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Hello everyone – please find a brief summary of the minutes for the PTA meeting on May 12th.  Full minutes are attached.  If you have any questions, please contact Amy Yenyo at secretary@campbellschool.org. 

Campbell
PTA Minutes

May 12, 2015

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Number
of Attendees:  Approximately
19

I.    Opening
Exercise:  Elizabeth Cavey, PTA President

II.   Continuing
Business

Budget
and Funding Requests

• Restaurant Nights:  raised approximately $2074 (exceeding our
  goal of $1,000)

• Wetlands Festival:  we will likely net $12,000 (exceeding our
  goal of $10,000)

• Pledge Drive: 
  we have raised $4,044 (exceeding our goal of $3,500)

• Funding Request for up to $300 for
  treats for the Campbell Olympics was approved 

Wetlands
Festival Update

• The Wetland’s Festival was a great success.  Thank you to all of the organizers,
  volunteers, donors, and participants.

• Special thanks for our food team:  Dave Cahill, Moley Evans, and Christy P.

• Special thanks to our fabulous bands:  40 Miles Home (Steve Schaible, Campbell
  parent), Big Thunder, and The Quitterz (Jonathan Discount, Campbell parent) 

Announcements

• Next Campbell Restaurant Night is at Silver
  Diner on June 4^th from 5-8 p.m. 
  We still need volunteers to greet diners.  Please contact Nathan Zee at npzee@yahoo.com.

• Thank you to Jessica Haney, our 4^th
  graders, and all of our Garden Fun Day volunteers who worked on the Colonial
  Garden in front of the entrance.  The
  garden looks great!

• Lee Ann Galanas is the raffle winner (for
  participating in meetings), so Ms. Sites’ class will earn an extra recess.  Congratulations!

III.  PTA
Executive Board Slate and Committee Leads

• VP of Fundraising position is still open; if
  you are interested, please contact jenrobertson@earthlink.net
  or president@campbellschool.org.
  

• PTA Slate for
  2015-2016 – MOTION APPROVED






• President – Beth Cavey




•  VP of Programs – Kelly Krug




• VP of Fundraising – open
  position




• Treasurer – Nathan Zee




• Secretary – Amy Yenyo

• The full minutes have a list of all of the
  committees and committee leads. If you are interested in volunteering on a
  committee, please contact secretary@campbellschool.org
  or president@campbellschool.org.
  

IV.  Presentation
on the Myths of Testing, Maureen Nesselrode, Principal

• Ms. Nesselrode discussed current testing
  requirements and common myths and facts about testing.  A handout was passed out.  If you would like a copy of the handout or
  have questions about testing, please contact Principal Nesselrode.

Apologies for the delay in getting this month's PTA minutes out to everyone.  We are trying something new – recapping the agenda items at the meeting (with a very brief summary) and attaching the more lengthy meeting notes for your review.  Please let me know if you have concerns with this approach by emailing secretary@campbellschool.org.

Campbell PTA Meeting
Minutes

February 10, 2015

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Number of Attendees:   Approximately 30

Agenda Items

I.  Announcements, Beth Cavey, President

Beth gave an overview of Campbell School and the EL Program and acknowelged the effort of Christy P., Jessica Haney, Kimberly Marchant, and Stacey Zee for helping Campbell get a $2000 grant from Whole Foods to support our Outdoor Classroom. 

II. Guest Presenter, Barbara Kanninen, School Board Member

Ms. Kanninen discussed the priorities for the School Board and addressed concerns related to the County Board's recent decision regarding building a new elementary school at TJ.  She also addressed concerns around testing and development in Arlington County in general and its impact on the schools.  She was presented with thank you notes from the Ms. Berg's 3rd grade class that followed her campaign as a part of its EL unit on government. 

III. Budget Update, Eva Clark, Treasurer

Eva gave an update on the budget and recent fundraising efforts.

IV. Wetlands Festival Planning, Beth Cavey, President

The Wetlands Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd.  Time is TBD.  We need volunteers.  If you are interested in helping, contact Beth Cavey at president@campbellschool.org.

V. Principal's Report, Maureen Nesselrode, Principal

Ms. Nesselrode and invited guests (Dr. Christine Murphy, Wendy Correia, and Ms. Ammons) discussed the decision to move the Interlude Program from Oak Ridge to Campbell.  This is a program that supports kids with emotional and behavioral challenges.  The program currently supports 20 students from all over the County.  The Program will bring additional resources, including teachers, assistants, and a therapist to Campbell.  If you have questions, please reach out to Principal Nesselrode. 

