H.A.R.T.

HART NEWS-FEBRUARY 2012

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FEBRUARY EVENTS

February 1st-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library
February 3rd-Favorite Team Jersey Day (K-4)
February 3rd-Family Fun Night (6-8 p.m.)
February 6th-SMART Meeting
February 13 and 20th-School Board Meetings
February 14th-Red Day
February 17th-Act 80 Day No Classes-Teacher In-Service
February 20th-President's Day (Student Make Up Day-Classes in Session)
March 2nd-Read Across America Day-Dress Like Your Favorite Dr. Seuss character (K-4)
March 3rd-Cinderella Breakfast in the HS (9-11:30)
March 5th-Kindergarten Information Night (6-7 p.m.) Large Group Area
March 7th-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library

We will be having a Movie night on March 30th in the elementary school. More information will be sent home in the future. Please mark the date on your calendar as it will be a fun night out for your family!!!!
Continue sending in the box tops and labels but make sure the bag is marked with your child's teacher's name on it so they get credit in our ongoing contest! The top 5 homerooms currently are Mrs. Spotts, Mrs. Gratti, Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Harder and Mrs. Sharrow.
Thanks to all of you who have donated your time to Hart in any way (especially those who recently tested batteries for 4th grade science kits)!!!
Another thank you to all those who are so generous with their time and attend our monthly meetings-your help and input are so vital to keep HART going strong!!!
Please plan on attending our next meeting which will be on March 7th at 6:30 p.m.. We hope to see you there!!!!

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H. A. R. T. MINUTES-FEBRUARY 2012

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The meeting was brought to order at 6:35 p.m. on February 1st by President Karen Wojtowicz.

In attendance were : Officers: President, Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer, Linda Hoy , Secretary, Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Christi Moncavage, Kim Levan, Tera Krebs, Karen Cecco, Dawn Knoebel, Kristene Baldwin, Scott Kramer, Betsy Kramer, Sherry Humphrey and Tia Brown.

Sue Griscavage was not present for the meeting and there was nothing new to note in the Vice President's Report.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $15,391.42. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $ 2,234.58
2nd Grade: $ 2,318.09
3rd Grade: $ 3,599.78
4th Grade: $ 1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Karen Cecco and a second from Dawn Knoebel.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of only a review of the January Minutes. The Minutes were approved with a motion from Christi Moncavage and a second from Karen Cecco.

There were no topics discussed under Old Business.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He spoke about the upcoming Kindergarten Information Night.He said that this is a great way for parents to obtain information on expectations and curriculum, etc.. He requested some volunteers to do babysitting on that night so that parents who wish to attend can focus on the material being presented. This event is slated for March-exact date not known yet. Mr. Shirvinski explained that this Info Night is really helpful to those parents who have children coming to Kindergarten in the Fall.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked those who volunteered their time to test batteries for the 4th grade science kits.
Mr. Shirvinski also spoke about an upcoming event at G.C. Hartman: The Spelling Bee. He said that this will be the first one at the school and is going to be exciting for the students. They will be tested soon on spelling words and the top 5 from each homeroom will compete in the oral spelling bee to be held on April 12th. This event is for grades Kindergarten to 4th grade. Mrs. Meyer and Kathy Koschoff-Rapkin will be working on the Spelling Bee with the students. The kids will be watching a preview video to get them excited for the event.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed New Business.
Karen thanked everyone who has been sending in Box Tops and Labels For Education. The top 5 classes in the contest are :
Mrs. Spotts - 3746
Mrs. Gratti-3612
Mrs. Rhodes-2562
Mrs. Harder-1957
Mrs. Sharrow-1926
Karen reminded everyone to put the homeroom teacher's name on the bags when you send in the box tops, etc..
Karen also spoke about Family Fun Night which took place on Feb. 3rd.She said there was an enormous response from families and that there was a count of 618 RSVP's.
It was also discussed that a Movie Night is being planned for March 30th. The kids will vote from a selection of movies and the top pick will be what is shown at our Movie night. More information will be upcoming.
The Spring Fundraiser was also discussed. It was previously decided that we would do Fit For Funds for our Spring Fundraiser. The parents present were asked for ideas for prizes for the fundraiser. It was discussed that local businesses might donate gift cards, etc. and that should be explored. When a student reaches $15.00 in donations, they will receive a tee shirt.The date of the kick off assembly has not yet been determined and we are looking for volunteers to form a committee to reach some of these decisions.

Karen reminded those present that our next monthly HART Meeting will be on March 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. with a motion from Kristene Baldwin and a second from Sherry Humphrey.

HART NEWS-January 2012

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JANUARY EVENTS

January 3rd-Classes Resume
January 4th-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in elementary library
January 9th-January 13th-DIBELS Testing K-4
January 11th-Stuffed Animal Day
January 16th-Martin Luther King Birthday -No Classes (Teacher In-Service)
January 18th-Wacky Wednesday K-4
January 20th-End of Marking Period
January 31st-Report Cards Sent Home K-4
February 1st-HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. in elementary library
February 3rd-Favorite Team Jersey Day K-4
February 3rd-Family Fun Night at G.C. Hartman 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Please join us for Family Fun Night on February 3rd from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at G.C. Hartman Elementary . There will be lots of fun activities to enjoy with your family including a bounce house, Wii games, Karaoke Singing, Craft Project and snacks!!!!! The event is free but you will have the opportunity to make a donation to a local charity if you would like. We hope to see everyone there for this fun night!!! Also, don't forget to bring your filled Box Top Sheet with you for an opportunity to win a Sheetz coupon book or $25 gift card !!

Mr. Shirvinski recently received a Box Top check for $ 2,134.12! Wow-keep clipping those box tops and labels for education and send them in with your child. You can ask family members to save them for you too. Make sure you mark them with your child's homeroom teacher's name when you send them in. The money received from Box Tops is used for various supplies and activities for the students throughout the school year so thanks for your continued support of this program!
Our next HART Meeting will be on February 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see everyone then! Thanks to all those who continue to join us for these monthly meetings!!!!!!

Suzanne Kuijpers,HART Secretary

P.S. GO HENRY !!! N.Y.GIANTS #45

H.A.R.T. MINUTES -JANUARY 2012

2012-01-27T20:10:00.003-05:00

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. on January 4, 2012 by President Karen Wojtowicz.

In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy , Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Rich Miller, Vanessa Stine, Sherry Humphrey, Kim Levan, Dawn Knoebel, Michelle Conway and Tia Brown.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the December Minutes. The minutes were approved with a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Dawn Knoebel.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance is $15,896.42. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $2,234.58
2nd Grade:$2,318.09
3rd Grade: $3,671.67
4th Grade; $1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Rich Miller and a second from Vanessa Stine.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. Mr. Shirvinski noted that he checked on televisions for Family Fun Night and he can get 3 t.v.'s on carts and he also discussed other options for placement of the Wii games.
Mr. Shirvinski requested volunteers to test batteries and wires for 4th grade science kits. The volunteers would be needed over the next two weeks and would also be doing some other prep work for the science projects.
Mr. Shirvinski received a check for Box Tops in the amount of $ 2,134.12 for the first half of the school year. He said this is the biggest check we have received and he thanked all those who have been sending in their Box Tops.
Mr. Shirvinski also explained that there were more tiger paws added to the walls in the front lobby area for students who have exhibited good behavior. He said that he and Mr. Deeter will be doing a program with the students to encourage good behavior. Students will be receiving pins if they were nominated by their teachers for doing something kind, etc. Mr. Shirvinski and Mr. Deeter made a video featuring skits with students talking about being respectful.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that the RIF Distribution Day went well.
She announced that the cut off for A.R. is soon and there will be a Dippin Dots Party . The goal is 13,000 points for Mr. Shirvinski to become a human sundae. We are currently at appx. 6,000 points.
Karen discussed New Business. There will be DIBELS testing the week of January 9th.
Fit For Funds will be doing our Spring Fundraiser on May 1. We will be awarding each student a tee shirt for their participation in addition to getting $15.00 from sponsors. We will be developing a committee to organize fundraiser things in the near future.
There was also some discussion about the Knoebel's field trip at the end of the school year. It will possibly be May 30th , however, more information on that will be coming in the future.
A question was asked about recess and whether or not the children go out on really chilly days. Mr. Shirvinski noted that the students do usually go out for recess unless he is aware of a wind chill advisory. He further said that if you don't want your child to go out on a very cold day, that you should write a note to the teacher.
Our next HART Meeting will be on February 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m. with a motion from Rich Miller and a second from Michelle Conway.

HART NEWS-DECEMBER 2011

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DECEMBER EVENTS

December 7th-4th Grade Music Program-9:15 a.m. in LGA
December 7th-HART Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in elementary library
December 8th-Pajama Day for K-4
December 9th-RIF Book Distribution for K-4
December 9th-Mid Marking Period
December 23rd-Red and Green Day
December 25th-January 2nd-Winter Break (NO CLASSES)

Continue to send in your Box Tops and Labels For Education as they provide many things for the students !

Remember to dress your children appropriately as they do go out for recess even on cold days.

Thank you to all those who are attending our monthly HART meetings and for those who have volunteered their time to our various school events!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful holiday with your families and A Happy New Year!!!
Please join us for the next HART Meeting which will be held on January 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. Hope to see you all then!

Season's Greetings,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

HART NEWS-DECEMBER 2011

2011-12-22T10:43:00.002-05:00

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by President Karen Wojtowicz.

In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Heidi Zimmerman, Tia Brown, Michelle Conway, Tara Michaels, Rich Miller, Peggy Lyons, Roxanne Zuber, Terry Genners, Dawn Knoebel , Diane Mack and Kristene Baldwin.

Tara Michaels from Fit For Funds began the meeting with an explanation of the fundraiser. Information can be found at www.Fit For Funds.com

Sue Griscavage had nothing new to report in the Vice President's Report.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report.The General Fund balance is $15,870.51.
The Class Funds are as follows:
4Th GRADE- $1,766.69
3rd GRADE- $3,671.67
2nd GRADE- $2,318.09
1st GRADE- $2,234.58
KINDERGARTEN- $100.00

The November Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Heidi Zimmerman and a second from Rich Miller.

Sue Griscavage gave the Secretary's Report in the absence of Suzanne Kuijpers, which consisted of a review of the November Minutes. The Minutes were approved with a motion from Roxanne Zuber and a second from Michelle Conway.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He thanked Karen Wojtowicz for setting up the volunteers for Pajama Day. The event went well and he thanked all those who helped out.
He said that Mrs. Gratti wanted to inform us that the cost for coach buses for the Hershey field trip is $625.00 per bus and 3 will be needed for that day. This amount would come out of the 1st Grade class fund.
Mr. Shirvinski noted that the school board approved having December 16th off, if Southern wins the game on 12-9, as that would be the State Championship game.
The Turkey Bowl winners are as follows: Mrs. Faust, Mrs. Pfirman and Mr. Horne. The next contest is the Snow Day Prediction contest and the winner will get a class party.
Mr. Deeter will be in the Guidance Office the rest of the school year. He may be coming to a HART meeting and we will be looking at topics to discuss.
Mr. Shirvinski discussed the McDonald's Anti Bullying Program and there was positive feedback on this. There was discussion about staff working at McDonald's for a 2 hour span as a fundraiser.
Mr. Hauer and Mr. Deeter coordinated the coat drive and they were able to give 45 children coats, hats and gloves.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. There were some questions about the difference between Fit For Funds and Race For Education .
The profit from Scrip Cards is : $2069.75
The profit from Sheetz Coupons: $2630.00
RIF Day will be held December 9th and each student in K-4 will receive a free book.
The top classes for Box Tops are as follows:
Mrs. Rhodes-1444
Mrs. Spotts-1296
Mrs. Sharrow-988
Mrs. Harder-361
Mrs. Varano-338
Karen explained some ideas for Family Fun Night which came out of a recent committee meeting. Wii games ( Guitar Hero, sports games, Rock Band, Dance) are a possibility. There was also a discussion of a D.J. Dance Party or Karaoke and possibly a bounce house. Also some discussion of snacks (chips,pretzels,juice or water) took place,as well as a coloring contest and inviting the teachers and possibly doing invitations. All of these are just thoughts and not yet decided on. Family Fun Night is scheduled for 2-3-12 and the budget amount is $1000.00. There is a Movie Night also being planned for March 2012 with a budget of $500.00.

There was a vote on whether to do Fit For Funds or Race For Education for our Spring Fundraiser. Fit For Funds is the winner of this vote and will be possibly taking place May 1st to coincide with May's Fitness Month. This will need to be confirmed with Tara Michaels and the school.
Karen thanked everyone for coming out to this meeting and also thanked everyone for all the help that is given to the HART events.
Our next meeting will be January 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. with a motion from Rich Miller and a second from Kristene Baldwin.

HART NEWS-NOVEMBER 2011

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REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
Crazy Hair Day-11/16
K-4 Picture Retake Day-11/18
Elementary Memory Book Sale Ends-11/18
Scrip Card Order Forms and $ Due-11/18
Parent Teacher Conferences-11/21 and 11/22 ( No Classes)
Thanksgiving Recess-11/23 to 11/28 ( No Classes)
School Board Meetings-11/14 and 11/21
HART Meeting-12/7
Pajama Day-12/8
RIF Day-12/9

Please remember to send your Scrip Card Order Form and Money in with your child on November 18th. Orders must be received on this date. Please include a check made payable to HART for the full amount with your Scrip Card orders.Cards will be distributed via your child on December 7th.

A special thank you to all those who donated items, food or their time to our annual Harvest Festival! It was a great day and the kids are so grateful for all you do to make events like this such a success!!!!!
Please make sure you are dressing your child appropriately for the weather as they do go out for recess on cold days and the frigid temperatures are fast approaching!

SMART is looking for someone to fill in their Secretary position as they currently do not have anyone. If you are interested or know someone who is, please get in touch with Kara McHale or Laurie Morris or any HART officer for more information.

We will be planning a Family Night for after the holidays-there will be a committee meeting for this event on 11/30 @ 6:00 p.m. in the large group area.
Our next HART Meeting will be on December 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We will be having a holiday cookie exchange at this meeting so join us for some fun and cookie sampling ! Bring 1-2 dozen cookies with you along with copies of your recipe to share with everyone. It will be a great way to kick off the holiday season and get in the spirit!! Thank you to everyone who continues to take time out of their busy schedules to come to our monthly HART meetings-we love having your input and great ideas!!!
On behalf of the HART officers, we would like to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
Hope to see everyone on December 7th for our next HART meeting and Cookie Exchange!

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

HART NEWS-NOVEMBER 2011

2011-11-16T20:50:00.003-05:00

The meeting was brought to order at 6:37 p.m. on November 2, 2011 by Karen Wojtowicz, HART President.

In attendance were: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents: Heidi Zimmerman, Tracy Bickert, Dawna Knoebel, Sherry Humphrey, Vanessa Stine, Lisa Bernhard,Kim Levan, Beth Nevius, Diane Mack, Michelle Conway, Christi Moncavage, Peggy Lyons, Roxanne Zuber, Lynn Madden, Dawn Knoebel, Richard Miller and Kristene Baldwin.

