Posted by Lauren Benech on 11/9/2022 to
Minutes
- A motion was brought to the floor to vote the October meeting minutes in. The vote was passed and the November meeting began.
- Principal (Mrs. DiTrani)
- Caught with Character program/bagel breakfasts has restarted. Next month will focus on “Responsibility.”
- Halloween parade and parties were a success. Thanks to class parents for volunteering!
- Tuesday was the Read-A-Thon assembly
- Tuesday 11/8 is Election Day; all students will be virtual. Instructions and Chrome books will go home with students. K-4 will get Chrome books with changers, 3-4 already have chargers at home
- Thanks to the Hospitality Committee for the apples and fall spread!
- Parent/Teacher conferences are this month. If you cannot make it in-person, please let teacher know ASAP. A virtual conference is better than no conference.
- Board of Ed Rep (Ms. Monica Charris-Tabares)
- District:
- PowerSchool: Please be sure to update all your information in PowerSchool. Contact information for blast emails, virtual backpack, and emergency situations, etc.
- Lunch Applications: Don't Forget to Fill Out Your Lunch Applications: The Bloomfield District Website or Heartlands or in the black mailbox outside of the Administration Building or through the link in your School Virtual Backpack (https://www.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=805543&id=0)
- ELECTION DAY: District Wide VIRTUAL Learning; Schools will only be open for voting; all students will have a virtual instructional day. Any questions or inquiries please reach out to your child’s teacher or school principal.
- ADULT ESL Classes offered: Bloomfield Schools Offer Free ESL Adult Classes starting 11/29/22 (https://www.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=816216&id=0)
- Newsworthy:
- BHS Esports Program: Program at Bloomfield HS is thriving (https://essexnewsdaily.com/sports/sports-bloomfield/esports-program-at-bloomfield-hs-is-thriving)
- BHS Key Club members are visiting our third-grade classrooms across the district to deliver valuable Key Traits lessons (Kindness, Empathy, Tolerance and Courage). Please check district social media for this great collaboration among the students
- Bloomfield HS Band Great performance Marching Bengals! Best performance and score of the season! Second place music, third place guard, & third in class out of twelve bands with our highest score of the season! Congrats BHS Marching Band!
- BHS Business Department: Successful College and Career Fair held @BHS
- BMS and BHS Spanish Club: Successfully hosting a wonderful Hispanic Heritage Celebration on 10/20/22. Included parade of nations, poetry, dancing, food, and tons of fun! Thank you to all who helped make this event such a great success.
- BMS: Congrats to our new NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) Inductees @BMS.
- Wingman: ALL our schools are successfully participating in our district wide SEL Wingman Initiative. Please check social media for great snapshots of this program in action.
- Important dates: (please check our district website for more dates district wide)
- 11/2/22 Foley Field Groundbreaking ceremony for new snack shack
- 11/3/22 -Scholarship info night @BHS
- 11/3/22 -BMS ONLY ½ day
- 11/8/22 District wide VIRTUAL day for Election Day
- 11/10/22- SCHOOLS CLOSED NJEA CONVENTION
- 11/11/22-SCHOOLS CLOSED NJEA CONVENTION
- 11/15/22- BOE meeting
- 11/17/22-11/23/22- ½ day for all elementary schools for conferences
- Teacher Representative (not present)
- President (Joelle Bernhard)
- See committee updates below
- Vice President (Emily Hallenbeck)
- Thanks to all who helped with the OVHSA Pumpkin Patch
- Trunk or Treat was an enormous success. Thanks to our chairs and committee for a fantastic event
- Read-A-Thon is off to a great start!
- Committee chairperson and Class Parent contact info will be circulated and posted on the website soon. Postscript: this was sent out and posted on 11/3.
- Treasurer (Nat Scotto-not present)
- Treasurer’s report is available
- Recording Secretary (Lauren Benech)
- Please check out our website for Meeting Minutes and updates
- Postscript: Committee chairperson and class parent contact info was distributed via email and added to the website.
- Postscript: Our next scheduled meeting is on Devember 7th, 7pm in the school Library
- Corresponding Secretary (Krystal Yip)
- Thanks to all Class Parents for wonderful class parties
- Please do not post any photos of students on Facebook
- Sunshine Fund delivered a card and gift to Emily Hallenbeck
- Committee Updates:
- Fall Fundraiser (Read-A-Thon) (Kate Wilson):
- Raised $2200 in 24 hours. Please activate your child’s ReadAThon profile!
