Minutes from last PTA meeting ready by Jen
- Gala
- Book fair
- Rooftop Farms
- Festival
- No Carnival this year
- Volunteerism
Office on Food & Services D14
- Increase participation with school lunches
- New school food being offered
- Menu offered online
- USDA menu – affordable and nutritious
- Salad Bar – space is limited
- Suggested removing Water dispensing machine to replace with salad bar
- Website and literature provided
Rooftop Farms / Growing Chefs Program
Annie Novak, Coordinator, Growing Chefs at PS 132
Kallie Weinkie and Danielle Marks, instructors for PS 132
Growing Chefs is a huge hit at PS 132. Instructors Kallie and Danielle meet the students twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Over the course of the spring season, students will learn everything about food plants from root to flower. By exploring edible plants, the botanical lessons in Growing Chefs’ curriculum can focus on the nutrition and ecology behind healthy eating.
Halfway through the Growing Chefs curriculum for the spring season, students have:
- Learned about leaves, from photosynthesis to making pesto.
- Built worm bins.
- Sprouted their own seeds in the classroom.
The Growing Chefs instructors report positive feedback from the student. Kallie says, “When we arrive in the classroom, the kids cheer and pump their fists in the air!” The cooking lessons, even quick ones like learning to make fresh mint tea from their own mint plants, are very popular with students.
Because PS 132 may some day have its own garden, the Growing Chefs instructors are looking forward to taking the students of PS 132 to visit the Red Shed garden this spring.
We would love to join PS 132 for a fall and future programs, continuing our curriculum of botany-based sciences and the kitchen chemistry behind healthy-eating focused cooking.
Eat well! Adventures and Recipes at
Partnership with Red Shed Garden
- Plant Sale for Earth Day – Date tba
Teacher Appreciation – Attendance at PTA Meeting
- Thank you Ms. Stassi for attending
Band/Budget
- Junior – Senior Bands
- Students – 35 for Senior Band
24 for Junior Band
- Money needed to continue program
- Instruments – repair / buy
- Needs an assistant
- Ideas for a fundraiser????
- 1 time flat fee starting in September for students participating in the free after-school program
Thank you to Mr. Seidner for his dedication and support
Interested in helping the band…contact the PTA.
Financial Report by Regina
- Grand total for Gala after Giando’s and other fees paid out,,,$23,939.00, we met our goal of $35,000 for the 2nd Annual PS 132 Gala.
- Any ideas for next year…contact the PTA.
Kite Festival for 2011 – Beth Lubeck
- Too many restrictions at McCarren Park
- Major contributor Norm Broskey- donated space for FREE!
- Date…6/5/2011 – Sunday – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! North 11th & Kent Street – WATERFRONT VIEW
- Give back to everyone for the Carnival
Possibilities
Blow up slide
Face Painting
Kites
Volunteers for the Kite Festival
- Kite Working Workshop
- Photo Booth
- Know of any politicians who would like to speak???…contact the PTA.
Jeanine & Sarah
- Petition – signatures presented to City Council – 500 names signed
- Parent Participation needed – spread the word
- KEEP THE PETITION GOING – JOIN ALLIANCE, NETWORK ACROSS THE CITY
- Next meeting April 19th @ 6pm
Boy Scouts – St Francis Information Sheet provided
- Starts in September – Monday nights at 7pm
PTA nominations – Jen Mancini
- Nominations open til 5/17/2011
- Volunteer your time to the PTA from 7/1/2011 to 6/30/2012
Meeting closed by Natalie Moore and Krista Martel
A ZOMBIE!!
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