Friday, November 20, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 2009 Newsletter
We would like to thank everyone for making the Hartman Harvest Festival another great success. Approximately 200 lbs. of food was donated to the Elysburg and Catawissa food banks. The winning homerooms for the pumpkin decorating contest are:
Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will each receive a popcorn party. CONGRATULATIONS!
Reminders of upcoming events:
November 5 – 20 – Turkey Bowl
November 19 – Picture Retake Day
November 20 – Memory Book Sale ends
November 21 – HART Discount Day at Rohrbach’s Farm Market
November 23-24 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
November 25 – 30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess
December 1 – HART meeting 6:30 in the large group area
December 2 – Scrip Sale Orders Due
December 10 – Pajama Day/RIF Day
December 15 – Scrip Sale Order Distribution
HART is looking for someone to be a co-chairperson for the book fair for this year with the possibility of taking it over within the next 1-2 yrs. If you are interested please contact Kim Scopelliti at kscopelliti@aol.com.
Please join us on December 1st at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the schools new phonics and spelling program.
H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net
Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary
Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will each receive a popcorn party. CONGRATULATIONS!
Reminders of upcoming events:
November 5 – 20 – Turkey Bowl
November 19 – Picture Retake Day
November 20 – Memory Book Sale ends
November 21 – HART Discount Day at Rohrbach’s Farm Market
November 23-24 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
November 25 – 30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess
December 1 – HART meeting 6:30 in the large group area
December 2 – Scrip Sale Orders Due
December 10 – Pajama Day/RIF Day
December 15 – Scrip Sale Order Distribution
HART is looking for someone to be a co-chairperson for the book fair for this year with the possibility of taking it over within the next 1-2 yrs. If you are interested please contact Kim Scopelliti at kscopelliti@aol.com.
Please join us on December 1st at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the schools new phonics and spelling program.
H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net
Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary
November 2009 Meeting Minutes
Vice-President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick and Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Maria Callahan and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Judy Novak, Jan Bucanelli, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Allison Clark, Bridget Carl, Dawna Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, and Sue Kuijpers.
October’s minutes were approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and second by Sherry Humphrey.
Regina Longenahgen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for October. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second by Mary Knoebel. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $100.00 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $559.32
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54
November 5 – Turkey Bowl begins
November 9 – Report cards issued
November 10 – Ugly shirt and tie day
November 19 – Picture retake day
November 23 & 24 – No School – Parent/Teacher conferences
November 25-30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess
The speaker for the night was school nurse, Jean Atherton. She spoke about the H1N1 virus.
Karen Wojtowicz thanked all volunteers who helped at this years Hartman Harvest Festival. Next year Mr. Shirvinski may use the school reach phone system to remind parents to send in canned goods for the harvest donation and to remind students of proper dress for outside activities. Approximately 200 lbs. of food was donated.
There was a change in the homeroom parent for Mrs. Rhodes’s homeroom. It was changed to Kim Levan.
Mr. Shirvinski will be paying for the refreshments for Grandparents Day. He also passed out coupons from Giant for their Giant A+ rewards program. The coupon is worth 10 extra points if you spend $15 or more. They are also sponsoring a Principal’s Challenge cook off. The deadline is November 7 and the winning school will receive 500 points. HART is also covered by the school district’s liability insurance for any school events it sponsors.
The winners of the Hartman Harvest Festival pumpkin decorating contest are:
Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will receive a popcorn party.
Reminder that Tiger Talk is going paperless. Parents may send in a note if they don’t have internet access. It should be online by the 2nd week of the month. A school reach message may also be done to remind parents that the newsletter is now paperless.
The Turkey Bowl runs November 5-20. Each day Mr. Shirvinski draws a homeroom and that turkey moves across the football field. The winning homeroom gets an extra recess in the spring.
Pajama Day will be held on Dec 10 in conjunction with RIF. Each student will receive a free book. High school students will read to the elementary students. Students will also receive cookies and milk. Volunteers will be needed to serve refreshments. RIF will also be held again in March. March 1 & 2 is Read Across America Day.
