Wednesday, April 06, 2011
VICE PRESIDENT POSITION OPEN FOR 2011/2012
Cindy Hricenak will be stepping down from her position as Vice President due to other obligations. We are seeking individuals who wish to be nominated for this position. The voting will take place on April 27th at Family and Community Night. If you are interested in running for Vice President or know someone who you think would be good for the position ( they can decline), please let Karen Wojtowicz know by next Tuesday, April 12th. You can contact her by email at klwojtowicz@yahoo.com or by phone at 799-5720.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
HART NEWS-MARCH 2011
March 2nd-Read Across America Day ( K-4th)
March 3rd-RIF Book Distribution Day ( K-4th)
March 7th-Kindergarten Information Night For Parents of Incoming Students
March 11th-Math-A-Thon Kick Off Assembly ( Math-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital)
March 11 and 14 are snow make-up days-- school is in session
March 17- Green Day ( wear something green to school -K thru 4)
March 22nd -25th-PSSA testing ( 3rd and 4th grades)
March 28th- End of Marking Period
March 28th-April 1st-- Kindergarten Registration
March 28th-Sky Dome Assembly ( K-3)
March 30th-Gym Show 6:30 in Elementary Gym for 1st and 4th Grades
April 4th-April 11th-- Spring Book Fair in Large Group Area
April 5th- HART Meeting in elementary library
April 7th- Spring Picture Day (K-4th)
April 8th- Reading Night in The Elementary School ( 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
April 7th and April 8th will be pick up for Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food ( 1-7 p.m.)
Anyone interested in volunteering for the above HART events, please email one of the officers. We are always grateful for any help we receive and so are the kids!!
Danee Ryter McCoog is working hard on the upcoming Reading Night. A local author and illustrator, Robert Bender, will be on hand that night to share a story and join in the fun. We will have lots of fun activities -kids can come dressed in pajamas and bring a flashlight and sleeping bag so they can curl up and enjoy the camping atmosphere, as well as reading a good book! We hope you will join us for Reading Night and be a part of the fun!! Information and Robert Bender book order forms recently went home with the students. Book order forms as well as RSVP's for the event are due back on March 25th. Checks should be made payable to HART for any books being ordered from Robert Bender and should be sent into the office in an envelope marked with your child's name and homeroom.
Please join us for our next HART Meeting which will be held on April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! We hope to see you then!
March 20th is the first day of Spring-hopefully the nice weather is just around the corner!
HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!!!!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
March 3rd-RIF Book Distribution Day ( K-4th)
March 7th-Kindergarten Information Night For Parents of Incoming Students
March 11th-Math-A-Thon Kick Off Assembly ( Math-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital)
March 11 and 14 are snow make-up days-- school is in session
March 17- Green Day ( wear something green to school -K thru 4)
March 22nd -25th-PSSA testing ( 3rd and 4th grades)
March 28th- End of Marking Period
March 28th-April 1st-- Kindergarten Registration
March 28th-Sky Dome Assembly ( K-3)
March 30th-Gym Show 6:30 in Elementary Gym for 1st and 4th Grades
April 4th-April 11th-- Spring Book Fair in Large Group Area
April 5th- HART Meeting in elementary library
April 7th- Spring Picture Day (K-4th)
April 8th- Reading Night in The Elementary School ( 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
April 7th and April 8th will be pick up for Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food ( 1-7 p.m.)
Anyone interested in volunteering for the above HART events, please email one of the officers. We are always grateful for any help we receive and so are the kids!!
Danee Ryter McCoog is working hard on the upcoming Reading Night. A local author and illustrator, Robert Bender, will be on hand that night to share a story and join in the fun. We will have lots of fun activities -kids can come dressed in pajamas and bring a flashlight and sleeping bag so they can curl up and enjoy the camping atmosphere, as well as reading a good book! We hope you will join us for Reading Night and be a part of the fun!! Information and Robert Bender book order forms recently went home with the students. Book order forms as well as RSVP's for the event are due back on March 25th. Checks should be made payable to HART for any books being ordered from Robert Bender and should be sent into the office in an envelope marked with your child's name and homeroom.
Please join us for our next HART Meeting which will be held on April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! We hope to see you then!
March 20th is the first day of Spring-hopefully the nice weather is just around the corner!
HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!!!!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-MARCH 2011
Cindy Hricenak, Vice President, brought the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m..
Those in attendance were as follows: Officers-Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Teacher Rep. Sue Stone. Parents: Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Jen Dunkelberger, Brenda Brassington, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage and Juanita R. Helwig.
Patrolman Christopher R. Grow of the Ralpho Township Police Department, was our guest speaker for the evening. His topic for our meeting was " Talking To Your Children About Drugs".
He explained that Bullying and Cyber Bullying can eventually lead to drug abuse. He said that no one can really win the war on drugs but the police department hopes to put a dent in it.
He explained to the parents present that it is never too early to begin talking to your kids about drugs. Tell them that medicines are drugs and should only be taken when their parent is giving it to them. He told us to remind them that drugs are BAD even from an early age. Tell them that they should NEVER do drugs!! His advice was to talk to our kids as you would an adult-don't scream at them. Allow them to have open discussions with you on a regular basis about drugs. Use stories in the news as an opportunity for a teaching moment. Try to make them strong individuals so that they can stand up to peer pressure. Tell them to be strong and "JUST SAY NO". A structured home life is the best building block for your child's future.
He discussed robberies in our area that were also based on drug abuse. People will steal money or things they can sell to support their drug habit.
He also touched on how Bath Salts are being used and have the same effects as Cocaine or Meth. He said if you inhale a 1 inch line of bath salts, you may be awake for three days. Bath salts are legal right now, but will hopefully be illegal by the end of this month ( along with incense that is used as a drug). The incense is called Synthetic Cannibus and also is very dangerous . He told us about Huffing which is when butane from lighters is inhaled. This is commonly done by kids 11-15 years of age.
Officer Grow encouraged us to call him if we ever have any questions or need his help talking to our kids. He is willing to talk directly to the child or teen or discuss possible problems we may be having as parents. A resource he gave us for checking any suspicious pills we may come across is : www.drugs.com You can go on this website and describe the pill and it will identify it. We also received information about " TAKE BACK". You should not flush pills down the toilet or throw them in the garbage. You can take them to the police station during "TAKE BACK" and there will be no questions asked.
There was not a President's Report or Principal's Report as Karen Wojtowicz and Mr. Shirvinski were not present at the meeting.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked Amy Snyder and Roxanne Zuber for all their hard work with Donuts With Dad event. The event was well attended and a great time was had by all ! Donations were taken at the event and $350.00 was raised for The Habitat For Humanity.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. Linda gave the ending balance of $24,536.62. The Class Fund balance is currently $6296.46. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$19.11
1st Grade: $1339.05
2nd Grade:$1366.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the February Minutes. The Minutes were approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Georgiann Noll.
Linda asked for volunteers to help out with the Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser. She said that help is needed to sort out the order forms and also to help with the pick up days. The pick up days are April 7th and 8th and you can email Linda if you are able to help out . She also asked for volunteers for Spring Picture Day and Spring Book Fair, as well as Reading Night. There were sign up forms available after the meeting .
Our next meeting will be April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope you can join us then!!! Thanks to all who attended our March meeting and for all you do to support HART!!!
Cindy made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Roxanne Zuber.
Those in attendance were as follows: Officers-Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Teacher Rep. Sue Stone. Parents: Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Jen Dunkelberger, Brenda Brassington, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage and Juanita R. Helwig.
Patrolman Christopher R. Grow of the Ralpho Township Police Department, was our guest speaker for the evening. His topic for our meeting was " Talking To Your Children About Drugs".
He explained that Bullying and Cyber Bullying can eventually lead to drug abuse. He said that no one can really win the war on drugs but the police department hopes to put a dent in it.
He explained to the parents present that it is never too early to begin talking to your kids about drugs. Tell them that medicines are drugs and should only be taken when their parent is giving it to them. He told us to remind them that drugs are BAD even from an early age. Tell them that they should NEVER do drugs!! His advice was to talk to our kids as you would an adult-don't scream at them. Allow them to have open discussions with you on a regular basis about drugs. Use stories in the news as an opportunity for a teaching moment. Try to make them strong individuals so that they can stand up to peer pressure. Tell them to be strong and "JUST SAY NO". A structured home life is the best building block for your child's future.
He discussed robberies in our area that were also based on drug abuse. People will steal money or things they can sell to support their drug habit.
He also touched on how Bath Salts are being used and have the same effects as Cocaine or Meth. He said if you inhale a 1 inch line of bath salts, you may be awake for three days. Bath salts are legal right now, but will hopefully be illegal by the end of this month ( along with incense that is used as a drug). The incense is called Synthetic Cannibus and also is very dangerous . He told us about Huffing which is when butane from lighters is inhaled. This is commonly done by kids 11-15 years of age.
Officer Grow encouraged us to call him if we ever have any questions or need his help talking to our kids. He is willing to talk directly to the child or teen or discuss possible problems we may be having as parents. A resource he gave us for checking any suspicious pills we may come across is : www.drugs.com You can go on this website and describe the pill and it will identify it. We also received information about " TAKE BACK". You should not flush pills down the toilet or throw them in the garbage. You can take them to the police station during "TAKE BACK" and there will be no questions asked.
There was not a President's Report or Principal's Report as Karen Wojtowicz and Mr. Shirvinski were not present at the meeting.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked Amy Snyder and Roxanne Zuber for all their hard work with Donuts With Dad event. The event was well attended and a great time was had by all ! Donations were taken at the event and $350.00 was raised for The Habitat For Humanity.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. Linda gave the ending balance of $24,536.62. The Class Fund balance is currently $6296.46. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$19.11
1st Grade: $1339.05
2nd Grade:$1366.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the February Minutes. The Minutes were approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Georgiann Noll.
Linda asked for volunteers to help out with the Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser. She said that help is needed to sort out the order forms and also to help with the pick up days. The pick up days are April 7th and 8th and you can email Linda if you are able to help out . She also asked for volunteers for Spring Picture Day and Spring Book Fair, as well as Reading Night. There were sign up forms available after the meeting .
Our next meeting will be April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope you can join us then!!! Thanks to all who attended our March meeting and for all you do to support HART!!!
Cindy made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Roxanne Zuber.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
HART NEWS-FEBRUARY 2011
Feb. 1st-Report Cards were distributed
Feb. 4th-Favorite Team Jersey Day was held
Feb. 8th-HART Meeting was held at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day and Red Day
Feb.16th-HART Fundraiser Kick-Off ( Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food)
Feb. 18th-SNOW MAKE-UP DAY-SCHOOL IN SESSION
Feb. 21st-President's Day-Offices and School Closed
Feb.24th-Mid-Marking Period
Feb.26th-Donuts With Dad-EC Gym from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
March 1st-HART Meeting-Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
March 2nd-Read Across America Day (Wear something related to Dr.Seuss)
March 3rd-RIF Day
March 17th-St. Patrick's Day (Wear something green)
Danee Ryter McCoog is still looking for volunteers for Spring Book Fair which will be held from April 4-8. We will also be having an event called CAMP READ which will be held on April 8th from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m.. There are many fun activities planned, centered on reading, for this event. Danee is asking for volunteers to help us with this fun night!!! We will be having a planning meeting for the CAMP READ night on February 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the large group area. We hope you can join us for the meeting and also hope you can donate some of your time to help us with the event on April 8th. You can contact Danne with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering. Her email address is : daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
We will continue to collect Box Tops and Labels For Education so please keep sending them in! Make sure you indicate your child's name and homeroom teacher on the bag when you send them in !
