November 2011 January 2012 - Castor Valley Elementary School ...

MINUTES (FINAL)
Castor Valley Elementary School Council Meeting
January 19, 2012 at Castor Valley Elementary School Library
1. Welcome, Attendance (Quorum), Acknowledgements & Appointments
Mike Stevenson has had to formally stepped down as our chair, due to work commitments. Leslie Segal has
graciously offered to step in - thanks!
In attendance: Chrystal Brown, Sherri Bonneville, Leslie Chen, Marg Clunie, Jen Danby-McDonald, Tina Eggens,
Kim Holmes, Kristeen Kemp, Alka Moorjani, Rebecca Parke, Laurel Perry-Hapli, Leslie Segal, Tammy St-Jean,
Lauriel Wills, Heather Wilson, Heather Wyche
Regrets: Cindy Ace, Ann Arden, Shannon Bain, Melanie Bennett, Luisa Kuca, Susanna Penning, Laurie Rail, Tania
Salvi, Wendy Spenst, Mike Stevenson, Avital Winer.
Quorum NOT attained.
2. Guest Speakers: We welcomed Kristeen Kemp, our CVES Music Teacher
Music program: The CVES music program has been in transition, with 3 teachers over the last 3 years. Mrs. Kemp is
looking at this year as an opportunity to build in many different directions. Three areas of focus:
1. Music: Music is a vibrant part of our school community, and not just for those with musical background or
interest, but it is accessible to all. Aims at bringing a love of music to all. There has not been a lot of interest on the
part of the students in band this year. Percussion is also being offered. Mrs. Kemp is providing interesting musical
activities, to counteract the feeling that only some have musical ability. Large focus on singing; dispelling the feeling
that "I have to do it well to do it". All should be encouraged to sing (National anthem, etc). Since the concert last
night, there has been more interest in joining choir. Choir practices are informal; gathering around piano, laughing,
having fun, making it a joyful singing experience.
2. Music in the Classroom: presenting curriculum through music by differentiation model to reach every student
and different learning needs. Therefore, it can look different in every classroom. Important to take time to
understand the school community to reach the students. System where they rotate 3 groups in stations; theory,
performance tasks, ensemble playing. Adjusts to meet needs of each student.
3. Performances: there are plans for performing in festivals. Kuwanis music festival: Junior and Intermediate
choirs to participate - no band (not a big enough band - interest not there). Music Monday - choral. Small ensemble
music will also have performance opportunities - tulip festival? TBA. Rural music festivals? TBA. Mrs. Kemp has
been speaking with Carol Ann to get groups together to perform band scores (Metcalfe). Band practices for both
schools are at the same time. Hopes to grow the band over time.
Parental feedback on concert: Liked that the men were involved, lots of range of acts, very inclusive. Impressive,
appreciated.
Mrs. Kemp is primarily the Intermediate music teacher, but is working with her colleagues to encourage music in the
whole school. Primary teachers come in to music room to get instruments, so she has the opportunity to informally
meet with teachers and there is a lot of "music talk" happening. Discussion with teachers ways to share resources,
and how to find continuity from Primary to Junior to Intermediate with regards to music. Mrs. Kemp is hours are parttime
in the afternoons, but she has volunteered time in mornings to work with teachers and help them out. Lots of
instruments are being used every day. Trying to take away some of the fear from teachers who don't feel they have
the experience with music.
3. Approval of Agenda & November Minutes
As we did not have quorum, the Agenda and Minutes were both adopted by consensus.
4. Treasurers’ Reports (attached)
• Financial Reports – please see attached report submitted by Lesley Chen.
A request was made that projections for the year be included for next meeting's "big picture".
• Ad Hoc Expenditures – please see attached report submitted by Debbie Hill (absent), presented by Alka.
Some more notes: Item #8 not subsidized yet because event not organized yet. The ukuleles have arrived.
Chess sets are arriving. Would be easier for item #1 to give the funds to Mr. Lalonde to put in his account,
and same for #2 in library account. Others items that have not yet been paid out is because they haven't
occurred yet. Once the money is deposited in the school account not the council account, then it will be earrmarked
and Sherrie can bring an updated report each month as to what has gone through. Anything that's
tendered must go through the school account. Some items may be ordered by school and some by council.
Treasurers, Gail and Sherrie will work out details.

