The meeting was brought to order at 6:35 p.m. on February 1st by President Karen Wojtowicz.
In attendance were : Officers: President, Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer, Linda Hoy , Secretary, Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Christi Moncavage, Kim Levan, Tera Krebs, Karen Cecco, Dawn Knoebel, Kristene Baldwin, Scott Kramer, Betsy Kramer, Sherry Humphrey and Tia Brown.
Sue Griscavage was not present for the meeting and there was nothing new to note in the Vice President's Report.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $15,391.42. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $ 2,234.58
2nd Grade: $ 2,318.09
3rd Grade: $ 3,599.78
4th Grade: $ 1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Karen Cecco and a second from Dawn Knoebel.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of only a review of the January Minutes. The Minutes were approved with a motion from Christi Moncavage and a second from Karen Cecco.
There were no topics discussed under Old Business.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He spoke about the upcoming Kindergarten Information Night.He said that this is a great way for parents to obtain information on expectations and curriculum, etc.. He requested some volunteers to do babysitting on that night so that parents who wish to attend can focus on the material being presented. This event is slated for March-exact date not known yet. Mr. Shirvinski explained that this Info Night is really helpful to those parents who have children coming to Kindergarten in the Fall.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked those who volunteered their time to test batteries for the 4th grade science kits.
Mr. Shirvinski also spoke about an upcoming event at G.C. Hartman: The Spelling Bee. He said that this will be the first one at the school and is going to be exciting for the students. They will be tested soon on spelling words and the top 5 from each homeroom will compete in the oral spelling bee to be held on April 12th. This event is for grades Kindergarten to 4th grade. Mrs. Meyer and Kathy Koschoff-Rapkin will be working on the Spelling Bee with the students. The kids will be watching a preview video to get them excited for the event.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed New Business.
Karen thanked everyone who has been sending in Box Tops and Labels For Education. The top 5 classes in the contest are :
Mrs. Spotts - 3746
Mrs. Gratti-3612
Mrs. Rhodes-2562
Mrs. Harder-1957
Mrs. Sharrow-1926
Karen reminded everyone to put the homeroom teacher's name on the bags when you send in the box tops, etc..
Karen also spoke about Family Fun Night which took place on Feb. 3rd.She said there was an enormous response from families and that there was a count of 618 RSVP's.
It was also discussed that a Movie Night is being planned for March 30th. The kids will vote from a selection of movies and the top pick will be what is shown at our Movie night. More information will be upcoming.
The Spring Fundraiser was also discussed. It was previously decided that we would do Fit For Funds for our Spring Fundraiser. The parents present were asked for ideas for prizes for the fundraiser. It was discussed that local businesses might donate gift cards, etc. and that should be explored. When a student reaches $15.00 in donations, they will receive a tee shirt.The date of the kick off assembly has not yet been determined and we are looking for volunteers to form a committee to reach some of these decisions.
Karen reminded those present that our next monthly HART Meeting will be on March 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Sherry Humphrey.