We hope you will join us for the next HART Meeting which will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! Our guest speaker for that night will be a DARE instructor who will help us with how to talk to our children about drugs. If you have any specific questions for the DARE instructor, you can email them to Karen Wojtowicz.
Thanks for all you do to support HART and for all the time you give to various events! It is appreciated by all of us, but especially , the kids!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 671-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Feb. 4th-Favorite Team Jersey Day was held
Feb. 8th-HART Meeting was held at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day and Red Day
Feb.16th-HART Fundraiser Kick-Off ( Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food)
Feb. 18th-SNOW MAKE-UP DAY-SCHOOL IN SESSION
Feb. 21st-President's Day-Offices and School Closed
Feb.24th-Mid-Marking Period
Feb.26th-Donuts With Dad-EC Gym from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
March 1st-HART Meeting-Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
March 2nd-Read Across America Day (Wear something related to Dr.Seuss)
March 3rd-RIF Day
March 17th-St. Patrick's Day (Wear something green)
Danee Ryter McCoog is still looking for volunteers for Spring Book Fair which will be held from April 4-8. We will also be having an event called CAMP READ which will be held on April 8th from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m.. There are many fun activities planned, centered on reading, for this event. Danee is asking for volunteers to help us with this fun night!!! We will be having a planning meeting for the CAMP READ night on February 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the large group area. We hope you can join us for the meeting and also hope you can donate some of your time to help us with the event on April 8th. You can contact Danne with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering. Her email address is : daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
We will continue to collect Box Tops and Labels For Education so please keep sending them in! Make sure you indicate your child's name and homeroom teacher on the bag when you send them in !
We hope you will join us for the next HART Meeting which will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! Our guest speaker for that night will be a DARE instructor who will help us with how to talk to our children about drugs. If you have any specific questions for the DARE instructor, you can email them to Karen Wojtowicz.
Thanks for all you do to support HART and for all the time you give to various events! It is appreciated by all of us, but especially , the kids!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 671-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-FEBRUARY 2011
President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. on February 8, 2011.
Those in attendance were as follows: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Michele Petro. Parents: Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Roxanne Zuber, Gloria Seroskie, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Richard Miller, Vanessa Stine and Marsylvia Weaver.
Leslie Bieber-Brecht, our Elementary School Guidance Counselor, was the guest speaker for the evening. She spoke to the parents about BULLYING. She explained that in grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd, she mainly reinforces the Golden Rule. She said that at these ages, they seem to understand that concept. This also reinforces the school rules that the children are familiar with (R.O.A.R.).
She further explained that in grades 2-3 , she focuses on standing up for yourself. She teaches the children to tell someone who is bothering them to "stop it" or " that's enough". She explained that Bullying is a person trying to get power over another person. She also explained that Bullying is a repeated, continued act against someone. She said that the term Bullying is becoming overused in our society and is often used incorrectly. If someone calls someone a name one time , that does not refer to Bullying. She said that although Bullying does occasionally happen at our school, the incidences are few and far between. Mrs. Brecht explained that she and Mr. Shirvinski work hand in hand to prevent such behavior and to work out individual problems as they occur.
In 4th Grade, Mrs. Brecht teaches the students about conflict resolution. She said that it is very important for us to empower our children so they can deal with problems throughout their lives. She added that Bullying behavior tends to peak in grades 6-8.
Mrs. Brecht took questions from the parents and encouraged those with other problems or questions to contact her.
Cindy Hricenak did not have any new information in the Vice President's Report.
Karen Wojtowicz gave the Treasurer's Report as Linda Hoy was away on vacation.
Karen explained that Yankee Candle has given us a reimbursement check in an effort to further apologize for the problems we had related to the delivery of our fundraising items. They had originally given us a 40% profit on the fundraiser, but have now given us 60% profit resulting in a reimbursement of $7,663.00.
Karen gave the ending balance of $23,833.26 in the General Fund Account. She made a motion to ammend this amount by $300.00 which was inadvertently taken out of the general fund rather than the 1st Grade account.
This motion was approved by Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Michelle Conway.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05 ( minus $300.00 for a field trip deposit)
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $ 1,501.71
4th Grade: $ 2,069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Richard Miller.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the January Minutes.There was a motion to approve them by Sherry Humphrey and a second from Roxanne Zuber.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report.He told everyone about Kindergarten Informational Night which will take place on March 7th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m..He said this is for people who have children who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall. The Kindergarten teachers will be present that evening to go over curriculum expectations. There will be babysitting available to those who need it so that you can enjoy the informational session. Mr. Shirvinski asked for volunteers at the meeting who could help with the babysitting that night.
On February 11, Rand Whipple will be present at the school for a number of assemblies. He is from the Box of Light. Kindergarten will be having an assembly on Aesop's Fables, 3rd Grade will be having one based on Fractured Stories and 4th Grade will be having an assembly on Electricity.
Mr. Shirvinski told everyone that the Gertrude Hawk assembly and kick-off for the Spring Fundraiser will be on Feb. 16th.
There will be a Math-a-thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital beginning on March 11th and this will be for grades K-4th.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about Read Across America Day which is March 2. This will correspond with Dr. Seuss's Birthday. There will be many activities at the school to celebrate these events. The author of Chippy Chipmunk, Kathy Miller, will be at the school for assemblies.You will have the opportunity to purchase her book and get it autographed- information will be sent home with the students soon . Mrs. Pfirman's class will be having a pizza lunch with the author as they were the winners of " Predict the 1st Snow Day" contest!
Mr. Shirvinski let parents know that March 3rd will be RIF day and the children will be going home with a free book that day. Renelle Wetzel is chair person for RIF Day. He also informed everyone that Mrs. Casey was able to purchase over $7,000.00 in books for classrooms as a result of Book Fair Scholastic Dollars.
The building construction project is moving forward and will most likely break ground on Feb. 14th . Mr. Shirvinski asked everyone to be patient as parking, etc. may become difficult as it progresses. The playground will be fenced in as parking will be located directly across from it. The project is looking at a completion date around the time of the 2012-2013 school year.
The Box Tops program is going very well and is organized by Sue Griscavage. The 2009-2010 school year produced $2165.00 in Box Top Money. The current year (2010-2011) has given us $3160.00 in Box Top Money. Mr. Shirvinski thanked everyone who has sent in box tops and labels for education and encouraged people to continue to send them in ( marked with child's homeroom teacher on them).
Mr. Shirvinski informed those present of the snow make-up days. He said that there are 4 to be made up and they are as follows: February 18, March 11, March 14 and June 6.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. As for old business: there are still a few Yankee Candle orders not picked up yet. They are as follows: William Miller, Lindsay Mummey and Cailee Davis.
Geisinger sent a thank you for the donation made from our Muffins With Mom event.
New business included talk of Donuts With Dad event which will be on Feb.26 and is being organized by Amy Snyder. Kits will be provided by Home Depot and there will also be some science experiments done that day with the dads. We will be collecting donations for Habitat For Humanity the day of the event and there will be a rep. from Habitat present at the event.
Karen let everyone know that in addition to Gertrude Hawk, we will also be selling Schwan's Frozen Food during our Spring Fundraiser.No money will be collected for Schwan's orders but will be due the day of pick up. Order forms will be going home with the students on Feb.18th and orders are due on March 10th. April 7 and April 8 will be Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's pick up days from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m..
The Book Fair will be held April 4-April 8. Anyone interested in volunteering for book fair should get in contact with Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
Karen told everyone that the guest speaker for the March meeting will be a DARE instructor to talk to us about how to talk to our children about drugs. Anyone with specific questions for the DARE instructor, should email them to Karen.
Karen also reminded those present, that the SMART fundraiser Apple Dumpling Sale will have pick up on March 2 and they are still looking for volunteers to help with the pick up.
Our next HART meeting will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see you all then!!!! Thanks to all those who attended the February meeting!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Michelle Conway.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Those in attendance were as follows: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Michele Petro. Parents: Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Roxanne Zuber, Gloria Seroskie, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Richard Miller, Vanessa Stine and Marsylvia Weaver.
Leslie Bieber-Brecht, our Elementary School Guidance Counselor, was the guest speaker for the evening. She spoke to the parents about BULLYING. She explained that in grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd, she mainly reinforces the Golden Rule. She said that at these ages, they seem to understand that concept. This also reinforces the school rules that the children are familiar with (R.O.A.R.).
She further explained that in grades 2-3 , she focuses on standing up for yourself. She teaches the children to tell someone who is bothering them to "stop it" or " that's enough". She explained that Bullying is a person trying to get power over another person. She also explained that Bullying is a repeated, continued act against someone. She said that the term Bullying is becoming overused in our society and is often used incorrectly. If someone calls someone a name one time , that does not refer to Bullying. She said that although Bullying does occasionally happen at our school, the incidences are few and far between. Mrs. Brecht explained that she and Mr. Shirvinski work hand in hand to prevent such behavior and to work out individual problems as they occur.
In 4th Grade, Mrs. Brecht teaches the students about conflict resolution. She said that it is very important for us to empower our children so they can deal with problems throughout their lives. She added that Bullying behavior tends to peak in grades 6-8.
Mrs. Brecht took questions from the parents and encouraged those with other problems or questions to contact her.
Cindy Hricenak did not have any new information in the Vice President's Report.
Karen Wojtowicz gave the Treasurer's Report as Linda Hoy was away on vacation.
Karen explained that Yankee Candle has given us a reimbursement check in an effort to further apologize for the problems we had related to the delivery of our fundraising items. They had originally given us a 40% profit on the fundraiser, but have now given us 60% profit resulting in a reimbursement of $7,663.00.
Karen gave the ending balance of $23,833.26 in the General Fund Account. She made a motion to ammend this amount by $300.00 which was inadvertently taken out of the general fund rather than the 1st Grade account.
This motion was approved by Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Michelle Conway.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05 ( minus $300.00 for a field trip deposit)
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $ 1,501.71
4th Grade: $ 2,069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Richard Miller.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the January Minutes.There was a motion to approve them by Sherry Humphrey and a second from Roxanne Zuber.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report.He told everyone about Kindergarten Informational Night which will take place on March 7th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m..He said this is for people who have children who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall. The Kindergarten teachers will be present that evening to go over curriculum expectations. There will be babysitting available to those who need it so that you can enjoy the informational session. Mr. Shirvinski asked for volunteers at the meeting who could help with the babysitting that night.
On February 11, Rand Whipple will be present at the school for a number of assemblies. He is from the Box of Light. Kindergarten will be having an assembly on Aesop's Fables, 3rd Grade will be having one based on Fractured Stories and 4th Grade will be having an assembly on Electricity.
Mr. Shirvinski told everyone that the Gertrude Hawk assembly and kick-off for the Spring Fundraiser will be on Feb. 16th.
There will be a Math-a-thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital beginning on March 11th and this will be for grades K-4th.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about Read Across America Day which is March 2. This will correspond with Dr. Seuss's Birthday. There will be many activities at the school to celebrate these events. The author of Chippy Chipmunk, Kathy Miller, will be at the school for assemblies.You will have the opportunity to purchase her book and get it autographed- information will be sent home with the students soon . Mrs. Pfirman's class will be having a pizza lunch with the author as they were the winners of " Predict the 1st Snow Day" contest!
