MidSun Parent Council Agenda for November 13th 2013

MidSun School Council

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 13^th, 2013 7:00 p.m. MidSun School Library

Item No.	Minutes allotted	Topic	Speaker
1	3	Chair's welcome	Reg Curren
2	2	Chair report ·         Renewal of MidSun Council Web domain	Reg Curren
3	15	Principal's report Feedback from Assessment document and Parent/Student/teacher interviews ·         Outdoor classroom update/costs	Veronica Saretsky
4	20	Curriculum report                  Learning leader in charge of Language Arts and Social Studies will be at the meeting to answer any questions about that program or about out New Literacy class	Jennifer Black
5	5	Treasurer's report	Michelle Den Hoed
6	5	Volunteer/room parent report	Kim Bender
7	5	Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s)	Patricia Vercuiel
8	5	Fundraising ·         New requests	Various
Total	60

MidSun School Education Enhancement Society

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 13^th, 2013 9 p.m. MidSun School Library

Item No.	Minutes allotted	Topic	Speaker
1	5	Chair's welcome & report	Reg Curren
2	5	Treasurer's report	Michelle Den Hoed
4	2	Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s)	Patricia Vercuiel
5	10	Fundraising ·         Grocery store gift card report ·         Update on CBE tax deductible donations ·         Scholastic book fair report ·         Purdy’s Chocolates fundraising ·         New Ideas	Michelle Den Hoed
6	3	Other business
Total	25

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8th

This is a reminder to all parents and students that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday Nov 8th or Monday Nov 11th.  Classes resume with a Day 1 on Tuesday Nov 12th.

Have a great weekend.

Midsun Mustache Fundrazor

Midsun Mustache Fundrazor to raise funds to find a cure for Pediatric cancers.

Several male teachers at Midsun (Mr. Pratt, Mr. Deighton, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Sherin and Mr. Woods) have carefully selected two or three particularly embarrassing mustache ‘alignments’ and posted their pictures around the school (see sample pictures below!). They will be growing out their beards and collecting donations for the first three weeks of November.

Whichever mustache alignment generates the most donations will be shaved into the unlucky faces for the final week of November.

As an added bonus, if we generate $4000 in total donations, Mr. McKnight will shave the mustache he has been growing since he was 19!

Please consider contributing to the cause—or growing your own mustache!

Cross Country Update

A Congratulations to all cross country runners on a successful season.  An extra big 

congratulations to the boys with their first place aggregate standing. 

Aaron Y, Bethanie L, Brodie G, Carson P, Carter C, Carter G, Cole G, Emma F, Emma I, Erin G, Ethan Q,

 Grace M, Hannah D, Holt T, Ian W, Isabelle S, Jaeden W, Jason B, Jenna B, Juleah G, Kaitlyn H,

Katie M, Kayla M, Marshall W, Matt N, Matthew K, Michael R, Nikayla H, Oliver C, Olivia P, Owen D,

 Parker B, Rachel L, Robyn P, Sam W, Sarah B, Seth L, Taylor E, Zoe H, Alex R, Blake E, Blaze L,

Brooke T, Carson L, Cole P, Cole H, Daniel K, Jacob K, Kaitlyn M, Kim H, Matthew J, Natalie H, 

Tianna R, Cameron R, Kai S, Kaylee N, Koi M, Lucas D, Mitchell B, Parks L, Pierson M, Taylor S

MidSun Remembrance Assembly- Thursday, November 7th, 11:10 am

Parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends are all welcome to attend

MidSun Remembrance Week Activities
Calgary Veterans Food Bank food drive- all week- all students are encouraged to bring in non-perishable food donations

Wear All Black  on Thursday- in honor of the soldiers that have lost their lives for our freedom and those still fighting.

Calgary Poppy Fund- all students and staff will receive a poppy on Thursday and are encouraged to make a donation to the Calgary Poppy fund (suggested donation $2)

Book Club Update

The next Book Club meeting will be postponed until Wednesday, November 13^th, due to the November 6^th grade 9 “Take Your Child to Work Day.”

The next book you’ll be reading is “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.”  See Mrs. Bergh in the Library if you want to get a head-start on your reading.

Midsun School Council Reminders

MSEES and MidSun Council would like to thank all the staff members and MidSun families who participated in the Grocery Gift Card fundraising program in October. Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

If you had not had a chance to order Grocery Gift Cards (GGC) for November, and you would like to do so, the next order deadline is Thursday, November 7^th.  Order forms are available in the office or online at http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b691/council.htm.  Grocery Gift Card purchases can be made by CREDIT/DEBIT CARD at the school office on the following dates/times:  Tuesday, November 5^th (3:30pm to 4:30 pm) and Wednesday, November 6^th (3:30 pm to 4:30 pm).

The staff, students and administration at MidSun School, along with School Council, would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who have kindly made a CBE School Donation throughout the months of September and October.  To date, your generosity has raised $2,310.00.

If you have not had the opportunity to do so, and are still interested in making a donation to the school that is eligible for a 2013 Tax Receipt (if $25 or more), please submit your donation to the office before November 15^th.  The donation cheques that have been received already will be forwarded to the CBE downtown at the end of November to be deposited into the school’s Decentralized Budget Account and individual tax receipts will be issued before the end of February 2014.

The next MSEES/School Council fundraising campaign will be our annual Purdy’s Chocolate campaign which will take place mid-November.  More information on our Purdy’s campaign will be coming home soon!

Lastly, the next MidSun School Council & MSEES Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13^th, at 7:00 pm, in the Library Learning Commons.