Sea Cliff School Parent Community Association

 

Danielle Brady, President:
Hello and thank you for coming.
  • Our Harvest replaced Farmingo this year.
    •  We receive 5% cash back to the PCA.
    • First order is 25% off with code KIDS
    • The food is locally sourced.
    • If you go on the Our Harvest webpage click on Long Island, then Sea Cliff.
    • Monday is the last day you can order for the Tuesday delivery.
    • Link can be found on PCA webpage
  • After School Enrichment Program:
    • Starts in October
    • We have a new safety protocol(see attachment below) and all classes will have first aid kits.
    • New transition-students will go to the auditorium.  This is an opportunity for a quick allergy free snack.
Natasha DiFeo, Events VP
  • September events went well.  Thank you volunteers.
    • Tissues and Tea
    • Playground and Popsicles
    • Carnival
  • Coming up:
    • Book Fair
    • 5th grade Circus  10/21
    • Family Photo Day
Budget
  • passed
  • After school -can now pay online.  This will increase the price $4-$5.
  • See print out attached  below
Claudia Ames, PR Social Media
 
  • Website
    • seacliffpca.net
      • Our Harvest link
      • Events
      • Meeting notes
      • Calendar
      • Fundraising- can purchase spirit wear
  • Amazon Smile
    • Sign in for your shopping through Smile.Amazon.com
    • Type in Sea Cliff PCA as your charity
    • A small percentage of your purchase will be donated to the Sea Cliff PCA
    • Can bookmark it on your toolbar for quick access
  • Facebook– @SeaCliffElementaryPCA
Marnie Zidel-Schliefman
  • School Happenings
  • Art: Doodle for Google contest started- please see Mrs. Giurlanda for information and an entry form. Art club will begin October 11th for grades 4 and 5. Permission slips were due last Friday. Upcoming Art shows will be announced as we get closer.
  • Music: Sea Cliff Singers is starting tomorrow morning 7:30AM in the auditorium. Preparations for another performance at the Barclays Center have been put into motion. The Sea Cliff Winter Concert is scheduled for Wednesday December 14th. 
  • LIBRARY:
K-5 Election literature, debate, conversation, current events
Grace For President
If I ran For President
Show me the US Presidency
 5th grade reading Gary Paulson’s essay which begins “Books saved my life”- many ready in 4thHatchett
What does that mean?
  • STEAM:
Engineering design challenge- using STEAM to connect to science units
5th– micro worlds: detailed observations using hand lenses
4th– circuits: how electricity flows and the engineering experience to make signage
3rd– food chains and webs: engineering different bird beaks
K-2 start mid November
  •  PE:
K-5 started with cooperative games focusing on team work, cooperation and communication
K-3: foot skills for soccer
4-: soccer, handball, speedball
Circus 10/17-10/21
  • Following week is the Halloween Spooktacular
  •  MATH
    • Singapore Math
    • Dr. Yeap Ban Har will be here to work with teachers on 10/12 and parents that same evening:
      • 10/12, 7-8pm
      • Glenwood Landing Auditorium
Doctor Zublionis, Principal
  • Outdoor Classroom
    • Completed
    • Calendar sign up for teachers
    • bucket of clip bards and pencils
  • Outdoor Garden 
    • Underway, ready by spring
  • influx of new staff
  • Singapore math, Dr. Yeap Ban Har
    • Realized that text book companies are making math more complicated than it really is
    •  he developed a program that makes math crystal clear/easy to understand
  • Shared Value Super Powers
    • Dr. Z met with each grade.  He will try to do so every month
    • wants each grade to understand meaning of the values, so each grade will focus on one value
  • Over 200 children participated in the kindness drive
  • Indoor recess
    • Monitor training
    • new behavior monitoring procedures
    • Boxes in school called “Dr. Z’s Hotline”  students can drop messages in the boxes.  Helpful for those who are too shy to approach him
  • Positive Behavior system
    • Make more systematic
    • core set aligned with shared value outcomes
  • Mindfulness
    • mindful practice everyday
    • seen impact in third grade where it has been practiced for  3 years
    • deep breathing, quiet time
    • want to spread to every grade
    • just a few minutes everyday makes a difference in attention and behavior

Northshore SEPTA

  • Main focus this year is changing the formula for the property tax cap

Sarah Jones, Board of Education

  • Need to hire new superintendent
  • related survey will be emailed to parents
  • there is also a paper survey in school and district offices which can be mailed in

Sea Cliff Library

  • See brochure