Gwynedd Square Home and School Association
Tuesday, May 29th, Meeting Minuites
1. Called to Order by President Nicole Daly, she welcomed all who were present.
A. April meeting minutes were approved by Dave Weber and Second by SuEllen
Marett.
B. Thanks and Appreciation from Nicole Daly, see the end of the minutes for this.
2. Principal’s Report – Mrs. Justice
A. PM Kindergarten had a successful letter day parade.
B. Here is a list of upcoming dates for the end of the year:
- 5.31 - 10am AM Kindergarten letter day parade
- 6.1 - School Picnic is a beach theme with popcorn and snow cones.
- 6.4 - Kindergarten open house will be grouped with Gwyn-Nor and North Wales, with
Gwyn-Nor hosting. Gwyn Sq will still be geared for parents to come during timeslots on
the first day of school.
- 6.8 - PA day for 4th grade.
- 6.8 - 6th grade party off sight with a bus to Mermaid Lake.
- 6.12 - PM Kindergarten last day.
- 6.13 - Last day of school with parties, this is a half day.
C. Remember to sign up for E-alerts. This will be the main source of communication next
year.
D. Mrs Mattes came to share from the teachers update.
- Thank you to H&S for all their support and generosity from our staff.
- Thank you to Mrs Justice for her time and dedication with our H&S and her sharing of
information with our staff. She has only ever missed on meeting, supports all of our
events and promotes a school spirit of support.
- Grade level highlights are:
-K- Chase Norman Cooper has arrived! Children had a great time preparing for
the letter day parade and will have another parade at 10 am Thursday. They will soon be
working on their lady bug theme.
-1- Miss Gramlich returned today! First grade is excited about getting ready for
Authors Tea Time. The Teas will be taking place this week and next week.
-2- We are finishing our unit on changes in science and we are now working on
Soc. Studies unit Our Country Today...dealing with government...they are looking
forward to our school picnic on Friday.
-3- working on research reports which will also be supported with the creation of
a power point. They had a great time at the DeVinci Center and the making of slime was
a big hit.
-4- PA DAY will take place on June 8th and the teachers would like to extend a
thank you to all the parents that volunteered o support this day. Harrisburg was
wonderful and the follow up visit from Rep. Harper on May 16th was exceptional.
-5- They will be going to Peter Wentz Farmstead tomorrow to learn more about
the colonial life and its challenges.
-6- they had a pleasant and informative visit to Penndale today and will present
their Wax Museum on June 11th.
-Mrs Marcarelli would like a reminder shared with you...
-3rd grade dentals will be due on Oct 15, 2012
-6th grade Physicals due Oct 15, 2012
-In need of sweat pants and GS T-shirts
-Mrs Buzzard would like to remind us of the Go for the Gold, summer book challenge,
how many 15 minute slots can you fill? Information will be sent in BPW before the end
of the school year. Information will be posted on the website.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Kim Diehl - See website
4. Coordinating Council update - Sherri Helt - Here are her notes from the last two
meetings:
- April - @ York Ave:
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York Ave. does a Culture Night that includes - food, passports that gets "stamped" at
each country, crafts and performers.
They do a St. Patrick's Day breakfast @ Applebee's as a fundraiser.
Also doing a Hoop-Athon this Year
Business part:
Coordinating Councils' sales tax exemption now good until 2016
Nominees for CC Board were announced
May - @ AM Kulp:
Guest speaker was Josie Chernock, chair of the Alternative Revenue Committee.
Since forming in late December the committee is looking into several different avenues. Some of the
alternative revenue options being presented to the NP school board and parents are:
Advertising in schools - Hallways, inside buses. Parents were given the opportunity to give input on
this through an online questionnaire and of those that participated, majority were in favor. Policy is now
being written up and needs to be approved by the school board (slow process). Showed examples of
advertising at Pennsbury School District. So far that school has received $400,000.
Sponsorships- At stadiums, fields, etc.
Donations- ex. alumni development
Grant Development
Trademark Licensing
User fees - facilities and activities
Intellectual property - staff generated concepts
Advance concepts - student radio, on site commercial center, etc.
**They are strongly encouraging parents to get involve by attending meetings, voicing opinions, making
comments. The budget gap will be getting wider as the years progress. In 2016-17 the budget gap will
be an est. $20 mil.
Business part:
Many school concerned with the effects of sharing teachers - Art/Music. Currently, no new teacher being
hired for retiring music teacher at Gwynedd Square.
School supplies for Elementary will be determined by each school building, per grade. Coming home in
report card.
