Riverview Park Elementary – October 4, 2021 @ 7:00 PM
PAC Agenda
- Welcome - introductions / new and returning families
- Executive Reports- executive positions to vote on / info on PAC positions
- Chair: Jen Bradley (Jensen)
- Donation Letter - letter to go out about accepting monetary donations through school cash online
- Christmas Hampers - likely similar to last year, 3 families, strictly by donation
- After School Activities - continue to be postponed until safe to resume
- Hotlunches.net - resuming account to host hot lunches and school spiritwear shop / branded RVP gear- tshirts, hoodies, masks
- Hoping we can bring back hotlunch this year! Vendors who prepackage meals
- Vice Chair: Ashley Edgington - (regrets) send out info for Return It fundraiser
- Treasurer: Katherine Mo
-if anyone is interested in being treasurer please let Katherine know
-break even last year
-gaming report for gaming funds for this year
-financial picture: $31,838
-spent more money than we brought in last year/ put money towards the Library- Learning Commons- approved $17,000
- establish a budget for spending to stick to- been difficult with covid
- DPAC- position needs to be filled
- Elections
- Chair- Jen Bradley Jensen stands as Chair
- 2 year term- Jen happy to support with this position / connect with Jen if you have questions - send an email
- Jen Bradley is past term, willing to stay unless someone else is interested but must move into past chair role by next school year
- Run meetings, set agenda, school PAC connections and relationships, open to opportunity
- Vice-Chair- good place to start if interested in being Chair in the future
- 2 year term
- Ashley Edgington is past term
- Louise nominate Jermin Hsieh / Gisella seconds the nomination
- Welcome Jermin as Vice-Chair
- Secretary
- Jen Raptis stays as Secretary
- Treasurer
- Katherine Mo - leaving next year - ideally someone could shadow Katherine this year
- DPAC -District PAC/ all the PACS come together and meet, consult with board of trustees
-attend DPAC meetings and report back/ if can’t attend meeting read the minutes and report to our PAC mtg
- Mary Lily for DPAC position
- Fundraising: Tanya Adams- let Tanya know if you want to help or take on any fundraisers
- 3 ongoing fundraisers: return It depot, Big Brothers donations, True Earth (order and we get a kickback)
- Limit emails in regards to fundraising
- Money towards PAC
- Purdy’s at Christmas is successful
- Me & Eds Pizza fundraiser- order and school gets a percentage of profit from one night of ordering
- No cash collected this year/ all online
- Pumpkin patch at school / school courtyard
- Hot lunch- delivered to exterior classroom doors
- Principal: Anita Young
- Interim reports: advised my district not to be held in person meetings
-sending home report on October 20th / can request a time to meet with teacher via phone or teams
-Early dismissal day- in lieu
-Class composition update- worked hard to coordinate classes
-1 class in violation will fall out in November (class size and composition)
-10 to 11 divisions
- PAC purchased 35 ipads last spring- they have arrived!
-Ipads/ laptops on carts/ sign out by teachers / disinfected before used by next group
-revamping Action Plan for Learning- align with directions 2025- three focus area Intellectual development, Indigenous Education,
-added Indigenous resources to the library
- Pro D day- staff working on common language/ conflict resolution/ Kindness- others, self, place (in class and as a school )
- kids sense of community survey
-virtual team time every second Wednesday/ no assemblies at this time
- OCT. 8th Photo day
- Halloween- activities on the Friday and Monday
- Monday Nov. 1 Pajama day
- intermediate Haunted House, parade, music
- Physically distanced staff meeting- possible in person PAC mtg in Nov. if parents are comfortable / keep meeting on teams until new year
- New Business -this is a time to share if you have ideas/ fundraisers that you would like PAC to consider - to add to agenda
- difficult to do staggered start and end times
- can the district help??
- Paint yellow No Parking lines
- Extremely busy and unsafe at the bottom of the driveway
- Many cars stopping at the bottom of the driveway blocking
- More signage at bottom
- Drop Off/Pick Up Starts Here signs
- Sandwich board with message for drop off/pick up
- Cones in the middle of the driveway to separate lanes
- Close the gate?
- Parent volunteer
- Bylaw officers have been around
- Anita stand on the island in the afternoon / morning greeting students
- Can help if parents stagger pick up/ 5 mins later can make a difference
- Use traffic cones- in PAC storage room
- Anita will reach out to district maintenance / follow up at November mtg - make a plan and discuss at next meeting
- Create a map to show all areas that you can park/ drop off/ pick up
- WALK and WHEEL WEDNESDAYS- can look into setting up a modified version of this
*** Next PAC Meeting- November 1, 2021 at 7 PM on ZOOM - link will be sent via email from Anita***