Mr. Shirvinski let parents know that March 3rd will be RIF day and the children will be going home with a free book that day. Renelle Wetzel is chair person for RIF Day. He also informed everyone that Mrs. Casey was able to purchase over $7,000.00 in books for classrooms as a result of Book Fair Scholastic Dollars.
The building construction project is moving forward and will most likely break ground on Feb. 14th . Mr. Shirvinski asked everyone to be patient as parking, etc. may become difficult as it progresses. The playground will be fenced in as parking will be located directly across from it. The project is looking at a completion date around the time of the 2012-2013 school year.
The Box Tops program is going very well and is organized by Sue Griscavage. The 2009-2010 school year produced $2165.00 in Box Top Money. The current year (2010-2011) has given us $3160.00 in Box Top Money. Mr. Shirvinski thanked everyone who has sent in box tops and labels for education and encouraged people to continue to send them in ( marked with child's homeroom teacher on them).
Mr. Shirvinski informed those present of the snow make-up days. He said that there are 4 to be made up and they are as follows: February 18, March 11, March 14 and June 6.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. As for old business: there are still a few Yankee Candle orders not picked up yet. They are as follows: William Miller, Lindsay Mummey and Cailee Davis.
Geisinger sent a thank you for the donation made from our Muffins With Mom event.
New business included talk of Donuts With Dad event which will be on Feb.26 and is being organized by Amy Snyder. Kits will be provided by Home Depot and there will also be some science experiments done that day with the dads. We will be collecting donations for Habitat For Humanity the day of the event and there will be a rep. from Habitat present at the event.
Karen let everyone know that in addition to Gertrude Hawk, we will also be selling Schwan's Frozen Food during our Spring Fundraiser.No money will be collected for Schwan's orders but will be due the day of pick up. Order forms will be going home with the students on Feb.18th and orders are due on March 10th. April 7 and April 8 will be Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's pick up days from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m..
The Book Fair will be held April 4-April 8. Anyone interested in volunteering for book fair should get in contact with Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
Karen told everyone that the guest speaker for the March meeting will be a DARE instructor to talk to us about how to talk to our children about drugs. Anyone with specific questions for the DARE instructor, should email them to Karen.
Karen also reminded those present, that the SMART fundraiser Apple Dumpling Sale will have pick up on March 2 and they are still looking for volunteers to help with the pick up.
Our next HART meeting will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see you all then!!!! Thanks to all those who attended the February meeting!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Michelle Conway.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
NEW DATE FOR HART MEETING
Due to weather conditions on February 1, our monthly HART meeting was canceled, as well as school for that day. We have a reschedule date of next Tuesday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library. We hope everyone can make it then!
We are looking for volunteers for the Spring Book Fair which is April 4- 8, 2011. The set up day for the fair will be on April 1, 2011. If you are interested in helping with any of the above dates, please email Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
Thanks so much and we hope to see everyone next week on Feb. 8th at the HART meeting!!!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
P.S. Good News: The Groundhog did not see his shadow today which is supposed to mean an early Spring!!!!!!!!!!
We are looking for volunteers for the Spring Book Fair which is April 4- 8, 2011. The set up day for the fair will be on April 1, 2011. If you are interested in helping with any of the above dates, please email Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
Thanks so much and we hope to see everyone next week on Feb. 8th at the HART meeting!!!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
P.S. Good News: The Groundhog did not see his shadow today which is supposed to mean an early Spring!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
HART NEWS-JANUARY 2011
January 17th-Martin Luther King,Jr. Day-In Service Day-No School for Students
January 18th-End of Marking Period
January 19th-Wacky Wednesday K-4
January 26th-Report Cards sent home
January 27th-Reading Night Planning Meeting at 10:00 in Large Group Area
February 1st-Next HART Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Elementary Library
February 26th-Donuts With Dad
We want to thank everyone for your patience during the problems with the Yankee Candle Fundraiser delivery dates. We appreciate all you do to support HART and we know the students appreciate it as well! Yankee accepted full responsibility for the delayed delivery and has vowed to try to make things right with us in some way. We will keep you posted as we hear anything further.
We want to remind everyone that our monthly HART meetings have gone back to the first TUESDAY of the month. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting on Feb.1 at 6:30p.m..
Continue to send in your Box Tops and Labels For Education and mark them with your child's name and homeroom. Also remember to mark any money you send into the school with your child's name and the reason you are sending it in !!
Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of the month is ROAR t-shirt day and the 4th Friday of the month is black and gold day. Also remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather as they still go out for recess on chilly days !!!
Thanks to all of you who continue to come to our monthly meetings-your input is so greatly appreciated. Thanks also to all of you who volunteer for various events etc..
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
January 18th-End of Marking Period
January 19th-Wacky Wednesday K-4
January 26th-Report Cards sent home
January 27th-Reading Night Planning Meeting at 10:00 in Large Group Area
February 1st-Next HART Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Elementary Library
February 26th-Donuts With Dad
We want to thank everyone for your patience during the problems with the Yankee Candle Fundraiser delivery dates. We appreciate all you do to support HART and we know the students appreciate it as well! Yankee accepted full responsibility for the delayed delivery and has vowed to try to make things right with us in some way. We will keep you posted as we hear anything further.
We want to remind everyone that our monthly HART meetings have gone back to the first TUESDAY of the month. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting on Feb.1 at 6:30p.m..
Continue to send in your Box Tops and Labels For Education and mark them with your child's name and homeroom. Also remember to mark any money you send into the school with your child's name and the reason you are sending it in !!
Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of the month is ROAR t-shirt day and the 4th Friday of the month is black and gold day. Also remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather as they still go out for recess on chilly days !!!
Thanks to all of you who continue to come to our monthly meetings-your input is so greatly appreciated. Thanks also to all of you who volunteer for various events etc..
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-JANUARY 2011
Cindy Hricenak brought the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. on January 4, 2011.
Karen Wojtowicz explained some proposed changes with the officers. Karen had previously stepped down as President due to outside obligations, with Cindy Hricenak taking over the position. Due to recent changes with Karen's previous commitments , she is available to resume as President. Heidi Andreatti made a motion to resign as Vice President. Allison Clark gave the second to the motion. There was a unanimous vote by those present to accept the resignation. Allison Clark then made a motion to reinstate Karen Wojtowicz as President. Linda Hoy made a second to reinstate followed by a unanimous decision by those present to accept this change. Cindy Hricenek will then return to her previous position as Vice President.
Those in attendance of the January meeting were as follows: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Mrs. Pfirman.Parents: Diane Mack, Stephanie Mayernick, Dawna Knoebel, Sherry Humphrey, Lynn Madden, Amy Snyder, Marsylvia Weaver, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Dawn Knoebel, Michelle Conway, Tom Levan, and Beth Nevius.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked those who volunteered for Pajama Day and told everyone that the day was a success.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. She gave the ending balance of $16,551.96 in the General Fund Account. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85
It was discussed that people who have written out checks which bounced should go on a list for future HART events and should not be able to write out checks to pay for various things. This will apply to those who do this on a consistent basis and not simply by an error .
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Dawna Knoebel.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the December Minutes. There was a motion to approve this by Michelle Conway and a second from Lynn Madden.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reported that COKE Rewards sent a Flip Video Camera and he will make it available to the teachers to use in the classrooms. He also received a check from Box Tops in the amount of $1,973.07. This money is used for different supplies and activities for the students throughout the school year. Thank you to everyone who continues to send in the Labels For Education and the Box Tops!
Mr. Shirvinski reminded parents to make sure they are labeling any money coming into the school with their child's name. This includes lunch account money and book orders,etc. Please remember to indicate also what the money is for.
The Sky Dome Assembly has been moved to March 28th.Reading Night will be April 8, 2011. Mr. Shirvinski will be gathering a list of volunteers interested in helping with that event.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. Old business included a discussion of the Yankee Fundraiser.Allison Clark reported that Yankee has refunded our shipping. They will soon be shipping the items people were missing. People are able to return items to the store for exchange if they desire. Mr. Shirvinski stressed that the entire mix up with shipping was the fault of Yankee and not HART. He added that HART did everything correctly and also Allison did a great job handling this difficult situation. Mr. Shirvinski said that he recently spoke to the Yankee President of Fundraising Division and he wants to do something for HART to make the situation right. He will be contacting Mr. Shirvinski soon to discuss what he can do.
Karen thanked Mr. Shirvinski and Allison for all their hard work with this fundraiser and for handling a difficult situation.
Karen thanked Linda Hoy who organized the Scrip Cards Fundraiser.
New business included a discussion of the Donuts With Dad event which will be held on Feb.26, 2011. Amy Snyder will be chairing this event and is trying to secure donations of the kits from Home Depot. Lowe's was contacted as well but they do not donate kits, etc. We discussed the possibility of purchasing something additional for those coming to the event with more than one child.
Linda Hoy discussed the Spring Fundraiser. We have already committed to Gertrude Hawk, however, we learned at this meeting that we are not committed in future years even if the Middle School does it. We discussed the possibility of doing Race For Education in the future. It was mentioned by several people that the Race For Education has been very profitable for other schools. This is a consideration for next Fall. It was also discussed if we should offer another option with Gertrude Hawk for the Spring. Another fundraiser meeting will be held to iron out these details and a sign up sheet was available after the meeting.
There is $11,000 in an account from the Book Fair to purchase books for the school (classrooms and Reading Room). The next Book Fair will take place April 4-11 with the Reading Night event on April 8.
Report Cards will be going home January 26 or 27th.
Wacky Wednesday will be January 19 and the students can wear crazy or mismatched clothes.
Our current Giant Rewards are at $613.35 so continue using your bonus card or sign up if you haven't already.
Our next meeting will be February 1, 2011 in the elementary library at 6:30 p.m.. We hope to see everyone then!
Thanks to all those who attended January's meeting!!!!!!!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Dawna Knoebel and a second from Amy Snyder.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Karen Wojtowicz explained some proposed changes with the officers. Karen had previously stepped down as President due to outside obligations, with Cindy Hricenak taking over the position. Due to recent changes with Karen's previous commitments , she is available to resume as President. Heidi Andreatti made a motion to resign as Vice President. Allison Clark gave the second to the motion. There was a unanimous vote by those present to accept the resignation. Allison Clark then made a motion to reinstate Karen Wojtowicz as President. Linda Hoy made a second to reinstate followed by a unanimous decision by those present to accept this change. Cindy Hricenek will then return to her previous position as Vice President.
Those in attendance of the January meeting were as follows: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Mrs. Pfirman.Parents: Diane Mack, Stephanie Mayernick, Dawna Knoebel, Sherry Humphrey, Lynn Madden, Amy Snyder, Marsylvia Weaver, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Dawn Knoebel, Michelle Conway, Tom Levan, and Beth Nevius.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked those who volunteered for Pajama Day and told everyone that the day was a success.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. She gave the ending balance of $16,551.96 in the General Fund Account. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85
It was discussed that people who have written out checks which bounced should go on a list for future HART events and should not be able to write out checks to pay for various things. This will apply to those who do this on a consistent basis and not simply by an error .