Mr. Shirvinski began the meeting with a slide show from the Harvest Festival. He thanked all the volunteers who helped out that day. He also thanked HART for funding the event which the children loved. Karen Wojtowicz thanked everyone as well, as the day was great fun for the kids. Both Mr. Shirvinski and Karen thanked Sue Griscavage and Sherry Humphrey for organizing the event! They further added that the local food banks were very grateful for the donation of canned food, etc. Their shelves had been depleted during the flood, etc so it was great timing to re-stock them before the holidays.
Sue Griscavage spoke about the Harvest Festival later in the meeting but had nothing in addition to that for the Vice President's Report.
Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. She said there were no changes to the class funds. The General Funds balance was $11,021.16 as of 10-31-11. Class funds remain as below:
4th Grade- $1,766.69
3rd Grade- $3,671.67
2nd Grade-$2,318.09
1st Grade-$2,234.58
Kindergarten-$100.00
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Richard Miller and a second from Lynn Madden.
Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the October Minutes. There were two changes made to those Minutes: Heidi Andreatti is now Heidi Zimmerman and Maria Panko is now serving as Homeroom Parent for Mrs. Habowski. The October Minutes were then approved with a motion from Michelle Conway and a second from Lynn Madden.
Mr. Shirvinski gave the President's Report. He announced the winners of the Classroom Pumpkin Decorating Contest:
KINDERGARTEN- Mrs. Gessner
1st GRADE-Miss Merook
2nd GRADE-Mrs. Rhodes
3rd GRADE-Mrs. Pfirman
4th GRADE-Mrs. Harder
The winners will receive an ice cream party for their class!!
Mr. Shirvinski announced that he received a check from Giant A-Plus Rewards for $1,226.60 which was from points accrued last school year.
He explained that report cards will be distributed on November 10th and will now include copies of the student's DIBELS test results.
Mr. Shirvinski explained that students who are observed adhering to the school wide rules and exhibiting good behavior will be receiving special " respect and responsibility" pins at an assembly.
Under the topic of Old Business, Sue Griscavage spoke about Harvest Festival. She said that we came in under budget at $971.43 with the allowance of $1500.00. She noted that the games were a big hit this year. There was a suggestion for next year to have additional volunteers at the snack area, as it is very busy, and also was time consuming making the drinks and carrying them down to the play ground area. She gave a big thank you to everyone as the event seemed to be greatly enjoyed by the kids. She further noted that the blow up slides were another big hit and were rented from John Glosek of The Igloo ,who was very reasonable in his prices and helpful in the set up, etc. Both Sherry Humphrey and Sue also thanked the individuals and local businesses who made donations to the festival as well!
Karen Wojtowicz discussed New Business. She said that we will continue to have one RIF Day per year which will be funded by HART since it is no longer funded through the government. This day will be on December 9th which is held in conjunction with Pajama Day ( held on Dec.8th).Renelle Wetzel is the chairperson for RIF Day.
We were reminded that the A.R. Program is up and running and children should be encouraged to participate. It is primarily done in 2nd-4th grades and there are incentives for student participation. Dawna Knoebel is the chairperson for the A.R. program.
Steph Mayernick asked Karen to pass along info on Labels 4 Education. She said that you can earn extra points with Fall Collection Sheets-log on to www.labelsforeducation.com for more information. She announced the top 5 homerooms in Box Tops, Labels For Education contest so far:
Mrs. Spotts 3165
Mrs. Gratti 2161
Mrs. Rhodes 1201
Mrs. Crisp 1038
Mrs. Rodriguez 866
Sue Griscavage mentioned that she has sent in over $800.00 worth of Box Tops since June. It was also mentioned that some retailers will give box tops for online shopping. Look up which retailers participate on Box Tops 4 Education.com
Heidi Zimmerman talked about the Sheetz Coupon Book Fundraiser. She said we sold 681 books with a profit of $2,800.00. Karen thanked Heidi and Tracy Bickert for organizing the fundraiser.
Karen reminded everyone that the Fall Book Fair would be held 10-31-11 to 11-5-11. Danee Ryter McCoog is the chairperson for Book Fair and you can contact her if you want to volunteer to set up, work at book fair or help with break down on 11-5-11.
Karen opened up a discussion of ideas for Family Night. Suggestions were made to have Karaoke, Wii Game Night, Minute to Win It Games, Movie Night, Just Dance Wii Competition.
A committee will be formed to plan a Family Night for after the holidays . A sign up sheet for this committee was available after the meeting.
Karen asked if there was any interest in having a Christmas Shopping event for the students and there was no interest due to busy holiday season and not enough time to plan the shop.
There was discussion about the holiday Scrip cards fundraiser and the fact that people have asked to deliver them sooner. The order forms will be going home with the children on November 7th and are due back on November 18th. This will enable delivery in early December. Participation in this fundraiser is optional and is done more as a service to families wishing to purchase gift cards at the holiday season.
There were some questions about a Spring Fundraiser and Linda Hoy explained that we are looking into doing Race For Education or Fit For Funds. She will see if someone from Fit For Funds can come to our December meeting to explain the fundraiser to us.
Lisa Bernhard told those in attendance that North Schuylkill School is interested in brain storming with other schools about getting more parent involvement, etc and she passed along contact info to Karen Wojtowicz.
Karen reminded everyone that our next HART Meeting will be on December 7th at 6:30 in the library and it will be our Holiday Cookie Exchange Meeting!! Please plan to attend this fun meeting-bring 1 or 2 dozen cookies with you along with copies of your cookie recipe to share with everyone.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. with a motion from Heidi Zimmerman and a second from Tracy Bickert.

NEW INFO ON LABELS FOR EDUCATION

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There are Fall themed collection sheets available on labelsforeducation.com that can be completed and turned in by December 16 for 50 bonus points. They can be found on the site under About the Program, LFE tools.The homeroom will be credited with the extra points!

Thanks for sending in the Box Tops and Labels For Education!!! Continue to send them and don't forget to put your child's homeroom teacher on the bag so their class gets credit for them!!

HART NEWS-OCTOBER 2011

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REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS
October 19th-Pre-School Screening Day
October 21st-Sheetz Order Forms and Money Due
October 26th-Color Day (K-Red, 1st-Blue, 2nd-Yellow,3rd-Orange, 4th-Green)
October 28th-Hartman Harvest Festival
October 31st- Elementary Book Fair Begins
November 1st-End of Marking Period
November 1st-Hartman Turkey Bowl Begins
November 2nd- HART Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Elementary Library
November 8th-Red , White and Blue Day
November 16th-Crazy Hair Day

We continue to have R.O.A.R. T-Shirt Day on the First Friday of each month. Show your school spirit by wearing your R.O.A.R. shirt!
The 4th Friday of each month is Black and Gold Day so wear your Southern colors and show your Tiger pride!!!!

A reminder that parents should dress their children appropriately for the weather on the day of the Harvest Festival. The kids spend a great deal of time outside so bear that in mind when sending them to school that day.The students do not dress in Halloween costumes for this day.
We are asking that each student bring in one non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food pantry on the day of the Harvest Festival. Please make sure that the items you send in are not expired. This is a nice way for us to help our community during the holiday season. We thank you in advance for your generosity.

Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to the HART meetings as well as those who volunteer for our various events!!!
We hope to see everyone at our next meeting on November 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!!!!!
We hope you enjoy the Fall Foliage while it is in full color and don't forget we will soon be turning our clocks back ( November 6).
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-OCTOBER 2011

2011-10-17T13:11:00.003-04:00

The October 5th HART Meeting was brought to order at 6:40 p.m. by HART President, Karen Wojtowicz.

In attendance were: Officers: President-Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President-Sue Griscavage, Treasurer-Linda Hoy, Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Tia Brown. Parents: Gloria Seroskie, Lisa Bernhard, Kim Levan, Beth Nevius, Christi Moncavage, Janel Yankoskie, Laurie Morris, Lynn Madden, Marsylvia Weaver, Karen Cecco, Peggy Lyons, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Stephanie Mayernick, Terry Genners, Dawn Knoebel, Mary Knoebel, Laurel Trathen, Michelle Conway and Heidi Andreatti.

Sue Griscavage had nothing new in the Vice President's Report. She did homeroom parent selection at the end of the meeting.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The general fund balance stands at $12,818.78. No changes in the class fund balances. They are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $2,234.58
2nd Grade: $2,318.09
3rd Grade: $3,671.67
4th Grade: $1,766.69
The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Georgiann Noll and a second from Laurie Morris.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted only of a review of the September Minutes. The Minutes were approved with a motion from Roxanne Zuber and a second from Heidi Andreatti.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He led a discussion of whether or not volunteers should comb hair and clean up students on picture day. The consensus of those in attendance of the meeting is that the volunteers should use their discretion and comb hair and use wipes on faces, etc. if necessary. Mr. Shirvinski added that he will be purchasing a composite class picture for every student even if they don't purchase any pictures. Picture Day begins at 8:20 and there was a sign up sheet available after the meeting for volunteers. Volunteers may park in the stones in front of the elementary school.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked all the volunteers who came in for Grandparent's Day. He said that it was a great day for the students and grandparents. Mr. Shirvinski thanked HART for providing cookies and drinks that day. Mr. Shirvinski reminded parents of the Pre-School Screening taking place at the school on October 19th. Anyone who is interested should call the office to register.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed Old Business. She said that Grandparents Day was a success and took suggestions from the parents. A suggestion was made to keep the crafts done in the room simple. Sometimes grandparents are helping more than one child if there is someone who does not have a grandparent present, and they run short on time for craft completion. There was also a suggestion to have the grandparents enjoy their snacks while the kids are singing rather than the very end. There was also a discussion about lack of parking and the possibility of staggering the times more. Mr. Shirvinski said he will consider the comments when planning for next year. Steph Mayernick said that Fire Safety Day was also a success. There was some food left over from the event; Mr. Shirvinski thanked HART for providing lunch for the firemen that day.
New Business was also discussed. There was discussion of the HART Budget for this school year. The sale of Tiger Wear was removed from the proposed budget in the amount of $2000.00 as SMART and other organizations are selling Southern Wear. The budgeted expenses for this year are $101,500. The budget was approved with a motion from Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Karen Cecco. Heidi Andreatti explained that we will be doing a Fall Fundraiser of Sheetz coupon books. The information and order forms will be going home with the students on October 10th and the orders are due on October 21st.
Mr. Shirvinski added that there will be one RIF day this year. Renelle Wetzel is in charge of RIF. He also explained the A.R. theme for this year which is " I Scream For Reading". He has given the students a 13,000 point challenge and if they meet it, Mr. Shirvinski will become a human ice cream sundae. The kids will be able to pour toppings on Mr. Shirvinski!!!!! The following are A.R. incentives: 25 points to earn a milk and cookies party, 50 for a Dippin Dots party, 75 points for a hoagie party and 100 points for a bowling party at Mid-Way Lanes.
Box Tops will now be done by Kristene Baldwin. Sue Griscavage will be training her in the collection and submission of Box Tops.
Karen said that Terry Genners headed the Fundraising Committee. A meeting was held and it was decided that the Sheetz coupon books should be a Fall Fund Raiser which will hopefully provide a cushion prior to the Spring Fund Raiser. HART will also be selling Scrip gift cards again for the holiday season.
Mr. Shirvinski thanked Mary Knoebel for handling the Giant A-Plus Rewards program. She reminded parents that you have to register your number every year and you can designate 2 schools. A reminder was given to use your Boyer's Rewards cards as well.
A sign up sheet was available after the meeting for Fall Picture Day as well as the Harvest Festival.
Sue Griscavage updated everyone on the Harvest Festival. The date for it will be October 28th. She said we will be getting 3 bounce houses and a game from John Glosek from The Igloo.We will need to have volunteers to keep track of the kid's shoes as they will be taking them off to enter the bounce houses. She said that Weis Markets are donating chips, pretzels and Wise is also donating chips. Mc Donald's will be donating drinks for the event as well. The craft will be a trick or treat bag that the kids can color. There will be a pumpkin decorating contest for the classes again. We will need volunteers to deliver the pumpkins to the individual classrooms. There are 26 homerooms and 2 life skill classes. We will also be doing a canned food collection for local food pantries that day.
Set up for the Fall Book Fair will take place on October 28th after school dismisses. The Book Fair will be 10-31 until 11-5 and parents interested in volunteering for it, should call Danee Ryter McCoog.
Mr. Shirvinski explained that the Turkey Bowl will begin November 1st. Classes are chosen at random and they advance on a board and the winning class receives an extra recess.

Sue Griscavage announced the parents chosen for homeroom parents. They are as follows:
KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Rodriguez-Dianna Christman
Mrs. Gessner-Amy Billig
Mrs. Singley-Janene Ferrara
Mrs. Sharrow-Michelle Petro
Mr. Hauer-Kristene Baldwin
1st GRADE
Mrs. Habowski-Michelle Madara
Miss Merook-Tara O'Donnell
Mrs. Faust-Roxanne Zuber
Mrs. Gratti-Amy Snyder
Mrs. Harlor-Heidi Andreatti
2nd GRADE
Mrs. Rhodes-Sharon Kerstetter
Mrs. Springer-Janae Simean
Mrs. Bloom-Michelle Masala
Mrs. Hilderbrandt-Janene Ferarra
Mrs. Hower-Nancy Irons
Miss Varano-Tammy Hodder
3rd GRADE
Mr. Venna-Mrs. Hummel
Mrs. Pfirman-Juanita Helwig
Miss Hornberger-Tina Renn
Mrs. Stone-Laurie Morris
Mrs. Spotts-Kathy Gallagher
4th GRADE
Mr. Horne-Nicole Merkel
Mrs. Crisp-Jodi Henry
Mrs. Harder-Deanna Ciocco
Mrs. Showers-Pam O'Connor
Mrs. Toczylousky-Allison Hauer
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL HOMEROOM PARENTS AND ON BEHALF OF THE KIDS, WE THANK YOU !!!!!!!

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.Thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the monthly meetings!!!!
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.with a motion from Georgiann Noll and a second from Karen Cecco.

HART NEWS-SEPTEMBER 2011

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HART OFFICERS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS:

President Karen Wojtowicz- klwojtowicz@yahoo.com- 317-6606/799-5720
Vice President Sue Griscavage- suegriscavage@gmail.com -204-8980
Treasurer Linda Hoy-lhoypta@gmail.com -672-3161
Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers- suzanne.k@sunlink.net-672-1283

REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sunglasses Day-September 23
Student Make-Up Day-September29
Non Instructional Day (No classes)-September 30
HART Meeting-October 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Elementary Library
Fire Safety Day-October 5
Fall Picture Day-October 11
Hat Day-October 13
Color Day-Each grade level should wear a different color to school--K:Red, 1st:blue, 2nd:Yellow, 3rd:Orange, 4th:Green--October 26
Harvest Festival-October 28
Fall Book Fair-October 31-November 5

Remember our school spirit days: 1st Friday of each month is R.O.A.R. T-shirt Day and the 4th Friday of each month is Black and Gold Day !!!!!!!!

Thank you to all those who came out to our first HART Meeting!! We hope to see everyone at our monthly meetings because it is great having your input and ideas.
Please make sure you are clipping Box Tops, Labels For Education, etc. and send them in with your child in a bag marked with their homeroom teacher. We have a contest for them and the top 3 homerooms are rewarded at the end of the school year!!!

Our next meeting will be on October 5 at 6:30 p.m.-we will be picking homeroom parents that night! Hope to see you there!
Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers , HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-September 2011

2011-09-21T12:35:00.002-04:00

President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. on September 14, 2011.

In attendance were as follows: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Sue Griscavage, Treasurer Linda Hoy and Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers. Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Tia Brown. Parents: Richard Miller, Jennifer Colella, Laurel Trathen, Heidi Andreatti, Tracy Bickert, Tera Krebs, Georgiann Noll, Vanessa Stine, Roxanne Zuber, Peggy Lyons, Terry Genners, Diane Mack, Amy Billig, Jen Dunkelberger, Kim Levan, Beth Nevius, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Sherry Humphrey, Diana Hadjieva, Lisa Bernhard, Stephanie Mayernick, Gloria Seroskie, Danee Ryter-McCoog, Amy Snyder, Janel Yancoskie, Christi Moncavage, Laurie Morris, Hollie J. Helwig, Marsylvia Weaver, and Shannon Fisher.

Mr. Shirvinski gave a presentation on how to navigate the new Southern Columbia website. He explained that there will not be a school calendar mailed out this year due to budget cuts. You can now access a detailed calendar on the website. He said that you can click " view all " when you see calendar events and you will be able to see calendar pages by the month. You can see events from the elementary, middle and high school on the website. Elementary parents can also view the HART pages for minutes from the meetings and newsletters on the site as well. On the menus that are sent home with the children, you can find upcoming events also.The website is www.scasd.us

The HART officers introduced themselves as did the parents in attendance of the meeting.

