Sunday, October 24, 2010

All Day Scrapbooking Fundraiser
Saturday, Novmeber 20th, 2010

Come and spend the day scrapbooking, cardmaking, or crafting of any kind with your friends. This is a great opportunity to raise funds for the school and socialize with other papercrafters. Registration is open to all members of the community!

10:00am – 5:00pm
Ecole Mountainview – Multi Purpose Room
3505 Bailey Street, Terrace BC
The cost is $35.00 per person. (Seating is Limited)
Please Register by November 15th, 2010

Included:
Coffee & tea (Please bring your own travel mug)
Lunch & Afternoon Snack
An on-site store provided by Remember This Scrapbooking: www.rememberthisscrapbooking.ca
Page contests & Door Prize




Want to increase your odds of winning something; you will get an extra door prize ticket for bringing an appetizer or dessert to share at the snack table




Please bring registration form to the Ecole Mountainview Office.




Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis; Space is limited.






For more information visit www.mountainviewpac.blogspot.com or
call Ana Peasgood 250.635.7903

Much Music Video Dance - November 26th, 2010

CPF Terrace - October Minutes

CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH
OCTOBER 20, 2010
MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Terri Bowles, Simone Snyder, Ana Peasgood, Maxine Champion,
Lorelle Walker-Kluss, Nancy Stone-Archer, Nita Back, Kerri Bowles, Dina Von Hahn, Ginny Kenmuir, Roberta Taylor
7:30pm
Minutes taken by: Nita Back

Secretary Report: Minutes from June reviewed. Lorelle made a motion to adopt the minutes. MSC.
-Thank you letters were received from last year scholarship winners.

Vice Chairperson Report: No news yet regarding the grants.

Treasurer Report: Terri gave current account numbers, $3,506.98 in the Operating account and $9,267.04 in the Bingo account.

Fundraising Report: Much Music Dance is on November 26th, there will be no free tickets given out even to volunteers – Voted on layout of posters done by Sarah Zimmerman. The black posters will be hung up around town by Terri and the yellow posters will be handed out to the students as flyers.
-The bookfair was a success, raising $1300.00 in new books for the library.
-Shelley Carpino has agreed to organize the Read-a-thon this year.

New Business: Concert opportunity - Will and the Backyard Band for November 26th. Everyone agreed it would be a good idea if the date could be changed and Lorelle is to check if the cost includes travel and accommodation.
-Kerri Bowles agreed to head up the membership drive and will phone current members who’s membership has or is about to expire.

Old Business: The Paris student exchange trip was discussed. It was decided to not donate the sign up cost of $195.00 per person, but to consider donating a lump sum at a future date. We would like the organizer, Caroline Faber, to come in and present us with a financial timeline and itinerary of the trip.
-The Homework Club is able to start. It will be Tuesdays at the library from 3:15 to 4:00 for students in Gr. 4 to Gr. 7. Mme Cleveland will be the organizer.

Adjournment 8:30pm

Next Meeting: November 17th @ 7:30pm

PAC Minutes - October

ÉCOLE MOUNTAINVIEW PAC
OCTOBER 20, 2010
MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Terri Bowles, Simone Snyder, Ana Peasgood, Maxine Champion,
Lorelle Walker-Kluss, Nancy Stone-Archer, Nita Back, Kerri Bowles, Dina Von Hahn, Ginny Kenmuir, Roberta Taylor
6:30pm
Minutes taken by: Nita Back

Secretary Report: Changes were made to the October 6 AGM minutes. Motion made to accept the minutes. MSC.
-Lorelle noted that the DPAC (District) Rep and SPC (School Planning Council) Rep positions still need to be filled.

Treasurer Report: Terri gave current account numbers, $1,470.32 in the Operating account and $6,685.72 in the Bingo account.

