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Welcome to the

Mineola School Council

Website

February 2012

Contact us: mineolaps.council@peelsb.com

Message from the Chair:

 


Welcome back from the holidays. Council has been busy preparing for all of the initiatives planned for 2012. We are preparing some great events and seeing the formation of some new Committees.


Events:


We have booked our first session in the Math Nights series for Thursday January 26, 2012. Our first session will be Teaching Mathematics in a Technological World with our guest speaker Trevor Brown. See News & Events for more details.


The Council funded Voice Thread Technology is being implemented and this collaborative web-based communication network will be exciting for both the parents and the students. Please visit their website for information on the technology and the applications at: www.voicethread.com


Carnaval:


The Carnaval Committee is busy preparing for the February 24, 2012 event. We are still in need of volunteers and sponsors! We would like to call on Parents & Guardians of students requiring their volunteer hours to help out on the night of the event. We cannot reach our goals without the help of the Mineola Community and hope to hear from Parents & Guardians for support, volunteering or sponsorship/donations.


Health & Safety Committee:


The Board in collaboration with Council and the school had an external evaluation of the Mineola premises through CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design with the Peel Region Police.  A Health & Safety Committee has been formed and will be looking at the recommendations provided in the CPTED Report. If you would like to join this Committee or receive the report, please email: mineolahealthandsafety@gmail.com


NOTE: A proposal for a fencing closure has been submitted to close the North fence behind the portables.


See News & Events


We would also invite you to please provide your email address so we can provide important communications in an efficient manner while saving paper.


kel_ralston@hotmail.com

Announcements

 

 

Successful math night on January 26th! Parents in attendance want to see more engagements with Mr. Trevor Brown who delivered a superlative program.

See the results and what parents had to say.

See attached file: Events Page for report

Don't miss out on the next math night, you'll never look at math in the same way again.

News & Events

 

 

News:

 

Our Health & Safety Committee and CPTED has identified a safety concern with the open fence on the North side of the school grounds behind the portables. This open area leaves unsupervised access to the area utilized by the primary students. The portables create a visual obstruction to the area which leads directly to the parking area.

Solution: Install a locked gate/closed fence until the portables are removed

Reference: CPTED : Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design recommendations to close the fence

Events:

 

Math Nights: Thursday May 10, 2012!

See the flyer in the April Newsletter for our next Math Night session.

We have confirmed Trevor Brown for Thursday May 10, 2012. Teachers and school staff will attend a session with Trevor from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Parents & Guardians are then invited to a session from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.

The feedback from the prior session with Trevor Brown was excellent and we would like to provide the opportunity for the Mineola Community to take advantage of this phenomenal resource.

Our guest speaker and presenter will be:

Trevor Brown, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Tyndale University College Course Director, Mathematics Education, York University, consultant/author of "Math Makes Sense"  and Principal Investigator of Mathematics Exemplars, Ontario Ministry of Education.

 

eSuggestion

Did You Know?

Do you have a suggestion or concern you would like to raise to Council?  Let us know.   (Your suggestion / concern will be kept confidential)

Click here: eSuggestion 

 

That money you contribute through School council fundraising initiatives is used for things ranging from classroom supplies to small capital improvements like movie screen replacement in the gymnasium.  Check out our Spending  page for more details about how your contributions are used.

Snapshot on Council

Recently changes were made to the Council website.  Have a glimpse.

Members

Council members and roles – December

Schedules

Schedule of events & meetings – January

School Council Newsletters

Linked to Mineola newsletter page - January

Meetings

January Minutes – posted in February

Surveys & Outreach

Spending survey & results – December

Spending

Spending proposals and form posted - December

Reports

Annual Report posted - October

Guidelines

Terms of Reference for Fundraising and Events Committees - November

Events and Fundraising

New Page describes events and fundraisers sponsored by Council - January

Please let us know how the website can be better for you by sending an email to:  mineolaps.council@peelsb.com .