St. Dominic Catholic School Council 2300 Esprit Drive, Orleans, Ontario K4A 0T5 Phone: (613) 424-3760 Fax: (613) 424-3785 School Email: [email protected] Council Email: [email protected] Council Facebook: www.facebook.com/stdominicCSC

MINUTES Wednesday, November 16, 2016 In Attendance: Council: Carly Haydt Laurie Woodward Melanie Campbell-Priddle Terry Bertsoulakis Adam MacGillivray Jenn Stocco Jelena Gingras Chris Trites Joanne Amey

School: Gerry Proulx Louise Lee Nicole Knowles

Parents: Erin Lapointe Gina Lavictoire Crystal Burke Claudia Baluch Julie Corbett Rachelle Cameron Denise Levecque Kevin Smallshaw Caroline Beier Sara Edwards

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Opening Prayer  Opening prayer was led by G. Proulx Welcome/Opening Remarks  C. Haydt called the meeting to order. Approval of Minutes Approval of minutes from October 2016

Moved by A. MacGillivray Seconded by: J. Gingras

Business from Previous Meetings A) Play Structure/Fundraising Committee (delivered by R. Watson):  The Fundraising Committee met on Thursday, October 27 to discuss fundraising ideas.  C. Burke outlined a number of grants the school can apply for to help fund the play structure. Many of the deadlines have passed to received grants for this year. The Fundraising Committee will begin work to apply for grants for next year.  In order to apply for grants, we need to put together a business plan.  R. Watson indicated that he would ideally like the business plan to be complete by the end of November. We also need the business plan to proceed with finding corporate sponsorship.  A representative from Dynamo Playgrounds will be at the school o November 17 to measure the playground area.  The date for the Trivia Night is yet to be confirmed. 1

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R. Watson asked Council if we 100 per cent want to proceed with the play structure. Council indicated that it supports fundraising for a play structure for the school yard. R. Watson indicated the goal is to have something in the ground by September 2017.

B) School Council Fundraiser:  Information on the Kernels fundraiser will be sent home this week with students.  N. Knowles indicated that everything is set up for the fundraiser on School Cash Online.  The popcorn cases will be handed out on two nights – one night will be the carolling night on December 14. C) Movie Nights:  Everything is ready to go for the movie night tomorrow night.  Volunteers are always appreciated. If you can volunteer, please contact School Council at [email protected]. D) Christmas Carolling Night:  The Christmas Carolling night will be held on December 14.  It will be the same format as last year’s event.  C. Haydt put forward a motion to approve the purchase of an instant camera and film (cost: approximately $500). Council can use this to set Motion approved up a photo booth at the carolling event.  Volunteers for the carolling night: K. Smallshaw, J. Stocco, A. MacGillivray, M. Campbell-Priddle, E. Lapointe, C. Burke, T. Bertsoulakis, J. Gingras, C. Trites, C. Fennell. Updates and Reports A) Principal’s Report (delivered by G. Proulx):  The Year of Mercy officially end this Sunday.  The school is encouraging the students to go out and spread the good word.  G. Proulx discussed the Renewed Math Strategy – the goal is to improve the EQAO scores (the St. Dominic scores were above both the Board and the provincial average).  The teachers at St. Dominic are learning different math strategies – how can they better support students when learning math?  The target are those students who fall below the provincial average, as well as those at risk of falling out of the provincial average, but this will benefit all students. B) Treasurer Report (delivered by T. Bertsoulakis):  The St. Dominic School Council currently has $10, 179.19 in its bank account.

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C) Parish Representative (delivered by J. Amey):  The Parish continues to have parents contact to register for the sacraments this year - we have received 17 requests for school aged baptism. Many of these students will be receiving their First Eucharist this year.  Christmas Mass schedule: Christmas Eve Masses 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight at the Parish 6 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic High School Christmas Day 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. (Christmas pageant looking for children to participate) and 11:15 a.m.  Youth Night: DIVINE INFANT YOUTH NIGHT: EVERY FRIDAY Junior High: 5 – 7 p.m. Senior High: 8 – 10 p.m. Facebook: DI YOUTH – MINISTRY [email protected] 

Knights of Columbus ASIAN CUISINE NIGHT - Due to the overwhelming success of the international dinner theme events last year, the Knights of Columbus Council 7873 are hosting the first of two international dinner evenings on Thursday, November 17 at 6 p.m. in our parish hall. Our first dinner theme is Asian Cuisine, and we have partnered with a local Orleans Restaurant (Soul Stone Sushi Bar & Grill) to provide an excellent menu. Come and enjoy an evening of great food, drink and fellowship, with a lesson on how to use chop sticks. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Knights grocery table at the front entrance of the church.

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UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN - Parishioners who contribute to the annual United Way campaign, either through payroll deductions or cash donations, are asked to consider designating Divine Infant Parish, a registered charitable organization with Revenue Canada, as a recipient of these donations.

