Thursday, May 06, 2010

May 2010 Newsletter

Reminders of upcoming events:
May 7 – Second Grade Field Trip
May 10 – Muffins w/Mom 6-7 p.m.
May 10-14 – DIBELS Testing Grades K-4
May 12 – Beach Day
May 14 – First Grade Field Trip
May 17 – Hartman Helpers Appreciation Luncheon
May 19 – Art Showcase 6-8 p.m.
May 24 & 25 – Fourth Grade Field Trip
May 27 – Movin’ On Up Day Grades K-3
May 28 – Third Grade Field Trip
May 31- No School
June 1 – No School Grades K-6, Act 80 Day
June 2 – Knoebels Day
June 4 – Last Day of School 10:30 a.m. Dismissal
Aug 19 – Back to School BBQ
Aug 23 - Kindergarten Orientation
Aug 26 - First Day of School

May 12 is beach day. Tank tops and flip flops will be permitted. No swim suits.

The Hartman Helping Hands volunteer appreciation luncheon will be held on May 17 for those who participated. Over 700 hours were logged.

The winning homeroom in the Box Tops/Campbell’s labels contest was Mrs. Gratti with 3,457 labels followed by Mrs. Hower with 1,774 labels, and Miss Varano with 1,732 labels collected.

All Campbell’s labels submitted until May 14 will be doubled.

HART collected $355 and a huge amount of items for the Animal Resource Center from our donuts w/dad event. Thank you to everyone who participated.

The Back to School BBQ will be held on August 19 from 4-6 p.m. Contact Karen Wojtowicz if you are interested in volunteering.

Officers for next year are:
Karen Wojtowicz – President
Cindy Hricenak – Vice-President
Linda Hoy – Treasurer
Sue Kuijpers - Secretary


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

May 2010 Meeting Minutes

Vice-President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Tia Brown and Parents: Diane Mack, Kim Levan, Linda Hoy, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, Terry Wommer, Cheryl Roadarmel, and Michelle Conway. President Laurie Morris was absent.

April’s minutes were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Michelle Conway.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for April. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Dawn Knoebel and a second from Diane Mack.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $1,686.05 1st grade $2,574.28 2nd grade $2,510.06
3rd grade $2,488.75 4th grade $2,843.66

Teacher appreciation day is Wednesday, May 5. Food should be dropped off in the office by 10:30 a.m. Clean up will need to be done by 2:00 p.m. Dishes may be picked up in the office.

Muffins with mom will be held on Monday, May 10 from 6-7 p.m. There are 406 responses so far. Mr. Shirvinski will order milk and we will also have water available. Moms and children will be given a clay flower pot to decorate with paint and a pack of flower seeds. 200 pots were purchased for $.69 each. Brushes from the art room will be used. Tammy Hodder volunteered to donate paint.

Mr. Shirvinski received a check for $1,512.44 from Box Tops. He uses some of the money to pay for milk for events, student t-shirts, and PSSA breakfasts. Some playground equipment will need to be replaced in the next few years.

May’s principal newsletter will be sent home to all students. It contains information regarding due dates for school materials to be returned. All lunch accounts need to be paid. Any obligations not paid for will be turned over to the district magistrate. Money left in lunch accounts will be carried over to the next school year.

Beach day will be May 12. Tank tops and flip flops are permitted. No swim suits.

The Hartman Helping Hands volunteer luncheon will be held on May 17 from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Over 700 hours were logged. Certificates will be presented.

The final day for kindergarten registration will be May 19.

Mrs. Brown will be holding an Art Showcase on May 19 from 9-8 p.m. Student art work will be on display.

Movin’ On Up Day for K-3 students will be held on May 27. Parents will receive a letter on May 26 stating next year’s teacher. Students will spend an hour with their new teacher. Parents will have a chance to meet the teacher at the Meet and Greet Night in September.

Relay for Life penny walk will be held on May 22. The grand prize is a two hour party at the Bounceplex.

Thank you letters were presented from the American Red Cross for our donation for Haiti and from the Columbia Montour Home Hospice for our donation to Camp Courage.

No school on May 31 and June 1.

There is a Pre-K Summer Fundamentals program this summer for students entering kindergarten in the fall. It runs from June 28-July 29 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The K-4 program will not be held this summer.

The district building project is moving forward.

June 2nd is Knoebels Day with no rain date. There is a price increase this year and will cost approximately $300 more than last year. The cafeteria will not be serving lunch at the park this year. Students wishing to each school lunch can pre-order a bagged lunch to eat at the park. We will be at Pavillion F. Information will be sent home on May 5 or 6.

The back to school bbq will be held on August 19 from 4-6 p.m. Mrs. Brown had a suggestion to have a treasure/scavenger hunt. Anyone interested in volunteering for this event should contact Karen Wojtowicz.

Sherry Humphrey presented information about a possible fall fundraiser. Jack Link’s beef sticks cost $.50 and sell for $1, giving a 50% profit. Another idea was a race for education walk to be held in the fall. Students would get pledges/sponsors for walking laps on the track. HART officers will meet in July to organize possible fundraiser details and voting will take place in September.

Kindergarten orientation will be held on August 23 and the first day of school is August 26.

HART officers for next year will be: Karen Wojtowicz-President, Cindy Hricenak-Vice President, Linda Hoy- Treasurer, and Sue Kuijpers-Secretary.

The next HART meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.

The meeting was adjourned 7:50 p.m. with a motion from Diane Mack and Linda Hoy.