PTA Meeting Minutes

May 10, 2018

Budget - recent events have made lots of money for PTA – thanks to everyone for organizing and attending

• Paid Out Several Items:

• Special Education - $831.15 – supplies requested by teachers and staff

• Hospitality/Flowers - $14.98

• Insurance - $300

• BLT - $407.46

• Sports Night Tickets – ($559.00)

• Kindergarten Orientation - $310.36

• Auction Supplies - $71.96

• Plant Sale – underway – Pre-Sale generated $3,466

• Clothing Drive - $141.20

• Long Island Ducks Tickets - $1,360

Chinese Auction – Co-Chairs Jessica Freund and Jackie Caputo

• Save the Date for May 18th and come out to support the school – invite family, friends and neighbors

• Great turnout and support for wrapping baskets

• Presale forms distributed

• Accepting donations from all until April 23, and if you are soliciting donations, you must use the spreadsheet that we created to keep track of it all

To organize our efforts, and so as not to waste anyone’s valuable time, we ask that you use a spreadsheet we created through Google Sheets. Here’s how it works:

1. Go to www.google.com/sheets or download the Google Sheets app

2. Log-in using the g-mail account wenonahauction2018@gmail.com, password “yogapants”

3. Add entries for any businesses that you have solicited for donations, and what the outcome is, so that we can all be on the same page and not bother going to places that have already been done. Keep entries in alphabetical order and the document will automatically save once you add to it.

4. We may also add some suggestions for businesses to solicit, so if you need some ideas and you see an entry with no name attached to it, feel free to reach out to that place for us and add your name to the spreadsheet for it, so we all know it’s been done.

Class Parents / Assistants Mandatory Responsibilities:

Due May 14th – 18th to the Main Office

One Case of Drinks per class

• Grades K-2 (bottled water)

• Grades 3-5 (canned soft drinks)

• One Hand-Held Dessert per class

Box Tops

• Keep sending them in – winning class to get a pizza/ice cream party at the end of the year

• Deadline of May 31

Fifth Grade Committee – Heather Morealle

• Last Wingo of the year 5/11

• Wenonah Night at the LI Ducks Game – May 22nd at 6:30pm

  • • See Michelle Pitman for more info

    • Our 5th grade band will perform pre-game, but this event is open to all students and their families

Ms. DiPaola Update

• Excellent turn out for Community night. Estimated over 700 people in attendance

• Thank you to the PTA for their support!

Change in Board Members and 5^th Grade Committee

Retiring from the Board:

• Tracy Lentz

• Cherie Castellano

• Erika Calabrese

Continuing Officers:

• Jessica Freund – Co-President

• Jackie Caputo – Co-President

• Andrea Muchow – Corresponding Secretary

New Members:

• Heather Morealle – Vice President

• Jenine Kenny – Treasurer

• Jessica Hill – Secretary

5^th Grade Committee:

• Cherie Castellano – Co- Coordinator

• Christina Amato- Co- Coordinator

• Maria Lundberg- Assistant Coordinator

• Erika Calabrese- Assistant Coordinator

• Lisa Abrams- Assistant Coordinator

• Joanne Passanante- Year Book

• Jenine Kenny- Year Book

• Andrea Muchow- Year Book

• Jackie Caputo- Helper

• Jessica Freund- Helper

• Emily Pernal- Helper

Teacher Appreciation

• May 7-11

• Info went out to class moms

• PTA will organize something special for our wonderful teachers, but we want to keep it a surprise for them

• Any questions, contact Jackie Caputo

Annual 5K / Family Fun Run – Heather Morealle

• June 9th

• Elite Feets is a company that we are working with to organize and market it – you can register on their website, or info will be coming home soon

• We are looking for sponsors!

• Greene Turtle will sponsor this event as well.

• Greene Turtle Night – May 15th (same day as budget vote – come out to the restaurant and a portion of your bill goes to the 5K)

• No way around the online processing fee of $3.45

• If you register on-site it is $5 additional and you are not guaranteed a tee shirt

• Anticipating approximately 120 runners

• If you live on the route please consider helping out by putting out a water table and cheering on runners.

