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DarwinParentsAssociation(DPA)
GeneralMeeting: November03,2015 DarwinSchoolLibraryAttendance:
14peopleQuorum:
YesCALLTOORDER:6:37pmBarbaraAnderson(DPAChairperson),Mrs.KarenHaluschak(DarwinPrincipal),Mrs.Dutchak(Darwinteacher)werepresentatthemeeting.PROPOSEDAGENDA:MOTION–LisaClarkmadeamotiontoapprovetheProposedAgenda.“OldBusiness”reviewalsoaddedtotheAgenda.
• MotionSeconded–byColleenBooth.• MotionPassed
GENERALMEETINGMINUTES:MOTION–SusanSeippmadeamotiontoapprovetheSeptember23,2015GeneralMeetingminutes.
• MotionSecondedbyLoriOxenforth.• MotionPassed.
CORRESPONDENCE:(ProvidedbyValerieChan)
• Correspondencereceived.o
ConfirmationletterfromStarbucks(St.Anne’s)todonatecoffeetoDPAmeetingsthis
schoolyear.o Bankingandfundraisingpaperwork.o
RequestforaCoordinatorfortheBlockParentProgram.o
ContinueddiscussionfromtheLRSDmeeting–lookingforattendees.
TREASURER’SREPORT:(ProvidedbyMarciaPetterson)•
Withadeposittobemadetomorrow(November4th,2105),theDPAaccountwillhave
$3,220.74.•
MoneywasreceivedforDarwinWear,Movienightand$10fromtheDarwinBBQ.•
BalancesheetshowninAttachmentA.
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MOTION–ValerieChanmadeamotiontoapprovetheTreasurer’sreportaspresented.•
MotionSeconded.–SusanSeipp.• MotionPassed.
COMMITTEEREPORTS:STAFFAPPRECIATION:(ProvidedbyShawnaBartlett)
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SecondStaffAppreciationeventoccurredonOctober30,2105.Thethemewas“HarvestAutumn”.
• Stafffeedbackwaspositive.•
ThenewVolunteerdatabasewasusedforthiseventanditwentverywell.Willdefinitelybe
usedagainforthenextstaffappreciationevent.KarenHaluschakwillpostlinkstothevolunteerdatabasebeforeeacheventtofindothervolunteers.
• PicturesfromtheeventareshowninAttachmentB.
BBQ:(PresentedbyShawnaBartlett)•
ABBQorderformwithmoneywasfound.Afterinvestigatingitwasconfirmedthatthefoodwas
givenattheBBQ;sothefoundmoneywasdepositedingoodfaith.
FUNDRAISING:(ProvidedbyKimDavidson)•
PeakoftheMarketorderformsdistributedonOct26th.FormstobereturnedonNovember12th.•
DeliverytoschoolonNovember24th.•
VegetablestobepickedupbyparentsduringconferencedaysonNovember25thandNovember
27th.ACTIONITEM:Distributeorderformsanddeterminetheformsreturndate.DONE.
Researchiforderscanbedoneonline.Ifyes,determinethelogisticsforthepaperworkandmoneycollection.DONE.No,orderscanonlybedonebypaper.DetermineascheduleofwhatfundraisingactivitiesthePACwoulddoandensurenoconflictswithfundraisingbyothergroupsintheschool.Ie.Grade7/8’s.
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• AmovienightwasheldonOctober29th.MoviewasHotelTransylvania.•
About80peopleinattendance.Made$165atmovienight.•
Nextmovie/eventnightdateoriginallyplannedforNov26thwillnotworkduetothe
parent/studentconferences.WilllookintoadateinearlyDecember.•
Comments:Itwasnoisy.Whatoptionsdowehave?Clearerexpectationtoparentsin
attendance?PerhapsofferafamilymeallikepizzaorKFCsofamiliescaneatatthesametimewhilewatchingthemovieetc.
ACTIONITEM:SelectanothersuitableeventnightinDecember?Movienightoranothertheme?