VI.  Open discussion

Parents discussed concerns with APS transportation.  They were asked to put their concerns in writing with the help of Ms. Clavel-Love and the PTA will discuss these issues with the county-wide PTA and others.

Hi everyone – attached and excerpted below are minutes from the PTA meeting on January 13, 2015.  Apologies for formatting errors.  If you have any questions, please contact secretary@campbellschool.org.

Attached and excerpted below are the minutes for the PTA meeting held on December 9th at 8 p.m.  Also attached is a presentation on the IPAD pilot.  Apologies for spacing and formatting errors in the minutes below (this happens when copying over from a Word document into google).  We are still looking for individuals to help translate PTA minutes and other PTA documents into Spanish. If you are interested, please contact Amy Yenyo at secretary@campbellschool.org.     

PTA Meeting

December 9, 2014

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Number of Attendees:  Approximately 20

I.   President’s Report – Beth Cavey

• New Raffle Incentive:  Each
  individual will get a free ticket for attending restaurant nights and PTA
  meetings.  The raffle winner will get
  an extra recess for their child and his/her entire class.  The winner will be drawn at a future
  Community Meeting.    




• Event Updates: 






• The School Picnic was a
  huge success.  Thanks to Moley
  Evans, Rachel Schroeder, and the school custodians for all of their hard
  work.




• Girls on the Run had
  their first race.  Congratulations
  to all the runners and organizers.




• The School Dance was
  great.  Big thanks to Patty Healy
  for putting it together.  Patty
  also announced that we collected 49 pounds of food that was donated to
  AFAC.




• Fall Project Discovery went
  off very well.  Thanks to Jennifer
  Lis and Ellen Bayer for organizing this. 
  They will be looking for replacements, so if anyone is interested
  in taking this over, let Beth Cavey know.




• Odessey of the Mind:  Campbell will have two groups competing
  in March. 




• Outdoor Classroom:  Our Garden Docent, Christy P., has been
  leading weekly lessons. 




• Farm to Table Week Soup
  Tasting:  Virginia’s Own Farm gave
  a presentation and the kids got to taste butternut squash soup made by
  Christy P.  A recipe was sent home with
  the kids.  Thanks to Christy and
  Jessica Haney for organizing this event. 
  




• A big thanks to Jen
  Robertson for organizing our first Teacher Appreciation Day.   The snacks were very much appreciated.
    







• Campbell Directory Update: 
  The directory is almost done. 
  We hope to have it out in early January.  Thanks to Jackie Ventura and Maureen
  Nesselrode for getting all of the information together.  A template for putting the directory together
  was developed, so this should make it easier to get the directory
  completed earlier for the next school year. 




• Fundraising Update: 






• Fall Pledge Drive:  We have
  exceeded our budget goal (close to $3,650).  Thanks to Rachael Schroeder and Chandi
  Krohl for leading this effort.




• Restaurant Nights:  We’ve
  had two very successful restaurant nights.  Both nights had about 20-30 families participate.  Nathan Zee has done an amazing job
  organizing these events.  Four
  Courts brought in $350.  A huge
  thanks to Dave Cahill for his support. 
  We had another successful night at Silver Diner.  We will likely bring in about $300 for that
  night. 




• Black Friday Wrapping Day: 
  Brought in about $90. 
  Thanks to Chandi Krohl, Erin Link, Jennifer Lis, and the Robertson
  family for helping out.




• Zumba:  Zumba classes
  on Saturdays has brought in $608.




• Everwonder Conference Day Camps: Brought in $308.  Thanks to Moley Evans for her
  support. 




• School Pictures:  Will
  be bringing in money.  Thanks to
  all the volunteers who helped out on picture day. 







• Budget:  Budget is on
  track.  There are no major changes
  to report.




• Upcoming Events: 






• Yearbook Orders are due
  in January to get the reduced price. Mr. Roberts is our Yearbook Team
  Leader.  Ms. Gebhardt is helping
  with money collection and logistics.




• Reading Challenge is in
  February.  This will be coordinated
  with the Reading Team.




• Planning for the Wetlands
  Festival is starting.  The Festival
  will be on May 2^nd.  Contact
  Rachael Schroeder and Chandi Krohl to help out.

