October 10, 2012 H.S.A.
Draft Meeting minutes
Opening Prayer Steve Showalter
Approved September Meeting Minutes
Classroom/Faculty Features: Kindergarten Lisa Yankanich This was a cross-curricular activity learning about apples. Here are the subjects that were covered: Math: 1:1 Correspondence/Counting Social Studies Science Reading Smilebox Digital scrapbooks sent home to parents periodically Second grade Hannah Ruckstuhl Me On The Map project social studies project This project tied science and social studies together. Students created a flipbook about themselves. They were especially amazed to learn about Archbishop Carroll being from Upper Marlboro. AR Program/Book Fair Sharon Bookwalter Accelerated Reader Program Now, students have access to all quizzes because it is web-based. Junior high students have already started. Passwords: all students have the same one and can change it. READ until they change it. Quiz available for book Go to www.renlearn.com and click on store and choose quiz search by author, title, ISBN number, etc. Book Fair Thanks for all the volunteers help. Report of President Dennis Hoffman
Family involvement If we can get more involvement, the fundraising will take care of itself. Our priority is to get more folks
Report of Vice President
Sarah Reynolds
Family Events Trunk-or-Treat Sun., Oct 28 1 to 3 pm Earn service hours for volunteering. T-shirts will be available next week. Cost $15. Christmas Craft Fair Sarah Hernandez and Barb McCreary Dec. 1. Its $45 to $50 a table. 29 of 71 tables have been sold. Childrens Raffle Table -- Kids take a $.25 a ticket. Over 100 different prizes donated. Sign committee chair needed. Market Day Money raised for life center. Best way to order online. 100% guarantee even if you dont like the taste of the food. Family Pizza Bingo Sat., Oct. 13 Sue Ervin is the chairperson. Forms are here http://www.scribd.com/doc/108903455 Fundraisers Coupon Books Sarah Hernandez is the chairperson. School gets $12.50 per book. If you sell 5, you get one free. Sale ends Oct. 26. Indian River Fruit Sale Ed Jung is the chairperson. Orders due Oct. 25. Service hours opportunities will be available for unloading and sorting orders. SCRIP Gift Cards EARN SERVICE HOURS. 1 hour for every $20 purchased up to $100. Would you like to send in your orders from your computer? It's easy, visit http://www.shopwithscrip.com/ and create an account using the St. Mary's enrollment code: 8231A98D152L. If you prefer using the paper order form, no problem (PDF or Excel), just fill it out and send it in with cash or check made out to St. Mary's School, and you'll receive the gift cards Monday or Wednesday afternoon (via backpack)! You can request any card listed on the Shop with Scrip site. If you have any questions, please contact Tish Musselman at pm1425@verizon.net. Bingo Volunteers/Service Hours Denton Rourke representing the Knights of Columbus. Bingo every Thursday night. School parents can earn hour for hour service hours. Set-up at 6 pm. Kitchen work, selling sheets and clean up. About 4 hours every week. 50% goes to the parish. CYO Soccer season fielding 4 teams Basketball season Using Family Life Center and we must pay rent. Player evaluations start at the end of October. Fundraisers looking for corporate sponsorships, concessions, etc. We need to tap people from outside the community Fundraising director for CYO Chandra Cartledge Sports Pilot New software so you can register your child online for CYO activities. Archdiocese is sponsoring it. 11 other parishes are using it. Robert Braswell
Indoor volleyball league Archdiocese is looking to start that program. And possibly Track and Field in spring. Mixed Bag Fundraiser Coming up Famous Daves Weekend of Nov. 17 New Business Discussion April 13, 2013 Spring Dance/Student Art Exhibit/Auction Cultural Fair Music, food and displays Bike-a-thon (Spring 2013) Ride around school parking lot. Looking for a chairperson to put together. Family P.E.P. Night (Play more, eat right, power down) Dennis has a packet available to get it started. Need a chairperson. Family Reading Night -- Need a chairperson. Dennis has a packet available. Dennis Hoffman
Principals Remarks
Steve Showalter
School Advisory Board Can help with getting options for uniform vendors. Id like to thank the teachers for coming tonight. Lets try to get every family to participate in fundraising. TADS New tuition and enrollment system. School will replace FACTS. 3 Step process 1.Tuition assistance from Archdiocesan. Sign up for it. Its done online. 2 Enrollment, re-enrollment 3 Tuition collection SCANTRON Weve had the baseline test. Release results on conference day as requested by Archdiocese. General session on Conference Day: (once every 15 minutes on Conference Day) * Listen to presentation about what to look for on SCANTRON, so you can use 10 minute schedule for conference about general concerns. Banner Count tie with 2nd and 4th grade 50/50 Raffle banner winner gets pizza party