TEACHERS’UPDATE:(ProvidedbyLisaDutchak,Grade5/6teacher)Ithasbeenabusycoupleofmonthsforthegrade5/6’s.ThestudentsareworkingonInspiredonArtwithafocusonVincentVanGogh.Theyhaveproducedcharcoalpencilsketchesofclassmates,landscapewatercoloursoutsidetheschool,aswellasstilllife’sofboots.Thestudentsarecompletingahealthunitaboutbullyingandbeingrespectful.Theyhaveaclassroomcontract.Itisaplacewherekidsaresafeintheclassroom.Kidshavebeenshowingmoreempathytowardsartistsastheylearnedmoreaboutthem.Thisleanedwellintothehealthunit.Inthewritingworkshopprogramthekidsarewritingsolidparagraphswhichwillbepresentedatthefallconferences.October26thwas“NationalLibraryDay”.Theentireschoolmetinthegymandbuddiedwithreadingbuddiesandmademonsterbookmarks.Recentlythekidshadorangeandblackday.Theyalsoplanned“hauntedhallways”.Thekidsbroughttheirowndecorations.Theideawasthrownouttothekidsandtheybasicallytookitfromthere.Wewereabletoguidethemintheirthinkingwithrespecttothelogisticsandsetup,andthenweencouragedthemtokeepgoingtocompletion.Thekidsformedtheirowngroupsandworkedcollaborativelywithinthosegroups,andthatwaseveniftheteamwasn’tperfect.Thekidshadplanned“centres”suchasaMonstermashdance,usingflashlights,doingawordsearchonthecomputer,andmummymaking.Wearecurrentwritingreportcards.Inmathclasstheyarecompletingnumbersense.Weareexplainingmodeling,withlotsofexamplesandpracticinginclass.Anyhomeworkrequiredisbasedaroundpracticingorfinishing.Thekidsarealsolearningmoreaboutdecimalsandfractions.
ACTIONITEM:AdministratortodetermineinadvancewhichteacherswillbepresentateachDPAmeeting.Gradeschoolcombinedwithteacherswithspecialities(gym,resource,band,industrialarts)areencouraged.
SCHOOLADMINISTRATOR’SREPORT:(ProvidedbyKarenHaluschak,PrincipalofDarwinSchool)DivisionalUpdates:
• ReviewofMiddleYearsOptionsandexperiences•
CitizenshipCouncil;Representatives;Partofthe3MajorPriorities–VideoLink
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wjpWPzZmc&feature=youtu.be
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School-BasedNews:•
Studentincreaseinenrolment–grandtotal–235asofNovember2,2015
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WelcomednewEAL&InternationalstudentsfromNigeria,KoreaandthePhilippines•
Bomber/GreyCupMediaDay–October5th•
HostedFlagFootballTournament–October8th•
HostedtrainingsessionforstaffoniPadsandworkingwithstudentswithspecialneeds•
WeekeventsatendofOctober;SpiritWeek
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ManitobaSchoolLibraryDay,MonsterBookMarks,CandyGuessforNumeracy,ScaringHunger,HauntedHallway,OptionalCostumes,VolleyballTournamentGr.7/8
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St.John’sAmbulanceTherapyDogstartedOctober29th–HaleyandhertrainerAlison•
PictureRetakes–November3rd•
RemembranceDayServices,Tuesday,November10th–StudentOrganized&led•
ReportCards–StudentAssessmentsNovember19th•
Student-ProgressConferences;November24thand26th•
In-serviceDayNovember27thonSchoolGoals•
WinterConcertforKto6December9th•
DarwinChoirCarollingDecember10thtoMeadowoodManor&DakotaHouse•
LastdayofclassesDecember18th–earlydismissal
ClassroomBasedNews:•
FortWhyteAlivewithMs.Barry’sGr.3/4scontinueswithMr.Bell•
WinterCampforGr.7/8forFebruary–FormsduetoMr.Coates•
EcoSystemsinGr.7/8toshowcase•
Grade1/2sareworkinginEnvironmentalStudies;Recyclingandthinkingaboutgarbage•
“FlightofOneFeather”Conference,Commit5.0HealthyLivingandRelationships–Gr.7/8•
SPARKBikeProgramGr.5-8
LRSDBOARD&MANITOBAASSOCIATIONOFPARENTCOUNCILS(MAPC)UPDATE:(PresentedbyBarbaraAnderson)
• Didnotattendameeting.•
LRSDhasconfirmedthattheDPA’smembershipfeewithMPAChasbeenpaid.•
MAPChasaresourceguideforPAC’s.Itisabestpracticesguide.Thereisnowalinkonour
webpage.•
OnNovember14ththerewillbeaMAPCmathforumatLRSD’soffice.Thisisafreeevent.We
mustpre-registeronlineatMAPC.•
TheChairpersonbreakfasteventwillbeheldinFebruary2016.•
WehavereceivedtheOctandNove-bulletinsfromMAPC.
