Michael Cranny School Council Minutes
April 1, 2025 – 7p.m.
Attendees: Ms. Bruno, Ms. Facchini, Ms. Fabiana Scolieri, Vishal Bangia, Zemeen Jaffer Celine Stavrou, Paramjit Kaur, Sima Saadat, Liya Ma
Previous meeting minutes approval: Already done and posted on website
- Student leadership presentation:
- Presented by Ms. Fabiana Scolieri
- Student leadership divided into 3 subgroups
- Black Excellence T-shirt contest:
- Stella won, but the design will need adjustments
- The colours may need to be changed for symbolic and practical reasons
- Affirmation wall
- Mental health board
- Carnival at school
- Lots of sport events
- Trips, holiday celebrations
- Autism acceptance: Spirit week
- Currently doing:
- Mental health boards
- Heritage month and cultural holiday announcements
- Eco Month activities
- The leadership teams:
- Grades 7 and 8 students as they can commit more consistently
- Grade 8 help coaching Grade 7 members
- Leadership roles provide opportunity for engagement as they start to feel disengaged from school
Grades 5 and 6 can look forward to the participation
- Additional discussions
- Art club
- Since paintings on display in the library are from 10-20 years ago, current club members will get new canvas and create new art.
- Older work also contains language and visuals that differ from best practice today
Old art will be stored in archive space of YRDSB
- Students are taught to use the most appropriate language base on the Human Rights Act and Ontario Human Rights Code; more systematic activities on this next year
- Events
- Movie night recap; profit: $154.87
Fundraising plan for 2024-2025- Earth day:
- Kindergarten: in their yard
- Younger students: in the school yard
- Older students: to the community, garbage clean-up, etc.
- 20min makeover challenge
- Celine: Maple High organizes a food bank (also clothing), with items placed easily accessible to those in need. Perhaps we can contribute to their effort, e.g. do a food drive.
- Fundraiser 2025-2026:
- Start planning and booking early
- Ms. Bruno’s suggestion: 2 fundraising events, one in the fall and one winter/spring
- Fall event: ideas? The big box of cards ready for holiday delivery
Winter/spring event: Valentine’s related or cookie sale (other ideas?)
- Teacher appreciation lunch
- Vishal: will fundraise for this (in Cranny Chronicles?)
- Fun Fair 2025:
- Vishal: 90% items are booked
- Volunteers will be recruited soon
- Will ask in the Chronicles whether parents have items to donate for silent auctions
- In the next 1.5 months the rest will be finalized
- Available via School cash online in early May
- Will Cobs Bread be part of the fun fair? Will reach out to ask.
- Vendors will be asked to bring their own tents to be ready for windy weather
- Tables and chairs will be brought from school, also delivered from City of Vaughan, but will need to be set up by volunteers
- Other businesses: None.
Meeting ended at 7:46pm
- Next meetings:
- Next year; set new dates in October 2025
Thank you for another amazing school year!
See you in 2025-2026 where new dates will be set at our first meeting!