Canadian Parents for French

April 25, 2012 -Meeting Minutes

In attendance:  Dina Von Hahn, Kari Eisner, Terri Bowles, Flo Sheppard, Linda Wilson, Tenille Lewis, Renee Syvret, Carolyn DeFreitas

Call to order 7:05

Approval of Agenda  

Addition to agenda - childcare during meetings, Skeena award, yearbook donation

Approval of Minutes

Special Guest – Tenille Lewis, Grade 12 French Immersion Student. 

Last summer, Tenille applied for and was accepted into the Explorer’s Program.  This program was an alternative to doing  Science Humaine 11 in French by video conference.  As part of the program, Tenille went to a very small community by the St. Lawerence River, in Quebec for 5 weeks.  The first night she travelled to Montreal where she spent the night.  She then went on her own to the small community.  She lived with a host family for the 5 weeks she was there with 3 other girls.  While there, she attended a special French school that was held at the local high school.  Tenille took a course in higher level communication where she worked on pronounciation, interviewed individuals, and participated in a debate -- all in French.  By completing this course Tenille received a BC FI high school credit.  While there, Tenille went on a different excursion every weekend and for one week they went to Quebec City.  The program had a 3 strikes policy and if you were caught speaking English 3 times you were sent home.  Most of the people that attended the school were older than Tenille but overall she really enjoyed the trip and the program.  The only cost for Tenille to participate in this program was travel and they recommended you bring $500.00 for spending.  Tenille found out about this program from a fellow student who attended it the previous year.  In order to qualify for this program students need to do a placement test prior to beginning and then one afterwards to see if their language has improved. The minimum age to participate is 17 and they hold spring, summer and fall sessions.  

Another student exchange is available for FI students in Quebec as well.  This exchange is for grade 10 or 11 students and is 3 months long.    

School Report – Renee Syvret, Ecole Jack Cook

Renee reported that 1 out of 3 of their students will be going to Skeena for grade 7;  the other 2 have chosen to stay at Jack Cook.  They are willing to accommodate the students so that they can attend the band program if needed. 

They currently have 6 or 7 students entering kindergarten in September with a total of 33 students for the next school year which is enough to maintain 3 teachers.  The school year is going very well.  The teacher Natalie Fredrickson is returning in the fall from her exchange.  For the first time in many years they have many different people available to sub and assist in various capacities. 

The afterschool program is a wonderful success this year. It runs from 3:00 – 5:20 pm.  Renee reports that it is a stress relief for the students’ families as they no longer have to worry about childcare or ensuring the children’s homework is done.  They have noticed a large improvement in the students’ French as well. 

Terrace Parks and Rec is offering a French Summer Camp this year.  It will be held the first week of July.  Registration was open April 10.  The camp is already full with 12 students. If anyone is interested in attending the summer camp they need to phone Terrace Park and Rec and ask to have their child’s name put on the waiting list.  The summer camp is for children ages 5 – 12.  It could be possible that they will run another summer camp if they have enough people interested, although it would have to be with a different instructor. 

Treasurer’s Report – Linda has agreed to be the new treasurer for 2012-2013.  Josiane and Dina will complete the application for another gaming grant of $2,500.00 for the 2012/2013 year.  The draft budget was presented by Dina for members to review.

New Business
Skeena School T-Shirts Request - Skeena Middle School has approached Ecole Mountainview for a donation towards t-shirts for all of the students attending Skeena in Sept.2012.  This is to try and unify the students who are coming from all of the different schools.  They have approached all feeder schools for donations.  Ecole Mountainview PAC suggested CPF might want to donate as well.  Dina made a motion to donate $500.00 towards the purchase of T-shirts.  Seconded and passed. 

Award for Skeena – At Ecole Mountainview, CPF currently gives an award and plaque to a student(s) who is moving onto Skeena the next year (this award is not monetary).  CPF also provides scholarships for a student(s) graduating from Cal.  The Skeena FI students and Jack Cook students do not currently receive any awards from CPF.  Discussion was held around having an award for a Skeena student(s) going into Caledonia and one for a student(s) leaving Jack Cook as well.  Dina made a motion that CPF will establish awards for Skeena and Jack Cook that will recognize a student or students of French who are leaving their school.  Criteria to be determined in consultation with the schools.  Awards and Recognition in 2012/2013 budget to be changed to $500.00 rather than $300.00 to ensure the cost for this is covered.  Seconded and carried. 

