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Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: May 19, 2010 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 8                   Next Meeting Date: June 16, 2010 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Darlene Smith Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Dorothy Sandercock Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by SCC Chair Mrs. Colleen Young.  Additions to the agenda: Under New Business:  Presentation on Bussing by Mrs. Pat Bucknell.   Motion to accept the agenda as amended by Tracy Patterson.  Seconded by David McLennan. Carried.  Moved by David McLennan that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Tracy Patterson.  Carried. New Business: LPSD Bussing Changes:  Pat Bucknell (LPSD bussing coordinator) spoke regarding upcoming changes in bussing for LPSD. One new route added Depleted the pool of alternate drivers … request for parents to “put the word out” asking for parent/community members who might be interested to contact Pat. New boundaries for elementary schools … will not affect E.S. Laird. 15 passenger vans will no longer be used for out of town trips. Two 34 passenger busses have been purchased especially for extra-curricular transportation. Upcoming Events: May 25 – District track Meet (Corrected to May 27th) May 25-28 – Sabers Shine (Gala Evening May 26) June 2 – E.S. Laird Achievement Night:  some discussion held this evening about the date but it is not changed at this time. June 7 & 8 – Outdoor Ed. Camping trip to Loon Lake. June 8 – Final Band Concert @Vic Juba @ 7:00PM c): Recap of 2009-2010 SCC activities: Mrs. Colleen Young provided a recap of the 2009-2010 SCC activities.  This will be posted on the E.S. Laird website by Pauline Stumbourg.  Provided a synopsis of the roles and responsibilities of SCC positions. SCC Structure: David McLennan provided a brief history of SCC’s and a synopsis of their structure and function. Communication Survey:  David McLennan provided a quick look at some preliminary results of a Survey sent to parents regarding school-home communication and meeting times for SCC. Nominations: Darlene Smith opened the floor for nominations.  Judy Leachman withdrew her name for next year.  Colleen Young expressed interest in working with the new chair in an advisory capacity. Nominees were: Penny Walter – standing as a second year member. Tracy Patterson – standing as a second year member. Lorelee Marin – standing as a second year member. Marylie Svendsen Brenda Robinson Dorothy Sandercock Colleen Young Michelle Scarf – Pending signature Stacy Falcon – Pending signature Darlene Smith called for any further nominations … nominations ceased. The above nominee’s are elected to the 2010-2011 E.S. Laird SCC by acclamation (pending the aforementioned signatures). Determination of Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary tabled until next meeting. Next meeting set for June 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Closure and Adjournment:   Chairperson Colleen Young thanked everyone for coming. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 PM. A Call for Volunteers Hi Folks, Here are a few upcoming events for the school that I need your help with: baking and parent volunteers for E.S. Laird track meet concession on Thursday, May 13th from 9:00a.m. until 3:00p.m.  If you can help all day, or for just a few hours I will take any help I can get and make it work into the schedule.  The concession will be set up out of the storage shed just through the gates at the track at LCHS. our School Community Council AGM which will be held on Wednesday, May                                     19th at 7:00p.m. in the Library.  Elections will be held for the new council and I              highly encourage parents to get nomination forms from the school and put their           names forward.  Being involved through the SCC is a great way to have input into            helping the school make decisions around the Learning Improvement Plan for the           school and providing feedback on what works best to assist our children in their           learning.  Parents need to get more involved in their children’s education if we            want them to be successful.  This is your opportunity! baking and parent volunteers for a concession at the E.S. Laird/Bishop Lloyd District Track meet on Tuesday, May 25th from 9:00a.m. until 4:00p.m.  We share this work with the parents of Bishop Lloyd, as well as the proceeds which go back into programs for our kids at the school. Tuesday, June 1st, the school division, through organization by staff from LCHS, is hosting a fun day in the gym at LCHS from 1:00p.m. until 3:00p.m. for Aboriginal students from E.S. Laird, Bishop Lloyd, and LCHS.  They have asked for parent volunteers from each of the schools to come and serve a hotdog and drink treat to the students during this time.        E.S. Laird’s year end activity – Fun Day at Bud Miller Park!  