Chubbuck PTA Meeting Minutes for 8-27-2010
Chubbuck Media Center 1:00 pm
**Standing Rules were read and approved unanimously. A copy will be sent to the regional director, copies are available for board members.
**Budget was read through and approved unanimously, copy attached.
** Audit report: Katy has a copy of the audit. All our records match up. We gave Brent Grigg a $50 gift card as a thank-you. Our beginning balance for the year is $4072.98.
Back to School day: Sept. 1 from 11am to 1pm. We will need the following committees there: Fundraiser, t-shirts, Membership, Girls on the Run, Start the arts
T-shirts shipped today, should be here on Monday. We have 144 of various sizes to sell at back to school day. We will charge $7 a shirt, same as last year, to help cover shipping and taxes and copies for order forms. We will take money for the shirts, but not for membership at back to school day.
Girls on the run: Need one more adult volunteer to help. This will be Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:00 at the school. We have only 15 spots available for girls in 3-5 grades. You need to sign up at the health department and you can download the form from the internet.
Fall Fundraiser: We have budgeted $350 for prizes, publicity, etc. We will need to further discuss the incentives, etc. This is the Idaho Preferred Fundraiser. All items are $10, $4.25 goes to the school, the other goes back to the Idaho farmers and producers of the products.
Chubbuck PTA now has a facebook page! It is under chubbuckelementaryschoolpta on facebook. We will post information there as well as our blog.
Lunch for the teachers is scheduled for March 4th.
Some ideas for increasing membership: A raffle at back to school day? We will definitely set up a table with information about why PTA is important.
Book Fair: We will plan one for Grandparents night (to set up Jan 26th and leave up through the 28th) and have a 2nd book fair during the carnival at the end of school to encourage summer reading. This will be May 26th and 27th.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
August Meeting Agenda
Welcome back! It's hard to believe that it's already time for school to start again! We will meet Friday, Aug. 27 at 1:00 pm in the Media Center to begin planning for next year.
Here is the agenda:
*Business:
Approve Standing Rules and Budget
*Discussion
Back to school Day
School Facebook page
T-shirts
Back to School packets
Hope to see you there!
Here is the agenda:
*Business:
Approve Standing Rules and Budget
*Discussion
Back to school Day
School Facebook page
T-shirts
Back to School packets
Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Meeting Minutes for April
This is an abbreviated version of the minutes... for the full document e-mail leslischei@yahoo.com
Laurie Zahm and Korby Vaughn came to update us on our Title One programs for the year. Our funding is down 13% for next year, but with Stimulus money we have 5 title one employees for one more year. We will also use stimulus money to purchase new computers for classrooms and a smartboard for 4th grade.
Field trip update: We will be allowed to fund a field trip for Kindergarten and 2nd grade since they haven't had one yet this year. We voted to pay for those trips as long as we can afford them, we are still waiting on the final cost for those.
Carnival: We plan to have cotton candy, popcorn, dad's baseball game, popsicles, possibly Reel theatre tickets. We have put an announcement in the Chubbuck Chatter for donations of candy, prizes, drinks, etc.
5th Grade Graduation: We will make a 6th grade survival kit for all students. They will also have pizza in the park and the lip sync.
T-shirts: We have found a new vendor that we are excited about! We are hoping to have mock-ups of two designs and let the students vote which one they like the best. The shirts will be about $6.50 each. We plan to order an initial 144 to sell at back to school day and then make additional orders as needed. Mary Kae Ryner will be in charge of this.
No meeting next month.
We discussed the Idaho Preferred Fundraiser. This is about a dozen local products sold for $10 each. We would get $4.25 from each product. We would need to sell about 1300 items to earn about what we did last year. We would need to separate products when they arrive, do an assembly, and provide prizes. It would be more work for us but would be great to support Idaho products. We will keep discussing.
For next year the school needs new playground equipment, increased teacher scholarships, and possibly more money for reading aides.
Jill Serpa and Shannon Allred, district reading specialists, talked to us about summer reading and writing. E-mail me if you'd like the list.
