Bridgeview Public School
Bridgeview School Council
Bridgeview School Council Minutes
September 9, 2009
Present: Paul Garret, Lisa Hewton, Debbie Rand, Sherry Gould, Sara Fraser, Lisa Jo Purdy, Lisa Boucher, Christine Scott, Laura Chartrand, Julie Bedard, Brenda Henry and Cathy Dobson.
Regrets: Janice Robson
1. Welcome and Introductions: Paul opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and introducing himself as the new Principal of Bridgeview School. Everyone present also introduced themselves and welcomed Paul to the Bridgeview community.
2. Additions to the Minutes: Paul introduced a few additions to the agenda which will be noted in these minutes under “New Business”.
3. Approval of Minutes: Unfortunately, the minutes from our last meeting on June 3rd were not available for everyone, so a decision was made to review these minutes in detail at our next meeting in October.
4. Nominations for Election of School Council Executive: There is currently an opening for Treasurer for the 2009/2010 school year. There were no nominations put forward for this position. Lisa mentioned that one parent has spoken to her and shown an interest in the position, so hopefully by our October meeting we will have a Treasurer in place. Lisa asked if there were any new nominations, or changes. All other Council Positions were passed by acclamation. They are as follows:
Chair: Lisa Hewton
Secretary: Debbie Rand
Community Representative: Janice Robson
Non-teaching Representative: Laura Chartrand
Teaching
Representative: Julie Bedard
Parent Representatives: Sherry Gould, Sara Fraser, Lisa Jo Purdy, Lisa Boucher, Christine Scott, Brenda Henry, Cathy Dobson
5. Business Arising for Previous Meeting:
a) Meet- the-Teacher Night: Discussed the opportunity of having a large inflatable slide or similar available for the children on Wednesday during this event. Council gave approval for this expenditure. Lisa is going to contact Par-Tee Rentals about an inflatable that is suitable for all students and will send out an email outlining the details for everyone. Sherry is coordinating the sale of SpiritWear this year and she will have samples available for Wednesday evening. A possible new item is a 20 oz stainless steel water bottle. Need at least 50 to place an order so we need to see if there is enough interest before ordering. Paul is to approach Mr. McDonald about asking if some of his students would be willing to organize some “mini-games” or obstacle course for the students. Paul is also to check with Deb Arseneau about setting up tables and chairs outside for
this event. Debbie to purchase food for the event and check with firefighters to see if they need anything else.
b) Pizza Days: Chris Scott has agreed to assist Debbie with Pizza Days. Six pizza days are planned for this school year. Tentative dates are as follows: Wednesday, October 21st, Thursday November 26th, Wednesday, January 20th, Thursday February 18th, Wednesday, April 21st, and Thursday, May 20th. These dates alternate between designated A and B days to allow all students to participate.
6. Principal’s Update: Paul reported that we currently have 164 students enrolled at Bridgeview. He also commented that since we do have space in most of our classrooms, some out of area students can and have been accommodated. Paul also reported that we have a few new staff members. Becky West is joining Julie, teaching JK/SK Kindergarten. She will be teaching on “B” days and Julie Bedard will be teaching on “A” days. Colin Graf is our new French Teacher. Brandi Robinson is our new Prep Teacher.
Paul also informed Council that we have two new students in Mrs. Turner’s Medically Fragile Classroom.
Intramural Soccer started today, and Paul commented on how well the students play and interact with each other in the school yard.
7. New Business:
a) Anti-Bullying Program: Paul briefly outlined a Program by Harmony that uses student leaders and costs $40/session. Paul would like to discuss this program further at our next meeting. He would like to possibly introduce this program to the students in grades 3/4.
b) Principal Gallery: Paul noticed that the pictures of the previous principals hanging in the halls currently do not have an identifying plaque. Council will revisit this topic in October and look into purchasing plaques and updating the gallery with a picture of Andy Parnham.
c) Laminator: Paul reported that Bridgeview currently does not have a working laminator. Julie reported on how much this piece of equipment was used and it’s absence is being felt by the teachers. Paul and Julie requested looking into the purchase of a replacement. Lisa is to contact Evelyn about the details.
d) Playground/Sport Balls: Paul made Council aware of a request that was made initially by Mr. McDonald for the purchase of additional balls to be used by the students. Paul presented Council with an estimate for this purchase and Council approved the purchase. Paul will let Evelyn know to go ahead and place the order.
e) Ash Tree: Deb Arseneau brought to Paul’s attention that unfortunately, the small ash tree that was planted a few years ago, is infected with the ash borer. Paul asked Council to consider looking into the purchase of a new tree. This tree supplied a welcome and necessary amount of shade in the yard. This item is to be discussed further at our next meeting.
f) SMARTBoard: Paul wanted Council to consider purchasing a SMARTBoard to be installed in the French room or the Computer Lab. This will be discussed further at our next meeting.
g) Healthy Snack Day: Brenda spoke briefly about this program, which was very successful a few years ago. Council felt like this would be a great opportunity for Student Parliament to explore. Paul is going to discuss this opportunity with Mr. McDonald and Mrs. McDermott.
h) PRO Grant and School Beautification Grants: Lisa is currently getting a proposal ready to apply for the PRO Grant. The deadline to apply is October 16th. Lisa discussed the possibility of a School Beautification Grant being used to purchase trees for the school. She will also draft a proposal to apply for the School Beautification Grant.
8. Next Meeting: Wednesday October 14th, 6:30 pm in the library
9. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.