Dear Families,
School Council is excited to welcome all new and returning families of the Aldergrove Community. We are looking forward to reigniting the community spirit this year!
Have your voice heard. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend School Council meetings. It offers parents an excellent opportunity to have a positive influence on their child’s school experience, to stay informed and engaged, contribute ideas or simply network with other parents. We invite all parents to join our next meeting on Thursday, May 7, at 6:30pm.
Parents Voice Matters!
School Council Executive Team
School Council Meetings for 2025-2026
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
AGENDA Item 议程项目 | Information/Discussion/Action 信息/讨论/行动 | Speaker 主讲者 | Notes 记录 |
6:30 Land Acknowledgement 土地确认 | |
Meeting norms 会议规范 | - begin and end meeting on time
- speak and listen to one another respectfully
- be open-minded and objective
- recognize and value the diversity of opinions
- individual students, parents and staff are not discussed
| Darren Pamayah | - 准时开始和结束会议
- 互相尊重地说话和倾听
- 思想开放和客观
- 认识并重视意见的多样性
- 不讨论个别学生、家长和教职员工
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6:40 Admin Message 校长讯息 | - Term 1 Report cards will be delivered to parents next week.
- Extracurriculars
- French Winter Carnival
| Stephen Louca | - Report cards will be distributed online (only) on February 19th onwards. System delivers the report on or after the above date automatically.
- We had French carnival on Tuesday, which was filled with lots of fun indoor and outdoor events.
- Junior volleyball: both boys and girls team participated
- Participated in Intermediate basketball game
- A lion dance is being organised on Feb 25th at school to celebrate Lunar New Year.
- Feb 27th: celebrating Black Heritage month and Halal beef and vegetable patties will be available for purchase
- Feb 18th: Winter walk day starting at the Aldergrove Park at 8.00 AM.
- Kindergarten registration is open now.
- Coming Soon: Ms. Gilbert is planning a show. Intermediate are performing for the Gym in the morning. In the afternoon, there will be a show for parents
- Mental health backpacks are being used in the classrooms. lead by Ms. Szonda and her team of students.
- SPIRIT Team will support a month long board games event at school.
- Play leaders program: Grade 5 & 6 students helping primary kids during recess.
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7:00 Discussion Items 讨论项目 | | School Council | - All vehicle lanes are closed at the end of school. Please do not park on Aldergrove Drive as the vehicles parked in front of the school could get ticketed by the City. Hence, please use side streets for parking.
- No left turn after drop off in the morning (between 8.15AM.- 8.45AM). A permanent sign will be placed.
- Staff members will not be opening the car doors in the morning as per the School Board mandate due to liability reasons.
- During the lunch drop off, parents are please be advised to leave the school after dropping off the lunch for safety.
- Discussed the next Aldergrove community event (ALDERGROVE PLAYS) potentially happening on June 4th.
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| | Dates for School Council Meetings 学校理事会会议日期 - May 7, 2026
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Minutes from November 6, 2025 School Council Meeting
AGENDA Item 议程项目 | Information/Discussion/Action 信息/讨论/行动 | Speaker 主讲者 | Notes 记录 |
6:30 Land Acknowledgement 土地确认 | | | |
Meeting norms 会议规范 | - begin and end meeting on time
- speak and listen to one another respectfully
- be open-minded and objective
- recognize and value the diversity of opinions
- individual students, parents and staff are not discussed
| | - 准时开始和结束会议
- 互相尊重地说话和倾听
- 思想开放和客观
- 认识并重视意见的多样性
- 不讨论个别学生、家长和教职员工
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6:35 Admin Message 校长讯息 | - Parent teacher interviews will be held on November 20th and 21st.
- Report cards will be delivered to parents on November 19th.
| Stephen Louca | - Grade 8 visited the Milliken mills highschool
- “Spirit team” is being formed at school promote mental health related activities and with the help of students
- Fundraising is being done for Grade 8 graduation.
- Engagement from parents and school council is appreciated in the fundraising to help student activities at school
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6:45 Ice Breaker | | School Council | |
7:00 Public Health | - Discussed about mental health, healthy eating, healthy sleep habits
| Noreen Valimohamed (Public Health Nurse for Aldergrove) | |
7:30 Discussion Items 讨论项目 | - Gingerbread house event is on December 4th from 3.15pm to 6.15pm.
- Many activities such as Photobooth, book fair, face painting
- Wee are seeking parents volunteers for the event
- Donations for the tuck shops are welcome from parents.
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| School Council | - Parents who wish to donate to school can donate through school cash online and receive tax receipt
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| | Dates for School Council Meetings 学校理事会会议日期 - February 5, 2026
- May 7, 2026
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Minutes from September 18, 2025 School Council Meeting
AGENDA Item 议程项目 | Information/Discussion/Action 信息/讨论/行动 | Speaker 主讲者 | Notes 记录 |
6:30 Land Acknowledgement 土地确认 | | | This is read to the scholars every day in the morning announcements. |
Meeting norms 会议规范 | | | - begin and end meeting on time
- speak and listen to one another respectfully
- be open-minded and objective
- recognize and value the diversity of opinions
- individual students, parents and staff are not discussed
- 准时开始和结束会议
- 互相尊重地说话和倾听
- 思想开放和客观
- 认识并重视意见的多样性
- 不讨论个别学生、家长和教职员工
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Welcome Back! 欢迎回来！ | Welcome from 2025/2026 council co-chairs - introduce last year’s council members | Darren | introductions 理事会介绍后破冰活动 |
Admin Message 校长讯息 | School Start-Up Safe Arrival Guiding Questions Meet the Family Night | Stephen | - The classes are set this year as they are. No reorganization is required this year.
- Considering the safety of the students, during pick up, no cars are allowed in the bus loop.
- Parking is not allowed along the Aldergrove drive, closer to the school. Look for the street sign as the City may issue ticket for un-authorized parking.
- Snow cleaning in the back of the school is a concern for those who are walking. School admin is requesting the City and will follow up this year as well
- The students should sign in and out, if they are leaving the school for lunch.
- Guiding question for this year
- Impact: What is mine? What is yours? and What is ours?
- Some of the school activities this year are listed below.
- September 19th is the Terri fox run.
- September 25th is the new family night at 6.00pm
- Volley ball team has started.
- Walking/ Running team is set up
- Tech team is active and supporting school events
- Mental health backpacks and tool kits are available at the library for the teachers to lend for their class.
- A new rubic cube club is being considered
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7:15 ELECTIONS Chair/CoChair Secretary Treasurer 选举 主席/联合主席 秘书 出纳 | - Nomination
提名 - Voting for positions
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Chair or Co-Chairs
投票职位 - 秘书
- 财务主管
- 主席
- Results
结果 | Stephen and Darren | The following members are elected as the school council members for this school year. - Co-Chairs: Rina and Jennifer
- Secretary: Prakash
- Treasurer: Lena
- Advisory: Shahida
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| | Upcoming Events - Meet the Family Night Sept 25
- Newcomer night Thurs Oct 23,
- Parent Teacher Interview Thurs Nov 20-21
- Next council meeting Thurs Nov ?
- Gingerbread Event Thurs Dec 4
| Council | - The planned school council meetings are as follows:
- November 6, 2025
- February 6, 2026
- May 7, 2026
- Potential school council events for the school year were discussed.
- January 22, 2026: Gym night (Aldergrove Plays)
- More school council events will be planned in the next school council meeting.
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7:45 Discussion Items 讨论项目 | | | |
| | Dates for School Council Meetings 学校理事会会议日期 - Thursday, September 18, 2025
- Thursday, November
- TBD?
- TBD?
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