School Supplies

• Forms will be going home soon. We are still finalizing teacher lists

• Families will only be able to order online this year.

Upcoming Events

• May 15^th – Budget vote and Green Turtle Fundraiser

• May 17^th – Wenonah 4^th and 5^th Grade concert at Samoset

• May 18^th – Chinese Auction

• May 14^th – May 18^th – IGames on-site

• May 22^nd – Ducks Game

• May 22^nd and 23^rd – Last Book Fair of the year

• June 1^st – Talent Show

• June 5^th – Field Day

• June 6^th – 5^th Grade Trip

• June 9^th – 5K Run

• June 12^th – Make A Difference – if your child was nominated you will receive a letter to your home

• June 14^th – Farewell Dinner

• June 15^th – 5^th Grade Dance

• June 18^th – 5^th Grade Awards

• June 19^th – 5^th Grade Graduation

• June 20^th – Senior Walk Though – all graduating seniors will walk the halls of Wenonah while the kids line the hall

PTA Meeting Minutes

April 12, 2018

Budget – recent events have made lots of money for PTA – thanks to everyone for organizing and attending!

• Wingo #1 - $ 444

• Wingo #2 - $1,072

• Mother / Daughter brunch - $3,345,17

• Father / Daughter dance - $2,916.20

• Father / Son bowling - $1,071.73

• Amazon Smiles - $15.38

Community Night – “The Air Around Us”

• On Tuesday, we will have a hot air balloon demonstration, weather permitting – shhh, let’s keep it a secret so the kids will be surprised!

• April 19^th , 6-8:30pm

• Lots of great presenters scheduled

• Female pilot from United Airlines

• Nitrogen ice cream

• Chef to prepare mousse

• This is a science based night and the kids have all prepared projects, so this takes the place of a science fair, however, some students have done science projects and will be able to present those on this night, and may be eligible to be judged for the Brookhaven Science Fair

Annual 5K / Family Fun Run – Heather Morealle

• June 9^th

• Elite Feets is a company that we are working with to organize and market it – you can register on their website, or info will be coming home soon

• We are looking for sponsors!

• Greene Turtle will sponsor this event as well.

• Greene Turtle Night – May 15^th (same day as budget vote – come out to the restaurant and a portion of your bill goes to the 5K)

Box Tops

• Keep sending them in – winning class to get a pizza/ice cream party at the end of the year

• Deadline of May 31

Chinese Auction – Co-Chairs Jessica Freund and Jackie Caputo

• Save the Date for May 18^th and come out to support the school – invite family, friends and neighbors

• We can use empty baskets

• Presale forms will go out next week

• Accepting donations from all until April 23, and if you are soliciting donations, you must use the spreadsheet that we created to keep track of it all

To organize our efforts, and so as not to waste anyone’s valuable time, we ask that you use a spreadsheet we created through Google Sheets. Here’s how it works:

1. Go to www.google.com/sheets or download the Google Sheets app

2. Log-in using the g-mail account wenonahauction2018@gmail.com, password “yogapants”

3. Add entries for any businesses that you have solicited for donations, and what the outcome is, so that we can all be on the same page and not bother going to places that have already been done. Keep entries in alphabetical order and the document will automatically save once you add to it.

4. We may also add some suggestions for businesses to solicit, so if you need some ideas and you see an entry with no name attached to it, feel free to reach out to that place for us and add your name to the spreadsheet for it, so we all know it’s been done.