II.    Principal’s
Update – Maureen Nesselrode

• Plumbing Situation:  A letter
  was sent out regarding the plumbing investigation.  The problem is with the building
  additions where pipes make sharp turns. 
  The lower toilets reduce water use with each flush contributing to
  clogging.  A significant amount of
  work will need to be done to fix this. This most likely will occur next
  summer.  In the meantime, the school
  is doing some interventions to the keep the plumbing working. 




• County Budget Process: The Arlington County budget process is
  beginning for next year.  There will
  be a significant increase in number of students.  Arlington County’s website discusses this
  process and possible cuts.  There is
  an opportunity for the public to comment. 
  It is unclear at this point whether potential budget cuts will
  impact staffing.  An update will be
  given in the spring on the status of staffing for next year. 

 III.   IPAD
Pilot Update – Intro by Maureen Nesselrode; Presentation by Liz Sites (K/1
Teacher) and Cathy Gust

• Liz Sites (K/1 teacher) is
  coordinating the IPAD pilot in 3 classrooms (a 1^st, 2^nd,
  and 3^rd grade class).   




• The School Board plan for
  the elementary level (at this point) is to have IPADS in 2^nd
  through 5^th grade classrooms. 
  

• Liz discussed why
  technology is important and how it can be beneficial if used properly.  She highlighted several applications (“apps”)
  being used




• See the attached presentation
  for more information.  A list of
  useful applications is listed in the presentation.  




• Questions were raised
  regarding the amount of screen time happening in the classrooms.  In pre-K/K, the maximum amount of screen
  time spent is approximately 20 minutes. 
  Same for 1^st grade unless it is an IPAD pilot
  class.  Currently, the IPADs are
  being used in the language arts block to help moderate the amount of IPAD
  use time.  It is being used for a
  portion of reading.  IPADs have also
  been used as a part of field work. 
  Ms. Nesselrode discussed the importance of balancing screen time
  with learning in other ways and assured parents that the use of IPADs in
  the classroom was not replacing traditional learning practices.




• IPADs won’t go with the students
  to 6^th grade, the IPADs will cycle back down to 2^nd
  grade.  When at full implementation,
  the IPAD will be issued to the student in 2^nd grade and go with
  the student through 5^th grade. 
  The plan for now is that the IPADs don’t go home with the kids – the
  IPADs stay at the school.  Too many
  logistical issues at this point to work through before sending them home
  with kids.

IV.    Budget Report and Funding Requests –
Beth Cavey

• Budget:  Minor
  adjustment made to budget entries (lines 76-81 were added); however, it
  does not affect this fiscal year, so no voting is needed.  To see the Budget or the most recent
  Treasurer’s Report, go to:  https://campbellschool.org/httpcampbellschool-orgp413/.




• Current Fundraising:  In
  general, we are on target/slightly above.






• Met the goal of $3,000
  for the Pledge Drive, but we are still accepting donations.




• Don’t forget to do store
  links and bring in boxtops.  For
  more information, go to:  https://campbellschool.org/support-campbell/
   




• Spirit wear is on target







• Funding Requests:   The following funding requests were
  approved by the PTA.






• Mrs. Brewer:  $99 for supplies for classroom library
  space




• Ms. Delong: $150 for supplies
  for classroom library space




• Ms. Fleming:  $150 for supplies for classroom library
  space




• Ms. Berg: $140 for
  supplies for classroom library space




• Ms. McAleer: $150 for
  supplies for classroom library space




• Ms. Montminy: $164 for
  supplies for classroom library space




• Ms. Decker: $500 for
  author visit




• Ms. Sites: $100 for
  ITunes gift card for Word Wizard App




• Ms. Ammons: $200 for
  training for art journaling for Wetlands lessons




• Ms. Boni: $200 for
  multicultural musician visit




• Ms. Brown: $600 for
  band/chorus/orchestra polo shirts (split with Campbell School budget)

  Meeting adjourned at
approximately 10:00 p.m.   

Excerpted below and attached are this month’s PTA meeting minutes.  Again, apologies for formatting issues.  The PTA is seeking volunteers to translate PTA minutes and other PTA-related documents into Spanish.  If you are interested in helping, please contact Amy Yenyo at secretary@campbellschool.org.

Campbell
PTA Meeting Notes

October 14, 2014

6:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.