Sue Griscavage gave the Vice President's Report. She asked that those who are interested in becoming a Hartman Helper Volunteer or a homeroom parent, please send in their paperwork ASAP. You can also get in contact with Sue if you have questions. Sue also reminded the group that there is an orientation for first time Hartman Helpers on September 19th from 6:00-7:00 in the Large Group Area. Mr. Shirvinski added that you need to volunteer at least one hour per school year in some capacity to keep your clearances up to date.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The report was approved with a motion from Richard Miller and a second from Michelle Conway.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$100.00
1st Grade: $2,234.58
2nd Grade: $2,318.09
3rd Grade: $3,671.67
4th Grade: $1,766.69
The General Fund Balance is $12,435.61

Linda explained that we were not prepared to vote on the budget for this school year yet because of possible changes in fundraisers. There was discussion on the possibility of doing Race For Education in the Spring rather than a Fall Fundraiser.There were two people opposed to not doing the Fall Fundraiser.It was decided that a committee should be formed to further this discussion and explore other fundraiser opportunities. There was a sign up sheet available after the meeting to join the fundraiser committee.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report. The report consisted of a review of minutes from the May meeting. There was a motion to approve the Secretary's Report by Sherry Humphrey and a second from Georgiann Noll.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He gave a huge thank you to HART for all the fundraising and volunteers for various events as it was a great school year last year. He also commented that the Back To School BBQ was a fun event as well. He reminded those present that it will be Grandparent's Day at G.C. Hartman on September 20 and 21. He asked for volunteers to greet the grandparents, etc. and sign ups were available after the meeting. Mr. Shirvinski explained that there will be school spirit days and a paper was sent home with the students telling you about them.
He reported that there is an elementary activity fund that is made up of checks from Box Tops, Labels For Education, Giant A Plus Rewards, etc.. This money is used solely for the students in the way of treats during PSSA testing, ROAR tee shirts, etc. Mr. Shirvinski said that he received a check for $1,180.78 form Box Tops and a check for $83.00 from Target Red Card. Campbell's Soup labels are redeemed for school equipment.
Mr. Shirvinski added that ROAR tee shirts are available for $7.00 if your child has outgrown their shirt. Mr. Shirvinski provides a ROAR shirt for students in Kindergarten.
Sue Griscavage reminded the parents that you must sign up every year for Giant A Plus Rewards and that forms will be going home with the students in the next week. She asked that when you send in the Box Tops and soup labels, to separate them in bags marked with the child's homeroom teacher.
Mr. Shirvinski will let everyone know when we will be making up the flood days as soon as he hears from the board. He reminded everyone of Meet and Greet Night which is on the 15th and he said that the students do not need to be present as it is mainly for the parents.It was also discussed that RIF will continue despite the government discontinuing the program. It will be funded through HART but only held one time per year.

Karen discussed Old Business. She asked for feedback on the time change of the BBQ but there were no comments. She discussed that the Kindergarten Orientation went well and is a good way to ease anxiety on the part of the parents and meet the teachers.

Karen spoke of new business which focused on committee chair persons. She said sign up sheets would be available after the meeting for Harvest Festival- we are looking for someone to co-chair the event with Sue Griscavage. This is an all day fun event for students in K-4 but you must sign up to volunteer for that day. The festival will be held on October 28th.
Fire Safety Day will be held on October 5th : this event is for grades K, 1 and 3. Volunteers needed to set up lunch, etc. for the firemen.
October 11th will be Fall Picture Day. Order forms for yearbooks will be going home with the kids soon.

Laurie Morris from the SMART organization asked for a volunteer to take over the position of Secretary. Anyone who has children in middle school and is interested in the position, should contact Laurie or any of the HART officers. The SMART meetings are held on the first Monday of every month.

Karen thanked everyone for coming to our first HART meeting of this school year. She reminded everyone that the meetings will be on the first Wednesday of each month, except for April which will be on the first Tuesday.
The meeting was adjourned by Karen at 8:00 p.m. with a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Diane Mack.

HART NEWS-MAY 2011

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May 3rd-HART Meeting in Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
May 3rd-Teacher Appreciation Day
May 4th-4th,5th and 6th Grade Band Concert in H.S.
May 5th-Kindergarten Music Program at 9:15 in Large Group Area
May 6th-2nd Grade Field Trip to Lake Tobias
May 9th and 10th-4th Grade Field Trips to RB Winter State Park
May 9th -May 13th - DIBELS Testing K-4
May 13th-1st Grade Field Trip to Zoo America
May 11th-Beach Day K-4
May 17th- Art Showcase 6-8 p.m. in the Elementary School
May 17,May 23-25-1st grade Author's Teas
May 18th-Final Kindergarten Registration
May 19th-Hartman Helpers Volunteer Luncheon 12-1 p.m.
May 20th-Flip Flop Friday K-4
May 26th-Movin' On Up Day
May 27th- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Whitaker Center
May 30th- Memorial Day- School Closed
May 31st-Snow Make Up Day- School in Session
June 3rd-Act 80 Day-No School For Students
June 6th-Knoebel's Picnic
June 8th-Last School Day (Dismissal at 10:30 a.m.)

It's been a busy month with field trips and other end of the year activities-THANK YOU to all who have volunteered and made these events possible.
Congratulations to Sue Griscavage, our new Vice President for the upcoming school year!!! We thank Cindy Hricenak who served in the position this year and are grateful for all her hard work. We look forward to welcoming Sue to her new position and thank her and the others who ran for V.P. !
Congratulations to Mrs. Springer's class for the Box Top Contest! Thanks also to all those who continually send in their box tops, labels for education,etc.. It's a great way to earn money for our school.
Please make sure that you have paid any outstanding fees for lost or damaged library books. If these fees are not paid, your child will be unable to attend the Knoebel's Trip.
We will be having our annual Back To School BBQ on August 18th from 4-6 p.m.. This is a fun event and a great way for the students to reconnect with classmates prior to the first day of school.Please send in your RSVP forms when they come home with your child and don't forget to mark it on your calendars!! We look forward to seeing you in August!!

WE WISH EVERYONE A GREAT SUMMER AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AT OUR NEXT HART MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 6:30 P.M..!!!!!!!

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-MAY 2011

2011-05-27T21:22:00.002-04:00

The meeting was brought to order at 6:42 p.m. on May 3,2011 by Karen Wojtowicz, HART President.

In attendance were: Officers: President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers , Teacher Rep. Mrs. Brown.
Parents in attendance were: Marsylvia Weaver, Sue Griscavage, Sherry Humphrey, Diane Mack, Roxanne Zuber, Heidi Andreatti, Gloria Seroskie, Dawna Knoebel, Michelle Conway, and Dawn Knoebel.

Cindy gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked all those who sent in desserts for Teacher Appreciation Day and all those who volunteered that day. She said that the day went very well and the teachers seemed to enjoy it very much. The teachers also enjoyed the raffling off of gift cards and flowers!

Linda gave the Treasurer's Report. She informed everyone that the general fund balance stands at $29,228.97. She noted that Schwan's will be sending the check for the profit portion of the Spring fundraiser.It was discussed that the money will be going into individual class funds as per a vote at the April HART Meeting. There was a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report by Heidi Andreatti and a second from Sue Griscavage.

Suzanne gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the HART Minutes from the April Meeting. There was a motion to approve the Minutes by Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Michelle Conway.

Karen gave some information from Mr. Shirvinski as he was not able to be present for the meeting. She said that he wanted to give a reminder to parents that they must pay for books that have been lost or damaged from the library. They will be receiving a notice indicating the amount owed on it.This outstanding money must be paid in order for their child to attend the Knoebel's trip.

Karen indicated that under Old Business, she wanted to thank everyone who came out to our first Reading Night event. The event was enjoyed by all , however, there was some discussion about suggestions for next time. Karen gave a huge thank you to all those who volunteered the week of Reading Night, as it was also Book Fair and Gertrude Hawk candy distribution. It was very busy at the elementary that week, but all turned out well due to the help of our volunteers. Karen also thanked everyone who helped with Teacher Appreciation Day.
Karen said that Mr. Shirvinski was requesting a blank check for the Knoebel's field trip. There was a motion to approve this by Sherry Humphrey and a second from Sue Griscavage.
He was also requesting a blank check for the 2nd Grade field trip.A motion was made to approve this by Diane Mack and a second from Gloria Seroskie.

There was time given to those present at the meeting, who had not had the chance to vote for HART Vice President at Family and Community Night. After votes were placed, Karen announced the winner. The Vice President will be Sue Griscavage. A motion was made to approve the election results by Diane Mack and a second from Heidi Andreatti.We would like to thank all those who voted and especially those who ran for Vice President ! Congratulations to Sue Griscavage and welcome aboard!!!!!
Karen thanked Cindy for all she did for HART this year as Vice President and presented her with a thank you gift on behalf of the HART Officers, etc..

Dawna Knoebel gave some information about A.R. events. She said that the next event will be a field trip to Knoebel's on June 2nd to do laser tag and 3-D show,etc. The students need to have 75 points by May 17th to qualify for this trip.
Sue Griscavage announced that Mrs. Springer's 2nd Grade class won the Box Top contest!! They will be treated to an ice cream party. Sue gave a suggestion that a prize be given to the top 3 classes rather than just the top one , as several classes were so close to winning.
Karen told everyone that the Art Show is on May 17th from 6-8 p.m.. Mrs. Brown had a sign up sheet available at the meeting for volunteers who could help her hang art work , etc.
The first day of school will be August 25th and the Back To School BBQ will be held on August 18th. More information will be coming home with the students about that.

Our next HART meeting will be September 6, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. Hope to see everyone then!!!
The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. with a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Dawna Knoebel.

HART NEWS-APRIL 2011

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April 4th-8th--Spring Book Fair
April 5th--HART Meeting in Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
April 6th-April 7th--4th Grade PSSA Science Assessment
April 7th--Spring Picture Day
April 8th--Report Cards Sent Home
April 8th--Flip Flop Friday
April 8th--Reading Night 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Elementary Gym
April 14th--Dress Your Best Day (K-4)
April 28th--Kindergarten Field Trip to Sports Plex (Gessner and Sharrow)
April 29th--Kindergarten Field Trip to Sports Plex (Hornberger, Rodriguez, Singley and Hauer)
April 20th-25th--Spring Recess ( NO CLASSES)
April 27th--Family and Community Night at 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Elementary School
April 29th--Elementary Chorus Fest at Line Mountain
May 3rd--Teacher Appreciation Day

It's hard to believe we are almost at the end of the school year already! It's been a long winter and we are all anxious for some Spring weather. Our last HART meeting will be on May 3rd at 6:30 p.m. and we hope to have a great turn out for it!!!

As always, we would like to thank everyone for all the support you give HART!!! We are grateful for it, as are the kids!! We are especially thankful for those of you who take time out of your busy schedules to be at the monthly HART Meetings-we value your input!

Suzanne Kuijpers , HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-APRIL 2011

2011-05-02T13:33:00.002-04:00

The April meeting was brought to order at 6:40 p.m. by Karen Wojtowicz, HART President on April 5th.

Those in attendance were as follows: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Mrs. Toczylousky. Parents-Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Gloria Seroskie, Vanessa Stine, Kim Levan, Regina Longenhagen, Marsylvia Weaver, Sherry Humphrey, Dawn Knoebel, Dawna Knoebel , Michelle Conway and Heidi Andreatti.

Cindy did not have anything for discussion for the Vice President's Report.

Linda gave the Treasurer's Report which consisted of a review of the class balances and general fund balance.The general fund ending balance is $47,208.92. The class fund total balance stands at $4894.75. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $119.11
1st Grade: $1339.05
2nd Grade:$1366.74
3rd Grade: $0
4th Grade:$2069.85

The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Roxann Zuber and a second from Regina Longenhagen.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which was a review of the March Minutes. The Minutes were approved by a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Vanessa Stine.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He said that Spring Picture Day will take place on April 7th from 8:15-12:30 and there was a sign up sheet for volunteers after the meeting.
He also spoke about Family and Community Night which was held on April 27 from 6-8 p.m. The classrooms were not open but there were science exhibits displayed in the gym and other things were displayed in the hallways. There was the opportunity to sign up for sports and clubs, etc. as well.
Mr. Shirvinski noted that May 31st will be a regular school day ; No school on June 3rd as it is an Act 80 day; June 6th will be the Knoebel's Picinic Day for K-4; June 8th will be the last day of school and dismissal will take place at 10:30.
Report cards were sent home April 8th.
Mr. Shirvinski reminded parents that the Math-A-Thon money was due on April 6th.

Karen Wojtowicz noted that there was no old business to discuss and the parents present had nothing to add in terms of old business.
As for new business, Karen explained that Cindy would be stepping down as Vice President for the upcoming school year. We had a motion by Georgiann Noll and a second from Gloria Seroskie to accept nominations for the Vice President position. Voting took place on April 27th at Family Night. As indicated in a prior HART blog entry, Karen was asking that anyone interested in the position, let her know by April 12th.
Heidi Andreatti gave information regarding the fundraisers. She said that Schwan's sales were $18,102.09 giving us a profit of $3620.42. Winners for prizes are as follows: Skateboard-Tiffany Horton, Walkie Talkies-Grace Callahan, DVD Player-Michael Miner.
Karen then discussed the fact that some of the class funds were low or at $0. The possibility was discussed of giving all the Spring fundraiser money to the class funds rather than split it with the general funds as was done previously. A motion to do this was made by Michelle Conway and a second from Marsylvia Weaver.
Reading Night was also discussed. Reading Night was held on April 8th. Volunteers were being organized by Danee Ryter McCoog. The book fair was also open that night from 5:00-6:45. There were many activities planned that evening as well as a book swap and snacks (hot dogs, smores and drinks). Local author, Robert Bender , was on hand for the evening as well.
Karen said that Teacher Appreciation Day will be held on May 3rd. Food for their lunch will be ordered from Ponduce and HART will be asking homeroom parents to find one volunteer to send in desserts. HART will be raffling off gift cards for the teachers that day as well. There was a motion to approve spending $100.00 on gift cards made by Dawna Knoebel and a second from Roxanne Zuber.

Dawna Knoebel talked about A.R. Parties. There were approximately 80 students at the Never Ending Pasta Bowl party for those who had achieved 50 points and a Milk and Cookies Party for those who had 25 points. A trip to Laser Tag at Knoebel's will take place in May for those who have 75 points.

Mr. Shirvinski asked for a check for $1575.00 for Mrs. Gratti to send to King Coal for the 1st Grade field trip to Zoo America. A motion for this payment was made by Michelle Conway and a second from Heidi Andreatti. A motion was made by Sherry Humphrey and a second by Georgiann Noll to pre-pay for Zoo America tickets.

Our last meeting for this school year will be held on May 3,2011 @ 6:30 in the elementary library. We hope to see you all then!!!!!!

The meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m. with a motion by Vanessa Stine and a second from Michelle Conway.

VICE PRESIDENT POSITION OPEN FOR 2011/2012

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Cindy Hricenak will be stepping down from her position as Vice President due to other obligations. We are seeking individuals who wish to be nominated for this position. The voting will take place on April 27th at Family and Community Night. If you are interested in running for Vice President or know someone who you think would be good for the position ( they can decline), please let Karen Wojtowicz know by next Tuesday, April 12th. You can contact her by email at klwojtowicz@yahoo.com or by phone at 799-5720.

HART NEWS-MARCH 2011

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March 2nd-Read Across America Day ( K-4th)
March 3rd-RIF Book Distribution Day ( K-4th)
March 7th-Kindergarten Information Night For Parents of Incoming Students
March 11th-Math-A-Thon Kick Off Assembly ( Math-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital)
March 11 and 14 are snow make-up days-- school is in session
March 17- Green Day ( wear something green to school -K thru 4)
March 22nd -25th-PSSA testing ( 3rd and 4th grades)
March 28th- End of Marking Period
March 28th-April 1st-- Kindergarten Registration
March 28th-Sky Dome Assembly ( K-3)
March 30th-Gym Show 6:30 in Elementary Gym for 1st and 4th Grades
April 4th-April 11th-- Spring Book Fair in Large Group Area
April 5th- HART Meeting in elementary library
April 7th- Spring Picture Day (K-4th)
April 8th- Reading Night in The Elementary School ( 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
April 7th and April 8th will be pick up for Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food ( 1-7 p.m.)

Anyone interested in volunteering for the above HART events, please email one of the officers. We are always grateful for any help we receive and so are the kids!!

Danee Ryter McCoog is working hard on the upcoming Reading Night. A local author and illustrator, Robert Bender, will be on hand that night to share a story and join in the fun. We will have lots of fun activities -kids can come dressed in pajamas and bring a flashlight and sleeping bag so they can curl up and enjoy the camping atmosphere, as well as reading a good book! We hope you will join us for Reading Night and be a part of the fun!! Information and Robert Bender book order forms recently went home with the students. Book order forms as well as RSVP's for the event are due back on March 25th. Checks should be made payable to HART for any books being ordered from Robert Bender and should be sent into the office in an envelope marked with your child's name and homeroom.