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Dawna Knoebel.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the December Minutes. There was a motion to approve this by Michelle Conway and a second from Lynn Madden.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reported that COKE Rewards sent a Flip Video Camera and he will make it available to the teachers to use in the classrooms. He also received a check from Box Tops in the amount of $1,973.07. This money is used for different supplies and activities for the students throughout the school year. Thank you to everyone who continues to send in the Labels For Education and the Box Tops!
Mr. Shirvinski reminded parents to make sure they are labeling any money coming into the school with their child's name. This includes lunch account money and book orders,etc. Please remember to indicate also what the money is for.
The Sky Dome Assembly has been moved to March 28th.Reading Night will be April 8, 2011. Mr. Shirvinski will be gathering a list of volunteers interested in helping with that event.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. Old business included a discussion of the Yankee Fundraiser.Allison Clark reported that Yankee has refunded our shipping. They will soon be shipping the items people were missing. People are able to return items to the store for exchange if they desire. Mr. Shirvinski stressed that the entire mix up with shipping was the fault of Yankee and not HART. He added that HART did everything correctly and also Allison did a great job handling this difficult situation. Mr. Shirvinski said that he recently spoke to the Yankee President of Fundraising Division and he wants to do something for HART to make the situation right. He will be contacting Mr. Shirvinski soon to discuss what he can do.
Karen thanked Mr. Shirvinski and Allison for all their hard work with this fundraiser and for handling a difficult situation.
Karen thanked Linda Hoy who organized the Scrip Cards Fundraiser.
New business included a discussion of the Donuts With Dad event which will be held on Feb.26, 2011. Amy Snyder will be chairing this event and is trying to secure donations of the kits from Home Depot. Lowe's was contacted as well but they do not donate kits, etc. We discussed the possibility of purchasing something additional for those coming to the event with more than one child.
Linda Hoy discussed the Spring Fundraiser. We have already committed to Gertrude Hawk, however, we learned at this meeting that we are not committed in future years even if the Middle School does it. We discussed the possibility of doing Race For Education in the future. It was mentioned by several people that the Race For Education has been very profitable for other schools. This is a consideration for next Fall. It was also discussed if we should offer another option with Gertrude Hawk for the Spring. Another fundraiser meeting will be held to iron out these details and a sign up sheet was available after the meeting.
There is $11,000 in an account from the Book Fair to purchase books for the school (classrooms and Reading Room). The next Book Fair will take place April 4-11 with the Reading Night event on April 8.
Report Cards will be going home January 26 or 27th.
Wacky Wednesday will be January 19 and the students can wear crazy or mismatched clothes.
Our current Giant Rewards are at $613.35 so continue using your bonus card or sign up if you haven't already.
Our next meeting will be February 1, 2011 in the elementary library at 6:30 p.m.. We hope to see everyone then!
Thanks to all those who attended January's meeting!!!!!!!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Dawna Knoebel and a second from Amy Snyder.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Monday, December 27, 2010
H.A.R.T. NEWS-DECEMBER 2010
DECEMBER 24-JANUARY 2 --Winter Recess (No School)
JANUARY 3--Classes Resume
JANUARY 4--HART Meeting-EC Library at 6:30 p.m.
JANUARY 10-14--DIBELS Testing K-4 EC
JANUARY 11--Crazy Sock Day
JANUARY 17--M.L. King Jr. Day -In Service Day-No School for Students
JANUARY 18--End of Marking Period
JANUARY 19--Wacky Wednesday K-4
JANUARY 26--Report Cards sent home
Our HART Meetings will be moving back to Tuesdays as of January 2011. Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the President position and Heidi Andreatti will be filling in the Vice President position as of January 2011. An enormous thank you to Karen Wojtowicz for all her hard work and dedication to HART in her positions as Vice President and President! Karen has said she will be still helping us behind the scenes whenever possible. We are extremely grateful for all she has done for HART!!!
Please continue to send in your box tops and labels for education and mark them with your child's homeroom teacher's name.
We will be having guest speakers at future HART meetings. Leslie Brecht will be talking about Bullying at our January or February meeting. Someone from the Ralpho Police Dept. will be talking about " How To Talk To Your Child About Drugs" at an upcoming meeting.
We hope to see everyone at our next meeting on January 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library.
Best Wishes for a wonderful holiday with your families and A Happy ,Healthy New Year!!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
President--Karen Wojtowicz--799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President--Cindy Hricenak--239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer--Linda Hoy--672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary--Suzanne Kuijpers--672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
JANUARY 3--Classes Resume
JANUARY 4--HART Meeting-EC Library at 6:30 p.m.
JANUARY 10-14--DIBELS Testing K-4 EC
JANUARY 11--Crazy Sock Day
JANUARY 17--M.L. King Jr. Day -In Service Day-No School for Students
JANUARY 18--End of Marking Period
JANUARY 19--Wacky Wednesday K-4
JANUARY 26--Report Cards sent home
Our HART Meetings will be moving back to Tuesdays as of January 2011. Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the President position and Heidi Andreatti will be filling in the Vice President position as of January 2011. An enormous thank you to Karen Wojtowicz for all her hard work and dedication to HART in her positions as Vice President and President! Karen has said she will be still helping us behind the scenes whenever possible. We are extremely grateful for all she has done for HART!!!
Please continue to send in your box tops and labels for education and mark them with your child's homeroom teacher's name.
We will be having guest speakers at future HART meetings. Leslie Brecht will be talking about Bullying at our January or February meeting. Someone from the Ralpho Police Dept. will be talking about " How To Talk To Your Child About Drugs" at an upcoming meeting.
We hope to see everyone at our next meeting on January 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library.
Best Wishes for a wonderful holiday with your families and A Happy ,Healthy New Year!!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
President--Karen Wojtowicz--799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President--Cindy Hricenak--239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer--Linda Hoy--672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary--Suzanne Kuijpers--672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-DECEMBER 2010
President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.. Those in attendance shared recipes and conversation, in addition to cookies and hot drinks, prior to the meeting.
In attendance were: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Bob Horne. Parents: Michelle Conway, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Vanessa Stine, Tom Levan, Marsylvia Weaver, Cheryl Roadarmel, Heidi Andreatti, Jen Dunkelberger, Renea Leiby.
Karen Wojtowicz reminded those in attendance that Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the position of President as of January 2011 when she steps down. It was a unanimous decision to nominate Heidi Andreatti for the Vice President position. She accepted and will assume the position as of January 2011.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. The ending balance currently is $16,049.58. This reflects the profit from the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$100.00
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Michelle Conway.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the November Minutes. The minutes were approved by a motion from Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Georgiann Noll.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reminded everyone about Pajama Day which was on December 9th. The students may bring slippers but should wear shoes. He asked for volunteers to distribute cookies and milk. Volunteers would be needed from 8:30-11:00.
He also spoke of R.I.F. Day which was on Dec.10 and was organized by Renelle Wetzel.
March 2 is Read Across America Day and Mr. Shirvinski has organized an assembly which will feature Kathy M. Miller who is an author of a children's book Chippy Chipmunk. March 3 will be the next R.I.F. Day in which all students K-4 receive a free book.
On November 16th, The Box of Light Assembly took place , which was done by Rand Whipple.The assembly was a big hit with the children.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about assemblies that will take place in Feb. 2011. Kindergarten will have one based on Aesop's Fables. 3rd Grade will have one based on Fractured Stories. 4th Grade will have an assembly with the theme of Electricity.
Report cards were distributed on Nov. 17 and are now computer generated.
Mr. Shirvinski also discussed another policy meeting at the high school which will take place on Jan.10 regarding requirements of chaperones and volunteers coming into contact with students. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and will be attended by Mr. Shirvinski and Suzanne Kuijpers. Jen Dunkelberger passed along some information about securing a system that would require people entering the school building to swipe their driver's license. This would not include checking a person for child abuse charges.
April 8,2011 will be Reading Night with a theme of " Camp Out For Reading ". This event is going to include snacks , activities and games based on fun with reading. H.S. students may be available to act out a story. We will be planning this event after the holidays and will be looking for volunteers for a committee. Dane'e Ryter McCoog will be assisting with this event.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She reported to everyone that the Muffins With Mom event was well attended and was a great success.Thank you to Georgiann Noll and Roxanne Zuber for chairing this event. A donation was made to the Children's Miracle Network in the amount of $347.40 which was collected at the event.
It was discussed that the anticipated delivery of Yankee Candles will be the week of Dec. 13 and that the profit from that fundraiser was $14,477.64.
The Fall Book Fair was a success and a thank you goes out to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for chairing that event. A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with all these events because they could not take place without you!!!!!!!
The new business consisted of a reminder that the Holiday Gift Cards deadline was Dec. 3 and the delivery would be Dec.17. They went home with the kids unless otherwise specified.
Feb.26th will be our Donuts With Dad event-Amy Snyder assisting with this . More info will be coming at future meetings.
Teacher Appreciation will be in May 2011 and will be organized by Cindy Hricenak with assistance from Suzanne Kuijpers.
R.O.A.R. tee shirts were given to Kindergarten students and Mr. Shirvinski has additional shirts which can be purchased for $7.00.
Mr. Shirvinski requested a check for $372.50 to Mobile Ed. for the Sky Dome Assembly. This was approved with a motion by Roxanne Zuber and a second from Vanessa Stine.
Everyone was reminded that the H.A.R.T. meetings will be returning to Tuesdays as of Jan.2011. Thank you to everyone who came out to our Cookie Exchange December Meeting! We hope to see you all at our next meeting which will be January 4, 2011!
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 with a motion by Karen Wojtowicz and was approved by Georgiann Noll and a second from Michelle Conway.
In attendance were: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Bob Horne. Parents: Michelle Conway, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Vanessa Stine, Tom Levan, Marsylvia Weaver, Cheryl Roadarmel, Heidi Andreatti, Jen Dunkelberger, Renea Leiby.
Karen Wojtowicz reminded those in attendance that Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the position of President as of January 2011 when she steps down. It was a unanimous decision to nominate Heidi Andreatti for the Vice President position. She accepted and will assume the position as of January 2011.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. The ending balance currently is $16,049.58. This reflects the profit from the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$100.00
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Michelle Conway.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the November Minutes. The minutes were approved by a motion from Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Georgiann Noll.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reminded everyone about Pajama Day which was on December 9th. The students may bring slippers but should wear shoes. He asked for volunteers to distribute cookies and milk. Volunteers would be needed from 8:30-11:00.
He also spoke of R.I.F. Day which was on Dec.10 and was organized by Renelle Wetzel.
March 2 is Read Across America Day and Mr. Shirvinski has organized an assembly which will feature Kathy M. Miller who is an author of a children's book Chippy Chipmunk. March 3 will be the next R.I.F. Day in which all students K-4 receive a free book.
On November 16th, The Box of Light Assembly took place , which was done by Rand Whipple.The assembly was a big hit with the children.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about assemblies that will take place in Feb. 2011. Kindergarten will have one based on Aesop's Fables. 3rd Grade will have one based on Fractured Stories. 4th Grade will have an assembly with the theme of Electricity.
Report cards were distributed on Nov. 17 and are now computer generated.
Mr. Shirvinski also discussed another policy meeting at the high school which will take place on Jan.10 regarding requirements of chaperones and volunteers coming into contact with students. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and will be attended by Mr. Shirvinski and Suzanne Kuijpers. Jen Dunkelberger passed along some information about securing a system that would require people entering the school building to swipe their driver's license. This would not include checking a person for child abuse charges.