Hot Lunch Report: Plan to still have it on Tuesday’s to start first or second week of November
- Suoad Abriel has volunteered to be the co-ordinator and Nancy Stone-Archer to pick up food on Tuesdays
-need 5 parents (to work on a rotation) to help distribute the food and then get the older kids to help as well
-milk fridge needs to be moved from Kiti K’Shan

Fundraising Report: First scrapbooking crop to be held on October 23- 4 people already registered, 6 intend on registering, to make $23 per person profit, future dates are set for November 20th and December 11th
-Discussion over showing Heritage Hockey game on Feb. 22
-Need a volunteer to take on Movie Nights
-VanHoutte coffee fundraiser will go ahead, starting Nov. 1 till Nov. 12. Teachers to promote not selling door to door, but only to friends and family.
- Goals for fundraising – purchasing new sports bins for each classroom look at SportFactor online, possibly French keyboards for the computers

New Business: Maxine reviewed the Consultation Meetings coming up regarding reconfiguration
-Parking issues were brought up that the traffic does not seem to flow smoothly at drop off and pick up times. Maxine stated that after much consideration the present way is the safest and most efficient. There has been parking signs ordered that maintence will install.
-There is a bad echo problem in our gym – maintence has ordered sound proofing tiles to be installed. We could possible hang up flags or put mats on the walls to help with the echo.
-Lorelle is to look into the price of an outdoor electronic bulletin board
-It was brought up that we should look into a Buddy System for our older and younger students

Old Business: Ana will sew on the new crests to the school uniforms when they arrive.

Principals Report: Updated school numbers at 144 students
-playground installation has been delayed until the ground is dry or frozen
-Picture re-take day November 2
-School Planning Council still needs three representatives. They will be elected by secret ballot. The first meeting is in January.
-Boy’s and girl’s volleyball teams have been started. M. Peden coaching the girls and Mme Stewart coaching the boys.
-Gr.7 Leadership club will begin their lunch hour clubs for the younger students after Halloween. The Gr.6’s will be helping out.
-Halloween dance is on Friday, October 29th at noon hour. Costumes are allowed, but there will be notes sent home detailing the types of costumes allowed.
-M. Gearey’s class is running the salmon project again this year.
-Changes at the district level: Mr. Greenwood is not longer the Superintendant, Brent Speidel is acting as Superintendent until a permanent replacement is found. Linda Brown will not be Secretary Treasurer, and Alanna Cameron will be taking her spot until a replacement is found.

Adjournment 7:30pm

Next Meeting: November 17th @ 6:30pm

Thursday, October 21, 2010

PAC AGM Minutes

ÉCOLE MOUNTAINVIEW PAC
OCTOBER 6 2010
AGM MINUTES
In attendance: Terri Bowles, Simone Snyder, Ana Peasgood, Maxine Champion,
Lorelle Walker-Kluss
6pm
Minutes taken by :Lorelle Walker-Kluss

Chairperson Report: - Lorelle gave out a copy of the constitution from Kiti K’Shan for everyone to look over, she will bring a draft copy for Ecole Mountainview and then we can adopt a new constitution.
-Discussion over signing authority issues- consensus that Treasurer tries to get 2 others signers when available. There is an opportunity at every PAC meeting for any PAC member concerned to come see our books.

Treasurer Report: - Terri presented year end numbers- some info over the trees for tomorrow grant cheque discussed- $ received and paid out over two fiscal years
-September 2010 numbers- bought cheques
-Discussion over having a PAC budget

Hot Lunch Report: Lorelle gave Terri the list of volunteers from the open house
-plan to still have it on Tuesday’s- to start end of October
- looking at “hot” food for the winter: soups, chilli
-need 2 parents to help and then get the older kids to help as well
-kitchen inspection done
-milk fridge needs to be moved from Kiti K’Shan

Fundraising Report: - First scrapbooking crop to be held on October 23- 4 people already registered, 6 intend on registering
-Discussion over Nita co-coordinating fundraising with Ana
- Need a plan as to what we are fundraising for

Principals Report:-playground equipment breaking ground October 12th- done by the 20th
-swings had to be modified
- PAC $ may not be needed for the equipment purchase- Maxine to let us know
-Picture day October 7
-Science World coming to the school next week


Executive Elections: No new people at meeting to put names forward-

Executive for 2010/2011:
Chairperson: Lorelle Walker-Kluss
Vice- Chairperson: Ginny Kenmuir
Secretary: Nita Back
Treasurer: Terri Bowles
Hot Lunch Coordinator: Terri Bowles- possible co-coordinator
Fundraising Coordinators: Ana Peasgood & Nita Back

Still Looking for people to volunteer:
DPAC (District) Rep:
SPC (School Planning Council) Rep- SECRET BALLOT


Adjournemnt-7pm

Sunday, October 17, 2010

PAC & CPF Meeting

PAC Meeting - Wednesday October 20th @ 6:30pm
CPF Terrace Meeting - Wednesday October 20th @ 7:00pm

Ecole Mountainview Library


All parents welcome!