AGENDA : PAC MEETING

Tuesday 17 January, 2006

7:30 pm Speaker : Dr Gabor Mate Why parents matter more than peers

Business Meeting

1. Acceptance of the agenda

2. Financial statements – Megan Swail

3. Principal’s report

· New VSB software to keep parents informed about student marks

· Software fundraiser – where we are up to

4. Teachers Report: (Carolyn Moore)

There has been oodles and kaboodles of stuff going on - too many field trips to mention... Our Teacher liaison Carolyn Moore has had 3 in the last 2 weeks!

Are there parents who want to come in and do somethings with the students? Let Carolyn know or us at Kitspac@hotmail.com

Current news:

Maxim Winther and Philip Edgcumbe have been accepted by the Sanofi-ABC Challenge to continue research on anti-oxidants and the bleaching effect of fluorescent dyes in tadpole neuronal cell development for April 2006.

Grade 12 Biology classes have had a very successful and fun experience creating their own experiments in "the art of experimental design" at the Vancouver Aquarium, while using some of our local animals as stars of the experiments.

Grade 11 Biology classes have had a wild and wet time at the "Wet Lab" at the Vancouver Aquarium while reviewing all of their invertebrate phyla for an excellent review for their upcoming midterms.

Grade 9 Science classes took part in the Planetarium field trips recently took investigate the astronomy of heavenly bodies.

Materials have been ordered for the Dissection Club but have not come in yet.

5. Announcements :

· Direct ask update : Executive will meet on Jan 30 and will revisit our proposed expenditures. Interested people let me know and they are welcome to come to the Exec meeting. Liz will answer any questions after we have finished with the rest of the items on the agenda

· Cabaret night (probably Apr 25) Some students from the Talent Show, school band and others will perform for us. Anyone who wants to get involved please see us or KitsPAC@hotmail.com

6. Advocacy updates:

· FI task force meeting Jan 12 - ongoing

Fine Arts The Fine Arts Review is still very much in the preliminary stages and I hope

to have some more concrete news at the next PAC meeting

· Gym floor

7. DPAC news DPAC news : our North District Parent Advisory Council are:

Steve Baker(604-215-8624)

Julianne Doctor (604-220-9234)

Claudia Ferris (604-251-6013)

Charles Menzies (604-822-2240)

On Thursday February 2nd there will be a secondary PAC prep meeting where the topics of discussion will focus on student portfolios, aboriginal and ESL issues, Pride Committee and increasing parent involvement.

Meeting will be held 7:00 -9:00 pm Room 120 ground floor VSB.From the DPAC executive minutes it was noted that several resolutions regarding BCCPAC have been submitted. Anyone interested can find the minutes

on the VSB web site.

8. New business : hot lunches for students a microwave and other sources of hot water.

9. AOB

10. Meeting to adjourn 9 pm