Please join us for our next HART Meeting which will be held on April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! We hope to see you then!

March 20th is the first day of Spring-hopefully the nice weather is just around the corner!

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!!!!
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-MARCH 2011

2011-03-23T12:04:00.002-04:00

Cindy Hricenak, Vice President, brought the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m..

Those in attendance were as follows: Officers-Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers and Teacher Rep. Sue Stone. Parents: Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Jen Dunkelberger, Brenda Brassington, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage and Juanita R. Helwig.

Patrolman Christopher R. Grow of the Ralpho Township Police Department, was our guest speaker for the evening. His topic for our meeting was " Talking To Your Children About Drugs".
He explained that Bullying and Cyber Bullying can eventually lead to drug abuse. He said that no one can really win the war on drugs but the police department hopes to put a dent in it.

He explained to the parents present that it is never too early to begin talking to your kids about drugs. Tell them that medicines are drugs and should only be taken when their parent is giving it to them. He told us to remind them that drugs are BAD even from an early age. Tell them that they should NEVER do drugs!! His advice was to talk to our kids as you would an adult-don't scream at them. Allow them to have open discussions with you on a regular basis about drugs. Use stories in the news as an opportunity for a teaching moment. Try to make them strong individuals so that they can stand up to peer pressure. Tell them to be strong and "JUST SAY NO". A structured home life is the best building block for your child's future.

He discussed robberies in our area that were also based on drug abuse. People will steal money or things they can sell to support their drug habit.
He also touched on how Bath Salts are being used and have the same effects as Cocaine or Meth. He said if you inhale a 1 inch line of bath salts, you may be awake for three days. Bath salts are legal right now, but will hopefully be illegal by the end of this month ( along with incense that is used as a drug). The incense is called Synthetic Cannibus and also is very dangerous . He told us about Huffing which is when butane from lighters is inhaled. This is commonly done by kids 11-15 years of age.

Officer Grow encouraged us to call him if we ever have any questions or need his help talking to our kids. He is willing to talk directly to the child or teen or discuss possible problems we may be having as parents. A resource he gave us for checking any suspicious pills we may come across is : www.drugs.com You can go on this website and describe the pill and it will identify it. We also received information about " TAKE BACK". You should not flush pills down the toilet or throw them in the garbage. You can take them to the police station during "TAKE BACK" and there will be no questions asked.

There was not a President's Report or Principal's Report as Karen Wojtowicz and Mr. Shirvinski were not present at the meeting.

Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked Amy Snyder and Roxanne Zuber for all their hard work with Donuts With Dad event. The event was well attended and a great time was had by all ! Donations were taken at the event and $350.00 was raised for The Habitat For Humanity.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. Linda gave the ending balance of $24,536.62. The Class Fund balance is currently $6296.46. The individual class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten:$19.11
1st Grade: $1339.05
2nd Grade:$1366.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2069.85

The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the February Minutes. The Minutes were approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Georgiann Noll.

Linda asked for volunteers to help out with the Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser. She said that help is needed to sort out the order forms and also to help with the pick up days. The pick up days are April 7th and 8th and you can email Linda if you are able to help out . She also asked for volunteers for Spring Picture Day and Spring Book Fair, as well as Reading Night. There were sign up forms available after the meeting .

Our next meeting will be April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope you can join us then!!! Thanks to all who attended our March meeting and for all you do to support HART!!!

Cindy made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Roxanne Zuber.

HART NEWS-FEBRUARY 2011

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Feb. 1st-Report Cards were distributed
Feb. 4th-Favorite Team Jersey Day was held
Feb. 8th-HART Meeting was held at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day and Red Day
Feb.16th-HART Fundraiser Kick-Off ( Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's Frozen Food)
Feb. 18th-SNOW MAKE-UP DAY-SCHOOL IN SESSION
Feb. 21st-President's Day-Offices and School Closed
Feb.24th-Mid-Marking Period
Feb.26th-Donuts With Dad-EC Gym from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
March 1st-HART Meeting-Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
March 2nd-Read Across America Day (Wear something related to Dr.Seuss)
March 3rd-RIF Day
March 17th-St. Patrick's Day (Wear something green)

Danee Ryter McCoog is still looking for volunteers for Spring Book Fair which will be held from April 4-8. We will also be having an event called CAMP READ which will be held on April 8th from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m.. There are many fun activities planned, centered on reading, for this event. Danee is asking for volunteers to help us with this fun night!!! We will be having a planning meeting for the CAMP READ night on February 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the large group area. We hope you can join us for the meeting and also hope you can donate some of your time to help us with the event on April 8th. You can contact Danne with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering. Her email address is : daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com

We will continue to collect Box Tops and Labels For Education so please keep sending them in! Make sure you indicate your child's name and homeroom teacher on the bag when you send them in !

We hope you will join us for the next HART Meeting which will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library!! Our guest speaker for that night will be a DARE instructor who will help us with how to talk to our children about drugs. If you have any specific questions for the DARE instructor, you can email them to Karen Wojtowicz.

Thanks for all you do to support HART and for all the time you give to various events! It is appreciated by all of us, but especially , the kids!

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 671-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-FEBRUARY 2011

2011-02-17T11:17:00.002-05:00

President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. on February 8, 2011.

Those in attendance were as follows: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Michele Petro. Parents: Heidi Andreatti, Diane Mack, Roxanne Zuber, Gloria Seroskie, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Richard Miller, Vanessa Stine and Marsylvia Weaver.

Leslie Bieber-Brecht, our Elementary School Guidance Counselor, was the guest speaker for the evening. She spoke to the parents about BULLYING. She explained that in grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd, she mainly reinforces the Golden Rule. She said that at these ages, they seem to understand that concept. This also reinforces the school rules that the children are familiar with (R.O.A.R.).
She further explained that in grades 2-3 , she focuses on standing up for yourself. She teaches the children to tell someone who is bothering them to "stop it" or " that's enough". She explained that Bullying is a person trying to get power over another person. She also explained that Bullying is a repeated, continued act against someone. She said that the term Bullying is becoming overused in our society and is often used incorrectly. If someone calls someone a name one time , that does not refer to Bullying. She said that although Bullying does occasionally happen at our school, the incidences are few and far between. Mrs. Brecht explained that she and Mr. Shirvinski work hand in hand to prevent such behavior and to work out individual problems as they occur.
In 4th Grade, Mrs. Brecht teaches the students about conflict resolution. She said that it is very important for us to empower our children so they can deal with problems throughout their lives. She added that Bullying behavior tends to peak in grades 6-8.
Mrs. Brecht took questions from the parents and encouraged those with other problems or questions to contact her.

Cindy Hricenak did not have any new information in the Vice President's Report.

Karen Wojtowicz gave the Treasurer's Report as Linda Hoy was away on vacation.
Karen explained that Yankee Candle has given us a reimbursement check in an effort to further apologize for the problems we had related to the delivery of our fundraising items. They had originally given us a 40% profit on the fundraiser, but have now given us 60% profit resulting in a reimbursement of $7,663.00.
Karen gave the ending balance of $23,833.26 in the General Fund Account. She made a motion to ammend this amount by $300.00 which was inadvertently taken out of the general fund rather than the 1st Grade account.
This motion was approved by Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Michelle Conway.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05 ( minus $300.00 for a field trip deposit)
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $ 1,501.71
4th Grade: $ 2,069.85
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Richard Miller.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the January Minutes.There was a motion to approve them by Sherry Humphrey and a second from Roxanne Zuber.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report.He told everyone about Kindergarten Informational Night which will take place on March 7th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m..He said this is for people who have children who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall. The Kindergarten teachers will be present that evening to go over curriculum expectations. There will be babysitting available to those who need it so that you can enjoy the informational session. Mr. Shirvinski asked for volunteers at the meeting who could help with the babysitting that night.
On February 11, Rand Whipple will be present at the school for a number of assemblies. He is from the Box of Light. Kindergarten will be having an assembly on Aesop's Fables, 3rd Grade will be having one based on Fractured Stories and 4th Grade will be having an assembly on Electricity.
Mr. Shirvinski told everyone that the Gertrude Hawk assembly and kick-off for the Spring Fundraiser will be on Feb. 16th.
There will be a Math-a-thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital beginning on March 11th and this will be for grades K-4th.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about Read Across America Day which is March 2. This will correspond with Dr. Seuss's Birthday. There will be many activities at the school to celebrate these events. The author of Chippy Chipmunk, Kathy Miller, will be at the school for assemblies.You will have the opportunity to purchase her book and get it autographed- information will be sent home with the students soon . Mrs. Pfirman's class will be having a pizza lunch with the author as they were the winners of " Predict the 1st Snow Day" contest!
Mr. Shirvinski let parents know that March 3rd will be RIF day and the children will be going home with a free book that day. Renelle Wetzel is chair person for RIF Day. He also informed everyone that Mrs. Casey was able to purchase over $7,000.00 in books for classrooms as a result of Book Fair Scholastic Dollars.
The building construction project is moving forward and will most likely break ground on Feb. 14th . Mr. Shirvinski asked everyone to be patient as parking, etc. may become difficult as it progresses. The playground will be fenced in as parking will be located directly across from it. The project is looking at a completion date around the time of the 2012-2013 school year.
The Box Tops program is going very well and is organized by Sue Griscavage. The 2009-2010 school year produced $2165.00 in Box Top Money. The current year (2010-2011) has given us $3160.00 in Box Top Money. Mr. Shirvinski thanked everyone who has sent in box tops and labels for education and encouraged people to continue to send them in ( marked with child's homeroom teacher on them).
Mr. Shirvinski informed those present of the snow make-up days. He said that there are 4 to be made up and they are as follows: February 18, March 11, March 14 and June 6.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. As for old business: there are still a few Yankee Candle orders not picked up yet. They are as follows: William Miller, Lindsay Mummey and Cailee Davis.
Geisinger sent a thank you for the donation made from our Muffins With Mom event.
New business included talk of Donuts With Dad event which will be on Feb.26 and is being organized by Amy Snyder. Kits will be provided by Home Depot and there will also be some science experiments done that day with the dads. We will be collecting donations for Habitat For Humanity the day of the event and there will be a rep. from Habitat present at the event.
Karen let everyone know that in addition to Gertrude Hawk, we will also be selling Schwan's Frozen Food during our Spring Fundraiser.No money will be collected for Schwan's orders but will be due the day of pick up. Order forms will be going home with the students on Feb.18th and orders are due on March 10th. April 7 and April 8 will be Gertrude Hawk and Schwan's pick up days from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m..
The Book Fair will be held April 4-April 8. Anyone interested in volunteering for book fair should get in contact with Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com
Karen told everyone that the guest speaker for the March meeting will be a DARE instructor to talk to us about how to talk to our children about drugs. Anyone with specific questions for the DARE instructor, should email them to Karen.
Karen also reminded those present, that the SMART fundraiser Apple Dumpling Sale will have pick up on March 2 and they are still looking for volunteers to help with the pick up.

Our next HART meeting will be on March 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see you all then!!!! Thanks to all those who attended the February meeting!!!!

Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. which was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Michelle Conway.

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:

PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net

NEW DATE FOR HART MEETING

2011-02-02T19:55:00.002-05:00

Due to weather conditions on February 1, our monthly HART meeting was canceled, as well as school for that day. We have a reschedule date of next Tuesday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library. We hope everyone can make it then!

We are looking for volunteers for the Spring Book Fair which is April 4- 8, 2011. The set up day for the fair will be on April 1, 2011. If you are interested in helping with any of the above dates, please email Danee Ryter McCoog at daneerytermccoog@yahoo.com

Thanks so much and we hope to see everyone next week on Feb. 8th at the HART meeting!!!

Sincerely,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

P.S. Good News: The Groundhog did not see his shadow today which is supposed to mean an early Spring!!!!!!!!!!

HART NEWS-JANUARY 2011

2011-01-19T20:51:00.003-05:00

January 17th-Martin Luther King,Jr. Day-In Service Day-No School for Students
January 18th-End of Marking Period
January 19th-Wacky Wednesday K-4
January 26th-Report Cards sent home
January 27th-Reading Night Planning Meeting at 10:00 in Large Group Area
February 1st-Next HART Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Elementary Library
February 26th-Donuts With Dad

We want to thank everyone for your patience during the problems with the Yankee Candle Fundraiser delivery dates. We appreciate all you do to support HART and we know the students appreciate it as well! Yankee accepted full responsibility for the delayed delivery and has vowed to try to make things right with us in some way. We will keep you posted as we hear anything further.

We want to remind everyone that our monthly HART meetings have gone back to the first TUESDAY of the month. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting on Feb.1 at 6:30p.m..

Continue to send in your Box Tops and Labels For Education and mark them with your child's name and homeroom. Also remember to mark any money you send into the school with your child's name and the reason you are sending it in !!

Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of the month is ROAR t-shirt day and the 4th Friday of the month is black and gold day. Also remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather as they still go out for recess on chilly days !!!

Thanks to all of you who continue to come to our monthly meetings-your input is so greatly appreciated. Thanks also to all of you who volunteer for various events etc..

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or 317-6606 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-JANUARY 2011

2011-01-19T17:10:00.002-05:00

Cindy Hricenak brought the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. on January 4, 2011.

Karen Wojtowicz explained some proposed changes with the officers. Karen had previously stepped down as President due to outside obligations, with Cindy Hricenak taking over the position. Due to recent changes with Karen's previous commitments , she is available to resume as President. Heidi Andreatti made a motion to resign as Vice President. Allison Clark gave the second to the motion. There was a unanimous vote by those present to accept the resignation. Allison Clark then made a motion to reinstate Karen Wojtowicz as President. Linda Hoy made a second to reinstate followed by a unanimous decision by those present to accept this change. Cindy Hricenek will then return to her previous position as Vice President.

Those in attendance of the January meeting were as follows: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Mrs. Pfirman.Parents: Diane Mack, Stephanie Mayernick, Dawna Knoebel, Sherry Humphrey, Lynn Madden, Amy Snyder, Marsylvia Weaver, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Dawn Knoebel, Michelle Conway, Tom Levan, and Beth Nevius.

Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's Report. She thanked those who volunteered for Pajama Day and told everyone that the day was a success.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. She gave the ending balance of $16,551.96 in the General Fund Account. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $19.11
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85
It was discussed that people who have written out checks which bounced should go on a list for future HART events and should not be able to write out checks to pay for various things. This will apply to those who do this on a consistent basis and not simply by an error .
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Dawna Knoebel.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the December Minutes. There was a motion to approve this by Michelle Conway and a second from Lynn Madden.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reported that COKE Rewards sent a Flip Video Camera and he will make it available to the teachers to use in the classrooms. He also received a check from Box Tops in the amount of $1,973.07. This money is used for different supplies and activities for the students throughout the school year. Thank you to everyone who continues to send in the Labels For Education and the Box Tops!
Mr. Shirvinski reminded parents to make sure they are labeling any money coming into the school with their child's name. This includes lunch account money and book orders,etc. Please remember to indicate also what the money is for.
The Sky Dome Assembly has been moved to March 28th.Reading Night will be April 8, 2011. Mr. Shirvinski will be gathering a list of volunteers interested in helping with that event.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. Old business included a discussion of the Yankee Fundraiser.Allison Clark reported that Yankee has refunded our shipping. They will soon be shipping the items people were missing. People are able to return items to the store for exchange if they desire. Mr. Shirvinski stressed that the entire mix up with shipping was the fault of Yankee and not HART. He added that HART did everything correctly and also Allison did a great job handling this difficult situation. Mr. Shirvinski said that he recently spoke to the Yankee President of Fundraising Division and he wants to do something for HART to make the situation right. He will be contacting Mr. Shirvinski soon to discuss what he can do.
Karen thanked Mr. Shirvinski and Allison for all their hard work with this fundraiser and for handling a difficult situation.
Karen thanked Linda Hoy who organized the Scrip Cards Fundraiser.
New business included a discussion of the Donuts With Dad event which will be held on Feb.26, 2011. Amy Snyder will be chairing this event and is trying to secure donations of the kits from Home Depot. Lowe's was contacted as well but they do not donate kits, etc. We discussed the possibility of purchasing something additional for those coming to the event with more than one child.
Linda Hoy discussed the Spring Fundraiser. We have already committed to Gertrude Hawk, however, we learned at this meeting that we are not committed in future years even if the Middle School does it. We discussed the possibility of doing Race For Education in the future. It was mentioned by several people that the Race For Education has been very profitable for other schools. This is a consideration for next Fall. It was also discussed if we should offer another option with Gertrude Hawk for the Spring. Another fundraiser meeting will be held to iron out these details and a sign up sheet was available after the meeting.
There is $11,000 in an account from the Book Fair to purchase books for the school (classrooms and Reading Room). The next Book Fair will take place April 4-11 with the Reading Night event on April 8.
Report Cards will be going home January 26 or 27th.
Wacky Wednesday will be January 19 and the students can wear crazy or mismatched clothes.
Our current Giant Rewards are at $613.35 so continue using your bonus card or sign up if you haven't already.