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MOM’S MORNING OUT - Mom's Morning Out transforms the parish hall every Tuesday morning to a place where mothers can bring their tots and experience great fellowship. Coffee, snacks and toys are provided, while we focus the morning on growing our faith lives through discussion and reflections of inspiring faith study material. Fellowship with other moms is a rich gift and there is always room for new participants. Arrive anytime after 10 a.m. for a 10:30 a.m. start time. We wrap-up by 11:45 a.m. For more information, please contact Amy Hall at (613) 424-6968 or [email protected].

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ST. JOE’S WOMEN’S CENTRE ANNUAL COLLECTION - During the month of November, the CWL will be collecting articles for St. Joe’s Women’s Centre. Requested articles include: New pajamas, clothing, slippers, hats and mitts for women and children, gift cards, toiletries and new gifts/toys for children aged infant to 16 years. Items should be 3

marked “St. Joe’s” and placed in the box under the CWL bulletin board in the foyer. Gift cards and/or cash donations (including cheques made out to the CWL) can be placed in envelopes marked “St. Joe’s” and placed in the collection boxes during all masses. Thank you for your generosity. 

THE ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP: SHARING THE GOSPEL - The Ultimate Relationship: Sharing the Gospel is workshop that equips participants in the practical application of the "Ultimate Relationship" booklet. Never heard of the Ultimate Relationship booklet? No worries! We'll provide all the materials and training. Have you shared it before? Come join us and share your experiences, while connecting with fellow parishioners and community leaders. This workshop will take place at Divine Infant Parish on November 28 at 7:45 p.m. Register to attend by emailing [email protected].

D) CSPA Representative (delivered by A. MacGillivray):  Those who attended the last CSPA meeting were given a presentation about the Board’s new spiritual theme: Sent to be the Good News: Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ.  CSPA executive elections were held.  PIC cheques have been sent out. G. Proulx confirmed that St. Dominic has received the PIC cheque.  CSPA event: presentation on coping strategies for children with sensory processing disorders (will be held at Notre Dame High School on November 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.). E) Teacher Report (delivered by L. Lee):  St. Dominic’s United Way campaign was very successful: raised $1,240. Thank you to all the families for their support.  The Grade 3 teachers want to thank the families for their help with the Swim to Survive program.  Teachers have been busy learning new strategies: Renewed Math Strategy, STEM, Literacy.  The Grade 1 students will be leading a monthly assembly on the value of Community. This will take place on Wednesday, November 23 at 2:45 p.m.  The school is preparing for Advent season. St. Dominic is supporting children from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School this year with the angel tree. Happy to report that all the angels were taken from the tree.  The first Advent liturgy will take place on November 28. Mass will take place on December 6. F) Support Staff Report (delivered by N. Knowles):  As part of the Advent project, the school is also collecting money for grocery store cards.  C. Haydt suggested that Council could help support this by suggesting families bring donations to go towards grocery cards to Carolling Night. G) Safe Schools (delivered by G. Proulx)  G. Proulx discussed Bill 13: Creating Safe and Accepting Schools. 4

New Business A) Meeting Format:  L. Woodward and C. Haydt attended School Council bootcamp, which was run by CSPA.  They suggested that maybe we should encourage more dialogue at Council meetings. We could maybe allocate a set time at the beginning of some meetings for a presentation. This might also encourage more people to attend the meetings. B) ProGrant – NET retreat:  C. Haydt confirmed with NET that the date of the retreat will be Friday, January 20.  The school has been booked for the event.  Families will have to register to attend this event (there is a limit of 120 people).  The event is for all ages.  The event will be free.  The cost is $575 – which is being covered by the ProGrant funds. C) Thursday Lunch Program:  Council is having issues with the Subway lunches (mixing up of orders; missing subs).  T. Bertsoulakis has found another Subway location that would provide subs at a better cost D) Proposed School Council Budget:  C. Haydt moved to accept School Council’s proposed budget for 20162017.  Seconded by: A. MacGillivray  C. Haydt moved a motion to purchase liturgical banners and a stand for the school.  Seconded by: M. Campbell-Priddle

It was decided that Council will keep Subway as a lunch provider, but we will switch Subway providers (for the next session, which begins in February). T. Bertsoulakis to liaise with new Subway rep.

Motion Approved Motion Approved

E) School Council Constitution / Bylaw Review and Update:  L. Woodward is willing to take the lead on the review and update.  A. MacGillivray to also have a look at the document.  The goal is to have this approved by the May 2017 meeting. F) School Council Christmas Social:  This event will take place on December 21.  Council will invite staff to attend again this year.  C. Haydt and L. Woodward will look into purchasing teacher gifts again this year. Adjournment  Moved by T. Bertsoulakis  Seconded by J. Stocco

Next meeting (social) on Wednesday, December 21 at 6 p.m. in the Learning Commons. 5