St. Anthony School
School Council Meeting Wednesday, November 12
Agenda
Prayer: Mr. McGuire
Prayer
Make sure no one repays a wrong with a wrong, but always pursue the good for each other and everyone else.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:15
(Common English Bible translation)
True Christians do not know vengeance. They are the children of peace. Their hearts overflow with peace. Their mouths speak peace, and they walk in the way of peace.
prayer of the day
Sovereign Lord, forgive us for choosing violence instead of grace. Give us the courage to trust that the cross is more powerful than the sword. Help us to live without fear in the light of your promise. Amen.
– Common Prayer
1. Business items:
2. Information items:
3. Principal’s Report:
- Programs at school:
- Opera Lyra:
- Table Tennis:
- Young Rembrandts:
- Christmas baskets:
- Mrs. Pollock, our office administrator will be leaving us for a new school starting this week. We would like to thank Mrs. Pollock for all the wonderful work she has done at our school and we wish her well at her next school.
- Digital Citizenship:
- Aviva: https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf19604
More detailed report from Mr. McGuire:
1. Programs at school: We ran a very successful conclusion to the fun2run program early November. The juniors ran the 3KM course without much difficulty. They certainly loved the ghost stories along the way. This was a very positive partnership with CHEO and we hope to be able to participate in the program next year.
Opera Lyra: Thanks to a very generous donation, we were able to take part in the school Opera Lyra program. The grade 5/6 students played an active role in the production and we are preparing a thank-you package for our supporter.
Table Tennis: We would like to run a table tennis program after school. Table Tennis Canada would like to offer a program, but we need tables. If anyone has tables they would like to donate to the school please let me know.
Young Rembrandts: This is an art program that will run for the next few weeks. The cost per student is $54.00 and it will run for four weeks starting this Wednesday. There is a full subsidy available for families who require one. We are starting out with 12 students.
2. Christmas baskets: We are collecting information on families who will be in need of a Christmas basket. If you know of any family who could use a basket please let me know. The baskets will be supplied by Holy Trinity High School and will be distributed December 12.
3. Mrs. Pollock, our office administrator will be leaving us for a new school starting this week. We would like to thank Mrs. Pollock for all the wonderful work she has done at our school and we wish her well at her next school.
4. Digital Citizenship: Starting this week, teachers in all grades will be offering students five lessons on digital citizenship. The program is call Samaritans on the Digital Road. This is the second year the program has been offered. It covers the keys issues that students need to be aware of in this digital age.
5. Aviva: The Aviva Campaign continues to go very well – we are in the third qualifying round and currently sit in 9th place nationally and first in the education category. We are always looking for more supporters who will vote for us daily – this will help in the semi-finals. Here is the link for voting: https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf19604
Next meeting: December 10 – this will be a social – all parents are welcome!!
Plans of council for upcoming months:
- community supper on a Friday night in the winter 6:00 – 8:00 PM – a potluck dinner will be planned – also some entertainment will be proposed
- June BBQ will be planned again
- end of November will work on a pizza day – Nov 27th – we really need more parent volunteers for this!!
- making Dec 10 a social event for school council
- math workshop – Marian Small – check for a date in the spring. Mr. McGuire will do this.
- school council really interested in getting more people out at the next meeting.
