CSAC & School Events Calendar

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Calendar Updates

Our online CSAC & School events calendar has been updated. It's routinely updated for you, so check-in often!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Highights from the January 18 CSAC Meeting

What follows are edited excerpts from the Meeting's Minutes (posted once the Minutes are approved at the next meeting). The January 18 Minutes were approved at the February 23 meeting. The actual Minutes are available in the school library.

Mr. Shea provided news and updates on many items including details on the upcoming St. Agnes Day at the school; the planned replacement of the school’s windows and the upcoming skating days for grades 1, 2 and 3. He will discuss details of the school’s budget at the February CSAC meeting.
Details of the upcoming, February 1st, Internet Safety presentations, for students (during the day) and parents (at night), were discussed. The presentation s are made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Education.

The school has a new Caretaker. Mr. Shea and Ms. Aprile and any other parent able will conduct a walkthrough with the new Caretaker to reinforce the high standard of repair and cleanliness achieved by the prior Caretaker and identify any areas of concern.
Comments from students regarding the CSAC Pizza Lunch Days were reviewed and the fact the volunteers are always needed on these Days.

CSAC will hold a Spring Book Fair, with a date to be determined in co-ordination with the school and the supplier (Scholastic).
There was a discussion on the expenses covered by CSAC’s budget and agreement that further discussion was in order.

John will handle the Capital Fund Letter project (to raise tax-deductible donations for the purchase of legacy items for the school to enhance learning) with Maria’s assistance. The Letter will be circulated upon receipt of the teacher’s wish list.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Highlights of the November 22 CSAC Meeting

What follows are edited excerpts from the Meeting's Minutes (posted once the Minutes are approved at the next meeting). The November 22 Minutes were approved at the January 18 meeting. The actual Minutes are available in the school library.

Mr. Shea provided news and updates on many items, including confirmation on the receipt of a grant from  the Ministry of Education, to be applied to hosting a parent education night on internet safety; news that the school’s windows are to be replaced in the near future and a replacement of the stair railing is pending;  details on the Christmas concert and details of the upcoming Lockdown practice.
The CSAC budget for the current school year was reviewed, discussed at length and voted on by all 23 parents and teachers in attendance. Input on expenditures was received from school staff and considered in concert with the historical school year expenditures. A Budget of $14,186 was approved, the details of which are attached to the Minutes (in the school library, available for review by parents/guardians of St. Agnes students, during school hours).

John and Angie attended the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee conference in early November (attended by CSAC representatives from nearly every Catholic primary and secondary school in the GTA). John commented that one of the things he took away was how proud we should be of our Council. We have excellent attendance and input given our small school size.

The Fundraising Committee presented a detailed proposal for increased governance of future events sponsored by CSAC. Details of the proposal are included in the Minutes.
There was a question and discussion regarding the rational for the recent move of the Northwood after school program (from the kindergarten area to the library). It was agreed that additional communication between parents, Northwood and the school was needed.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

New Content Added

I'm very pleased to advise that added to our site today are links to tremendous, multi-lingual, tip sheets for parents, from both the Ministry of Education and People for Education. Topics covered, include:

  • homework help
  • writing help
  • strategies for parent/teacher interviews
  • advocating for your child
  • health and physical education
  • and much, much, more
These links have been added to the "Information Links" area of the site (bottom left corner).

Read and enjoy!

Regards,


John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC

Monday, February 6, 2012

Calendar Updates

Our online CSAC & School events calendar has been updated. It's routinely updated for you, so check-in often!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

TCDSB's Revisions to their Acceptable Use Policy for Technology

The Toronto Catholic School Board has revised their Acceptable Use Policy for technology (privacy/safety/security/indemnification,etc.) and produced a YouTube video to highlight the changes to this Policy for you.

Please see the "Information Links" section of our CSAC blog (bottom left corner), for a link to this and other useful information for parents & guardians of St. Agnes students.

Regards,

John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Internet Safety Education for Parents - Tonight (February 1)

Just a quick reminder of the Internet Safety presentation, tonight, February 1st, from 7  - 8:30 PM. This important education is geared for parents/guardians only (grades 4 -8 will receive an age appropriate version during the day).

Child minding will be provided in the school library during the evening's presentation.

Seating is still available, so invite another parent if you can!

More information is available on our CSAC blog.

Thanks.

John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC