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November
Elections for KitsPAC Chair position
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We will be
holding elections for the position of PAC chair (or co chair) and Secretary
of KitsPAC at the November PAC meeting.
To date we have a volunteer for the Secretary position. However, we are still
looking for a Chair. Please consider who among your acquaintance might be
interested in this position and encourage them to step forward.
Ingrid and Wendy let it be known last year that they wished to step down at
the AGM in May. However, no one stepped forward to volunteer to take on this
job at that time. We determined that it was important to stay on until the
gaming funds were received as we need a functioning PAC in order to
receive the funds.
Our own kids will be graduating from the school at the end of this year so
we will not be around after June but until then we can help if needed.
We have drawn up the following job description:
Job duties PAC chair (or co chair)
· Plan PAC meetings (6 per year as per our constitution) / plan and schedule
Exec meetings (usually have one before the PAC meeting)
· Draw up agenda
· Run meetings
· Delegate jobs that have been identified that need doing at the meeting
· Work with staff in office around the housekeeping issues each month (AnnaLisa Brno accountant / Betty Thun
executive secretary)
· Issues that need attention ie talk to principal
or run past Executive, determine who needs to address the issue under
discussion and meet or email the appropriate person as determined
Time allocation - Bits of time through the month
· May each year - let the VP (Mr Mesich)
know what the PAC meeting dates are for next year (after consultation with
the Exec - by tradition 3rd week of the month alternate Tues and Wed but
sometimes Easter or a school theatre production forces a change) Plan PAC
Exec meetings (to occur before the PAC meeting)
· Plan AGM and get volunteers to fill positions
· School Planning Council identify replacement delegate(s) for next year. One
position will be open to replace Ingrid. These are elected positions
· School Growth Planning Day If you consider this a worthwhile endeavour for PAC, continue to identify parent
participants and work with principal to ensure places on the day for parents
Time allocation - Bits of time through the year
Teachers Wish List - Ingrid and Wendy will take this on for the rest
of the year. This is probably the most time consuming part of the job but is
also the most rewarding. In future, PAC might consider having someone (Past
Chair?) take it on as a single job. We tend to think of it as playing Santa
Claus. It has a huge satisfaction component to it.
June ask principal to send a notice to teachers with the request form
for what they would want next year. There are 2 sources of income for PAC. Gaming funds have amounted to approximately
$30,000. KitsNOW! Campaign generates donations from
parents which are tax deductable (varies). Sept ask
again through the principal's daily bulletin to staff. Set a deadline. This
year it was October which gives teachers lots of time to buy things and our
Treasurer time to process the bills as they come in. The later it is the
harder her job as she has to run around in May/June.
· Meet with principal to go over Wish List. Also meet with Exec or a working
group of interested parents. Then draw up a tentative proposal for
consideration by the PAC Exec. If the Exec approves it - then take it to the
PAC (Oct or Nov)
· Send out letters or talk to teachers advising them yes or no
Time allocation - 2 / 3 meetings at the start of the year plus time to
draw up the report for the Exec and PAC to consider. Follow up with teachers
throughout the year to ensure they have ordered/received their requests.
Follow up with Treasurer to ensure cheques etc are
in order.
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Looking
for volunteers for PAC jobs
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Any parent volunteer who is interested in doing
something to help can get involved with any of the following jobs. Even if
there are names next to the job, more hands make half the work!
Parent Education for each PAC meeting (most time intensive part of the
job) Ingrid and Wendy will continue to do this part of the job for the rest
of this year.
· We are looking for someone who would like to work with us and take it on
next year. So bring your fresh ideas to share.
Make coffee for PAC meetings (you need to know that you will be able
to attend the meetings each month. Two people can easily share this job.)
Fund raising Elene Vanderpas / Kris Klaasen
Dial a Demon Jenny Galaugher production / Deb Shunamon
marketing
Social events (currently 3 per year 1 for parents and 2 hosting
teachers)
- delegate to any volunteer who is interested in taking these on -
· For the Kits parent social Nov 6: Jacqueline Stoekler
Shivonen
· Xmas cookie bash for the teachers: we need an organizer · Thanks to
teachers luncheon June: we need an organizer
3 jobs related to KitsPAC e news (needs
a little computer know how)
· KitsPAC e news articles - post and send to
parents - Marina Niks
· KitsPAC e news articles send on to Marina so she
can input and schedule sending out the e news each Monday (send to her on
Fridays)
· KitsPAC e news contacts list upkeep. People who
need to be added or taken off the list.
