Liveblogging PTA Meeting 9/29

The PTA meeting convened with about 30 parents attending, including a lot of K / 1st grade parents.  Judith announced the board, including several individuals who have filled in the positions that were empty in May.  The May minutes were approved, and Judith (Pres.), Sharon (VP), Naomi (Volunteer) and Kasey (Events) were officially nominated to their board positions.  Their election was unanimous.  More after the break.

Back to Business

School is back in session! The building looks great; the new portables are up and running, and the classrooms are full.

Important items for your schedule (see the online calendar!):
Tuesday 9/15 Back to School Picnic, 5:30pm (thanks, Leanne!)
Wednesday 9/16 First "Late Start" Day, School Opens 10:45
Tuesday 9/22 Curriculum Night in the Gym, 6:30pm
Tuesday 9/28 First PTA Meeting of the Year, Rieke Library 7pm
Saturday 11/7 Rieke Auction @ MJCC

A Hurricane of Cyclones

As I note below, the new portable has brought with it the prospect of new fences; they're apparently being installed around the air conditioners on either end of the portables, between the building and the older portable (also, apparently, to protect the air conditioners), and then along the crest of the hill between the artificial turf field and the old portable.

Now, I understand in theory the need for protection / control of students in certain areas (though it seems to me that if the point is to avoid damage or graffiti, an appropriately placed set of cameras are just as likely to be successful). I also understand that chain link fences are cheap. But they don't look particularly nice. And when you start adding them up -- around these portables, around the softball field, and now -- as I've learned -- on top of the already-existing chain link fence around the Wilson baseball outfield (they're going from a 5" fence to a 10' fence), it starts to look like this:


...and that just doesn't seem very nice.