Date: Jan 25, 2023

Meeting began at 6:00pm. 

In attendance:

Mr. Daum, Amelia, Alaric, Mabel, Jon, Yanny, Belle

Adopt December 2022 Minutes & January 2023 Agenda by Amelia & Mabel

Past School Events:

Cost breakdown of the PAC sponsored festivities

• $310 Pancake Breakfast
• $690 Winter Wonderland Skate
• $400 Winter Celebration
• $1160 Lunar New Year with $600 Donation and $500 Food Donation

Financial Report as of Dec 31 2023 by Jon:

• $35900 General Account
• $8600 Gaming Account (will roll over to next year if not used)
• $1100 Gift card Account

Future events from Gaming Account:

• Dance (Hip Hop) : Each division will have about 3 blocks of time to learn with a presentation at the end for all parents.  This is scheduled before spring break.
• Indigenous Arts closer to the end of the year

Fundraising:

• Krispy Kreme from November 2022
• Another Krispy Kreme in Feb or Mar
• Gr.7 Farewell Fundraisers 
  • Popcorn sale
  • Bake Sale
  • Hotdog
  • Gr.7 fundraise meter is at the front of the school
  • Grad Committee requested to provide update for this meeting but are unavailable.  Request to update on next PAC meeting

Volunteering for PAC

• Expectations and the SPIRIT of volunteering is to willingly give your own time and resources to help enrich the student school experience.
• Reimbursements are normally accepted for PAC expenses which a volunteer has paid upfront.  These costs are verified with original receipts by the treasurer or PAC exec team.
• Reimbursements are meant to reimburse, not to enrich the claimant.
• Reimbursement claims for gas has occurred twice in 2022 over the past 10 years of available PAC financials.  In both instances, the claim was inaccurate and excessively overstated.
• PAC does not have a policy of accepting gas claims.   It is the view of the current PAC Exec team that gas claims will not be accepted.  
• If gas expense is an issue for any fundraiser, it is recommended to reach out to the school community to see if any parent/guardian would be available to donate their time/resource instead.
• PAC’s overarching focus is on our students.  Reimbursement claims that are overstated only serves to take away from the very students being fundraised for.
• Always ask PAC beforehand if you are unsure about reimbursements.

Mr. Daum’s Report:

• Happy New Year from Mr. Daum
• Overview of all the events we’ve had and it’s very meaningful to all the kids since we have not had those events for a long time because of Covid
• Joint Band concert with Steveston-London was a success.
• Gr. 7 students : planning for Gr. 8 and high school
• Jan 30, 2023 is Pro-D Day
  • Developing common language: teachers to students; students to students; parents to students
• Basketball: Mr. Angman and Mr. Daum are the coaches for Gr. 6/7
  • Tournament at Steveston London Secondary in the future
• Outdoor Ed:
  • $376 per family
  • May 1st to May 3rd in Squamish
• Computer Lab:
  • New flooring
• Feb 23rd:
  • Student led conference
  • Early dismissal
• PAC support for Wowk Students
  • Outdoor play equiptment
  • List of outside toys/resources that parents may be able to donate
• Division 2 has a new teacher Ms. Deasy
  • Mr. Woo is no longer with Jessie Wowk
  • September 2023 may have a new teacher for Division 2

Meeting Adjourned at 6:55pm