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P.T.O. News 2007-2008
Meetings
are held the first Wednesday of each PRESIDENT: DIANE PARZYCK FIRST VICE
PRESIDENT: SHERRI HOPKINS SECOND VICE
PRESIDENT: SANDY MINASIAN TREASURER:
SHIRLEY KOSLOSKY RECORDING
SECRETARY: KIM SCHULTE CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY: JEANNETTE WHEELER Executive Board Members
RECAP OF EVENTS ·
THE SUMMER READING EVENT WAS A
GIANT SUCCESS! THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEER READERS WHO HELPED
CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENING: NHS BASEBALL COACH, JOSH RUCCIO MHS GUEST TEACHER, ED CROFT MHS PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER, KARL EVANGELISTA NAUGATUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, ANNE STOHLMAN, PHD DETECTIVE JACK DE OLIVERA, NAUGATUCK POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE CHIEF CHARLES DOBACK, NAUGATUCK FIRE DEPARTMENT NAUGATUCK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: GREG RICE, JOE IANNOTI, JESS WEBBER,
JESS TROCHSLER, MICHELE TROCHSLER, DEB DASILVA, ALUSSA ECHEVARRIA, GABBY
MORIELLO, JOHNNA MISLOW ·
AND THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING
MAPLE HILL SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS WHO PLANNED AND ORGANIZED THE EVENT AND
PARTICIPATED IN THE PARENT PORTION OF THE EVENT: PAM FICKEL MICHELE O’CONNOR JODI RUCCIO GAIL SULLIVAN KATE QUINN DEBRA DILLON THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE! YOUR EXTRA EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED MORE THAN YOU KNOW AND OUR
CHILDREN WILL BE BETTER READERS BECAUSE OF YOU! ·
THE “PICNIC IN THE PARK” 3RD
AND 4TH GRADE CONCERT WAS HELD ON 6/13. THE WEATHER WAS WONDERFUL
AND THE CHILDREN SHOWED OFF THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS IN CHORUS, RECORDERS,
GUITARS, DOLCIMERS, AUTOHARPS AND XYLOPHONES! GREAT JOB TO ALL THE
PERFORMERS! WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR! ·
MAPLE HILL SCHOOL DAY AT THE
ROCKCATS GAME WAS A HOME RUN! THE FIREWORKS WERE A BLAST AND THE GAME WAS
GREAT! WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD FUN! UPCOMING EVENTS ·
8/24-EDUCATION FAIR ON THE
NAUGATUCK GREEN FROM 1PM TO 3PM. THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO START THE SCHOOL
YEAR LAST YEAR! WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE! LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENTS ·
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE TO BE
RETURNED. BOOKS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE CHECKED OUT. PLEASE BE SURE TO
RETURN ALL BOOKS BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! LITERACY
VOLUNTEERS ·
PLEASE CONTACT MRS. FICKEL IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A LITERACY VOLUNTEER! THIS YEAR IS COMING TO AN END,
BUT THERE WILL SURELY BE A NEED FOR NEXT YEAR! FICKELP@NAUGY.NET.
BOX TOPS/CAMPBELLS
UPDATES ·
BOX TOPS EARNED $2000 FOR THE WHOLE
YEAR! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR KEEPING THOSE BOX TOPS COMING IN! ·
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
PRE-SCHOOLERS AND TO MRS. WAMSER’S CLASS FOR COLLECTING THE MOST BOX TOPS
THIS MONTH, EACH CLASS WILL ENJOY AN ICE CREAM PARTY. ·
CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. RYAN’S
CLASS FOR COLLECTING THE MOST BOX TOPS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR! THEY WILL ENJOY A
PIZZA PARTY TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCEESS! WAY TO GO! NEXT MEETING ·
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2008. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE TO CELEBRATE THE
BEGINNING OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR! PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF OUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION. WE NEED YOU! PLEASE COME AND HELP US TO
KEEP MAKING MAPLE HILLS SCHOOL A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN! OUTGOING PTO BOARD
MEMBERS ·
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING OUTGOING
2007-08 PTO BOARD MEMBERS: 1.
SAMANTHA STIRK 2.
CARYN ROBINSON 3.
CHRISTINE VIELE 4.
SHANNON SHEA-LYONS YOUR DEDICATION AND YEARS OF SERVICE HAVE BEEN APPRECIATED! THANK YOU!
