CAMERON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL

CAMERON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL 

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING 

MONDAY OCTOBER 05, 2009 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Nicole Hagreen, Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, 

Patricia Wark, Kristin Ellis, Laurie Fryer, Marilyn Hutchinson, Ruth Crittenden, 

Denise Spears 

REGRETS – Lisa Hansen, Cindy Lewis, Dianne Nobes 

1. POSITIONS FOR SCHOOL COUNCIL – 

� Patricia Wark has volunteered for the position of Chairperson. 

� Nichole Hagreen has volunteered for the position of Treasurer. 

� Sub Committees will be organized to handle different fundraising 

events. 

2. ADMINISTRATION REPORT – 

� “Math Night” is a go and will be scheduled for the early winter. This 

information session will help parents understand the math 

curriculum in order to better assist their children with math 

homework. The evening will be open to the entire community. 

� November parent/teacher conferences have been changed to 

October. An earlier conference will give parents and students 

feedback sooner. The Kindergarten students will still have their 

conferences in November. 

� The playground equipment has been ordered and will be installed 

in the spring 2010. 

3. FUNDRAISING GOALS FOR 2009/2010 SCHOOL YEAR – 

� The School Council committee will need to submit a fundraising 

plan by the next meeting. This plan can change at anytime during 

the school year. 

� Things to decide: How many fundraising events will be hosted? 

How will the money be distributed? 

� Carla Bull suggested getting a wish list from the teachers. Marilyn 

Hutchinson will be asking teachers for feedback. 

4. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR - 

� Sharon Rich has once again volunteered to run the pizza sales for 

the school year. Thank you Sharon. 

� Carnival Night will be hosted again in the spring of 2010. 

� McDonald’s Night will be hosted before the end of October. Denise 

Spears will call McDonald’s to book an evening.

� Thank you to Rosalie. We would like to invite Rosalie to the 

McDonald’s night for some special recognition. Half the money 

raised at McDonald’s night will go to Rosalie’s favorite charity. 

Laurie Fryer will find out Rosalie’s favorite charity. Nicole Hagreen 

will organize a framed photo of the school. Mr. Giffen will look into 

submitting an article to the local paper. 

� It was agreed to try something different from McMillan. Kelly 

Bowen will start organizing Hawberry Farms. It will follow the same 

format as the McMillan fundraiser. We may still decide to do 

McMillan in the spring. 

� Kelly Bowen and Carla Bull would like to organize the Poppy Pin 

fundraiser. 

5. A GREAT START – 

� Many thanks to the committee members who organized and 

participated in the parent night as well as the apple fundraiser. 

Student Council raised $489.84 from the parent night and $486.43 

from the apple fundraiser. WAY TO GO… 

Kristin Ellis will be sending out thank you cards. 

6. A VOICE FOR THE SCHOOL – 

� The School Council committee will be responsible for discussing 

any issues or concerns regarding the school. Patricia Wark will be 

setting up a monthly agenda for each meeting. Please let her know 

of anything you wish to discuss in advance. 

� Regular monthly meetings will be held the first Monday of every 

month beginning at 7:00pm. The monthly meeting should only last 

for one hour but very often runs closer to two hours. If one hour is 

all a committee member can spare, then please feel free to leave at 

any time. Minutes of the meeting will be provided to committee 

members. 

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 02 ND AT 

7:00PM.



MONDAY NOVEMBER 02, 2009 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Rob Potter, Lisa Hansen, Sue Thompson, 

Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, Patricia Wark, Denise Spears, Marsha Cann, Kristin 

Ellis 

Regrets- Cindy Lewis, Nicole Hagreen, Dianne Nobes 

1. Minutes – Review of meeting minutes from October 2009. One 

clarification regarding McDonalds’ night. Half the money raised at 

McDonald’s night will be going to the Salvation Army Food Bank. The emailed 

motion to donate $100.00 to the G & M Hospital Foundation in 

thanks to Rosalie passed. 

2. Presentation to Salvation Army – Two hundred dollars was raised 

during the McDonalds’ night. Denise Spears to organize a day and time to 

present a cheque for one hundred dollars. School Council members, 

students and staff will be invited for a picture opportunity. 

3. Fundraising Plan for 2009/2010 – The teacher wish list was reviewed. 

Thank you to Mrs. Hutchinson for putting the list together. It was decided 

that School Council set a goal to raise $10,000 for the year 2009/2010. 