I need parents to come out and help BBQ and serve hamburgers, drinks and ice cream treats for our kids.  We usually start cooking around 10:00a.m., are cleaned up and out-of-there by 12:30p.m.or so.        if you are a grade 9 parent and haven’t had the opportunity to experience the great time and discussions in an SCC then please come join us at our LCHS  SCC meetings over lunch.  We provide lunch and the meetings are only an hour long. Our next meeting will be at noon in the Video Conferencing room at LCHS on Thursday, June 10th. If you can help with any of the above events or need more info, please give me a call at home(306)825-5562 or on my cell(306)821-2235 as soon as you can.   Colleen Young, SCC Chair       Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: Mar. 17, 2010 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 6                   Next Meeting Date: April 19, 2010 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Arron Kohlman Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.  Additions to the agenda: Under New Business: item e) On The Move workshop.   Motion to accept the agenda as amended by Kim Storey.  Seconded by Lorelee Marin. Carried.  Moved by Judy Leachman that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Kim Storey.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: “To HE Double Hockey Sticks With Manners” Video Presentation and Discussion – Recap:  Students had Respect Week and we followed up with this video at our Feb. SCC meeting.  Good discussion resulted.  We could show this again at another date. Cyberbullying Video/Discussion – Since our presentation here in November, Colleen Young has given this presentation at LCHS and Rendell Park School SCC meetings.  She will be presenting a student-oriented version to the Rendell Park grades five and six classes. New Business: a)  Parent Voice – Arron Kohlman:  The school board has identified communication as a priority.  There will be a 1-2 page spread in the local newspaper in early April, mid-May, and the end of June.  The board wishes to highlight and celebrate what our parents are doing, new curriculum, innovation in education, what’s happening at Avery School and LPSD alumni.    Threee feature themes will be 1) Role of Parents and SCC with quotes from parents and pictures showing parental involvemnt, 2) New Curricula and 3) Avery School.  Arron is visiting as many SCC’s as possible and presenting a framework “Celebrating Parent Engagement”, giving space for parents to make their comments.  This sheet can be completed and dropped off with school administration, at the central office or comments can be emailed directly to Arron Kohlman. We need to celebrate the learning in our school division..  Your suggestions for items to be included in the newspaper insert are welcome.  Colleen would like to see a note of encouragements to get parents involved in SCC, attending a t least a couple of meetings a year.  Lorelee suggested highlighting what a benefit it is to both student and parent when the parent is involved with and informed about school activities and events.  Comments and quotes to Arron Kohlman by Mar. 26. Upcoming Events presented by Colleen Young: Apr. 2 – 9: Easter holidays Apr. 19 – E.S. Lairs SCC 7:00 PM Apr. 21 – Just Jazz at Bishop Lloyd 7:00 PM.  All LPSD Jazz bands perform. Apr. 23 – Term 3 Report cards – at our meeting this evening we have discussed the relevance of some “standard cut and paste” comments used on report cards.  We need to let teachers know how much feedback specific to the child is appreciated. Apr. 27-28 – Parent –Teacher conferences May 6 – Exploratory & School Dance, school welcomes ideas for exploratory experiences for our students May 25-28 – Sabers Shine (Gala Evening May 26) June 2 – E.S. Laird Achievement Night c) Reflections on the year … Future Directions: any ideas for next year’s SCC priorities and to engage parents in SCC?  Is time of day a probles?  How about lunch hour? A question about meeting time could be addes to a survey regarding how parents are receiving school related information and which is preferable, i.e. newsletter, website, email?  A possible information topic for a SCC meeting may be our school discipline policies and how they work. d)  On The Move workshop:  was held Mar. 16, 2010.  This was sponsored by the Lloydminster In Motion Committee and hosted here at E.S. Laird.  The main target audience is inactive young girls.  The workshop was funded by the Canadian Assoc. for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity.  Attendance of 21 participants included people from our community, Prairie North Health Region, coaches and teaching staff. Other Items: Lorelee Marin mentioned the successful classroom presentations she has given here at E.S. Laird to the grade seven students.  She pointed out how many of how students have very little support to make positive choices and how much they need our school community to support them.  