Highlights from Parent Council Meeting on 2012-02-09

Principal’s Report:

  • Windows are 98% completed.
  • Grade 5/6 ski trip scheduled for Feb. 21st, almost full participation from every student; 8 staff & 8-10 parents are going to Snow Valley, partnered with Palmerston School for this trip.
  • March 6th is the Dance-a-thon.
  • Kindergarten registration: 55-60 families were registered; this is the expected range; many families are from out of district.
  • Boomerang lunch to start week of Feb. 13th: plan is to have smaller garbage and smaller recycling bin in the gym during lunch.
  • Parent council minutes are posted on Huron’s website under the Parent Information link.

Fundraising:

  • Acorn fundraising was allocated to classroom supplies for teachers.
  • The funds raised from QSP magazine subscription drive were allocated for sports equipment (new Huron jerseys purchase)
  • The funds from the June 2011 Picnic for Arts are being employed for arts programming, a large portion of the arts programming will happen in the last half of the school year.
  • Dance-a-thon is scheduled for March 6th and the theme is Boogie for Books (books for classroom libraries)
  • Huron’s other fundraiser in the spring is Skate Night.  A date for Skate Night has not been set because the date depends on how UofT hockey team fares (at Varsity Arena).

Other Items:

  • March 1st is the Astronomy Club’s first Family Night for the Huron Community. There is a link to the Astronomy Club on the website Jim C. has created: tdsb-huron.escalator.utoronto.ca .
  • Next meeting is Thursday, April 12, 2012.