DBE OES OOO ee en ar rt pepe timer rmety = Page 12 Cassiar Courier October 1990 soe ©G®HHHHHHH HHH PH HHH HG HHH HY HY HH HH HHH HHHHHHHHH HHH HHH © © © O @ : C.C.C. Cassiar Community Club ) @ © © OOH OHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HGH HH G© © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © 3 7’ > HAUNTING HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS! ! ! C.C.C.. Lounge October 31, 1990 Music by "Sounds of Chapple" Prizes for the Best Costume We'll have Witches and Flying Bats, Pale White Ghosts and big Black Cats! ! ! We sure hope we'll see you there, we promise you a frightful scare! ! ! weg SS Sr J AA ADULT MASQUERADE October 27, 1990 Cassiar Recreation Centre Music by "Midnight Flyers" $10.00 per person $15.00 per couple 9:00 P.M. - 1:00 A.M. PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST October 29, 1990 Cassiar Recreation Centre Pumpkins may be brought to the Recreation Centre between the hours of 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Viewing and Judging of Pumpkins will take place 6:00-6:30 P.M._lst, 2nd & 3rd Prizes Awarded. Noe : panenicrancn teeny 5 wet erst Lions Family Halloween Dance October 26, 1990 Cassiar Recreation Centre 7:00-11:00 P.M. Admission - One Toy In Good Condition To Be Donated To Needy Children For Christmas Prizes for Best Costume GREATEST. HOCKEY LEGENDS OO OOS DOO darnroce November 27, 1990 GREATEST HOCKEY LEGENDS VS. CASSTAR OLDTIMERS 7:30 P.M. CASSIAR CENTENNIAL ARENA $20.00 per seat TICKETS ARE LIMITED! ! SO PLEASE GET THEM EARLIER!!! "MEET THE STARS / AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SESSION" Directly following the completion of the game. $5.00 Adult $2.50 Students CASSIAR RECREATION CENTRE /level. | morale | comtartable The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is the officially recogniz— ed voice of parents at the school It is composed of parents and other community members who have been elected to advise the School |Hoard of parental views on school Principal and the School programs, policies and activities within the school € fundraising events, volunteer programs, school events in the evening). The PAC is composed of par— ents, the school principal, and possibly other community members, including a teacher representa— tive. The Parent Advisory Coun— cil meets once a month ta consid— er school issues of concern toa parents and school staff. The School District #87 Board recognizes the value of many forms of community partici-— pation in school life. Consulta— tion with parents is a desirable and necessary part of the com— plete school service. It is hoped that schools and parents working together will promote better student achievement, greater support for schools, good in schocis, and increase in public confidence and create a feeling between the school and its community. FUNCTION OFA PARENT ADVISORY COUNCTIE (an excerpt from the School Dis— trict #87 Policies and Fegquia— tions) = Advisory aqroups may serve same ar ali af the fallawing functions: 1) Providing a form of liaison between the community and the schocal on matters of general in- terest affecting the education af children at the particular schocl. 2) Providing an opportunity for the principal and staff to ex-— plain school qoals, programs and routines. 3) Providing feedback to the school an feelings af parents an proposed changes in school polii-— cies and programs and on occasion reacting to Board policies. 4) Froviding a means by which parents can offer ideas ta the professicnal staff. 5) Encouraging parental and com— munity support for the schools aims and activities. 63 Pramceting functions whereby staff and parents can get ta knaw each ather on an informal basis. 7) Praviding parents with a forum through which they can bring to the attention of staff matters of interest and concern (with the exception of ones re-— lating to individual personnel, students of parents). COUNCIL FUNCTIONS Everyone in the community can benefit from the activities of the School Advisory Council — especially parents, Guardians, ee ee ee SE I he SR ee ee a ee aa Cassiar Courier October 1990 Page 13 strators and school trustees. To be successful, the School ‘Advisory Council requires contin— uous effort from everyone involv— ed. The courage and commitment of a small group of parents and guardians working in company with the school administration often determine the warth and effec— tiveness of the Council. Fruit— ful and influential results require patience, understanding and hard work. If well organized, such a cauncil can have an im— portant influence on schacl af— fairs and cammunity attitudes. The School Advisory Council may advise and may assist princi— pals, school trustees, Board