Child care During Meetings – The question was raised - do we want to offer childcare to parents during our meetings in order to try and encourage attendance?  Further discussion to ensue at next meeting. 

Yearbook Club Request – The yearbook club at Ecole Mountainview has approached CPF for a donation towards their yearbook.  Discussion around this request.  Motion made to donate $25.00 for 2011/2012 to Ecole Mountainview Yearbook Club. Seconded and carried.

Garage Sale – Coming up on Saturday May 26.  CPF will gather donations for garage sale from parents and anyone else who is willing to donate.   A letter will be sent out to parents in the next couple of weeks requesting donations.  We will be looking for volunteers and volunteers with trucks in particular.  

Concours Public Speaking Competition – no students from Terrace went to the District competition held in Kitimat this year.  It will be held in Terrace next year.  Discussion around holding it a bit earlier next year prior to the Music Festival. 

Possible Book Fair - Discussion held around the need to book an Interac machine if we are planning to hold a book fair in the fall.  It was decided that we do not need to worry about it at this time.  We do not currently know whether or not an open house is going to be held. Until that is known it can wait.  

Fall Skating Party - We need to ensure the arena is booked for September before the end of June if we want to hold a Skating Party/Membership drive again.   

Tabled for next meeting - purchase of an external hard drive or memory stick for the computer.

Next Meeting:  AGM – May 22, 2012 at Ecole Mountainview, 7:00 pm.

Canadian Parents for French

March 27, 2012

Meeting Minutes

In attendance:  Dina Von Hahn, Kari Eisner, Terri Bowles, Flo Sheppard, Maxine Champion, Patrick Witwicki, Julie Livgard

Call to order 7:05

Special Guest - Patrick Witwicki, AFFNO

Patrick is on a tour of the Northwest and wanted to update the Terrace Chapter of CPF on AFFNO’s activities. 

In the past, AFFNO held a St. John Baptiste.   If AFFNO is approved to do an activity, there will be extra funds available but the War of 1812 must be incorporated - June 22^nd, St. John Baptiste, Heritage Park might be a possibility.

May 7-11, 2012 is the Heritage Fair – there are funds available if the schools would like to bring any of their students to Heritage Park to visit the museum during that time period.  

There is a bilingual position for a Tour Guide at Heritage Park open this summer for any FI graduates or grade 11 students interested.

Also, Heritage Museum is offering an arts day camp July 2-5 and would like to offer one of the days in French.  They will be looking for a volunteer to help with this. 

In May, AFFNO is looking at having a fund raiser with the Kitimat Library.  It will be similar to the Murder Mystery fund raiser done in PR this winter.

Patrick showed CPF members an example of the AFFNO Newsletter that was recently printed.  These are available to AFFNO members.  CPF in Kitimat is currently signed up as an organization.  Dina made a motion for Terrace CPF to join as a member too.  S/C.

 Saturday May 12, 2012 AFFNO AGM in PR via teleconference at 1:00 pm.

Principal’s Report – Maxine Champion, Ecole Mountainview

Maxine thanked CPF for funding Marc Tardif the Magician and, for the funding provided to purchase books.  A number of non-fiction books were ordered which will hopefully help students completing research projects. 

A visit from Skeena’s principals is scheduled for Thursday March 29 to meet with grade 6/7 students to discuss the transition to middle school.

Currently, there are 28 kindergarten students registered for the fall; one more will be registering and a few more have expressed interest.  Maxine reports an increase in parents inquiring about the program in general.  There will likely be two kindergarten classes in the fall.

Last year the PALS Program was done in the evening.  Unfortunately, there will be no PALS Program this year due to job action by teachers.  If there is any type of “Welcome to Kindergarten Activities” this spring CPF is welcome to have a representative present. 

The student numbers will be roughly similar to this year.  Possible staffing changes are still being decided.  The higher grades will likely be splits because of student numbers. 

At this time, it is unknown whether Ecole Mountainview will have a band program in Sept. 