• Surplus of Council Funds – We do not have an exact amount. Can we come up with ideas or approach
teachers for spending surplus (cash surplus vs budgeted surplus). Discussion ensued as to how much we
should hold for unexpected requests, vs. how much do we spend on the current year. We will be kept
updated on a monthly basis of what those figures are.
Question arose about smart boards: we have 4 - one stationary and 3 mobiles. We are looking at buying
projectors for each classroom (we bought 16 last year, and are short 10). They will be ordered by end of
school year for next year. A little under $500 each. The School Board is going wireless. Portables were the
first to get projectors.
Additional request from Mmes Merriam and Lacharity for a subscription to a downloadable magazine for
music for choir (U.S. based). We cannot make motion - no quorum - motion tabled.
• Consideration of PayPal Usage – Discussion ensued regarding the pros and cons for opening a PayPal
account for school council. Our service fees at the bank are quite high: we pay per transaction. Manotick
Public is looking into using PayPal. Paypal will give you script or button for your website, which takes you to
a payment processing page, but does not give you any support for software or different payment amounts
(i.e. milk program - how many days, etc). Cost is 1.9% plus $0.30 per transaction (non profit rates). With the
bank we currently pay $0.20 per deposited item. Finance team would like to look into it more - looking at
other schools that are using it - how do they make it work. Consensus around the room: ask parents on
feedback questionnaire. Other ways to reduce costs: look at coordinating milk and lunch fees as one
amount twice a year which would make less deposits. Kim Holmes to get form from Rideau Valley who does
it that way.
5. Principal - Please see attached report submitted by Sherrie Bonneville.
Teaching & Support Staff Reports - Kim Holmes
Received positive feedback in regards to the 7/8's helping at Christmas shopping: they were a great help, had lots of
empathy. Sometimes the gym was quite crowded with helpers - there were perhaps too many at a time.
In February, Mrs. Holmes will attend a 4-day conference in moving towards levelling childrens' French abilities based
on what they are able to do. Based on the common European framework, and also parallels with federal government
levels. This will apply to all of Ontario. She will have more info for us at the February meeting..
Staff: No report
6. Fundraising Report
December:
• Christmas Shopping & Gingerbread House Making Day raised $1,075 - still have to pay out of this for the
gingerbread houses. They will try to tweak crowd control of helpers next year. There were many great
items donated. Leftovers were picked up by the Diabetes Foundation. This year was busier because
grades 5 & 6 were also included.
• MacMillans: raised $3,797 - this amount differs from amount on attached financial report because this
figure takes into account $108 of NSF funds.
• Ongoing Fundraisers: QSP - has raised $411 plus $250 handed in today.
• Samko & Miko: raised $104
Upcoming:
• Used Book Sale – Date change to April 13th, with setup on 12th. Kids books and adult fiction.
• Fun Night – need coordinator(s)! We will put a call out in our newsletter.
7. Chair’s Report – Leslie Segal
• Kindergarten Info Night on Jan 26 th 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Kindergarten Registration Jan 30 th - Feb 3 rd ) OCDSB
wants the information out that registration is not on a first come, first serve basis. Parents may as for their
preferences of am/pm, and it will be looked at on a case by case basis. We will be getting full day
kindergarten in 2014 or 2015.
• Roots of Empathy Program starting this month in one class - a family brings their baby in and facilitators talk
about how to empathize and recognize feelings. More information about the program is available on the
Ontario Education website.
• Disseminating OCDSB information – OCDSB’s new website and emails - http://www.ocdsb.ca/par/sc/info-nupdates/Pages/default.aspx
- Leslie will forward info to Council members and include in newsletter
• Dr. Gordon Neufeld (Developmental Psychologist and authority on child development) – February 11-13 th in
Gatineau: Speaker Series and Parent Conference (flyer attached with agenda email)
• January Newsletter items were collected.

