June 2011 - Castor Valley Elementary School Council

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8. Communicate and advocate school-wide parent concerns to the principal, teachers and support staff and to the Ottawa Carleton District School Board through our trustee and our superintendent. 9. Share information with and provide input and feedback to the Ottawa Carleton District School Board through Ottawa Carleton Assembly of School Councils by attending monthly OCASC meetings. 10. Identify and support initiatives to foster the development of the OCDSB’s ten character traits among our students (acceptance, appreciation, cooperation, empathy, fairness, integrity, optimism, perseverance, respect, responsibility). Note from Chair Thank you to all parents, teachers, staff, administration and students who participated in Council last year and to our amazing parent and staff volunteers who participated throughout the year in a variety of ways including: • driving students to and from various special events such as music concerts and sporting events • assisting classroom teachers with photocopying and the preparation of classroom materials • maintaining the emergency telephone network • reorganizing the library, assisting with the cataloguing and repair of books and packing up 13,000 books in preparation for the carpet replacement and library cleaning over the summer • keeping the math, science, art supply and primary and junior/intermediate book rooms in order • reading with students in the JK/SK Early Literacy Program and the Parent Supported Literacy Program for students in grades 1 to 3 • caring for the school gardens • running the alternative lunch and milk programs • leading the Castor Valley Ukulele Club • initiating Talentfest • assisting with CastART, an annual spring show of student art • planning and organizing Christmas Shopping & Craft Days, Annual Used Book Sale, Fun Night & Basket Draw • hosting the Staff Appreciation Lunch • organizing and supporting fundraising programs and events throughout the year to raise $90,000 required for our playground improvement project including: Meet the Teacher BBQ, Entertainment Books, Macmillan’s Frozen Products Sale, Samko Toy Sale, Annual Used Book Sale and our 10 th Annual Fun Night and Ground Breaking Ceremony, our on-line fundraisers through our website (Sen’s tickets sales, QSP magazine sales, Mabel’s Labels and Best Tools for Schools school supply kits) • helping supervise students on field trips and during Terry Fox National School Run Day and Jump Rope for Heart Meetings were held in the school library on the second Thursday of each month of the school year with the exception of December and March. Elections will take place at the first Council meeting on Thurs., Sept. 8 in the school library from 7 to 9 pm with self-nomination forms available in the school office, by the Council bulletin board in the school foyer and on the Council website www.castorvalley.ca. Please consider serving as a member of Council as it provides a wonderful opportunity to be a part of your child’s education and to influence the direction of our school community. The first event of the new school year is ‘Meet the Teacher’ to be held on Wed. Sept. 14 from 5 to 7 pm. 2010-2011 Council Members The Council was made up of parents, teachers, staff and administration including: Chair – Heather Wilson Vice-Chair – Kim Sheldrick Secretary – Ann Arden Treasurer – Susanna Penning OCASC Rep – Heather Wilson Community Liaison – Kim Sheldrick Communications Coordinator – Tania Salvi 26
Fundraising Coordinators– Marg Clunie, Laurel Perry Hapli, Mike Stevenson Environment – Natasha Robb-Burrows Volunteer Coordinator – Luisa Kuca Website Coordinators – Leslie Segal & Tracy Lager & Leon Brown Class Rep Coordinator – Jen Danby-McDonald Members at Large – Cindy Ace, Shannon Bain, Lori Blinn, Chrystal Brown, Tina Eggens, Crystal Kirkpatrick, Rebecca Parke, Laurie Rail, Caroline & Mike Stevenson, Lauriel Wills, Teacher Representative - Gisèle Gratton Staff Representative - Gail Souliere Principal - Marnie Patterson Vice-Principal - Diane Abboud What Did Council Do Last Year? • Filled all positions on Council • Established goals for the 2010/11 school year • Achieved quorum at all Council meetings • Invited OCDSB trustee Mark Fisher to attend Council meetings, • Invited teachers (intermediate arts and science), grade 8 students (Free the Children Vow of Silence and Suicide Awareness/Prevention), staff (custodian Easton Flemmings) and public health nurse as guest speakers at Council meetings • Completed the $90,000 fundraising required for two new play structures (primary and junior/intermediate) and participated in the planning and selection process for the site preparation and equipment manufacturer • Developed, implemented and maintained a new Council website www.castorvalley.ca using Wordpress to serve as a resource for parents, teachers, staff and students • Participated in school improvement planning sessions for each of our four divisions • Nominated teacher Wendy Anderson for the OCRI Capital Educator’s Award • Nominated parent volunteer Karen Warren for an OCDSB Arts Recognition Award • Maintained the Parent Class Rep system with a parent representative for each homeroom class to create a more informed and engaged parent community • Implemented a new electronic Parent Survey in the fall and received responses from 140 families • Implemented a new electronic Parent Fundraising Feedback Survey in May and received 90 responses • Informed our school community through the implementation of the parent email list and the publication of the ‘Eager Beaver’ monthly e-newsletter • Applied for and received a Ministry of Education $1000 Parent Reaching Out grant to support the delivery of four Castor Connections Parent Information Evening series (Literacy; Assessment, Evaluation & Reporting; Managing Stress & Anxiety in Children; and Welcome to Grade 1 and Full day School, Grade 4 and the Junior Division, the Intermediate Grades) • Supported the character development initiative in a variety of ways e.g., processing the character ballots and creating character development certificates; creating Nobody Dolls, carry cases and keepsake books for each homeroom class; and presenting the character development award to a grade 8 student • Shared information from Canadian Parents for French (newsletter & resources e.g., Amuse-toi bien kits) and maintained Council’s associate member status • School Council chair attended the OCDSB strategic planning consultation session • School council chair attended an OCDSB Parent Involvement Committee meeting • Supported the Education Foundation of Ottawa’s Toonie Tuesday • Raised funds and collected school supplies to send to Wheelersfield Basic School in Jamaica • Hosted to Helping Japanese Children Day to raise awareness and funds for victims of the earthquake in Japan • Supported the grade 7 & 8 Ambassadors in their efforts to raise awareness and funds for their Free the Children Adopt a Village project in Sierra Leone Africa 27
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