APRIL AND UPCOMING EVENTS
April 3rd-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in elementary library
April 4th-April 9th-Spring Recess-No School
April 11th-Kindergarten Registration Make Up Day
April 12th-G.C. Hartman Spelling Bee-HS Auditorium-8:45 K-2; 10:15 3rd and 4th
April 9th and April 16th-School Board Meetings 7:30 p.m.
April 17th-Beach Day K-4 ( Students can wear flip flops but NO bathing suits)
April 19th-Spring Picture Day K-4
April 20th-Flip Flop Friday K-4
April 23rd-April 30th- Elementary Book Fair
April 27th-Flip Flop Friday K-4
April 30th-Elementary Chorus Fest-Midwest School District
April 30th-May 4th-Teacher Appreciation Week
April 30th-Family and Community Night (elementary school) 6:00-8:00 p.m.
May 1st-Hartman Hustle Event (HS Track)
May 2nd-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in elementary library
There are 2 positions open in HART for next school year. Both the President and Secretary positions are open and if you know anyone who may be interested, please contact one of the HART officers for more information. Voting for these positions will take place at Family and Community Night so remember to stop by the ballot box to cast your vote!
The Spring Book Fair will take place April23-April 30. Danee is still in need of volunteers for Community Night. If you are interested in volunteering for Book Fair, please contact Danee at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com or 452-0569. The Book Fair will take place in the library and the students will be attending book fair during their regular library times.
The top 3 homerooms for the Box Tops and Labels contest are as follows: Mrs. Gratti (4538), Mrs. Spotts (3894)), Mrs. Rhodes (3081). The contest continues until April 30th so make sure you send in any box tops or labels you may have at home and remember to mark your child's homeroom teacher on the bags.
Thanks to all those who came to our monthly HART meetings. It's hard to believe that our next meeting is the last for this school year! Our last meeting will take place on May 2, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. Please plan to join us then!!
Happy Spring,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-APRIL 2012
The meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. on April 3, 2012 by President Karen Wojtowicz.
In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Danee Ryter-McCoog, Beth Nevius, Gloria Seroskie, Jen Dunkelberger, Christi Moncavage and Kristene Baldwin.
Sue Griscavage gave the Vice President's Report. She explained the schedule for Teacher Appreciation Week:
Meatball Monday-Kindergarten and 4th Grades will be donating items for this day
Tuesday Tea-A breakfast of sticky buns, bagels, coffee and tea will be served to the teachers
Treats For Wednesday-Chocolates and hoagie coupons will be given to the teachers
Taco Thursday-Tacos and brownies with items being donated by 1st and 3rd Grades
Fruit Salad Friday-Fruit Salad with yogurt and granola with items being donated by 2nd Grade
Sue further explained that she will be contacting the homeroom moms to have parents send items in for these days. This week will be celebrated the week of April 30th.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $14,580.42.
The Class Funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $2,234.58
2nd Grade:$2,318.09
3rd Grade:$988.53
4th Grade:$1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Danee Ryter McCoog and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the March Minutes. There was a correction from the previous correction: The February Minutes were correct when indicating that the top homerooms listed were a combined total of Box Tops and Labels For Education. The top 3 homerooms for the contest as of March are : Mrs. Gratti (4538), Mrs. Spotts (3894), and Mrs. Rhodes (3081).
The Secretary's Report was approved with a motion from Gloria Seroskie and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He spoke about the Knoebel's field trip planned for May 30th. Mr. Shirvinski spoke with Buddy Knoebel about new prices which are $11.00 for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and $16.00 for 3rd and 4th grade as well as adults. This will not include the Sky Ride and Haunted House. The higher prices will increase our total by only around $100.00. He further added that the last school day will be June 1st with dismissal at 10:30 a.m..
Mr. Shirvinski then spoke about the Spelling Bee which will be held on April 12th.He said that participating students were given 2 tickets each so they can invite parents, etc..There will be traditional spelling bee rules.