On April 14, the Concours Public Speaking Competition will be held in Kitimat – this is for Grade 5,6 & 7.  The top three students from each grade will be asked to go to Kitimat.  Next year Terrace will be hosting this.  Heather Robinson has organized it in the past and mentioned she would be willing to organize it again.

Ideliare  a French author is coming April 16 to Ecole Mountainview.  CPF is funding this for $350.00.

On April 20, Buzz Cuivres is coming to Mountainview.  CPF is helping to pay for this as well.  An afternoon show is being planned. 

Agenda approved.

Minutes from last meeting approved.

Treasurer’s Report

Terri distributed the financial statements.  CPF received another $1,000.00 from the BC Gaming Branch in February.  Discussion held around what our options for this money are. 

A laptop computer was purchased for CPF.  It includes extended warranty, MS Office, and Simply Accounting, a mouse and a bag.

We are owed money by Scholastic because we accidently sent them our float.  It will be returned but may take a while.  CPF is also owed $150.00 from Just Aissi.  Dina is still working with Renee to try and get this returned. 

Terri made a motion to close the Royal Bank account.  S/C.

Dina – handed out yearend financial overview hand out.  Financial situation discussed. 

New Business

Spring Garage Sale Fundraiser - idea discussed as a fund raiser.  Flo and Julie have agreed to co-coordinate this event. 

Early Childhood Fair – looking for a volunteer to take charge of the planning for this.  Dina to approach Kathleen Simms to see whether she is willing.  It is possible that FI high school students might be willing to volunteer during the day.

First Aid Workshops – coming to Ecole Jack Cook for the grade 4-7’s.  It is $25.00 per students and would be in May or June.  There are currently 13 students in Grade 7.  Discussion held around CPF paying for our Grade 7’s ­to attend.  It was decided CPF would not pay for this however, we will pass the information on to parents and will inform Renee that we are willing to distribute any information regarding the workshop.

Summer Reading Club – will discuss at next meeting.

Summer French Day Camp – Is scheduled for the first week in July, Terrace Park and Rec. is offering it. 

Dina distributed pamphlet re. possible student exchange for future students. 

Executives for next year – Carolyn possibly interested in President. Dina willing to stay on as a director.  We need a treasurer though.  Josianne willing to stay on to support treasurer but not able to be a treasurer. 

Next meeting – Wednesday April 25 at Ecole Jack Cook – Reilly may be doing a presentation about her trip to Ottawa and Tenille Lewis, a grade 12 student, will be speaking about her experience in Quebec as an exchange student.

Tire Sure La Neige -- Yum!


Merci Beaucoup Tout Le Monde!

A somewhat belated Thank You to all of you who attended our Carnival d'hiver et Cabane a Sucre at Onion Lake on March 4, jointly hosted with CPF Kitimat. As many as 200 people joined us for a fun filled afternoon of cross country skiing, snow shoe races, snow fort building, sledding, French music, and the delicious tire sur la neige -- maple syrup on snow -- provided by our Kitimat counterparts.

Bonhomme made an appearance, hungry tummies were filled at the canteen, and those who felt the chill warmed up at the fire pit. The Snow Valley Nordic Ski Club was delighted to introduce many of you to its facilities and we were able to showcase the work of CPF to the club's members and others out for a ski.

A special thank you from CPF Terrace to our event coordinator, Carolyn DeFreitas. Other key volunteers from Terrace included Julie and Dag Livgard, Corina Cleveland, Stella and Scott Peden, Nita Back and Trish Francoeur, Flo Sheppard, Madeleine Link and Ella Martindale, Bart DeFreitas and many others...we are so sorry if we have inadvertently left out your name. Merci Suzanne Dorais for the fantastic French music!

The winner of our Maple Syrup Basket Door Prize was the Peasgood family. Congratulations! Congratulations also to those kids who completed their "Maple Passport" and entered our other draws.

We enjoyed working with the Kitimat CPF Branch very much, and look forward to making this event happen again next year!

CPF Terrace also gratefully acknowledges the support of the BC Gaming Branch which helped make this event possible.

Snow Hockey fun at Cabane A Sucre March 4 at the Snow Valley Nordic Ski Club.

