Welcome Back Coffee

Keep enjoying your summer....

.....as school will be here before you know it.  The Back to School sales signs are starting to show up.

Keep your eyes on this blog for information on our Welcome Back Coffee to celebrate the return to school, but until then enjoy the rest of the summer.

Master Plan

Additions to Rippleton's Master Plan continue... 

The parking lot has been relined to improve traffic flow for drop off in the morning making it more efficient, but more importantly, safer for students.

And, this fall, we will receive the addition of seven trees to line the edge of the pavement along the basketball court providing much needed shade.  This is just a small number of the trees that are anticipated in the Master Plan but it is a start and they are being provided by the School Board free of charge.  We will be asking for volunteers to help water the trees next summer to make sure the thrive.

Congratulations Rippleton Track and Field Team

The Rippleton Track and Field Team had an outstanding showing at the City Track and Field Meet.  Five students qualified for the meet after making it through both the Area and Conference Meets.

After 22 years of coaching track and field, Ms. McCormick finally had a student give her a City Championship! and it came in Grade 6 Boys shot put.  Out of the 5 students competing that day, 3 of them had qualified for the shot put - What have we been feeding our kids? :) !

Congratualtions to all the students who showed great sportsmanship at every level.  And a special thank you to Ms. McCormick and the rest of the teachers who helped coach the students before and during school and supervised at the events.

Meeting Minutes: May 31, 2011

Minutes

Subject to Approval at Next RAPT Meeting

 May 31, 2011, 6pm

Library

Council Present:              Kim Proud, Co-Chair

Lucy Nussis, Co-Chair

Brenda Yabrov, Treasurer

Janin Robertson, Secretary

Staff Present:                    Susan Adaskin, Principal

Erin Miller, Teacher

Theresa Ryckewaert, Teacher

Absent:                                                Buffy Markakos, Co-Chair

  

1.       RAPT Welcome

Call to Order at 6:18pm

2.       Principal Update     

 

a)      Items purchased by classroom teachers from RAPT funds

Susan Adaskin presented attendees with a list of items purchased with funds donated by RAPT on a per classroom basis.  This list will be provided as an attachment to this document.

b)      EQAO

·         Grade 6 EQAO will be held on May 31, June 1 & 2 – testing was in progress at the time of meeting.  Feedback was positive

·         Grade 3’s the following week on June 6, 7, and 8

c)       Grade 6

Grade 6 Ottawa trip will occur June 8-10

d)      Trees for School

·         Rippleton has the opportunity to plant 7 new trees at the school at no additional cost to the school or RAPT.  The application is in progress and Susan Adaskin and Brenda Yabrov are in contact with the school board to secure the trees.  These trees will be planted as a part of Toronto’s efforts to increase the canopy of green.

e)      Track Meet

·         Rippleton placed 2^nd in our group of schools which is a great achievement.

·         Teachers and Parent volunteers were thanked for their participation.

·         The City conference is coming up – Drivers are desperately needed.

f)       School Grounds

·         It is estimated that the lumber required for the ball hockey arena and tree planters will be approximately $2,000 plus labour.

g)      Other

·         Grade 6 Graduation will be on June 23^rd after school.  Scott Morrison from Hockey Night in Canada will address the graduates.  Cake and refreshments will follow

·         Emergency procedures – there are 2 more fire drills to be conducted before the end of school.  The current record for evacuating the building is 1 min, 30 sec.

·         Monday June 27^th is play day

·         Volunteer tea – June 15^th

·         June 16^th – school photo

·         June 29^th is the last day of school

3.       Budget / Treasurer Report

There has been no change to our budget since last RAPT Meeting.    It has been decided that we will go ahead with Scientist in the School next year as well as two school performances.  The deposit for next year’s Scientists in the School program is due this month and has been accounted for in this year’s expenditures when estimating the $6,000 balance remaining.  A motion was made and passed to allocate $5,000 to the Master Plan Playground Improvement Fund.

4.       BBQ / Book Fair / Open House

·         The BBQ/Book Fair/Open House was a huge success.  RAPT raised $1622 (after expenses) from this event.

5.       Closing Remarks

 Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm

RAPT Agenda May 31

Agenda

Agenda for RAPT Meeting: May 31, 2011

Please join us in the Library at 6pm

1) RAPT Welcome

2) Principal's Report

3) Budget / Treasurer Report

4) BBQ / Book Fair / Open House Update

5) Follow up on Fundraising Plan

                Venue bookings (Halloween and skating)

                Volunteers required

6) First Day Package 2011

                Direct Donation

School Clothing

Pizza Lunch

Elections

Parent Contact Info

 7) Other Business

 8) Goodnight - Next RAPT Meeting:

(Please refrain from cell phone use during RAPT meeting)

       

RAPT Meeting: May 31

Track and Field

It was great to see all the students out at the Rippleton Track and Field Meet on May 18th. The weather could not have been better. From this meet, the Rippleton Team was choosen and will be competing at the area meet on May 25th. Good luck Team!