PTA Meeting Slide Show & Meeting Minutes- October 11, 2022

P.S. 34 Oliver H. Perry PTA, Inc.

President: Julia Kotowski

Co-Treasurers: Brian Binsack & Jolie Ruhe

Co-Secretaries: Lilith Dollard & Molly Giliotti

PTA@ps34pta.org · www.ps34pta.org

 

PS 34 PTA Minutes

Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Zoom

 

Julia Kotowski opened the meeting. All executive board members were present.

Mr. Beugoms gave the Principal’s Address

·         Mr B. discussed the potential of the PTA adding Reading A-Z to the budget for the school year. It would be available to students in K to 3rd grade. It gives students access to leveled books and supports the curriculum in class.

Upcoming Activities

·         Social Sunday: Sunday October 23 3-6 @ Union Pool

·         Halloween Photo Shoot:  Pay What You Want photo fundraiser.

·         Shop at Minted- You can use the code: FUNDRAISEPS34OLVERHPRY to receive %20 off and PS 34 receives %15 of the profits.

·         Sign up for Amazon Smile for our school to receive a small percentage of your purchases from Amazon.

·         Meet the PTA: Wednesday Oct 12th after drop off in the garden and Oct 18th after pickup in the Eckford Street Yard

·         Fall Garden Fest: Sunday October 30 1-4

o   Planting daffodil bulbs, crafts, learning about monarchs, bake sale, winter plant prep

o   If you want to help the committee in the future they have a WhatsApp group

o   They are looking to add to the McGuiness garden throughout the year.

Committees

·         Fundraising: Planning the Winter Auction

·         Events: Planning the Parent Social

·         Merchandise: Helping with design and production

·         Dual Language

·         Wellness

·         Infrastructure and Outdoor Learning

·         Grants

·         Social Media

·         Anti-Bullying

 

Other Ways to Get Involved:

·         Translation Services: Spanish and Polish- Help us translate our forms, letters, and flyers

·         Letter/Grant Writing- Help us apply for government and private grants, help teachers create Donors Choose grants, etc

·         Graphic Design- Help us create templates for flyers, social media, etc

·         Tech Support- Assist teachers/students if they experience technology issues

·         Marketing/Branding- Help brand our school identity by designing merch

** Look to the slides for the QR code for the volunteer WhatsApp group**

 

Committee Updates:

·         Gardening Committee: McGuiness Garden is almost finished. It is going to be a learning garden with native and fruit trees. It is extension of the STEM program and will be able to learn about it with Ms. Marshall.

·         Wellness Committee

o   There is a WhatsApp group for this committee.

o   They will be working with the schools Wellness Team.

·         Fundraising Committee

o   Volunteers are needed for the Winter Auction, soliciting businesses for donations, entering information into the spreadsheet.

o   Winter Auction is an online auction.

o   Happening the middle of December.

o   Donations can be physical donations or services.

o   Anyone with the link will be able to bid on the auction.

Parent Coordinator Update

·         Halloween Dress up Day: Monday October 31st

·         Virtual Ask the Ranger: October 18th 4 pm (Look on ParentSquare for Zoom link)

·         Picture Day October 24 and 28. All students will have their photos taken and then you can purchase the photo packages at a later date

·         Parent Teacher Conference Thursday November 3rd

·         Scholastic Book Fair: October 31st to November 4. Kids can either use cash or eWallet.

·         Middle School Admissions Department of Education Virtual Event: October 27, 28, and November 1. PS 34 will also have their own event later on in the year.

·         District 14 Showcase October 26th 3:30-6:00 @ Juan Morel

o   Organized by Superintendent and local politicians

o   All Elementary and Middle Schools will be represented.

Q & A

·         Lilith went through the process of how to sign up for Amazon Smile.

·         Silent Auction December 2nd through December 11th

·         Elia O’Rourke offered to translate Spanish documents.

·         Discussion about what the Dual Language committee will be doing

o   Mr. B discusses the importance of the group and what it means to the school.

o   There is a WhatsApp group

o   Discussing the push for a 50/50 split in the program.

o   Idea: Presenting Dual Language Programs in the public libraries to encourage participation.

o   Polish Heritage Month October: Polish Bilingual Day

§  Name Day project to include the entire school.

§  Program by the Dual Language classes.

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