Minutes PAC Meeting January 2012

Attendance: Maxine Champion, Rebecca Costain, Kathleen Simms, Terri Bowles, Tara Salavich and guest speaker Catherine Chapman from Northern Health.


Financial report given by Kathleen, followed by discussion about hot lunch revenue.

Catherine Chapman, Public Health Nurse from Northern Health, gave presentation on the use of an Epi-pen and peanut allergies. A model Epi-pen was handed around for everyone to test.

Minutes from last meeting in November were found and read aloud. Motion to accept minutes adopted by Terri and seconded by Kathleen.

Old Business:

Discussed murals that are to be painted on the ends of the school. Kathleen talked to Kyle Long, who agreed to the project . Start date sometime in April. Kyle is to have a meeting with Maxine about the project.

Terri to write teacher appreciation letters.

Chairman's Report:

Handouts from Adtronics were passed around for outside sign. Both Thornhill Junior and Skeena Junior have purchased their signs from Adtronics. Sign to be located at Kindergarten end of school. There are options to pay outright or to lease, however the uncertainty of Bingo Funds would make leasing difficult. Terri will contact Silvertip for another quote. PAC will pay School District for installation costs. Overall price of sign around $9000. Decision on spending that much money has been tabled to a later date.


Discussed benches for around playground as another option for spending the Gaming Funds. Need to purchase these by the end of the fiscal year (July 31st).


Scholastic Report:

$3114.39 in books have been purchased by parents which gives the school $908.09 in bonus coupons. Currently the electronic bonus bank has a balance of $461. The recent January order totalled $382.50.


Principal Report:

Carnival begins next week. It is a one day event instead of the traditional week long event. Still looking for parent volunteers to help out with activities. Some activities included sugar cube castle building, door decorating, tobogganing and snow shoeing and a visit by Bonhomme. The 6/7 class to help prep the Bonhomme photo frames.

Possible ski date for February 3rd, note to be sent out to parents.

Basketball begins next week. There will be no tournament this year.

FSA's are continuing.

Gumboots workshop February 16th, put on by CPF. Learn how to dance.

AFFNO DVD's are available to loan out to families until March 1st.

We no longer have a First Nations Support Worker for the school.

New Business:

Cold Weather Policy: there is no District policy, but up to the discretion of each principal.

Pancake lunch for the school: tabled until next meeting

Invite for PAC to shadow Skeena PAC so we can follow what is happening there. January 31st is their next meeting. Terri and Flo will attend as CPF representatives.

Next CPF meeting to be held at Skeena @ 7pm, January 24th. The transformation to a middle school will be discussed. Everyone welcome.

David Block, from City of Terrace, passed on grant information from Treecanada. Maxine passed info onto PAC.


Meeting adjourned @ 9:20pm.