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One time
only volunteer opportunity
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We are looking for a volunteer who could order/
purchase and supervise the installation of a KitsNOW!
Campaign banner that would extend across the lobby in front of the
auditorium doors.
Timeline: Immediately
We have the specs etc - we just need the right person to carry this through
to completion.
Contact kitsPAC@hotmail.com of Wendy Massing at gmassing@telus.net or
604-736-7758
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Grade 12
BC Post Secondary presentation and Grade 12 Parent Info Night
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Please mark Tuesday 30 October on your calendars
- We are having our B.C. Post- Secondary liasion
visit after school beginning at 3:30 and going until 5:35 p.m.
This event is open to both Grade 12 students and their parents.
The sessions are approximately 40 minutes each with time between to move from
one session to the next, so the maximum number of institutions one could
visit is three.
Representatives from BCIT, Cap
College, Kwantlen, Langara, RMC/CF,
MALA, SFU, TRU, TWU, UBC, UNBC and UVIC will all be here.
Right after the post-secondary visits, Carrie Pitman, Grade 12 counsellor, will be presenting Kits' Grade 12 Parents'
night in the auditorium with information on upcoming events, deadlines
and other information about grade 12. She promises to shed light on some
of the mysteries of grade 12 and beyond.
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UBC
Computer Science InfoDay
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UBC's Department of Computer Science will be offering a one
day information session for High School Students who are eligible to
attend University in September 2008. This event will be held on Saturday,
November 17, 2007 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the UBC Hugh Dempster
Pavilion.
The event is free and consists of short talks by Computer Science faculty and
industry representatives from Electronic Arts. There will also be hands-on
activities.
RSVP Required by Friday, November 9, 2007 by e- mail:
undergrad-info@cs.ubc.ca or phone: 604-822- 9176 Questions about
the event or the Computer Science program, contact Mary Anne Lyons,
Undergraduate Program Assistant, UBC Department of Computer Science, 201-2366
Main Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 lyonsm@cs.ubc.ca 604-822-9176
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Special
Bistro ticket sale announcement!!
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For the Kits! Parent Social!
Tuesday 6 Nov 4:30 - 6:30 at Bistro Bistrot!
For the remainder of October, tickets will be sold at the school (in
the Lobby near the Front Door of the school) every Mon. & Wed. lunch hour
between 11:30-12:30, and Mon. Nov.5th during the lunch hour and after school
from 3:15- 4:00pm.
For more information e-mail Deb Shunamon at DialADemon@shaw.ca
or call her at 604-222-0444.
Cost: $10 per ticket. Snacks will be provided by the restaurant. You
pay for your own drinks.
Tickets are also available from any of the PAC Executive or by contacting KitsPAC@hotmail.com
So put on your party face on, gather your friends round and let's get
together! For the Kits!
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Help the
Dial-a-Demon to Grow!
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PARENTS
have asked us for it and now you will have it!
This year we are working hard to expand Dial a Demon and to bring it
to you.
We will have 3 printings of the Dial this year and hope that each edition
will be greatly expanded from the earlier ones.
With our son's & daughter's circles of friends constantly growing and
changing, this PAC publication for Kits parents can
be extremely useful.
Copies of Dial-a-Demon will be on sale for $1.00 every Wed.nesday
lunch hour from 11:30-12:30, and Mon. November 5 during the lunch hour and
after school from 3:15- 4:00pm in the lobby near the Front Door of the
school.
If you pass along the names & telephone numbers of at least two new
parents who we can contact about being in the Dial, you'll receive a FREE
copy of the December and Spring updated issues!
Copies will also continue to be sold at the PAC meetings for $.50, and if
you've already purchased your copy of the Dial, you can still send us your
two new contact names and we'll put you onto the FREE update list as well.
For more information, or to send your contacts, e-mail Deb Shunamon at DialADemon@shaw.ca or call her at
604-222-0444.
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United
Way Book Sale
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We are
planning our annual book sale for the United Way for Thursday, November 8,
2007 in the VSB lobby. Last year we made over $1400 for the United Way. Let's
see if we can improve on that this year.
We will accept the following for the sale:
Books - any kind
Magazines
Videos
DVDs
CDs
Tapes
Records
Posters
Games and Puzzles (please ensure that these are complete with all the pieces
and instructions)
Please bring/send your books to the Human Resources reception area on the
second floor as soon as possible as we need to sort them prior to the sale.
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