8. PRO Grant – Jen Danby-McDonald / Leslie Segal
a) Anti-Bullying Presentation for Primary/Junior students - having trouble finding something that fits, local,
affordable. We applied to Majic100 but have not heard anything back from them. They had many, many
schools apply. We have asked other schools through OCASC if there is any interest in sharing a performance
as some interesting ones are from out of town and require multiple schools to make a tour. We have
unfortunately, not heard from any other schools. Cost would be approximately $600 - $700 plus tax per
school. Does anyone have any contacts they could reach out to to see if there is interest in a spring
performance? What type of presentation do we want to give? It should have staying power, has to engage
them and be interactive. Jen will continue to look into it. Parent presentation may be the same group, may
not. parents often don't get the difference between bullying and conflict.
b) Literacy At Home presentation will be on Tuesday, February 28 th . Mme Lacharity and Mrs. Reed will be
doing presentations in English and French. Looking for volunteers for that evening (primarily to supervise
Intermediate students who are doing child care (dads?)
c) Request for help with PRO event committee. We need someone to help with childcare, organizing
intermediate volunteers and attending events as support for these volunteers. With Leslie taking on a
leadership role with council, we are looking for additional people to help with planning these events, including
designing posters, email promos and at the registration tables.
d) Paul Davis event well received!
9. Talent Fest –Talentfest has been given the go-ahead for this year. We are beginning planning next week once again
under the leadership of Karen Warren, and with Mme Lacharity as our teacher leader. Is anyone interested in joining
this committee? Looking at beginning of May during education week. Planned for 2 nights. A student has written a
letter of application for the position of M.C. Teachers have veto power if groups are losing focus on schoolwork.
10. MASC workshops & performances - MASC has contacted Jen Danby McDonald to let us know that there is funding
available for an artist to visit rural schools. They have earmarked some funds specifically for Castor Valley. MASC
would basically cover 40% of the cost of an artist's visit. We would need to choose and artist from their list. Is there
general support for this idea? Do we want to include as many classes as we can in a school-wide performance or
target a specific grade level? Any ideas for support needed.. Literary Arts, Poetry, Drama, Storytelling, Dance,
Puppetry, Visual Arts, Media Arts...??? We need to choose an artist from the list - Sherry will choose. Funding:
council would need to approve of other 60%. Cost is about $800. We don't have quorum, so no motion was made,
but unanimous consensus was to support this project.
11. CVES Online Business Directory – Renewal time! - call out to be put in newsletter. Jen will contact existing
contributors to see if they want to renew. Yearly fees remain at $25.
12. Round Table Updates
• Website & Communications (Newsletter: external requests). Our school newspaper allows community and
health info from outside organizations to be published, but we have to watch for conflict of interest. Decided
that all non school events or services (i.e. tutoring, etc) should be put under online business directory. Leslie
will add a link to the directory in the newsletter.
• PALS and lunch monitor program. Flyers have been created and were circulated at meeting. They would
like to earmark $50 for lunch monitors and $50 for PALS for nametags, supply box, etc . There is about
$107 left (earmarked for name tags) but general consensus was that they can spend the remainder of her
funds on hula hoops, etc. There are 28 Grade 5 students in PALS.
• Volunteers NO REPORT/ Class reps NO REPORT / Community Liaison NO REPORT/ Environment
Committee (no update)
• OCASC - We are still looking for representative(s) to attend OCASC meetings and bring info back to our
Council meetings. Chrystal went to the last meeting which talked about homework help and on line math
help for grade 7 & 8 students - accessible for all students. There are teachers available every evening to
help students on line. All you need is your student Ontario Education number which is on the report card.
Next Thursday, Jan. 26th, there is a presentation on IEPs (Individual Education Plans). See website for more
info (osasc.ca). We need someone to attend the February 16th meeting.
• PFE (Kim Sheldrick), absent - tabled
• PIC / OCDSB - The consultation for the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) bylaws is over and the bylaws
have been approved. The next step is the recruitment of committee members. The goal is to have the
members in place by the end of the school year with the PIC actually up and running in Sept. Additional
information on the PIC and upcoming meeting dates (meetings open to all) can be found on the OCDSB
website http://www.ocdsb.ca/par/pi/pic/Pages/default.aspx;

13. Adjournment & Next Meeting
Meeting adjourned at 8:59pm.
Next meeting is Thursday February 9 th
Respectfully submitted by Heather Wyche, Secretary for Castor Valley Elementary School Council.
Important CVESC Dates
CVESC meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 pm in the school library with the
exception of December and March when there will not be a meeting and June when it is held after Fun Night
(September 8, October 13, November 10, January 12, February 9, April 12, May 10 & June 21)
Kindergarten Info Night: Jan 26 th 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kindergarten Registration: Jan 30 th - Feb 3 rd
Dr. Gordon Neufeld: February 11-13 th in Gatineau:
- Developmental Psychologist and authority on child development)
- Speaker Series and Parent Conference (flyer attached with agenda email)
Literacy At Home:
Tuesday, February 28 th
Used Book Sale:
Friday, April 27th with set-up Wed. & Thurs.
Talentfest:
Beginning of May
Fun Night: Tuesday, June 12th (EQAO May 23 to June 6)
OCASC Meeting Dates
Third Thursday of each month at Fisher Park School 250 Holland Ave. in the Library on the second floor.