Canadian Parents for French

February 21, 2012

Meeting Minutes

In attendance:  Dina Von Hahn, Josiane Biggs, Robin McLeod, Lorelle Kluss, Reilly Kluss, Sherri Lopushinksy, Shannon Murdoch, Todd Hollett, Steve Chant, Patsy Chant, Richard Clair, Brent Spiedel, Cam MacKay, Lianne Wilson, Kari Eisner, Terri Bowles, Flo Sheppard, Corina Cleveland, Carolyn DeFreitas

Call to order 7:00

Introductions were done.

Student Presentation – Reilley Kluss, a FI student in grade 10, gave a presentation to CPF about the Forum for Young Canadians which is being held in Ottawa, March 18 – 23, 2012.  Reilly explained what the Forum was about and her reasoning for wanting to attend. She also outlined the cost of the trip and requested a donation from CPF.

M/S/C to support Reilly’s trip with a pledge to donate $100, on the understanding that on her return, Reilly will speak with younger students of French about her experiences at the Forum.

Schools’ Report:

Cam MacKay and Brent Speidel outlined the requirements for students to graduate in French Immersion.  They need a total of 24 credits in the grad program (Grades 10-12) which equals six courses, three required (Francais Langue 10, 11 and 12) and three electives, with at least one from grade 11 or 12. Students entering Grade 10 and 11 this fall will have completed Planification 10 and Science Humaine 10 at Skeena  and so will need to complete Science Humaine 11 at Caledonia as their third elective. In future Caledonia will have to offer additional electives in French Immersion so these can be completed at Caledonia. Cam explained that the choice of courses will depend on the expertise of the French speaking teaching staff.

Cam explained that when offering French Immersion in the district they need to look at the numbers of students in it, and that when the number of students in FI is low it often makes scheduling courses difficult.  This fall there are eight students expected for grade 12, 10 for grade 11 and 16 for grade 10.

 Brent Speidel reinforced that the school district is committed to the program.  There are many challenges however, particularly with the timetabling of courses.  Other challenges include: continued decline in overall district enrollment and difficulty in finding teachers including substitute teachers. Parents also expressed concerns about the possibility of their children not getting enough French credits in order to graduate with their French Dogwood.

Discussion around how video conference courses are currently being offered by the district.  

Dina requested that Caledonia grade 11 students be offered an “in person” class next year rather than a video conference course.  A letter from CPF was presented to Brent Speidel further outlining this request.   

CPF Scholarship Fund

Robin MacLeod, the Caledonia Awards Chairperson, gave a brief overview of the history of the scholarship fund.  CPF’s scholarship fund is being held with the Northwest Education 88 Foundation.

CPF currently has $31,000 invested in the foundation and this fund is endowed.  This means that a large amount of money was originally invested and the interest from this money is what CPF uses for the scholarship.  CPF has not put any money into this fund in a number of years.  Currently the criteria for the CPF award are that $1,500 per year is handed out, usually in the form of three $500 scholarships. The recipients should be French Immersion students with high academic standing, preferably continuing in French Studies.

It was suggested we may want to reexamine the criteria and amounts as the numbers of program graduates increase.

Scholarship recipients have 22 months to claim their money after they graduate and must go to Caledonia Sr. Sec. to claim it.  The school writes a cheque to the students, and is then reimbursed by the Foundation. 

Scholarship applications will be handed out on March 6, 2012 and students will have until Friday, April 13, 2012 to submit their applications.  The committee then meets to determine which students will receive a scholarship. 

Minutes from the January meeting were approved.

President’s Report – Report provided for information. 

OLD BUSINESS  

Grad Pins – Dina distributed a number of new designs for members to look at and choose from.  Shannon spoke of the history behind the current design.  Dina explained that there are only enough of the current pins left for this graduation year. She will order new ones with the new design.

Caledonia Sweatshirts – Expected to be here on Feb. 24, 2012.  Once the sweatshirts arrive we will have them silk-screened with the current Grade 9/10 French Immersion students’ names and the CPF logo on it.  We are in need of a volunteer to get the signature of all the students in Grade 9/10.  The sweatshirts will cost $1,040.00 before the silk screening.  M/S/C to cover the cost of this.    