Our next meeting will be February 1, 2011 in the elementary library at 6:30 p.m.. We hope to see everyone then!
Thanks to all those who attended January's meeting!!!!!!!!!!
Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 which was approved by Dawna Knoebel and a second from Amy Snyder.

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION

PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz 317-6606 or 799-5720 klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 cinhr1@aol.com
TREASURER: Linda Hoy 672-3161 lhoypta@gmail.com
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 suzanne.k@sunlink.net

H.A.R.T. NEWS-DECEMBER 2010

2010-12-27T11:14:00.002-05:00

DECEMBER 24-JANUARY 2 --Winter Recess (No School)
JANUARY 3--Classes Resume
JANUARY 4--HART Meeting-EC Library at 6:30 p.m.
JANUARY 10-14--DIBELS Testing K-4 EC
JANUARY 11--Crazy Sock Day
JANUARY 17--M.L. King Jr. Day -In Service Day-No School for Students
JANUARY 18--End of Marking Period
JANUARY 19--Wacky Wednesday K-4
JANUARY 26--Report Cards sent home

Our HART Meetings will be moving back to Tuesdays as of January 2011. Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the President position and Heidi Andreatti will be filling in the Vice President position as of January 2011. An enormous thank you to Karen Wojtowicz for all her hard work and dedication to HART in her positions as Vice President and President! Karen has said she will be still helping us behind the scenes whenever possible. We are extremely grateful for all she has done for HART!!!

Please continue to send in your box tops and labels for education and mark them with your child's homeroom teacher's name.

We will be having guest speakers at future HART meetings. Leslie Brecht will be talking about Bullying at our January or February meeting. Someone from the Ralpho Police Dept. will be talking about " How To Talk To Your Child About Drugs" at an upcoming meeting.

We hope to see everyone at our next meeting on January 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library.

Best Wishes for a wonderful holiday with your families and A Happy ,Healthy New Year!!

Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION:
President--Karen Wojtowicz--799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President--Cindy Hricenak--239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer--Linda Hoy--672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary--Suzanne Kuijpers--672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-DECEMBER 2010

2010-12-27T07:59:00.003-05:00

President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.. Those in attendance shared recipes and conversation, in addition to cookies and hot drinks, prior to the meeting.

In attendance were: Officers-President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski and Teacher Rep. Bob Horne. Parents: Michelle Conway, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Vanessa Stine, Tom Levan, Marsylvia Weaver, Cheryl Roadarmel, Heidi Andreatti, Jen Dunkelberger, Renea Leiby.

Karen Wojtowicz reminded those in attendance that Cindy Hricenak will be taking over the position of President as of January 2011 when she steps down. It was a unanimous decision to nominate Heidi Andreatti for the Vice President position. She accepted and will assume the position as of January 2011.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. The ending balance currently is $16,049.58. This reflects the profit from the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. The class funds are as follows:

Kindergarten:$100.00
1st Grade: $1,639.05
2nd Grade: $1,366.74
3rd Grade: $1,501.71
4th Grade: $2,069.85

The Treasurer's Report was approved with a motion from Heidi Andreatti and a second from Michelle Conway.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report which consisted of a review of the November Minutes. The minutes were approved by a motion from Marsylvia Weaver and a second from Georgiann Noll.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He reminded everyone about Pajama Day which was on December 9th. The students may bring slippers but should wear shoes. He asked for volunteers to distribute cookies and milk. Volunteers would be needed from 8:30-11:00.
He also spoke of R.I.F. Day which was on Dec.10 and was organized by Renelle Wetzel.
March 2 is Read Across America Day and Mr. Shirvinski has organized an assembly which will feature Kathy M. Miller who is an author of a children's book Chippy Chipmunk. March 3 will be the next R.I.F. Day in which all students K-4 receive a free book.
On November 16th, The Box of Light Assembly took place , which was done by Rand Whipple.The assembly was a big hit with the children.
Mr. Shirvinski talked about assemblies that will take place in Feb. 2011. Kindergarten will have one based on Aesop's Fables. 3rd Grade will have one based on Fractured Stories. 4th Grade will have an assembly with the theme of Electricity.
Report cards were distributed on Nov. 17 and are now computer generated.
Mr. Shirvinski also discussed another policy meeting at the high school which will take place on Jan.10 regarding requirements of chaperones and volunteers coming into contact with students. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and will be attended by Mr. Shirvinski and Suzanne Kuijpers. Jen Dunkelberger passed along some information about securing a system that would require people entering the school building to swipe their driver's license. This would not include checking a person for child abuse charges.
April 8,2011 will be Reading Night with a theme of " Camp Out For Reading ". This event is going to include snacks , activities and games based on fun with reading. H.S. students may be available to act out a story. We will be planning this event after the holidays and will be looking for volunteers for a committee. Dane'e Ryter McCoog will be assisting with this event.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She reported to everyone that the Muffins With Mom event was well attended and was a great success.Thank you to Georgiann Noll and Roxanne Zuber for chairing this event. A donation was made to the Children's Miracle Network in the amount of $347.40 which was collected at the event.
It was discussed that the anticipated delivery of Yankee Candles will be the week of Dec. 13 and that the profit from that fundraiser was $14,477.64.
The Fall Book Fair was a success and a thank you goes out to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for chairing that event. A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with all these events because they could not take place without you!!!!!!!
The new business consisted of a reminder that the Holiday Gift Cards deadline was Dec. 3 and the delivery would be Dec.17. They went home with the kids unless otherwise specified.
Feb.26th will be our Donuts With Dad event-Amy Snyder assisting with this . More info will be coming at future meetings.
Teacher Appreciation will be in May 2011 and will be organized by Cindy Hricenak with assistance from Suzanne Kuijpers.
R.O.A.R. tee shirts were given to Kindergarten students and Mr. Shirvinski has additional shirts which can be purchased for $7.00.
Mr. Shirvinski requested a check for $372.50 to Mobile Ed. for the Sky Dome Assembly. This was approved with a motion by Roxanne Zuber and a second from Vanessa Stine.
Everyone was reminded that the H.A.R.T. meetings will be returning to Tuesdays as of Jan.2011. Thank you to everyone who came out to our Cookie Exchange December Meeting! We hope to see you all at our next meeting which will be January 4, 2011!
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 with a motion by Karen Wojtowicz and was approved by Georgiann Noll and a second from Michelle Conway.

REMINDER ABOUT H.A.R.T. MEETING

2010-11-30T09:09:00.002-05:00

Don't forget that this Thursday, December 2,2010, is our December H.A.R.T. meeting. Get into the spirit of the holidays with a cookie exchange and some hot drinks along with some social time!! Bring 1-2 dozen cookies along with your recipe to share with others and a bag to take home the cookies. We would love to see a great turn out for this fun meeting !
The meeting is at 6:30 in the elementary library as usual. Hope to see you all there!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!!!!!!!

H.A.R.T. NEWS-NOVEMBER 2010

2010-11-14T23:03:00.005-05:00

REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS

November 17-Camouflage Day
November 17-Elementary Report Cards Distributed
November 19-Hartman Turkey Bowl Ends
November 19-Memory Book Sale Ends
November 22 and 23-Parent Teacher Conferences (No Classes)
November 24-Non Instructional Day (No Classes)
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess (School Closed)
December 1- Holiday Scrip Card Fundraiser Order Sheets and Payment Due
December 2-H.A.R.T. Meeting 6:30 in the Library (Cookie Exchange)

Our last HART meeting was held on November 4,2010. The meeting was once again well attended and we thank everyone who has been coming out to them. We are having a Holiday Cookie Exchange at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30. We hope you can join us for this fun event ! If you are interested in participating, please bring 1-2 dozen homemade cookies along with 15 or 20 copies of your recipe.Prior to the start of our regular meeting we will enjoy some social time along with some yummy cookies!!

Our Fall Fundraiser of Yankee Candles was very successful and we would like to thank everyone who participated and made donations to HART.. Thank you to Allison Clark who organized the fundraiser for all her hard work!

Another thank you goes to Sue Griscavage who organized the Hartman Harvest Festival. The festival was a fun day for all! Thanks to all those who came to volunteer that day! The donations to the local food pantries were well appreciated.

Our Fall Book Fair was held in a new location in the large group area. The fair was held November 1-5, and also had a Grand Event on November 6 where the kids could come and shop with someone special in their lives and enjoy some milk and cookies. Thanks to Dane'e Ryter McCoog for all her hard work organizing the fair and also thanks to those who volunteered to work at it.

Our Scrip Card Program is underway again for the second year. Letters and order forms were sent home with the students and are due back on Dec. 1. This is a great way to get your holiday gift cards without the hassle and start working on your holiday shopping. If you choose to participate in this program, the orders and payment are due on Dec. 1. Please make your check payable to HART and do not send cash. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on December 17.

The officers of HART would like to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on December 2 at 6:30 in the elementary library!

Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net

H.A.R.T. MINUTES-NOVEMBER 2010

2010-11-11T13:51:00.002-05:00

President, Karen Wojtowicz, brought the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. on November 4,2010.

In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Diane Wittig Musser. Parents: Jen Dunkelberger, Allison Clark, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Lisa Shufeldt, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Dana Carroll-Lucas, Kim Levan, Susan Griscavage, Regina Longenhagen, Cheryl Roadarmel, Dawna Knoebel, Janel Yankoskie, Lynn Madden, Marsylvia Weaver, Heidi Andreatti, and Amy Snyder.

Karen Wojtowicz gave the Vice President's Report in Cindy's absence. She thanked all the volunteers and homeroom parents for all the work on the Harvest Festival and classroom parties. The day was a great success and the kids had a great time.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's Report. The ending balance as of 10-31-10 was $2472.59. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade:$ 866.74
3rd Grade:$1501.71
4th Grade:$2069.85

The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Allison Clark and a second by Michelle Conway.

Suzanne Kuijpers asked for a review of the October Minutes which were approved by a motion from Dana Carroll-Lucas and a second from Jen Dunkelberger. This concluded the Secretary's Report.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He addressed complaints that were received by the office regarding the fall pictures. Lifetouch reported receiving complaints from parents who did not like their children's pictures because their hair was not combed. Mr. Shirvinski noted that he said not to comb hair because in the past there were complaints that hair was restyled and parted on the wrong side by volunteers. November 19 is Picture retake day for anyone not happy with their pictures.
Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will go home on November 17. The elementary school has been undergoing changes so that report cards will now be computer generated.
The Turkey Bowl is underway. Mr. Shirvinski pulls classes out of a hat each day and they advance a certain number of yards. The winner will get an extra recess!!
Mr. Shirvinski also noted that Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on November 22 and 23. There is no school from 11-22 to 11-29.

Karen Wojtowicz discussed both old and new business. She gave a thank you to Sue Griscavage who organized the Harvest Festival. Karen said the event was a big success and also thanked those who helped in any way that day. Sue G. commented that the committee worked well together and that the games were a big hit (except when the wind was involved). The kids enjoyed the sand art project as well. Sue G. gave a big thank you to Dave Morgan who donated his time as well as a giant wooden pumpkin bean bag toss game!! A thank you also to Tom's Rest. for donating coffee to volunteeers and Knoebel's for ping pong balls. Beth Nevus did a great job photographing the event!
Allison Clark, Fundraising Chair Person, gave an overview of the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. She said that it was very successful and raised $34,511.98 with a 40% profit of $13,804.79. There were several people who made donations in lieu of doing the fundraiser , which boosted the profit to $14,354.79. She gave a huge thank you to all those who participated in this fundraiser and those who made the generous donations. Our top seller was Denny Stine (Kindergarten) who sold $463.22. Great job!!
The Book Fair took place November 1-5 in a new location. The Book Fair is now being held in the large group area with Dane'e Ryter McCoog as the Chairperson.
The new business for the meeting was a discussion of the upcoming Muffins With Mom event to be held on Nov.13 from 10:00 -11:30. Georgiann Noll is the chairperson for this event and has planned a craft which will involve bracelets with a fall theme. She is getting muffins from Rita's Bakery and milk from the cafeteria for the event. Participants can make monetary donations to Children's Miracle Network at the event.
There was a discussion of Reading Night which will possibly be held on April 8,2011 to coincide with the Spring Book Fair. More details will be upcoming at future meetings.
Donuts With Dad will be held on Feb. 26,2011 and HART is still looking for a chairperson for this event.
The Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser will be taking place again as a service to parents with a small profit for HART. The list will be sent home on Nov.10th and is due back on Dec. 1 with the payment.Payment needs to be in the form of a check made payable to HART. The gift cards will be sent home with your child on Dec.17th.
Allison Clark gave info about a SMART fundraiser taking place on December 4 in the high school cafeteria. Cookies and Milk With Santa will be from 2-4 that day and a $5.00 fee will get you a picture with Santa.

Mr. Shirvinski asked for a motion to approve a $375.00 payment to Box Of Light for an upcoming assembly. It was approved with a motion by Diane Mack and a second from Heidi Andreatti.

Karen Wojtowicz made an announcement that she will be stepping down as H.A.R.T. President due to other obligations. Vice President , Cindy Hricenak, will take over the position. Karen said that she will continue to help from behind the scenes as much as possible.

December 2 will be our next meeting and a Cookie Exchange will take place at the meeting. Bring 2 dozen homemade cookies and 15-20 copies of the recipe along with you. Bring a few baggies along to tote home your cookies!
Please note that if school is canceled because of inclement weather on the day of a HART meeting, the meeting will be canceled as well.
We continue to have great turnout for the HART meetings and we are so grateful to everyone who has been coming to them!!!!!!

Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. . The motion was approved by Diane Mack and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.

HART OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION

President Karen Wojtowicz-----klwojtowicz@yahoo.com -----799-5720
Vice President Cindy Hricenak-----cinhr1@aol.com----239-7404
Treasurer Linda Hoy-----lhoypta@gmail.com----672-3161
Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers-----suzanne.k@sunlink.net----672-1283

UPDATE FOR LABELS FOR EDUCATION

2010-11-03T20:14:00.003-04:00

UPDATE OF POST CEREALS THAT NOW HAVE LABELS FOR EDUCATION:

Alpha-Bits®

Cocoa Pebbles®

Cupcake Pebbles®

Fruity Pebbles®

Golden Crisp®

Grape-Nut Flakes®

Grape-Nuts®

Great Grains® Raisins, Dates & Pecan

Great Grains® Cranberry Almond Crunch

Great Grains® Crunchy Pecan

Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches® of Cinnamon

Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches® of Honey Roasted

Honey Bunches of Oats® Almond

Honey Bunches of Oats® Pecan

Honey Bunches of Oats® Strawberry

Honey Bunches of Oats® Vanilla Bunches

Honey Bunches of Oats® Cinnamon

Honey Bunches of Oats® Honey Roasted

Honey Bunches of Oats® Peach

Honey-Comb Cinna-Graham®

Honey-Comb®

Marshmallow Pebbles®

Post Bran Flakes™

Post Selects® Apple Caramel Pecan Crunch

Post Selects® Banana Nut Crunch

Post Selects® Blueberry Morning

Post Selects® Maple Pecan Crunch

Post® Raisin Bran

Post® Shredded Wheat Big Biscuit

Post® Shredded Wheat® Honey Nut

Post® Shredded Wheat'n Bran

Post® Shredded Wheat® Lightly Frosted

Post® Shredded Wheat® Vanilla Almond

Spoon Size® Shredded Wheat

Trail Mix Crunch® Cranberry Vanilla

Trail Mix Crunch® Raisin & Almond

Waffle Crisp®

DON'T FORGET TO KEEP CLIPPING YOUR CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS AND BOX TOPS AND SEND THEM IN TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR TEACHER'S NAME ON THE BAG OR ENVELOPE!