Treasurers’ Report
Castor Valley Elementary School Council
Cash Flow Statement - Operating Fund
For the period November 1 – December 31, 2011 (in dollars)
Cash
Inflows
Cash
Outflows
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Cash
OPERATING FUND
Programs
Food (note 1) 354 (5,042) (4,687)
Milk (note 2) 8,421 (7,571) 849
Fundraising
Entertainment books 368 (100) 268
MacMillans 14,375 (10,686) 3,689
Christmas Shopping Day 1,075 - 1,075
Magazines (on-line only) 411 - 411
Other Income - Boomerang 67 - 67
Admin Expenses
Bank Charges 42 (320) (278)
Ad Hoc Approved Items - (1,667) (1,667)
Total - Operating Fund 25,112 (25,386) (274)
Cash - Opening balance (Nov. 1/11) 46,885
Cash - Closing balance (Dec. 31/11) 46,611
Note 1: Food - Monies are collected from students for the food program at the beginning of the school year. Payments
are made to suppliers throughout the school year as costs are incurred.
Note 2: Milk - Monies are collected from students for the milk program at the beginning of each of the two school terms.
Payments are made to suppliers throughout the school year as costs are incurred.

Treasurers’ Report – continued
Castor Valley Elementary School Council
Cash Flow Statement - Summary of all Funds
For the period November 1 to December 31, 2011 (in dollars)
(A)
Cash - Opening
Balance
(Nov. 1/11)
Cash
Inflows
Cash
Outflows
(B)
Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Cash
(A) + (B) = (C)
Cash - Closing
Balance
(Dec. 31/11)
OPERATING FUND 46,885 25,112 (25,386) (274) 46,611
EARMARKED FUNDS
2012-13 Class Resource Fund reserve 3,800 - - - 3,800
Mulch/playground plaque reserve 2,246 - - - 2,246
Arts in the Classroom 5,99 - (411) (411) 188
Emergency Reserve Requirement 1,000 - - - 1,000
Total Earmarked Funds 7,645 - (411) (411) 7,234
TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 54,530 25,112 (25,797) (685) 53,845
Castor Valley Elementary School Council
Fundraising Report
For the period ended December 31, 2011 (in dollars)
Revenue Expenses Net Income
Entertainment books 12,411 (6,876) 5,535
MacMillans 14,375 (10,686) 3,689
Christmas Shopping Day 1,075 - 1,075
Magazines (on-line only) 411 - 411
NET FUNDS RAISED 28,271 (17,562) 10,709
Note: The above table includes only those fundraisers with final tallies in place for the 2011-12 school year.

CVESC Ad Hoc Spending 2011-2012
Amounts Spent Updated: 6-January-2012
# Teacher/Staff Requests Requested By
Grades
Affected
Amount
requested
Ad Hoc
Recommendation
Amount
Spent
Amount
Remaining
1
Phys ed account reserve for
replacement of equipment as
needed
Lalonde all 750 750 - 750
2 Library book replenishment all 2,500 2,500 - 2,500
3
4
Outdoor consumables: Line
painting for 4 squares; snow
scoops; sleds; tulip bulbs;
chalk
Re-useable name tags for
Lunch Monitors
Natasha Robb-
Burrows
all 500 500 153 347
Lauriel all 180 180 73 107
5 Environment: Gardening kit 300 300 - 300
SUBTOTAL - SCHOOL WIDE
REQUESTS
6 Butterfly kits (note 1)
Tomlinson/
Anderson
4,230 4,230 226 4,004
JK 145 - - -
7 Bus name tags (note 1) Vigneault JK-gr 1 194 - - -
8
Scientists in School
presentation (note 2)
Vigneault SK 1,014 500 - 500
9
Equipment for listening centres
(note 4)
Primary team
(Beaupre/Messian)
JK-gr 3 1,166 1,366 - 1,366
10 Books for Levelled Book Bins Labelle gr 1-3 1,963 1,963 - 1,963
11a
Interactive Bullying
Presentation
Jen Danby
McDonald
JK-gr 3 350 350 - 350
12a
Safe and Caring Schools
Parent Presentation
Jen Danby
McDonald
JK-gr 3 250 250 - 250
SUBTOTAL - PRIMARY (JK-
Gr. 3)
5,082 4,429 - 4,429
11b
Interactive Bullying
Presentation
Jen Danby
McDonald
gr 4-6 350 350 - 350
12b
Safe and Caring Schools
Parent Presentation
Jen Danby
McDonald
gr 4-6 250 250 - 250
13 Mathletes program Bonneville gr 4-6 1,441 1,441 1,441 -
14 Ukeleles (note 5) Chantal Leblanc gr 4-6 971 1,360 - 1,360
15
10 chess boards (create a
junior chess club)
Holmes gr 4-6 100 100 - 100
16
The Director's Cut workshop
(note 6)
Bickmore
(Junior team)
gr 4-6 4,200 - - -
17a
18a
Spelling bee trophy +
engraving of winner's name
Festival participation for
concert band, junior choir and
intermediate vocal group
Bell gr 4-6 19 19 - 19
Kemp gr 4-6 497 497 - 497

