Meeting Minutes » May 2009
May 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009 9:15 am in the Art Room 18 Members Present President, Clare Scott welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming. Prior Month Meeting Minutes – Reviewed & Approved (Deb M) Treasurer’s Report – Reviewed & Approved (Dianne) Motion to approve minutes & treasurers report: 1st: Sheryl Baran 2nd:Rachel Shalaby All Executive Committee Report o Open Committee Chair / Co-Chair Positions for 2009-2010 as reported by Vice President,Sue McGorry: 1. TV Turnoff week. Rachel Shalaby will work with someone to transition the committee. 2. Spirit Wear 3. Market Day. Deb Keba will work with someone in transition. 4. Kids Stuff 5. Box Tops. Overall coordinator position open, as well as a few grade level coordinators. 6. Family Night. Deb Keba will work with Steph Skilton as Co-Chair to transition this committee. o All committee chairs should put together an overview of what their committees do and important dates. Please not only place this in the paper file, but also send it electronically to Sue McGorry & Clare Scott. o Playground Update: Dianne & Clare to meet with Mrs. Cartier & Playground Rep to discuss warranty. Otherwise, looks like a go for delivery & installation in August. o Audit Committee: Need 3 individuals to review the financials for 2008-2009 school year. Marci Hottinger, Margaret Breeze and Tanya Smorgiassi volunteered for this activity. o NWL District Calendar –discussion around the PTO being a sponsor for the calendar and at what level. Fran Ledeboer made a motion for the PTO to be a sponsor of the District calendar at the $50 level. Steph Skilton seconded the motion. Approved by All. Teacher Remarks – Mrs. Holmes - TV turn off week went smoothly from the teacher’s standpoint
- Thank you to the PTO for the game, Think a Ma Jink, that was donated to each classroom.
Principal Remarks (Clare/Mrs. Holmes for Mrs. Cartier) - Please join us for the Volunteer breakfast on May 15th at 8:15am. We greatly appreciate the time and energy the volunteers to give to students and staff. THANK YOU!
- Staff Appreciation week is May 4-8th. A variety of special events and programming is planned across the district next week to thank our wonderful employees.
- Four sections will be in place next year for grade four. Five sections will be in place for grade one.
- Please do not park your car in any numbered spots, except 1-10. Visitor spots are available in spots 1-10 and those spots marked visitor. Even if a spot is empty it is assigned to a staff member. The staff member may be temporarily away from the building and return later in the day.
- Please use the visitor parking when you are picking your child up from an appointment or returning them to school. The bus lane is also a fire/emergency lane and should not be blocked.
- Monday and Tuesday’s unusually high temperatures made some parts of the building warm. The HVAC was and is not broken, but has been working on a limited basis since the start of school. Until the system is fully “initialized” (complete chiller set-up) which is scheduled for May 4, the system continues to pull air in from the outside, filter it and cool it slightly, as it moves through the building. Please remember that we are still under construction and the initializing process on May 4 and over the next couple weeks may include some starts and stops as the system is brought completely on line for Phases I and II.
- Homeroom Parents: I am still waiting on four teacher responses. So far, the majority of my staff do not want a homeroom parent and would prefer to continue with the current system. I will let you know the final outcome once I have the remaining responses.
- Thank you to everyone for all your help as we move quickly through the fourth marking period.
Items for Review, Discussion & Voting: Before & After School Clubs (Susan) Discussed a donation for next year of $5-$10. Amy Mussleman suggested waiting until week 2 of the club to send home the request. We don’t want to discourage any child from signing up for a club they are interested in. Nominating Committee (Lisa G, Susan D & Sue S) Lisa Garbacik presented the slate of officers for the 2009-10 school year. Ø President: Clare Scott Ø Vice-President: Sue McGorry Ø Treasurer: Dianne Searcy Ø Secretary Minutes: Deb Maurer Ø Secretary Newsletter: Tanya Smorgiassi All positions ran unopposed. Susan Dellicker made a motion to accept all nominations. Fran Ledeboer seconded the motion. Approved by All. Retirements (Clare) Mrs. Dalrymple is retiring. Gift suggestions were discussed. TV Turn-Off Week (Rachael) Overall, event was quite successful, kids enjoyed handprinting. Posters in hallway look great! There was 85% participation from the student body. Discussion Items from the Floor (Open) ü Ice skating party. Tanya Smorgiassi investigated the rink to possibly host an ice skating party. There is no deposit required. The fee would be $5/person, which includes the skate rental. This item will be revisited in the new school year. ü Movie night. The possibility of hosting a movie night in the gym for students and their family members. Clare will discuss this idea with Mrs. Cartier. ü Elementary Challenge: Lisa Garbacik reported that the water bottles have been ordered. They are black with gold writing. The date is 5/27, with a rain date of 5/28. ü Year Book. Deanna Sewald reported that the year book for next year will be going digital. We will have an all color yearbook for the next two years. Thank you for attending our PTO Meeting. We hope to see you again!! Our last Meeting of the year is Friday, June 5th at 9:15 am - Art Room. Please feel free to bring a breakfast treat to share. We will have a short meeting, and then celebrate another successful year making a difference at Weisenberg! Attendance Prize Winner: Sue Shankweiler won 4 Iron Pig tickets. Meeting Adjourned at: 10:16
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