H.A.R.T. NEWS-OCTOBER 2010

2010-10-20T12:05:00.002-04:00

REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS

October 26-Color Day-Each grade level should wear the following colors :
Kindergarten-Blue
1st grade-Red
2nd grade-Yellow
3rd grade-Green
4th grade-Orange

October 28-Hartman Harvest Festival (Rain date is 10-29)

October 29- End of Marking Period

November 1-5- Book Fair

November 3-Hartman Turkey Bowl Begins

November 13-Muffins With Mom Event

Reminder about Harvest Festival: We will be collecting non-perishable food items that day to donate to local food pantries. Please check your food items to be sure they are not EXPIRED.

Don't forget our school spirit days: 1st Friday of each month is ROAR t - shirt day and the 4th Friday of every month is Black and Gold Day!

Our second H.A.R.T. meeting was held on October 7, 2010 and was well attended. Thanks to everyone who is coming out to these meetings. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library. We hope to see everyone then!

Our Fall Fundraiser is underway and just a reminder that the Yankee Candle order forms and money are due on October 27. Please send in one check made payable to HART and make sure to include sales tax (6%) with your orders. Thanks for supporting this fundraiser as it enables us to pay for many HART events throughout the year!

Thank You,
Suzanne Kuijpers, HART Secretary

H.A.R.T. Officers Contact Information:
President: Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Vice President: Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer: Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary: Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net

2010-10-13T21:50:00.003-04:00

H.A.R.T. MINUTES
October, 2010

President, Karen Wojtowicz , brought the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. on October 7, 2010.

In attendance were: Officers- President Karen Wojtowicz, Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski. Parents- Audie Davis, Loreen Romania, Pamela Yankoskie, Janel Yankoskie, Vanessa Stine, Jen Dunkelberger, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, Gloria Seroskie, Peggy Lyons, Dawn Knoebel, Allison Clark, Heidi Andreatti, Georgiann Noll, Roxanne Zuber, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sue Griscavage, Beth Nevius, Kim Levan, Lisa Bernhard, Danee" Ryter McCoog, Terri Wommer, Kim Horton, Michelle Conway, Renea Leiby.

Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report in which she said that the homeroom parent selection would take place at the end of the meeting.

Linda Hoy gave the Treasurer's report. She thanked everyone who sent in donations to H.A.R.T. She made a correction to the ending balance for 8-31-10 which should be $2496.22 not $2359.62 as previously stated in the September Report. The ending balance as of 9-30-10 is $3894.22
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $ 866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75
The Treasurer's Report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Jen Dunkelberger.

Suzanne Kuijpers gave the Secretary's Report in which there was some discussion of a policy meeting attended by Suzanne and Mr. Shirvinski. The policy mtg. was held on October 5 in the high school library. The meeting was with members of the school board to discuss possible upcoming requirements for chaperones of field trips. There has not been any decisions made regarding the requirement of clearances for such chaperone volunteers ,however, there will be future discussions to iron out the details . Such changes may take as long as next school year until the policy is written and implemented.
The minutes from the September meeting were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Allison Clark.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's Report. He thanked those who have a Target card and have G.C. Hartman designated on the rewards program. He recently received a check for $83.53 from Target.
He also discussed future assemblies for the students. For K-3 there will be a Sky Dome which is a blow up planetarium in which the kids will be able to go inside. This will be in January, 2011.
The "Box of Light " will be doing an assembly for 4th grade which will focus on the water cycle and electricity. 1st and 2nd grade will have one based on Solids, Liquids and Gas. These will reinforce things they are learning in science class.Mr. Shirvinski also spoke about a reading night which will take place on Jan. 21, 2011 and it will have a "Camp Out " theme.

Karen Wojtowicz reviewed both old and new business. She said that H.A.R.T. is looking for someone to be the chairperson for Reading Night. She will be looking into the possibility of a Professor at Bloom. Univ.having a class help us plan for this event. Karen distributed G.C. Hartman lanyards to those who were Hartman Helpers last year. She thanked Dawna Knoebel who organized volunteers for Grandparent's Day. Mr. Shirvinski said Grandparents Day was a big hit and was well attended. Karen went over the HART Bylaw Amendments which were discussed at last month's meeting . All those in attendance of this October mtg. were in favor of a motion to approve the changes by a show of hands. Karen made the motion to approve and a second was made by Mr. Shirvinski.

Mr. Shirvinski talked about the Hartman Helpers Volunteer Program which will have an orientation meeting on October 11 at 6:30 p.m. Letters with volunteer assignments will be sent out.
He also said that there is a Preschool Screening on October 20th for 3 and 4 year olds. You can call the District Office for more info or to register.

Mr. Shirvinski made a motion to request $375.00 for a deposit for the Box of Light Assembly and $372.50 for the Mobile Ed. Productions Company assembly. The motion was approved by
Michelle Conway and a second from Diane Mack.

Allison Clark, Fundraiser Chairperson, spoke about the Fall fundraiser which will be Yankee Candle. We will make a 40% profit from this and the info will be sent home with students on October 12. Orders must be in by Oct. 27th with a guaranteed delivery for Christmas. She will be looking for volunteers to sort and distribute the product on the day it comes in.

Sue Griscavage, Hartman Harvest Chairperson, said that things are in place for this event. Games will be based on the minute to win it game show.The festival will take place on Oct. 28.

Karen Wojtowicz said that we are in need of a chairperson for both Muffins With Mom and Donuts With Dad. Sign up sheets will be available following the meeting.
She also said that we will be having Mrs. Brecht as a guest speaker at a HART mtg. to discuss Bullying. We will be having a Cookie Exchange at the December 4 HART meeting as well.

Mr. Shirvinski said that report cards will be coming out around Nov. 17th and that an electronic system is being implemented. Elementary students will not be able to access grades on the parent portal this year.
He also thanked HART for providing the breakfast and lunch for the firemen ,etc. on Fire Safety Day.He thanked the parent volunteers who came in that day as well. The children enjoy that day greatly.
Cindy Hricenak selected homeroom parents at the end of the meeting by choosing names drawn from those wishing to be in the process. They are as follows:
KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Gessner-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mr. Hauer-Jennifer Myers
Miss Hornberger-Vanessa and Gary Stine
Mrs. Rodriguez-Heidi Andreatti
Mrs. Sharrow-Mindy Stauder
Mrs. Singley-Krysta Brophy
1ST GRADE
Mrs. Faust-Brenda Brassington
Mrs. Habowski-Diane Mack
Mrs. Gratti-Pamela Yankoskie
Mrs. Harlor-Kimberly Betts
Miss Merook-Nancy Irons
Mrs. Rhodes-Cindy Yeager
2ND GRADE
Mrs. Bloom-Chris Gedman
Mrs. Hilderbrandt-Tara O'Donnell
Mrs. Hower-Michelle Petro
Mrs. Springer-Karen Wojtowicz
Miss Varano-Tom and Kim Levan
3RD GRADE
Mrs. Pfirman-Allison Clark
Mrs. Spotts-Jennifer Colella
Mrs. Stine-Linda Hoy
Mrs. Stone-Katy Zsido
Mr. Venna-Kathy and Dan Gallagher
4TH GRADE
Mrs. Crisp(Mrs. Savitski-sub.)-Kara McHale
Mrs. Harder-Ginger Seidel
Mr. Horne-Suzanne Kuijpers
Mrs. Showers-LeeAnn Ryan
Mrs. Toczylousky-Jane Brezinski

Thank you to all those who came out to this meeting. The next meeting will be on November 4 at 6:30 in the elementary library.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 with a motion by Michelle Conway and a second from Georgiann Noll.

H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION

PRESIDENT Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
VICE PRESIDENT Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
TREASURER Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
SECRETARY Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283

Request for plastic grocery bags

2010-09-20T09:22:00.002-04:00

The Fall Book Fair will be held November 1-5. Dane'e Ryter McCoog is requesting grocery bags to be used during the book fair. If you have any bags , please bring them to the next H.A.R.T. meeting which will be held on October 7 at 6:30 in the Elementary school library.

Our annual Hartman Harvest Festival will be held on October 28,2010. There has already been a planning meeting for this event and another one is scheduled for Oct. 7 at 6:00 with the regular H.A.R.T. meeting to follow. We hope to see you all then!!!

H.A.R.T. NEWS- SEPTEMBER 2010

2010-09-12T23:29:00.002-04:00

H.A.R.T. Officers for this year are:
President-Karen Wojtowicz 799-5720 or klwojtowicz @yahoo.com
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak 239-7404 or cinhr1@aol.com
Treasurer-Linda Hoy 672-3161 or lhoypta@gmail.com
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers 672-1283 or suzanne.k@sunlink.net

REMINDERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28 and 29- Grandparent's Day
September 30- Non Instructional Day-No classes
October 1- Bloomsburg Fair Day-No classes
October 6-Fire Prevention Day
October 7- H.A.R.T. Meeting at 6:30
October 12-Fall Picture Day
November 1 through November 5-Book Fair

Reminder About School Spirit Days: 1st Friday of each month is
ROAR t-shirt day and 4th Friday of each month is Black and Gold Day

Our first meeting of the school year was held on Sept. 7. Thank you to all those who attended.

There will be a Hartman Festival Meeting on September 15 at 2:00 in the large group area.

We would like to remind everyone to sign up for Giant A+ Rewards and to make sure you are collecting box tops and Campbell's labels and sending them in with your child's homeroom marked on them. Additional information was sent home with your child.

We look forward to seeing everyone for our next H.A.R.T. meeting which will be on Thursday, October 7,2010 at 6:30 in the elementary library!!!
Check out our website for more information.

Thank You,

Suzanne Kuijpers, H.A.R.T. Secretary

H.A.R.T. Minutes September 2010

2010-09-12T14:08:00.008-04:00

President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers : President Karen Wojtowicz , Vice President Cindy Hricenak, Treasurer Linda Hoy, Secretary Suzanne Kuijpers, Advisor Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep. Erin Snyder. Parents in attendance were : Allison Clark, Terri Wommer, Heidi Andreatti, Karen Cecco, Roxanne Zuber, Georgiann Noll, Lynn Madden, Diane Mack, Janel Yankoskie, Melissa Woodruff-Cook, Marsylvia Weaver, Renea Leiby, Cheryl Roadarmel, Sherry Humphrey , Deb Davis, Mary Knoebel, Regina Longenhagen, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage, Vanessa Stine, Beth Nevius, Amy Billig, Lisa Bernhard, Peggy Lyons, Danee Ryter Mc Coog, Robert Madara and Stephanie Mayernick.

Cindy Hricenak gave the Vice President's report and spoke about H.A.R.T. volunteers and the clearances they will need. She also spoke about Homeroom parents.

Linda Hoy , gave the Treasurer's report. The report was approved by a motion from Sherri Humphrey and a second from Sue Griscavage.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten: $100.00
1st Grade: $1614.05
2nd Grade: $866.74
3rd Grade: $1501.71
4th Grade: $2092.75

There was also a review of the 2010-2011 budget which was approved with a motion from Regina Longenhagen and a second from Steph Mayernick.

The minutes from the May meeting were approved by a motion from Kim Levan and a second from Mary Knoebel.

Mr. Shirvinski gave the Principal's report. He thanked everyone for sending in box tops etc. and said that it really adds up. He received a check for $1347.98 from Giant rewards which he uses through the year for activities for the students. He thanked Mary Knoebel for helping with the A Plus rewards program.

The Book Fair will be held 11-1 to 11-5 and will now be in the large group area.

4th grade students doing "Your Extra Steps " program in conjunction with Geisinger and Col. Cty. commissioners. They will be wearing pedometers to track their steps and focus on healthy life style.

Meet and Greet Night will be on Thursday and parents will have opportunity to meet the teachers and learn class expectations. There will also be a dedication of the stained glass window in library in memory of teachers who have passed away.

Grandparents Day will be Sept. 28 an 29. Students will be bringing home papers with more info..H.A.R.T. will be looking for volunteers to assist those days with handing out visitor stickers and serving coffee and cookies.

Sign up sheets were available after the H.A.R.T. mtg. for volunteers for various activities.

It was also discussed that Knoebel"s Day was a success and cost $7312.50. The Back To School BBQ also was successful. Thank you to Mrs. Brown for the Scavenger hunt which the children enjoyed.The Raffle basket was won by Joe Bucanelli. Karen Wojtowicz explained lessons learned from that event, and that next yr. we may want to have a cooler for the ice cream and possibly eliminate soda and have lemonade. We also learned we only needed one grill.

Karen Wojtowicz reviewed proposed changes to the H.A.R.T. Bylaws :
Homeroom parents rule : may hold position 2 consecutive years and only more if there are no volunteers for the position. It was discussed that there should possibly be an alternate pick, in the event that the homeroom parent cannot fulfill their duties. It was also discussed that a person could be homeroom parent for more than one child. We discussed the importance of this position and that it should be taken seriously and the volunteer should be made aware of their duties and be aware that they could be removed from the position if the teacher indicates that they are not making the necessary phone calls,etc.

It was discussed that the need for a nominating committee is not present and could be removed from Section 2 of the bylaws.

The wording for H.A.R.T. positions would remain as is in the current bylaws.

It was discussed that the newsletter and minutes are no longer sent home but can be found on the H.A.R.T. website.

No need for Member At Large position and can be removed from bylaws.

Executive Committees: eliminate Logo Wear position. Also Chairpersons for events such as Harvest festival, etc. not required to attend officer mtgs.

Meeting Date Changes: change from 1st Tuesday to 1st Thursday of month at same time. No objections to this change were presented at the meeting.Letter will be sent home letting people know about this change.

We will vote on approved changes at next meeting which will be held on Thurs. October 7,2010

Steph Mayernick talked about labels now being on Bic Stationary Products and Pop Secret. They are doubling points on labels submitted by 12-31-10.

Karen Wojtowicz expressed interest in having people volunteer to chair different H.A.R.T. events: Allison Clark volunteered to be Fundraiser Chair Person and Sue Griscavage volunteered to be Chair Person for harvest festival. Danee Ryter McCoog will be Book Fair chair; Renelle Wetzel will be handling RIF; Steph Mayernick will be taking care of Campbell's Labels and Tyson; Dawna Knoebel will be handling A.R. program; Sue Griscavage will be managing Box Tops. We are looking for volunteers to photograph each of our H.A.R.T. events.

Mr. Shirvinski spoke about Picture Day which will be Oct. 12. We will also be doing Spring Pictures as well, which provide additional background choices and are sent home to preview before you buy them. Both Fall and Spring picture purchases are optional. The children need to be photographed for purpose of their permanent records,however, you do not need to purchase the pictures. Sign up sheet for volunteers for Picture Day was available.

Karen thanked everyone for coming out to the first meeting and encouraged people to share their ideas for possible guest speakers and activities for future meetings.The next H.A.R.T. meeting will be October 7,2010.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 with a motion by Karen Cecco and a second byLisa Bernhard.

H.A.R.T. OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION

PRESIDENT: Karen Wojtowicz klwojtowicz@yahoo.com (phone# 799-5720)
VICE PRESIDENT: Cindy Hricenak cinhr1@aol.com (phone# 239-7404)
TREASURER: Linda Hoy lhoypta@gmail.com (phone# 672-3161)
SECRETARY: Suzanne Kuijpers suzanne.k@sunlink.net (phone# 672-1283)

Dates to remember

2010-08-27T13:11:00.005-04:00

August 30-September 3-DIBELS TESTING K-4
September 6-LABOR DAY-NO SCHOOL
September 7-HART Mtg. 6:30 p.m. EC Library
September 9- Meet -n-Greet Night 1st-4th
September 10-Flip Flop Friday
September 21-Sunglasses Day
September 28-Grandparent"s Day Celebration -K,1
September 29-Grandparent's Day Celebration - 2,3,4

Current H.A.R.T. Officers
President-Karen Wojtowicz-klwojtowicz@yahoo.com 799-5720
Vice President-Cindy Hricenak-cinhr1@aol.com 239-7404
Treasurer-Linda Hoy-lhoypta@gmail.com 672-3161
Secretary-Suzanne Kuijpers-suzanne.k@sunlink.net 672-1283

May 2010 Newsletter

2010-05-06T21:25:00.002-04:00

Reminders of upcoming events:
May 7 – Second Grade Field Trip
May 10 – Muffins w/Mom 6-7 p.m.
May 10-14 – DIBELS Testing Grades K-4
May 12 – Beach Day
May 14 – First Grade Field Trip
May 17 – Hartman Helpers Appreciation Luncheon
May 19 – Art Showcase 6-8 p.m.
May 24 & 25 – Fourth Grade Field Trip
May 27 – Movin’ On Up Day Grades K-3
May 28 – Third Grade Field Trip
May 31- No School
June 1 – No School Grades K-6, Act 80 Day
June 2 – Knoebels Day
June 4 – Last Day of School 10:30 a.m. Dismissal
Aug 19 – Back to School BBQ
Aug 23 - Kindergarten Orientation
Aug 26 - First Day of School

May 12 is beach day. Tank tops and flip flops will be permitted. No swim suits.