SUBTOTAL - JUNIOR (Gr.
4-5)
7,828 4,017 1,441 2,576
17b
18b
Spelling bee trophy +
engraving of winner's name
Festival participation for
concert band, junior choir and
intermediate vocal group
Bell gr 7-8 18 18 - 18
Kemp gr 7-8 496 496 - 496
19 Stock market challenge Mitchell gr 7-8 2,800 2,800 - 2,800
20
21
22
Bus for field trip to
MacSkimming (note 2)
Maintain/upgrade science lab
(note 1)
Annual wood building project
(note 1)
SUBTOTAL -
INTERMEDIATE (Gr. 6-8)
Grassau gr 7-8 500 250 - 250
Grassau gr 7-8 500 - - -
Grassau gr 7-8 500 - - -
4,814 3,564 - 3,564
TOTAL - ALL REQUESTS 21,955 16,240 1,667 14,573
Notes:
1. Item to be funded via the school budget (i.e. not necessary for school council to fund).
Activities or resources deemed essential by the teachers and the principal (for students to access the curriculum) will
be paid for through the school budget.
2. Cost to be shared between the students, the school and the School Council.
It is an understanding in the OCDSB that field trips are user pay activities. As such, the cost of field trips can be
100% user pay or the cost can be offset by student/class fundraising or subsidized through funds from the school
budget or the School Council.
3. A field trip is a supplemental activity that is tied to the curriculum with the purpose of enhancing, enriching or
extending the learning that has taken place in the classroom. This activity may take place off school premises (eg.
visit to a museum) or on school premises (eg. Scientists in the School).
4. Additional funds recommended over the initial request to cover estimated shipping fees.
5. Additional funds recommended over the initial request to ensure supply for an entire class (Recommended units: 28;
Initial Request: 20).
6. Value for money not met relative to curriculum requirements.

Principal’s Report
School Council Meeting
January 19, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Blue Sky Conversation about Arts Education in the OCDSB. Visit the board’s website to view a short video on Arts Education and
provide your input on the future direction of Arts Education in the OCDSB.
Special Education Consultation
Consultation will be taking place at Confederation Education Centre on Thursday, January 19, 2012 regarding Special
Education Classes, Programs and Services for 2011-2012.
The link includes an email address for interested stakeholders to provide input as well as a copy of the report that was
presented to the Education Committee on 13 December 2011.
http://www.ocdsb.ca/Pages/FeedbackNews_ConsultationonSpecialEducationClasses,ProgramsandServicesfor2012-
2013.aspx
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call 613-596-8254.
OSTA Policies – Proposed Harmonization
Please find attached report No. 11-220 (link below) discussed at Business Services Committee on December 14, 2011. The report
considers, in a broad fashion, the manner in which Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) proposes to harmonize transportation
policies of the member boards in order to provide consistent levels of service to Ottawa students and, additionally, address requirements of
the Ministry of Education in their Transportation Effectiveness & Efficiency Review.
In order for OCDSB staff to make recommendations in a follow-up action report (to be considered by the Business Services Committee on
February 8, 2012 and by the Board of Trustees on February 14, 2012), we ask that you circulate the attached document to your school
council and that their comments on this matter be submitted not later than end of business on Monday, January 16, 2012. ( They
will accept submission after this date as it is very quick turnaround).
Although the report in its entirety should be considered, some pivotal changes under consideration are highlighted below:
• i) Travel time is being reviewed and it is proposed that OSTA articulate that a preferred one-way travel time maximum of
45 minutes for students shall be the targeted standard. There will be exceptions to that standard for road and weather conditions
and to take into account travel for students who live in remote areas or who choose to attend specialized programming. The
current OCDSB standard is 60 minutes; though the vast majority of students are transported under the 45 minute threshold
currently (indeed most are transported under 30 minutes).
•
• ii) Transportation Eligibility is being reviewed with the following walk distance standard being considered:
• JK-SK .8 km
• Grades 1 – 8 1.6 km
• Grades 9- 12 3.2 km
• This would represent a lowering of the OCDSB walk distance for Grades 7 – 8 students (currently 3.0 km). The manner
in which secondary students are transported (currently those living and going to school within the Urban Transit Area do not
receive yellow busing and may utilize OC Transpo) will be considered in subsequent reviews.
•
• iii) Changes in the criteria to establish Hazards is being considered.
•
• iv) Changes in transportation eligibility to and from caregivers is being considered.
It should be noted that the Business Services Committee has requested further information and clarification from OSTA on items iii) and
iv) for the February Business Services Committee.
Questions around OSTA’s governance structure and procedures for transportation for Special Education programming will be addressed
in future meetings.

