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Dear Applewood Heights parents, guardians, students,
teachers and staff:
Applewood school council had an exciting and rewarding 2002-2003
school year and the following is an overview of the year.
First, I would like to extend a warm invitation to all of
you to attend school council meetings. They are an excellent
way to find out what is happening at our children’s
school. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings.
At our meetings we discuss school events, happenings and
issues, with a school wide perspective on school issues.
The school council acts as a link between the school and
community. The meetings are informal and provide a good
source of information and also an opportunity to provide
your input.
The members of the 2002-2003 school council were:
12 Parent Members: 3 Staff: 2 Students:
Mary Bracken, Chair
Carole Cooper, Secretary
Karen Belanger
Jane De Cheverry
Sharon Douglas
Terry Hargreaves
Milan Malobibic,
Ling Oei
Kathy Pilsworth
Chris Simmill
Nada Tijanic,
Shirley Lippiatt
Principal: Karen Guyatt
Teacher Representative: Patrick Tannahill
Non-teacher representative: Carol Jones
Maley T.
Charlotte J.
Thank you to these dedicated parents, staff and students
for their participation, input and ideas.
We had 5 meetings (September 19, October 17, November 14,
February 20, April 10 and May 15) with an average attendance
of 10 people.
The council discussed topics including: EQAO, Literacy test
results and planning, staffing, student attendance, community
service hours, exchange programs, student trips, awards,
double cohort, boundary changes, work to rule, interview
nights, support of students in need.
The council was involved in the following information nights
for parents and students:
1. Destination planning night – The Applewood Heights
guidance department made an excellent presentation on course
selection and post-secondary requirements.
2. Keeping Our Children Safe Conference – Applewood
hosted an information night on bullying, organized by the
Peel Board, for parents of students in grades 6-10 attending
Glenforest, Applewood, Gordon Graydon, Cawthra Park and
Port Credit family of schools.
The school council was also represented at several school
functions including: commencement and the grade 8 parent
information night.
The school council provided feedback to the Peel Board on:
1. The Future We Want Plan; and
2. The Healthy Schools Plan.
The chair participated in the Peel Secondary School Council
Chairs group which was an excellent forum to share ideas
specific to Secondary School issues.
The council sent out a newsletter to parents with the December,
March and June report cards, as well as, the August 2003
information package. The newsletters contained information
about the council, invited all parents and guardians to
participate and included Applewood student success stories.
On behalf of the Applewood Heights school council, I would
like to thank the support and dedication of all the teachers
and staff at Applewood, as well as the students for making
the school proud. In particular, I would like to thank our
principal, Karen Guyatt for her hard work and commitment
to our children. This was Karen’s first year as principal
at Applewood and she proved her excellent leadership while
maintaining her warm and friendly manner.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Bracken, Chair
Applewood Heights
School Council
June 2003
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