Mr. Shirvinski explained details of a meeting taking place at Bucknell University on April 11th at 7:30 p.m.. The meeting will be a townhall meeting that will allow for discussion of the impact of the governor's 2011-2012 budget on public school education. School directors, administrators and the public are invited to this meeting. The meeting will focus on the severe budget cuts to the education system. The meeting will take place at The Forum, Room 272, Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
Another topic in the Principal's Report was field trip clearances. Chaperones who will be going on any overnight trips with students, must have their clearances. This does not apply to the elementary school as they do not do overnight trips.
Mr. Shirvinski explained that there is now a state regulation that requires a nurse to accompany students on field trips in order to dispense medications. If the parent of a student requiring meds. is not available to attend the trip, the school nurse or another RN or LPN must be on the trip. If a nurse would not be available, the trip would have to be canceled. Mr. Shirvinski added that all field trips for the school year have been covered with an RN and none will need to be canceled. A question was asked if another RN could step in if the school nurse is not available and Mr. Shirvinski will be checking on this detail.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that HART Movie Night was a success. She thanked all those who volunteered that evening. She noted that approximately 150-200 people attended Movie Night and they were given popcorn and drinks and enjoyed The Smurfs.
Under New Business, Karen spoke about A.R. incentives. G.C. Hartman students have achieved their goal and now Mr. Shirvinski will become a human sundae.The date for this event will be announced soon. May 25th will be a bowling party for A.R. and there is also an upcoming Hoagie Party.
Mr. Shirvinski noted that there are 101 students who have registered for Kindergarten for next school year.
Karen discussed the fact that the positions of HART Secretary and President are open for next school year. She said that papers will be going home with students as well as emails asking for nominations for these positions. There were no nominations for President at the meeting . Kristene Baldwin received a nomination for Secretary with a motion from Christi Moncavage and a second from Jen Dunkelberger. Voting for these positions will take place at Family and Community Night.
Mr. Shirvinski reminded those present that the class rooms would not be open for Family and Community Night, however, there will be various school work on display that night.
Linda Hoy talked to everyone about the upcoming Hartman Hustle. The fundraiser event will take place on May 1st and the event is open to parents who want to come during their child's walk times. She said that there are lots of raffle items that children may win if they have gotten donations of any amount. They will be picking winners for these items on the day of the event. The following are walk times for individual grades for the Hartman Hustle:
Kindergarten: 9:30
1st Grade: 10:00
2nd Grade: 10:30
3rd Grade: 11:00
4th Grade: 11:30
Linda told everyone that students who have $15.00 in donations, will receive a tee shirt. Those in attendance of the meeting voted on the color of the tee shirt which will be white. Also those at the HART Meeting, voted on the picture which will be on the tee shirt. The design that won was done by Gina Gratti. Tara from Fit For Funds will be contacting both the paper and tv station to see if they will attend our Hartman Hustle. Linda said that we received a lot of donations from area businesses for prizes, etc. so we will need to send out many thank you cards.
Mr. Shirvinski made a motion to request a check in the amount of $1875.00 for the First Grade field trip to Hershey Zoo. This was approved first by Kristene Baldwin and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Karen reminded everyone that our last meeting of this school year will be on May 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Christi Moncavage.
In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Danee Ryter-McCoog, Beth Nevius, Gloria Seroskie, Jen Dunkelberger, Christi Moncavage and Kristene Baldwin.
Sue Griscavage gave the Vice President's Report. She explained the schedule for Teacher Appreciation Week:
Meatball Monday-Kindergarten and 4th Grades will be donating items for this day
Tuesday Tea-A breakfast of sticky buns, bagels, coffee and tea will be served to the teachers
Treats For Wednesday-Chocolates and hoagie coupons will be given to the teachers
Taco Thursday-Tacos and brownies with items being donated by 1st and 3rd Grades
Fruit Salad Friday-Fruit Salad with yogurt and granola with items being donated by 2nd Grade
Sue further explained that she will be contacting the homeroom moms to have parents send items in for these days. This week will be celebrated the week of April 30th.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $14,580.42.
