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Vision Screening for Preschoolers
Did you know???
•1 of every 20 children has an undetected vision problem.
•Amblyopia (lazy eye) affects 1 in 50 children. With early detection and treatment by age 3, a child can expect a 95% correction rate. However, if left untreated until age 7, the correction rate drops to a mere 5%.
•Color deficiency affects 4 of every 50 boys.
Timely treatment for vision problems
can prevent lifelong visual impairment
Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA sponsors vision screening for preschools located in Baldwin and Whitehall, as well as at Kindergarten registrations at Paynter and McAnnulty Elementary Schools.
Volunteers are needed to continue this vital program. To volunteer as a vision screener, please contact
Free training is provided by Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh in conjunction with the PTA Council. Vision screenings take place throughout the months of February through April. Screening sites include: St. Gabriel’s, St. Elizabeth’s, First Impressions, Little Hearts and Good Shepherd preschools.
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The or call the President of the
Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA
Sign-up for e-mail updates from the
B-W Council of PTA President!
Send an e-mail to
Sandy Costantino at CstntnDave@aol.com
Home phone 412-881-4234
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BHS SENIOR SCHOLARSHP
The PTA Council offers one(1) $500 Scholarship to one (1) high school senior graduating this current school year.
The senior who is applying needs to visit the
BHS Guidance office for an application.
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Abitibi Paper Retriever®
Recycle Bins
A community service project and a fundraiser for the Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA, Abitibi Paper Retriever® Recycle Bins are located at:
Baldwin High School - South Lot
Harrison Middle School
McAnnulty Elementary School
Paynter Elementary School
Wallace Building
Whitehall Elementary School - The bin is located in the soccer/baseball parking lot
You can recycle:
- clean, dry newspaper
- magazines
- shopping catalogs,
- office papers,
- school papers
- and even mail
- Paper maybe shredded and bagged.
NO PHONE BOOKS, FOOD PACKAGES OR ANY TYPE OF CARDBOARD, PLEASE!
NOTHING CAN BE ACCEPTED FROM THE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM.
This may be done 24 hours a day/7days a week at any school building in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
Please contact the
PTA Council President with questions or concerns...
Thank you for your support!
Welcome to
Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA
every child.onevoice
Click below to enter a local unit of B-W Council of PTA
This page was last updated: May 13, 2013
To place an order,
contact us at
412-882-4808
Show your B-W Highlander Pride
Order B-W school spirit items!
Encourage your child to show their B-W Highlander School Spirit..... students should wear purple and/or white every Friday!
Bear - $18.00
Earrings -$7.00
Door Hanger - $12.00
5x7 Personalized Picture Frame - $25.00
Keychain - $6.00
Metal Bookmark - $5.00
Mouse pad - $10.00
Click a PTA name to enter a local unit of the B-W Council of PTA
Because We Care FOOD DRIVEs
Do you want to help your neighbor???
You can help our fellow neighbors in need by making a donation of non-perishable items to the Because We Care Community Food Drive to help support our local Food Banks in the Baldwin-Whitehall communities.
Food Collections for 2013 will take place at these school events:
Harrison Musical Fiddler on the Roof jr.
February 24, 28, March 1, March 2
Paynter PTA Family Bingo - March 22
BHS - BHS Spring Muscial Hairspray the only date for food donations is before the Sunday, April 14 , 2013 performance
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Successful food drives have helped to support the area food pantries since 2009!
We THANK YOU for your support!
This is a volunteer sponsored, created and maintained website. This site is separate from the
Baldwin-Whitehall School District website. Baldwin-Whitehall School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the links listed on this site.
Thank you for supporting the 2011 Spring
Sarris Candies Sale!
Pennsylvania adopted the Common Core State Standards on July 2, 2010.
The Parents’ Guides to Student Success were created by National PTA in partnership with experts on the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).
More than 40 states have adopted the Standards, which were created by teachers, parents, education experts and others from across the country. The Standards provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning in each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.
PTA has been a leader on this work since 2009 when the work began in eight states to support the adoption and implementation of the standards.
This week, State and Local PTA Presidents in states that have adopted or provisionally adopted the standards will be receiving a set of the Guides.
There is a guide for each grade, K-8, and two guides for high school – one for English and one for math(11 total).
The Guides provide the following:
1. Key items that children should be learning in English and math in each grade, once the standards are fully implemented;
2. activities parents can do at home to support their child’s learning;
3. questions and topics parents can use to build stronger relationships with teachers;
4. and tips for college and career planning (high school only).
The Guides are available in English and Spanish online at www.pta.org/parentsguides
While many states have adopted the Standards already, we are still in the very early stages of the implementation process. This means that the standards are not yet in place at the district or school level.
As the Standards are implemented, PTAs can play a pivotal role in supporting their implementation at the state and district levels.
PTAs are encouraged to start having conversations with their State Departments of Education and their school district administrators about how PTA can partner with them on the implementation of the Standards. They can also start educating parents about their role in supporting CCSSI.
“By providing these one-of-a-kind guides to families, we’re fulfilling the legacy of PTA. We’re empowering parents to stay ahead of the curve and take action for their children’s success,”; said PTA President Chuck Saylors.
Some of the audio from the webinar on 02-28-2011 is provided below.
The Superintendent attends each PTA Council meeting.
We value and appreciate his reports on the district.
New ideas and new faces are always welcome with the PTA Council! Make today your next step in parent involvement.
The monthly meeting dates are listed below.
2012-13 B-W Council of PTA Meetings
Meetings are held at the
Baldwin High School
Room 322; 9:30a.m.
All visitors Enter at Main Entrance
Sept 6
October 4
November 1
December 6
January 3
February 7
March 7
April 4
May 2
GOT TIME to volunteer?
Choose to make a difference in your child’s school experience. We need your help to have our programs continue successfully. We greatly appreciate your assistance in making our schools a great environment for all of our children.
Please contact us if you would like to volunteer or have another parenting question. If we don’t know the answer we will help guide you in the right direction.
Thank you for all that
you do for our children!
Click to watch the new
$100 Teacher Grant
B-W Council of PTA is offering (2)two $100 grants to each
Paynter Elementary
Harrison Middle School
Baldwin High School
These grants will be awarded to help fund a program, project, or classroom item(s). The requests will be judged on working within the curriculum, the benefits to the students, and parental involvement.
2012-2013
PTA Council Officers
President
Ms. Sandy Costantino
3501 Churchview Ave. Ext., 15236
412-881-4234
1st Vice President
(Founders Day Chair)
Mr. Fred Vella
843 Becks Run Road,, 15210
863-801-3084
2nd Vice President
(Programs & Reflections)
Mr. Jerry Pantone
163 Sunny Drive, 15236
412-653-6037
Secretary
Ms. Karen Pavlick
3930 Frederick Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
412-885-7159
Treasurer
Ms. Kathy Kraus
2840 Castleview Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
412-819-0869
First day of School
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Last day of School
Friday, June 7, 2013
Links to other important news:
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B-W Community Blood Drive
Inviting: ALL ADULTS
When: April 3, 2013 from
1:30 - 6:30pm
(or during school hours of 8:30a.m - 1:30pm
on April 3rd or 4th)
Located in the Baldwin H.S. Auditorium LOBBY (ONLY)
Please schedule your lifesaving appointment
TODAY by going to centralbloodbank.org and use Baldwin High School sponsor code of HS010003.
You can help save 3 lives
and
help BHS with their
blood drive program.
Walk-ins are accepted, too.
Contact PTA President for questions or concerns.
Thank you for donation!
Skyhawks
After School Sports Clubs
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Flag Football
- Cheerleading
