Parent Association Meeting Notes

May 10, 2019

Ø  HUGE, HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK CELEBRATION~ STARTING THE DAY WITH CURBSIDE HELP AND THE ENDLESS TREATS HAVE BEEN APPRECIATED!!!!

Ø  HUGE THANK YOU TO HOLLY (JETT’S MOM) AND JENNIFER (LUCAS AND ARI’S MOM) FOR ORGANIZING THE WEEK AND BEING INCREDIBLE PA COORDINATORS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.  HUGE THANK YOU TO JULIA (HARRISON’S MOM) AND YASSMIN (AIDAN AND NOAH’S MOM) FOR AGREEING TO THE BE THE PA COORDINATORS FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR

Ø  THANK YOU for supporting the Book Fair ($6,500 was raised) and donating boots!

Ø  CONGRATULATIONS to the HPMS Basketball Team for playing an incredible game verses Village Montessori~ we finally won (46 to 18). The UE team won against Stevens (18-16).

Ø  Please enjoy the video on the HPMS balloon launch (yes, that’s really the curve on the Earth from the balloon launched by HPMS students).  This project has been happening for four years:

·       Year 1 ~ focus was on altitude

·       Year 2~ focus  was on creating an environment for an insect to go into space (balloon had a hole and ended up in a lake)

·       Year 3~ focus was on creating an environment for a small mammal to go into space~ students had ethical concerns if it didn’t work so they changed it to using the air supply to launch a rocket (but no trash was to left in space)

·       Year 4~ focus is on communication~ there will be a live stream on the 6th floor for K students and up to watch on May 21

Ø  Upcoming Events (it’s that time of year!!!) ~ EOY Celebrations begin at 9:15 on the 6th floor unless otherwise noted:

·       May 21~ Blue/Red Room EOY Celebration

·       May 22~ Indigo/Yellow Room EOY Celebration

·       May 23~ Orange/Silver Room EOY Celebration

·       May 24-27~ School Closed for Memorial Day Weekend

·       May 28~ Homework Discussion ~ 6 pm

·       May 31~ Field Day (PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE SUG!!!!)

·       June 4 ~ Earth Room EOY Celebration at 9:30

·       June 5~ Sky Room EOY Celebration at 9:30

·       June 6 ~ Ocean Room EOY Celebration at 9:30

·       June 11 ~ UE/MS EOY Celebration & 8th Grade Graduation at 6 pm on the 6th Floor

·       June 12 ~ Last day of School

o   PA Meeting ~ 9 am

o   WEE & Bridge EOY Celebration at 11:15 am for Wee and Square, 11:00 for Circle and Triangle

o   End of the Year Picnic~ “BYOB”~ Bring Your Own Basket & Blanket at 5 pm in Hamilton Park

o   HPMS will provide plates, utensils, water and treats.

o    Please bring food for your family (or buy dinner at the Farmer’s Market!)

·       June 19 ~ Silverman Golf Tournament supporting HPMS

Ø  Year Book is now available for purchase~ please keep an eye out for the SUG

Ø  Discussion for next year…thoughts about fruit as the go to birthday snack (child shares their favorite fruit with the class) and changing the snack sign up (parents bring in one item once a week instead of enough snack for the class for an entire week).