St. John Henry Newman Catholic School Council

ROUTINE MATTERS

Welcome / Opening Prayer


·			Mr. Spagnol welcomed everyone to the meeting and Ms. Villella began the meeting with a Prayer.


2.			Roll Call

St. John Henry Newman

Catholic School Council Roll Call

Principal (/Treasurer)

Vice Principal (Secretary)

Chris Spagnol

Angela Villella

Teacher Representative

Silia Stapleton (Chair)

Jessica Petrella (Co-chair)

Kelly Fiala

Katie Bender

Linda Dren

Luisa Carbonara

Barbara Perone

Marie Kowalczyk

Tina Vaillancourt

Phyllis DeProphetis

Lindsay Langsford

Michelle Christian

Kevin Reid

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1. Approval of the Agenda –

Approved and Carried

2. Disclosure of Interest

B. Principal’s Report

Mr. Spagnol outlined the following

1) Shrove Tuesday Update

· Stacked is not able to provide the batter this year

· IHOP has donated the syrup

· Ideas for batter include – Costco

· Other ideas include: pre-mixing the batter

· Students will provide their own plate and fork. We will also have plates and forks available.

· Ms. Villella will provide the allergy free option

· Mrs. Kowalczyk offered the possibility of Stamford Culinary providing the batter

· Other ideas included – Pre-made by McDonald’s,

A bakery, Niagara College, and St. Paul Culinary

2) March Gift Card Fundraiser

· We have received many donations but require approximately 5 more

· Other ongoing fundraisers include: Gr. 8s – Big Box of Cards (to offset cost of year end trips), Gr. 4s – Ice cream (to offset cost of year end trip to Medieval Times)

3) Chromebook Purchase

· We have purchased 10 more Chromebooks

4) New Desks and Chairs

· We have purchased one classroom set of desks and chairs with the goal being to continue outfitting the Intermediate classrooms with new desks and chair.

5) School Fundraising

· Ideas put forth regarding setting out all fundraisers at the September meeting

· Capital Projects (Board funds) have been approved for the Gym Floor and Kindergarten Play Areak

· CSC would like the financials at the next meeting in June

6) Jordy’s Legacy

· Ms. Villella shared the #spreadjoylikejordy “movement” taking place with Pink Shirts, the morning announcements, new banner that will hang permanently in the gym, and the annual celebration of “Jordy Day” on January 17^th

· Other initiatives include: Kindergarten Chess Tournament, Graduation Award and the dedication of the new Kindergarten Play Area.

· Other teachers from NCDSB and DSBN have started “kindness boards” in their classrooms, celebrating students who “spread joy like Jordy”

· A grade 8 student, Matthew Dolan proposed a “kindness bench” and submitted a drawing.

E. Policy Vetting

The following Governance Policies are currently being reviewed as part of the Establishment and Cyclical Review of Policies Policy (100.5) review process:

To be considered, all submissions must identify the specific Governance Policy and include your name, phone number, address and affiliation with Niagara Catholic.

Anonymous or pseudonymous submissions will not be considered.

· Code of Conduct Policy 302.6.2

· Niagara Catholic Parent Involvement Committee Policy 800.7

Please submit your feedback to Anna Pisano by 12:00 p.m. February 21, 2024

F. OAPCE report – N/A

G. CHAIR’S/CO CHAIR’S REPORT (Mrs. Petrella)

· Fundraisers (2024/25) to be set out in June/Early September

· School Communication – it has been suggested that there be clearer communication from the school

· Christmas Concert feedback – wait times outdoors was a concern, the line up was a concern, having 2 nights was discussed, and picking up children was a concern that was noted.

H. STAFF REPORT

· Feb 6 – Kindergarten Open House

· Feb 6 – White Oakes Trip (7R, 7s from 7/8C)

· Feb 6 – St. John Valley Centre (6T)

· Feb 6 – CSC @ 6 p.m.

· Feb 7 – White Oakes Trip (7s from 6/7K)

· Feb 7 – Mathletes to St. Vincent De Paul

· Feb 7 – St. John Valley Centre (4FC, 4s from 3/4C)

· Feb 8 – St. John Valley Centre (5H)

· Feb 8 – Student Wellness Presentation

· Feb 8 – Junior Boys Handball Tryouts

· Feb 9 – St. John Valley Centre (4/5B, 4s from 3/4 O)

· Feb 9 – Public Library Visits (Piro/Fortino)

· Feb 9 – Junior Boys Handball Tryouts

· Feb 9 – Pasta Day

· Feb 12 – 23 – Kids Helping Kids Campaign

· Feb 13 – Shrove Tuesday

· Feb 14 – Ash Wednesday

· Feb 14 – School Mass (Gr. 4/5B, 5H)

· Feb 15 – Quesada Lunch

· Feb 15 – Celebrating Valentine’s Day/Red, White, Pink Dress down

· Feb 16 – PA Day

· Feb 22 – Principals Meeting

· Feb 22 – Grad Picture Retakes

· Feb 23 – PIZZA day

· Feb 23 – Habitat for Humanity Contest Closes (Gr. 4,5,6)

· Feb 26 – Public Library Visits (1G,1M,1/2S, 2/3D)

· Feb 29 – Public Library Visits (2/3M, 3N, 3/4C, 3/4O)

· Mar 4 – 8 – Lenten Food Drive (CEREAL and GRANOLA BARS)

· Mar 21 – Benefit GALA

I. ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION

· Send out a survey for future Food Days

· Fundraising (2024/25)

J. NEXT MEETING – tba

K. ADJOURNMENT AND CLOSING PRAYER – Ms. Villella

St. John Henry Newman Catholic School Council Roll Call		Present	Excused	Absent
Principal (/Treasurer) Vice Principal (Secretary)	Chris Spagnol Angela Villella	* *
Teacher Representative	Michael Reich	*		·
PARENT MEMBERS
Silia Stapleton (Chair)				*
Jessica Petrella (Co-chair)		*
Jennifer Dolan				*
Maria Elia				*
Julie Bateman		*
Janet Markey		*
Maella O’Mara		*
Kelly Fiala Katie Bender		*		*
Karlee Mancuso		*
Linda Dren Luisa Carbonara Barbara Perone Marie Kowalczyk Tina Vaillancourt Phyllis DeProphetis Lindsay Langsford Michelle Christian Kevin Reid		* * * * * * * * *