Thank you Lorelee for sharing your knowledge with our students. Colleen will speak to Mr. McLennan to confirm April and May meeting dates and times.  She informed this meeting that the new school announcement in the local news pertains to a new French Immersion school in the Lloydminster Catholic School Division. Closure and Adjournment:   Motion to adjourn by Judy Leachman.  Chairperson Colleen Young thanked everyone for coming. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:25 p.m. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 19 (rescheduled from Apr. 21), May 19 AGM and Elections. Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: February 17, 2010 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 7                   Next Meeting Date: Feb. 17, 2010 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Kim Young Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.  Additions to the agenda: Under Other Items: items a) On the Move Workshop, and under Upcoming Events: March 17 – Grade 8 Band Trip to Edmonton Motion to accept the agenda as amended by Kim Storey.  Seconded by Penny Walter. Carried.   Moved by Penny Walter that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Kim Storey.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: No business from the last meeting to discuss. New Business: Upcoming Events presented by Mr. McLennan: Feb 19th & 20th – Senior Jazz & Grade 9 Band to Calgary Feb. 23rd – School Tours @ LCHS a.m. Feb. 24th – AP meeting @ 11:30 (students). Feb. 24th – Winter Olympics p.m. – Mrs. Young requested any parents who could help with hot chocolate and cookies to contact her. March 10 & 11 – Pre-Registration Session @ School March 16th @ 7:00 p.m. Parent Student Meeting @ LCHS – Mr. McLennan reported that it was important for parents to attend this evening with their children … new format and some new information pertaining to Math curriculum. March 17th – Grade 8 Band trip to Edmonton … Michael K. has things organized and parent volunteers set. April 21st – Just Jazz May 6 – Exploratory & School Dance – once again help with the dance will be appreciated and any ideas regarding Exploratory activities can be forwarded to Darlene Smith May 25 – 28th – Sabres Shine b) Thank you to parents who volunteered at our Dance, Christmas Banquet, Christmas in the park, Torch Run: Once again our dance was very well attended.  This time there was an issue that did not really affect the dance, but did affect some of our students. c)  Future goals, directions i.e. another parent information evening: Mr. McLennan reviewed the respect week activities.  This year grade 8 girls, relationships and self advocacy were the target audience for the activities.  Very positive feedback from the students and their parents regarding these activities. d) To Hell With Manners:   Viewed the video and had a discussion around its contents.  Mrs. Young put forth the question for our group to consider what we could do as an SCC to support the activities of the school toward their efforts in citizenship education.  Could this be a project focus in the future?  Discussion digressed for a time. Paradise Hill Home and School Assoc. Wellness Day:  Feb. 9, 2010 – Guest speakers present information and workshops on a variety of informational and motivational topics.  Everyone is welcome to attend but should register ahead by contacting Bonnie Midgley at (306)349-4978. Other Items: On the Move Workshop: Mrs. Young was in contact with a group that would sponsor a workshop targeting girls and their mothers.  The school expressed their desire to see this happen.  Mrs. Young would be the liaison with the organization and obtain a date for this to occur. Next Meeting Date:                 Due to a conflict with the Just Jazz concert in April, our April meeting date was changed to April 19th. Closure and Adjournment:   Motion to adjourn by David McLennan.  Chairperson Colleen Young thanked everyone for coming. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:45 p.m. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 19, May 19 AGM and Elections. Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: Jan. 20, 2010 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 8                   Next Meeting Date: Feb. 17, 2010 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Kim Young Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.  Additions to the agenda: Under New Business: items d) Paradise Hill Home and School Assoc. Wellness Day, e) Send a Story – Saskatchewan in Motion, and under Upcoming Events: March 8 – Chocolates sales Fund raising Campaign.   Motion to accept the agenda as amended by Sharon Howland.  Seconded by Kim Storey. Carried.  Moved by Kim Storey that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Penny Walter.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: No business from the last meeting to discuss. New Business: Upcoming Events presented by Mr. McLennan: Jan. 22, 23 – Hot Hoops Basketball Tournament:  First game is 2:00 p.m. Fri.  