With the onset of the new school year, we seem to find ourselves somewhat lacking in the volunteer department. Being on the PAC isn't all about fundraising. Yes, we DO do that as well, but for the most part, PAC is just about being involved with your child's school.
Right now we have two main 'teams' looking for parent helpers: The Nit Check Mom's and the Lunch Ladies (yes, Dad's are welcome, too!) Both extremely glamorous jobs! There are only enough volunteers right now to run two days of the school store (cafeteria). That means no hot lunches for our kids. No milk, no soup.
The year before last, I was the sole nit-checker. It was a long and tedious job, and I honestly could not stay ahead of the game. If we have a team of four or more, the job would be done quickly, and we wouldn't have the fear of lice running rampant through our halls. Many hands make light work!
Apparently, we have SIXTY new kindergarten children! We are planning to do a mini Meet & Greet this Monday morning to make the parents feel as welcome as the children. During this time, we will be introducing some of fundraising options (IGA loadable cards!) as well as letting them know what they can do to help out in the school.
Monday evening at 7:00 pm is our 1st PAC meeting of the year. This year, we will be doing a draw at each meeting as well, to help get the numbers in! Nothing like a little incentive! There is also free babysitting available. This truly is one of the most important years to be a part of the PAC. With the school rebuild, you will be on of the first people to know the goings on. Front seats as it were.
One more new implement this year: the Meet & Greet BBQ on Thursday evening! From 5-7 pm come and enjoy a burger and meet your children's classmates and their parents. Find out what we, the PAC are all about and what you, as a parent of one of our students can do to help make their 8 years at GES great!
See you Monday!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Re-Build INFO
February 12, 2013
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 46 ANNOUNCES DESIGN BUILD TEAM FOR GIBSONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
The Sunshine Coast Board of Education has accepted the recommendation of the SD46 Evaluation Team for Bouygues Building Canada Ltd. & KMBR Architects to be the preferred design build team for the new Gibsons Elementary School. The Evaluation Team, comprised of Patrick Bocking (Superintendent), Nicholas Weswick (Secretary-Treasurer), Rob Collision (Manager of Facilities), Deborah Luporini (Principal, Gibsons Elementary School), Jim Alkins (Project Director) and Patrick May (Architectural Advisor) provided their recommendation to the Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Patrick Bocking commented, We are excited to be moving forward to provide an excellent learning environment for our students in the Gibsons community! The next steps will be to meet with staff, students and parents to share the plans and hear further feedback. The SD46 Evaluation Team anticipates bringing a report to the Board of Education at the March meeting. It is anticipated that the new Gibsons Elementary School will be open in the Fall of 2014. Board Chair Silas White added, The community has been waiting a long time for this. We are thrilled to have found an incredible team, that has been extremely responsive to staff, parent and community input, to begin construction for us later this spring.
February 4, 2013
The school district’s evaluation team (Superintendent Patrick Bocking, Secretary Treasurer Nic Weswick, Principal Deborah Luporini, Manager of Facilities Rob Collison, Architect Patrick May and Project directorJim Alkins met last week to review the three submissions for the new Gibsons Elementary School.
We have completed our part of the process. The information will now be presented to the Board of Education by Mr. Bocking, Mr. Weswick, and Mr. Alkins. We are excited that our new school is moving forward and we look forward to sharing more information in the near future.
January 27, 2013
Last Thursday morning the school district's evaluation team met to review the evaluation criteria for the projects submitted by each one of the three teams. Each evaluation team member has until this coming Thursday evening to do an individual review of each one of the projects. The entire district's evaluation team will meet again on February 1st and 4th to continue the conversation on the preferred team for the new Gibsons Elementary School.
January 13, 2013
Last Thursday and Friday morning, the Evaluation Team met with each of the three companies to answer any final "request for information" questions or clarifications. Each one of the teams will now be putting the final touches on their proposals. The complete packages are required to be submitted to the School District by January 21 at 2 p.m. The Evaluation Team will be meeting again on January 24th to receive further information and details as the final evaluation process begins. We are hoping to have a team selected by mid to late February.
January 1, 2013
Happy New Year!
Next week each one of the three shortlisted teams will have an opportunity to meet with the Evaluation Team. All three shortlisted teams have had an opportunity to present their ideas and vision in relationship to the desired requirements set out in the Request for Proposal - fall of 2012. We anticipate that next week's meeting will likely be their last request for information, as the final submissions are due into the school district on January 21st.
school re-build info
It was recently announced who will be building our new school! At February's PAC meeting, Mrs Luporini presented the group with computer generated images and blue prints of the new school. Very impressive. Over the next few PAC meetings we will be meeting 1/2 hour early (6:30) to discuss the re-build and to gain more information as things progress.
As the next scheduled PAC meeting would lie on SPRING BREAK, we have
Moved the meeting up to March 13th. 7:00 to 8:00. (6:30 for rebuild info)
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