Mark your calendars!!

The Famous PCS Fall Fun Fair has been set for Oct 28 (3-6PM):

Look for a note coming home in the next week or two (or a “verbal note” from your older grade student) from your child’s classroom providing the item that your child has been asked to bring to the Fun Fair for their food or game booth. As well, they will be assigned a certain time in which they are scheduled to help at one of their booths.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $0.25 a ticket.

Thank you for your support!

Peace Christian School Parent Committee

AGM – MINUTES

September 19, 2018

Parents present: Dori Shankel, Stacy Siller, Becca Widdicombe, Janet Wark, Laura-Lea Price, Lianna Hunter, Tara Rodenbush, Petra Llewellyn and Danielle Bunker

Worship/Prayer

Approval of amended June 2017 minutes

Approval of Agenda

Reports: 1) President

· Review of Parent Committee Constitution – accepted

· Review of Parent Committee mission statement:

§ Facilitate unity between students/staff/parents/school board

§ Enhance the school program and facility

§ Provide support to teachers

§ Promote positive community awareness of PCS

· Update on current year

§ 18/19 Enrollment = 102 students, 62 families

§ Administration update: Darren Shankel’s position will be divided between the Principal position and the Haskap project. Kristin Atherton is joining the administration team as CAO (Chief Administrative Officer). Her role will be to assist Darren with the Principal duties.

§ The Haskap project is a long term project with plans to provide revenue for the school.

§ Independent schools only receive 50% funding from the government so we are pushing towards industry to assist with the school’s finances.

§ The province is excited to work with us on this project as the hands on learning supports the New Curriculum requirements.

· T-shirt/Hoodie order

§ Order forms handed out on Registration day (Aug 30)

§ Friday, Sept 21 – last day to place orders (has been extended to noon on Sept 29)

2) Treasurer

· 2017/18 Year End Report & Financial Statements Approved

(report included after Minutes)

New Business/Discussion:

1. VOTED – Nominations for 2018-19 exec:

a. President – Dori Shankel

b. Vice President – Becca Widdicombe

c. Secretary – Stacy Siller

d. Treasurer – Dori Shankel

e. Assistant Treasurer – Becca Widdicombe

f. Teacher Representative – Corie Penner

2. Approved fundraising events for year; Fun Fair/Bottles/FundScrip/Mom’s Pantry

3. Fun Fair – Dori & PCS Teachers

a. PC will purchase prize bins, everything else donated by families

b. Allocation of proceeds to be determined

c. Discussion of Mission Trip booth

i. Mission Trip – Spring Break 2019

ii. Trip is with Adventist World Aviation Organization

iii. Location; Philippines (same area as last mission trip)

iv. Focus; assist medical missionaries & their small remote airport

v. More details to follow through the school/church

4. Hot lunch program – Corie/Laura-Lea

a. Starting the year with a full schedule J

b. Schedule will go home soon to volunteers

c. 1st meal will be Wednesday, November 7

d. Order forms will be for two months instead of one month

e. A big THANK YOU to Corie for planning the schedule, Laura-Lea for taking care of schedule changes & the week to week concerns, and Melissa Nichols for agreeing to process order forms, do data entry & meal counts.

We could not run this yummy program, every Wednesday, without our many volunteers!

5. Milk program – Janet

a. Plan to start in October

b. 7 Assistants

c. Thank you…

i. Janet, for continuing as the coordinator again this school year!

ii. Assistants for making this program possible!

6. FundScrip – Lianna

a. Group order for gift cards before Christmas

b. $5000 group order required to get free shipping

Thank you Lianna, for continuing to encourage retail therapy J

7. Canadian Tire money

a. Still collecting it at the school

8. No Firewood Fundraiser this fall. We will tentatively plan for next fall.

Up Coming Events:

1. POW (Point of Worship) @ PCS Chapel: Friday, Sept 28 @ 7PM

2. Thanksgiving Holiday: Monday, Oct 8

3. Football in Kelowna: Oct 18-21

4. NID – No School: Monday, Oct 22

5. Fun Fair: Oct 28 (teachers decided on this date after our meeting) – details to follow

Closing comments and prayer

Next meeting: Wednesday, November 21 @ 6:30pm

Certified to be a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Peace Christian School Parent Committee meeting held on

September 19, 2018..

