RES Student Council Meeting
October 12, 2016
Attendance: Loni Sala, Jen Smith, Carmen Lowry, Mr.Hogg, Elaine
Ross, Jamie Jensen,
Lindsey Baldry, Tasha
Reeve, Connie Shurtz, Cheri Gilbert, Lyndsi Coppieters, Jessica Salmon, Rachel
Miller.
Rachael: Thank you to all who have helped volunteer & fill spots
when needed. We really appreciate the help with different activities.
Voting of Members;
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Communications Director- Connie Shurtz
All in Favor- Majority
Vote
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Member at large- Christal Bevans
All in Favor- Majority
Vote
Connie: Divisional School Council Meeting
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Round table reports with other schools
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Activities done at different schools & RES ; Back to
school night, meet the teacher night , Christmas program & selling $1
raffle tickets, science fair, 1st day of school breakfast
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There is a strong focus on the First Nations ; SLA’s Gr. 3
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Divisional Goals ; Literacy Blankets where given to all Gr. 1
students as well as a book.
The Division as a whole
wants to have every student reading at their grade level & promote reading.
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Communications to parents is very important.
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Parent Council is there to provide administration & staff
with support. We can offer suggestions & we are here to plan/follow through
with activities
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There is a Meeting Monday October 17, 2016 @ 7pm at the
Public Library on the
West
Side of Lethbridge
Lindsey: Family School Dance Overview
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Next year we would like a council member taking pictures
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Volunteering & cake donations were wonderful! Thank you!
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Everyone will need to have a specific job next time so all
spots are covered
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Entrance $612.00 ; Auction $1759.50 – Total Amount $2371.50
Expense $175; Money left
for movement equipment is $2,196.50.
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We will be buying bigger pieces for now & doing a
classroom rotation of who uses them
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$1,000 was committed to the S.O.S program from last year
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Winners by division, DV 1 -Bohner DV 2 -Fairbanks
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Santa’s Gone Loonie- will help Magrath but we aren’t taking a
big role in that this year
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This year our school will be doing the Christmas Shoe Boxes
& assignments will be handed out by class.
Loni: Alberta School Council Meeting
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albertaschoolcouncils.ca
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Alberta School Councils video
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Provincial achievement test results
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Focus on the lower division literacy effort
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Communications – email, newsletters, etc. for parents
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School Council newsletters
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How do we feel RES is doing in communications? Improvements?
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Do we have an effective school council?
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We want to enhance student educations for all students
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Purpose of Student Council is to be involved
Mr.Hogg & Elaine Ross: Literacy Project
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Each Gr.1 student was given a blanket & book at an
opening assembly
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We are promoting an early love for reading & the blankets
are meant to be with them when they doing their reading
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We are doing continued education classes for our teachers to
assist them in new learn techniques in teaching literacy
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Robyn Bright has been a special teacher guest in running a
class to promote new styles of teaching. She is coming for two hours every five
weeks & each teacher has a book written by her to study out of.
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We are looking at the idea in the future of having a link for
parents to get some of the same training our teacher is receiving.
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The new bookshelf by the front door of the school is the give
a book/take a book
Each child in the school
is allowed to take a book & return it with a new one or the same one they
borrowed. We are wanting them to read as many new books as they can.
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Student Council would love to have a teacher come &
present for us some of the things that are being learned in the extra literacy
classes.
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We are encouraging family reading
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We have some reading intervention programs that we are
starting to enhance reading experiences
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There is a new
bulletin board by the office & it is a “get caught reading”. Parents can send in pictures of their
children reading a book wherever
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Grade teams are meeting every 5 weeks to discuss students,
concerns & reading levels of each child in the school
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Would there be people on the council or community who would
like to head up the reading blankets? It would be 100+ blankets to give to the
next coming years of Gr.1 students
Dates:
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Monday farm safety will start
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October 18 & 19th- book fair in the library
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October 25th -morning only picture retakes
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October 31st -Halloween & the parade @1:00
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November 3rd- Gr. 6 Play
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November 10th – Remembrance Day program @ 10am
Jen W. & Rachael: Healthy Snack Fridge
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There is a letter being sent out to tell the purpose & rules
of conduct with the fridge
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We now have cutting lists & people from the committee
will be calling to have people help them.
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We would still LOVE to have people volunteer cutting &
bagging items for the fridge
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Petty Cash System?
Next Parent Council Meeting is Wednesday November 9, 2016 @
9:00am