April 8,2011 will be Reading Night with a theme of " Camp Out For Reading ". This event is going to include snacks , activities and games based on fun with reading. H.S. students may be available to act out a story. We will be planning this event after the holidays and will be looking for volunteers for a committee. Dane'e Ryter McCoog will be assisting with this event.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She reported to everyone that the Muffins With Mom event was well attended and was a great success.Thank you to Georgiann Noll and Roxanne Zuber for chairing this event. A donation was made to the Children's Miracle Network in the amount of $347.40 which was collected at the event.
It was discussed that the anticipated delivery of Yankee Candles will be the week of Dec. 13 and that the profit from that fundraiser was $14,477.64.
The Fall Book Fair was a success and a thank you goes out to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for chairing that event. A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with all these events because they could not take place without you!!!!!!!
The new business consisted of a reminder that the Holiday Gift Cards deadline was Dec. 3 and the delivery would be Dec.17. They went home with the kids unless otherwise specified.
Feb.26th will be our Donuts With Dad event-Amy Snyder assisting with this . More info will be coming at future meetings.
Teacher Appreciation will be in May 2011 and will be organized by Cindy Hricenak with assistance from Suzanne Kuijpers.
R.O.A.R. tee shirts were given to Kindergarten students and Mr. Shirvinski has additional shirts which can be purchased for $7.00.
Mr. Shirvinski requested a check for $372.50 to Mobile Ed. for the Sky Dome Assembly. This was approved with a motion by Roxanne Zuber and a second from Vanessa Stine.
Everyone was reminded that the H.A.R.T. meetings will be returning to Tuesdays as of Jan.2011. Thank you to everyone who came out to our Cookie Exchange December Meeting! We hope to see you all at our next meeting which will be January 4, 2011!
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 with a motion by Karen Wojtowicz and was approved by Georgiann Noll and a second from Michelle Conway.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
REMINDER ABOUT H.A.R.T. MEETING
Don't forget that this Thursday, December 2,2010, is our December H.A.R.T. meeting. Get into the spirit of the holidays with a cookie exchange and some hot drinks along with some social time!! Bring 1-2 dozen cookies along with your recipe to share with others and a bag to take home the cookies. We would love to see a great turn out for this fun meeting !
The meeting is at 6:30 in the elementary library as usual. Hope to see you all there!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!!!!!!!
The meeting is at 6:30 in the elementary library as usual. Hope to see you all there!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!!!!!!!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
H.A.R.T. NEWS-NOVEMBER 2010
REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS
November 17-Camouflage Day
November 17-Elementary Report Cards Distributed
November 19-Hartman Turkey Bowl Ends
November 19-Memory Book Sale Ends
November 22 and 23-Parent Teacher Conferences (No Classes)
November 24-Non Instructional Day (No Classes)
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess (School Closed)
December 1- Holiday Scrip Card Fundraiser Order Sheets and Payment Due
December 2-H.A.R.T. Meeting 6:30 in the Library (Cookie Exchange)
Our last HART meeting was held on November 4,2010. The meeting was once again well attended and we thank everyone who has been coming out to them. We are having a Holiday Cookie Exchange at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30. We hope you can join us for this fun event ! If you are interested in participating, please bring 1-2 dozen homemade cookies along with 15 or 20 copies of your recipe.Prior to the start of our regular meeting we will enjoy some social time along with some yummy cookies!!
Our Fall Fundraiser of Yankee Candles was very successful and we would like to thank everyone who participated and made donations to HART.. Thank you to Allison Clark who organized the fundraiser for all her hard work!
Another thank you goes to Sue Griscavage who organized the Hartman Harvest Festival. The festival was a fun day for all! Thanks to all those who came to volunteer that day! The donations to the local food pantries were well appreciated.
Our Fall Book Fair was held in a new location in the large group area. The fair was held November 1-5, and also had a Grand Event on November 6 where the kids could come and shop with someone special in their lives and enjoy some milk and cookies. Thanks to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for all her hard work organizing the fair and also thanks to those who volunteered to work at it.
Our Scrip Card Program is underway again for the second year. Letters and order forms were sent home with the students and are due back on Dec. 1. This is a great way to get your holiday gift cards without the hassle and start working on your holiday shopping. If you choose to participate in this program, the orders and payment are due on Dec. 1. Please make your check payable to HART and do not send cash. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on December 17.
The officers of HART would like to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30 in the elementary library!
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
November 17-Camouflage Day
November 17-Elementary Report Cards Distributed
November 19-Hartman Turkey Bowl Ends
November 19-Memory Book Sale Ends
November 22 and 23-Parent Teacher Conferences (No Classes)
November 24-Non Instructional Day (No Classes)
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess (School Closed)
December 1- Holiday Scrip Card Fundraiser Order Sheets and Payment Due
December 2-H.A.R.T. Meeting 6:30 in the Library (Cookie Exchange)
Our last HART meeting was held on November 4,2010. The meeting was once again well attended and we thank everyone who has been coming out to them. We are having a Holiday Cookie Exchange at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30. We hope you can join us for this fun event ! If you are interested in participating, please bring 1-2 dozen homemade cookies along with 15 or 20 copies of your recipe.Prior to the start of our regular meeting we will enjoy some social time along with some yummy cookies!!
Our Fall Fundraiser of Yankee Candles was very successful and we would like to thank everyone who participated and made donations to HART.. Thank you to Allison Clark who organized the fundraiser for all her hard work!
Another thank you goes to Sue Griscavage who organized the Hartman Harvest Festival. The festival was a fun day for all! Thanks to all those who came to volunteer that day! The donations to the local food pantries were well appreciated.
Our Fall Book Fair was held in a new location in the large group area. The fair was held November 1-5, and also had a Grand Event on November 6 where the kids could come and shop with someone special in their lives and enjoy some milk and cookies. Thanks to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for all her hard work organizing the fair and also thanks to those who volunteered to work at it.
Our Scrip Card Program is underway again for the second year. Letters and order forms were sent home with the students and are due back on Dec. 1. This is a great way to get your holiday gift cards without the hassle and start working on your holiday shopping. If you choose to participate in this program, the orders and payment are due on Dec. 1. Please make your check payable to HART and do not send cash. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on December 17.
The officers of HART would like to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30 in the elementary library!
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Thursday, November 11, 2010
H.A.R.T. MINUTES-NOVEMBER 2010
President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. on November 4,2010.
In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Diane Wittig Musser. Parents: Jen Dunkelberger, Allison Clark, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Lisa Shufeldt, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Dana Carroll-Lucas, Kim Levan, Susan Griscavage, Regina Longenhagen, Cheryl Roadarmel, Dawna Knoebel, Janel Yankoskie, Lynn Madden, Marsylvia Weaver, Heidi Andreatti, and Amy Snyder.
Karen Wojtowicz gave the Vice President's Report in Cindy's absence. She thanked all the volunteers and homeroom parents for all the work on the Harvest Festival and classroom parties. The day was a great success and the kids had a great time.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The ending balance as of 10-31-10 was $2472.59. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade:$ 866.74
3rd Grade:$1501.71
4th Grade:$2069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Allison Clark and a second by Michelle Conway.
Suzanne Kuijpers asked for a review of the October Minutes which were approved by a motion from Dana Carroll-Lucas and a second from Jen Dunkelberger. This concluded the Secretary's Report.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He addressed complaints that were received by the office regarding the fall pictures. Lifetouch reported receiving complaints from parents who did not like their children's pictures because their hair was not combed. Mr. Shirvinski noted that he said not to comb hair because in the past there were complaints that hair was restyled and parted on the wrong side by volunteers. November 19 is Picture retake day for anyone not happy with their pictures.
Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will go home on November 17. The elementary school has been undergoing changes so that report cards will now be computer generated.
The Turkey Bowl is underway. Mr. Shirvinski pulls classes out of a hat each day and they advance a certain number of yards. The winner will get an extra recess!!
Mr. Shirvinski also noted that Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on November 22 and 23. There is no school from 11-22 to 11-29.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She gave a thank you to Sue Griscavage who organized the Harvest Festival. Karen said the event was a big success and also thanked those who helped in any way that day. Sue G. commented that the committee worked well together and that the games were a big hit (except when the wind was involved). The kids enjoyed the sand art project as well. Sue G. gave a big thank you to Dave Morgan who donated his time as well as a giant wooden pumpkin bean bag toss game!! A thank you also to Tom's Rest. for donating coffee to volunteeers and Knoebel's for ping pong balls. Beth Nevus did a great job photographing the event!
Allison Clark, Fundraising Chair Person, gave an overview of the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. She said that it was very successful and raised $34,511.98 with a 40% profit of $13,804.79. There were several people who made donations in lieu of doing the fundraiser , which boosted the profit to $14,354.79. She gave a huge thank you to all those who participated in this fundraiser and those who made the generous donations. Our top seller was Denny Stine (Kindergarten) who sold $463.22. Great job!!
The Book Fair took place November 1-5 in a new location. The Book Fair is now being held in the large group area with Dane'e Ryter McCoog as the Chairperson.
The new business for the meeting was a discussion of the upcoming Muffins With Mom event to be held on Nov.13 from 10:00 -11:30. Georgiann Noll is the chairperson for this event and has planned a craft which will involve bracelets with a fall theme. She is getting muffins from Rita's Bakery and milk from the cafeteria for the event. Participants can make monetary donations to Children's Miracle Network at the event.
There was a discussion of Reading Night which will possibly be held on April 8,2011 to coincide with the Spring Book Fair. More details will be upcoming at future meetings.
Donuts With Dad will be held on Feb. 26,2011 and HART is still looking for a chairperson for this event.
The Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser will be taking place again as a service to parents with a small profit for HART. The list will be sent home on Nov.10th and is due back on Dec. 1 with the payment.Payment needs to be in the form of a check made payable to HART. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on Dec.17th.
Allison Clark gave info about a SMART fundraiser taking place on December 4 in the high school cafeteria. Cookies and Milk With Santa will be from 2-4 that day and a $5.00 fee will get you a picture with Santa.
Mr. Shirvinski asked for a motion to approve a $375.00 payment to Box Of Light for an upcoming assembly. It was approved with a motion by Diane Mack and a second from Heidi Andreatti.
Karen Wojtowicz made an announcement that she will be stepping down as H.A.R.T. President due to other obligations. Vice President , Cindy Hricenak, will take over the position. Karen said that she will continue to help from behind the scenes as much as possible.
December 2 will be our next meeting and a Cookie Exchange will take place at the meeting. Bring 2 dozen homemade cookies and 15-20 copies of the recipe along with you. Bring a few baggies along to tote home your cookies!
Please note that if school is canceled because of inclement weather on the day of a HART meeting, the meeting will be canceled as well.
We continue to have great turnout for the HART meetings and we are so grateful to everyone who has been coming to them!!!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. . The motion was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
President Karen Wojtowicz-----klwojtowicz@yahoo.com -----799-5720
Vice President Cindy Hricenak-----cinhr1@aol.com----239-7404
Treasurer Linda Hoy-----lhoypta@gmail.com----672-3161
Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers-----suzanne.k@sunlink.net----672-1283
In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Diane Wittig Musser. Parents: Jen Dunkelberger, Allison Clark, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Lisa Shufeldt, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Dana Carroll-Lucas, Kim Levan, Susan Griscavage, Regina Longenhagen, Cheryl Roadarmel, Dawna Knoebel, Janel Yankoskie, Lynn Madden, Marsylvia Weaver, Heidi Andreatti, and Amy Snyder.