Class Parents / Assistants Mandatory Responsibilities:

Due April 23^rd to the Main Office

or Jessica Freund’s House (52 Morris Ave, Lake Grove)

1. One Class Basket – please label it for its contents and value

2. Two Additional Donations From Each Class Parent/Assistant*

Due May 14^th – 18^th to the Main Office

1. One Case of Drinks per class

Grades K-2 (bottled water)

Grades 3-5 (canned soft drinks)

2. One Hand-Held Dessert per class

Meal Train to benefit the LoGuidice Family who lost their mother last month

• Supply meals to this family from April 10^th through the end of the school yea

• Go on Facebook, Wenonah Moms page for more info, or class moms will distribute the flyer as well

Kindergarten Orientation – May 8

Plant Sale

• Preorder forms went out this week and are due April 20^th

• Plant Sale in school from May 10-11

• If you want to help out, contact Jessica Freund

Fifth Grade Committee – Heather Morealle

• Clothing drive starts April 9^th

• Gently used clothing, shoes, blankets, towels, etc.

• Wenonah Night at the LI Ducks Game – May 22^nd at 6:30pm

• See Michelle Pitman for more info

• Our 5^th grade band will perform pre-game, but this event is open to all students and their families

• Quaker Jack mascot visited Wenonah this week

Sports Night

• May 4^th at Sachem East football field @ 7pm

• Marching Band and Arrowettes will perform

• Wenonah is assembling its own cheerleading squad

• More information will follow this week

Teacher Appreciation

• May 7-11

• Info went out to class moms

• PTA will organize something special for our wonderful teachers, but we want to keep it a surprise for them

• Any questions, contact Jackie Caputo

Concert - May 14^th

At Samoset

Next PTA Meeting – May 10^th

PTA Meeting Minutes

March 1, 2018

Nominating Committee

• Jessica Freund, Jackie Caputo, Kristin Gelzinis, Christina Amato, Stacy O’Neill

• Nomination forms coming out soon

• The committee will meet in April to make final selections

Fifth Grade Committee – Heather Morealle

• Book Fair – March 7-8

• Shamrock raffles - $1 each March 14^th – 16^th

Clothing drive starts April 9^th

• Gently used clothing, shoes, blankets, towels, etc.

Mother Son Square Dance – April 13^th

Swim Night rescheduled – March 16^th, 7-9p at North (5^th graders only)

Yankee Candle fundraiser coming soon

Father Son Bowling – March 24^th

Wenonah Night at the LI Ducks Game

• May 22^nd at 6:30pm

• See Michelle Pitman for more info

• Our band will perform pre-game

• Quaker Jack mascot will visit Wenonah

Community Night – “The Air Around Us”

• April 19^th

• Calling all community members who have something to share in any industry related to air :

Drones

Air Conditioning

Bees

Helicopters

Eagles

Pilot

Windsurfing

Annual 5K / Family Fun Run – Heather Morealle

• Save the date for June 9^th (not officially approved by the Village yet –working on it)

• Elite Feets is a company that we are working with to organize and market it

Meal Train to benefit a Wenonah family who lost their mother last month

• Christine Pfundstein will be coordinating

• More information to come via Social Media

• Supply meals to this family from April 10^th through the end of the school year

Box Tops

• Keep sending them in – winning class to get a pizza/ice cream party at the end of the year

• Deadline of May 31

National World Downs Syndrome Day – March 21^st

• 2 leadership students are organizing this

• They have designed t-shirts for sale as a fundraiser

• Quick turnaround – order forms home this Friday and must order quickly

• If you don’t order a t-shirt, asked to wear blue or yellow that day

• Wenonah Alumni will be featured

School Safety – Ms. DiPaola / Mrs. Lounsbury

• Efforts were in place even before the Parkland tragedy to install double vestibules and license scans for entry into the building

• District-wide this is a $2.5 million project ($11K expense to Wenonah)

• Smart Schools Grant from the state is stalled by State – efforts to lobby to expedite this, but if the funds cannot come quicker, Superintendent Graham working with the Board to reevaluate the budget to see if we can fund it asap and be reimbursed by the state grant later on

• There will be a community summit in March to discuss

• Stay connected on social media for updates to efforts

• District trying to steadily increase school security guards

• Description of lockdown drills and how they are used to assess and correct weaknesses in school safety- For example, during a previous drill they realized the kids in the bathroom could not hear, so they installed speakers in the bathrooms

