In Attendance:  Jennifer Saultz, Karen Shaw, Pat Williamson, Nancy Prieve, Robin Sutherland and Angela Abellanida

Meeting Called to Order:  6:30pm  

Old Business

·  Cougar Logo Wear is doing great.  Blue shirts appear to be the most popular.  Youth shirts going quickly, but we still have a lot of adult shirts.  Looking for ideas to advertise for the holidays.

·  Chili Supper went well.  Profited approx $203.  Next year it may be a good idea to advertise that hotdogs and dessert are also included for chili supper.  Perhaps a Tuesday or Thursday may work best due to Sunday night church service. 

·  Book Fair currently going for the kids.

·  No new information on Back Pack Program.

·  Skate City Night went well.  Approx 20 students came on the bus with more meeting up.  Skate City is running a challenge for the school who brings the greatest attendance.  Next Skate Night is April 15.

·  Tumble Books- 9 schools are now participating in the program.  Check will be given to Robin Sutherland to pay for Columbia’s subscription.  It will be available through the Columbia Website. 

·  ESP Lunch has been done.

Principal’s Snapshot

·  First Quarterly Awards Assembly organized by the Positive Behavior Team went well.  Teachers were allowed to give out 6 awards.  Students receiving awards got invitations sent home for parents.  Idea is that at some point all students will receive recognition. 

·  October data has not been determined yet for determining whether Columbia will qualify as a Title I School for free and reduced lunch.  Even if we do not meet the criteria, there may be other funding that we may be able to use. 

New Business

·  District 11 Site online can give parents access to the Columbia School Calendar.  Check it out to see what’s happening.  Unfortunately, date range only allows you to pull up a week at a time.  Stay informed with what’s happening. 

·  Robin Sutherland presented an Accelerated Reader (AR) slide show online available through the Columbia Website under “Reader for Parents” this allows parents to log their children on at home to practice their reading, see if the books they read at home have tests available at school, and sign up for an email progress report for their child.  This program is similar to Reading Counts.  Everyday Math games are also available online as well.  Both can be accessed year round and are also used in summer school.

·  Vote passed- December PTCO Meeting Cancelled.  See you in the New Year!

Next Meeting is January 7 at 6:30pm in the Library!

Supervision is provided for children.