Karen Wojtowicz gave the Vice President's Report in Cindy's absence. She thanked all the volunteers and homeroom parents for all the work on the Harvest Festival and classroom parties. The day was a great success and the kids had a great time.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The ending balance as of 10-31-10 was $2472.59. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade:$ 866.74
3rd Grade:$1501.71
4th Grade:$2069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Allison Clark and a second by Michelle Conway.
Suzanne Kuijpers asked for a review of the October Minutes which were approved by a motion from Dana Carroll-Lucas and a second from Jen Dunkelberger. This concluded the Secretary's Report.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He addressed complaints that were received by the office regarding the fall pictures. Lifetouch reported receiving complaints from parents who did not like their children's pictures because their hair was not combed. Mr. Shirvinski noted that he said not to comb hair because in the past there were complaints that hair was restyled and parted on the wrong side by volunteers. November 19 is Picture retake day for anyone not happy with their pictures.
Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will go home on November 17. The elementary school has been undergoing changes so that report cards will now be computer generated.
The Turkey Bowl is underway. Mr. Shirvinski pulls classes out of a hat each day and they advance a certain number of yards. The winner will get an extra recess!!
Mr. Shirvinski also noted that Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on November 22 and 23. There is no school from 11-22 to 11-29.
Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She gave a thank you to Sue Griscavage who organized the Harvest Festival. Karen said the event was a big success and also thanked those who helped in any way that day. Sue G. commented that the committee worked well together and that the games were a big hit (except when the wind was involved). The kids enjoyed the sand art project as well. Sue G. gave a big thank you to Dave Morgan who donated his time as well as a giant wooden pumpkin bean bag toss game!! A thank you also to Tom's Rest. for donating coffee to volunteeers and Knoebel's for ping pong balls. Beth Nevus did a great job photographing the event!
Allison Clark, Fundraising Chair Person, gave an overview of the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. She said that it was very successful and raised $34,511.98 with a 40% profit of $13,804.79. There were several people who made donations in lieu of doing the fundraiser , which boosted the profit to $14,354.79. She gave a huge thank you to all those who participated in this fundraiser and those who made the generous donations. Our top seller was Denny Stine (Kindergarten) who sold $463.22. Great job!!
The Book Fair took place November 1-5 in a new location. The Book Fair is now being held in the large group area with Dane'e Ryter McCoog as the Chairperson.
The new business for the meeting was a discussion of the upcoming Muffins With Mom event to be held on Nov.13 from 10:00 -11:30. Georgiann Noll is the chairperson for this event and has planned a craft which will involve bracelets with a fall theme. She is getting muffins from Rita's Bakery and milk from the cafeteria for the event. Participants can make monetary donations to Children's Miracle Network at the event.
There was a discussion of Reading Night which will possibly be held on April 8,2011 to coincide with the Spring Book Fair. More details will be upcoming at future meetings.
Donuts With Dad will be held on Feb. 26,2011 and HART is still looking for a chairperson for this event.
The Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser will be taking place again as a service to parents with a small profit for HART. The list will be sent home on Nov.10th and is due back on Dec. 1 with the payment.Payment needs to be in the form of a check made payable to HART. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on Dec.17th.
Allison Clark gave info about a SMART fundraiser taking place on December 4 in the high school cafeteria. Cookies and Milk With Santa will be from 2-4 that day and a $5.00 fee will get you a picture with Santa.
Mr. Shirvinski asked for a motion to approve a $375.00 payment to Box Of Light for an upcoming assembly. It was approved with a motion by Diane Mack and a second from Heidi Andreatti.
Karen Wojtowicz made an announcement that she will be stepping down as H.A.R.T. President due to other obligations. Vice President , Cindy Hricenak, will take over the position. Karen said that she will continue to help from behind the scenes as much as possible.
December 2 will be our next meeting and a Cookie Exchange will take place at the meeting. Bring 2 dozen homemade cookies and 15-20 copies of the recipe along with you. Bring a few baggies along to tote home your cookies!
Please note that if school is canceled because of inclement weather on the day of a HART meeting, the meeting will be canceled as well.
We continue to have great turnout for the HART meetings and we are so grateful to everyone who has been coming to them!!!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. . The motion was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
President Karen Wojtowicz-----klwojtowicz@yahoo.com -----799-5720
Vice President Cindy Hricenak-----cinhr1@aol.com----239-7404
Treasurer Linda Hoy-----lhoypta@gmail.com----672-3161
Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers-----suzanne.k@sunlink.net----672-1283
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
UPDATE FOR LABELS FOR EDUCATION
UPDATE OF POST CEREALS THAT NOW HAVE LABELS FOR EDUCATION:
Alpha-Bits®
Cocoa Pebbles®
Cupcake Pebbles®
Fruity Pebbles®
Golden Crisp®
Grape-Nut Flakes®
Grape-Nuts®
Great Grains® Raisins, Dates & Pecan
Great Grains® Cranberry Almond Crunch
Great Grains® Crunchy Pecan
Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches® of Cinnamon
Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches® of Honey Roasted
Honey Bunches of Oats® Almond
Honey Bunches of Oats® Pecan
Honey Bunches of Oats® Strawberry
Honey Bunches of Oats® Vanilla Bunches
Honey Bunches of Oats® Cinnamon
Honey Bunches of Oats® Honey Roasted
Honey Bunches of Oats® Peach
Honey-Comb Cinna-Graham®
Honey-Comb®
Marshmallow Pebbles®
Post Bran Flakes™
Post Selects® Apple Caramel Pecan Crunch
Post Selects® Banana Nut Crunch
Post Selects® Blueberry Morning
Post Selects® Maple Pecan Crunch
Post® Raisin Bran
Post® Shredded Wheat Big Biscuit
Post® Shredded Wheat® Honey Nut
Post® Shredded Wheat'n Bran
Post® Shredded Wheat® Lightly Frosted
Post® Shredded Wheat® Vanilla Almond
Spoon Size® Shredded Wheat
Trail Mix Crunch® Cranberry Vanilla
Trail Mix Crunch® Raisin & Almond
Waffle Crisp®
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP CLIPPING YOUR CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS AND BOX TOPS AND SEND THEM IN TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR TEACHER'S NAME ON THE BAG OR ENVELOPE!
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP CLIPPING YOUR CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS AND BOX TOPS AND SEND THEM IN TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR TEACHER'S NAME ON THE BAG OR ENVELOPE!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
H.A.R.T. NEWS-OCTOBER 2010
REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS
October 26-Color Day-Each grade level should wear the following colors :
Kindergarten-Blue
1st grade-Red
2nd grade-Yellow
3rd grade-Green
4th grade-Orange
October 28-Hartman Harvest Festival (Rain date is 10-29)
October 29- End of Marking Period
November 1-5- Book Fair
November 3-Hartman Turkey Bowl Begins
November 13-Muffins With Mom Event
Reminder about Harvest Festival: We will be collecting non-perishable food items that day to donate to local food pantries. Please check your food items to be sure they are not EXPIRED.
Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of each month is ROAR t - shirt day and the 4th Friday of every month is Black and Gold Day!
Our second H.A.R.T. meeting was held on October 7, 2010 and was well attended. Thanks to everyone who is coming out to these meetings. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see everyone then!
Our Fall Fundraiser is underway and just a reminder that the Yankee Candle order forms and money are due on October 27. Please send in one check made payable to HART and make sure to include sales tax (6%) with your orders. Thanks for supporting this fundraiser as it enables us to pay for many HART events throughout the year!
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. Officers Contact Information:
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
October 26-Color Day-Each grade level should wear the following colors :
Kindergarten-Blue
1st grade-Red
2nd grade-Yellow
3rd grade-Green
4th grade-Orange
October 28-Hartman Harvest Festival (Rain date is 10-29)
October 29- End of Marking Period
November 1-5- Book Fair
November 3-Hartman Turkey Bowl Begins
November 13-Muffins With Mom Event
Reminder about Harvest Festival: We will be collecting non-perishable food items that day to donate to local food pantries. Please check your food items to be sure they are not EXPIRED.
Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of each month is ROAR t - shirt day and the 4th Friday of every month is Black and Gold Day!
Our second H.A.R.T. meeting was held on October 7, 2010 and was well attended. Thanks to everyone who is coming out to these meetings. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see everyone then!
Our Fall Fundraiser is underway and just a reminder that the Yankee Candle order forms and money are due on October 27. Please send in one check made payable to HART and make sure to include sales tax (6%) with your orders. Thanks for supporting this fundraiser as it enables us to pay for many HART events throughout the year!
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary
H.A.R.T. Officers Contact Information:
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
H.A.R.T. MINUTES
October, 2010
President, Karen Wojtowicz , brought the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. on October 7, 2010.
In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents- Audie Davis, Loreen Romania, Pamela Yankoskie, Janel Yankoskie, Vanessa Stine, Jen Dunkelberger, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, Gloria Seroskie, Peggy Lyons, Dawn Knoebel, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sue Griscavage, Beth Nevius, Kim Levan, Lisa Bernhard, Danee" Ryter McCoog, Terri Wommer, Kim Horton, Michelle Conway, Renea Leiby.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report in which she said that the homeroom parent selection would take place at the end of the meeting.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. She thanked everyone who sent in donations to H.A.R.T. She made a correction to the ending balance for 8-31-10 which should be $2496.22 not $2359.62 as previously stated in the September Report. The ending balance as of 9-30-10 is $3894.22
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $ 866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report in which there was some discussion of a policy meeting attended by Suzanne and Mr. Shirvinski. The policy mtg. was held on October 5 in the high school library. The meeting was with members of the school board to discuss possible upcoming requirements for chaperones of field trips. There has not been any decisions made regarding the requirement of clearances for such chaperone volunteers ,however, there will be future discussions to iron out the details . Such changes may take as long as next school year until the policy is written and implemented.
The minutes from the September meeting were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Allison Clark.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He thanked those who have a Target card and have G.C. Hartman designated on the rewards program. He recently received a check for $83.53 from Target.
He also discussed future assemblies for the students. For K-3 there will be a Sky Dome which is a blow up planetarium in which the kids will be able to go inside. This will be in January, 2011.
The "Box of Light " will be doing an assembly for 4th grade which will focus on the water cycle and electricity. 1st and 2nd grade will have one based on Solids, Liquids and Gas. These will reinforce things they are learning in science class.Mr. Shirvinski also spoke about a reading night which will take place on Jan. 21, 2011 and it will have a "Camp Out " theme.
Karen Wojtowicz reviewed both old and new business. She said that H.A.R.T. is looking for someone to be the chairperson for Reading Night. She will be looking into the possibility of a Professor at Bloom. Univ.having a class help us plan for this event. Karen distributed G.C. Hartman lanyards to those who were Hartman Helpers last year. She thanked Dawna Knoebel who organized volunteers for Grandparent's Day. Mr. Shirvinski said Grandparents Day was a big hit and was well attended. Karen went over the HART Bylaw Amendments which were discussed at last month's meeting . All those in attendance of this October mtg. were in favor of a motion to approve the changes by a show of hands. Karen made the motion to approve and a second was made by Mr. Shirvinski.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about the Hartman Helpers Volunteer Program which will have an orientation meeting on October 11 at 6:30 p.m. Letters with volunteer assignments will be sent out.