 Attendees:  Approximately 30 individuals

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Following are the minutes of the PTA meeting last Tuesday, September 9th (excerpted and attached below).  A Spanish version is forthcoming.  Apologies for formatting issues (formatting does not always transfer when text is cut and pasted from a Word document).  If you have questions or problems opening the attachments at the bottom of the email, please contact secretary@campbellschool.org.  

Campbell PTA Meeting
Notes

September 9, 2014

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Attendees:  approximately 35 individuals

I.     Welcome
and Introductions

       PTA
President, Beth Cavey, welcomed everyone to the first Parent Teacher
Association (PTA) meeting of the year. 

II.    Overview
of Campbell School Outdoor Classroom

Presenters: Jessica Haney and Christy
Przytawik

• The former Garden
  Committee has been renamed the Outdoor Classroom Committee.  Jessica Haney and Christy Przytawik are
  the co-chairs. 




• The Outdoor Classroom Committee
  is seeking volunteers.  If you are
  interested, please email haneyjessica@yahoo.com
  or Christy at coachchristymarie@gmail.com
  or call the school.

• The co-chairs provided a brief history of recent
  efforts for the Campbell schoolyard, the vegetable and flower gardens, and the
  Wetlands Learning.  There was also an
  extensive discussion of next year’s plans which in general focus on increasing
  utilization of the Outdoor Classroom by teachers and students.  Some of next year’s goals include:

  • Maintaining the garden beds and assisting the
    teachers and students in using the gardens

  • Assisting in the management of small groups of
    students doing outdoor lessons

  • Assisting with farm-to-table lessons that can be
    replicated

  • Developing expedition-related outdoor lessons in
    conjunction with teachers and the Expeditionary Learning Specialist, Pam Clark

  • Fostering connections with local nature centers
    and other community based organizations

  • Helping to plan and recruit for Garden Work Days

  • Learning more about native and invasive plants
    in the Wetlands

  • Helping engage children in outdoor exploration
    outside of school hours

     

• In order to create a sustainable solution for
  the entire school yard and grounds so that it can be better utilized by
  teachers and students, the PTA is recommending the creation of a paid Garden
  Docent position.  The Garden Docent
  would, among other responsibilities, conduct 2-4 classes per week.  

  • This position would be filled by Christy
    Przystawik, who has extensive experience in this type of work.  She is a garden teacher at a public school in
    Washington, DC, where the school grows, harvests, and cooks all of its food
    from their own garden.  She is also a
    trained chef.  This position is not part
    of the Arlington Public School System. 
    The cost to pay for the position has been included in the PTA Budget
    Proposal. 

• The first garden day is September 20^th.
  We hope you can join us.

• There is interest in researching other possible
  items for the grounds, including a beehive and chicken coup. 

   

• For questions or more information, please see
  the attached document, “Campbell Outdoor Classroom Committee, Maintaining Our
  Schoolyard, supporting outdoor learning” or contact Jessica or Christy at the
  emails noted above.

III.   PTA
Priorities, Review of Calendar, and Budget Discussion and Approval

• PTA Meeting days and times:  A survey sent out last year to PTA membership
  and the broader Campbell community identified concerns with the PTA meeting
  time.  Unfortunately, there was no
  consensus about preferred days and times. 
  Because Tuesdays have been identified as a day that does not conflict
  with other Arlington Public School System meetings, Campbell PTA meetings will
  remain on Tuesdays.  However, the PTA
  Executive Board is proposing to alternate the times to try to accommodate
  different work and family schedules.  To
  that end, the meeting in December will begin at a later time (7:30 or 8 p.m.
  TBD), rather than at 6 p.m.  We look
  forward to your feedback on how this alternate schedule is working. 

• PTA Priorities for the 2014/2015 School Year:  The PTA Executive Committee, taking into
  account survey responses, identified the following four priorities (not in any
  order) for PTA activities this school year: 
  (1) the outdoor classroom; (2) field trips; (3) reading support; and,
  (4) teacher appreciation. 

• Thursday Folders (Teachers Need Our Help):  Every Thursday, a folder comes home with
  important information in it from the school, the county, the PTA, and outside
  vendors.  Our teachers could really use
  help in stuffing the folders on Thursday mornings.  If you are able to help out, please contact
  Elizabeth Cavey, PTA President, at president@campbellschool.org.

