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Are you interested in getting more involved with your child’s school? EBSAC would love to have some new members for the 2019-2020 school council!

Please complete the nomination form and return a physical copy to the school office or email it to ebsacinfo@gmail.com by Tuesday, September 24. You are welcome to nominate yourself or have someone else nominate you.

All parents are welcome and encouraged to submit a nomination, and no experience is necessary.

If more than twelve nominations are received, then elections will be held on Thursday, September 26. All parents in the school will have the opportunity to vote, electronically or in person.

Thank you to everyone who joined EBSAC for our family math nights in April. The presentation slides have been posted here: Math at Home Handout.

Several parents had requested information on summer programming from Sean Davey, the math nights presenter. Full details on the Rithmetic Math Club’s programs can be found at: https://www.rithmetic.ca/schedule.html, including:

• The “Stay Sharp” program
• Word Problem Workshops
• Times Table “Back-to-School” Bootcamp

On May 7 EBSAC and Telus hosted a digital safety presentation about parenting in a digital world. You can get access to parent guides and safety tips here.

Mark your calendars so that you don’t miss the fun! The annual Earl Beatty Fun Fair and sports tournament are coming up on Saturday, June 1st, 10:00am – 3:00pm.

There will be carnival games, a maker studio, three inflatables, a BBQ, a bake sale, a book sale, a plant sale, Mystery Mason Jars, a basket raffle and more!

To register for the All Sorts of Sports tournament, see the following link: http://www.tinyurl.com/EBSports. The regular tournament is open to kids in SK through grade 8, with soccer, ball hockey and dodge ball. Join as an individual or a team. New this year, a mini-soccer tournament for the JK players!

To make the day a true success, we need you! See below for how you can contribute.

• Sign up for a volunteer shift or to contribute to the bake sale at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/BeattyFair
• Mystery Mason Jars: Spring Cleaning? Not sure what to do with all those little loot bag trinkets or some of your excess art supplies? Stick them in a glass jar and bring them to the school office for the mystery mason jar sale.
• Book Sale: Looking for somewhere to donate all the books that your child has outgrown? Please consider dropping them in the boxes outside of the school office for the buck-a-book sale.
• Raffle Baskets: Back by popular demand, we’ll be holding a “fun basket” raffle. Each class is being asked to donate items related to a specific theme, and the themed baskets will be raffled off during the fair. Please drop off your donations in the labelled baskets in the school office. See the attached letter for details.

Do you have a program or idea that may require money from the School Council Budget to run?

This year we are making our planning process more transparent and inclusive to EB stakeholders. EBSAC has a cash holding to support success in our school and we are taking proposals for the 2019-2020 budget year.  Proposals do not necessarily have to be revenue generating (E.g: Fun Fair) we will accept proposals for Community Building ideas as well (E.g: murals). To make your voice heard you can submit ideas through our online form and wait for big changes next year.

Online form: COMPLETE AN ONLINE PROPOSAL

Email: ebsacinfo@gmail.com

Since this is a new endeavor, here is the 101 of how things work:

Who approves the budget?

The annual school budget is put forward by the Treasurer and approved by the elected members of the Earl Beatty Student Advisory Council (EBSAC).

How is the budget developed?

Overseen by the EBSAC Treasurer, stakeholder members of the Earl Beatty community (students, parents, teachers, administration) will all be given the opportunity to submit proposals for events, initiatives and programs for the upcoming year (these do not need to be revenue generating enterprises). The elected council will meet to review each proposal and vote on whether it should receive funding for the following year based on the goals and objectives set by the council after public consultation.

What is the budget development timeline?

May– The Treasurer invites and receives proposals for the following year from EB community stakeholders (students, parents/guardians, staff, administration).

June– The committee meets to review and approve all proposals, successful candidates are notified

September– the previous years’Treasurer brings forward the final budget draft for approval by the new school council executive

Ongoing– The Current Treasurer will be responsible for updating on all running programs (including expenses and revenues and summary reviews)

Join EBSAC on May 7, 6:30-8:00 pm for our May public meeting and a presentation on digital safety, hosted by TELUS Wise.

We’ll meet in the school library. As always, refreshments and childcare will be provided, free of charge.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

At the beginning of the year your survey results were very clear that more development and support around the math curriculum and growth mindset was important to you. Since September, Ms. Karailidas has booked our teachers a number of support workshops and now EBSAC is bringing in some Family Math Nights.

Come on out for EBs first ever Game Night. Bring family, friends, or even start your own team/ tournament. We will have loads of games to play and snacks for all.

Earl Beatty’s library is a vital part of the school. Our kids visit the school library each week to borrow books, hear stories, and explore the space. Having a welcoming library is important to promoting literacy and a love for books and reading. At the moment, there is some room for improvement…

The school administration and EBSAC have identified the library as an area that needs upgrading. Fortunately, the school board was on the same page, and over last summer they completed several renovations: added air conditioning, removed the librarian office to open up the space, tore out the risers; painted, and installed new carpet throughout. During this process, however, we lost some of our shelving, seating areas, and a really usable circulation desk.

Ms. Karailiadis and Ms. Vlahos, our school librarian, have been working on plans for future library improvements. These include new shelving, new French and English books, a circulation desk, comfortable reading areas and tables and chairs for the kids. Through fundraising efforts like Holiday in the Hood and the school Read-a-Thon, EBSAC is working to support the library improvement goals. We’ll provide updates as the project continues. Stay tuned for the “after” pictures!

If you missed the read-a-thon or would like to contribute toward our library improvements, you can always make a donation through School Cash Online. Log into your account and click the “Make a Donation” button on the main page. Follow the steps online and make sure to choose Earl Beatty Public School in the “Fund Destination” and mention “school library” in the “Message to School Board” field. Tax receipts will be emailed immediately for donations of $20 or more.