He also said that there is a Preschool Screening on October 20th for 3 and 4 year olds. You can call the District Office for more info or to register.
Mr. Shirvinski made a motion to request $375.00 for a deposit for the Box of Light Assembly and $372.50 for the Mobile Ed. Productions Company assembly. The motion was approved by
Michelle Conway and a second from Diane Mack.
Allison Clark, Fundraiser Chairperson, spoke about the Fall fundraiser which will be Yankee Candle. We will make a 40% profit from this and the info will be sent home with students on October 12. Orders must be in by Oct. 27th with a guaranteed delivery for Christmas. She will be looking for volunteers to sort and distribute the product on the day it comes in.
Sue Griscavage, Hartman Harvest Chairperson, said that things are in place for this event. Games will be based on the minute to win it game show.The festival will take place on Oct. 28.
Karen Wojtowicz said that we are in need of a chairperson for both Muffins With Mom and Donuts With Dad. Sign up sheets will be available following the meeting.
She also said that we will be having Mrs. Brecht as a guest speaker at a HART mtg. to discuss Bullying. We will be having a Cookie Exchange at the December 4 HART meeting as well.
Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will be coming out around Nov. 17th and that an electronic system is being implemented. Elementary students will not be able to access grades on the parent portal this year.
He also thanked HART for providing the breakfast and lunch for the firemen ,etc. on Fire Safety Day.He thanked the parent volunteers who came in that day as well. The children enjoy that day greatly.
Cindy Hricenak selected homeroom parents at the end of the meeting by choosing names drawn from those wishing to be in the process. They are as follows:
KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Gessner-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mr. Hauer-Jennifer Myers
Miss Hornberger-Vanessa and Gary Stine
Mrs. Rodriguez-Heidi Andreatti
Mrs. Sharrow-Mindy Stauder
Mrs. Singley-Krysta Brophy
1ST GRADE
Mrs. Faust-Brenda Brassington
Mrs. Habowski-Diane Mack
Mrs. Gratti-Pamela Yankoskie
Mrs. Harlor-Kimberly Betts
Miss Merook-Nancy Irons
Mrs. Rhodes-Cindy Yeager
2ND GRADE
Mrs. Bloom-Chris Gedman
Mrs. Hilderbrandt-Tara O'Donnell
Mrs. Hower-Michelle Petro
Mrs. Springer-Karen Wojtowicz
Miss Varano-Tom and Kim Levan
3RD GRADE
Mrs. Pfirman-Allison Clark
Mrs. Spotts-Jennifer Colella
Mrs. Stine-Linda Hoy
Mrs. Stone-Katy Zsido
Mr. Venna-Kathy and Dan Gallagher
4TH GRADE
Mrs. Crisp(Mrs. Savitski-sub.)-Kara McHale
Mrs. Harder-Ginger Seidel
Mr. Horne-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mrs. Showers-LeeAnn Ryan
Mrs. Toczylousky-Jane Brezinski
Thank you to all those who came out to this meeting. The next meeting will be on November 4 at 6:30 in the elementary library.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 with a motion by Michelle Conway and a second from Georgiann Noll.
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
VICE PRESIDENT Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
TREASURER Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
SECRETARY Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283
October, 2010
President, Karen Wojtowicz , brought the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. on October 7, 2010.
In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents- Audie Davis, Loreen Romania, Pamela Yankoskie, Janel Yankoskie, Vanessa Stine, Jen Dunkelberger, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, Gloria Seroskie, Peggy Lyons, Dawn Knoebel, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sue Griscavage, Beth Nevius, Kim Levan, Lisa Bernhard, Danee" Ryter McCoog, Terri Wommer, Kim Horton, Michelle Conway, Renea Leiby.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report in which she said that the homeroom parent selection would take place at the end of the meeting.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. She thanked everyone who sent in donations to H.A.R.T. She made a correction to the ending balance for 8-31-10 which should be $2496.22 not $2359.62 as previously stated in the September Report. The ending balance as of 9-30-10 is $3894.22
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $ 866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report in which there was some discussion of a policy meeting attended by Suzanne and Mr. Shirvinski. The policy mtg. was held on October 5 in the high school library. The meeting was with members of the school board to discuss possible upcoming requirements for chaperones of field trips. There has not been any decisions made regarding the requirement of clearances for such chaperone volunteers ,however, there will be future discussions to iron out the details . Such changes may take as long as next school year until the policy is written and implemented.
The minutes from the September meeting were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Allison Clark.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He thanked those who have a Target card and have G.C. Hartman designated on the rewards program. He recently received a check for $83.53 from Target.
He also discussed future assemblies for the students. For K-3 there will be a Sky Dome which is a blow up planetarium in which the kids will be able to go inside. This will be in January, 2011.
The "Box of Light " will be doing an assembly for 4th grade which will focus on the water cycle and electricity. 1st and 2nd grade will have one based on Solids, Liquids and Gas. These will reinforce things they are learning in science class.Mr. Shirvinski also spoke about a reading night which will take place on Jan. 21, 2011 and it will have a "Camp Out " theme.
Karen Wojtowicz reviewed both old and new business. She said that H.A.R.T. is looking for someone to be the chairperson for Reading Night. She will be looking into the possibility of a Professor at Bloom. Univ.having a class help us plan for this event. Karen distributed G.C. Hartman lanyards to those who were Hartman Helpers last year. She thanked Dawna Knoebel who organized volunteers for Grandparent's Day. Mr. Shirvinski said Grandparents Day was a big hit and was well attended. Karen went over the HART Bylaw Amendments which were discussed at last month's meeting . All those in attendance of this October mtg. were in favor of a motion to approve the changes by a show of hands. Karen made the motion to approve and a second was made by Mr. Shirvinski.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about the Hartman Helpers Volunteer Program which will have an orientation meeting on October 11 at 6:30 p.m. Letters with volunteer assignments will be sent out.
He also said that there is a Preschool Screening on October 20th for 3 and 4 year olds. You can call the District Office for more info or to register.
Mr. Shirvinski made a motion to request $375.00 for a deposit for the Box of Light Assembly and $372.50 for the Mobile Ed. Productions Company assembly. The motion was approved by
Michelle Conway and a second from Diane Mack.
Allison Clark, Fundraiser Chairperson, spoke about the Fall fundraiser which will be Yankee Candle. We will make a 40% profit from this and the info will be sent home with students on October 12. Orders must be in by Oct. 27th with a guaranteed delivery for Christmas. She will be looking for volunteers to sort and distribute the product on the day it comes in.
Sue Griscavage, Hartman Harvest Chairperson, said that things are in place for this event. Games will be based on the minute to win it game show.The festival will take place on Oct. 28.
Karen Wojtowicz said that we are in need of a chairperson for both Muffins With Mom and Donuts With Dad. Sign up sheets will be available following the meeting.
She also said that we will be having Mrs. Brecht as a guest speaker at a HART mtg. to discuss Bullying. We will be having a Cookie Exchange at the December 4 HART meeting as well.
Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will be coming out around Nov. 17th and that an electronic system is being implemented. Elementary students will not be able to access grades on the parent portal this year.
He also thanked HART for providing the breakfast and lunch for the firemen ,etc. on Fire Safety Day.He thanked the parent volunteers who came in that day as well. The children enjoy that day greatly.
Cindy Hricenak selected homeroom parents at the end of the meeting by choosing names drawn from those wishing to be in the process. They are as follows:
KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Gessner-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mr. Hauer-Jennifer Myers
Miss Hornberger-Vanessa and Gary Stine
Mrs. Rodriguez-Heidi Andreatti
Mrs. Sharrow-Mindy Stauder
Mrs. Singley-Krysta Brophy
1ST GRADE
Mrs. Faust-Brenda Brassington
Mrs. Habowski-Diane Mack
Mrs. Gratti-Pamela Yankoskie
Mrs. Harlor-Kimberly Betts
Miss Merook-Nancy Irons
Mrs. Rhodes-Cindy Yeager
2ND GRADE
Mrs. Bloom-Chris Gedman
Mrs. Hilderbrandt-Tara O'Donnell
Mrs. Hower-Michelle Petro
Mrs. Springer-Karen Wojtowicz
Miss Varano-Tom and Kim Levan
3RD GRADE
Mrs. Pfirman-Allison Clark
Mrs. Spotts-Jennifer Colella
Mrs. Stine-Linda Hoy
Mrs. Stone-Katy Zsido
Mr. Venna-Kathy and Dan Gallagher
4TH GRADE
Mrs. Crisp(Mrs. Savitski-sub.)-Kara McHale
Mrs. Harder-Ginger Seidel
Mr. Horne-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mrs. Showers-LeeAnn Ryan
Mrs. Toczylousky-Jane Brezinski
Thank you to all those who came out to this meeting. The next meeting will be on November 4 at 6:30 in the elementary library.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 with a motion by Michelle Conway and a second from Georgiann Noll.
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
VICE PRESIDENT Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
TREASURER Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
SECRETARY Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283
Monday, September 20, 2010
Request for plastic grocery bags
The Fall Book Fair will be held November 1-5. Dane'e Ryter McCoog is requesting grocery bags to be used during the book fair. If you have any bags , please bring them to the next H.A.R.T. meeting which will be held on October 7 at 6:30 in the Elementary school library.
Our annual Hartman Harvest Festival will be held on October 28,2010. There has already been a planning meeting for this event and another one is scheduled for Oct. 7 at 6:00 with the regular H.A.R.T. meeting to follow. We hope to see you all then!!!
Our annual Hartman Harvest Festival will be held on October 28,2010. There has already been a planning meeting for this event and another one is scheduled for Oct. 7 at 6:00 with the regular H.A.R.T. meeting to follow. We hope to see you all then!!!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
H.A.R.T. NEWS- SEPTEMBER 2010
H.A.R.T. Officers for this year are:
President-Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz @yahoo.com
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer-Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28 and 29- Grandparent's Day
September 30- Non Instructional Day-No classes
October 1- Bloomsburg Fair Day-No classes
October 6-Fire Prevention Day
October 7- H.A.R.T. Meeting at 6:30
October 12-Fall Picture Day
November 1 through November 5-Book Fair
Reminder About School Spirit Days: 1st Friday of each month is
ROAR t-shirt day and 4th Friday of each month is Black and Gold Day
Our first meeting of the school year was held on Sept. 7. Thank you to all those who attended.
There will be a Hartman Festival Meeting on September 15 at 2:00 in the large group area.
We would like to remind everyone to sign up for Giant A+ Rewards and to make sure you are collecting box tops and Campbell's labels and sending them in with your child's homeroom marked on them. Additional information was sent home with your child.
We look forward to seeing everyone for our next H.A.R.T. meeting which will be on Thursday, October 7,2010 at 6:30 in the elementary library!!!
Check out our website for more information.
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, H.A.R.T. Secretary
President-Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz @yahoo.com
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer-Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net
REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28 and 29- Grandparent's Day
September 30- Non Instructional Day-No classes
October 1- Bloomsburg Fair Day-No classes
October 6-Fire Prevention Day
October 7- H.A.R.T. Meeting at 6:30
October 12-Fall Picture Day
November 1 through November 5-Book Fair
Reminder About School Spirit Days: 1st Friday of each month is
ROAR t-shirt day and 4th Friday of each month is Black and Gold Day
Our first meeting of the school year was held on Sept. 7. Thank you to all those who attended.
There will be a Hartman Festival Meeting on September 15 at 2:00 in the large group area.
