November 2014
SOSS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) News
At the Annual General Meeting Thursday, Nov. 20th, election of officers took place. Three of the four executive were re-elected without contest, and PAC regretfully accepted Margie Mathieson’s decision to step down as co-chair at this time. Officers are: Bibiana Bailey – Chair, Paula Martins – Treasurer, and Audrey Silbernagel – Secretary. When her youngest child graduated last June, Carolyn Ellis’s time on the executive came to an end. SOSS PAC would like to express their gratitude to Margie and Carolyn for their years of service and valuable input. Also in attendance at the AGM were School Trustees Rob Zandee and Tamela Edwards. Many thanks were given to Tamela for her regular attendance and support at SOSS meetings for the past three years during her term as trustee.
Attendance at the meetings is generally low, and PAC would love to see more parents and guardians come out to help with spending and other decisions that impact students. The executive and school administration recognizes that parents and guardians are involved in their children’s lives in many other valuable ways. Input or feedback via email or a note in the PAC mailbox at the school is another way of making your views known.
In the past, guest speakers have been brought in to address parents on bullying and parenting tips, among other topics. Social media and the use of electronics by our youth may be of interest? If anyone has suggestions to make meetings more meaningful, please contact an executive or school administrator. Email addresses can be found on the SOSS website.
Minutes with meeting details and treasurer’s reports up to October 2014 are posted on the SOSS website under Parents, then Parent Advisory Council. There is no meeting in December. The next PAC meeting will be on Thursday, January 15th at 6:30 pm in the SOSS library.