The Class Funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $2,234.58
2nd Grade:$2,318.09
3rd Grade:$988.53
4th Grade:$1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Danee Ryter McCoog and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the March Minutes. There was a correction from the previous correction: The February Minutes were correct when indicating that the top homerooms listed were a combined total of Box Tops and Labels For Education. The top 3 homerooms for the contest as of March are : Mrs. Gratti (4538), Mrs. Spotts (3894), and Mrs. Rhodes (3081).
The Secretary's Report was approved with a motion from Gloria Seroskie and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He spoke about the Knoebel's field trip planned for May 30th. Mr. Shirvinski spoke with Buddy Knoebel about new prices which are $11.00 for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and $16.00 for 3rd and 4th grade as well as adults. This will not include the Sky Ride and Haunted House. The higher prices will increase our total by only around $100.00. He further added that the last school day will be June 1st with dismissal at 10:30 a.m..
Mr. Shirvinski then spoke about the Spelling Bee which will be held on April 12th.He said that participating students were given 2 tickets each so they can invite parents, etc..There will be traditional spelling bee rules.
Mr. Shirvinski explained details of a meeting taking place at Bucknell University on April 11th at 7:30 p.m.. The meeting will be a townhall meeting that will allow for discussion of the impact of the governor's 2011-2012 budget on public school education. School directors, administrators and the public are invited to this meeting. The meeting will focus on the severe budget cuts to the education system. The meeting will take place at The Forum, Room 272, Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
Another topic in the Principal's Report was field trip clearances. Chaperones who will be going on any overnight trips with students, must have their clearances. This does not apply to the elementary school as they do not do overnight trips.
Mr. Shirvinski explained that there is now a state regulation that requires a nurse to accompany students on field trips in order to dispense medications. If the parent of a student requiring meds. is not available to attend the trip, the school nurse or another RN or LPN must be on the trip. If a nurse would not be available, the trip would have to be canceled. Mr. Shirvinski added that all field trips for the school year have been covered with an RN and none will need to be canceled. A question was asked if another RN could step in if the school nurse is not available and Mr. Shirvinski will be checking on this detail.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that HART Movie Night was a success. She thanked all those who volunteered that evening. She noted that approximately 150-200 people attended Movie Night and they were given popcorn and drinks and enjoyed The Smurfs.
Under New Business, Karen spoke about A.R. incentives. G.C. Hartman students have achieved their goal and now Mr. Shirvinski will become a human sundae.The date for this event will be announced soon. May 25th will be a bowling party for A.R. and there is also an upcoming Hoagie Party.
Mr. Shirvinski noted that there are 101 students who have registered for Kindergarten for next school year.
Karen discussed the fact that the positions of HART Secretary and President are open for next school year. She said that papers will be going home with students as well as emails asking for nominations for these positions. There were no nominations for President at the meeting . Kristene Baldwin received a nomination for Secretary with a motion from Christi Moncavage and a second from Jen Dunkelberger. Voting for these positions will take place at Family and Community Night.
Mr. Shirvinski reminded those present that the class rooms would not be open for Family and Community Night, however, there will be various school work on display that night.
Linda Hoy talked to everyone about the upcoming Hartman Hustle. The fundraiser event will take place on May 1st and the event is open to parents who want to come during their child's walk times. She said that there are lots of raffle items that children may win if they have gotten donations of any amount. They will be picking winners for these items on the day of the event. The following are walk times for individual grades for the Hartman Hustle:
Kindergarten: 9:30
1st Grade: 10:00
2nd Grade: 10:30
3rd Grade: 11:00
4th Grade: 11:30
Linda told everyone that students who have $15.00 in donations, will receive a tee shirt. Those in attendance of the meeting voted on the color of the tee shirt which will be white. Also those at the HART Meeting, voted on the picture which will be on the tee shirt. The design that won was done by Gina Gratti. Tara from Fit For Funds will be contacting both the paper and tv station to see if they will attend our Hartman Hustle. Linda said that we received a lot of donations from area businesses for prizes, etc. so we will need to send out many thank you cards.
