Community Building

Home Sweet Home enjoyed a highly constructive year's first PAC meeting! Many thanks to all our attendees, with special acknowledgement to Kris (Katy's mom) and her laptop, Dorinda (Dashiell's mom)for bringing yummies, and Billy (Cash's dad) for his willingness to take on the facilitator role. The PAC will provide minutes and updates through the Parent Yahoo Group and make committee presentations at our Parent Back to School Night on Wednesday, September 22nd!

Our Build Committee is supported by Billy, Joe (Michael's dad) and Issa(Ava's dad). They have asked teachers for a fix-it and fantasy list to support plans for the build and to address repairs sooner. With much gratitude, the teachers present our current WISH LIST:

rehang roller shades (several have fallen; requires tall ladder and lack of vertigo)
hang additional hooks for bedding bags (classroom #1)
tighten screws on mural behind stage (playground)
repaint white dry erase boards (cupboard doors classroom 1 & 2)
sand and refinish stage (playground)
fix hinges on large green chest (see Sky)
hang a shelf for teachers (playground wall above faucet)
construct wooden crates (recycled wood has been saved for this purpose)
find free organic wood chips for garden
complete the "beach" (enlarged sandbox)
fix umbrellas (playground)

FANTASY:
build large cedar planter boxes to support garden (two kneeling-bed sized and one large enough to plant a fruitless olive tree)
light box, similar to: http://store.platinumgalleria.com/5842jc.html
bucket and pulley systems (playground and/or classroom 2)
reading loft with space underneath for dramatic play (classroom 1 & 2)
tile mural to cover playground wall scar above faucet (designed and created with children and youth)
Music Garden: all weather marimba and xylophone and any outdoor musical instrument represented at the following webpage:
http://www.arborday.org/shopping/sourcebook/MerchDetail.cfm?ID=14