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small medium large Warnsdorfer PTA General Meeting Minutes Thursday, October 11, 2007 Board Members in Attendance: Linda Marmora - President Hannah Hoshino - Executive Vice President Carol Loeser – VP Fundraising Lindsay Dobrzynski – VP Events Roberta Solomon - Treasurer Marla Folz – Communications VP Kerry Hennessy - Corresponding Secretary Lori Hoeni - Recording Secretary Also in Attendance: (See attached sign-in sheet.) Smart Board Presentation: Joanne Yonchiuk, a fourth grade teacher, demonstrated the ways in which the Smart Board is used in the classroom. President’s Report: Linda reviewed the final copy of the By-Laws. A vote to adopt the By-Laws was unanimous. Linda also reported that the Executive Board has discussed making it our goal to raise money to purchase Smart Boards for the school. Communications VP: Marla reported that the first grade lunch parent volunteer program has been going well. She also reported that she is making three copies of the Emergency Contact List. In addition, the names of Room Parent for each class will be put in the directory and on the website. Finally, Marla reported that glow sticks were purchased for all the children to receive on Halloween. Room parents will be contacting parents who volunteered for Halloween parties. VP Events: Lindsay presented a list of volunteers received in the Welcome Back Pack returns. Included in the master list were the names of the chair persons for each event: Boogie Bash – Cynthia Zarmora & Jeanne Wycoff Picture Day – Jackie Perone Holiday Sale – Beverly Berkis Pizza and Cookie Dough Sale – Cynthia Taffet & Dana Yager Scholastic Book Fair – Michelle Wood & Laura Tang Theater Week – Cheryl Petroski, Roberta Solomon & (possibly) Mary Bouffard Winter Event (International Day) – No chair has been named. Lindsay will ask Winnie Jew and Renuka Prakash. Raffle Baskets – Amy Soler & Susan Mandel Ashley Pies – Jeanne Wycoff & Sheryl Dekhayser Portrait Night – Jackie Perone & Amy Horowitz Faculty Appreciation Luncheon – Michelle Wood, Tracy Hanzes & Beverly Berkis Plant Sale – Lee Murray & Barbara Camins Art & Sports Memorabilia Auction – Lindsay Dobrzynski, Cynthia Zarmora & Linda Marmora The Ice Cream Social proved a great time for all who attended. Over 400 bowls were sold. Lindsay also reported that the Boogie Bash planning is going well. The committee is in the process of obtaining a fire permit. Certain flammable materials are prohibited. Corresponding Secretary: Kerry read Thank You letters from Mrs. Grafas and other Faculty members for the breakfast. She also share a letter from scholarship recipients and wounded soldiers. VP Fundraising: Carol thanked Sonia Klein for working on the sale of the Kid Stuff Books. The turn-out was more than we targeted. Fundraisers currently in progress are the Ashley Farms Pie Sale and School Pictures. Orders are coming in for both. Carol also thanked all those who volunteered at the Walk-a-Thon. Envelopes are still being counted and the final count will be reported at the next meeting. Carol pointed out that we have a variety of fundraisers, and we don’t expect everyone to participate in all of them. A flyer will be sent home to let people know what we at Warnsdorfer collect for recycling and fundraising, such as printer cartridges, pop tabs, Campbell Soup labels, and Box Tops. Treasurer: Roberta presented the proposed budget for the 2007-08 school year. Several minor changes were made to the budget prior to the meeting: The income from printer cartridges was change to zero due to the fact that the check is written directly to the school. Legally, it must go into a district account that the PTA will be involved in the decision process for spending. Also, due to issues of bio-terrorism and child nutrition regulations, the PTA will no longer be providing lunch on Field Day. Fifth grade parents requested that their proposed budget of $2,500 be increased to $3,200. Sonia Klein motioned to increase the amount. Mary Bouffard seconded the motion. The motion was carried and voted yes by the majority. Linda Marmora suggested that the fifth grade parents form a focus group to begin planning the activities. Michelle Wood volunteered to head the committee. Principal’s Report: Mrs. Grafas thanked the cultural arts committee for the upcoming assemblies. She also thanked the community as a whole for understanding and cooperating with the new nutritional guidelines for the well being of our children. Parents can order birthday treats through the child nutrition department or send in their own treats provided they are on the list of acceptable snacks. We have a total of 545 students this year. The bus situation has gone very smoothly so far this year thanks to the new Director of Transportation. Mrs. Grafas also stated the importance of emergency contact phone numbers. Teacher Liaisons: Mrs. Bastolla thanked the PTA for the wonderful breakfast of the first day and for the gifts to students. She also thanked the PTA for the recent Mozart assembly. The children enjoyed the show. Mrs. Bastolla also reported that 65 students are currently signed up for Early Act. Mrs. Taylor Thanked the PTA for putting the Walk-a-Thon together. She also thanked the PTA on behalf of all the teachers for the Kid Stuff books. Finally, Mrs. Taylor thanked the PTA for the agendas for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. They are instrumental in the classroom. Announcements: Randi Farber reported that the candle sale to raise money for the SEPTA is currently being sent home. She also announced upcoming SEPTA meetings at the East Brunswick Public Library which are open to everyone in the PTA. The next meeting is Monday, November 19th. The agenda will include In-Class Support and Team Teaching. Randi also announced the following free workshops for parents of Autistic children: November 13th – “Having a Sibling With a Disability” – ARC Administrative Office, North Brunswick 7-9pm November 17th-18th – “Introduction To Applied Behavior Analysis and Teaching Verbal Behavior” – Spotswood High School 9am – 5pm Randi Farber motioned to close the meeting. Mary Bouffard seconded the motion. The motion was carried. The meeting concluded at 10:30pm. The next Brown Bag Lunch meeting will be on November 14th. The next General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 6, 2008.
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