Mr. Shirvinski made a motion to request a check in the amount of $1875.00 for the First Grade field trip to Hershey Zoo. This was approved first by Kristene Baldwin and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Karen reminded everyone that our last meeting of this school year will be on May 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Christi Moncavage.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
HART NEWS-MARCH 2012
March 2nd-Read Across America -(Dress like a Dr. Seuss character) K-4
March 3rd-Cinderella Breakfast in HS Cafeteria from 9-11:30 a.m.
March 5th- New Kindergarten Parent Information Night -LGA from 6-7 p.m.
March 7th-HART Meeting in Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
March 9th-Student Make-Up Day (Classes in session)
March 12th-Student Make-Up Day (Classes in session)
March 12th and March 19th-School Board Meetings (7:30 p.m.)
March 16th-Green Day (K-4)
March 19th-23rd--Kindergarten Registration
March 20th-23rd--PSSA Reading and Math Testing (3rd and 4th grades)
March 20th-2nd Grade Music Program-LGA at 6:00 p.m.
March 23rd-End of 3rd Marking Period
March 28th-Gym Show -1st and 4th Grades in Elementary Gym from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
March 30th-HART Movie Night 6-8 p.m. in Elementary Gym
There are 2 HART positions open for the upcoming school year. The President and Secretary positions are open so if you know anyone who might be interested, please see one of the HART officers. Voting will take place on Family and Community night which is held on April 30th from 6-8 p.m..
The contest for Box Tops, Labels For Education, etc. will end on April 30th so make sure you send in any Box Tops, etc. that you may have. Make sure to separate the box tops and labels, etc. into separate bags and mark them with your child's homeroom teacher.
We will be having our Spring Book Fair April 23-27th and if you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch with Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com.
Thanks to everyone who has been coming to our monthly meetings. The school year is just flying by and we have only 2 meetings left ! Please join us if you can for our next meeting which will be on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. Hope to see you there!!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Kuijpers
HART Secretary
March 3rd-Cinderella Breakfast in HS Cafeteria from 9-11:30 a.m.
March 5th- New Kindergarten Parent Information Night -LGA from 6-7 p.m.
March 7th-HART Meeting in Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
March 9th-Student Make-Up Day (Classes in session)
March 12th-Student Make-Up Day (Classes in session)
March 12th and March 19th-School Board Meetings (7:30 p.m.)
March 16th-Green Day (K-4)
March 19th-23rd--Kindergarten Registration
March 20th-23rd--PSSA Reading and Math Testing (3rd and 4th grades)
March 20th-2nd Grade Music Program-LGA at 6:00 p.m.
March 23rd-End of 3rd Marking Period
March 28th-Gym Show -1st and 4th Grades in Elementary Gym from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
March 30th-HART Movie Night 6-8 p.m. in Elementary Gym
There are 2 HART positions open for the upcoming school year. The President and Secretary positions are open so if you know anyone who might be interested, please see one of the HART officers. Voting will take place on Family and Community night which is held on April 30th from 6-8 p.m..
The contest for Box Tops, Labels For Education, etc. will end on April 30th so make sure you send in any Box Tops, etc. that you may have. Make sure to separate the box tops and labels, etc. into separate bags and mark them with your child's homeroom teacher.
We will be having our Spring Book Fair April 23-27th and if you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch with Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com.
Thanks to everyone who has been coming to our monthly meetings. The school year is just flying by and we have only 2 meetings left ! Please join us if you can for our next meeting which will be on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. Hope to see you there!!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Kuijpers
HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-MARCH 2012
The meeting was called to order at 6:43 p.m. on March 7th by President Karen Wojtowicz.
In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz,Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Kristene Baldwin, Danee Ryter McCoog, Sherry Humphrey, Terry Genners, Vanessa Stine, Diane Mack, Dawn Knoebel, Kim Levan, Gloria Seroskie, Michelle Conway, Tia Brown, and Christi Moncavage.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $14,826.42. 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 Dawn Knoebel and a second from Kristene Baldwin.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the February Minutes. It was discussed that the Minutes reflected Box Top totals that were incorrect. The totals should have indicated that the amounts were only for Labels For Education and not a combination of Box Tops and Labels For Education.
