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The Masterman Home and School Association (MHSA) needs your help. We come to you every year at this time and ask you to join or renew your membership in the MHSA. Joining the MHSA as a member demonstrates support for your child’s school and an understanding of how necessary and important it is for us as members of the Masterman community to contribute. Please follow this LINK to join or renew your membership.

Link to Draft HSA 2017-2018 School Year Calendar

J. R. Masterman School, Philadelphia, PA

HSA Announcements

Parent Representatives Needed for School Advisory Council (SAC): The Masterman SAC is seeking 4 Parent Representatives and 1 Community Representative to serve for the 2 year period October 2017-September 2019. The SAC is a peer-elected collaborative team composed of Masterman parents, principal, teachers/staff, students and community members. Masterman’s SAC champion the work for improved student achievement, effective teaching, parent and community engagement in the educational process, and communication and support between home and school. Masterman’s SAC has input into important decisions about how our school operates. SAC members vote on budget and staff decisions and help ensure compliance with School District Policies. In the past, the SAC conducted the search for a new principal. This year, the SAC members hope to continue addressing ...
Posted Sep 18, 2017, 3:02 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Strategic Planning Meeting on September 11th Please RSVP so that we can plan for Pizza and Drinks (Survey Monkey) [Click Here]Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year. The Masterman Home and School Association is looking forward to a successful year and it is at this time that we look toward developing our goals for the year ahead. We are proud to have so many interested and connected families at Masterman and we are pleased to invite all families to participate in our first Strategic Planning Meeting on September 11th. The purpose of the HSA is to promote cooperation between home, school and community; provide a voice for parents to become involved; coordinate efforts for the growth, education and development of children and raise funds to ...
Posted Sep 2, 2017, 7:48 AM by Mike Hoffberg
ANNUAL MASTERMAN LEGACY FUND DRIVE TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM AIR CONDITIONERS! We are once again kicking off our annual Legacy Fund drive as we approach the end of the year. The Legacy Fund, which is a Principal discretionary fund used for targeted needs of the school, allows us to maintain many of our academic programs by providing much needed resources that supplement our school’s operating budget. At the beginning of June, you received a letter and donation form in the mail, but you can also find it here. We hope to designate some of the funds to air conditioners. As you know, quality learning cannot take place in a space that heats up to 90 degrees in the spring. We were able to raise $3000 at the Auction towards this ...
Posted Jun 9, 2017, 4:45 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Masterman Home and School 2017 Elections: The Masterman Home and School Association Board is pleased to present the ballot for the 2017 HSA Officer elections. Our many thanks to all of the candidates who are willing to donate their time and effort to make Masterman an even better school for our students. There are six positions to be filled: President, Vice President 1, Vice President 2, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. There is one candidate for the following positions: President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary and Treasurer. There are five candidates for the two Vice President positions. When voting, please select up to two candidates for Vice President. Ballots are available in the Masterman School office, and can also be downloaded from the Masterman Home and ...
Posted May 31, 2017, 3:54 PM by Mike Hoffberg
6th Annual Laps for Education Members of the Masterman community, including students, teachers, parents and alumni can run or walk laps (1/4 mile) around the school to raise money for Masterman Clubs, Activities and Athletics. Date: Friday, June 9, 2017 Rain date: Fri., June 16, 2017 Time: 8:30-2:38· Registration: Thursdays, May 25^th, June 1^st and June 8^th from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Masterman in the main hallway near the patio doors; $20 for all participants. A completed waiver form must be submitted at time of registration.· DAY OF REGISTRATION IS $25 so register early!· Participants seek pledges in advance, based ...
Posted May 9, 2017, 7:09 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Staff Luncheon - May 26th - Dear Masterman families, Our annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon will take place on May 26, 2017. This is a potluck event to thank our wonderful teachers and staff for going above and beyond every single day for our children. In order to provide food, raffle baskets and token gifts to the staff, we rely on help and generosity of our families. We are organizing this effort by using SignUp Genius. It will help us avoid overlapping efforts and unmet needs. You don't need to create an account in order to sign up, just your name and email address. Please go to this web link to sign up for anything you can contribute: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48adaa2ca3f58-masterman1 If ...
Posted Apr 19, 2017, 5:51 PM by Mike Hoffberg