The Hartman Helping Hands volunteer appreciation luncheon will be held on May 17 for those who participated. Over 700 hours were logged.

The winning homeroom in the Box Tops/Campbell’s labels contest was Mrs. Gratti with 3,457 labels followed by Mrs. Hower with 1,774 labels, and Miss Varano with 1,732 labels collected.

All Campbell’s labels submitted until May 14 will be doubled.

HART collected $355 and a huge amount of items for the Animal Resource Center from our donuts w/dad event. Thank you to everyone who participated.

The Back to School BBQ will be held on August 19 from 4-6 p.m. Contact Karen Wojtowicz if you are interested in volunteering.

Officers for next year are:
Karen Wojtowicz – President
Cindy Hricenak – Vice-President
Linda Hoy – Treasurer
Sue Kuijpers - Secretary

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice-President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

May 2010 Meeting Minutes

2010-05-06T21:24:00.000-04:00

Vice-President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Tia Brown and Parents: Diane Mack, Kim Levan, Linda Hoy, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, Terry Wommer, Cheryl Roadarmel, and Michelle Conway. President Laurie Morris was absent.

April’s minutes were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Michelle Conway.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for April. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Dawn Knoebel and a second from Diane Mack.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $1,686.05 1st grade $2,574.28 2nd grade $2,510.06
3rd grade $2,488.75 4th grade $2,843.66

Teacher appreciation day is Wednesday, May 5. Food should be dropped off in the office by 10:30 a.m. Clean up will need to be done by 2:00 p.m. Dishes may be picked up in the office.

Muffins with mom will be held on Monday, May 10 from 6-7 p.m. There are 406 responses so far. Mr. Shirvinski will order milk and we will also have water available. Moms and children will be given a clay flower pot to decorate with paint and a pack of flower seeds. 200 pots were purchased for $.69 each. Brushes from the art room will be used. Tammy Hodder volunteered to donate paint.

Mr. Shirvinski received a check for $1,512.44 from Box Tops. He uses some of the money to pay for milk for events, student t-shirts, and PSSA breakfasts. Some playground equipment will need to be replaced in the next few years.

May’s principal newsletter will be sent home to all students. It contains information regarding due dates for school materials to be returned. All lunch accounts need to be paid. Any obligations not paid for will be turned over to the district magistrate. Money left in lunch accounts will be carried over to the next school year.

Beach day will be May 12. Tank tops and flip flops are permitted. No swim suits.

The Hartman Helping Hands volunteer luncheon will be held on May 17 from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Over 700 hours were logged. Certificates will be presented.

The final day for kindergarten registration will be May 19.

Mrs. Brown will be holding an Art Showcase on May 19 from 9-8 p.m. Student art work will be on display.

Movin’ On Up Day for K-3 students will be held on May 27. Parents will receive a letter on May 26 stating next year’s teacher. Students will spend an hour with their new teacher. Parents will have a chance to meet the teacher at the Meet and Greet Night in September.

Relay for Life penny walk will be held on May 22. The grand prize is a two hour party at the Bounceplex.

Thank you letters were presented from the American Red Cross for our donation for Haiti and from the Columbia Montour Home Hospice for our donation to Camp Courage.

No school on May 31 and June 1.

There is a Pre-K Summer Fundamentals program this summer for students entering kindergarten in the fall. It runs from June 28-July 29 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The K-4 program will not be held this summer.

The district building project is moving forward.

June 2nd is Knoebels Day with no rain date. There is a price increase this year and will cost approximately $300 more than last year. The cafeteria will not be serving lunch at the park this year. Students wishing to each school lunch can pre-order a bagged lunch to eat at the park. We will be at Pavillion F. Information will be sent home on May 5 or 6.

The back to school bbq will be held on August 19 from 4-6 p.m. Mrs. Brown had a suggestion to have a treasure/scavenger hunt. Anyone interested in volunteering for this event should contact Karen Wojtowicz.

Sherry Humphrey presented information about a possible fall fundraiser. Jack Link’s beef sticks cost $.50 and sell for $1, giving a 50% profit. Another idea was a race for education walk to be held in the fall. Students would get pledges/sponsors for walking laps on the track. HART officers will meet in July to organize possible fundraiser details and voting will take place in September.

Kindergarten orientation will be held on August 23 and the first day of school is August 26.

HART officers for next year will be: Karen Wojtowicz-President, Cindy Hricenak-Vice President, Linda Hoy- Treasurer, and Sue Kuijpers-Secretary.

The next HART meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary library.

The meeting was adjourned 7:50 p.m. with a motion from Diane Mack and Linda Hoy.

April 2010 Newsletter

2010-04-07T19:58:00.000-04:00

Reminders of upcoming events:
April 10 – Donuts with Dad 10-11 a.m.
April 12-16 - PSSA testing for grades 3 & 4
April 15 – Parent Input Letters Due
April 19-26 – Book Fair
April 20 – Superhero Day
April 26 – Family/Community Night (voting for new officers will take place)
April 28-29 – PSSA testing for 4th grade
May 5 – Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
May 10 – Muffins with Mom 6-7 p.m.
June 2 – Knoebels Day
June 4 – Last Day of School

There are 54 Sheetz coupons left for sale. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested. They will be available to purchase at Family/Community Night.

April is volunteer month. Thank you to all of the HART volunteers.

All Campbell’s labels submitted until May 14 will be doubled.

The Coke rewards program for this school year ends on May 15. Codes have to be entered by then.

HART will be sponsoring the teacher appreciation luncheon to be held on Wednesday, May 5. Homeroom parents will soon be contacting parents for food donations.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. All positions are for two years, except for Treasurer which will be one year. Regina Longenhagen, current Treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Voting will take place on April 26. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

Please join us on May 4 at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

April 2010 Meeting Minutes

2010-04-07T19:56:00.001-04:00

Vice-President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Tammy Toczylousky and Parents: Diane Mack, Kim Levan, Linda Hoy, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, Sherry Humphrey, Tammy Hodder, George Hodder, and Sue Griscavage. President Laurie Morris was absent.

March’s minutes were approved by a motion from Diane Mack and a second from Kim Levan.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for March. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Sue Griscavage.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $2,554.05 1st grade $3,027.11 2nd grade $2,510.06
3rd grade $2,488.75 4th grade $2,843.66

2010 Spring Fundraiser Results:
Gertrude Hawk Sales - $32,242.00 Profit - $15,486.67
Candy Bars Sales - $2,204.00 Profit - $978.11
Uncle Jerry’s Sales - $14,566.00 Profit-$5,826.40
Donations $22.00 $22.00
$49,034.00 $22,313.18 Total Profit

There are 54 Sheetz coupons left for sale. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested.

There was an idea presented that students that don’t participate in a fundraiser should be required to donate a set amount of money such as $5.00 or the donation could be made optional. Another suggestion was to send home a list of scheduled school fundraisers so that parents are aware of when they will be held. The list could be included in the beginning of the year HART informational packet and/or inform new parents at kindergarten orientation.

First and third grade use charter buses for field trips. Fourth grade makes a donation to R.B. Winter State Park.

April is volunteer month. Thank you to all of the HART volunteers.

$4,369.98 was collected for Pennies for Patients. Mrs. Springer’s class collected the most at $421.54 and won a pizza party. Mr. Venna’s class came in second and Mrs. Gratti’s class was third. Thank you to Knoebels for helping to count the money. This is the last year for this. Next year students will participate in the St. Jude’s Math-a-thon.

All Campbell’s labels submitted until May 14 will be doubled.

Wednesday, April 7 is spring picture day. Mr. Shirvinski received letters from two parents that were unhappy with the spring pictures. The school makes money from the pictures purchased that is put into the activities fund. Every student is photographed in the fall. Parents can purchase the spring pictures if they like them or return them to the school.

PSSA testing for grades 3 and 4 in reading and math will be held April 12-16. Fourth grade will have science testing April 28-29. Mr. Shirvinski will provide students with a bag breakfast and a pen. They will have a prep pep rally and an end of testing celebration dance on Friday, April 16.

Parent input letters for next year’s homeroom are due by April 15. No phone calls or emails will be accepted.

The Coke rewards program for this school year ends on May 15. Codes have to be entered by then.

Donuts with dad will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 10-11 a.m. There are 474 people attending so far.

April 20 is Superhero Day.

Family/Community Night will be held on Monday, April 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. K-4 science projects will be displayed. Kindergarten’s displays will be in the area by kindergarten and grades 1-4 displays will be in the gym. Classrooms will be closed. The book fair will be open. Any community organization that wishes to set up a table needs to fill out a facilities use form.

Teacher appreciation day is Wednesday, May 5. Requests for food donations will be sent home soon. A suggestion for a teacher gift was to surprise them with muffins and scones for breakfast. The suggestion was made to purchase them from Muffin Man. Tammy Hodder volunteered to call around for prices for them and for muffins with mom.

Muffins with mom will be held on Monday, May 10 from 6-7 p.m. One idea for a craft are flower pots, with seeds, that can be decorated. Oriental Trading has them for $17/dz. Sue Griscavage is going to look for a better price. Mr. Shirvinski will order milk and we will also have water available.

June 2nd is Knoebels Day with no rain date. There is a price increase this year and will cost approximately $300 more than last year, around $7400. The cafeteria will not be serving lunch at the park this year. Students wishing to each school lunch can pre-order a bagged lunch to eat at the park.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. Voting will take place on April 26 at Family & Community Night. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

The next HART meeting will be on May 4 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned 7:40 p.m. with a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Diane Mack.

March 2010 Newsletter

2010-03-04T21:28:00.001-05:00

Reminders of upcoming events:
March 13 – Family Fun Night 6-8 p.m.
March 16 – Pre-K Night
March 18 – Fundraiser Distribution LGA 1-7 p.m.
March 22-26 – Kindergarten Registration
March 29 – Gym Show Grades 1 & 4
April 2 – No School
April 5 – No School
April 6 – HART Meeting 6:30 p.m.
April 7 – Spring Picture Day
April 10 – Donuts with Dad 10-11 a.m.
April 26 – Family/Community Night (voting for new officers will take place)
May 5 – Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
May 10 – Muffins w/Mom 6-7 p.m.

Mrs. Gratti’s homeroom is in first place in the Box Tops/Campbell’s labels contest with 3103, Mrs. Hower’s class is in second place with 1774 and Mrs. Springer is in 3rd place with 1283.

There are 122 Sheetz coupons left for sale. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested. They will be available to purchase at Family/Community Night.

Family Fun Night will be held on Saturday, March 13 from 6-8 p.m. There will be a DJ, bingo, and snacks for purchase. Optional monetary donations will be accepted for Camp Courage. Thank you to those parents that sent in snack donations.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. All positions are for two years, except for Treasurer which will be one year. Regina Longenhagen, current Treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Voting will take place on April 26. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

Please join us on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

March 2010 Meeting Minutes

2010-03-04T21:27:00.000-05:00

President Laurie Morris brought the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: President-Laurie Morris, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Michele Petro and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Diane Mack, Kim Levan, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, Gloria Seroskie, and Sherry Humphrey.

February’s minutes were approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and a second from Kim Levan.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for February. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and a second from Kim Levan.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $90.02 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $503.85
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54

The top three sellers for the spring fundraiser are:
Megan Straub - $885.00
Cordell Helwig - $858.50
Haley Knoebel - $688.00

The top seller for each grade are:
Kdgn – Gauge Wommer - $610.00
1st – Eva McClelland - $544.00
2nd – Ayzah Quinn - $600.50
3rd – Gabrielle Farr - $540.00
4th – Paige Sharrow - $556.50

We received 40% of the Uncle Jerry’s sales as profit and expect to receive 45% profit from Gertrude Hawk.

Wednesday, April 7 is spring picture day. Volunteers are needed to help from 8:00-12:15 p.m. Contact Laurie Morris if you’re interested.

Tuesday, March 16 is Pre-K night. Mr. Shirvinski will discuss ways to reinforce basic concepts, naming words, sounds, and environmental print. High school students will provide babysitting services. Volunteers are needed to supervise those students from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact Laurie Morris if you are interested.

The gym show will be held on March 29 for grades 1 & 4.

The March principal’s newsletter is being sent home with each student. You may submit recommendations for next year’s classroom assignments and are due by April 15. No emails or phone calls will be accepted. Movin On Up Day will be held in May and students will have a chance to meet their new teacher and class.

March 31 and April 1 will be make-up snow days. There will be no school on April 2 and 5. A letter will be sent home regarding changes to the school calendar.

Kindergarten registration will be held March 22-26. Pennies for Patients ended on March 2. Knoebels will be counting the money for the school. Movie night was held on February 19 and raised $481.51 to be donated to the American Red Cross for Haiti.

Read Across America was March 2. Students had a RIF assembly on March 1 which the students enjoyed and received a free RIF book on March 2. The assembly cost $625 for two sessions. Classes are also participating in a door decorating contest for prizes. Students received a cupcake with their lunch on Monday. Mr. Shirvinski is looking for any new ideas for future RIF days. He is looking into the Planetarium for next year.

A reminder that the Act 34 meeting will be held on March 3 at 7 p.m. Please call Tresa Britch if you would like to be put on the agenda to speak. The time limit for speaking is 5 minutes. Mrs. Dawn Knoebel toured the elementary building.

The Title 1 teachers will be hosting a first grade reading program meeting on March 16 at 9 a.m. They will be going over the expectations for first grade reading. Title 1 testing for kindergarten will be held in April. There will be three assessments given-developmental reading assessment, reading comprehension, and writing. Scoring two out of three at basic or below will qualify for Title 1.

Family Fun Night is March 13 from 6-8 p.m. There will be a DJ in the gym and bingo in the large group area. There will be paper and crayons available for children to color. Prepackaged snacks will be available for sale. Any leftover snacks may be sold at Community Night. Optional monetary donations to Camp Courage will be accepted.

Mrs. Rhodes presented HART with thank you cards from her class for the Hartman Harvest Festival and pumpkin contest. They were the first grade pumpkin contest winner.

Donuts with dad will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 10-11 a.m. Home Depot has not returned any of Laurie’s calls. Tom Levan will contact Lowes for craft kits. Family/Community Night will be held on Monday, April 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. Muffins with mom will be held on Monday, May 10 from 6-7 p.m. More details will be discussed at the next HART meeting. Teacher appreciation day will be held on May 5.
The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. Voting will take place on April 26 at Family & Community Night. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

The next HART meeting will be on April 6 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned 7:25 p.m. with a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Diane Mack.

February 2010 Newsletter

2010-02-04T20:38:00.002-05:00

Reminders of upcoming events:
February 9 – Fundraiser Orders Due
February 10 – Mismatch Day
February 12 – No School
February 19 – HART Movie Night 6 p.m.
February 25 – Pennies for Patients Money Due
February 26 – No School
March 1 – RIF Assembly
March 2 – RIF Book Distribution
March 2 - HART Meeting 6:30 p.m.
March 13 – Family Fun Night 6-8 p.m.
March 18 – Fundraiser Distribution LGA 1-7 p.m.
March 22 – Kindergarten Registration Begins
April 10 – Donuts with Dad 10-11 a.m.
April 26 – Family/Community Night (voting for new officers will take place)

There are 122 Sheetz coupons left for sale. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. All positions are for two years, except for Treasurer which will be one year. Regina Longenhagen, current Treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Voting will take place in April. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

Please join us on March 2 at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

February 2010 Meeting Minutes

2010-02-04T20:36:00.001-05:00

President Laurie Morris brought the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: President-Laurie Morris, Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Shelly Pfirman and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Diane Mack, Tom Levan, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Andreas Bzdak, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, Marc Longenhagen, Ron Bernhard, Bridget Carl, Dawna Knoebel, Sue Griscavage and Janae Semian.