All students are able to watch game, band in attendance, girls teams E.S. laird vs John Paul II Collegiate, N. Battleford.  Colleen asked for volunteers for the Concession on Sat. and Sun. Jan. 27 – Board of Education AGM @ E.S. Laird – 7:00 p.m. Feb. 2 – Grade 9 Ski Trip to table Mountain:  about 75 students are registered to go on ski trip Feb. 3, 4 – Book Fair (could use volunteers Thurs. Feb. 4 before school and lunch hour):  Let Janice Wouters know if you can help. Feb. 8-12 – Respect Week:  Speakers will be in to school targeting topic of respect.  There will be a variety of activities for students and specific activities for the grade 8 girls. Feb. 10 – Junior Jazz Band to Edmonton Feb. 11 – Exploratory AM, Dance in the evening Feb. 12 – Report Cards Feb. 19, 20 – Grade 9 and Senior Jazz Band to Calgary Feb., Mar. – Grade 9 Registration for LCHS Mar. 8 – Chocolate Sales Fund Raising Campaign:  Caramel bars, 30/box, $3.00/bar.  School profit – 51% of sales May – sabers Shine b) Thank you to parents who volunteered at our Dance, Christmas Banquet, Christmas in the park, Torch Run: over 600 participants were served at our Christmas meal.  Next year we’ll have one more food service table set up, as it took a while to serve that many people.  The food was excellent and the donations from our community were very generous.  Extra pickles, buns, etc. were taken to the Interval Home, Harris House, St. John’s Soup Kitchen.  Students enjoyed their morning at Bud Miller Park on the last day of school before the holidays.  The Olympic Torch Run was very exciting with one E.S. Laird teacher and student participating as Torchbearers on Feb. 3 a.m. c)  Future goals, directions i.e. another parent information evening: We have had one session on Cyber Bullying.  Colleen proposed “Healthy Living and Physical Activity For Young Girls”.  Sask. in Motion would present a workshop for at least 30 participants.  Colleen will follow up with the date Sask. in Motion is available, perhaps March or April.   To Hell With Manners:  We will view this video presentation at our regular Feb. 17 SCC meeting following Respect Week. Paradise Hill Home and School Assoc. Wellness Day:  Feb. 9, 2010 – Guest speakers present information and workshops on a variety of informational and motivational topics.  Everyone is welcome to attend but should register ahead by contacting Bonnie Midgley at (306)349-4978. Sask. In Motion: Free ‘hoody” offer in exchange for your story.  Go to Sask. In Motion for information and forms.  Send in your story about what your family is doing to be physically active. Other Items: Hero’s Program:  Up to date, there have not been sufficient trained volunteers in our community for this program.  However, this situation is being resolved so hopefully we’ll have this program starting at E.S. Laird in late February, early March. Nutrition Committee:  A nutrition survey has been created.  Students will complete the survey.  Focus groups will been formed after the survey to create “made in E.S. Laird” nutrition guidelines. Closure and Adjournment:   Motion to adjourn by Sharon Howland.  Chairperson Colleen Young thanked everyone for coming. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:00 p.m. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19 AGM and Elections. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: Nov. 18, 2009 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 9                   Next Meeting Date: Jan. 20, 2010 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Joanne MacLauchlan Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Deborah Burton Tracey Patterson * Caitlin Miazga Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.   Motion to accept the agenda by Penny Walter.  Seconded by Judy Leachman. Carried.  Moved by Kim Storey that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Dave McLennan.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: Mr. McLennan reported that white milk is sold by the glass at E.S. Laird concession.  Due to low demand, too many small cartons of white milk were spoiling.  Chocolate milk is available in the small cartons. New Business: Upcoming Events presented by Mr. McLennan: Nov. 20 – Grade 7 Band trip Nov. 26 – School dance Dec. 8 – Band concert at Vic Juba Dec. 21 –Christmas lunch Cyber Bullying Power Point presentation – produced by Government of Alberta Mrs. Young introduced this presentation to the group.  As background she indicated that the first Internet services were actually created in 1960.  At the time it was never actually intended for personal use but for scientific research.   We have discussed some of the issues of communication technology that can have a negative impact on our young people and we’d like a better understanding of what we need to know and do as parents. Cyber bullying may be “hidden” but it is still very hurtful an affects what is going on in our schools. Mr. McLennan facilitated the power point presentation and group discussion.  