• Discussion of how we might be able to lobby local politicians on this issue

Chinese Auction – Co-Chairs Jessica Freund and Jackie Caputo

• Save the Date for May 18^th and come out to support the school – invite family, friends and neighbors

• Accepting donations from all, and if you are soliciting donations, you must use the spreadsheet that we created to keep track of it all

To organize our efforts, and so as not to waste anyone’s valuable time, we ask that you use a spreadsheet we created through Google Sheets. Here’s how it works:

1. Go to www.google.com/sheets or download the Google Sheets app

2. Log-in using the g-mail account wenonahauction2018@gmail.com, password “yogapants”

3. Add entries for any businesses that you have solicited for donations, and what the outcome is, so that we can all be on the same page and not bother going to places that have already been done. Keep entries in alphabetical order and the document will automatically save once you add to it.

4. We may also add some suggestions for businesses to solicit, so if you need some ideas and you see an entry with no name attached to it, feel free to reach out to that place for us and add your name to the spreadsheet for it, so we all know it’s been done.

Class Parents / Assistants Mandatory Responsibilities:

Due April 23^rd to the Main Office

or Jessica Freund’s House (52 Morris Ave, Lake Grove)

1. One Class Basket – please label it for its contents and value

2. Two Additional Donations From Each Class Parent/Assistant*

Due May 14^th – 18^th to the Main Office

1. One Case of Drinks per class

Grades K-2 (bottled water)

Grades 3-5 (canned soft drinks)

2. One Hand-Held Dessert per class

****** For any class parents / /assistants who missed this meeting, we will email information pertaining to both Auction and Teacher Appreciation Week

Next PTA Meeting – April 12^th

PTA Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2018

Correspondence

• Thank you note from the crossing guard for the PTA’s holiday gift to her

Fifth Grade – Heather Morealle

• Wingo tomorrow night – not too late, you can buy tickets at the door – not sold out

They will reschedule Swim Night

Father-Daughter Dance – Feb. 9^th

• Please get your ticket orders in ASAP

• Pizza and sliders for sale at the dance

Wenonah Night at the LI Ducks Game – May 22^nd at 6:30pm

• See Michelle Pitman for more info

• Our band will perform pre-game

• Quaker Jack mascot will visit Wenonah

Mixed Bag Fundraiser online now through Feb 28^th

Community Night – “The Air Around Us”

• April 19^th

• Calling all community members who have something to share in any industry related to air

Chinese Auction – Co-Chairs Jessica Freund and Jackie Caputo

• Save the Date for May 18^th and come out to support the school – invite family, friends and neighbors

• Accepting donations from all, and if you are soliciting donations, you must use the spreadsheet that we created to keep track of it all

To organize our efforts, and so as not to waste anyone’s valuable time, we ask that you use a spreadsheet we created through Google Sheets. Here’s how it works:

1. Go to www.google.com/sheets or download the Google Sheets app

2. Log-in using the g-mail account wenonahauction2018@gmail.com, password “yogapants” ***please make sure you log out of all other accounts, and then completely log out of this when you are finished, so your personal documents are not accidentally saved under this id****

3. Add entries for any businesses that you have solicited for donations, and what the outcome is, so that we can all be on the same page and not bother going to places that have already been done. Keep entries in alphabetical order and the document will automatically save once you add to it.

4. We may also add some suggestions for businesses to solicit, so if you need some ideas and you see an entry with no name attached to it, feel free to reach out to that place for us and add your name to the spreadsheet for it, so we all know it’s been done.

Annual 5K / Family Fun Run – Heather Morealle

• Save the date for June 9^th (not officially approved by the Village yet)

• Elite Feets is a company that we are working with to organize and market it

• Greene Turtle will also sponsor it – there will be 2 Wenonah Nights at the restaurant where 20% of your check will go back to Wenonah – dates to be announced soon

Box Tops

• Keep sending them in – winning class to get a pizza/ice cream party at the end of the year

Mother’s Day Plant Sale

• We need volunteers to unload the truck on the Wednesday before and to work the sale

Ms. DiPaola updates

• We will be getting double secure vestibule – with an automated ID system to scan your license before entry. Construction to take place in the spring on off-school hours. Architects have been in for a preliminary walkthrough – more details to follow.