Marianne Cleary, director of transportation, left NP and Tom Schneider is the interim director. Bus stops
are being consolidated. Currently Bridal Path is losing 40 bus stops, ING - 10 stops
Elections for the CC 12/13 board were held as well
5. President’s Report – Nicole Daly
A. The fundraising plan for 2012/2013 school year was reviewed. We are hoping to
limit and consolidate fund raisers. The Exercise for Education went well and there
are still checks coming in. The plan was put to vote and passed.
B. The budget for 2012/2013 school year was reviewed. The goal for H&S events is to
fully fund each event so no money need come out of the parents pocket. The budget
was put to vote and passed. - Note to 6th grade parents, if your child has ever had
artwork framed and hung in the hallway, you may take that artwork when your child
leaves to move on to 7th grade.
C. Nominees for 2012/2013 Executive Board.
1. Nicole Daly – President
2. Dave Weber – Vice President of Fundraising
3. Denise Hull – Vice President of Events
4. Mark Criger – Treasurer
5. SuEllen Marett – Co-treasurer
6. Amy Lynn Criger – Recording secretary
7. Jen Ely – Corresponding secretary
a. As per the by laws Aritical VIII, Section 3, Letter B:
If only one nominee is present for an office, the Recording Secretary shall be
instructed to cast a unanimous vote for the nominee.
D. The board is looking into withdrawing from our Coordinating Council membership .
We will look to see what is involved with the IRS to make the change. If we were to
leave CC it would give us the opportunity to participate in the RACE for Education.
Participation in the R for E has the potential to be the only fund raiser that we
would need to do as a school.
E. End of the Year School Wide Picnic – Friday, June 1st. Snow cones and Popcorn
provided by H&S. Volunteers slots are filled. Thanks to all!
F. Meeting changes for next year. We are looking at the first half of the month for
meetings. Still Tuesday nights at 6:30 pm. Meetings in Sept/Nov/Jan/March/April
and May only.
G. On the previous agenda for tonight, there was mention of some potential changes to
the by laws for H&S. Due to multiple questions regarding the changes, the subject
was pulled from the agenda and will be discussed at a future H&S meeting.
6. The meeting was adjourned – see you next year!!! Have a great summer!!!
Here is the list of thank you from 1. A. above:
Reina Ahlmark for Original Kids Art Works
Amy Lynn Criger for Kid's Stuff
Barb Bezar for the Adult Social
Ken Bezar for Olympic Day
Chris Behr for the Welcome Back Block Party
Ann Birkmire for Original Kids Art Works and for Decorating
Bethany Blatner for D.A.R.E.
Christie Clemens for Alumni Scholarship and for the 6th Grade Party
David Weber for Game Night
Margaret Deddy for Picture Day
Denise Hull for Community Outreach and for being our H&S Correlate Rep
Donna Gallagher for Picture Day and for the Yearbook
Sandy Duplicki for Family Fitness Night
Paul Edelman for the Adult Social, for Dine-a-rounds and for DJ'ing the end of the year picnic
Wendy Edelman for the Holiday Fair, for Campbell's Labels Program and for the Adult Social
Jen Ely for the Fall and Spring Book Fairs, for Spirit Wear and for R.I.F.
Karen Ghandy for Olympic Day
Amy Hutchinson for Crafts at the Welcome Back Block Party, for Gardening and for the Mother's Day
Hanging Plant Sale
Ken Keiser for being our webmaster
Kelly Ann Johnson for School Store
Kim Keyser for our Ice Cream/Dessert Social in the Fall
Kristi Zoll for our Newsletter
Kristine Harkins for the Adult Social and for the Water Ice Social in the Spring
Sherri Helt for being our Coordinating Council Rep
Laura Thompson for Nominating Committee and for D.A.R.E.
Gabi Romero for Community Outreach
Kristy Matulevich for the Secret Shoppe, for our Exercise for Education and for the 6th Grade Party
Cathy McGeehan for R.I.F. and for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
Missy Shaw for Ink Cartridge Recyling, Target and Supermarket Cash Backs
Monique Gibson for the Adult Social and for School Store
Gabrielle Nolek for the Hayride and for Backpack Wednesday
Sharon Patterson for Homeroom Coordinator, for Backpack Wednesday and for D.A.R.E.
Susan Pisut for the Spring Book Fair
Donna Poley for the Ice Cream/Dessert Social in the Fall
Rachel Anderson for Spanish Club
Erica Sobek for Young Author's Conference
Kelly Skok for the Fall Book Fair and for our Clothing Drive in the fall
SuEllen Marett for the Welcome Family Block Party
Eileen Sullivan for Boxtops, for Lost and Found, for the School Sign and for the Yearbook
Susan Tooley for our School Volunteer Coordinator
Jackie Trautz for our School Directory