Minutes Of Our November Meeting

The Early Childhood Club held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 29 in V122. We welcomed new members and enjoyed pizza, hot chocolate, and snacks as everyone arrived.

The meeting was chaired by our President, Reyna Richman, who introduced the officers and gave us a report on the success of the City Harvest Food Drive. A special thanks went out to Theresa Maresco for all of her hard work on this event. Reyna then asked everyone to mark their calendars for our Multicultural Holiday Party, which will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 3pm in V122. Everyone attending is asked to bring a small dish of food (hot or cold) from their culture to share. The club will provide paper goods, beverages, decorations, music, and some fun surprise activities.

The next item on our agenda was a review of the club's newly written policies for selecting, nominating, and electing officers. They were voted on and approved by all in attendance. Reyna announced that Christine Razzak will be graduating soon and is stepping down as Secretary. Jamie Fishcetti was elected Co-Secretary and will become full Secretary beginning in January.

Our meeting concluded with a fun game of "Education Wheel of Fortune." Students divided up into two teams to solve the puzzles, which included "Kindergarten Teacher," "Blackboard Eraser," and "Learning Through Play." The grand prize winner was Yami Rosa, who correctly guessed "Maria Montessori" in the bonus round. She received a tote bag of goodies, including a copy of "Young Children," a 2006 calendar, a book, and a "Circle of Children" pin. All of the other players received a "Teachers Light The Way" key chain as a consolation prize.

We ran out of time, and could not show our scheduled feature for the Fall Fim Festival. We hope to show it at a future meeting.

See you Tuesday, December 13 at 3pm in V122 for our Holiday Party!