The money raised this year will go toward field trips and general school 

needs. Any profit made from the sale of magazines will go directly to the 

grade 7 and 8 field trips. A surplus of $2,967.10 will be left in School 

Equipment (“earmarked” for technology). All other debt will be paid off as 

per September meeting. Mr. Giffen will submit the plan to the board. 

Patricia Wark and Nicole Hagreen will review the plan before it is sent out. 

4. Grade 7 and 8 field trip - School Council would like a breakdown of the 

field trip cost. (ie; how much for the bus and accommodation) It was 

suggested that the McMillan fundraiser could still happen in the New Year 

but will need to be organized by the grade 7 and 8 students and their 

parents. 

5. Lice Busters – Kristin Ellis presented information on an alternative nonpesticide 

treatment for head lice. Kristin will be summarizing a treatment 

letter to distribute to students/parents. What can we do to help eliminate 

this reoccurring problem? Can we offer parents financial help who cannot 

afford the treatment? Can we pay for a company to come in and educate 

students and parents? Lisa Hansen will organize a group of volunteers to 

do a round of head checks.

6. School Newsletter – Nicole Hagreen will discuss this in next months 

meeting. 

7. Teacher/School Council Meet and Greet – The School Council 

members would like to meet all the staff at Cameron. A Meet and Greet 

will be set up for Friday November 13 th from 8:15am to 8:45am. 

8. Website – Patricia Wark, Kristin Ellis and Marsha Cann will work together 

to include information about School Council on the Website. Mrs. 

Thompson is Cameron Street’s website administrator. If she experiences 

challenges she coordinates with a web tech who supports all schools in 

the SCDSB. 

9. Ontario Ministry of Education “Tips for School Council” 

Patricia Wark, Kristen Ellis and Marsha Cann will be putting together a 

survey for parents. As a committee we would like all parents to know what 

School Council does and how fundraising dollars are spent. Parents could 

also provide input on what are the barriers for volunteering or what they would 

like to see happen in the school. 

10. Fundraising Report – Kelly Bowen and Carla Bull presented the 

fundraising plan. Thank you for lots of terrific ideas. Sub-committees will be 

needed to help organize these events. Hawberry Farms/Fun Shaped Pasta 

campaigns will run in November. Sub-committee meeting will be scheduled 

to discuss December ideas- Canadian Tire candy canes and retail items for 

sale during the Christmas concert. 

11. Principal’s Report – The new school start time is now 8:55am. There is 

supervision in the schoolyard beginning at 8:40am. Cameron Street would 

like to be recognized as a Healthy School and will accept the Healthy Schools 

Challenge both with the Board and Ministry. Regarding H1N1, members of 

the Health Unit have been in to educate the students about the importance of 

hand washing. Absentee numbers are reported to Public Health to monitor. 

Numbers include all absentee students (could be sick, could be away for 

other reason). Check website for updates- www.simcoemuskokahealth.org. 

Literacy Night will be hosted on November 17 th . Parents are invited to listen 

to Ingrid Wegner discussing curriculum. A math coach will be invited to the 

next School Council meeting in December. A family math night will be 

organized for January or February. 

12. Builders’ Club- short power point presentation facilitated by Mr. Potter. 

The next meeting will be on Monday December 7, 2009 at 7:00pm.



MONDAY DECEMBER 07, 2009 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Sue Thompson, Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, 

Patricia Wark, Denise Spears, Marsha Cann, Ruth Crittenden, Trish Maher, 

Nicole Hagreen, Nina Robitaille, Cheryl McGinnis 

Regrets- Cindy Lewis, Lisa Hansen, Dianne Nobes, Kristin Ellis, Laurie Fryer 

1. Presentation by Cheryl McGinnis – Math Coach for Cameron Street – 

� Mrs. McGinnis helps teachers with co-planning and assessment. 

� The overall goal is to teach students math using problem solving. 

This will help students to connect literacy and math. 

� A family math night will be organized in January. 

� Concerns were raised regarding the difficulty providing math 

support at home. 

2. Presentation by Nina Robitaille –YMCA Active Schools Coordinator - 

� The following components are required to become a “Healthy 

School.” (Provide Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Bulling 

Prevention programs) 

� At Cameron a “Fruit and Juice Shack” is available every morning 

for students who have not had breakfast. 