He cautioned us to recognize that the presentation is not “all kids, all the time” and the use of this technology is not always negative.  There are really positive results with technology.  We still need to be aware of the risks, educate our selves, and our children. “Points” from the power point Less than 1/3 of parents are using filtering or blocking software In North America approx. 24 million children are online.  Including teens, that number increases to 45 million. One out of five has been solicited for sex in the last year. One of four children was sent sexually explicit pictures in the last year. Some chat rooms are run by pedophiles and predators 75% of children willingly provide personal information about themselves on the Internet. Online predators contact 77% of youth by the age of 14 and 22% of children ages 10 –13 will be approached. Educate yourself about Internet Safety and protect yourself. Cyber Bullying uses information and communication technology to support deliberate, repeated, hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm others. (Bell Belsey, www.cyberbullying.ca) Who bullies whom?  It seems everybody bullies anybody; student to student, student to teachers/administrators, employee to employee. Cyber Bullying threatens, harasses, embarrasses, socially excludes, and damages relationships and friendships.  This can be continuous and escalating. THINK BEFORE YOU POST – that information can go anywhere and will not disappear. Why do cyber bullying? Anger, revenge, entertainment Boredom, too many tech toys To get a reaction, or reacted impulsively Power-hungry Some think they are righting wrongs or defending others. How easy is it to get information about you?  Very easy, by sharing personal pictures and videos, a personal web cam, cyber bullying. Helpful hints: Do not share passwords or login info except with teacher, parent. If harassed, tell a trusted adult. Leave the harassment location Never respond to harassing messages. Save harassing messages for the ISP (identification of the computer) or school. Report to the police if necessary (threats, hate messages, personal danger) Take a stand against bullying of all kinds (Stop, leave my friend alone, get an adult). Web sites to check out: b-free.ca bullyfreealberta.ca netsmarts.org cybertip.ca beaware.ca Part of tonight’s message is that we, as parents, need to be educated on this because our kids are online.  We need to have conversations with our kids about all the cyber topics.  This evening was excellent learning opportunity and we really appreciate Mrs. Young’s and Mr. McLennan’s presentation and knowledge. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19 AGM and Elections. Closure and Adjournment:   Chairperson Colleen Young thanked everyone for coming. The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:40 p.m. Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: Sept.16, 2009 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 9                    Next Meeting Date: Oct. 21, 2009 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.   Additions to the agenda: under New Business e) Photo walk info, f) Healthy Lifestyle Choices and Extreme Makeover, g) SCC/LPSD Board meeting for board members and SCC Chairs and Vice-chairs.   Motion to accept the agenda with additions by Kim Storey.  Seconded by Tracey Patterson. Carried.  Moved by Sharon Howland that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Penny Walter.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: No business arising from the minutes of the last meeting. New Business: Dave McLennan outlined the upcoming events as listed on the agenda.  Check the school website for updates. Upcoming Events: Sept. 17 – Picture Day 3 parents have volunteered Sept. 19 -V-Ball @ Holy Rosary Sept. 21 – Soccer Mini Tournament @ E.S. Laird Sept. 22 -Soccer Game @ Bishop Lloyd Sept. 23 – Grade 8 Fun Day @ Sandy Beach.  Park passes are arranged for the 6 parent volunteers. Sept. 28 –Oct. 2 – Spirit Week Oct. 1 – Exploratory Morning and School Dance Oct. 1, 2, 3 – V-Ball @ Maidstone Oct. 6 & 7 – Parent Teacher Conferences Oct. 8 – Soccer @ Meadow Lake Oct. 17 – V-Ball, E.S. Laird Home Tourney Oct. 23 & 24 - V-Ball @ Meadow Lake Thank you to all parents who volunteered for the Grade 7 Fun Day and Picture Day.  The Gr. 7 Fun Day at the Commonwealth Center was a very successful.  Colleen commented that appropriate hand washing was modeled and practiced.  This led to our short discussion on the type of taps in the school washrooms through out the school division.  These taps are not adequate for appropriate hand washing.  Hand sanitizer is available in all classrooms. School dance – The first school dance will be Oct. 1.  Mrs. Howland has found parent volunteers for this dance.  Thank you to Tracey Patterson and Penny Walter who will take on the role of finding parent chaperones and concession volunteers for the other 3 dances this year. SCC focus for 09-10 – We discussed several topics at our May meeting.  