothing for cool days – sweatshirts, sweatpants, gloves, and/or rain jacket may be needed. Students attending school are expected to be able to participate in a moderate level of physical activity. If a student has an injury that prevents him or her from participating in a moderate level of physical activity, then please bring a note from a physician, indicating what activities are restricted.

Reporting Absences

If your son or daughter is going to be absent from school, please phone the main office receptionist at 604 588 6934 and give them the name and student number of you son or daughter. The office personnel are able to record excused absences more easily than the classroom teacher.

Looking Ahead – September 2008

Surprising as it may seem – it is that time of year when we ask students to consider their educational environment for next September. During February, we will be asking students who wish to return to Inter-A in the fall, to write a letter to the teaching team, telling us why they would like to return. Now is a good time to consider those reasons. If you have decided to try another educational option for the fall, please let us know. We need to report our projected enrollment by spring break.

Inter-A Teaching Team: Anthony Jay, Kathy Richardson, Pauline Veto, Chris Wakelin, Melanie Skelin, Sheila Dhaliwal, Roger Blenman