• Bathroom Graffiti is being investigated

District Calendar Updates

• March 22 and June 21^st and now full days of school

Other Upcoming Dates

- March 5-16 PARP

- March 7-8 Book Fair

- March 12-23 Yankee Candle

- March 24 Father-Son Bowling Event

Next Meeting – March 1^st

MANDATORY FOR ALL CLASS MOMS TO DISCUSS AUCTION AND TEACHER APPRECIATION

PTA Meeting Minutes

January 11, 2018

Kindness & Justice Challenge

• Ms. DiPaola previews this exciting event

• Week of January 15^th – addresses kindness in our school

• Week of January 22^nd – addressed justice and fairness in our school

• Purpose of this is to increase empathy and decrease narcissism, through exercises to get them to understand the perspectives of others and to be more attentive to the feelings of others

• Wednesday, January 24^th –there will be no homework assignments that night and families will be asked to power down all technology and devices and spend quality time together talking and playing board games

• Mix it Up Lunch and Breakfast for the students and staff respectively to encourage them to make new friends and better understand one another

Fifth Grade – Heather Morealle

Father-Daughter Dance – Feb. 9^th

• Grand prize of an American Girl Doll

Wenonah Night at the LI Ducks Game – May 22^nd at 6:30pm

• See Michelle Pitman for more info

• Our band will perform

Budget Update

• Spirit Wear / Sparkle Wear profit - $208

• Membership profit - $771

• Square 1 Art profit - $1,279.22

• Fall Plant Sale – $824.75

• Breakfast with Santa - $1,928.23

Community Night – “The Air Around Us”

• April 19^th

• Calling all community members who have something to share – please see Ms. DiPaola or any BLT member to discuss how you might be able to present at this event in the following areas:

• Aviation

• Aerospace

• Medical fields

• Heating / cooling

• Insects / pollination

Chinese Auction – Co-Chairs Jessica Freund and Jackie Caputo

• Save the Date for May 18^th and come out to support the school – invite family, friends and neighbors

• Accepting donations from all

• Class Mom and Class Assistants Responsibilities

1. Whether you are a Class Mom or an Assistant, each of you must submit two donations. Attached to this email are the letter and tax exempt form that you can present to merchants so they know your request is legitimate. By “donation” we mean an item, gift certificate, etc. Your two donations do not need to be related to one another and you do not need to fancy it up in a basket, but by all means, if you would like to, that would be fabulous! ALL DONATIONS ARE DUE TO THE MAIN OFFICE OR JESSICA FREUND’S HOUSE (52 MORRIS AVE, LAKE GROVE) BY APRIL 23^rd.

2. In addition, each class must make a basket. You should ask parents for a donation of $5 from each child in the class and use that money toward a themed basket. Communicate with your teacher to find out what theme he or she would like the basket to be, and ask them to write it on the Sign-Up Sheet in the Main Office, so that we will not have duplicative baskets. ALL BASKETS ARE DUE TO THE MAIN OFFICE OR JESSICA FREUND’S HOUSE (52 MORRIS AVENUE, LAKE GROVE) BY APRIL 23^rd.

3. Each class must send in one case of drinks and one dessert (something hand-held like cookies, chips, etc.). Grades K-2, please send in bottled water, and Grades 3-5, please send in soft drinks (soda, iced tea, etc.) ALL DRINK/FOOD DONATIONS ARE DUE TO THE MAIN OFFICE THE WEEK OF THE AUCTION, MAY 14^th – 18^th.

Annual 5K / Family Fun Run – Heather Morealle

• Looking for volunteers for this committee to help organize the event

• Looking for sponsors

Next Meeting – February 1^st