Pleasantville School Council March 2026

DATE : Monday, March 2, 2026

LOCATION: School Library

TIME:6:30-8:30pm

RECORDER: Shannon

• Student Voice- Ms Snider
  • Showed T shirt, club has 48 students, students feel like they belong to something
  • Students have to return shirts by the end of the year, so students can wear them next year
  • Making SV playlist, bracelets
  • Upcoming Event:
  • Green Day just before St Patrick's Day
  • March 26th Movie Night
  • Junior Dance for Grade4/5/6,
  • Last Intermediate Dance for Gr. 7-8
  • Glimmer Games for 7-8’s
  • Intermediate Cafe
  • Board Games Night - April 16th
    • By invitation only, child has to have gone to the lunchtime board games at least once for an invite
    • Invitations out after March Break
  • Intermediate Badminton running with Mr.Blair
    • Possible Junior Team coming

Financial Updates:

• No new approved investments from last month. Total expenditures stand at $38,363.41 for the school year
• 2025-26 Year Opening balance $43,920
• Remaining funds available for year $5,557
• 2025 BBQ expense $7,200
• Possible 2026BBQ budget is $7,500
  • $5,557 coming from remaining funds with a possible additional $2,000 from lunch program if needed)
  • Hot lunch
    • Sessions 1 - 3 profit $21,974
    • Session 4 in progress, all sales in, invoices to come
    • Kids Kitchen has returned a profit of $511 as of now
    • Current Account Balance $51,369 - expected to decrease significantly as Session 4 invoices are to be received and paid
    • Last year, in March2025 balance was $24,244 but cycle is different this year so not comparing apple to apples
    • Decision made to keep lunch pricing the same for this year, and revisit for next year
  • Booster Juice issues are resolved
    • Not profitable, but a good healthy option
    • Next year maybe return as a Council initiative, rather than a Grad fundraiser

Hot Lunch Deliveries:

• Session 6: Monday - Kids Kitchen, Tuesday - Pizza, Wednesday - Astoria, Thursday - Yamato, Friday - Little Duck
• Keep pricing the same as is, raise in September

• Would be food trucks, limited activity

3. Cancel BBQ

• Budget available $5,557
  • Matches LY expenditures

Grade 8 Graduation

• Fundraising $11,108 YTD, still need to pay some invoices
• Have a number of programs still to run
• Overall in good shape

Pick up/Dropoff Safety Blitz

• 4-5 volunteers to do the safety blitz in April, Wednesday the 8th, in the morning

Movie Night

• March 26th - Movie TBD
• Run by Student Voice

Teacher Appreciation Lunch

• Emailed Mustache Burger vendor, same price, waiting on menu
• Communication in May
• Good with date, June 17th

Charity/Donation Drive

• N/A

Other Ideas/Suggestions:

• Thoughts for next year Paint Night or Bingo Night
• Bingo Night is considered gambling, so would need Lion’s Club as a sponsor. Should consider having prizes.