OLDBUSINESS:
• Committeeoldbusinessupdatedinthe“ACTIONITEMS”above.
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MAJORPROJECTIDEA(S):•
Beautificationplan:needmorespecificdetailsonwhatourlandscapingneedare(both
hardscapeandsoftscape).•
Email/notifySusanwithideasand/orsuggestions.ACTIONITEM:
Suggestionofsomemajorprojectstoconsiderforthe2015/2016schoolyear.Will
revolvearoundanySCIPgrantmoneywecanpossiblyreceive.PENDING…
SCIPGRANTS:
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Received$2,000inSCIPgrantmoney.Willconsiderrepairingthebasketballcourtandcourtyardgamesareatostart.KarenHaluschakandMr.Delaveauxwilldeterminecostsandwhateachgroupcanorshoulddo.
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AGrantPlanningCommitteewasformedandstarted.Thiswasrequiredtoassistwiththevariousgrantpaperworkandplanning.
o Suggestedstages…§ Stage#1
- themudpit,treedarea§ Stage#2
- fulfilgoal#1toincreaseparticipationinsport…suchascourtrepairs-
fulfilgoal#2.Picnictables,benchesetc.-
fulfilgoal#2b.repairthegardenareas.
ACTIONITEM:Applyforasmanyapplicablegrantsaspossible(SCIPSandothergrants).
CreateGrantCommittee.DONE.
VOLUNTEERSOLICITATION:
• Nochanges.ACTIONITEM:None.
NEWBUSINESS:
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Suggestionof“Hotlunch”events:PreliminaryresearchindicatedthattheDPAcanmakemoneythrough“MunchaLunch”program.Wemustconsidertheannualcostforthesoftwareaswellastheinitialsetupasitrequiresasignificanttimecommitment.Italsorequiresvendorresearchandlotsofdataentryintotheprogram.Questionsariseonwhowillmanagetheprocessandhowmanystudentswouldactuallyuseit?Isthereinterestindoingitonabiweeklybasis?PerhapsfunlunchescanbehostedbythegradeschoolchildrenwithDPAassistance.
ACTIONITEM:ReviewthelogisticsandcostforaHotLunchprogramorHotLunchfunevents.
Determinepossiblechallenges.Findvolunteers.
NEXTMEETING:Tuesday,December15th,2015.DarwinSchoolLibrary.6:30pm.ADJOURNMENT:8:27pm
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ATTACHMENTA:
BANK BALANCE SHEET 2015-2016
Date Description of Transaction
CHEQUE #
X OUT IN BALANCE
9/1/2015 BALANCE CARRIED $ 2,530.01 8/7/2015 SERVICE FEE $ 0.50
$ 2,529.51
9/17/2015 BOUNC'EN GOOD TIMES 1 $ 366.12 $ 2,163.39 9/17/2015
PETTING ZOO 2 $ 390.00 $ 1,773.39 9/17/2015 MANITOBA PORK 3 $
279.60 $ 1,493.79 9/17/2015 GLORIA JOE 4 $ 50.00 $ 1,443.79
9/17/2015 JOELLE THERBERG SHIFTLIFT 5 $ 50.00 $ 1,393.79 9/17/2015
CLAIRE BOOTHE 6 $ 50.00 $ 1,343.79 9/17/2015 MARCIA PETTERSON-MTG
FLOAT 7 $ 100.00 $ 1,243.79 9/21/2015 KIM DAVIDSON-BBQ 8 $ 290.70 $
953.09 9/21/2015 LISA CLARK-BBQ 9 $ 18.07 $ 935.02
9/21/2015 OASIS ORIGINALS INC- DARWIN
WEAR 10 $ 425.78 $ 509.24 9/21/2015 SHAWNA BARTLETT-BBQ 11 $
296.25 $ 212.99 9/19/2015 DEPOSIT-BBQ $ 1,554.25 $ 1,767.24
9/19/2015 DEPOSIT-BBQ $ 49.50 $ 1,816.74
10/30/2015 DEPOSIT-BBQ/DARWIN
WEAR/NOVIE NIGHT $ 1,429.00 $ 3,245.74 10/30/2015 WINNIPEG
HARVEST 12 $ 25.00 $ 3,220.74
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ATTACHMENTB:
