Sir Wilfred Laurier Public School (SWLPS)
Date: Thursday March 4th, 2026
Time: 17:30 – 18:45
Location: SWLPS Library
Executive Council Attendance (executive members in attendance) (additional guests attended, on sign-in sheet)
- Cynthia
- Winter
- Julia
- June
- Samson
Minutes:
- 17:34 - Meeting Start
- 17:34 - Land Acknowledgment
- 17:35 - Agenda
- Welcome
- Admin Update
- Fundraising Plan
- Treasury Report
- Talent Show Recap
- Upcoming Events
- Other Business
- Motioned by S
- 2nd by W
- 17:36 - Welcome message
- Council Mission
- Meeting Etiquette
- 17:37 - Admin Report
- Winter Olympics
- all students participated
- feedback from teachers on next year
- music collaboration between SWL and VSPS
- taking turn during the day to perform at each school
- Manie-Musicale
- virtual participation of listening on Francophone songs and students get to vote
- Funds
- Purchasing of Chromebook with the cost sharing program
- purchased over the sharing amount, so not 100% is matched, however was able to purchase more Chromebooks
- Field Trips
- Grade 8 Grad
- some students were subsidized for the trip
- Unionville HS grad ceremony
- Angus Glen venue
- Fundraising to come
- Parents to volunteer?
- PRO Grant
- April 9th, 6:15pm - 7:15pm
- Kyla Harrington
- refreshments for that evening
- Outdoor Site Enhancement
- revisit previous year’s plan
- ordering of picnic table
- looking at line vendors for redrawing of lines/painting on grounds
- work through plan of what was already planned, nothing new at moment
- Purchasing of Chromebook with the cost sharing program
- General Info
- Report Cards
- Lynx Lookout
- 1st issue came out
- Biweekly issues
- Staffing
- looking at decrease in enrolment
- trend of decrease in population
- Extra-Curriculars
- hosted inter boys/girls basketball
- girls basketball going into regional
- Robotics Team
- went to areas, did not make to next level
- Reach for the Top
- did not make to next level
- Other
- Jr. Basketball
- Badminton
- Ramadan
- Prayer room available
- connect with parent out of meeting, how best to set up the room
- teachers to check in with students
- space in the office for students in need
- Prayer room available
- Would there be announcement on Eid?
- will fall during March break
- hosted inter boys/girls basketball
- Winter Olympics
- 16:02 - Fundraising Plan (not necessarily spent, funds allotted)
- Student Program Enhancements ($13k)
- Books & Technology ($1300 + $4500)
- Audio-Visual Equipment ($20k)
- Field Trip Buses ($5200)
- Grade 8 Graduation ($1000)
- Outdoor Site Enhancement ($25k)
- 16:05 - Treasury Report
- Revenues
- Hot Lunches
- Talent Show Ticket Sales
- Talent Show Refreshments
- Art Auction
- Expenses
- Talent Show Expenses
- Fundraising Plan
- Commitments Allocated
- Commitments Spent
- Noting for next fundraising, can have a donation via school cash, can get donation tax slip
- Revenues
- 18:11 - Talent Show Recap
- Over 50 auditions
- 16 performances
- 3 MCs
- 28 artists donation 34 masterpieces
- plaque card with artist name and description
- positive feedback
- teacher feedback, if they could do an assembly for the students
- 18:17 - Upcoming Events
- Earth Day
- Friday, April 17th, 2026
- Two vendors in the running
- 10000 Trees
- Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre
- Activities
- Wildflower Planting
- Pressed Flower Bookmark?
- Book Exchange?
- Community Cleanup?
- Markham Cycle?
- Markham Civic seed planting
- Need parent volunteers
- After school
- Fun Fair
- Thursday, June 4th, 2026
- looking for food vendors
- King square?
- Halal option?
- paint a bus?
- local fire station?
- Gr. 9 volunteers
- Committee?
- Earth Day
- 18:35 - Other Business
- Yearbook
- Non-School Council Committee to be formed
- Confirmation of Committee by May’s General Meeting
- 2 teachers needed
- 1st meeting in September, 2026
- Traffic Safety
- Abide by signs and markers
- Parent Request - No U-turns on Stoney Hill
- back logging in the drop-off loop
- Safety Information package
- Lunches
- Staying with current vendors
- Yearbook
- 18:41 – Meeting Adjourned