Charles H. Bullock Elementary School PTA

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First General PTA Meeting: 9/19, 6:15 –  7:15pm


Attendees:

  • PTA Board

  • 25 Members In-person, 10 virtually

  • Mrs. Kuwabara 

  • Mr. Persad


Agenda:

  • Upcoming events for Fall – speaker, Co- Presidents of PTA, Carolyn & Ari  

  • Assemblies – speaker Missy McKenna

    • Ask on calendar of planned assemblies

    • Cultural appreciation calendar to help idea generate 

  • 4 Grade fundraising – speaker Shelby Moser

    • Ideas shared: popcorn sale, movie night, gift wrapping, bake sale, and ice skating 

  • 5 grade fundraising

    • Ask on balance from 4th grade fundraising prior year post camping trip 

    • Ask on approx raise from prior year’s Pie and flower sales 

  • ASE – speaker Sarah Hudson-Plush spoke on the plan for the year. We’ll have two sessions this year one Fall that runs into January and a second in the spring. Make sure to sign up on Homeroom ahead of time and be ready to pick your classes right at 8pm when it opens 9/30.

  • ASE tips: have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice.

  • ASE can’t change classes easily after sign-up, so please choose sessions your children will enjoy!

  • You have to enter in “Charles H Bullock” in the header on the Homeroom site to see all the offerings, so that has caused some parents to miss signing up as classes go fast, we have lots of offerings. It’s very popular!

  • ASE is looking for people to get involved to learn the program and how to help in future.

  • School Action Committee – speaker: Mr Persad.  

    • Look out for upcoming invite for first call mid-October 

    • Looking for parents to get involved, 6 meetings a year.

  • School Action Education Parents Advisory Council – speaker Victoria Lamberth (CHB SEPAC liaison), bring ideas to her or reach out to her if you would like to discuss any issues arising that SEPC can help with. First all member meeting is 9/23.


Other:

  • New ideas proposed – Unopened Halloween Candy (possibly Red Cross to send off to troops – new K parent is interested in starting a new initative) 

  • Green Ball Data – date still WIP, more information to come soon!

  • New Speech Therapist has started  

  • Therapy Dog, Callie, in classrooms occasionally