Laurie Zahm and Korby Vaughn came to update us on our Title One programs for the year. Our funding is down 13% for next year, but with Stimulus money we have 5 title one employees for one more year. We will also use stimulus money to purchase new computers for classrooms and a smartboard for 4th grade.
Field trip update: We will be allowed to fund a field trip for Kindergarten and 2nd grade since they haven't had one yet this year. We voted to pay for those trips as long as we can afford them, we are still waiting on the final cost for those.
Carnival: We plan to have cotton candy, popcorn, dad's baseball game, popsicles, possibly Reel theatre tickets. We have put an announcement in the Chubbuck Chatter for donations of candy, prizes, drinks, etc.
5th Grade Graduation: We will make a 6th grade survival kit for all students. They will also have pizza in the park and the lip sync.
T-shirts: We have found a new vendor that we are excited about! We are hoping to have mock-ups of two designs and let the students vote which one they like the best. The shirts will be about $6.50 each. We plan to order an initial 144 to sell at back to school day and then make additional orders as needed. Mary Kae Ryner will be in charge of this.
No meeting next month.
We discussed the Idaho Preferred Fundraiser. This is about a dozen local products sold for $10 each. We would get $4.25 from each product. We would need to sell about 1300 items to earn about what we did last year. We would need to separate products when they arrive, do an assembly, and provide prizes. It would be more work for us but would be great to support Idaho products. We will keep discussing.
For next year the school needs new playground equipment, increased teacher scholarships, and possibly more money for reading aides.
Jill Serpa and Shannon Allred, district reading specialists, talked to us about summer reading and writing. E-mail me if you'd like the list.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Agenda for the April Meeting
Here are the items we will be discussing at our meeting on Friday:
*Minutes from the last meeting
*Treasurer's report
*Field Trip Update
*Carnival
*Yearbooks
*5th grade graduation
*T-shirts
*Setting goals for next year... fundraising, etc.
PAC: Laurie Zahm and the District Reading Specialists
We really need as many people as possible to be at this meeting! We will be talking about our fundraisers for the fall and how we hope to spend our money next year. We will also need to fill some available board positions. Please make every effort to attend! If you can't make it but have an opinion about any of these things, please comment or e-mail one of us.
Thanks so much!
*Minutes from the last meeting
*Treasurer's report
*Field Trip Update
*Carnival
*Yearbooks
*5th grade graduation
*T-shirts
*Setting goals for next year... fundraising, etc.
PAC: Laurie Zahm and the District Reading Specialists
We really need as many people as possible to be at this meeting! We will be talking about our fundraisers for the fall and how we hope to spend our money next year. We will also need to fill some available board positions. Please make every effort to attend! If you can't make it but have an opinion about any of these things, please comment or e-mail one of us.
Thanks so much!
Monday, March 22, 2010
March Meeting Minutes
This is an abbreviated version of the minutes... for a full version e-mail leslischei@yahoo.com
It was moved and seconded that we add field trips to our budget for next year. Since the state will not be funding these next year we can either find sponsors or provide funding for these.
We have also set aside $2000 for reading aide hours for next year.
DARE Graduation was great, thanks to Jodi Corrington. Box tops were sent off in February, we should have $700 or so coming in April for playground equipment.
We have purchased a projector, projector screen, notebook computer, and audio equipment for the gym with our fundraiser money... it came to about $3700. The sound system will be installed over spring break.
PTA State convention is coming up in Boise April 15-17, please let us know if you are interested in going.
Start the Arts is coming up the first week of April. Sign ups are in the teachers lounge, and the info. should be coming out soon. Parent meeting will be March 31st at 8:15am.
Watch for yearbook signups
Kindergarten Registration is April 8th... the district should make a decision about all-day kindergarten on March 30th
The District Math Specialists were here for PAC... see www.eduplace.com for help with homework! The reading specialists will be here next month.
It was moved and seconded that we add field trips to our budget for next year. Since the state will not be funding these next year we can either find sponsors or provide funding for these.
We have also set aside $2000 for reading aide hours for next year.
DARE Graduation was great, thanks to Jodi Corrington. Box tops were sent off in February, we should have $700 or so coming in April for playground equipment.
