Society Minutes: January 2009

Attending: AP, CR, DH, UD, EK

Welcome

Agenda Additions & Approval

• Motion to approve agenda with District Advisory committee meeting added as 9.1: DH; Second: UD. Carried

Approval of Minutes

• Motion to approve minutes of November 12, 2008: UD; Second: DH. Carried.

Treasurer’s Report

Student Executive Report

Teacher’s Report

Dates and events:

• Teachers and students from Elgin and Johnson Heights visited in early December to observe and get ideas on how to integrate English and socials in their schools.
• On Dec 12th CSL students brought 130 students from K.B. Woodward Elementary in to do the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser.
• Dec 17th Craft Day was a great success, organized by MS.
• Playhouse and swing dance instruction January 14th.
• Touring elementary schools has already begun by 3 teams of students. It seems more successful when the teachers are contacted directly.
• January 29th – Information evening for potential students and their parents. DH and EK will attend to make coffee and be there as Society representatives.
• Feb 4th – Parents call begin calling to book touring days for their children to start the following week. Interviews will start the first week of March and we should have numbers of students for next fall by March 25th.
• January 19th – RB is organizing a wrestling tournament from 4-7 pm for up to 70 high school wrestlers and their coaches. He was hoping that the Society would run a small concession and make coffee for the coaches. Shopping is not a problem but will check in the next day or so if there would be volunteers available during that time and will report back to RB.
• Feb 5th – Tentative date for Winter Activity Day: There is great support for a day trip to Whistler/Blackcomb to ski and snowboard, instruction and supervision included. With travel grant from PAC and excellent discounts from the tour company, the cost per student is $58 +$12 for rentals. Discussion that funds should also be available to use toward a winter activity for those students choosing not to attend the Whistler trip. Motion by DH: that Society fund up to $500 toward the Inter-A Winter Activity Day to be used at teaching team discretion toward general expenses or individual student need. Second: UD. Carried
• Destination Imagination – Our school will not be hosting the March regional competition after all because many of the students involved will be on the Quebec trip. CW hoped that the Society could assist with annual DI registration fees for the four DI teams. Motion by EK: Society to cover 2008/09 registration fees of up to $400 for the four Kwantlen Park Destination Imagination teams. Second: DH. Carried.
• SEVEC Quebec exchange – Tentative dates for our students going to Quebec Feb 28-Mar 7; student visiting here April 4-11. SEVEC covers the cost of airfare. Two students will not be able to attend due to finances and teachers have applied for assistance through SEVEC. Could Society cover the shortfall. Motion by EK: That Society support the Quebec exchange through a bursary of up to $400. Seconded by UD. Carried. Recognized the possibility of additional request if funding through SEVEC is not granted.

PAC

Fundraising

• Gift cards quite successful – noted that 95% of orders came in the first round. Maybe do again in the spring?
• Discussion of May Day fundraising. Silent Auction student volunteer didn’t pan out. Will wait till May Day theme is decided January 31 before choosing what type of fund raising the Society will do for the event.

New Business

Adjourned at 8:45 pm Next meeting: Tuesday February 10th at 7:00 pm