Minutes
Subject to Approval at Next RAPT Meeting Apr
6, 2016
2015-2016
Council: Vanessa
Appleton, Co-Chair
Krista
Sevdalis, Co-Chair
Kelly
Pellegrino, Secretary (not present)
Hanna
Kamal, Exec Council Member
Jessica
Tinkler, Exec Council Member
Georgia
Panagiotopoulos, Exec Council Member
Christine
Shin, Treasurer
Amran
Abocar, Exec Council Member
Staff
Present: Lynn Chadder, Principal
S.
Cooper, Support Teacher
Reba
Ormos, Teacher
Cailin
McIntosh, Teacher
Pela Gardiner, Child Care
11)
RAPT
Welcome
Call to Order at 6:05pm Location: Rippleton P.S. Staffroom
a)
Welcome to all parents and staff.
b)
Jessica motion to approve Feb 1, 2016 minutes, Krista approved
22)
Principal’s
Report – Mrs. Chadder
a)
School News
a.
School assembly on Apr 4th saw many classes
perform and thanks to all who worked with the students
b.
Poor April weather may push back track and field
tryouts ahead of May area meet but they will happen in time
c.
Earth Week begins April 18th with a kick
off assembly and will include walk to school day, community clean up and lots
of other great initiatives –check school calendar for specifics
d.
School Wish List – deferred to next RAPT meeting after
Apr 15 teachers’ meeting
e.
Staffing – student enrollment in 2016/17 is expected
to be 343 and largely in line with this
year and 2/3 of student population will be in JK/SK -3 next year
f.
Projection for the Next School Year- 3 Kindergarten
Classes, Primary classes will predominately be single grade classes; Junior grades
will be mainly combined grade classes with exception of one single Grade 4
class.
g.
Teaching assignments are an ongoing process and are
not finalized until the new school year begins. The classroom organization for
2016/2017 will be included in the June report card and the class lists will be
posted outside on the first day of school in September.
Rippleton staff will
make every effort to place students in the best learning environment for each
child to be successful. Homeroom teachers in consultation with receiving
teachers, appropriate support staff and school administration devote much
discussion time to the generation of classes that strive to best meet the needs
of all of our students. Decisions are made following careful consideration of a
number of criteria: balance of student abilities, interests and talents; gender
balance; class size (consistent with Board and Ministry guidelines); learning
style; learning partners and social factors.
Often parents have new and /or important information to share about
their child which lends assistance to class placement decisions. Recent medical
diagnoses, significant negative peer relationships that exist outside the
school's awareness or significant individual/family issues that may impact
learning are items of information which are appreciated prior to the placement
process. Should you wish to provide input to
the class placement process with this information,
please communicate in writing to Mrs. Chadder.
h. TDSB has begun the process of realigning its
elementary, middle and high schools in areas of the board that previously had
junior high schools. Mrs. Chadder will be attending two local feasibility team
meetings with our area planning officer and the schools in the current York
Mills Cluster, on April 27 and May 10, to consider future possibilities related
to St. Andrew’s and Windfields Junior High Schools. In other areas of the
board, schools that were previously JK – Grade 6 who transitioned to a Junior
High School are becoming JK – Grade 5 schools and the children move to a middle
school model of Grade 6 – 8 then high school Grade 9 – 12. As more information
becomes available it will be shared with parents and the community.
33)
Budget
/Treasurer Report
a)
No major expenditures since last meeting, still
healthily funded
b)
Teachers are encouraged utilize their class artist allowance;
several classrooms have artists booked for April and May
c)
School Wish List Spending VOTE– deferred to next RAPT
meeting after Apr 15th teachers’ meeting
44)
RAPT
Report
a)
On behalf of all parents, thanks to all staff who ran
winter activities and invited people into the classroom such as Scientist in
School. A big thank you to the teachers and staff
b)
Cadence – two performances by acapella group was very
well-received and everyone had a great time
c)
April 13th is Anti-Bullying PINK Day. On April 14th Non-profit
group Concerned Kids puppet troupe will put on several grade appropriate shows
for nominal fee of $75
The Topics Concerned Kids will address with students –
Sticks and Stones, Feeling Safe at School, Don’t be mean on the playground,
You’re Not the boss of me, rescue or report, what’s the problem
d)
Discussion held to donate $300 to enable Concerned
Kids to put on shows at other schools. RAPT will specifically request troupe allocate
funds to its next three visits to other schools.
e)
Danceathon – thanks to parents who donated gift cards
and to the volunteers. Raffle Event was a great success, kids had a blast at
the dance and fundraiser generated $4,713. RAPT purchased gift card prizes for
highest fundraising students in each division. Ice cream party for Mrs. Di
Cesare’s class, her class voted to wait to have it until the weather is warmer.
f)
Danceathon entertainment – discussion held about using
same group for next year, due to late arrival this year which created much
disruption. RAPT seeking refund and/or compensation for having to rearrange so
much
g)
Fundraising 2016/17 – planning meeting upcoming in
spring. Parents are invited to attend and suggest ideas for fundraising.
Meeting DATE to be decided.
h)
PROGrant – an informative evening with Beverley
Cathcart-Ross. About 40-50 people attended the interactive session, which was
reasonably priced. Copy of her book is in Mrs. Chadder’s office, PDF notes were
sent to parents via their class rep and posted on the RAPT Bulletin Board.
i)
Loveable Labels – Parents are invited to order handy
labels from this website, which will be up all year, with deliveries to your
home. The school gets 20% of- all purchases. Website to order from is www.Rippleton.lovablelabels.ca
. Samples on RAPT board.
j)
Lunch, afterschool programs – spring session
activities have been organized. New this term are yoga classes, in addition to
art, animation, cheerleading, and guitar Activities begin the week of April
18th
k)
New committee to be set up for parents who want to get
involved in selecting and planning lunch and afterschool programs for 2016/17.
Please contact Amran if you want to get involved.
l)
BBQ Update – Initial planning meeting took place Apr
5; all parents are encouraged to get in touch with RAPT and get involved. All
entertainment donated by Ecko Jay, food to be donated by Panagiotopoulos
family, music donated by Graterol family. There will be a map contest for Gr
3-6s, and the winning artists will design the official BBQ map. Social Phone Booth
will return this year given they are tried and tested. Please contact RAPT if
you want to volunteer to help organize the BBQ
55)
Quick
Bits
m)
Lunch Program – two options will be explored to
replace current provider; information will be shared at later date. RAPT needs
parents who currently use Lunch Lady to come look at possible options
n)
Sub Lunch- Sub provider unexpectedly closed business.
A Burrito company has stepped in to provide students with Burritos for the last
3 “sub” lunch days. Parents need to return green form by Monday April 11th.
66)
Grade
6 Fundraising Report
o)
Movie Night will be on May 5th for Gr 4-6 and feature Hotel Transylvania 2
p)
Breakout Studios is booked for grad party and yearbook
is being put together.
q)
Discussion began around how fundraising should be
setup for Graduation in 2017, limited to a certain amount of events/money
raised by the whole school body
Next
Meeting Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6pm
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Meeting
adjourned at 7:55pm