We have purchased a projector, projector screen, notebook computer, and audio equipment for the gym with our fundraiser money... it came to about $3700. The sound system will be installed over spring break.
PTA State convention is coming up in Boise April 15-17, please let us know if you are interested in going.
Start the Arts is coming up the first week of April. Sign ups are in the teachers lounge, and the info. should be coming out soon. Parent meeting will be March 31st at 8:15am.
Watch for yearbook signups
Kindergarten Registration is April 8th... the district should make a decision about all-day kindergarten on March 30th
The District Math Specialists were here for PAC... see www.eduplace.com for help with homework! The reading specialists will be here next month.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
March Meeting Agenda
**Treasurer's Report
** Recent Events -- Book Fair, DARE Graduation
** Fundraiser Update: What are we buying for our school?
**Upcoming Events: Start the Arts week, Yearbook Sign-ups
PTA State Convention is coming up in April
PAC: District Math Specialists on the new math program
** Recent Events -- Book Fair, DARE Graduation
** Fundraiser Update: What are we buying for our school?
**Upcoming Events: Start the Arts week, Yearbook Sign-ups
PTA State Convention is coming up in April
PAC: District Math Specialists on the new math program
Friday, February 19, 2010
February Meeting Minutes
Spring Fundraiser: We graded spelling tests this morning, and handed out smencils to those who brought back their envelopes. The kids can continue to collect money until the 25th. We collected $284 today. The kids have enjoyed looking at the prizes in the display case.
Treasurers report: email leslischei@yahoo.com for a copy
We know our Region 5 Reflections winners. 5 are from our school. They are in Literature McKailee Beasley and Lyssa Schei, in Photography Lyssa Schei, and in Visual Arts Carlie Barnes and Kenzie Evans.
Our Art week will move to the second week of April. The kids will learn about texture, and the older kids will also learn about abstract art. The parent meeting will be the Wednesday morning before the week is scheduled to start. The teachers will sign up for time in the teacher's lounge to better help us keep track of materials. We may add an extra Friday to accommodate demand.
Feb. 26th will be a teacher luncheon. We will have this catered by Costa Vida.
March 16th will be DARE Graduation
Spring Book Fair is March 10th and 11th. We will need to set up in the gym Wednesday afternoon, and it will run through Thursday. There are no conferences on Friday.
We will be ordering yearbooks sometime in March. We know there was a little confusion with class pictures... they will not be included in the yearbook, so parents can contact the office if they want to order those. We will need to order 300 yearbooks in order to get the best price. These will be delivered in May.
We still don't know about the Kindergarten Schedule for next year, we hope to know by the time Kg. registration happens in April.
PAC: We were introduced to the learning points program. Look for more information coming up... we will introduce this to the teachers at a faculty meeting March 3rd, to see what the teachers think.
Treasurers report: email leslischei@yahoo.com for a copy
We know our Region 5 Reflections winners. 5 are from our school. They are in Literature McKailee Beasley and Lyssa Schei, in Photography Lyssa Schei, and in Visual Arts Carlie Barnes and Kenzie Evans.
Our Art week will move to the second week of April. The kids will learn about texture, and the older kids will also learn about abstract art. The parent meeting will be the Wednesday morning before the week is scheduled to start. The teachers will sign up for time in the teacher's lounge to better help us keep track of materials. We may add an extra Friday to accommodate demand.
Feb. 26th will be a teacher luncheon. We will have this catered by Costa Vida.
March 16th will be DARE Graduation
Spring Book Fair is March 10th and 11th. We will need to set up in the gym Wednesday afternoon, and it will run through Thursday. There are no conferences on Friday.
We will be ordering yearbooks sometime in March. We know there was a little confusion with class pictures... they will not be included in the yearbook, so parents can contact the office if they want to order those. We will need to order 300 yearbooks in order to get the best price. These will be delivered in May.
We still don't know about the Kindergarten Schedule for next year, we hope to know by the time Kg. registration happens in April.
PAC: We were introduced to the learning points program. Look for more information coming up... we will introduce this to the teachers at a faculty meeting March 3rd, to see what the teachers think.
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