� The Grade 6, 7, 8 Girls Club will talks about healthy eating and 

positive self esteem. 

� Kelly Bowen shared some schools have a bin of healthy snacks in 

the classroom. 

� Should we be looking at what we offer students? Eg. ice cream 

bars 

� For more ideas contact Jody Dawson with the Health Unit 

providing nutritional tools for schools. 

3. Review of Minutes from last meeting 

� Ruth Crittenden attended last months meeting and was not listed 

on the attendance. 

� All action items were completed from our November meeting 

except for the web site.

4. Request for Funds – 

� Tree Reading Program – Mrs. Thompson – 

School Council approved a request for $1,500.00. 

Ruth Crittenden offered the motion and it was seconded by Kelly Bowen. 

� A Day of Robots – Mr. Potter – 

An interactive demonstration about robots will be offered to all 

grades at the cost of approximately $2.00 per student. 

Ruth Crittenden offered the motion and it was seconded by Kelly 

Bowen. Mr. Giffen will ensure approval of the program from 

SCDSB. 

� Grade Three Field Trip – Mrs. Hare and Mr. Potter – 

In June the grade three students will be traveling by bus to the 

Craigleith School for their pioneer presentations. Denise Spears 

offered the motion and it was second by Nicole Hagreen. 

5. School Newsletter – 

� Nicole Hagreen will be working with Marsha Cann and Jan Plyley 

to create an easy to read format for our newsletter. 

� It was suggested to create columns to highlight events instead of 

reading text straight across. 

6. Georgian Bay Food Box – 

� This organization sells baskets of fruit and vegetables from local 

farmers. They would like to know if there is a parent interested in 

organizing orders at Cameron Street. 

� It was suggested that we use the newsletter to promote the 

program. Patricia Wark to submit information for newsletter. 

7. Invitation for Input for the SCDSB School Calendar – 

� Please give the calendar a good look and if you have any 

suggestions please E-Mail Patricia Wark by December 14, 2009. 

8. Survey Results - 

� Thank you to Patricia Wark, Kristen Ellis and Marsha Cann for 

creating and tabulating an informative parent survey. 

� Patricia Wark requested that each School Council member review 

the survey and pick three items to discuss during our next 

meeting. 

� Trish Maher suggested an information folder for parents who first 

join Cameron.

9. Lunch Program - 

� Kelly Bowen proposed doing a Pita Day in addition to the Pizza 

Day. The cost would be $5.00 for a Pita, Sun Chips and Juice or 

Milk. School Council would need a parent volunteer to organize 

an additional lunch. Kelly will look into a price without the chips. 

10. Principal’s Report – 

� Read All About It – Information about good books will be posted 

on the web site. Mr. Giffen will try to get books from Saunders as 

prizes. 

� Attendance area review meeting will be held on Tuesday 

December 15, 2009. Cameron Street is host school for the 

meeting. Public input is requested regarding the over enrollment 

at Mountain View versus the lower attendance at other schools. 

� Mr. Giffen would like to thank all the parents who volunteered for 

head checks. Six students were identified and notices for 

treatment were sent home. Mr. Giffen would like to ask Lisa 

Hansen to organize another head check on 2010. 

� Result of the Student Climate Survey. Students felt it was safe to 

come to school. However, they feel less safe in the yard. 

� Family math night will be arranged for late January. Literacy night 

was not well attended. 

11. Treasurer Report - 

� Nicole Hagreen has summarized the 2008/2009 fund raising year 

by event. The total amount raised last year was $21,078.87. 

Sharon Rich and her pizza sales took the number one spot for 

funds raised totaling $6,922.99. (Go Sharon) 

� So far the fund raising total for 2009/2010 is $2,414.51. 

� School Council also looked at the teacher request list. Marsha 

Cann suggested we could perhaps advertise to parents who may 

want to donate some of the small items. 

12. Fundraising Report - 

� Upcoming events include Canadian Tire candy cane sales on 

Saturday December 12 th from 10:00am to 4:00pm. 

� Christmas Market on Wednesday December 16 th from 5:00pm to 

8:00pm. 

The next meeting will be on Monday January 11, 2010 at 7:00pm.



MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2010 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Trish Maher, Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, 

Patricia Wark, Denise Spears, Ruth Crittenden, Nicole Hagreen, Rob Potter 

Regrets- Cindy Lewis, Lisa Hansen, Dianne Nobes, Kristin Ellis, Laurie Fryer, 

Marsha Cann 

4. Review of December 07 th minutes - 

� Approval of minutes was put forward by Ruth Crittenden and 

seconded by Carla Bull. Passed. 