The Minutes were then approved with a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Terry Genners. It was noted that that the school contest is a combined total of Box Tops, Labels For Education, and Tyson Chicken products.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He said that the composite class pictures went home with the students. If you have not received one, you should contact your child's teacher.
Mr. Shirvinski spoke about Henry Hynoski coming in to read to the kids on Dr. Seuss Day. This was a surprise for the kids and was really enjoyed by everyone !
Mr. Shirvinski explained that PSSA testing will be taking place soon. The students will receive a breakfast each morning provided by Mr. Shirvinski's Student Activity Fund .They will be having a pep rally to get them excited about the tests. The theme of the pep rally will be PSSA Idol.
Kindergarten registration will be taking place on March 19th and Mr. Shirvinski said that you can call the office for appointments.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked those who volunteered their time to babysit at Kindergarten Information Night. The evening went very well.
He also talked about the upcoming Spelling Bee. It will be held on April 12th in the H.S. Auditorium . There has not been a Spelling Bee at G.C. Hartman since the 80's. The children who are competing in the Spelling Bee will each receive 2 tickets to invite parents or grandparents, etc. to watch the Bee.
Mr. Shirvinski informed everyone that the last day of school will be June 1st as long as we don't have any snow days. Also the Easter break will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. In the month of May we will be having Teacher Appreciation and the Hartman Volunteer Luncheon.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that Family Fun Night was a big success. She asked for suggestions for changes but none were given. The kids really seemed to love Bingo with Mr. Shirvinski and also the snow cones were a big hit! It was also a great night for getting box tops.
Karen discussed New Business. We currently have 12,600 A.R. points. The goal was 13,000 to make Mr. Shirvinski a human sundae!! There were suggestions to call the local t.v. stations to broadcast the event. This will most likely take place in May. The A.R. treat for the 3rd marking period will be a hoagie lunch.
Karen asked for suggestions for a new name for the day when the children receive a free book. The day has been called RIF Day, however, it is no longer funded by government monies.
Karen reminded people to separate the box tops, etc when they send them in. The contest for box tops, labels for education, etc. ends on April 30th. Our yearly total for box tops is $4049.70 which is our highest total to date. The top 3 classes for box tops are: Rhodes, Sharrow and Spotts. There will be grand totals given at the next meeting.
Also under new business is HART Movie Night which will be on 3-30-12 at 6:00 p.m.. Popcorn and a drink will be given and you need to bring a blanket to sit on.
Danee Ryter McCoog explained that the Spring Book Fair will take place 4-23 to 4-27. The book fair will be open daily from 8:00 until 3:00 and will also be open on Family and Community Night from 6:00 till 8:00 ( April 30th). The students will be able to attend the book fair during their library times as the fair will be held in the library.If you are interested in volunteering, contact Danee as soon as possible.
It was also discussed that Fit For Funds will be held on May 1st and we are looking for volunteers that day to man a water station, etc.. We are looking for donations from area businesses for prizes for the students for that event as well. If a student has $15.00 in donations, they will receive a tee shirt.
There was discussion about open HART officer positions. Both President and Secretary positions are open and if you are interested, you can speak to any HART officer. Voting will take place at Family and Community Night. Karen asked for nominations and none were expressed.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the following dates for upcoming field trips:
April 26 and 27-Kindergarten to the Sports Plex
May 11-1st Grade to Hershey Zoo
May 18-2nd Grade to Lake Tobias
May 18-3rd Grade to Whitaker Center
May 7 and 8-4th Grade to R.B. Winter State Park
There was some discussion about Teacher Appreciation. Sherry Humphrey had ideas for having special treats each day of an entire week to celebrate Teacher Appreciation. This will take place the week of April 30th. Sue Griscavage, Suzanne Kuijpers, Linda Hoy and Sherry Humphrey will be working on these ideas.
Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Danee Ryter McCoog.
In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz,Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Kristene Baldwin, Danee Ryter McCoog, Sherry Humphrey, Terry Genners, Vanessa Stine, Diane Mack, Dawn Knoebel, Kim Levan, Gloria Seroskie, Michelle Conway, Tia Brown, and Christi Moncavage.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $14,826.42. 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 Dawn Knoebel and a second from Kristene Baldwin.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the February Minutes. It was discussed that the Minutes reflected Box Top totals that were incorrect. The totals should have indicated that the amounts were only for Labels For Education and not a combination of Box Tops and Labels For Education.
