OWNCS2 PTO General Meeting Minutes – October
Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 6:30PM Via Zoom
Meeting called to order by: Communications Officer- Clorinda Rivera at 6:35PM
Note Taker(s): Secretary- Esther Wallace
Timekeeper: Treasurer- Shaenne Toussaint-Islam
Attendees: Vice President- Tanya Johnson, Co-communications Officers- Clorinda Rivera &
Dakina Darrien-Battle, Treasurer- Shaenne Toussaint-Islam, Administration: Ms. Valencia.
There were 20 attendees; a quorum was reached.
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
I. Events/Updates
a. Movie Night Recap
Thank you to all parents and children who supported movie night which
supported the PTO and OWN2 Admissions
Many children expressed that they enjoyed the movie event
Drinks, popcorn and chips were provided
Movie night may be an event that can be done again in the future
b. Fall Festival – Nov 3rd
PTO will be having a fall festival event again this year which will be held on
Friday Nov 3rd
Thank you to all parents who donated candy and small toys to hand out in
goodie bags. PTO will continue collecting candy until tomorrow for the event
The event will be held in the multipurpose room during school hours
Students will have an opportunity to receive their goodie bag and take a
picture with a fall themed back drop. Picture will be shared with parents via
Bloomz
As of now there are no parent volunteers needed for the event
c. Classroom Parents
As of now all classes have an assigned classroom parent
Class parents would act as the liaison between their classroom teacher, the
parents and the PTO in an attempt to help better foster communication
Some duties would include communicating to the PTO what your class needs
are, issues the class may be facing and disseminating information to the
parents in that class
PTO is still missing the contact information of some of the elected class
parents and will be contacted separately for that information.
II. School Updates
a. Power School
Powerschool is the platform teachers use to share your child’s grades and
attendance. Parents can also use it to update their emergency contact
information
All parents need to sign up for Powerschool. If you have questions or
problems signing up for Powerschool please contact Ms. Valencia
Notices have also been sent home to the parents who still need to sign up
b. Parent Teachers Conference
Parent/Teachers Conference will be held on Nov 15 th between 1-7pm
Parents will receive notification to sign up on TeacherReacher
Try and sign up as soon as possible to select the times most convenient for
you
c. Dismissal Safety
As most parents may have already noticed, there have been a speed
camera, cross walk and traffic light installed on the Conduit right before
entering the mall area
This has been something OWN2 administration, parents and PTO have been
discussing for some time now
Parents continue to express the needs for a crossing guard
Crossing guards have also been discussed for the past few years. OWN2
staff and parents continue to reach out to whoever they may have
connections with to inform of the need for crossing guards
School staff are in regular contact with the 106 th precinct to try and get as
much community resources as possible
Parents are asked to continue reaching out to the police department and local
councilman office to impress the safety needs of our school
d. Bloomz application
Bloomz is now the primary source of communication between the parents
and school
The PTO and school staff send out updates, reminders and notifications of
important events and dates using Bloomz
If you prefer to receive email alerts from Bloomz as well, you can go to the
Notifications tab in Settings and select “email notifications”. When there is a
post on Bloomz you will then get an email notifying you of the post as well
III. Reminders
a. Traffic and Congestion – Please remember to be courteous when picking up and
dropping off your child. Do not double and triple park in front of the school building as
this creates an unsafe environment for our students and families
b. School Calendar – Remember to continue checking the school website regularly for
any changes to the school calendar related to Half Days or Holidays
c. Important Dates in November:
Nov 7 th – half day/noon dismissal
Nov 15 th - half day/noon dismissal
Nov 15 th - Parent/Teacher conference
Nov 16 th - Friendship Celebration
Nov 23-24 th - School Closed
CLOSING
Next meeting is Thursday, November 16th at 6:30PM
Meeting adjourned at 7:15PM
Minutes approved by President, Kathy Vergara
PTO Email: pto_own2@owncs.org
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