FYI… ·
CLASS LISTS WILL NOT BE POSTED THIS
YEAR. LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN AUGUST NOTIFYING STUDENTS OF THEIR TEACHERS
FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. PTO CONTACTS ·
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION
ON ANY OF THE ABOVE EVENTS OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PTO FOR
NEXT YEAR, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT: PTO_MHS@YAHOO.COM
Meeting Date: 6/3/08 Minutes: The
meeting was called to order at 6:35pm and said the Pledge of Allegiance. Presidents
Report: President
Diane Parzyck announced that the Rock Cats game will be our end of the year celebration
on 6/13 and advised that there were still tickets left if anyone was
interested in attending who has not already signed up. Diane said goodbye to
outgoing officers Caryn Robinson, Samantha Stirk, Shannon Shea-Lyons and
Christine Viele. Diane announced that the minutes from the May meeting will
be up for approval at the May meeting in order to allow for more time for the
Summer Reading Event. Principals
Report: Ms. Kane
announced that the summer reading event was going to begin. The meeting
was adjourned at 6:40pm. Minutes are pending approval at
next PTO meeting scheduled for 9/3/08. The May meeting minutes will be
approved at this meeting as well.
Meeting Date: 05/07/08 Minutes: The
meeting was called to order at 7:10pm and said the Pledge of Allegiance. Approval
of Minutes: Caryn
Robinson made a motion to approve the minutes from Novembers meeting. Lisa
Herchenroether seconded the motion. The motion was carried. Presidents
Report: President
Diane Parzyck thanked the volunteers for Bingo Night, the Book Fair and for
Teacher Appreciation Week. The PTO sent flowers to Nurse Tina McSweeny for
Nurse Appreciation Week. June 13th is the End of the Year
event-Rockcats Baseball Game. MHS students pay $2/ticket and all others pay
$4/ticket. Gates open at 5:05pm, game starts at 6:35pm. Box Tops for
Education sent us a check for $800. The last collection will be June 6th.
Recording Secretary Kim Schulte cast one vote to accept the nominating
committee slate for the PTO board for 2008-09. The slate was accepted and the
following officers were elected: President: Diane Parzyck First Vice President: Sherri Hopkins Second Vice President: Sandy Minasian Treasurer: Shirley Koslosky Recording Secretary: Kim Schulte Corresponding Secretary: Jeannette Wheeler Treasurers
Report: President
Diane Parzyck reported that the balance in the general account is $19,631.24
and the balance in the library account is $7,351.00. Principals
Report: Principal
Cheryl Kane thanked the parents for baking and cooking for Teacher
Appreciation Week. She then reviewed the May/June Calendar. There are 29 days
left to the last day of school. Hats Off for Kids is on 5/21. The fourth
grade will visit Cross Street School on 5/27. June 11th will be a
“Picnic in the Park” event (a concert for the 3rd and 4th
grade music/recorders.) The last day of school is June 18th. Part
of the District Improvement Plan is to improve attendance at the PTO
meetings. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Suggestions included meetings
centered around specific grades, reading incentive nights and raffle prizes.
It was proposed that we try to have a reading incentive night in conjunction
with the June PTO meeting because Diane Parzyck advised that there are
additional RIF books available. June 10th is parent orientation
for incoming Kindergarteners. The PTO board will attend to introduce
themselves and offer refreshments. Teachers
Report: Teacher
Representative Pamela Fickel thanked the PTO and the Room Moms for the Teacher
Appreciation Luncheon and for the gifts. She thanked the Literacy Volunteers.
She will advise at a later date when Guided Reading will end for the year. New
Business: First
Vice President Sherri Hopkins reported that Catherine Beich was bought out,
but everything should be OK for the Fall Fundraiser. Future fundraisers are
pending. She requested assistance with the Popsicle Party for May 23rd-this
was the incentive for participation in the Spring Fundraiser. Sherri Hopkins
and Lisa Herchenroether updated the PTO on the status of the AED’s at all the
schools. Naugatuck Heart Safe Association has raised $13,500, enough for 9
AED’s. They have secured a grant for an additional 3 AED’s. 12 AED’s
officially makes Naugatuck a heart safe community! 4 elementary schools will
received the CPR training for the 4th graders. MHS will be June 6th
in the morning. A grant was received for the HS to receive training for the
teachers as well. City Hill and Hillside will be presented an AED each.
Sherri requested that everyone join the Naugatuck Chapter of the Sudden
Cardiac Arrest Association. The website is www.suddencardiacarrest.org.
Lisa Herchenroether reported that the 4th grade raised a total of
$1,407.55 in addition to the $700 PTO budget. The Gizmo Guys will be the
entertainment for the party on June 6th. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:50pm. Minutes are pending approval at next PTO meeting scheduled for 6/4/08 at 7pm (tentatively pending the proposal above for a combination Reading Incentive Night.) Questions:
please call Diane Parzyck @ 723-8951
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