� “A Day of Robots” will be presenting to all grades on January 20 

� Lisa Hansen has agreed to organize another head check for late 

January or early February. 

� Pita lunches are being offered on Tuesdays and good response 

for January. 

5. Healthy Active School Program – Next Steps 

� Patricia Wark will contact Jody Dawson to find out what is 

involved in an “audit” as mentioned by Nina at Dec. meeting. 

� Cameron Street will continue to promote activity and healthy 

eating within the school. Looking to have balance versus one 

extreme. 

� We need to find out more about what treats are provided to 

students for in class functions. 

6. Survey Results – Observations and Feedback 

� School Council members need to consider the small sample size 

of the survey when considering any results. 

� Some parents commented on wanting the McMillan fundraiser to 

return. Because of the nature of the product, McMillan is a lot of 

work to sort and deliver. Council would rather look at something 

simpler. 

� Forty-seven percent of parents surveyed wanted to see 

fundraising dollars spent on computers and software. Computers 

are based on student population. Is there a part School Council 

can play in funding more? 

� Sixty-eight percent of parents do not know how Cameron Street 

spends its fundraising dollars. Better communication is needed so 

parents know where the money is going. Will continue monthly

updates in the newsletter. It was suggested field trip permission 

forms highlight what a trip would have cost without fundraising 

contributions. The message needs to be clear and consistent. 

� New parents to the school need to be better informed about 

fundraising and how it helps the school. ACTION: Patricia 

working on a brochure for kindergarten parents and new families 

to the school. She will bring it to Council for feedback. 

7. Grade Eight Ottawa trip – 

� The grade eight students will distribute the Pita lunches every 

Tuesday for 10% of the profit earned. Motioned by Nicole 

Hagreen and seconded by Carla Bull. Passed. 

� Patricia Wark and Jill Lougheed have met to discuss other 

fundraising opportunities. These include a movie night, a Pita 

Night (similar to a McDonald’s night), dance-a-thon, breakfast or 

spaghetti dinner. All of these ideas promote school spirit, offer an 

opportunity for all Grade 8 students to participate and allow for the 

students to learn how a fundraising event works from beginning 

through to end. 

� Council would like to see initiative from grade eight students to 

raise funds for their trip to Ottawa and then will look at doing 

more. Suggestions were higher percentage of Pita profit or all 

profit generated in the month of March will go towards easing the 

cost of the trip. 

8. Fundraising – Review from now to June – 

� Kelly Bowen has found a dry mix substitute for McMillan. 

Gourmet Creations offers an all natural, no preservatives, dry mix 

for cookies, muffins etc. (all you have to do is add milk and eggs). 

Decision to try it out as we have been trying various new things 

this year. Could market this as something to do over March 

Break. Information will come out last week in January. If we sell 

less than 200 units will have to pay a shipping charge. It comes 

from Vancouver. 

� Carla Bull looking into Chuck-a-Puck event. 

� February- looking at a Valentine’s gift for a donation at Canadian 

Tire. 

� In May School Council will be organizing a trunk sale. It was also 

suggested to add a used book sale and a BBQ to this event. 

� June will be the Carnival. 

� Dates for fundraising events must be decided on. If there is a 

particular event you wish to run or be part of organizing please email 

Patricia Wark.

9. Snow removal at the church parking lot - 

� Used to donate annually and then fell by the wayside for many 

years. Was done last year. 

� It was decided to give $200.00 toward the snow removal for the 

church parking lot. Motioned by Nicole Hagreen and seconded by 

Carla Bull. Passed. 


� Nicole Hagreen has provided a breakdown of the fundraising total 

for the 2009/2010. Note that magazine profit goes to Grade 7 & 8 

Field Trips per Nov meeting minutes. We have raised over 

$8,000. 

� The target for fundraising was $10,000.00. 

11. Principal’s Report - 

� Family math night will be organized for Feb 3 or 4 Mr. Giffen to 

confirm the date. Parents and students will get a passport when 

they enter and will travel to five different stations. Every station 

will show a different method of learning ie: using software that is 

available. This will be a very interactive evening. There will be 

childcare, door prizes and a healthy snack offered. From 6:30 to 

8:00pm. 

