SILVERHILL — The first meeting of the Parent Advisory Committee was held on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 1:45 p.m. Those in attendance included Pamela Moorer, Amanda Welch, Sarah Carrier, Kristie Wilson, Tracey Comstock, Shannon Hughes, Rainey Ballard, Shea Burnette, Dawn Shreves, Crystal Lee, Tonya Sterling and Donna Bing.

The attending parents were very open with their comments and praise for the new administrator, Pamela Moorer. They shared their thoughts on our running program in physical education, Accelerated Reading program as well as music and art that is available to all of our students. They had great things to say about our 2009-2010 PTA Officers and their strong commitment to our children and staff. They welcomed all the new incentives that the PTA has brought to us through their new fundraisers and community involvement.

There was an open discussion concerning implementing a recess time and trying to consolidate the times that snack is given to our students. The panel of parents were informed that snack is delivered in the morning by the office staff and then left to the teachers’ discretion as to when it given to the students. Cafeteria protocol and discipline was discussed with the 15 minutes of quiet and 15 minutes of quite talking being reaffirmed as the best procedure to ensure that all students have a chance to finish their meals.

The meeting was finished with other topics of discussion being a pajama day for students as well as favorite book character dress-up day and volunteers for PTA sponsored events.

Letters were sent home to all parents to see if they were interested in being a part of this panel. As with all matters that concern our students’, parent and community input is a vital part of a successful school.