Career Day was held on October 16. Mr. Shirvinski and Ms. Bieber are very happy with the turnout. The elementary school had the most speakers. Next year they are considering a career fair style for third and fourth grade where the students can visit different tables for each career.
The next HART meeting is December 1 and will be held in the large group area. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the new phonics and spelling program.
The ROAR t-shirts have been distributed. Some students have not received one yet. There was in mix-up between the youth small and the adult small. There will be a school wide day for students to wear their t-shirts. A suggestion was made to have a sample of each size available prior to ordering. Mr. Shirvinski hopes to distribute t-shirts to incoming kindergarten classes in the future.
School pictures should be in shortly. They usually take about a month to come in.
This is the first year the yearbooks will be done in color. Please order now if you want a copy. There are very few extras ordered.
School will be in session on November 11. A message will also be sent via the school reach phone system.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. by Donna Knoebel and Diane Mack.
In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick and Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Maria Callahan and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Judy Novak, Jan Bucanelli, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Allison Clark, Bridget Carl, Dawna Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, and Sue Kuijpers.
October’s minutes were approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and second by Sherry Humphrey.
Regina Longenahgen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for October. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second by Mary Knoebel. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $100.00 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $559.32
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54
November 5 – Turkey Bowl begins
November 9 – Report cards issued
November 10 – Ugly shirt and tie day
November 19 – Picture retake day
November 23 & 24 – No School – Parent/Teacher conferences
November 25-30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess
The speaker for the night was school nurse, Jean Atherton. She spoke about the H1N1 virus.
Karen Wojtowicz thanked all volunteers who helped at this years Hartman Harvest Festival. Next year Mr. Shirvinski may use the school reach phone system to remind parents to send in canned goods for the harvest donation and to remind students of proper dress for outside activities. Approximately 200 lbs. of food was donated.
There was a change in the homeroom parent for Mrs. Rhodes’s homeroom. It was changed to Kim Levan.
Mr. Shirvinski will be paying for the refreshments for Grandparents Day. He also passed out coupons from Giant for their Giant A+ rewards program. The coupon is worth 10 extra points if you spend $15 or more. They are also sponsoring a Principal’s Challenge cook off. The deadline is November 7 and the winning school will receive 500 points. HART is also covered by the school district’s liability insurance for any school events it sponsors.
The winners of the Hartman Harvest Festival pumpkin decorating contest are:
Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will receive a popcorn party.
Reminder that Tiger Talk is going paperless. Parents may send in a note if they don’t have internet access. It should be online by the 2nd week of the month. A school reach message may also be done to remind parents that the newsletter is now paperless.
The Turkey Bowl runs November 5-20. Each day Mr. Shirvinski draws a homeroom and that turkey moves across the football field. The winning homeroom gets an extra recess in the spring.
Pajama Day will be held on Dec 10 in conjunction with RIF. Each student will receive a free book. High school students will read to the elementary students. Students will also receive cookies and milk. Volunteers will be needed to serve refreshments. RIF will also be held again in March. March 1 & 2 is Read Across America Day.
Career Day was held on October 16. Mr. Shirvinski and Ms. Bieber are very happy with the turnout. The elementary school had the most speakers. Next year they are considering a career fair style for third and fourth grade where the students can visit different tables for each career.
The next HART meeting is December 1 and will be held in the large group area. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the new phonics and spelling program.
The ROAR t-shirts have been distributed. Some students have not received one yet. There was in mix-up between the youth small and the adult small. There will be a school wide day for students to wear their t-shirts. A suggestion was made to have a sample of each size available prior to ordering. Mr. Shirvinski hopes to distribute t-shirts to incoming kindergarten classes in the future.
School pictures should be in shortly. They usually take about a month to come in.
This is the first year the yearbooks will be done in color. Please order now if you want a copy. There are very few extras ordered.
School will be in session on November 11. A message will also be sent via the school reach phone system.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. by Donna Knoebel and Diane Mack.
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