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THE NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
AT 7:00 PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
MONTHLY
MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 14, 2008
Number of people
attending: 9
1. CALL TO ORDER: Liz Brull called the meeting to order at 7:02
p.m.
2. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT reported by Dr.
Mackel:
§
News:
o
Current
enrollment: 431
o
PSSA
& Terra Nova Testings are done; 4th grade Science PSSA will be
4/29 & 4/30
o
Parent
Conferences completed – thanks to Home and Scool for dinner
o
§
Field
Trips:
o
Grades
1 through 4 will see the Pottstown Symphony on 4/17
o
1st
grade is going to the Da Vinci Science Center on 4/23
o
4th
grade is going to the
o
2nd
grade is going to
o
Kindergarten
is going to the Jack Hartman Concert at the High School on 5/2. There is an evening performance on 5/1 -
donations are welcome. The suggested
donation is $5.
o
Kindergarten
is also going to Genuardi’s on 5/13 and 5/15
o
Learning
Support classes are continuing with their community-based field trips and …
o
Learning
Support classes have the Special Olympics on 4/17. Information will be on the morning
announcements for the school. It is at
o
Environmental
Field Trips for 1st and 2nd Grades to the Central
Perkiomen Valley Park in Schwenksville
§
Assemblies:
o
Bike Safety by the Department of Health – 1st
Grade on 4/15 and 4/16
o
Safe Touches by Victim Services – 2nd and 4th
Grades on 4/30
o
Water Safety by the Department of Health – 1st
Grade on 5/12 and 5/13
§
Upcoming
Events:
o
Tree
planting with a grant from the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. 17 plants and shrubs on 4/15. They could be close to the pond, in the
habitat or close to the street.
o
Variety
Show is on 4/25 at 7:00 pm
o
Walking
Club is continuing.
o
o
Book
Fair is the last week of April
o
3rd
Grade Food Festival on 4/24. It will be in the Cafeteria or upstairs. More info to follow.
o
Reading
Olympics will be on 5/13 at
o
Teacher
and Staff Appreciation Week is 5/4 through 5/9
·
Other
Information:
o No School on 4/22 due
to Election Day.
o Pond installation on
4/18.
3. CO-PRESIDENT’S REPORT by Tracie Hackett
and Liz Brull:
- Beautification
Day – 3/17 – just 3 people attended after an all school email. We’ll need to have another one.
- Catalog received
for mini die cuts - $800 for set – extra dies? New machine? We’ll need to make a list and send it
out to a few teachers for their input.
Give to Kindergarten teachers for their input. Consider the theme for next year before
purchasing. Be sure to order
cutting pads.
- The Brain Show –
a game show on 3/28.
- Huge
success.
- Positive
comments from parents, teachers, staff and students.
- Have it again
next year.
- Call it
something like “the Brain Show Returns”
- Have a pizza or
hot dog sale in the hour before
- Mr. Laurie will
call to set a date – Dr. Mackel has started next year’s calendar already.
- End of the Year
event – an organizer is needed.
Could be a luau or a movie night.
Tracie Hackett has information.
Friday May 9 and 16 are open.
4.
SECRETARY’S REPORT by Karen Pizzuta:
- Correction to
the minutes from last month.
- The
Entertainment book is not Phila North but Phila West as our primary book.
- Approval of the March
meeting minutes was motioned by Ruth Horwatt and seconded by Marlo Oslon.
5. TREASURER’S REPORT by Pam Ciresi:
- Copies of the
Treasurer’s Report were available during the meeting. The account balances as of 4/13/08 are:
Commerce Checking $14,464.47
Commerce Savings $27,811.14
Total $42,275.51
- Our liability
account stands at -$6,293.93.
- A motion to accept
and approve the budget was made by Marlo Oslon and seconded by Ruth
Horwatt.
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
§ Book Fair – Dan Rosenblum
o
Will
be April 28 – May 2
o
Buy
One/Get One free (BOGO) type sale
o
One
for Books again.
o
Book
Bingo – May 2 Friday Night - Kathy Berry is the chair
§
Admission
is one gently used or new book.
§
Volunteers
are needed. Email Tracie, Dana or Kathy.
§ Family Fit Nights – Shirleen Smiley and Tracie Hackett
o
For
next year
o
More
structured with week night events
o
The
students can sign up and attend a certain number of events. They would receive
a sticker for each event they attend and could get a surprise of some sort at
the end – if they had attended so many events.
o
The
Dance-a-thon would be one event and then there would be 4 others.
o
Shirleen
and Tracie will create a wish list of dates.
§ Market Day – Kim McLaughlin and Marlo Oslon
o
March
profit was low - $721.59. If the total
for the month is under $5000, we only get 15% profit.
o
Next
pick-up date is 4/30.
o
There
is a sale on 5/28 and there is going to be 6/25 sale. This is a new date!
o
We
need volunteers (i.e. muscle) to unload the truck – from about 6 to 6:30 or so.
§ Nominating Committee – Janice Johnson
o
1
nominee for Treasurer
o
1
nominee for Co-President
o
Could
have more than one nominee
§ Outreach – Janet Mellon
o
3
books were purchased for the library for babies of Brooke Teachers
§
Training
Your Dog by Volhard and Fisher for Isabella Romanelli
§
Kids
Make Magic by Burgess for Jackson Bala
§
Pet
Hermit Crab by Nelson for Madeline Ammon
o
2
Gift Certificates to Borders Books for 2 teachers
§
Mrs.
Novis and Mrs. Purtell
o
Scholarship
§
Card
and scholarship for Meeker family
§ Spirit Wear – Marlo Oslon
o
52
orders and we earned about $1600.
o
A
lot of compliments on selection
o
Stuff
will be in the office in a week or so.
o
Many
4th grade parents liked the option to have no Brooke on the shirts.
7. TEACHER’S REPORT – Mr. Laurie and Mrs.
Messer
§ Appreciative for
dinner at conference times
§ Brain Show was a huge
success and many teachers thought it was the best assembly ever
§ Thanks for everything
in general.
§ Thank you for the
Special Olympics shirts
§ 7 classes from
Spring-Ford all will wear the same shirts
§ The students have a
cheer that they have been practicing
§ Bowling carpet a huge
success.
8. NEW BUSINESS:
§ Thank you notes from
Mrs. Novis, Dr. McCoy and Mrs. Pronchik
§ Muffins for Moms had
a great turnout and will be on Ram Country this month.
§ 4th Grade
will have an end of year event at Manderach Park and parents will be involved
in some way for some portion of the day.
More information to follow.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
on a motion by Ruth Horwatt and seconded by Marlo Oslon.