FORT SASKATCHEWAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
School Council Meeting Agenda
November 7, 2024 5:30pm
Upcoming Dates: 
	PT Interviews Dec 4/5, 4:30-7:30
PJ/Pancakes Day January 15 and 16 (for kinder class)

Attendance: Cortney Phillips, Leanna Bechtel, Stephanie Van Boom, Nadine Lennox, Amanda Darley, Katie Vanginhoven, Angela Fairall
Regrets: Kerry Churchill, Maureen Keith, Matt Matheson
1. 	Approval of May 9, 2024 School Council Meeting Minutes - 
•	Leanna motions to approve, Cortney seconds the motion.
2.	Admin Report - Nadine Lennox 
All School Remembrance Day Chapel - Nov. 8   
Looking forward to an awesome all school chapel
Remembrance day crafts that students will be placing on the cross at the beginning of the ceremony. 
Video with pictures of students family who are service members as a way to honour them.
Mike, a connection with some of our chaplains and CMT, who is small group leader at St. Albert Alliance and is also a veteran, will give the message.
Our band will be all students, including a violin player.
Hope is that it will be a wonderful opportunity for students and staff to solemnly remember the men and women of our armed forces and to honour their sacrifice.
FSCS PMD Plan - 
Required by the division to develop in line with Ministerial Order and EIPS
Very similar to what the school has already been doing, just formalized
Have already sent out to teachers to get their input
Wanted to get feedback from parent council before finalizing it
JH Spiritual Emphasis Afternoon - October 21
pizza lunch for all the Jr. Highs
Splitting the Jr. high into two groups. 
Volleyball teams to the gym where Athletes in Action ran our teams through some training. (Golden Bear, other U sports player)
The other Jr. Highs taken by the CMTs running similar teaching through Minute to win in games. 
Followed by hot chocolate worship and small group reflections in the Gym.
Wednesday Dec.4 and Thursday, Dec. 5 – Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7:30)
Information to sign up will be given after November break weekly updates about how to sign up
Will School Council do one meal?
Christmas Concert - (December 18, 2024, 5:30 and 7:30)

3. 	Trustee Report - Ralph Sorochan 
	A copy of this report can be found on the eips.ca website
4.	Parent Council Business - Angela Fairall in place for Kerry 	Churchill
•	Review of school carnival planning:
		Everyone felt that the carnival went well overall.  Discussed potential 			of starting carnival earlier next year so there's not such a long wait 			time after school 
		Discussed shorter volunteer shifts 
		Prize line up was extremely long.  Giving items away rather than kids 			standing at the table choosing items for next year to solve this. 
		$4016.65 in through game sheets and BBQ donations, $2903.03 			expenses.  $1100 left over to spend.  Discussed this money being 			used for Spiritual Emphasis Days rather than on something towards 			the carnival as nothing was needed for carnival at this point.  
		Kerry Churchill to follow up on this with Kerri Weins
•	Parent Teacher Interviews December 4 and 5, 4:00-7:00
		Parent Conncil to provide supper for the teachers on December 4
•	Christmas Decorating.  Maureen and Amanda have volunteered their time to do this. 
•	PJ and Pancakes Day
		Date set for January 15, January 16 for the kindergarten class 
		Volunteers will be needed
•	School Council Engagment Grant
		Ideas were discussed on how to use this grant.  Like the idea of a 			speaker or a book/audio book to provide for parents.  
		Angela Fairall to look into Saffron speakers.
•	School Assurance Review - November 20 at Fort Christian.  Matt Matheson and Kerry Churchill to attend
•	Leanna Bechtel provided a  presentation on a website for parents to access school information all in one place and with ease.  
5.	Adjournment - 7:25pm
6.	Next meeting - January 9, 2024 5:30pm