     

• Calendar:  Principal Nesselrode will be sending out the
  calendar for the year soon.  In the
  meantime, here are the events scheduled for September: 

  • Wednesday, September 17^th (6:30-8):
    Back-to-School Night

  • Saturday, September 20^th (9-1
    p.m.):  Garden Work Day

  • Monday, September 22^nd (2:45):
    Outdoor Classroom Committee Meeting

  • Friday, September 26^th (8:30
    a.m.):  Garden Work Day

  • Friday, September 26^th (5:30-8
    p.m.):  School Picnic 

• Classroom Parents:  Each classroom will have a “Room Parent” who
  will serve as an advocate for the parents and kids in the classroom.  Parents can reach out to the designated room
  parent if they have questions or concerns or to get more information.  Teachers can utilize the room parents as well.  If you are interested in being a room parent,
  you can sign up during the Back-to-School Night or contact Rachel Schroeder at vicepresident2@campbellschool.org. 

• PTA newsletter:  The PTA will publish a monthly
  newsletter.  It will include meeting
  notices, recipes, and other interesting items for parents.  If you have ideas for the newsletter, please
  contact Beth Cavey at president@campbellschool.org.  

• Fundraising
  Committee report: 

  • Ideas to raise money include:  a fall fundraiser – some kind of pledge drive
    TBD; Read-a-thon; Barnes & Noble wrapping presents on Black Friday;
    restaurant nights; Wetlands Festival

  • Don’t forget to link all cards to Campbell
    School. Some places like Target and Amazon give Campbell 5% of all
    purchases.  This is one of the easiest
    ways to raise money for the school. Participating vendors include: Amazon,
    escripts, Giant, Safeway.  For more
    information or to sign up your cards online, go to Campbellschool.org. For
    questions, contact vicepresident2@campbellschool.org.

  • Please also be sure to “friend” Campbell on
    Facebook. 

  • If you are interested in helping out with the
    Fundraising Committee, please contact vicepresident2@campbellschool.org.

• Budget for School Year 2014/2015: 

  • Copies of the proposed budget were passed out  

  • Eva Clark, the Treasurer, reviewed some of the
    key projects funded last year (e.g., Chrome books, bikes for the pre-K
    classroom etc.) 

  • Last year, the Wetlands Festival raised about
    $10,000 – some of these funds are carried over the following year

  • Campbell Outdoor Classroom Fund: $5,363.40 has
    been put into savings

  • The proposed budget includes up to $6,000 to pay
    for the Garden Docent position

  • Other priorities included in budget: School dances,
    School picnic; Project Discovery

  • To get reimbursed for approved expenses, go to
    the Campbell website and print off a reimbursement request form and submit it
    to Eva Clark (you can drop it off in the front office or email it to her at treasurer@campbellschool.org).  Expenses under $300 in general do not need
    general PTA membership approval, but our practice is to bring all such requests
    to the general PTA.

  • The proposed budget includes carrying over funds
    for next year’s budget.   

  • MOTION
    TO APPROVE THE BUDGET:  Nathan Zane
    made the motion; Chandi Krohl seconded it. 
    The motion was approved.  A copy
    of the budget is available on the Campbell website.  The website will also include the Treasurer’s
    monthly report. 

• Project Discovery:  Project Discovery is an after school
  enrichment program run by the PTA.  The
  classes are after school on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.  Classes have included such things as zumba,
  martial arts, chess, art etc.  There is a
  fee, but scholarships are available.  It
  is important to note that this is not a fundraiser – money raised by the
  program is put back into program operations. 
  Another way to save $25 on program expenses is to volunteer to check-in
  kids after school.

• Funding request:

  • MOTION
    TO FUND AERATOR APPROVED:  Motion
    to fund an aerator for the turtle ponds up to $100 was approved.  Patty Healy made the motion; Nathan Zane
    seconded. 

• School Picnic:  The picnic is scheduled for Friday, September
  25^th (5:30-8 p.m.) on the Campbell School Grounds.  There will lots of great food offered by a
  variety of food trucks.  10% of all
  proceeds from the food truck will be given back to the PTA.  Campbell wear will be available.  Bring your blankets and be ready to have fun!

   

• Parent/Teacher Conferences:

  • Conferences
    are scheduled for Thursday, October 9^th and Friday, October 10^th. 

