May 2nd, 2013 Meeting / Elections

1. Call to order – 6:35

2. Mrs. Spooner – PTO Thank You.  Kindergarten Transition Meeting 5/9 5-6PM

3. Welcome/Introductions -

4. Organization’s Purpose – Work to help parents, students, and teachers by raising funds, helping with classroom projects, helping with events

5. Treasurer’s Report – Total fundraising this year $18,113.  After expenses $15,190

6. Current Issues: 

a. Document cameras update – Ordered.  Hopefully

 arriving before the end of the year.

b. Classroom expenditure update – Gift cards going out

 this week

c. CPA audit volunteer – Still needed (Perhaps swap with 

SIS)

7. Upcoming Events:

a. Hunt Memorial Bench dedication May 4^th 2:30pm

b. AR Store May 9^th

c. Teacher Appreciation Week May 7^th-11^th

d. Teacher Appreciation Brunch May 11^th

e. Book Fair May 17^th and 18^th (volunteers needed)

8. Activities Highlight: Great American fundraiser, Read-A-Thon, Harkins tickets, Hoot and holler 5K/Carnival, Teacher birthday cards, sell and distribute school shirts, staff brunches, Muffins for Mom, Donuts for Dad, weekly workdays, yearly goal/use of funds

9. PTO board member position description/dates: June 1, 2012-May 31, 2013

10. Nominations and Elections take place

            Co-President:  Talia Carey, Dawn Marie Kohler

            Secretary:  Jamie Lea Anglen

            Treasurer:  Robyn Carlson

            Fundraising:  Janeen Eldredge, Leah Carlson

            Volunteer Coordinator:  Brita Addington, Christa Jensen, 

            Courtney Hinkle

            Box Tops/Celebrations:  Andrea Klitzke,  

            Megan McAllister

            Apparel Coordinator:  Becca LaBounty

            Community Liasion:  Brooke Hunt, Melanie Nielson

Congratulations to all our new (and returning) officers!

11. Make arrangements with current position holder

12. Meeting Adjourned:  7:35

PTO Meeting Minutes 3/13/2012

1.        Call to Order:  6:44

2.        Current Issues

a.        Hunt Memorial Tree (Talia):  Picked up tree, papers, gravel.  Tree will be planted next Tuesday.  Dedication to follow later (TBA)

b.        Work Days: March 14^th  - Counting labels for Education

28^{th –}  Counting Read-A-Thon money

                  c.  Officers for next year needed: Recruiting at

                      Kinder Round Up

3.  Upcoming Events

a.        Carnival Update (Lindsay):  Sign up for run!  Things are coming together.  Need

Central location/volunteer table/lost and found.

Need help the Friday before and the morning of.

                  b.  Read-A-Thon:  Started today.  Runs through

                      spring break.  Read!

c.        PTO Elections:  Next meeting

d.       Kinder Round Up:  4/10 and 4/12

3.        Volunteers Needed: 

a.       Read-A-Thon

b.       Carnival (Lindsay)

4.        Treasurer's Report/Budget: We are ahead on everything!

5.        Volunteer of the month:  Lindsay Doskocil.  Thanks Lindsay!

6.        Next Meeting:  May 2^nd 6:30PM

7.        Meeting Adjourned: 7:35

Kindergarten Round-Up 2012

Tuesday April 10 5-7:00 - GET YOUR REGISTRATION PACKET AND WELCOME FOLDER AND TAKE A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL!  THERE WILL BE A SNACK, A CRAFT TO COMPLETE, AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT INSIDE A SCHOOL BUS!

Thursday April 12 5-7:00 - REGISTRATION AND INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION.  PARENTS & GUARDIANS CAN BRING IN COMPLETED REGISTRATION PACKETS TO OFFICIALLY REGISTER THEIR STUDENT.  THEY CAN ALSO ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHING STAFF.  THIS DATE IS FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ONLY (NO CHILDREN PLEASE). 

