October+23,+2013

October 23, 2013

=**Admin Team Mtg**=

In attendance: Laura Coutts-Mills, Cait Barker, Gail Wright, Julianne Taylor, Kelli Holden, Heather Orey, Sharon Lundeen, Gail Ferguson, Brenda Stumbur

**Highlights**

 * classes are coming together, confident in their new skills
 * Journal writing - students are happy to write; express themselves
 * Daily Five - great to see how it's working, 20 minutes endurance!
 * Student assembly preparation - coming together, great participations, Rocks and Minerals research unit concluding,
 * Student enjoying working creating "poplets" on the iPads
 * UDL- Examples in action - how changing a small thing in the environment (like a chair) can make a huge difference in changing affect and participations, forms are coming in and getting organized
 * Read and Write Gold - Aha! moment for many students - see the ability to choose the word appreciate rather than like

**Calendar**

 * Has been updated - please review before planning

**Absences**

 * **Good news**! Many students who did not have satisfactory attendance last year are demonstrating improved attendance
 * If you are concerned about any student's attendance, have the conversation with the parents and alert Gail.

**Report Cards**

 * Use Chrome
 * Go in and make sure that all your students are in all the classes before Friday

**Budget**

 * Process - will be changed for next year- October 2014- October - 2015
 * Gail will meet with each grade to discuss supply reductions
 * Budget Advisory Meeting - October 24 @ 3:30

**Social Justice**

 * Unicef - Please promote!** Gail Wright is leading this event. Any one who can help count, please let Gail know.
 * Pennies for Ecuador** - Andrew Schmaus will be our liaison for Millgrove School. We would like to involve the whole school and have some spirit days (volleyball student/staff games) to highlight the need to lend global support. More details to follow.


 * Christmas** **Charities - A Time to Give**
 * We are asking parents to donate non-perishable products for 2- 3 events so each event needs to be clearly defined.**
 * New! - SAVE-ON-FOODS**
 * **Stuff A Bus** ion Saturday November 30th. An ETS bus will be on site at **Save-On-Foods** at Century Crossing. Schools can collect non-perishable products and then either deliver what they have collected to the store before the Saturday event or I Save-On Foods can collect throughout the week. We are looking to double the amount collected last year which was around 2300 Kg`s and $400.00 in cash. So the more schools and community organizations involved the better chance we have to reach our goals. Any help will be appreciated.- Steve Crape - Save-On Foods manager
 * Save-On -Foods has been a sponsor for our Healthy Eating Passports, Pancake Breakfast and Millgrove Mile so any support would be appreciated, let me know if you are in!
 * Please discuss with your grade what you would like to do - it can be as simple as promoting the event and asking parents to go to Save-On Foods.
 * Gail F will pick up any items and deliver it to Save-On Foods if you let her know.


 * **Kinnette Hampers - Begins November 8th, Cut off for donations - December 13th, Delivery to the Elks Halls December 16-17**
 * Two classes will be assigned one family and the Kinnettes will provide a list of suggestions for food and gifts. Gifts are to be unwrapped and new.


 * **Christmas Concert - December 10-12th @ Horizon Stage**
 * Families can bring a item for the Food Bank to Horizon Stage as there is no ticket charge.


 * Support for students**
 * Competent Teachers & EAs, resources, counselor, admin, consultants, technology, Connection Council, professional development opportunities
 * If there is a concern for student support, please request a Connection Council meeting
 * Supervision**
 * Please remember that the teacher who is supervising the front playground is the **"Sweep"** for all the students up to the 2/4 door.
 * Please remember that the teacher who is supervising the front playground is the **"Sweep"** for all the students up to the 2/4 door.


 * Haloween Activities**
 * Halloween Parade - Please read Kathryn's e-mail regarding the parade
 * Costumes - Caution on scary costumes and bringing toy weapons to school.
 * More discussion to follow on staff meeting.


 * Remembrance Day** - November 6th

PD Day
8:30 - 10:45 - Educational Planning - Assurance Model - PAT Analysis,Inclusion, Achievement - Discussion/Action Plans 10:45 - 11:00 - Break 11:00 - Staff Meeting - Please submit items Halloween Christmas Staff Social Report Card - Comments, Technology At Recess

12:00 - Lunch - On your Own 1:00- 3:00 PLCs

Parents phone calls -

teachers have made the request to parents to call, urgent messages, a change in pick-up arrangements, after 3:00, and during non-instructional time (morning, recess, lunch, after school).
 * Class Interuptions - phone calls, school pages**
 * Calls to class** - will be put through when:


 * Use of the Intercom** - morning announcemnets, lunch announcements, emergencies,
 * New!** - EAs will not be called to go to a classroom

=**Next meeting: November 6th, 2013 - All staff are welcome to attend**=