Minutes of the Hamilton-Wentworth Executive
Thursday August 29, 2002

Members: Rosalind Minaji, Marie Patenaude, Tracey Cseresnyes, Frank Torelli, Lori Prevec
Guest: Craig Sproats
Regrets: Andrew Vowles, Deborah Doody, Kerry Dolan, Anne Gaeton, Julie Senecal Tremblay, Dean Alex

2. UPDATES:

Treasurer's Report:
Expenditures: $100 (CPF Conference registration fee)
Deposits: $0
End of August balance: $1,014.74

Chapter Outreach:
There are three new members on the latest list. Tracey will send them a welcome package. Tracey will also send out a reminder/renewal letter for memberships that are due.

3. SPECIAL EVENTS

CPF Conference
Marie will be attending the CPF Conference in Ottawa October 18-19 as the Hamilton-Wentworth Chapter representative.

Meet the Teacher Nights
We will try to co-ordinate the CPF display board so that it can appear at as many schools as possible this September. CPF Ontario has sent us some new brochures, which will be distributed to everyone.

Mariposa in the Schools Concert
We are still waiting to hear from Claudette Sims about the possibility of booking the auditorium at the Board for a Friday evening in October. Frank will find out what the cost/rules are for booking Westdale auditorium. As soon as a venue is located, Roz will book a Mariposa program. Tickets will be offered to CPF members prior to offering them to all parents (so as to provide members with added value). Mariposa in the Schools

School Trips in French
This was put on our "to do" list for next Spring. It was also recommended that if another Carmen Campaigne concert is held in Mississauga next June it should be promoted in our Spring CPF newsletter.

Parent Conference
The Hamilton School Board have asked CPF to work with a teacher on a 75 minute workshop to be presented on Saturday November 16, 2002 at Sherwood High School. Lori Prevec and Gisele Portelance will be giving a PowerPoint presentation (based on the one used by Claudette Sims at the Kindergarten Information Nights this spring). Roz will work on a CPF PowerPoint presentation to follow. We will also have membership applications and the CPF display on hand.

4. COMMUNICATIONS:

CPF Newsletter
Roz will put together the newsletter once the details of the Mariposa concert are finalized. Other suggestions for newsletter content include the Parent Conference, back to school tips and advance notice of the French Course. The newsletter will likely be distributed the last week of September or first week of October.

Parent Group Brochure
Norwood Park School Council, Home & School and CPF Hamilton-Wentworth have put together a parent brochure that explains the difference between the three groups. A draft copy is available in case you would like to adapt it for your school.

5. W. R. MCGILLIVRAY AWARD:
No decision yet from CPF Ontario.

6. CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH:

The course content for the ten week course is aimed at those who have had no French language instruction at all. It is proposed to offer the course in January. The course will be $25 for members and $50 for non-members (with a membership included). CPF members will be offered the opportunity to take the course first. The course will be opened up to 20 students and if the response is good, then another night will be added (possibly Mondays and Wednesdays). Marie has a possible instructor and will let us know in September.

7. HAMILTON-WENTWORTH CPF EVENTS FOR THIS YEAR

September:
- Newsletter
- CPF display at Meet the Teacher nights
- Submit article for Fall issue of CPF Ontario newsletter
October:
- Concert (Mariposa in the Schools)
- CPF Ontario conference
November:
- HWDSB Parent Conference CPF Workshop on FI
- Newsletter
January:
- Conversational French Course -two concurrent 10 week courses for 20 people each
March:
- Kindergarten FI Information Nights
- Submit article for Summer issue of CPF Ontario newsletter
April:
- CPF Parent Information Night -topic to be determined
- Annual General Meeting & Election
May:
- 2nd Annual Champlain Book sale

MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:15 P.M.