� Cheryl McGinnis has been transferred and Rebecca Shay is now 

the math coach for Cameron Street. 

� There will be an Active Family Night organized for March. 

� Attendance Area Review is scheduled at CCI on February 02, 

2010. There are five scenarios to choose from. Cameron Street 

is currently only 90% occupied. Mr. Giffen is encouraging people 

to come to the meeting if you can. 

� Price Chopper has adopted Cameron Street Public School. 

Parents should mention at the cashier they are with Cameron 

Street Public School and a % is donated back to us. 

� Mrs. Hare and Mrs. Hall are planning to apply for the Metro 

Environmental Grant. 

12. Requests – 

� Could the primary Christmas concert night be changed to 

Thursday night instead of Wednesday? Mr. Potter will ask the 

primary teachers. 

� Is there a storage area for Council to keep smencils, signs, etc.? 

There is a locked box in the girls change room for storage and 

carnival “stuff” is there too. Needs to be gone through. 

The next meeting will be on Monday February 01, 2010 at 7:00pm.



MONDAY FEBRUARY 01, 2010 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, Patricia Wark, 

Denise Spears, Dianne Nobes, Marilyn Hutchinson, Pauline Clarance, 

Marybelle Randall, Laurie Fryer, Kristin Ellis 

Regrets- Cindy Lewis, Lisa Hansen, Marsha Cann, Nicole Hagreen, Trish Maher 

13. Welcome to Pauline Clarance and Marybelle Randall. 

14. Review and approval of agenda - 

� A healthy snack suggestion for Thursday night Math night was 

added. 

15. Review and approval of January minutes - 

� Clarification of item 4. Grade Eight Ottawa trip. Nicole Hagreen 

and Carla Bull had motioned for 5% profit for the grade eight 

Ottawa trip. There was then further discussion about doing 10% 

although this was not officially motioned by Nicole and Carla. 

Council will allocate 10% and something more to be determined. 

16. Updates from last months minutes 

� Lisa Hansen has organized a head check for Monday February 

08 th . 

� Patricia Wark and Michael Giffen will be meeting with Erika Haney 

on Tuesday February 02, 2010 to find out more about a Healthy 

Active School audit. 

� Patricia Wark has put together What Is School Council brochure 

for all new parents to the school. This was in response to survey 

results. The brochure will be added to a Kindergarten package 

and given out to new families. Please review the brochure and email 

any feedback to Patricia Wark by February 11 th . 

� Michael Giffen and Patricia Wark have been working on a “Family 

Handbook.” They would like to have it professionally printed. All 

information in the Hand Book can also be posted on the website. 

The Handbook will contain information such as an introduction of 

staff members, programs and clubs offered at Cameron Street, 

school goals, school expectations, etc. 

� Grade 8 Ottawa trip fundraising update. Carla Bull suggested 

matching any money raised by the grade eight students dollar for 

dollar with a cap. Previously Council has not been directly 

involved in fundraising for the grade 8 trip. In the past funds

aised by individual students who sold McMillan were allocated 

directly to their trip. The School Board no longer allows this. 

Marybelle indicated there are a group of parents interested in 

supporting fundraising for the trip. Mrs. Lougheed planning 

smaller initiatives such as carnation sales, chocolate hearts, 

business fair maybe, bake sale maybe. Mr. Giffen to suggest 

Dance-A-Thon to Mrs. Lougheed. Patricia Wark to forward to 

Marybelle previous suggestions which include movie night, Boston 

Pizza Celebrity Server, Pita Night, breakfast or spaghetti dinner. 

School Council is willing to help organize a fundraising event. 

17. Funding request for the purchase of Smart Board technology - 

� Request for funding presented by Mr. Giffen. School Council 

has agreed to purchase a Smart Board that measures 77 

inches. This board will be mounted to a wall in the library and 

available for all grades to use. The Simcoe County Board of 

Education will pay for training. Mr. Giffen will organize the 

training to be held at the school so teachers do not have to 

travel elsewhere. The cost is $3,605.00 plus tax. The amount 

of $2,661.89 will come out of the Equipment account 

(earmarked for technology in October) and approximately $700 

will come out of the Playground fund. Motion to support this 

purchase Smart Board was put forward by Patricia Wark and 

seconded by Kristin Ellis. Passed. 

