Elementary School 2020-2021

 

2020 ES Council Chair: Anabella Davis - escouncil@bronxvillepta.org

ES Vice Chair / Chair for 2020-22: Alanna Leavell

​

​

 

Upcoming Events

11/26 & 11/27 School Closed Thanksgiving 

12/10 ES Council Meeting, 7 pm (Virtual)

​

 ES Council Meeting 8/5 @5:30 - Minutes

ES Council  Zoom 11/17 Meeting Recording Link

PTA Elementary School Council Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 7:00 PM

 

1. Welcome – Anabella Davis, Council Chair

-Thanks to all the hard work of staff and teachers to keep school up and running!

 

1. Westchester County Executive – George Latimer

-Recognition of Anabella’s work and commitment to ES Council

 

1. Westchester County Legislator, District 15 – Ruth Walter

-Certificate of Achievement to ES Council

 

1. Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Roy Montesano

-Review of the “Yellow Zone” letter

-School can remain open when testing is required if we go into Yellow Zone

-If school is above infection rate of county, school needs to continue to test

-Many families reached out to volunteer to help support testing measures

-Review of travel guidelines as we approach Thanksgiving

-Once construction finishes up, high school students may get back to building

 

1. COVID Coordinator & Assistant Superintendent – Dr. Rachel Kelly

-Thanks to families for quick response and communication with school

-PCR Tests required for re-admittance to school

 

1. Bronxville School Foundation – Katie Shah

-Donation letter has been sent out

-Highlighted many projects Foundation has been able to do due to donations

 

1. PTA Fundraiser: Light Up the Night – Jennifer Heathwood 

-Way to bring community together while being safe and raising money for PTA

-Buy kit (on Membership Toolkit) which includes 10 candles and two wine tumblers

 

1. Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee – Shelly Klose

-History of NPC

 

1. CARE Program – Dr. Joyce Vastola   

-Letter coming out this week for parents to help reinforce concepts at home

 

1. Principal’s Report – Dr. Tricia Murray

-School is going well and running smoothly

-Election Day was example of what remote learning will look like if school switches to that platform

 

1. Committee Presentations – Anabella Davis

-Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – Amy Krause

-Boxed lunches from Nutmeg replaced traditional luncheon

 

      

-Memorial Day Logo Contest – Shelly Klose

-Record number of Submissions

-Zachary Golinger was chosen as winner

 

-Food Drive – Alanna Leavell

-Parents donated to Feeding Westchester instead of candy drive this year

 

-BOLD Council – Christina Provenzano

-Discussion about what BOLD does

 

XII.    Questions & Answers

 

Upcoming Events

• Early Dismissal @1:30 pm – Nov 25th

• School Closed Thanksgiving – Nov 26th and 27th

• PTA: Light Up the Night – Dec. 4th 5:00 – 8:00 pm

ES Council Meeting- December 10th 7 pm (Virtual)

ES Resources:

• Mindfulness activities

• Special area website to find engaging art, music, physical education, technology, and library lessons; 

• Bronxville Tech Resources Site

• See Common Sense Media which addresses Google Classroom. 

• For assistance with any district-issued device at home, click here for support.

• Bronxville K-3 Storytime with HS Junior Annabelle: Monday nights @7pm-7:20pm - CLICK HERE

• "Asynchronous learning has long been considered a cornerstone of distance learning." 

​

More Resources:

Link to new B*Well Resources

Link to new BOLD Update & Resources

Link to School Updates; School Psychology Department Resources

See also Remote Learning Parent Guidelines; District website: Online Educational Resources.