French Entertainer – We have booked the magician Marc Tardiff for March 14, 2012 at 12:30 pm. He is 90% confirmed.  His fee is $1,250.00.  There are no travel or accommodation fee’s required.  M/S/C to cover the cost of this.

Buzz Cuivere is scheduled for April 20, 2012.  This will be a cost-shared entertainer with EJC, and our share is $500.00.  M/S/C to support the cost of this. 

Caban A Sucre – This is scheduled for Sunday March 4, 2012 1:30 pm at the Onion Lake Cross Country Ski Trails.  Plans continue.  M/S/C to use $1,000.00 from our gaming funds to support this activity.

NEW BUSINESS 

Computer Purchase - Dina presented the idea of purchasing a laptop for CPF – Terrace Chapter.  A discussion was held around this idea.  M/S/C to spend up to $1,000.00 to purchase a laptop, software, wireless mouse and case.  Terri will look into purchasing the laptop and downloading the appropriate software before March 31. 2012.

Year End Reports - Josianne has agreed to review our gaming application and assist Terri and Dina with our year end reports. 

MEETING ADJOURNED. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 27 AT ECOLE MOUNTAINVIEW.

                                            Canadian Parents for French

January 24, 2012

Meeting Minutes

In Attendance:  Dina VonHahn, Shannon Murdoch, Corina Cleveland, Terri Bowles, Julie Livgard, Stella and Scott Peden, Cory Killoran(Vice Principal of Skeena), Phillip Barron (Principal of Skeena), Kerry Giesbrecht, Carolyn DeFreitas and Kari Eisner

Call to Order:  7:05

Introductions were done. 

Overview of Middle School Transition: 

Over the next 6 months parents can expect many presentations and powerpoints regarding the planning and preparations for middle school.  There are 2 Parent Information Nights planned for Skeena, 1 Parent Information Night at Kermode, and representatives from Skeena will be visiting all the PAC’s in Terrace.  The teacher’s job action has made it challenging however, plans are still moving forward and Skeena will become a middle school in Sept. 2012.  Both Phillip and Cory are confident that the changes will provide students with a welcoming environment.

Middle school will consist of students in grades 7, 8 & 9 and because of this, the Skeena will now be able to slide back into more of an elementary school model. 

There will be 6 divisions in grade 7 and each teacher will be in a pod of 3 with the other teachers in that grade.  Students will have English, Math, Social, Science and homeroom with the same teacher.  With this new model, teachers have a better chance to support and plan with one other.  A typical day for students in grade 7 & 8 could be:  Advisory, Core, Exploratory and Core.

Students in grade 7 & 8 will follow a linear time table, grade 9 students will follow a semester system. 

Currently they are planning to have 2 French Immersion pods.  There are 19 French Immersion students in grade 7, 16 in grade 8 and 9 in grade 9.

Exploratory subjects include: metalwork, woodwork, foods, sewing, drama, art etc. There is a possibility that band may also be considered an exploratory subject.  School officials will be constructing a timetable which will give students the opportunity to try different things however; students will not have a huge choice on what the timetable will consist of.  Students will have the opportunity to explore all of the exploratory pieces.

Skeena can accommodate 648 students and officials predict that they will have between 611 – 620 students in September 2012.  As a result, they have requested portables to be moved onto the grounds before the new year as a precautionary measure.  They have also requested storage units to be moved onto the school ground.

ICBC will be conducting a private review on traffic flow, busing and parking. 

Due to the increase in students next year, the open area will need to be used as multi-purpose room.  Officials are looking at putting up a curtain or finding some sort of way to block it off so classes can use it. 

Gym time will not be an issue for any of the students.  The gym currently has room for classes, there is a dance studio, a weight room, and the multi-purpose room can be used if necessary

Skeena recently received a playground grant which included $50,000 from the Ministry.  A playground structure will be built before Sept. and a committee has been established to plan for this. 

School officials are strong advocates for outdoor activities.

Skeena will be a closed campus.  Students cannot leave the campus without permission.

Skeena recently received $6100.00 from a Legacy Fund and with these funds they have purchased 4 basketball hoops and other sports for the students to use outside.  In the future, they would like to see a  sports court built.

