PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION
一三零小學家長會
143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013
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Parents Association Board Members:
Co-Presidents: Karen Ma & Joseph Li
Vice-President: Ana Fung
Co-Treasurers: Gloria Tsang & Alice Chen
Co-Secretaries: Amy Hu & Lily Wai-Lee
Parents Association Events Coordinator: Lisa Wong
Parent Coordinator: Diane Chong
Parents Association Website: http://ps130pa.blogspot.com
Minutes to PS 130M General Meeting
November 2, 2023
Attendance: Mr. Renny Fong, Lisa Wong, Yvonne Moy, Amy Hu, Joseph Li, Lily Wai Lee,
Ana Fung, and other participants (see sign in
sheet, in person)
Meeting Commence: 8:50 am
Translator: Lily Wai Lee – Chinese
Parents’ Association opening & Review.
Joseph Li – Co-President
Welcome back to the 3rd general meeting. Thank you to all the
parents that volunteered for picture day, the pictures came out better.
Thank you for your help with the book fair. We still have more bookfair
days coming up.
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- The photos are due tomorrow. 11/3/23.
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- Thank you to whoever baked for the last bake sale, it turned out great! Please continue to bake for our next bake sale coming up next week.
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- Do we have any issues we want to bring up here?
1. Review of the minutes & Treasury reports from our last meeting in October
2023. i. T
hese are the minutes for review and to be approved from our last
meeting in October; 5 people approved the minutes; minutes are
placed on record and will be posted on the PA blog site. Thank you!
ii. This is the treasury report for review and approval; 6 people approved
the treasury report. Thank you! This will be posted on the PA blog site.
Any questions?
2. Upcoming events – November 2023
- Photos are due tomorrow – 11/3/23 and makeup day for the kids that were absent is Friday - 11/10/23.
- Book Fair – Friday 11/3/23 and Monday 11/6/23.
- Bake Sale – Thursday - 11/9/23.
Joe – if you guys have any ideas for fundraising, please let us know.
Carmen – Crispy Crème coupons, I’ll show you what I’m talking about.
Joe, yes, please come into the PA room to let us know.
A parent – How about an Alumni reunion; I was at a store, and I was
wearing my PS. 130 shirt and a person came up to me. She said she had
to come talk to me because she was an alumnus. She was a proud
alumnus. We can engage our alumni for a reunion fundraiser.
Joe – I know some schools do, do this but mostly at a high school level but
not really at an elementary level.
Mr. Fong – maybe we can gather a list and see who’s interested.
3. PA Fundraising for 2023-2024- Bake Sale
- Candy Sale
- Annual Ask
- Photo day
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Spirit Clothes
- Holiday show
- Benefit Gala
- Mother’s Day
- Handmade Bead Sale
4. The PA Funds these Programs and more Our Art Programs & est. costs (last year) - NDI – 1st grade & 4th grade - $17,500
- Inside Broadway – Pre-k to 2nd Grade -$18,480
- Third Street Music School – Violin (beginners & Advance) - $10,880
- Ballroom Dancing - $9,520
- School Chorus – Voices of 130
- Spirit of PS 130 – Fife & Drum - $8,400
- Young People Chorus (YPC) – $8,650
- PS130M Lion Dance - $3,900
- Rosie’s Theater Kids - $8,650
- Dance to Unite - $7500
The PA also pays for some of the school supplies such as:
- Air conditioners and repairs - $11,000
- Office copier, toners, computers, and supplies - $12,000
- Student appreciation events - $12,000 (we currently have 580 students)
This is why the PA fundraises so much and so hard, to cover all these extra
things that the DOE has no budget for it. The PA covers all the school items other than the Art programs. Please ask your company to help us, ask
them for donations as well.
Our Annual Banquet is set for May 17, 2024, it’s our biggest fundraising
event. There you will see all the talents from the Art programs being
showcased. These programs do recruit from our school to attend their
more intensive programs at their sites.
Joe- ticket and raffle tickets will be for sale.
Jennie – They also have Ads for sale that will be printed on the programs
for the banquet.
Joe – some families bought a page to put the classroom pictures and
events on them.
WOW! Thanksgiving already.
We are giving thanks to all the parents who supported the PA.
Joe – Welcome Mr. Fong.
Principal remarks
Mr. Fong – Thank you and thank you to the PA.
Today is half a day because of PTC, and it’s virtual but you can always
meet with the teachers anytime. They have allotted time in the morning
before class starts. Some have already met with the teachers in advance
for PTC.
Tuesday 11/7/23- no school, election day.
Thank you to the PA for all their support, even the Acs are paid by them.
The DOE pays for some... but not all of them.
Joe – Thank you Mr. Fong for being the star of the Halloween party and for
Ms. Bradford even though she had a cold.
Mr. Fong – Thank you for coming.
Joe – we still need volunteers for the bookfair.
Closing time – 9.05am – next general meeting will be Dec 7, 2023.