- We use 99 Pledges, which is very private and secure
- Anyone interested in learning the ropes to take over this fundraiser next year, please reach out to Kate.
- We are collecting books on the blacktop
- Basketball (Joelle Bernhard)
- Registration is closed, but if you would still like to register, please reach out.
- Practices start on 11/14
- If you cannot make practices when schedule comes out, refunds can be made
- Great turn out—lots of registrations
- Any questions please reach out to chairs: Keith Adams: [email protected]
Matt Bernhard: [email protected] - Postscript: Schedules went out to coaches and members on 11/8/2022 via Facebook, OVHSA email, Going Green and can be found on the website: https://oakviewhsa.org/OVHSA-Basketball-Schedule-_b_24.html
- Halloween Candy Buy-Back (Joelle Bernhard)
- Partnering with Peluso Orthodontics
- Collection until 11/9
- Playground (Joelle Bernhard)
- We are working towards finalizing playground
- If you have ideas about elements on the playground, please let us know by December
- Looking for a “house” type of element for the blacktop for ages up to twelve
- Looking to add more interactive/imaginative play elements, like “storefronts” for playground
- Holiday Shop (Joelle Bernhard, Krystal Yip)
- Scheduled for 12/16
- Need volunteers for WHOLE DAY only
- Looking for ideas on what to sell (diaries were suggested)
- Please send in coupons, especially for Bath and Body Works
- FUNRaising (Cammie Bryan & Courtney Crespo)
- John’s Deli and ZiZia made roughly $170-$180 each
- Anthony’s Cheesecake will be coming up
- Mastriano’s will be coming up
- Fall Social (Trunk or Treat) (Cammie Bryan)
- Thanks to all volunteers!
- We had twenty-six trunks this year
- Enrichment (Krystal Yip)
- Hispanic Heritage celebration ON 12/6: Adera De Movement and Motivation
- Spirit wear (Amy Watkins)
- Delivery is tentatively next week
- Distribution: will go home with oldest child
- 6th Grade (Kate Wilson)
- Graduation party booked for 6/11 in Paramus
- More fundraisers coming up: look for announcement about a fun community event coming in January
- HSA gift of $2000 has been allocated to the yearbook
- Talent Show (Peter Fiveland, Soumya Kengeri (Maya)
- Registration is open via email to chairs.
- Song reservation is on a first come first served basis
- Class acts will be one act/grade
- 2 minutes for solo acts
- 3 minutes for class acts
- Votes:
- Proposal for 2nd Treasurer: Passed unanimously (21 “yays”, 0 “nays”)
- General OVHSA Executive Board election cycle will take place this spring
- Executive board convened on 11/1 and determined standing rules for filling a new position created after the initiation of the term, as per Article 5 (Standing Rules): "When a new executive board position is created at a point more than halfway through the two-year term, the board will appoint an individual to fill the position for the remainder of the term. This will allow the board to ensure that the individual filling the position has adequate experience and is a voting member in good standing at least fourteen (14) calendar days before they are appointed. Individuals who are interested in filling the new executive board position for the following full two-year term can be nominated and voted on during the regularly scheduled HSA board elections." In response, there were no questions about the Standing Rule at this meeting.
- Proposal to replace the Glockenspiel on the playground: Passed unanimously (21 “yays”, 0 “nays”)
- JB addressed questions about the acts of vandalism, the replacement, and implemented security (cameras)
- New Business
- Inquiry about status of bike rack:
- MDT is looking into putting out a survey to determine how many people are interested and how big bike rack would need to be.
- MDT is looking into grants
- Traffic and safety at drop off is an issue
- Health and wellness committee has already been in contact with Bloomfield PD about safety seminar
- Inquiry about food drive:
- Hat and scarf drive was suggestion
- Toy drive was suggested
- Postscript: Health and Wellness announce November Food Drive on 11/7
- Joelle Bernhard thanked all volunteers for their hard work. If you would like to volunteer or get involved please reach out. Contact information can be found on our website: https://oakviewhsa.org/2021-%E2%80%93-2023-OVHSA-Board-Contact-Info_ep_46-1.html
- Meeting closed.
