The Neighbourhood Group received a grant from CHEO Dare to Dream youth mental health and the girls group is working to organize a free Girls PA Day activity at the end of April. The theme will focus on the UGDB's S.U.P.E.R. theme for mental health awareness week. more info will follow. Summer Camp The Neighbourhood Group's 7 weeks of Summer Camp will take place at MWPS again this summer. We start to promote this affordable activity for kids in March. West End Market We are working with a grad student who is laying the ground work for a west-end pocket market. The initial work on this started in 2013, identifiying skills in the neighbourhood and also identifying a possible location. The pilot will be launched at St Peters Catholic school in the parking lot, more info to come! Website You can mention that you are updating the website in an effort to make it more accessible and reflective of who we are and what we do! 5 Report Cassie Broadhead gave an update. Lights for the Dance-A-Thon ($96.67) Kelly has ordered from Long & – McQuade and will take care of pick-up and drop-off. Would like to buy glockenspiels and trumpets for the senior band using funds from the budget and popcorn sales. Dance-A-Thon concession sales will be contributed to the music program. Math Tutoring program is getting started. 6 Principal’s Report Mair gave a report. Mair contacted, Kate Berry, at the UGDSB in regards to parking and traffic issues. Kate Berry will be leaving her position and Mair requested that concerns be documented prior to her departure to ensure continuity in knowledge about the nature of the problems that the school experiences. Key Issue: Parents are parking in the staff parking lot. There is no availability for parent parking unless they have an accessibility parking permit. Key Issue: Volume of traffic on Willow Road. Games Night was a great success.
The Neighbourhood Group received a grant from CHEO Dare to Dream youth mental health and the girls group is working to organize a free Girls PA Day activity at the end of April. The theme will focus on the UGDB's S.U.P.E.R. theme for mental health awareness week. more info will follow. Summer Camp The Neighbourhood Group's 7 weeks of Summer Camp will take place at MWPS again this summer. We start to promote this affordable activity for kids in March. West End Market We are working with a grad student who is laying the ground work for a west-end pocket market. The initial work on this started in 2013, identifiying skills in the neighbourhood and also identifying a possible location. The pilot will be launched at St Peters Catholic school in the parking lot, more info to come! Website You can mention that you are updating the website in an effort to make it more accessible and reflective of who we are and what we do! 5 Report Cassie Broadhead gave an update. Lights for the Dance-A-Thon ($96.67) – Kelly has ordered from Long & McQuade and will take care of pick-up and drop-off. Would like to buy glockenspiels and trumpets for the senior band using funds from the budget and popcorn sales. Dance-A-Thon concession sales will be contributed to the music program. Math Tutoring program is getting started. 6 Principal’s Report Mair gave a report. Mair contacted, Kate Berry, at the UGDSB in regards to parking and traffic issues. Kate Berry will be leaving her position and Mair requested that concerns be documented prior to her departure to ensure continuity in knowledge about the nature of the problems that the school experiences. Key Issue: Parents are parking in the staff parking lot. There is no availability for parent parking unless they have an accessibility parking permit. Key Issue: Volume of traffic on Willow Road. Games Night was a great success.
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