Comments may be submitted in writing by mailing:
OSTA Transportation Policies
133 Greenbank Road
Nepean, ON K2H 6L8
Attention: Carson Superintendency
or electronically through the OCDSB website by emailing: OSTAPolicyReview@ocdsb.ca
Draft School Hours for 2012-2013 (in discussion phase at this time, feedback appreciated)
Working parameters: Start and finish times cannot be changed; instructional block for primary literacy (which include French,
S.S. Science and Tech) must be 120 minutes; instructional block for jr. and int. literacy (which includes French, S.S or Hist/Geo,
Science and Tech) must be 100 mins; must respect Time Allocation Model which sets out number of instructional minutes/cycle;
additional 40 mins of teacher prep time per 5 day cycle;
School Day 9:15 to 3:45 (Start and end times cannot be changed)
9:15 to 11:35 will be the first Instructional Block (Totaling 140 minutes)
9:15-9:35 - Homeroom: Announcements, O Canada, Agendas ( notes for students getting picked up early or not going home
on bus at end of day) , Organization and Planning for the day etc.
9:35-11:35 - First Instructional Block of 120 minutes. Depending on your division the 120 minutes can be divided as such: Lit.
Block of 120 mins (meets primary requirement), 2 X 60 mins., 3 X 40 mins. etc. and also to reflect the # of minutes in the
Time Allocation Model.
11:35 - 11:55 - 20 minutes - Lunch
11:55 - 12:20 - 25 minutes recess
12:20 - 2:00 - Second Instructional Block of 100 minutes. Depending on your division the 100 minutes can be divided as
such: Lit Block of 100 mins.( meets jr. and int. requirements), 2 X 50 mins., 1 X 60 mins. + 1 X 40mins and also to reflect the
# of minutes in the Time Allocation Model.
2:00 - 2:20 - 20 minutes second Nutrition Break
2:20-2:45 - 25 minutes recess
2:45 - 3:45 - Third Instructional Block of 60 minutes. This block will be 1 X 40 mins. + 1 X 20 mins (at which point students will
return to homerooms once again)
3:25 - 3:45 Homeroom: Agendas, Org. or homework etc. We will continue for a short time to make the end of day
announcements for student pick up, but we hope to phase this out,
3:45 - Students dismissed to the yard at the bell, exiting the building by their regular door. Students being picked up will meet
parents on the yard etc. Parents do not have to sign out their child at the end of the day.
Students leaving before the end of the school day, will need to be signed out by parent.
Four Board – Kindergarten Information
To be held at the RA Centre on Jan. 19 th 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Our board and each of our co-terminus boards will have representatives at this Information Night. The goal is to present what each board
has to offer in terms of Kindergarten programs and beyond so, parents can then make an informed decision about which Kindergarten
program best meets their needs prior to the registration period which commences at the end of January 2012.
CVES Kindergarten Info Night – January 26, 2012 in the Library 6:30 – 7:30 pm
We are not slated for Full Day Learning (All Day Kindergarten) for September 2012 or 2013.

Parent Resources
We have received a copy of Maggie Mamen’s book, The Pampered Child Syndrome and a DVD entitled Parent Power! Lost and Found –
Ten Small Steps to Reclaiming our Families.
Will be entered into the school’s Alexandria Library System and can be signed out by parents. Please ask Coreen for assistance.
Upcoming dates:
Friday, January 20, 2012 – PA Day
First Term Report Cards issued on February 8, 2012
No formal day set aside for Parent Consultation; this will occur through initiation by parent or teachers.
First Winter Activity Day is Thursday, Feb 2 nd. Second Activity Day is the following week on Feb.9 th .