October PTA Meeting Notes

Art City Elementary

PTA Meeting

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at 10:00 am

Attending: Sarah Ferrin, Katherine O’Donnell, Stacie Mason, Arryn Patten, Jeni Neel, Lori Nielsen, Laurie Edwards

The minutes of the September board meeting were reviewed.

Welcome to Stacie Mason, new PTA Treasurer

Volunteer hours recorded for September

Stacie Mason reviewed the Treasurer’s Report

Reflections: Commissioners need help on Wed., Oct. 3 at 8:00 am to process entries

Red Ribbon Week: October 8-10

• Day 1: Pajama Day (“Live Your Dreams”)
• Day 2: Wear favorite team shirts (“Keep Your Head in the Game”)
• Day 3: Wear RED for Red Ribbon Week
• Assembly on the 10th

Halloween Parade: Laurie Edwards

• Laurie is having knee surgery this month; needs help with carnival
• Sarah will contact list of volunteers 
• Parade will start at 1:15 pm due to Early Out

Walk-a-thon

• Awards assembly October 19
• Limo ride on October 24
• Money comes in starting Oct. 8; help need to count money Oct. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16

Book Fair

• October 22-26; M until 3 pm; Tue until 6:30 pm; W until 2:00 pm; Th until 8 pm; Fri until 3 pm
• Money is counted and deposited at the end of each day
• Stacie will get cash to have on hand at the beginning of each day

Principal’s Minute: Lori Nielsen

• Thanks for all you do!

President’s Items: Sarah Ferrin

• Michael Vey assembly October 16 for grades 4-6 to promote literacy
• Spirit competitions on Friday
• Eagle mascot stuffed animal will rotate among winning classes
• PTA to sponsor a naming contest for stuffed eagle
• Photo booth at carnival (Jeni Neel)
• $350 flat fee
• since tickets go through Custom Events, cash would be better for booth
• Jeni will get more info & specifics and follow up
• Asthma and Seizure training for teachers and students
• School nurse is willing to do seizure training for teachers (at faculty mtng)
• County will train students with asthma
• Kindness Campaign
• Kellie suggested (via Sarah) that we launch a kindness campaign; each week students can write about a situation where they showed kindness
• Lori can choose one story each week to read on the announcements
• Sarah suggested purchasing a copy of the book “Can I Play, Too?” by Mo Willems for each class & presenting the story to the students
• Discussion about kicking off the kindness campaign: using the above book?; balloons in lobby?; balloon release?; eagle poster where kids add feathers for each act of kindness? (but same purpose as bucket fillers)

Thank you notes: Katherine O’Donnell will write thank-you notes to commissioners of Emergency Prep., Reflections, Room Mothers, and School Pictures

Meeting adjourned at 11:10 am.

The next PTA meeting will be MONDAY, November 5, at 10:00 am.