School Council

Parent to Parent Newsletter

November 2007

Upcoming Events School Council News

2007/2008 School Year
Highlights from the Sept./Oct. meetings
• Professional Activity Day
November 30, 2007  The School Advocate newsletter
Student Council Report announced the members of the
• Holiday Concert  Athletic Executive: The cross-country New Parent Boards across
December 5, 2007 team won the regional championships. Ontario.
• Christmas Holidays Winter sports include swimming,  School Council Budget: from
December 24, 2007 – hockey, girl’s volleyball, badminton, excess budget we will be
January 4, 2008 cricket and boys basketball. Intramural contributing funds to some
flag football has been held at lunch
• January 29th, 2008 programs at the school: the
hours. Friday Night Lights was very Library (furnishings), the Math
Parent Information Night on
Underage Drinking
successful - the Senior ECI Rams Dept. (a notebook computer), the
won. Fundraising to include bake Art Dept. (a digital camera), the
• Report Cards sales and barbecues to raise money
February 12, 2008
Holiday Party, snacks during
for the athletic banquet. EQAO & Literacy tests, the
• Professional Activity Day  Music Executive: The fundraiser of graduation banquet and the
February 15, 2008 orange and cookie dough sales will commencement awards.
end Nov. 16th with delivery Dec. 10th.  The ECI web site has been
• March Break
Money raised goes toward the Music updated with minutes to the
March 10 – 14, 2008
trip to Milan, Rome, Athens & Malta. meetings as well as other
• Good Friday The Holiday Concert on Dec. 5 to th
pertinent information.
March 21, 2008 include a silent auction. Donations of
goods or services from local  Parent Information Night about
• Easter Monday underage drinking: presentations
March 24, 2008 businesses and the community are
wanted. include Parent Action on Drugs,
• Music Concert  Charity: Students participated in a our Community Liaison Officer and
May 7, 2008 C.N. Tower climb for United Way. They a Social Worker from Sick
Children’s Hospital.
• Victoria Day are presently raising money for the
May 19, 2008 charity “Free the Children”.  Punctuality can be problem for
School Council Chair Report some students - Administration is
• Exams working with the grade nines on
June 9 - 20, 2008  Lock down drill to be held twice a year,
Upcoming School Council attending class on time.
fire drill 6 times a year.
Meeting  The Multi Subject Instructional Period  Parents are asked to ensure
current contact information is
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 schedule investigated last year was
submitted to the school.
7:30 p.m. in the School Library not pursued due to contractual
obligations within the teachers’  Street crime officers in plain
Please join us at the meeting and clothes come to the school to talk
find out what’s happening at E.C.I. collective agreement. Due to
significant interest by teachers, to the students. In January, the
All are welcome!! students & parents, a parent sub- officers will be in full uniform which
committee was suggested to may not allow for the same
E.C.I. School Council investigate further. Parents with an relationship connection to the
2007/2008 interest should contact the School students.
Sandy Brown (Chair) Council. Teacher Rep. Jim O’Reilly
Julie Brown Karen Chin  The School Council gave out six  Professional Learning Centre
Joseph Frey Marie Bogle Prefect awards and an individual meetings have commenced on
Laurie Green Michelle award to Sydney Ferguson at Wednesdays again this year.
Gibbons commencement.  19 new teachers this year
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Loretta Pisani Rick Spence contact the School Council Chair at 416-394-7840. We share information on
Walt Skobel Paul Tocher school related issues.