MHPS School Council Meeting Minutes - Jan. 6, 2025

Location: Moraine Hills Public School; Library

School Council Agenda Time: 6:30 pm -8:00 pm

Meeting Norms:

Begin & End meetings on time
Agenda set by members and circulated in advance
Consensus decision-making
All speakers and opinions are respected
Individual students, parents, and staff are not discussed
Be open-minded and objective
Refer parent or student issues to the teacher or principal

In Attendance

Parent / Guardian / Family Members	Administration / Staff Members	Student Member(s)	Regrets	Other Attendees
Ariana Adibrad (Co-Chair) Aliraza Jaffer (Co-Treasurer) Alifiya Kanchwala (Secretary) Voting Members: Pooneh Vakillian Shirin Nourollahi Hana Arfin Mike Tzimas	Shelley Hobor (Principal) Kim Pollishuke (Vice Principal)	First Name	Mei Zhang (Co-Chair) Lisa Wang (Vice Chair) Carrie Cao (Co-Treasurer)	Ms Gaffen

Parent / Guardian / Family Members

Administration / Staff Members

Student Member(s)

Regrets

Other Attendees

Ariana Adibrad (Co-Chair) Aliraza Jaffer (Co-Treasurer) Alifiya Kanchwala (Secretary)

Voting Members: Pooneh Vakillian Shirin Nourollahi Hana Arfin Mike Tzimas

Shelley Hobor (Principal) Kim Pollishuke (Vice Principal)

First Name

Mei Zhang (Co-Chair) Lisa Wang (Vice Chair) Carrie Cao (Co-Treasurer)

Ms Gaffen

Item Number	Agenda Items	Notes
1.	Call to Order and Welcome	The meeting was called to order at XX pm by council member XX.
2.	Land Acknowledgement	Ms Pollishuke delivered the Land Acknowledgement.
3.	Approval of Agenda	The agenda was approved [as written/as amended].
4.	Approval of Meeting Minutes	Nov 4th minutes needs to be amended with attendance. The minutes were approved by Ali Raza. Seconded by Kim Pollishuke.
5.	Financial; Treasurer’s Report	The Treasurer’s Report was approved [as written/as amended].
6.	Information Items (as required) Admin Team/School Update	School board matched funds . 4000 something – given towards technology in school. Plus a screen for the front entrance that will display recent happenings and news on the school and board level. Ukele kids ending – will end with a show for parents Sewing workshops were a huge success Grade 6’s doing a student run craft / art initiative Poetry slam Reach for the top trivia teams Robotics team
7.	Decision Items (as required) Field trips Donations June festival	Teachers decide on in class field trips Donations: might be a good idea to canvas businesses now as they allot their donation funds for the new year Persian New Year festival? Maybe make it a non-school event on March 6th – Ariana will explore what parent would like to spearhead that initiative Culture program: potential date April 10th. Potentially change it to a culture wide event where all the children can represent their culture. To discuss with staff for finer details
8.	Other Business (as required)	Next meeting – Feb 3rd. Online!
9.	Meeting Adjournment	Adjourned at 7:50 pm

Future Meeting Dates:

Monday, November 4th, 2024
Monday, January 6th, 2025
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Monday, April 7th, 2025
Monday, June 2nd, 2025