<p> PAC Meeting – Aberdeen Elementary Minutes of the Meeting November 29, 2011 Attendance: Patricia Donald (Chair), Melanie Kopytko (Vice-President), Julie Drolet (Secretary), Krista Stolar, Anthony Remple, Erica Harding, Rebecca Ciriani, Jamie Killam, Annette Hooper, Tamara Vukusic, Jody Rushka, Renee Young, Shalyn Goddard, Lisa Paunsen </p><p>1. Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. </p><p>2. Minutes of the October 25, 2011 meeting adopted. Moved by Jamie Killam. Seconded by Erica Harding.</p><p>3. Business Arising from the Minutes: None. </p><p>4. Trish presented her report:</p><p> a) Tentative dates were presented for PAC meetings, popcorn days, bottle drives, random act of kindness, spaghetti dinner ( February 23rd), fun fair (April 5th or 12th), teacher’s lunch (June 1st), and ongoing sponsored events (safe arrival, milk, concessions, fun fair, laminating, library). </p><p> b) Lockbox Thank you. Greatly appreciated by PAC, appreciation to Lori Young and her husband Marty Young.</p><p> c) Poinsettia campaign is over, with thanks to Melanie and the volunteers. Raised about $2,700. Campaign ran from November 1-15th. Timing before December 1st worked well.</p><p> d) Hot lunch program ran with a hot dog lunch raised $627.44. The fundraiser was successful. Hot dogs sold for $2.00 each. Another hot lunch may be held in January.</p><p>1 e) Random Act of Kindness is rescheduled for 12:20 pm on December 16th. Students will bring a mug for hot chocolate. Volunteers are needed to help with serving. Announcements for newsletter/doors and supplies need to be purchased.</p><p> f) Spaghetti dinner is scheduled for February 23, 2012. Volunteers are needed. Door prizes are welcome. Cake walk will be held. Cost is $5.00 per person for the meal.</p><p> g) Financial Report/Gaming Report; Meaghan and Karl are resigning as co-treasurers. Gaming account has $7355.89 and the Main account has $13,176.33 for a total of $20,532.22. Trish proposed that the PAC consider purchasing three smart boards depending on the financial situation in January.</p><p> h) Funding requests; Trish proposed a $50 gift card for Stacy. All approved.</p><p> i) Principal’s report. Me-to-We team has several fundraising objectives this year. The food bank drive will be held in December, with a date of December 15th. Anonymous donor pledges up to $2,000 to match food bank drive for new sport jerseys this year. An order of 60 jerseys has been submitted with the new logo. Each jersey is $50.00 plus taxes. A request to PAC will be submitted for the outstanding amount.</p><p>Mr. Orr is now providing administrative support in other schools (Dufferin elementary). Tiffany Clark (teacher) is providing some half-time coverage until December. There are two other teachers job-sharing. Nicki Olm (teacher) is covering the prep time for the Montessori class for two afternoons per week. </p><p>Mrs. Hrycan is planning to retire by the end of December. A new teacher will be hired in the New Year.</p><p>Christmas concerts: primary concert during the day (not evening due to job action). There will be two sections for the concert. Next Thursday. The band concert at 1 pm and 7 pm on Thursday, December 15th. They also played at the Blazers concert and Santa Claus parade. </p><p>Next Monday is a non-instructional day for teachers on writing.</p><p>2 Field trips are underway for skating, Big Little Science Centre, and Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Sagebrush theatre. </p><p>Report cards are still pending a decision depending upon the job action and ruling. The FSA test is still awaiting a decision. This affects the School Council meeting that reviews these results and data.</p><p>Battle of the books and Canspell are underway. Mrs. Elliott’s class was involved in a Canadian math challenge and finished 6th.</p><p>This year there is a First Nations support worker three days per week. She is organizing some special events like a breakfast, and a First Nations Cultural Day for the whole school. Performances will be organized with dance and crafts at noon hour. </p><p>All of the smart boards have been installed, with approximately half of the classrooms with the technology.</p><p> j) Any other business</p><p>A parent raised a concern about time available for lunch for the students. It seems that there is not enough time for students to eat lunch. There was discussion on reverse lunch and the 8-month trial last year. Several parents asked for more time for lunch. Since there are no staff meetings due to the job action, the teachers cannot be consulted. </p><p>Another concern is the number of dogs on the school property. A reminder could be placed in the next newsletter.</p><p>Parking continues to be an issue in the drop-off zone. Anthony oversees the parking drop-off zone after school. If anyone parks in the zone bylaws are notified. </p><p>3 The ‘rezoning application’ sign below the lower parking lot was raised as a concern. This proposed housing development construction will impact the school with less green space and affect parking. The school has not been consulted.</p><p>The proposed Ajax mine was discussed. Mr. Remple will see if this can be included in the newsletter. It was discussed if information could be shared with a link for parents to learn more about it.</p><p>CD for the xmas concert may be sold by the school. Some copies would only be available after the holidays. The CD could be sold for $10.00. </p><p> k) New PAC meeting is January 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the library</p><p>Melanie moved to adjourn; seconded by Erica.</p><p>4</p>