of— ficialis and representatives oaf the Ministry of Education in the following ways. They: 1) advise regarding school philosophy and program pricri-~ ties; 2) advise regarding schoal rules, regulations and student conduct; a) advise regarding curriculum offerings, new instructional pro— grams, facilities, equipment and learning resources; 4) advise regarding other financial alterations, and facilities; a) advise regarding safety pra-— grams and procedures; 6) advise regarding alternatives for identifying, communicating and resalving unique community needs; 7) assist in appropriate school evaluation matters; 8) assist in communication ideas fram the community ta the Board ef School Trustees and ta the ad— ministrative and instructianal support staffs; go) assist in informing the cam— munity of decisions taken at the school level, the Board level and the Ministry level, and how these affect the educational program; 10) advise regarding methods ta ensure racial and cultural under— standing and te improve the sense of community within the schacl nei ghberhoad; 11) advise regarding possibie methods af resalving schooal— community difference and of im budget, considerations, renovations ta proving school —-cammunity rela-— tians; : 12) assist in promoting voter participation in School Board electians, thr ough nonpartisan methods. (Councils are not ta favour oar support any party of candidate — the idea is simply ta provide open forums in which all candidates can express their views to the community.) 13) assist in devising methods ta encaur aqe other community groups, and individual members af the community whoa do not have Children af school age, to attend meetings ta express their ideas and share cancerns. If you are interested in be- coming a member of the Parents Advisory Council in your child’s schoaal please contact Tracy Kellar at 778-7723 after 3 p.m. GROUP ETHICS: ib Attend meetings regularly — you can’t participate unless yau are physically present. Be more joiner - or dues-—payer. If you think a group is worth join-— ing, then it deserves your per— sonal, intelligent, active and continuing support. Fo Keep in mind the purpose of your organization. Occasionally review your by-laws. 3. Live up to the duties of mem— bership. These are some marks of a good member —- willingly fulfils the responsibilities that qa along with rights; know what is done or not done; helps every— body; opens ears to listen and mauth ta speak. A; 4. Shawea personal interest — be cordial instead of distant or hostile. Blend gentleness with firmness when you’ must take a stand. Keep lines af communi- cation oapen. Disagree without becoming disagreeable. Give assurance ta those whoa are frus— trated. Fespect the feelings and viewpoints of others, no matter how much you may differ. Listen attentively when others have the floors. ae Think for yourself-1t takes effart ta be a thinker instead of a perennial yes person. 6. Develop your ability ta cam- municate. PAS Pramote a spirit of teamwork - any orqanization can be crip-— Pled when the membership splin-— ters into uncooperative or has tile cliques. 8. Stir up listless members. Even if your orqganizatian is basically healthy, offer to take reluctant members to meetings. 3). Seek the best everybody in members, not share in the interest af ensuring that all just a handful, benefits «af the qr oup. 10. Do your hoamework far each meeting. Lack of preparation is probably the chief sin of omis- sion in a poorly run meeting. 1i. Be a peacemaker. You may not campleteiy succeed, tut you can at least reduce tensions and prevent the spread of strife. iz. Don’t iose your sense aft humor . Peaplie wha take them-— selves toca sericusiy and athers not serisusiy encuah throw sand inta the gears of any oarganiza— tian. ee Give credit where credit 1s due. Few persons cause more an-— noyance than the credit grabbers who are first ain iine when it comes ta teking a bow but are nowhere to be seen when respconsi- BHBility must be shared. Dan’? t hesitate ta praise a fellow mem— ber for a job well dane. Your cantinuing effort to be baianced in evaluating the cantributions at athers makes arganizatioans work that much smacther. i4. Prevent meetings from boqq- ing down. Meetings that drag are a big reason for poor attendance. Furthermore, they paralyze vital work. Help ta keep things mov-— ing by making a clear distinction between essentials and non-essen- tials. is. Maintain democracy in actions and activities. 1é. Discuss issues, not person alities. A PARENTS’S CODE OF ETHICS — Revised I WILL establish a direct and personal contact with my child’s school by visiting it and getting first-hand knowledge af its tea~ ching activities and facilities. cantinued on page i8