Sea Cliff School Parent Community Association

Welcome – Nina Livingston and Ali Ciampa

  • Volunteers are needed to rep Sea Cliff on the homecoming commitee by Jan 19th
  • Dr Melnick would like 2 reps per building. It entails aprox 4 meetings through the year with additional meetings closer to the event
  • By Laws Proposing to amend Article II Section IV to specify budget.   We need to vote on this at the next meeting
  • Thank you all for last months donations for the 5 drives that were held before the break
  • Reminder for current coat drive for children and adults.

Committee Reports

  • Beatrice Blumenthal: Events Update
  1. Jan 23 Science Night with Jeff Boyer”attainable sustainable Energy Show”Jan 30 SC Family Movie Night
  2. Mar 2 SC School Play week for play on Sat Mar 7
  3. Mar 7 Emporers New Clothes Play
  4. We need volunteers for next years play. It is a one week commitment
  • Deidre Davison: Amazon Link on SCPCA.NET page. When make a purchase on amazon a portion goes to the PCA
  • Kelly Butler: Equal Exchange Fundraiser for Valentines Day All organic and fair trade products

Treasurers Report

  • Cristina Price: We are on track for our budget and have raised:

$2,000 Farmigo
$2500 After School Program
$3000 Book Fair

  •  We have a surplus due to Farmigo so all ideas are welcome for school projects, etc.

SEPTA

  • Linda LaMarca: Free Parent member training contact Special Ed office at 516-277-7900

Eligibility: Child must be in or out of Special Ed in the last 5 years

Upcoming Events:

Wed Jan 21 7:30 Cindy Goldrich, med “Top 10 strategies for parenting kids with ADHD
Wed Feb 25 7:30 Mariam Boehm, Impact of SLP Delays on Learning
Wed Mar 25 7:30 Christina Bertsch, College Transition
Wed Apr 22 7:30 Dr Matthew Lerner, PHD, Social Skills Training in Austism

Nutrition Committee

Nedra Bliefer: We have raised over $5,000 since inception of Farmigo.
March is National Nutrition Month Focusing on Sugar education

Principals Report

  • Mr. Zublionis:
    All teachers and 5th graders have IPADs for professional development and itunes youth courses.
    Teachers are developing interdisciplinary projects
    Sea Cliff Seven Values are posted on the SC website and incorporated into projects and lessons
    Coat Drive: The goal is to collect 350 coats for 350 students
    Starting in Feb Mr Z will host a book club every other Tuesday “Last Child in the Woods”
    Outdoor classroom: Everything is recycled and recovered.
    Looking for slates for blackboards Students will design the classroom
    Planning another build a better world day in the Spring
    And indoor BABWD will take place in the winter

Teachers Representative – Ms. Schleifman

  • Kindergarten: Finishing family unit

    1st: Finishing family heritage, starting counting to 20., weather
    2nd   Realistic fiction and writing, bar models and matter changes
    3rd Research Brazil and Global citizenship, multiplication facts and division, Tale of Despereaux and Practice Mindfulness
    4th Non-fiction, fractions, electricity
    5th Westward expansion study, fractions, enjoying ipads with espark, Arts Night
    Fundraiser for St Judes, district wide Math-athon 1st Friday in March

Literacy Team Presenting

Ms. Wainer – Literacy Coach/Reading Teacher K-2
Ms. Loschiavo – Literacy Coach/Reading Teacher 3-5
Ms. Ruthkowski – Director of Elementarty Humanities

Ms. Ruthowski gave a detailed presentation on the Teachers College Elementary School Program It is a fluid curriculum built on best practices. The teachers are trained to engage students in authentic opportunities to learn reading and writing.

 

ATTENDANCE:

  1. Danielle Brady
  2. Deidre Davison
  3. Beatrice Blumenthal
  4. Ali Ciampa
  5. Cristina Price
  6. Linda LaMarca
  7. Glauke Cooijmans
  8. Allison Ryan
  9. Sara Jones
  10. Nina Becker
  11. Cathy Elorriage (Madden)
  12. Catherine Espinosa
  13. Tina Marchese
  14. Mary MacAuliffe
  15. Margaret Citak