Unit 4 Report Card
Inter-A reports for each subject your son or daughter had during unit 4. Please sign and return the report card envelope so we know you have received the report.
If a student is currently not meeting the learning outcomes of a course, they are considered Incomplete for the course, letter grade I. If your son or daughter is at risk of failing a course you will find an attached “Notice to Parents: Support Plan for an Incomplete Letter Grade”. This notice gives information on the tasks your son or daughter needs to achieve to be successful in the course. Please sign, date, and return the bottom section to Inter-A so we know you have received it.
If you have questions about your son or daughter’s progress, please call the Inter-A message line at 604 587 7373. We can respond by telephone or we can meet to discuss a student’s progress. Meetings include the student, parents and teachers. We are available after school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morning meetings, before school begins, can also be arranged.
Important Dates:
- Friday, April 11 Big Brothers Clothing Drive: Please bring in your collected clothing and linen items first thing on Friday morning. The truck will be at the school to pick up items before 9:30 am. We have helpful students who are more than happy to assist you in unloading your vehicle.
- Wednesday, April 16 Asian Festival
- Friday, April 25 Bengali Festival: Two groups of motivated and enthusiastic students are involved in planning, organizing and leading seminars on these two days. Everyone in the program will spend the days learning about various cultural aspects of these areas of the world.
- Friday, April 18 Hanging Basket Sale: Enclosed with this report is an order form for beautiful hanging baskets – just in time for Mother’s Day. This fundraiser supports the Inter-A Student’s Society. Please return order forms and payment by April 18. Baskets will be available for pick up on April 29.
- April 16, 30; May 14 Collaboration Days: Just a reminder that every second Wednesday is a collaboration day at Kwantlen Park. Classes on these days start at 9:30am.
- May 1 – 12 Europe Trip: Our students are busy learning about the European countries they will be visiting in early May. The students will visit the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria.
Inter-A Teaching Team: Anthony Jay, Kathy Richardson, Pauline Veto, Chris Wakelin, Melanie Skelin, Sheila Dhaliwal, Roger Blenman
Attending: UD, JF, KF, PV, AC, CR, LL, CW, EK
Welcome
Agenda Additions & Approval
No additions. Motion to approve: JF. Second: UD. All in favour; carried.
Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve minutes of February 12, 2008: EK. Second: LL. All in favour; carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Motion to approve financial statement dated March 10, 2008: CR. Second: JF. All in favour; carried.
Student Executive Report
- Doug C. is heading up Inter-A section of physics balloon being constructed in the den. He needs lots of help and black & white photos or drawings.
- Balding for Dollars event started by Inter-A students raised over $11,000 for the oncology ward at Children’s Hospital
- Anti-Bullying day at KP – Most Inter-A students wore pink.
- Snow Day was wet but very successful.
- Mardi Gras had to be cancelled as everyone is too busy to coordinate.
- Asian Festival still on track. Taiko Drummers not available.
- Bangladesh festival committee needs to choose a date.
- Classroom tidiness has improved somewhat.
Teacher’s Report
- A possible wrist injury on snow day (student being x-rayed).
- The play was a great success with sales of about $1600. RB thanked everyone who helped.
- RB is planning a Quebec exchange again for next year. He will need a cheque for $50 made out to SEVEC to register.
- Destination Imagination teams did well at regional tournament on the weekend, with two 1st place and one 2nd place finishes. Provincials are April 12th in West Vancouver. CW would like to host the regional tournament at KP next year.
- Ultimate league play starts March 29th. Possible 1-day tournament in Burlington April 19th.
- Grade 7’s and 8’s did well at District Science Fair with one silver and two gold awards. One of our teams will represent the district at the Regional Science Fair.
- Request for permission install Inter-A storage container or portable was denied at District Advisory Committee meeting due to graffiti and overcrowded property concerns.
- KP was built for 1200 students and anticipates 1500 in September 2008. There is some discussion of moving Inter-A to another location TBA.
- Inter-A registration needs to be at 169 in order to have staffing at 7 FTE.
- District funding and program funds will be used for program equipment and supplies before year end as they cannot be carried over.
- Motion to cover RB honorarium to lead student field trip to Europe in May 2008: LL. Second: JF. All in favour, carried.
Kwantlen Park PAC
- AC gave an update on Inter-A activities at the PAC meeting.
- Definite concern about overcrowding. In-catchment students are being placed on wait lists and having to go to other schools.
- Dry Grad fundraisers ongoing.
Fundraising
- Bowling night Feb 23rd had 60 people attending.
- Big Brothers pickup April 11th
- Plant Sale – Forms out April 7th; hand back by 14th and pickup on 28th?
New Business
Food Safety Guidelines: AC has done some research and apparently we can do food prep for a “closed group,” i.e. Inter-A and would not require a permit. We are only required to have a person with foodsafe certificate if we are cooking or heating up food on site. We would need a permit if we were to do a concession for DI tournament ( apply 2 weeks in advance). Anna submitted Fraser Health contact information, regulations, and steps to follow as well as a nutrition resource for schools.
Adjourned 9:15 pm
Next meeting: April 8th 7:00 PM
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