Garibaldi Annex Parents

Images galleries have been added to this site. So far we have posted photos for the Terry Fox Run and the Vancouver District Cross-country Running Meet.
See: Image Galleries

More money has been found in our accounts due to a liability being counted twice. This is the kind of accounting I'd like to see at my house. Anyhow, the attached revision to the September 23 PAC meeting minutes contains the corrected balances.

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The first Parents' Advisory Council (PAC) meeting was held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Garibaldi. At this meeting the new council roles were assigned. There was some discussion regarding upcoming events, and there was a finance report. Meeting minutes can be found in the attachment below.

The next PAC meeting will be held Tuesday October 21, 2008 – 6:30-7:30 PM in the Garibaldi Library.

A GAIT (Implementation Team) meeting has been called for September 24, 2008, from 4:00 - 5:30 PM, at Garibaldi School, 1025 Slocan Street.

Call Diane Wilmann for more information: Tel: 604 251 1225.

There has been a change in some of the teachers this year. Marilyn Jessen has retired and Deborah Meehan has left for another school for family reasons.
The new teachers are Anna Ligouri, grade 2-3-4 and Nadine Uzelac, kindergarten.

Vice Principal Anna Marie Nicoli-Mullet has moved to Chief maquinna. Bridget Browning has taken over as VP, coming from Grenfeld Elementary. Ms Browning will be a big asset as she has a great deal of experience working with community groups.

It appears we have about 48 students this year: 13 in kindergarten, 17 in grade 1, 18 in 2-3-4. Curiously, the kindergarten has 11 girls and 2 boys. These numbers don't include the home schoolers (5? so far) and distributed learners. The distributed learners will not move to Garibaldi from Van Horne until the new year.

Sharon Gregson, one of the VSB Trustees who actively supported the efforts to keep Garibaldi open, has a new website: http://www.sharongregson.com/. She is seeking the Vision nomination for the Vancouver School Board. Elections will be held this November.

The following committee has been assembled to implement the new programs at Garibaldi.

* Lynn Green, Assoc Superintendent, GAIT Chairperson
* Rick Krowchuk, Assist. Sec/Treasurer
* Bridget Browning, VP Garibaldi (July)
* Nicole Boucher, Principal – Lord Nelson
* Nanci Farrell, VSB Early Literacy Consultant
* Steve Lott, VLN Vancouver
* Gary Dobbin, Exec Director, Frog Hollow – Daycare Programs
* Diane Wilmann, Frog Hollow - Community/Adult Programs
* Kamal Lal, Parent, Garibaldi PAC
* Leanne Wong, PAC, Cultural Liaison
* Kate Mulligan, PAC, Themed Approach
* Erin Cathro, PAC, Life Long Learning
* Jennifer Cook, Area Office (recorder)

SHARON GREGSON
Vancouver School Board Trustee

Thursday August 7, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

Vancouver School Board Trustee Sharon Gregson to seek re-election as Vision Vancouver candidate; announces campaign to win September 20 nomination

VANCOUVER - Vancouver School Board Trustee Sharon Gregson announced Thursday she will run for a Vision Vancouver nomination to seek re-election in this year’s municipal vote.

In May 2008, Gregson left the Coalition Of Progressive Electors [COPE] to join Vision as its first school trustee.

Gregson, first elected in 2005, says parents and their children need a strong advocate at the Vancouver School Board who listens to and acts on their concerns.