Meeting Minutes From1 /11/12

1.        Call to Order: 6:35

2.        Tina’s Talk:   Fitness Lighted School House 1/12/12

Owl Assemblies Next Friday

New School Boundaries up on SUSD Web Site

3.        Current Issues

            a.  Staff Appreciation Brunch Thank Yous

                  b.  Hunt Memorial Tree (Talia)

                      Tree, Bench Plaque are being donated.  Waiting on district approval.

                  c.  Work Day Review

                     Wednesdays from 8:00-12:00

3.  Upcoming Events

a.        Carnival Update (Lindsay)

April 14^th. Runs will be at 8:00 and 9:00.  Carnival will be from 10:00-4:00

Website will be up soon.

If anyone has ideas for the carnival, contact Lindsay

b.        February AR Store (Osborn)

Will be ont the 15^th due to a field trip.

c.        Progress Monitoring Evaluations (Spooner)

Looking for parents to be trained to administer reading progress evaluations to students.

Training is about 9 hours (broken up). 

4.        Volunteers Needed: 

a.       Harkins Ticket Sales (Robyn)

Beginning of March a form will be sent home to order Summer movie tickets.

Volunteers needed for collecting, counting, and distributing tickets (dates TBA)

b.       Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (Lindsay)

$6.00 per ticket.  SPS gets 50%.  (date TBA)

5.  Treasurer's Report/Budget:  Approximately $9,000 in PTO account.

PTO Meeting Minutes 10/26/11

1.  Call to Order:  6:43

2.  Introductions

3.  Mr. Heinzelmann:  Boundary Meetings are 11/1 at 9:00AM and 6:00PM

4.  Current Issues

                  a. Shirt Trainee (Hollie):  Jennifer Baca and 

                      Dawn Marie are interested in

                      training this year to take over next year

                  b. Carnival Update (4/14):  still working on

                      getting sponsors

5.  Upcoming Events

                  a. Donuts For Dads (10/28):  7:00-7:30 

                      volunteers needed

                  B.  BMX Show (11/2) 7:45 volunteers needed at 7:00

                  c. Staff Appreciation brunch (12/9) 

             

                  d. Next Meeting: 1/11 6:30PM possible panel with Specials' Teachers

6.  Volunteers Needed:  Sign ups passed around

7.  Parent Advisory Committee (Jon):  Committee gives the superintendent feedback from parents.  Any questions or concerns, e-mail joncarlyon@cox.net

8.  Treasurer's Report/Budget

                  a. Gross sales from fundraiser just under

                      $20,000

                  b. In the black $1,800 from apparel sales

9.  Homework Help Forum:  Homework panel with Mrs. Strayer, Mrs. Tingle, Mrs. Spooner, Ms. Dalon, Ms. Osborn

8/17/2011 Meeting Minutes

1          1.  Call to Order  6:37  (33 people in attendance)

 2.                2.  What is PTO?
                 a.   Fundraising:  goal for 2011/2012 is to buy supplies for
                      classrooms
                 b.    Activities for kids and families
                 c.     Support for teachers and school

3.  Introductions

4.  Current Issues

     a.  Days / Times for Meetings:  Next meeting Wed. 10:26 
         @ 6:30PM
     b.  Document Cameras (Kerri):   Ladybug Cameras $445 each, 
          purchasing 14

     c.  Shirts (Hollie):  Making small order (give Hollie your info if 
         you would like to one)
     d.  CPA Audit Volunteer:  Need PTO finances audited @ the 
          end of the year

5.  Upcoming Events

      a.  Carnival:  Need for Committee:  Planning for April
      b.  Open House:  In September (date TBA)
      c.  Work Days:  Wednesdays 8:00 – 12:00
     d.  AR Store (Erin):  Volunteers needed to run the store once 
          per month

6.  Volunteers Needed

     a.  Picture day 8/19

     b.  Book Fair

7.  Treasurer's Report/Budget

     a.  Money earned through:  fall fundraiser, Read-A-Thon, class 
          shirt sales, pizza sales, Box Tops

     b.  Wil have about $7800 to put to our goal this year

                 

8.  Tina's Talk / Q&A

First General PTO Meeting of the 2011/2012 school year is Wednesday, August 17th at 6:30pm in the Library.  Childcare will be provided.  
Our awesome principal, Ms. Anderson, will be speaking and taking questions.  
See you there!