Home and School meeting- January 9, 2018.
Present- Dylan Mallally, Rebecca Rioux, Tracey Willoughby, Stephanie Knickle, Theresa Sheehan. Carolyn Courtney ,Thomas Tong ,Surray Mak, Margaret Morse.
Treasurer report—was given by Tracey.
Stan Chaisson: Stan gave us an update on the Charlottetown Rural Gardens project that he has started. The greenhouse was being used sporadically, so Stan has been working with the PEI farm community to obtain soil, seeds, etc. Stan also applied for and received a grant that he will use towards developing a garden that will incorporate healthy eating education, science, carpentry, entrepreneurship etc. Stan is hoping for parent support in springtime.
DAC report: Stephanie attended and reported on the first meeting of the DAC committee.
Principal report: Registration- there are some parent concerns regarding the rezoning unknowns. There will be a meeting next week on this.
Staffing increase-there will be 3 extra positions. One of these will for an EAL youth worker.
12 days left for this semester! Very busy time for students and teachers.
Upcoming events-
Raider Night will be Feb 15 (Thursday). There will be a meeting between the Rural staff, Sherri Hogan, and Holland Collage.
-Career Day will be March 14. This is a new venture that the school is trying to better prepare the students for choosing a career.
-High School Musical will be from May 8-11. Cast parents have already started volunteering and more volunteers will be needed closer to the date to help with painting,etc.
-Prom. Teachers are looking for a committee of parents to take this on. The Rural is one of the few schools that still support a prom. Teachers have been carrying the ball on this but this year will be looking for a parent committee (possibly parents of Gr 12 students) to be able to continue this event
-Safe grad and grad were discussed.
Round table: Teacher appreciation is Feb 12-16 this year. There will be a separate meeting to plan this event. Parent support will be requested again this year.
Meeting adjourned. Next meeting will be Feb 6 at 630 PM.