Minutes: Date: October 29, 2020 @5:20pm-7:25pm

• This meeting is open to the public
• People Present:
  • Candace Krawetz
  • Robyn MacNeil
  • Kennedy MacNeil
  • Karen Thue
  • Karlee Petruic
  • Shannon Schury
  • Deanne Klippenstine
  • Amanda Gonzales

• Robyn called the meeting to order at 5:20pm
• Amanda adopted the agenda, Dianne seconded the motion.
• Old Business:
  • Gopher hole filling
    • Went very well
  • Social Media
    • Add Dianne and Amanda as Admin
    • Need password to account still (reset)
  • Gift for Christina
    • Picture print (saddled horse picture)
    • $155 (framed)
    • Put a note of thanks on the back
      • Write thanks on pretty paper
    • Motion: Amanda makes a motion to buy the $155 framed print. Karen seconds.
  • EA/ Caretaker position filled?
    • EA: Kimberly Dorvel
    • Casual Caretaker: Hard no.
      • EA’s will be pulled out of classrooms if we can’t find anyone.
      • Very important
      • $20/hr (start), plus benefits, come in 3 hours after school. 16/hrs of on the job training.
      • Put a post on Facebook Avonlea Buy and Sell.
  • Avonlea School Handbook:
    • Sent it out
    • Input?
      • Positive feedback
      • Hard copy: one per family
      • Every time it’s changed the online will changed
      • State its a living document
      • ‘Peek of the Week’ will inform if there are changes.
  • Canteen:
    • Post menu for families to know
    • Food:
      • Grill cheese (real cheese, whole wheat bread, offer meat slice for extra cents)
        • Offer side of veggies, fruit cups, apple sauce (“a happy meal, but no toy.”)
      • Yogurt tubes
      • Cheese strings & pepperoni stick
      • Lunchables? Kind of pricy.
  • Hot Lunches:
    • Hopefully.
    • Need ‘set-it-and-forget-it’ food
    • Pre-order from their restaurant- a possibility
    • SCC can do it or every once in a while.
  • Volunteer Sheet:
    • Send sheet to parents to build a “volunteer bank”
    • The sheet would have their “list of skills”
    • Parents could meet teachers outside and teachers could serve.
    • January send out
  • SCC shirts:
    • SLC is helping with that
    • What do we want on them?
      • Logo on chest
      •  SCC on arm
      • Black with red writing.
      • Cotton
      • Whatever neck shape.
      • Size kits?
  • SCC email:
    • scc.avonlea@prairiesouth.ca
    • Getting password and user reset

• Principal Report:
  • Handbook (in old business)
  • Canteen: (in old business)
  • Caretaker: Continue to recruit
  • LIP:
    • Have an SCC member attached to a class?
    • Parent involvement.
    • Support needs of students
  • Education week:
    • Need the theme
• New Business:
  • Budget: $2000 (lost $800)
    • -$155. And gopher out of different account
    • receipts
    • Has to support the LIP goal
  • Fundraising:
    • Farmers donate land to SCC
    • Hot Dog Lunch
      • $4 for a dog, cheese string, and veggies
      • Extra dog for $2
      • Form goes out 2 weeks before the 27th (send out on 9th, be back on the 13th)
  • Parent engagement:
    • Awards
    • Clinic/workshop
    • Have parents ask instead of the teacher.
    • Have #parentssupportparents
  • Education Week:
    • SCC do a hot meal
  • Involvement:
    • Come from a person attached not just an organization
    • Ideas:
      • Deck of cards with the SCC logo. Send home with math game idea’s
      • Read & write a book review
      • Volunteer database
      • Math info nights
      • Reading support intro night
      • Monthly math, reading, writing tips emailed out.
      • Yearly yeard clean up BBQ
      • Monthly snacks
      • 2 times a year birthday assembly
      • organize/support writing about Avonlea area/people/places/history
      • After school homework help
      • Host book clubs
      • SCC- each member adopt a class
      • Parenting classes/supports
      • Parents info nights
      • Provide child care
      • provide/support leadership countries
      • Bookfair
      • Games night
      • Books to give away
      • Community survey?
      • LIP post: explain goals
  • Promote Mental health in school
  • Have chalkboard or little hands-on activities that permanently stay outside.
  • Playground Improvement:
    • SCC make a 5-year plan to improve the playground.
    • Sensory activity on the playground
    • Plant trees
      • wind block
      • community engagement
      • put a plaque on the tree you plant of family name
  • LIP goal help:
    • Make contests and games

• • Have Sharon help with community book resources
  • Judge Bookmark competition
• Next Meeting: November 26th, 2020
  • Prep for Hot Lunch day on the 27th.
• Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm by Karlee