The Minutes were then approved with a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Terry Genners. It was noted that that the school contest is a combined total of Box Tops, Labels For Education, and Tyson Chicken products.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He said that the composite class pictures went home with the students. If you have not received one, you should contact your child's teacher.
Mr. Shirvinski spoke about Henry Hynoski coming in to read to the kids on Dr. Seuss Day. This was a surprise for the kids and was really enjoyed by everyone !
Mr. Shirvinski explained that PSSA testing will be taking place soon. The students will receive a breakfast each morning provided by Mr. Shirvinski's Student Activity Fund .They will be having a pep rally to get them excited about the tests. The theme of the pep rally will be PSSA Idol.
Kindergarten registration will be taking place on March 19th and Mr. Shirvinski said that you can call the office for appointments.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked those who volunteered their time to babysit at Kindergarten Information Night. The evening went very well.
He also talked about the upcoming Spelling Bee. It will be held on April 12th in the H.S. Auditorium . There has not been a Spelling Bee at G.C. Hartman since the 80's. The children who are competing in the Spelling Bee will each receive 2 tickets to invite parents or grandparents, etc. to watch the Bee.
Mr. Shirvinski informed everyone that the last day of school will be June 1st as long as we don't have any snow days. Also the Easter break will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. In the month of May we will be having Teacher Appreciation and the Hartman Volunteer Luncheon.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that Family Fun Night was a big success. She asked for suggestions for changes but none were given. The kids really seemed to love Bingo with Mr. Shirvinski and also the snow cones were a big hit! It was also a great night for getting box tops.
Karen discussed New Business. We currently have 12,600 A.R. points. The goal was 13,000 to make Mr. Shirvinski a human sundae!! There were suggestions to call the local t.v. stations to broadcast the event. This will most likely take place in May. The A.R. treat for the 3rd marking period will be a hoagie lunch.
Karen asked for suggestions for a new name for the day when the children receive a free book. The day has been called RIF Day, however, it is no longer funded by government monies.
Karen reminded people to separate the box tops, etc when they send them in. The contest for box tops, labels for education, etc. ends on April 30th. Our yearly total for box tops is $4049.70 which is our highest total to date. The top 3 classes for box tops are: Rhodes, Sharrow and Spotts. There will be grand totals given at the next meeting.
Also under new business is HART Movie Night which will be on 3-30-12 at 6:00 p.m.. Popcorn and a drink will be given and you need to bring a blanket to sit on.
Danee Ryter McCoog explained that the Spring Book Fair will take place 4-23 to 4-27. The book fair will be open daily from 8:00 until 3:00 and will also be open on Family and Community Night from 6:00 till 8:00 ( April 30th). The students will be able to attend the book fair during their library times as the fair will be held in the library.If you are interested in volunteering, contact Danee as soon as possible.
It was also discussed that Fit For Funds will be held on May 1st and we are looking for volunteers that day to man a water station, etc.. We are looking for donations from area businesses for prizes for the students for that event as well. If a student has $15.00 in donations, they will receive a tee shirt.
There was discussion about open HART officer positions. Both President and Secretary positions are open and if you are interested, you can speak to any HART officer. Voting will take place at Family and Community Night. Karen asked for nominations and none were expressed.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the following dates for upcoming field trips:
April 26 and 27-Kindergarten to the Sports Plex
May 11-1st Grade to Hershey Zoo
May 18-2nd Grade to Lake Tobias
May 18-3rd Grade to Whitaker Center
May 7 and 8-4th Grade to R.B. Winter State Park
There was some discussion about Teacher Appreciation. Sherry Humphrey had ideas for having special treats each day of an entire week to celebrate Teacher Appreciation. This will take place the week of April 30th. Sue Griscavage, Suzanne Kuijpers, Linda Hoy and Sherry Humphrey will be working on these ideas.
Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Danee Ryter McCoog.
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