The Information Meetings have tentatively been booked for:

Shadow PAC meeting next week – All PAC representatives
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - Ecole Mountainview PAC Meeting
Thursday, March 29 & Friday, May 18, 2012 - Ecole Mountainview Student Information Meeting
                                                                                 (the powerpoints are suitable for Gr. 6 & 7 students )
April 3, 2012 – Kermode Friendship Centre
April 17 & 19, 2012 – Parent Information Night at Skeena School
May 29, 2012 at 7:00 pm - Transition meeting –– Intro., tour for students, Q & A period
A Rendezvous Meeting with the children in June will be planned as well.
School Officials are also working on having an Open House in August 2012.

Book Reserve:

Carolyn awarded Principal Phillip Barron (Skeena) $800.00 for the purchase of French language materials.

Caban A Sucre:

The Terrace chapter of CPF has paired up with the Kitimat chapter and is planning a joint Caban A Sucre.  It will be held at Onion Lake, Sunday March 4 from 1 – 3:30.  There will be various stations outside including a maple taffy station, cross country skiing, snow fort and snow sculpture building, craft and mural creation in the lodge, snowshoe races, and snow saucers on the stadium “hill”.  After each station children will get a stamp on their “Passport du Maple”.  There will also be a fire pit, outdoor speakers with French music and a visit from BonHomme.  A canteen will be open and the food for this will be ordered from a bakery or store.  Gift certificates and French books will be awarded for prizes, as well as 3 grand prizes of 1 litre of maple syrup.  Volunteers will be needed to help out.  Please contact Carolyn or Julie if you are able to volunteer.

Student Donation Policy:  Policy was distributed and discussed.  Dina made a motion to approve it. Terri seconded it.  Carried. 

Grad Pins: Discussion around what the design on the Grad pins should look like.  The old design features a frog and this no longer seems appropriate.  Suggestions included: fleur de Le, maple leaf, Kermode Bear, CPF logo. Unfortunately the timeframe to order these is tight and a decision will have to be made quickly.

Treasurer’s Report:  Terri reviewed financial statements.  The $1000.00 that we were awarded from the Gaming Funds was put into the wrong account and this money will need to be moved into the correct account. Terri plans to resign as treasurer at the end of this school year. 

French Entertainers:  Just Aissi was scheduled to conduct a gumboot dancing workshop in February however, this was recently cancelled.  Dina has requested our deposit be returned to us and they have assured us it will be.  CPF will continue to look for other entertainers.  There is a possibility that a French Magician may be coming to Prince Rupert in March.  Dina will look into the possibility of having him come to Terrace as well.

Adjournment:  8:50 pm

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, February 21 at 7 pm Caledonia Senior Secondary – Room 2

Coming Soon to a Library Bookshelf Near You....

The Terrace Chapter of Canadian Parents for French is continuing its partnership with the Terrace Public Library with a recent donation of over $500 worth of French Language books for children. The titles range from junior fiction favourites like the Geronimo Stilton series, to non-fiction titles to help with those important homework projects. The books are currently being catalogued and will appear on library shelves in the near future. CPF Terrace wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the BC Gaming Branch in making this donation possible.

As well, library staffer Ereka Roach hosted over 15 children at a French language storytime session December 21. The children listened to stories read in French and enjoyed completing crafts. Our thanks to Ereka and the Terrace Public Library for making this event possible.

November 22, 2011 Meeting Minutes

Canadian Parents for French

November 22, 2011

Meeting Minutes

In attendance:  Dina von Hahn, Flo Sheppard, Carolyn DeFreitas, Terri Bowles, Julie Livgard, Kari Eisner. Minutes taken by Kari Eisner.

Call to order: 5:20 pm

Introductions were done.

Minutes from last meeting approved.   Corina Cleveland has agreed to be the representative for Ecole Jack Cook.

President's Report:  To be discussed under agenda items.

Treasure’s Report:   

Approximately $2,750.00 was raised at the Family Dance.  Our expenditures for the Family Dance were approximately $500.00 

Our chapter recently received $1,603.00 from CPF BC in membership rebates from the past two years.

The $2,500.00 that our chapter donated for a planned trip to France by Skeena students last summer has been returned to us by Skeena Junior Secondary School because the trip did not take place.