_____________________________________ _______________________________________

Stacy Siller, Secretary

2018 09 19.docx

The Hoodie/T-shirt order deadline has been extended to this coming Friday. Please have your orders & money in by noon. Order forms are on the website under ‘parent committee – school spirit’, or you can pick one up at the front desk.

Thanks and have a great day!

The shuttle bus is running on its normal schedule. Reminder: In the morning the preference is for children not to be dropped off until 8:15.

Correction: Sunday, September 23 – Ghost Mountain Grunt (Not September 17 as previously posted)

Temporary Bus Update – Until Further Notice – due to bus maintenance the school will be renting a bus to cover our shuttle bus routes (mornings & afternoons):

· Bus will not be available for pickup until 8:15 due to the driver doing another route first

· Please note that there is less seating capacity on this bus, so if possible please give your child a ride to and from school on the above dates.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

Sunday, September 17 – Ghost Mountain Grunt @ 9:00am Registration. The bus leaves @ 10:00. Meeting at the apartment parking lot across from The Red Lion Suites.

Parents & Staff: Welcome to another school year! Life is busy so we thank you for taking the time to read the letters that come home from the school and from the Parent Committee – we want you to know what is happening so you stay informed and can mark your calendars for events coming up.

Parent Committee AGM – Wednesday, September 19 @ 6:30. All parents welcome. We are looking to fill the position of Treasurer and Vice President.

PCS T-shirts/Hoodies – You will have until September 21 to order school attire (T-shirts/Hoodies). Mrs. Price has some order forms at the front desk if you need one. Cheques should be written to “PCS Parent Committee”. (Order forms are also available on the website under “Parents – Parent Committee – School Spirit”)

Ghost Grunt – Sunday, September 23 – Race start (bus leaves): 10AM Cost: $15/racer Registration: 9AM

NOTE: Family Discount of $10 if participating with 2 or more children, 8 years old or younger, (babies in backpacks – no charge).

Please Note – We will not be doing a firewood fundraiser this fall. We will tentatively plan for next fall.

PCS/Parent Committee

Friday, September 14 & Monday, September 17 – Temporary Bus Changes – due to bus maintenance the school will be renting a bus to cover our shuttle bus routes (mornings & afternoons):

· Bus will not be available for pickup until 8:15 due to the driver doing another route first

· Please note that there is less seating capacity on this bus, so if possible please give your child a ride to and from school on the above dates.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

Friday, September 14 – Picture Day

Supervision is from 8:20 to 2:40. I apologize for any confusion.

Parents please note:

The school has supervision from 8:40 until 2:40. If for some reason your child will need to be here longer please make prior arrangements.

Kindergarten to grade 5 is a peanut free zone.

Snow Day (PCS classes are cancelled whenever SD59 busses don’t run due to road conditions). Information will be posted on Facebook and the school website (peacechristianschool.ca). You can also sign up for SD59 emails for bus cancellation notices @ https://sd59.bc.ca. We will no longer be calling families on the morning of a snow day.

PCS sponsors Kalpana for an on going commitment of $39 per month. She lives in Dungarpur, India, with her parents and four siblings (2 brothers & 2 sisters). The funds support education, housing and food for Kalpana. Every Wednesday, we collect donations from PCS students & staff for Kalpana.

Thursday, September 13 – Temporary Bus Changes – due to bus maintenance the school will be renting a bus to cover our shuttle bus routes (mornings & afternoons):

· Bus will not be available for pickup until 8:15 due to the driver doing another route first

· Please note that there is less seating capacity on this bus, so if possible please give your child a ride to and from school on the above dates.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

Friday, Sept 28 – P.O.W. (Point of Worship) – 7PM @ PCS Chapel

POW is a mixture of music and performances by some of the PCS students & staff. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy an evening of family bonding.

· Music by the Staff Band

· Drama class

· Worship Thought – Pastor D

Monday, Oct. 8 –Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)