We would like to remind everyone to sign up for Giant A+ Rewards and to make sure you are collecting box tops and Campbell's labels and sending them in with your child's homeroom marked on them. Additional information was sent home with your child.
We look forward to seeing everyone for our next H.A.R.T. meeting which will be on Thursday, October 7,2010 at 6:30 in the elementary library!!!
Check out our website for more information.
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, H.A.R.T. Secretary
H.A.R.T. Minutes September 2010
President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
In attendance were: Officers : President Karen Wojtowicz , Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Erin Snyder. Parents in attendance were : Allison Clark, Terri Wommer, Heidi Andreatti, Karen Cecco, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Lynn Madden, Diane Mack, Janel Yankoskie, Melissa Woodruff-Cook, Marsylvia Weaver, Renea Leiby, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sherry Humphrey , Deb Davis, Mary Knoebel, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage, Vanessa Stine, Beth Nevius, Amy Billig, Lisa Bernhard, Peggy Lyons, Danee Ryter Mc Coog, Robert Madara and Stephanie Mayernick.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report and spoke about H.A.R.T. volunteers and the clearances they will need. She also spoke about Homeroom parents.
Linda Hoy , gave the Treasurer's report. The report was approved by a motion from Sherri Humphrey and a second from Sue Griscavage.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75
There was also a review of the 2010-2011 budget which was approved with a motion from Regina Longenhagen and a second from Steph Mayernick.
The minutes from the May meeting were approved by a motion from Kim Levan and a second from Mary Knoebel.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's report. He thanked everyone for sending in box tops etc. and said that it really adds up. He received a check for $1347.98 from Giant rewards which he uses through the year for activities for the students. He thanked Mary Knoebel for helping with the A Plus rewards program.
The Book Fair will be held 11-1 to 11-5 and will now be in the large group area.
4th grade students doing "Your Extra Steps " program in conjunction with Geisinger and Col. Cty. commissioners. They will be wearing pedometers to track their steps and focus on healthy life style.
Meet and Greet Night will be on Thursday and parents will have opportunity to meet the teachers and learn class expectations. There will also be a dedication of the stained glass window in library in memory of teachers who have passed away.
Grandparents Day will be Sept. 28 an 29. Students will be bringing home papers with more info..H.A.R.T. will be looking for volunteers to assist those days with handing out visitor stickers and serving coffee and cookies.
Sign up sheets were available after the H.A.R.T. mtg. for volunteers for various activities.
It was also discussed that Knoebel"s Day was a success and cost $7312.50. The Back To School BBQ also was successful. Thank you to Mrs. Brown for the Scavenger hunt which the children enjoyed.The Raffle basket was won by Joe Bucanelli. Karen Wojtowicz explained lessons learned from that event, and that next yr. we may want to have a cooler for the ice cream and possibly eliminate soda and have lemonade. We also learned we only needed one grill.
Karen Wojtowicz reviewed proposed changes to the H.A.R.T. Bylaws :
Homeroom parents rule : may hold position 2 consecutive years and only more if there are no volunteers for the position. It was discussed that there should possibly be an alternate pick, in the event that the homeroom parent cannot fulfill their duties. It was also discussed that a person could be homeroom parent for more than one child. We discussed the importance of this position and that it should be taken seriously and the volunteer should be made aware of their duties and be aware that they could be removed from the position if the teacher indicates that they are not making the necessary phone calls,etc.
It was discussed that the need for a nominating committee is not present and could be removed from Section 2 of the bylaws.
The wording for H.A.R.T. positions would remain as is in the current bylaws.
It was discussed that the newsletter and minutes are no longer sent home but can be found on the H.A.R.T. website.
No need for Member At Large position and can be removed from bylaws.
Executive Committees: eliminate Logo Wear position. Also Chairpersons for events such as Harvest festival, etc. not required to attend officer mtgs.
Meeting Date Changes: change from 1st Tuesday to 1st Thursday of month at same time. No objections to this change were presented at the meeting.Letter will be sent home letting people know about this change.
We will vote on approved changes at next meeting which will be held on Thurs. October 7,2010
Steph Mayernick talked about labels now being on Bic Stationary Products and Pop Secret. They are doubling points on labels submitted by 12-31-10.
Karen Wojtowicz expressed interest in having people volunteer to chair different H.A.R.T. events: Allison Clark volunteered to be Fundraiser Chair Person and Sue Griscavage volunteered to be Chair Person for harvest festival. Danee Ryter McCoog will be Book Fair chair; Renelle Wetzel will be handling RIF; Steph Mayernick will be taking care of Campbell's Labels and Tyson; Dawna Knoebel will be handling A.R. program; Sue Griscavage will be managing Box Tops. We are looking for volunteers to photograph each of our H.A.R.T. events.
Mr. Shirvinski spoke about Picture Day which will be Oct. 12. We will also be doing Spring Pictures as well, which provide additional background choices and are sent home to preview before you buy them. Both Fall and Spring picture purchases are optional. The children need to be photographed for purpose of their permanent records,however, you do not need to purchase the pictures. Sign up sheet for volunteers for Picture Day was available.
Karen thanked everyone for coming out to the first meeting and encouraged people to share their ideas for possible guest speakers and activities for future meetings.The next H.A.R.T. meeting will be October 7,2010.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 with a motion by Karen Cecco and a second byLisa Bernhard.
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com (phone# 799-5720)
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com (phone# 239-7404)
TREASURER: Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com (phone# 672-3161)
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net (phone# 672-1283)
In attendance were: Officers : President Karen Wojtowicz , Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Erin Snyder. Parents in attendance were : Allison Clark, Terri Wommer, Heidi Andreatti, Karen Cecco, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Lynn Madden, Diane Mack, Janel Yankoskie, Melissa Woodruff-Cook, Marsylvia Weaver, Renea Leiby, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sherry Humphrey , Deb Davis, Mary Knoebel, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage, Vanessa Stine, Beth Nevius, Amy Billig, Lisa Bernhard, Peggy Lyons, Danee Ryter Mc Coog, Robert Madara and Stephanie Mayernick.
Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report and spoke about H.A.R.T. volunteers and the clearances they will need. She also spoke about Homeroom parents.
Linda Hoy , gave the Treasurer's report. The report was approved by a motion from Sherri Humphrey and a second from Sue Griscavage.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75
There was also a review of the 2010-2011 budget which was approved with a motion from Regina Longenhagen and a second from Steph Mayernick.
The minutes from the May meeting were approved by a motion from Kim Levan and a second from Mary Knoebel.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's report. He thanked everyone for sending in box tops etc. and said that it really adds up. He received a check for $1347.98 from Giant rewards which he uses through the year for activities for the students. He thanked Mary Knoebel for helping with the A Plus rewards program.
The Book Fair will be held 11-1 to 11-5 and will now be in the large group area.
4th grade students doing "Your Extra Steps " program in conjunction with Geisinger and Col. Cty. commissioners. They will be wearing pedometers to track their steps and focus on healthy life style.
Meet and Greet Night will be on Thursday and parents will have opportunity to meet the teachers and learn class expectations. There will also be a dedication of the stained glass window in library in memory of teachers who have passed away.
Grandparents Day will be Sept. 28 an 29. Students will be bringing home papers with more info..H.A.R.T. will be looking for volunteers to assist those days with handing out visitor stickers and serving coffee and cookies.
Sign up sheets were available after the H.A.R.T. mtg. for volunteers for various activities.
It was also discussed that Knoebel"s Day was a success and cost $7312.50. The Back To School BBQ also was successful. Thank you to Mrs. Brown for the Scavenger hunt which the children enjoyed.The Raffle basket was won by Joe Bucanelli. Karen Wojtowicz explained lessons learned from that event, and that next yr. we may want to have a cooler for the ice cream and possibly eliminate soda and have lemonade. We also learned we only needed one grill.
Karen Wojtowicz reviewed proposed changes to the H.A.R.T. Bylaws :
Homeroom parents rule : may hold position 2 consecutive years and only more if there are no volunteers for the position. It was discussed that there should possibly be an alternate pick, in the event that the homeroom parent cannot fulfill their duties. It was also discussed that a person could be homeroom parent for more than one child. We discussed the importance of this position and that it should be taken seriously and the volunteer should be made aware of their duties and be aware that they could be removed from the position if the teacher indicates that they are not making the necessary phone calls,etc.
It was discussed that the need for a nominating committee is not present and could be removed from Section 2 of the bylaws.
The wording for H.A.R.T. positions would remain as is in the current bylaws.
It was discussed that the newsletter and minutes are no longer sent home but can be found on the H.A.R.T. website.
No need for Member At Large position and can be removed from bylaws.
Executive Committees: eliminate Logo Wear position. Also Chairpersons for events such as Harvest festival, etc. not required to attend officer mtgs.
Meeting Date Changes: change from 1st Tuesday to 1st Thursday of month at same time. No objections to this change were presented at the meeting.Letter will be sent home letting people know about this change.
We will vote on approved changes at next meeting which will be held on Thurs. October 7,2010
Steph Mayernick talked about labels now being on Bic Stationary Products and Pop Secret. They are doubling points on labels submitted by 12-31-10.
Karen Wojtowicz expressed interest in having people volunteer to chair different H.A.R.T. events: Allison Clark volunteered to be Fundraiser Chair Person and Sue Griscavage volunteered to be Chair Person for harvest festival. Danee Ryter McCoog will be Book Fair chair; Renelle Wetzel will be handling RIF; Steph Mayernick will be taking care of Campbell's Labels and Tyson; Dawna Knoebel will be handling A.R. program; Sue Griscavage will be managing Box Tops. We are looking for volunteers to photograph each of our H.A.R.T. events.
Mr. Shirvinski spoke about Picture Day which will be Oct. 12. We will also be doing Spring Pictures as well, which provide additional background choices and are sent home to preview before you buy them. Both Fall and Spring picture purchases are optional. The children need to be photographed for purpose of their permanent records,however, you do not need to purchase the pictures. Sign up sheet for volunteers for Picture Day was available.
Karen thanked everyone for coming out to the first meeting and encouraged people to share their ideas for possible guest speakers and activities for future meetings.The next H.A.R.T. meeting will be October 7,2010.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 with a motion by Karen Cecco and a second byLisa Bernhard.
H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com (phone# 799-5720)
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com (phone# 239-7404)
TREASURER: Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com (phone# 672-3161)
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net (phone# 672-1283)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Dates to remember
August 30-September 3-DIBELS TESTING K-4
September 6-LABOR DAY-NO SCHOOL
September 7-HART Mtg. 6:30 p.m. EC Library
September 9- Meet -n-Greet Night 1st-4th
September 10-Flip Flop Friday
September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28-Grandparent"s Day Celebration -K,1
September 29-Grandparent's Day Celebration - 2,3,4
Current H.A.R.T. Officers
President-Karen Wojtowicz-klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak-cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
Treasurer-Linda Hoy-lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers-suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283
September 6-LABOR DAY-NO SCHOOL
September 7-HART Mtg. 6:30 p.m. EC Library
September 9- Meet -n-Greet Night 1st-4th
September 10-Flip Flop Friday
September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28-Grandparent"s Day Celebration -K,1
September 29-Grandparent's Day Celebration - 2,3,4
Current H.A.R.T. Officers
President-Karen Wojtowicz-klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak-cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
Treasurer-Linda Hoy-lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers-suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283
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