Principals Report: Dina distributed a copy of Maxine Champion’s report to the members.

Old Business

CPF BC AGM:

Carolyn recently attended the CPF AGM.  She reported that she enjoyed herself and networked with many people including the representative of the Kitimat chapter.

She attended a presentation about summer camps which was put on by the Campbell River chapter.  Carolyn will contact the Campbell River chapter to get a copy of their presentation as it outlines the “How Tos” of starting a summer camp.

Many ideas were discussed throughout the AGM including the use of social media to promote CPF.

Family Dance:          

Dina is working on compiling a “Thank You” list for all the people and businesses that contributed to the dance.

                                                           

Nineteen surveys were returned, all with positive feedback.

Changes to consider for next year include:  more seating, prizes for everyone, more lighting in the gym, the use of French music for the cake walk, and lower games ticket prices. 

Sociocultural Grant Application:

Our chapter recently applied to CPF BC for two Sociocultural grants.  The first was for $425.00 to help cover the cost of the Family Dance, but the amount we receive, if approved, will be lower because we can only receive 50 per cent of our expenses.  The second is for Idelaire, the French author program that is coming in April. We have applied for $175.00. 

Unfortunately, we missed the deadline to apply for a sociocultural grant to help cover the cost of “Just Aissie – Just Gumboots”.  If CPF opens up applications a second time, we will apply for  to help cover the costs of this performer’s visit.

A motion was made that the Terrace Chapter of CPF will fund the entertainer “Just Aissie” for up to $1,000.00 for a visit to Ecole Mountainview in February.  S/C.

Scholastic Book Fair: 

Plans for the Book Fair are going well.  We are still looking for volunteers.  It is to be held on Wednesday November 30, 2011 from 1-8 pm.

CPF will be buying approx. $500.00 worth of books/equipment for the Terrace Public Library from the Book Fair. 

Carolyn & Dina will be meeting with Jess Dafoe and representatives from the library to discuss what type of purchases they recommend.

New Business:

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon: 

This has been moved to January 2012.

Flo has requested a quote from Cafenara for 20 – 25 people and is waiting to hear back. Ideas for the menu were discussed as well as the idea of small gifts of appreciation for the teachers. 

Terri mentioned that Ecole Mountainview’s PAC might be willing to share in the cost of the event once we have a better idea of the amount. 

Student Travel: 

In addition to the $2,500.00 that was returned to our Chapter from the junior and high school students France travel fund, we also received an additional $1,200.00. This money was raised by the students through a raffle under the CPF Gaming licence and therefore the money was returned to our Chapter. 

Discussion was held as to what should be done with the money.  It was agreed that the money could be used to purchase sweatshirts with Caledonia and CPF logos on it and given to the French Immersion students leaving Skeena and entering Caledonia.  Dina to look into the cost of sweatshirts and logos.

Cabane a Sucre:

Julie has agreed to be our Cabane a Sucre Coordinator.  Erin Dunbar is willing to help with this event as well.

Carolyn mentioned that Kitimat’s CPF Chapter is interested in partnering with us for this event. 

Discussed the idea of holding Cabane a Sucre at Onion Lake and partnering with the Cross Country Ski Club or possibly at the lake.

Julie, Carolyn and Erin to meet and discuss further ideas.

Library Reading Time:

Ereka Roach from the Terrace Public Library is willing to do a French Winter Storytime.  It was suggested that it be held one afternoon early in the Christmas Break from 1- 3 pm with a story and craft for students from Kindergarten to grade 4.

Carolyn to discuss the idea further with Ereka. 

CPF Newsletter:  The CPF Newsletter that was sent out last night looked great.  Thanks to Nancy Stone-Archer and Dina for all their hard work!

Spring Fundraiser:

The idea of holding a garage sale in the spring as a fundraiser was brought up. 

Notice of Motion:

Dina made a notice of motion to spend approximately $1,400.00 to purchase 300 grad pins, as there are only 10 or so left.  We will vote on this motion at our January meeting.

Christmas Cards for Teachers:

The suggestion was made to make Christmas cards for all of the teachers.  Dina will make a list of teachers and this idea will be discussed further through email. 

Adjournment:  7:10 pm

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Skeena Junior Secondary.