  • Everwonder
    will be offering a camp on both days.  
    Moley Evans, who runs Everwonder, will donate a percent of the proceeds
    to Campbell.  Everwonder camps will be
    available to all APS parents/students. Look out for more information in your
    Thursday folders.

     

    IV.  Principal
    State of the School Address and Questions

    Presenter:  Principal Maureen Nesselrode

• Enrollment
  for each grade:






• Prek = 65 students (5
  classes)




• K -= 71 students (3 classes)




• 1^st = 59 students (3
  classes)




• 2^nd = 64 students (3
  classes)




• 3^rd = 54 students (3
  classes)




• 4^th = 58 students (3
  classes)




• 5^th = 47 students (2
  classes)




• Largest class is 24 kids;
  smallest 17 kids







• Standards of Learning (SOLs):
   






• Very strong PALS scores
  school wide K-2




• Significant gains in Reading
  SOL pass rates in grades 3 and 4




• Strong math SOL results in
  grades 3-5




• Progress among ESOL/HILT
  students




• Met state targets in all
  areas 2 years in a row

 

• Areas to focus on for
  2014-15






• Consistency in Expeditionary
  Learning (EL) practices




• Coordination school wide
  (vertical alignment of Expeditions)




• The Workshop Model




• Student Led Conferences –
  expanding in Grades 2/3 (students will do it at March and June
  conferences)




• Learning outside when
  appropriate

• Refreshing the building:
   






• Soccer field has been seeded




• Murals hung in cafeteria




• New stage curtains




• New art furniture coming




• De-cluttering




• New gym floor




• New bulletin boards




• Some new chairs/desks




• Requests have been put in for
  bike track and new carpeting







• Changes in testing in VA
  – these are state decisions, not Arlington County






• 3^rd grade Science
  SOL eliminated




• 3^rd grade Social
  Studies SOL eliminated




• 5^th grade writing
  SOL eliminated

 

• The Workshop Model:  This model of learning is considered a
  “best practice” for Expeditionary Learning and is endorsed by other
  experts, such as Teacher’s College. 
  Principle Nesselrode provided an example.  In music class, there may be a workshop
  on playing the keyboard.  It might
  run something like this:  the
  teacher shows the students how to do it; the students go to keyboards with
  headphones and when they have mastered a particular skill, they demonstrate
  the skill for the teacher.  The
  teacher checks off the skill and the child moves on to another skill.  This model can be used for all subjects.  Because it involves a level of
  independent work, a child’s progress may vary from his or her peers.




•  Ipad Countywide Initiative  






• Campbell has 3 pilot
  classrooms.  Liz Seitz, a K/1
  teacher and trained reading specialist, researched and identified
  appropriate applications (“apps”) for the kids to use on the Ipads.  These have all been vetted with the Instructional
  Technology Coordinator (ITC).  The
  “apps” are directed by the teacher and used to support classroom
  instruction.  Principal Nesselrode
  will share the list of approved “apps” with parents.  More information on the pilot projects
  will be made available later in the fall/winter.







• Forms of communication with
  parents:  Thursday folders;
  School Talk; Twitter Account; Campbell Website; Turtle Tales Newsletter;
  PTA listserve; Call the main office for logistical questions




• Safety and Security:






• Please always enter the
  school through Door 1 and sign the visitor log in the front office.  If you need to walk through the school,
  wear a visitor’s badge sticker.




• We have three additional
  elementary school resource officers (SROs) – these are police officers who
  work for the county and they are divided among the schools




• All schools have lock
  down drills in September and January and monthly fire drills; there is an
  annual earthquake drill







• Opportunities for 4^th
  and 5^th graders: 
  Safety patrols (5^th grade); chorus (4^th/5^th
  grade); band/orchestra (4/5); Weatherbugs/Community Meeting (4/5); Yes
  club – 4/5 by invitation; Book clubs – 4/5 by invitation; Encourage
  students to stay committed to activities.




• Principal Chats:
  Principal chats are scheduled once a month; however, because of
  parent/teacher conferences in October there will be no Principal Chat that
  month.  The next one is scheduled
  for Thursday, November 13^th at 8:00 a.m.  Contact Principal Nesselrode if you have
  ideas for topics of discussion.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone,

Here are the minutes from this week's PTA meeting (excerpted below and attached).  Apologies for formatting errors below – for some reason cutting and pasting in google mail does not bring over all of the formatting).  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Amy Yenyo