West Oak Public School Council Meeting Minutes

Monday Sept 8, 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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Instructions to School Council: Please review and bold your name if you approve these minutes

Attendees (4 staff,  members, 0 guests)

Maria Solomon-Dias (Principal)

Amy Lang (Vice-Principal)

Lindsay Clarke (Teacher Rep)

Michelle Rol (Teacher Rep)

Vivek Kansal (Chair)

Sarah Reid (Treasurer)

Kate Kuok

Bethy Brink

Rohit Mahayan (secretary)

Nebi Yoruk

Manpreet Kaur

Liudmyla Dyshlevo

Salma Al-Yassin

Jennifer Miller

Kathy Shawball

Hayah Sangay

Farhad Sukhia

Arnaz Avari-Sukhia

Gabriela Rosales

Faaria Ahmad

Victoria D’Auria

Katherine Spiros 

Niwa Koumiltseva

Sara Teal

Jason Durkee

Nichole Smith

Oya Kurum-Halacoglu

Zain Hasan

Mahvish Javed

Dola Tyler

Priti Ravi

Regrets

Inderpreet Parmar (PIC) 

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Action items are highlighted in yellow below. Approved items are in red.

1. Welcome - Vivek

   • Meeting started at 6:33 PM

   • Introductions of attendees

2. Secretary - Rohit Mahayan 

3. Treasurer Report - Sarah 

   • Money left from last year will be spent on flexible seating by Maria

4. School Update

   • Principal’s report: 

     1. Enrollment higher than originally projected

     2. Start of school year went well

• Teacher Report: 

  1. Sports teams kicking off

  2. Cross country

  3. Band

  4. Will be a school play this year

  5. Enrolled in course over the summer to help organize.  Will focus on morning experience for students.  Got feedback from the community.  Morning parking lot much better with new traffic flow and grade 8 helpers 

5. Council Discussion – Planning Ahead (Vivek)

   • Open House

     1. M&M booked

     2. Sarah to check with ice cream truck

     3. Looking for volunteers

     4. September 25th

     5. Volunteers and staff will be fed from by school council using funds from the bbq

• Fundraising Activities

  1. Two lunch programs (Hero - Thursday and Subs - Tuesday)

  2. One fund raiser in the spring (still to be decided)

  3. Kate in contact with Loblaws

  4. Move-a-Thon - booked for Nov 14

• PIC night

  1. Open for discussion - target winter/spring

6. New Business/Parent Questions 

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Meeting adjourned 8:00pm