Colleen Young will contact ATCO for their presentation on Cyber Bullying for our October meeting, In November we will provide support and parental involvement with the E. S. Laird Career Fair to be held Nov. 9.  We plan to host a second speaker/presentation meeting in January or February. Photo Walk – Sat. Sept. 9, beginning at Bud Miller and ending at City Hall, take your camera on a walk taking specific pictures to enter into the contest.  The focus is to take digital pictures of things you wouldn’t notice when driving in a car.  This information will be passed along to our students. Healthy Lifestyle and Extreme Makeovers – Mosaic Extreme School Makeover Challenge Awards, sponsored by Sask. Nutrition Advisory Council, encourages schools to create and commit to implementing action plans that foster healthier school environments for the students. Previous award winners are St. Edwards School, Saskatoon, Carpenter Community School, Meadow Lake, Quill Lake School, Quill Lake.  These schools shared $10,000 in cash awards.  Colleen young encouraged E. S. Laird to consider making a submission to this contest regarding the healthy lifestyle changes we’ve made in the school. SCC/LPSD board meeting – Chairs and Vice-chairs are invited to lunch Sept. 29, 11:45 in the Conference Room at Central Office.  Colleen Young and Tracey Patterson will attend. Other Items: City of Lloydminster is looking to revamp the facilities and attributes of Bud Miller Park.  As Colleen Young is representing LPSD on the committee formed to make recommendations, she asked for suggestions and ideas, before the Sept. 28 meeting of that committee.  Our immediate suggestions: Expand the water park play area as this was really well used and the ship is no longer safe Soccer field Climbing wall More swings in the playground Improved washroom accessibility Issues of security, garbage, vandalism Any more ideas?  Let Colleen know before Sept. 28. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Oct. 21, Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21(Happy Birthday Mr. McLennan) May 19 AGM and Elections. Closure and Adjournment:  We enjoyed visiting around the table about the start to the school year and our families.  Meeting adjourned by Colleen Young at 8:30 PM Lloydminster Public School Division School Community Council Meeting Minutes School:  E.S. Laird Middle School                                              Meeting Date: Oct. 21, 2009 Total Number of Persons in Attendance: 6                    Next Meeting Date: Nov. 18. 2009 Principal:  Mr. David McLennan SCC Chairperson: Colleen Young SCC Secretary: Marylie Svendsen Permanent Members Present Absent Representative Members Present Absent Others Present David McLennan * Judy Leachman * Sharon Howland * Lorelee Marin * Tracey Patterson * Penny Walter * Kim Storey * Marylie Svendsen * Colleen Young * Meeting Minutes: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM and everyone welcomed by Chairperson Colleen Young.   Additions to the agenda: under Upcoming Events: Nov. 4 Take our Kids to Work (TOKW) Motion to accept the agenda with additions by Tracey Patterson.  Seconded by Kim Storey. Carried.  Moved by Judy Leachman that the minutes from the previous meeting be adopted as circulated.  Seconded by Kim Storey.  Carried. Business from the last meeting: Mrs. Colleen Young returned from Bud Miller Park meeting.  City of Lloydminster is looking for recommendations.  Recommendations included: Water park area for little ones Upgrading trails More playground area and tennis courts Coffee house Leave it natural, lighting on trails washrooms New Business: Mrs. Colleen Young raised the question as to why white milk is not available in the school concession.  Mr. McLennan will investigate. Recommended that there be no cell phones at the school dances, students to hand phones in at the door. Upcoming Events presented by Mr. McLennan: Oct. 23 & 24 - V-Ball @ Meadow Lake Nov. 4 – Take Our Kids to Work Nov. 10 – Remembrance Day Ceremony organized by the SLC @ 1:00 Nov. 10 – Report cards go home Nov. 20 – Grade 7 Band trip Nov. 26 – School dance Online survey for SCC members posted Oct. 15 Thank you to parents who volunteered for our first dance, picture day, and grade 8 fun day. Cyber-bullying – SCC reviewed cyber-bullying presentation.  We will show presentation at our Nov. 18 SCC meeting and will invite SCC from Bishop Lloyd and LCHS. Career Fair – Career Fair to take place at a later date. Hero’s Program – delayed start until more program leaders are trained. Meeting Schedule: SCC meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month:  Oct. 21, Nov. 18, no Dec. meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19 AGM and Elections. Closure and Adjournment:   The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30p.m

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