� Mr. Giffen explained that the number of computers the Simcoe 

County Board of Education will provide to a school is related to 

the number of students attending. Additional computers can be 

provided through fundraising dollars. 

� There is a concern from school council members that an 

additional room needs to be provided for computer work. Library 

time is for reading. Space for technology needs to be discussed 

further. 

18. Fundraising – Review from now to June – 

� Kelly Bowen is waiting to see what kind of response she will get 

from the Gourmet Creations. 

� Canadian Tire will need volunteers for Saturday February 13 th 

from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Fundraising organizers are asking for 

one hour of your time. 

� The Trunk Sale is tentatively booked for May 15 th . School Council 

is looking for volunteers to help run the event. The Carnival will 

be held either on June 10 th , June 22 nd or June 28 th . Again school 

council would like to have a sub committee of volunteers to 

organize the event. 

� A Pita Day has been tentatively booked for February 18 th . A 

portion of the sales will be donated to Cameron Street.

19. Crossing Guard Gift - 

� It was decided to wait until the end of the school year. The 

crossing guards will be invited to the volunteer tea. 


� Nicole Hagreen has provided a breakdown of the fundraising total 

for the 2009/2010. So far School Council has raised $11,829.54 


� Thank you to Nicole Hagreen and Jan Plyley for their work on 

improving the newsletter. 

� Math Night will be on Thursday February 04 th from 6:30pm to 

8:00pm. 

� Builders’ Club Movie Night raised $626.00 for Haiti. The Federal 

Government will match this amount- in total $1,252.00 was 

raised. 

� Brody Wilson is a new staff member and will be the new special 

education coach. 

� Reminder of Area Attendance Review, Thursday Feb 4, 7pm at 

CCI. 

22. Around the Table – 

� School Council will provide fruit and veggie trays for the Math 

night (funding to come from Eat Well To Excel) 

� Kelly has Smencils for sale for Math night. Mr. Giffen will get 

students to help sell them. 

� Suggested Cameron host a Home Alone course. Dianne Nobes 

to find out more about the course. . 

Not enough time to meet for Trunk Sale and Carnival after the meeting so agreed 

to meet Friday February 5 th , 10:15am at Patricia’s house. Everyone welcome. 

The next meeting will be on Monday March 01, 2010 at 7:00pm.



MONDAY MARCH 01, 2010 

PRESENT – Michael Giffen, Carla Bull, Kelly Bowen, Patricia Wark, 

Denise Spears, Nicole Hagreen, Sue Thompson, Marybelle Randall, 

Ruth Crittenden, Kristin Ellis, Elizabeth Madigan, 

Regrets- Cindy Lewis, Lisa Hansen, Marsha Cann, Trish Maher, Dianne Nobes, 

Pauline Clarance 

23. Welcome to Elizabeth Madigan. 

24. Review and approval of agenda - 

� Sue Thompson added school trustee information. 

25. Review and approval of February minutes - 

� Changes to number 5 under the heading “Funding request for the 

purchase of Smart Board technology.” 

� First change – The $500.00 silent donation to the Library will not 

go toward the cost of the Smart Board. 

� Second change – A separate point needs to be made for the last 

section of number five. Beginning at “There is a concern from 

school council members that an additional room needs to be 

provided for computer work. Library time is for reading. Space for 

technology needs to be discussed further.” 

� Motioned by Denise Spears and seconded by Marybelle Randall. 

26. School trustee information - 

� What can we do as parents when we do not agree with a new or 

existing policy or how money is being spent? If you have 

questions or concerns please contact Caroline Smith at 

(705) 737-4600 or you can e-mail her caroline.smith@rogers.com. 

She is the trustee for Collingwood and Clearview. 

� Some concerns that were mentioned for Cameron were the lack 

of computer space and two classrooms being closed for this 

school year. These classrooms could have been used in many 

ways. For example, a learning center and for a student reading 

room. Also Cameron does not have a Vice Principal. 

� It was suggested that we invite Caroline Smith to our next school 

council meeting.

27. Old Business Updates - 

� Michael Giffen and Patricia Wark met with Erica Haney regarding 

Healthy Active school plan. Nutrition Tools for Schools is an audit 

we can do however Erika cannot take us on until September. A 

committee (teacher lead) of teachers, students, parents and the 

principal be formed. Go through a checklist- includes items such as 

eat well to excel program, supervision over lunch and eating 

environment, fundraising, etc. What we take from it is what we’re 

doing well, acceptance, areas to work on & priority (ACTION 

PLAN). Work to promote and create a culture in the school. 