January’s minutes were approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second from Bridget Carl.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for January. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and a second from Linda Hoy.
The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $90.02 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $503.85
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54

Mr. Reh spoke about the proposed building project.

Regina Longenhagen asked for volunteers for fundraiser distribution on March 18.

Read Across America day is March 1. There will be an assembly entitled Weird, Wild and Wonderful, about different ways to tell a story. RIF book distribution will be March 2. Mr. Shirvinski is looking for other RIF day ideas besides pajama day.

Pennies for Patients collection has started. This will benefit the Lymphoma Society. Last year we collected over $2,000.

Kindergarten registration will begin on March 22. Parents may call for appts. starting on March 1. Mr. Shirvinski will be sending home a March newsletter containing information about kindergarten registration and homeroom placements for next school year.

A stained glass window was completed in the library in memory of Terry Stellfox who passed away from cancer. He was a third grade teacher.

February 10 – Mismatch Day

During the month of February students in grades 3-6 may buy snacks during lunch if they have money in their account. Snacks must be eaten in the cafeteria. Water is extra. Lunch money rolls over from year to year. The blue slushies are 100% juice. Mr. Shirvinski will mention to his lunch bunch about recycling the water bottles.

Mr. Shirvinski spoke to Jayme Toczylousky about what outside organizations need donations. She mentioned Camp Courage. It is for children who have lost parents and is fully funded by donations. It is held at Camp Victory in Millville.

Movie night is February 19 at 6 p.m. The movie Up will be shown in the gym. Each attendee will receive a bottle of water and popcorn. Optional donations for the Red Cross are being accepted.

Family Fun Night is March 13 from 6-8 p.m. There will be a DJ in the gym and bingo in the large group area. There will be paper and crayons available for children to color. Prepackaged snacks will be available for sale. Any leftover snacks may be sold at Community Night.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. Voting will take place on April 26 at Family & Community Night. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

The next HART meeting will be on March 2 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. with a motion from Diane Mack and a second from Michelle Conway.

2010-01-27T15:53:00.002-05:00

Mr. Reh will be speaking at the February 2 meeting. He will be speaking about the proposed building project.

January 2010 Newsletter

2010-01-05T21:27:00.001-05:00

Reminders of upcoming events:
January 7-13 – Dibels testing
January 18 – No School
January 20 – Spring Fundraiser Kickoff
January 21 – End of Marking Period
January 26 – Disney Day – NO Costumes – hats, t-shirts acceptable
January 27 – Pennies for Patients Assembly
January 28 – Report Cards Issued
February 9 – Fundraiser Orders Due

There are 142 Sheetz coupons left for sale. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested. HART made a profit of $1,496.87 from the scrip card sales.

ROAR t-shirts are still available for sale. Send your name, shirt size and $7.00 to the office. Checks payable to SCA.

Spring fundraiser kickoff assembly is January 20. We are selling Gertrude Hawk and Uncle Jerry’s T’s. Please make sure to fill out entire order forms completely. Please fill out the bottom portion of the Gertrude Hawk order form with the student’s name and tally each column. This portion is sent directly to the company. Also turn in the student’s prize form.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. All positions are for two years, except for Treasurer which will be one year. Regina Longenhagen, current Treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Voting will take place in April. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

Please join us on February 2 at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

January 2010 Meeting Minutes

2010-01-05T21:12:00.002-05:00

President Laurie Morris brought the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: President-Laurie Morris, Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Cheryl Roadarmel, Gloria Seroskie, Diane Mack, Tom Levan, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Andreas Bzdak, Sherry Humphrey, Dawn Knoebel, Sue Kuijpers, and Allison Clark.

Regina Longenhagen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, was absent.

December’s minutes were approved by a motion from Sherry Humphrey and a second from Karen Wojtowicz.

Stephanie Mayernick, H.A.R.T.’s secretary, gave the treasurers report for December. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and a second from Andrea Bzdak. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $100.00 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $503.85
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54

We have 142 Sheetz coupons left. Contact Regina Longenhagen if you are interested in purchasing any. Teachers thought it was a great idea and wanted to know if we would be doing it again next year.

Our scrips profit was $1,496.87, selling 1,056 cards.

Spring fundraiser kickoff assembly is January 20. We are selling Gertrude Hawk candy and Uncle Jerry’s T’s.

Sue Griscavage will be taking over Box Tops, Renelle Wetzel will be taking over RIF and Stephanie Mayernick will be taking over Campbell’s labels next year.

Movie Night is Friday, February 19 at 6:00 p.m. The tentative movie will be Up. Entry fee will be a NON EXPIRED non-perishable food donation. HART will supply popcorn and bottled water.

Donuts with dad will be held on Saturday, April 10 from 10-11 a.m. Laurie is waiting to hear back from Home Depot if they have enough kits to offer. One kit is being offered per family. Mr. Shirvinski would like to know the cost to purchase more kits so that each student can make something, instead of one kit per family. Are there any other suggestions if Home Depot does not have enough kits available? What will families donate this year at this event? Mr. Shirvinski will ask Jayme Toczylousky, Angel Network co-coordinator, what items are in need. In the past we have donated to the Angel Network and food pantries. Another possible organization is AGAPE. HART will supply donuts, milk and bottled water.

Family Fun Night is Saturday, March 13 from 6-8 p.m. There will be a DJ, bingo, and other activities. HART will also be selling snacks and bottled water.

Pennies for Patients assembly is January 27. This benefits the Lymphoma Society. It will run for 3 weeks and the classroom that collects the most money will receive something. Pennies are preferable but any denomination will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to SCA. All money will be deposited into the school account and one check will be issued to the Lymphoma Society. Knoebels has offered to count and roll the coins.

January 20 – Spring Fundraiser Kickoff
January 26 – Disney Day – no costumes
January 27 – Pennies for Patients Assembly
February 19 – Movie Night 6:00 p.m.
March 13 – Family Fun Night 6-8 p.m.
April 10 – Donuts With Dad 10-11 a.m.
April 26 – Family and Community Night 6:30-8 p.m.

Mr. Shirvinski received a check from Box Tops for $662.85. ROAR t-shirts are still available to sale. Send your name and shirt size along with $7.00 to the office. Checks payable to SCA.

Mr. Shirvinski can use the school reach phone system for any event cancellations.

Family and Community Night will be held on April 26 from 6:30-8. Classrooms will be closed. The book fair will be open and science projects will be displayed. HART will have a table set up for officer voting. Other community organizations will also have information and or registration tables set up.

The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be open at the end of the year. All positions are for two years, except for Treasurer which will be one year. Regina Longenhagen, current Treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Voting will take place in April. Contact a HART officer if you are interested.

The next HART meeting will be on February 2 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:18 p.m. with a motion from Diane Mack and a second from Tom Levan.

Open Officer Positions

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The positions of President, Treasurer and Secretary will be open at the end of the school year. President and Secretary are two year positions. Regina Longenhagen, current treasurer, will be stepping down at the end of this year so the position will only be one year. Elections will take place in the spring. If you are interested in running for 0ne of these positions please contact a HART officer.

December 2009 Newsletter

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Reminders of upcoming events:
December 10 – Pajama Day
December 11 - RIF Book Distribution
December 15 – Scrip Sale Order Distribution
December 23 – Red and Green Day
December 24-January 3 – No School
January 5 – HART Meeting 6:30 p.m. Elementary Library
January 20 – Spring Fundraiser Kickoff

Students may purchase bottles of water at lunch for an extra $.50. The water does not take the place of milk.

HART donated four t-shirts to the district’s Angel Network.

The spring fundraiser kickoff will be January 20, 2010. We will be selling Gertrude Hawk candy and t-shirt and gift items from Uncle Jerry’s.

Please join us on January 5th at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

December 2009 Meeting Minutes

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President Laurie Morris brought the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: President-Laurie Morris, Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick and Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Sue Stone and Erin Snyder and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Eric Adams, Brenda Cook, Kim Levan, Sue Griscavage, Cheryl Roadarmel, Gloria Seroskie, Diane Mack, Salena Sabo, Sue Kuijpers, and Amy Billig.

November’s minutes were approved by a motion from Kim Levan and second by Diane Mack.

Regina Longenahgen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for November. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second by Salena Sabo. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $100.00 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $559.32
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54

December 10 – Pajama Day
December 11 – RIF Day
December 23 – Red and Green Day
December 24 – January 3 – No School
January 5 – HART meeting 6:30 p.m. elementary library

The speaker for the night was principal, Joe Shirvinski. He spoke about the school’s new spelling and phonics program.

The Book Fair made $6234.72 by taking all of our profit as Scholastic dollars plus another $1396.94 in sales volume bonus. Of the profit $4120.27 was used by offering the 25% discount and $180.86 was used by the library. The remaining balance of $3330.00 will be used to buy items for the school from the Scholastic catalog. The fall book fair supplies the library and guided reading room with books and the spring book fair supplies books to classroom libraries.

A parent warned of a Judy Bloom book that is not appropriate for elementary reading. Judy Bloom is a famous children’s book author.

The winter RIF Day is December 11 from 8 am – 2 pm. The spring RIF Day will have an assembly entitled Weird, Wild and Wonderful by the Box of Light Theatre about storytelling. The cost of the assembly is $650/day and will be for two assemblies. A check for 50% deposit was signed.

Pajama day is December 10. Parents signed up to be helpers. The schedule is 8:30-9 second grade, 9-9:30 first grade, 9:30-10 fourth grade, 10-10:30 kindergarten, and 10:30-11 third grade. High school students will be guest readers and all students will be treated to milk and cookies.

Mr. Shirvinski handed out flyers to anyone interested in a program sponsored by Geisinger regarding childhood obesity. Extra ROAR t-shirts are being sold for $7.00 each. Water is being sold in the cafeteria for an extra $.50. It does not take the place of milk. Mrs. Holleran will be presenting two new food samples at the next lunch bunch meeting.

Dana Lucas will be the guest speaker at the Jan 5, 2010 HART meeting. She will speak about grants.
HART donated four t-shirts to the Angel Network. Movie night is scheduled for Feb 19, 2010 from 7-9 p.m. We will be showing Up. Popcorn and water will be available. Admission to the movie will be a non-expired canned good.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m. by Diane Mack and Sue Griscavage.

REMINDER

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HART is no longer collecting Nestle labels.

November 2009 Newsletter

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We would like to thank everyone for making the Hartman Harvest Festival another great success. Approximately 200 lbs. of food was donated to the Elysburg and Catawissa food banks. The winning homerooms for the pumpkin decorating contest are:

Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will each receive a popcorn party. CONGRATULATIONS!

Reminders of upcoming events:
November 5 – 20 – Turkey Bowl
November 19 – Picture Retake Day
November 20 – Memory Book Sale ends
November 21 – HART Discount Day at Rohrbach’s Farm Market
November 23-24 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
November 25 – 30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess
December 1 – HART meeting 6:30 in the large group area
December 2 – Scrip Sale Orders Due
December 10 – Pajama Day/RIF Day
December 15 – Scrip Sale Order Distribution

HART is looking for someone to be a co-chairperson for the book fair for this year with the possibility of taking it over within the next 1-2 yrs. If you are interested please contact Kim Scopelliti at kscopelliti@aol.com.

Please join us on December 1st at 6:30 p.m. for our next HART meeting. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the schools new phonics and spelling program.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net

Stephanie Mayernick, HART Secretary

November 2009 Meeting Minutes

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Vice-President Karen Wojtowicz brought the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

In attendance were: Officers: Vice-President-Karen Wojtowicz, Secretary-Stephanie Mayernick and Treasurer-Regina Longenhagen, Advisor-Mr. Shirvinski, Teacher Rep.-Maria Callahan and Parents: Diane Wolfgang, Judy Novak, Jan Bucanelli, Linda Hoy, Michelle Conway, Allison Clark, Bridget Carl, Dawna Knoebel, Sue Griscavage, Kim Levan, Mary Knoebel, Cheryl Roadarmel, Diane Mack, Brenda Brassington, Amy Billig, Sherry Humphrey, and Sue Kuijpers.

October’s minutes were approved by a motion from Michelle Conway and second by Sherry Humphrey.

Regina Longenahgen, H.A.R.T.’s treasurer, gave the treasurers report for October. The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion from Sue Griscavage and a second by Mary Knoebel. The class funds are as follows:
Kindergarten $100.00 1st grade $1,097.99 2nd grade $559.32
3rd grade $2,765.63 4th grade $614.54

November 5 – Turkey Bowl begins
November 9 – Report cards issued
November 10 – Ugly shirt and tie day
November 19 – Picture retake day
November 23 & 24 – No School – Parent/Teacher conferences
November 25-30 – No School – Thanksgiving Recess

The speaker for the night was school nurse, Jean Atherton. She spoke about the H1N1 virus.

Karen Wojtowicz thanked all volunteers who helped at this years Hartman Harvest Festival. Next year Mr. Shirvinski may use the school reach phone system to remind parents to send in canned goods for the harvest donation and to remind students of proper dress for outside activities. Approximately 200 lbs. of food was donated.

There was a change in the homeroom parent for Mrs. Rhodes’s homeroom. It was changed to Kim Levan.

Mr. Shirvinski will be paying for the refreshments for Grandparents Day. He also passed out coupons from Giant for their Giant A+ rewards program. The coupon is worth 10 extra points if you spend $15 or more. They are also sponsoring a Principal’s Challenge cook off. The deadline is November 7 and the winning school will receive 500 points. HART is also covered by the school district’s liability insurance for any school events it sponsors.

The winners of the Hartman Harvest Festival pumpkin decorating contest are:
Kindergarten – Mr. Hauer
1st grade – Mrs. Rhodes
2nd grade – Mrs. Springer
3rd grade – Mr. Venna
4th grade – Mrs. Harder
The winning homerooms will receive a popcorn party.

Reminder that Tiger Talk is going paperless. Parents may send in a note if they don’t have internet access. It should be online by the 2nd week of the month. A school reach message may also be done to remind parents that the newsletter is now paperless.

The Turkey Bowl runs November 5-20. Each day Mr. Shirvinski draws a homeroom and that turkey moves across the football field. The winning homeroom gets an extra recess in the spring.

Pajama Day will be held on Dec 10 in conjunction with RIF. Each student will receive a free book. High school students will read to the elementary students. Students will also receive cookies and milk. Volunteers will be needed to serve refreshments. RIF will also be held again in March. March 1 & 2 is Read Across America Day.

Career Day was held on October 16. Mr. Shirvinski and Ms. Bieber are very happy with the turnout. The elementary school had the most speakers. Next year they are considering a career fair style for third and fourth grade where the students can visit different tables for each career.

The next HART meeting is December 1 and will be held in the large group area. Mr. Shirvinski will be speaking about the new phonics and spelling program.

The ROAR t-shirts have been distributed. Some students have not received one yet. There was in mix-up between the youth small and the adult small. There will be a school wide day for students to wear their t-shirts. A suggestion was made to have a sample of each size available prior to ordering. Mr. Shirvinski hopes to distribute t-shirts to incoming kindergarten classes in the future.

School pictures should be in shortly. They usually take about a month to come in.

This is the first year the yearbooks will be done in color. Please order now if you want a copy. There are very few extras ordered.

School will be in session on November 11. A message will also be sent via the school reach phone system.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. by Donna Knoebel and Diane Mack.

2009-10 News & Reminders

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November 19 - K-4 Picture Retake Day

November 23 & 24 - No School - Parent/teacher conferences

November 23-30 - No School - Thanksgiving Recess

HART is looking for someone who would like to be a co-chair for the book fair this year. If you are interested please contact Laurie Morris, HART president, at 799-0272 or at lon24@msn.com

HART will again be collecting Box Tops for Education, Campbell's labels and Tyson Project A+ labels. Please make sure your childs name is marked on the bags of labels that are turned in. The label contest begins on the first day of school. Good luck to everyone! We are no longer collecting Nestle labels.

We would also like to remind everyone to sign up for the Giant A+ rewards program and the Subway rewards program.

H.A.R.T. officers for this year are:
President – Laurie Morris - 799-0272 or lon24@msn.com
Vice President – Karen Wojtowicz – 799-5720 or klwojtowicz@yahoo.com
Secretary – Stephanie Mayernick - 356-2411 or catz1117@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Regina Longenhagen - 356-2283 or mrmml@ptd.net