Lady Evelyn Alternative School Council

June 2002 Newsletter

Web Page: http://www.ladyevelyn.ca

Mailing List: ladyevelyn@ladyevelyn.ca

Council Co-chair: Richard Deadman -- 231-5112

Arlene McGinn



 

June School Council Meeting

Wednesday, June 5th, 2002


The next council meeting will be held this Wednesday June 5th at 7:30 P.M. This final meeting will give us time to review the final board budget issues, plan for next fall and set up next year's council meetings.

Agenda:

  1. New executive positions
  2. Dates for next year's council meetings
  3. Fall Budgeting. i.e. Swimming for Junior students and other programmes
  4. Goals for next year (i.e. Alternative strengthening, Higher school profile)
  5. Other issues

 

Dates to mark on your calendar:

News and Reports

School CD

Plans are afoot with both the Primary and Junior choirs, and other school groups, to produce a Lady Evelyn CD this year. We hope this will be an interesting memento in years to come, and may raise a bit of money for the council. Watch for more information later in May.
 

New Sign on Main Street

The council, in co-operation with Rainbow Kidschool, has replaced the sign at the end of the street with a new sign intended to make Lady Evelyn more visible.
 

School Directory

Last week you should have received this year's school directory that will allow you to keep in touch with your child's friends over the summer. Thanks to Heather Muir and others for doing the work and pulling this together for us.
 

Thanks for the Volunteer Tea

Volunteers are an essential part of Alternative Education, from classroom volunteers, to pizza lunches, book orders, community breakfasts and all the council work in Education, social, health, yard, fundraising, finances, etc. A special Thank-You for the Wonderful "Tea" put on by the staff last week in recognition of our school's volunteers.
 

Alta Vista Parkway Meeting

There will be a public meeting on June 4th at 7:00 P.M. at St. Paul's University about the Alta Vista Transportation Corridor and its impact on our community. The proposed Alta Vista Parkway will occupy the large field between Springhurst Park and the Lees apartment buildings.
 

Board Budget

The school board has approved a budget for next year with a $23M deficit, which is of course not allowed by provincial law. Depending on how the province responds, any number of things may happen, from the province taking over the school board to new emergency funding.

Now is the time to make your voice heard by calling, writing or emailing your MPP. Information and ways of contacting your MPP or the Minister of Education can be found at:

Co-Chair's Message
 

Amazingly it's June already. I've had a lot of fun working with the staff and other volunteers this year, as well as the kids. It's quite amazing how many "enrichment" events have come into the school this year, from "Blues in the School" to the NAC performances, the Pierre Vaillancourt quartet and Mad Science to hand-on things such as "The Whale". In addition, the Primary and Junior Choir have been active as has the lunch-hour sports programmes. I've barely even scratched the surface.
 

This is truly what Alternative Education is all about. Getting the best out of our kids not through pressure but by giving the kids an exciting and stimulating environment and the freedom to explore. Alternative Education may not be about competition, but it is most certainly about excellence.
 

I hope everyone has a fun and exciting summer full of discovery. Kind of like a two-month field-trip.
 
 
 

Cheers,

Richard