� Support teacher and identify changes. As a school council we 

could create a healthy school fundraising guideline. Our walking 

campaign could be further promoted. Ask staff for input. Have an 

“Active Family Night” showing examples of a healthy lunch and 

comparing the cost. Could we come up with some guidelines? 

Let’s start with small steps. 

� The Ministry of Education provides a school grant for $1,500.00 

toward Health Active school plans. 

� Family Handbook - Is still being worked on. 

� School Council is currently $3,000.00 over target. Money that is in 

General School needs will be used to clean up the teachers wish 

list from the beginning of the year. The wish list needs to be 

updated. ACTION: Patricia to e-mail teachers so we can prioritize 

wish list from the fall. 

� Revisit the percentage of Pita Profit to the grade eight students. 

This will be discussed in the next meeting. 

� Computers – Feedback from teachers is needed regarding our 

existing computer technology. School council can purchase more 

computers but the School Board will not cover the cost to maintain 

them. ACTION: Patricia to e-mail teachers for input. 

28. Fundraising Update – 

� Chuck-a-Puck will not go ahead as no one is returning Carla’s 

calls and the season is over. 

� Canadian Tire pussy willow sales will be held on Saturday April 

03 rd . Volunteers are needed for one hour. 

� Kristin Ellis suggested a family skate at the outdoor rink. 

� Wendy’s has asked Cameron to do a fundraising evening. No 

interest at this time as we would rather support businesses 

supporting us such as Pita Pit. 

� No interest in running a seedling fundraiser. . 

� Update on Gourmet Creations fundraiser will be at the next 

meeting. 

� It was suggested that we sell flats of pansies at the Trunk Sale. 

Carla Bull will ask Canadian Tire if they could give us a deal. 

Kristin Ellis will ask a friend who is a landscaper.

29. Clean up day - 

� Patricia suggested that the Adopt a School Yard program be 

rolled out to the school. Cindy Lewis came up with this idea at the 

end of the last school season but it was never introduced. 

Families volunteer for to keep the school yard clean for two weeks 

or monthly intervals. School Council would provide garbage bags 

and gloves. Information on this will be sent out in the next 

newsletter and a request for a volunteer to coordinate. 

� Would like to have the school yard cleaned up for the Trunk Sale. 

30. National Golf in Schools Program - 

� Kristin Ellis presented information on golf equipment that can be 

used for the physical education program from grades one to six. 

The cost is $450.00. Teachers will need to complete and submit 

the application for the equipment. Mr. Giffen indicated a few 

teachers are interested and he’ll appoint one of them to take the 

lead so it can be started next year. 


� Feedback on Math Night: Fewer stations, more time for question 

and answer and rooms were at times crowded. Also, more 

parents need to attend. 

� Tracey Hammond will be organizing an active family night in April 

or May. The grade 7 & 8 students will help to organize. 

� Another lice check will be organized after the March Break. 

Thank you to all the helpers. The message is getting better. 

� The Town facilitates babysitter and people saver courses and Mr. 

Giffen has offered Cameron Street to host. 

� Update on the Grade eight fundraising. Marybelle Randall, Jill 

Lougheed and Patty Fedorco are organizing the following: 

1. A Pita night on March 25th 

2. The Business Fair on March 31st 

� Ruth Hall is running a Waffle Wednesday with the grade 4, 5 and 

6’s. Whole-wheat waffles with fruit will be served. 

� The Healthy School $500.00 application has been submitted 

under cooking utensils and small appliances such as blender, 

crock pot and food processor. 

� Mr. Giffen has asked CCI if the hospitality program would be 

interesting in cooking a hot lunch for the school or running a soup 

day. 

� Crossing guard location and times. If you have any comments 

please e-mail hhynes@collingwood.ca. Please E-mail if you also 

have concerns regarding the speed limit signage or drainage 

issues.

32. Around the Table – 

� Carla clarified Price Choppers partnership with Cameron. Our 

previous understanding was incorrect and has nothing to do with 

mentioning you are from CSPS at the checkout. At times Price 

Choppers will receive extra food shipments or lunch bags and donate 

them to the school. They are also open to us making a request when it 

comes time for carnival. 

The next meeting will be on Monday April 12, 2010 at 7:00pm.

CAMERON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL

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