Our mission is to support our children, teachers, principal, professional staff and parents by creating a safe and nurturing environment that will foster excellence in education, respect and appreciation for each other and the world, and communication between our homes and our school
In support of our mission to create a safe and nurturing environment that will foster excellence in education, respect and appreciation for each other and the world, and communication between our homes and our school, parent volunteers fill the following roles:
Safe
Lunchroom Assistants, Homeroom Coordinators, Homeroom Assistants, Family Nights, Field Trip Chaperones, Playground Aide
Nurturing
Lunchroom Assistants, Homeroom Coordinators, Homeroom Assistants, Tinsel Town, Hospitality,
Family Nights, Family Sponsors, Assemblies, Gift Giving, Red Cross Blood Drive, Field Trips, Mom's In Touch, Scouts
Excellence in Education
Classroom Aides, Library Aides, Book Fair, Book Conferencing, Assemblies, Jumpstart Program, School Store, Garden Club, Field Trips
Respect and Appreciation for Each Other and the World
Hospitality, Family Nights, Field Day, Garden Club, Field Trips
Communication
Panther Press, Photographer, Yearbook, Website
Monthly Meetings
Running a volunteer organization as big and as far reaching as the Home and School Association takes a lot of coordination. To help coordinate everything, meetings are held on the second Monday of every month. This year, we are going to alternate afternoon meetings and evening meetings to try to better meet the needs of our members. Meetings will be held on the following dates:
| September | 17th 7:00 PM | Feburary | 11th 7:00 PM |
| October | 8th 7:00 PM | March | 10th 7:00 PM |
| November | 12th 7:00 PM | April | 14th 7:00 PM |
| December | 3rd 7:00 PM | May | 12th 7:00 PM |
| January | 14th 7:00 PM | June | 9th 7:00 PM |
The meetings generally include an update from Ms. Ponist on major initiatives at work in the school, ideas and input from teachers who rotate attendance every month, a review of the Home and School Association budget along with consideration for proposed expenditures, and updates from Committee Chairpersons on activities within their committees. As parents of children at Seylar, you are all members of the Home and School Association. Childcare will be available on site upon request for those who need it. Please email childcare requests to Beth and Jeannine so we can plan accordingly.