May 2015 Council Minutes

MINUTES

TMC School Council

May 6, 2015 at 7:01 pm | Meeting called to order by A. Crocker

In Attendance

A.Crocker (Co-Chair), S. Reading (Principal), T. Coles(Assistant Principal), S. Cunnington (Communication Coordinator), N. Odina Seale (Communication Coordinator), T. Isaac (Secretary), S. Merkle (Fundraising), T. Topor (Fundraising), P. Mylrea (Outdoor Fitness Area), G. Topor, M. Enns, L. Hitchcock, S. Roth, D. Campanelli

Approval of Minutes

Approval of April 2015 minutes will be tabled until June 3, 2015 meeting.

TMC Administration Report:  S. Reading and T. Coles

Art and Soul 2015 – Inspiration, Discovery, and Process

Thank you to the TMC Parent Association for the funds given to purchase supplies for Art and Soul 2015.

Thank you to the families for donations of supplies.

The student’s projects will be displayed throughout the school over the month.  Parents are welcome to come in to view them.

Students will be asked to complete a survey to give their feedback regarding Art and Soul.

We feel that areas of success for Art and Soul were:

Multi aging

Working with new materials

Whole school community

Teacher collaboration

Student engagement/ choice

Fine art common language

Skill building

Draft 2015/2016 Calendar

A brief overview of the ‘draft’ 2015/2016 school year calendar was given, council members and attendees gave their input.

Student Led Conferences

A survey has been developed regarding parent feedback on the student led conferences.  There is a link to the survey on the school website or below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15n8VMiYHrPMcvJxqqG4D4ghG60ZeZH12NuvKDjkzKfs/viewform?usp=send_form

Next Year Planning

As of May 4, 2015, there are 903 students enrolled at TMC, which make up 31 classes.

For the 2015/2016 school year:

*As of May 4, 2015

GRADE	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	NUMBER OF CLASSES	PTR
4	173	7	24.7
5	178	6	29.6
6	146	5	29.2
7	169	6	28.2
8	140	5	28
9	134	4	33.5

Committee Reports

Titan Lunch:  P. Mylrea

The next Titan lunches will be on May 21, 2015 and June 18, 2015, the deadline for ordering is the Friday before.

Many volunteers are needed.      

To volunteer or any questions please email  TMCTitanLunch@gmail.com 

Outdoor Fitness Area:  P. Mylrea

We are ready to build!!!! 

Approximate Construction Schedule

June 1^st:  Site to be fenced off and marked for excavation.

June 8^th – 12^th:  Excavation, sire prep, and concrete forms.

June 15^th or 16^th:  Pour and placement of concrete for bleacher pad.

Concrete placement and finishing by Ultimate Edge

June 16^th – 17^th:  Holes to be marked and augured.

June 18^th:  Unload truck and sort equipment with volunteers.  All volunteers’ slots filled.

June 19^th and 20^th:  Volunteer installation.  Volunteers are still needed.

June 22^nd – 26^th:  Installation of Pour in Place surfacing by GPI Outdoor Designs.

To volunteer please email, TMCOutdoorFitnessCommittee@gmail.com.  All help is greatly appreciated.    

                       

Announcements

TMC School Parent Council would like to thank everyone that attended!!  We appreciate your continued support and hope to see more faces at our upcoming meeting.

If you wish to help out with any upcoming events or have suggestions, please contact us at tmcschoolcouncil@gmail.com, we look forward to hearing from you.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the TMC School Learning Commons.

Motion to adjourn the TMC School Council Meeting and to open the TMC School Parent’s Association meeting was made at 8:10 pm.

            Motion:  P. Mylrea

            2^nd: S. Cunnington

Carried

MINUTES

TMC School Parent’s Association

May 6, 2015 at 8:10 pm | Meeting called to order by A. Crocker

In Attendance

A.Crocker (Co-Chair), S. Reading (Principal), T. Coles(Assistant Principal), S. Cunnington (Communication Coordinator), N. Odina Seale (Communication Coordinator), T. Isaac (Secretary), S. Merkle (Fundraising), T. Topor (Fundraising), P. Mylrea (Outdoor Fitness Area), G. Topor, M. Enns, L. Hitchcock, S. Roth, D. Campanelli

Approval of Minutes

Approval of April 2015 minutes will be tabled until June 3, 2015 meeting.

Casino

The Casino is slated for October – December 2015.  The AGLC will give us the confirmation of dates by the end of May 2015.

Once we are given our dates, we will begin to organize volunteers.

Treasurer’s Report – D. Barth

Currently, we have approximately $4,000 of unallocated funds.  There was discussion in regards to it going to school incentives such as:  Art and Soul, Think Make Learn, and bringing in experts.  Any decision about the funds has been tabled until the June meeting so that the school can compile a wish list.

New Business

The June meeting will be the AGM.  The following positions will need to be filled:

Secretary

Co-Chair

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd in the Learning Commons, after the TMC School Council meeting.

Motion to adjourn the TMC School Parent’s Association Meeting was made at 8:16 p.m.

            Motion:  P. Mylrea

            2^nd: S. Merkle

Carried