Agenda ~ Sept 27 /11 Council Meeting

i. Welcome –Comments from Mr. Webb

ii. Open Positions: Co-Chair & Recording Secretary

iii. Council Blog / School Website / Newsletter

iv. Muskoka Woods

v. Walk-a-thon

vi. Other events: Poinsettias, Pancake Day, Movie afternoon,.....ideas?

vii. Review 2010 – 2011 Budget

viii. Set goals for 2011 – 2012

ix. School sports shirts

x. Pasta Night

xi. Parent Involvement

xii. Year Book – Photographer(s) & Design

xiii. Round Table – New Business “Your 2 cents in 2 minutes.”

Back to school: 10 school lunches

Back to school: 10 school lunches they’ll actually eat - Parentcentral.ca
by:Brandie Weikle

The artical starts:

Veteran school-lunch makers know the disappointment of finding a soggy sandwich that has returned untouched in a child’s lunch box.

Few among us are likely relishing the idea of packing lunches again every weekday once class is back in session. But there’s no need to dread the task.

(article con't in link above)

Doctors say kids should get two chicken pox shots

Doctors say kids should get two chicken pox shots - Parentcentral.ca

Please... talk to your child's Doctor to get information that will help you decide what is best for each individual child.

This link is NOT medical advice...just a conversation topic.

How much to pay your babysitter?

Here's an intersting artical..
http://www.moneyville.ca/blog/post/1041730--how-much-should-you-pay-your-babysitter?bn=1


Related Topic: St. John Ambulance "What every babysitter should know"
http://www.sja.ca/Ontario/Training/Pages/NF-Babysitting.aspx

Other organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross offer babysitting classes.

The most important part of a school lunch is...

Secret for a safe kid's lunch: Extra ice

When you're packing your kid's lunchbox in the morning, the ice pack is just as important as the fruit and the sandwich. And new research finds you might need more than one to keep your little one healthy.

	Post by: Leslie Wade - CNN Medical Producer Filed under: Children's Health • Food Safety

FULL Article linked in "Useful Links" to the side.

Medic Alert "No Child Without"

No Child Without Program

A charitable program that offers elementary school children with medical conditions or allergies free MedicAlert protection reguardless of their financial resources.

Medic Alert partnered with the Lions Club provide this service.
For more information please visit their website and/or ask Heximer for a brochure.

Sorry for the dust!

This blog was "left of the shelf" this past school year.
Over the summer and through the new year we'll be updating it regularly.