The Agnes Irwin School Parent’s Council

October 14th, 2021

Meeting at 672 Conestoga and via Zoom

The purpose of the Agnes Irwin School Parents’ Council is to foster a positive spirit within the Agnes Irwin community and to provide financial support for educational facilities, opportunities and enrichment. Parents’ Council communicates with the school’s administration to ensure that all activities and financial contributions support the school’s mission and create the best possible environment for all Agnes Irwin students to grown and thrive.

Welcome – Head of School -  Sally Keidel

Encouraging community to send her stories about our daughters experience this year at AIS. Email her at skeidel@agnesirwin.org with the subject line “My Story”.

President’s Welcome – Nissa O’Mara

• Parents’ Council meetings will continue to be held in person (outside as long as possible) and via the livestream

• We’d love to have any one who is interested to join the DEIB committee. The DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) committee functions as a part of Parents' Council and it’s role is to provide guidance for the events it puts on for the school so that all members of the school community feel welcome and included.

  •  – If interested email Donna Lee, gleester@gmail.com. 

• Keep Parents’ Council in mind during holiday shopping season and beyond. You can designate AIS as your charity of choice on Amazon Smile. 

  • Search for “Agnes Irwin School” and every time you shop a small portion of your purchase is donated to the school 

Division Coordinators’ Reports

Upper School – Sharon Mankovich

12th grade busy going thru college application process

Case study night – admissions committee

College financing session – past Tuesday

PSAT

Parent Socials at 672 outside come in thru the front door, potluck

Get dates, head of school and division directors are invited as well

11/5 AIS ea day

Students get early dismissal, food trucks

T-shirts get delivered to the girls at school thru advisory

Spirit Gear Booth – selling at spirit fair, at lunchtime , before school for lower school, at pep rally, during the games on AIS/EA day

Prom is 4/23 11/&12 grade

Typically a 9th & 10th grade formal, usually in the spring

Bridge program for new 9th grade boys?

Middle School – Mimi Greenly

• Class parent socials will held at 672 on the following dates:

8th Grade– Saturday, 10/30

7th Grade - 

5th &6th Grades  –

• Middle school has launched the #WinAtSocial program. Link for parent portal (toolkit) can be found in Cintra’s Friday email from October 8th & 15th or below. 

  • Visit thesocialinstitute.com and click Log In on the top right

  • Scroll down and click Need to Activate Account

  • Enter your account information and parent toolkit access code

  • Parent Toolkit School Access Code: ocb679C42EEF49

• In January a more formal presentation of the program for parents will occur

• Admissions Open House - 10/19. Encourage anyone interested in touring to go

• CAG Speaker Series – Wednesday, October 27th Michele Borba – Thrivers, 10/27 – details, west wine

Free dress 10/27 – costumes or free dress

10/28&10/29 conferences, pick a time is open, questions, contact heather

Jody – Lower School

10/22 – 2-4

10/28 – pre-k/k &1

Halloween parade 10/27 at 1:30

Conferences same as MS, no school that day, schedule thru pick a time

Events – Beth Yocum

Golf – Sunnybrook – 68 golfers, more attended for cocktails, dinner and awards at the end of the day

BBB 10/2 – thank you for attending, great weather, 180 attendees 

Spirit fair – 11/5 – Kicks off spirit week. Right after school on the 5th, chik file , bounce houses, silent auction, snow day call, head of school, dJ

Spirit Gear Sales – during spirit week, volunteers to help sell gear

Owlidays – 11/17 – ticket, eagle village in Wayne, 20% at participating stores, cocktails party and raffle in the evening Thank you Donna for rebranding and creating logos. Open to everyone, moms, friends. You can shop all day that day, cocktail reception is at night at the valley forge barn

Talk about how the day runs, between

Sign out genius going out for events