PTA

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Revised and Updated 2/6/08

PTA provided popcorn and juice boxes for Math Night (Thursday, Jan. 24th; 6:00-7:30) This was a huge success with a great many families attending. Thanks Anna and Amy for ‘holding down the Fort and providing Popcorn, healthy snacks and drinks.

The PTA approved the purchase of a new popcorn machine.  We have been renting a popcorn machine since ours went on the fritz.  The new machine price is $289.99.  It will pop more popcorn than our current one at a faster rate (3 gallons in 5-10 min).  The popcorn YTD income is $358.89.  Expense for renting popper $130.24.  The profit will be used to purchase the popcorn machine, plus money taken from "unbudgeted" line item.

January 25th Friday, Next popcorn day:  Teachers please send a total count of popcorns ordered with your envelope in the morning.  Please attach to the outside or slip one inside so PTA moms don't need to count the money to know the number of popcorn bags to pop.  This will help the process go faster.  Also, if you send your "lunch in the gym" box to the gym with some students, it will be easy delivery to your room or easy pick-up when taking your kids to lunch.  (NO lunch in the gym on Fridays anymore) 

Santa Shoppe ended up turning a profit of about $300.00!!!

February 6 – 14 Volunteers needed to help out the 5th graders. 11:45 – 1:00 and 1:30 – 2:10 Fifth graders have asked for volunteers to help distribute candy grams. 2 Tootsie pops/ $ 1.00 and 1 Chocolate Bar/ $1.00. Proceeds go to sending all fifth grade children to 5th grade camp this year. 

February 7th This leadership event starts at 5:15 with a free dinner. Please see attachment. Geared for those who want to learn more about the inner workings of a local PTA ours! (EHE) There are some worthwhile classes to attend so we need 6-10 people to come with us to collect brain food to enhance the EHE PTA. Please help us help the school by contacting us to hold your spot. It is free training and free food and will provide helpful tools to be able to run a super PTA now and next year.

February 13th, 4:00 PTA Meeting. Parents may find this time better. All parents are welcome to come to this PTA meeting. It will be held in the Library, kids can hang out in the gym. There will be 2-3 high school kids to supervise. We will be discussing many things including findings from the Leadership conference.

February 15th Friday, Science on Wheels will be here to present "Blood and Guts."  There will be an all school assembly, a hands-on area in the library, and possibly some classroom visitations.  Previous PTA did something like this last year but it had to do with Math or Physics……The kids loved it!……….

March 10th-13th is Classified Staff Week.  We will be discussing this at the Feb. meeting. Michelle McEntyre is on the Agenda for this.

Golden Acorn/Outstanding Educator/PTA and the Principal is Thursday, March 27th.  Typically, the committee is comprised of the previous year's recipients as well as a few PTA volunteers.  The committee is in charge of sending out nomination forms, meeting to decide who the recipients will be.  Writing speeches for each person selected, getting the pins ordered, and purchasing the "congratulations" gifts.   PTA board is in charge of writing/delivering the speech about the principal.  Kay Gomez and Jann Spray were the recipients at last year's ceremony.  Would either of you be available to serve on the committee?  Any staff members that would like to be a part of this committee, please let me know. Michele McEntyre is on Agenda for this.

Friday, April 18th. EHE Ho Down Family Dance MC’d by Gaylan. This is WASL week, but there is no testing on Friday.  Plus, the thought is that dance lessons during this week would be a nice break from WASL testing.  John Ansotique will be doing the dance lessons with the help of a video of Gaylan teaching.  Roxanne is going to go "tape" Gaylan teaching and it will be up on the "big screen" during John's classes.  Primary teachers that do not have John need to check with him about perhaps going with another primary class for dance lessons.  It was suggested that perhaps the dance lessons might start the week before Spring Break. Please attend this months PTA Meeting to help plan this event . No Kid Left Behind – All kids are welcome and encouraged to participate in the Dance Lessons, K-5th!

A request was made to help provide funds for the  4th grade field trip to Tillicum Village and to 5th grade camp.  PTA is exploring how much money they can donate to kids who need these to be paid because of financial hardships. Development of a new and intriguing way to send kids on any field trip for the small cost of $ 5.00 will be on the Agenda. Teachers are encouraged to attend with their field trip ideas that have been put on the back burner with a possibility of fruition. Please come prepared with approx cost. If this works you can plan on the success of the program swiftly. It will take the participation of each teacher to make this happen.

One area we are looking at is the money saved by NOT having Gaylen do the dance lessons.  It's quite a chunk, so once we know how much money is needed for 4th and 5th, this will help decide how any available funds will be appropriated.  The PTA is very supportive of financially helping the kids/families that need assistance.

There will be a Spelling Bee this year.  The PTA is sponsoring this event.  It will be discussed at the next meeting.   It is scheduled for Friday, May 30th at 2:10.  Arnie, Staci, Michelle and others have volunteered to help. Michelle McEntyre is on the Agenda for this.

If your box-top/soup labels are overflowing, send them with your child to school.

Anne Gayman is doing Levy meetings. She is asking for 10 people to attend each meeting. Contact agayman@auburn.wednet.edu for more info and see where you might be able to attend. We hope to get a schedule out for everyone to sign up and attend one of the last meetings that will best suite individual schedules. People who have volunteered their homes for a meeting are having a hard time finding 10 willing people to come over. Let’s Help Our Principle out --!

A date needs to be scheduled to have elections for the nominating committee to elect your PTA Board for next year. This is usually done at a general meeting. This is on the Agenda. Is there a volunteer who would like to speak to this? Thanks

 

Thanks Michelle McIntyre for your continued support of the PTA!

Questions? Robin at Robinsnest@msn.com -  Roxanne at Keanu30@aol.com – Leanne at 4bucks@hotmail.com