CAMERON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL

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.