2022-09-23 Meeting notes

HSN Corner

Ashley

Cleaning Crew

• Cards for them from children

Sponges - please put them in the laundry. Do not throw away.

Books - wants to retire some books. Ashley will set up another box for books to retire, or a replacement copy. We can donate ones that we do not use. Will review them at meetings. Can also use for art projects too!!

Playground Crew - Emily's son and ROTC crew will help us weekly

 Conferences

Amy 

Lara

Childcare - sign-up online - @Amanda Davila will send out

• Grad students and practicum students will provide care. Amy and Stephanie will fill in as needed.

Encourage families to come in person, offer a phone or zoom alternative

• Becca in classroom

• Lara in conference room (using Lara's room)

• Adriana and Emily in classroom

• Sarah in classroom (or conference room, office) 

• Elizabeth in office

• Maud in office

Tips & Tricks

• Set a timer

• If you don't know the answer, ask Amy or let me think about it

• Email before conferences asking questions about the conference

• Let Amy and Stephanie know if you have anything weird come up

• Stephanie would like to sit with you and go over conference stuff

Mini Grant

Elizabeth

Amanda

Sign-out sheet - how stressed are you feeling? how helpful was this to you? which items are you using? picking up vs dropping off

Theragun - if you have a knot, little handheld massager

Zabutons - traditional floor cushions, meditation cushions. To use with Theragun

Cushions - smaller, more portable. Painful day to sit on floor, cushion

NAEYC

Amy

Likely - NAEYC visit will be Tuesday/Wednesday, ACC is being visited Monday

• Finish NAEYC portfolio

Family Emails

Amy & Stephanie

Reinforce family participation of important stuff in school-wide emails where we want involvement

• Food pantry

• Forty for 40 - will have in-person next semester

• What Comes Next (LO, Mag, Pecan) - upstairs on the 4th floor (@Amanda Davila unlock doors for duration)

Family Resources

• By age

• Mark if you've used something

• Topic

• Stephanie will pull from weekly articles and put them in the spreadsheet

Family Coffees

Stephanie

Send Stephanie ideas of what you think would be good Family Coffee ideas.

CFL Lab Collab

Amy

CFL Lab Collaborative (Family and Teacher group)

• History - Lily, Elizabeth, Stephanie, and Dayne - co-chairs

• Fundraising - Amy and Becca - co-chairs

• Outdoor Classroom - Adriana and Emily - co-chairs

• Social - Lara, Maud, and Ashley - co-chairs

Football

Amy

75 tickets to next week's game ($12-$14 a ticket)

• October 1st game, let Amy know the number that you would like

  • Emily 5

  • Elizabeth 2-4

  • Becca 2-4

  • Stephanie 4

  • Sarah 2-4

  • Dayne 2

  • Amanda 

  • Lara

Curriculum

Elizabeth

Songs that could be offensive in rooms.

Little Bunny Fufu - no bopping on head

Emily - rewritten nursery rhymes 

Maud - song document and/or of us singing them to reference. Emily, Dayne has written records of songs. Ella Jenkins has a lot of call and response songs.

Garden

• Emily found cauliflower transplants for Live Oak

  • Root vegetables - carrots, beets, dates, broccoli, eggplants, beans. Maud's grandfather has lots of seeds.

  • Maud will bring seeds!

  • Elizabeth planting mammoth sunflower seeds

  • The mobile with beads on the playground, it is higher

  • Bevo's Beekeepers!!