PTC Board Meeting Notes | 2/2/2017

Below are the notes from the PTC Board meeting that occurred on Thursday 2/2/2017.

Cleaning the PTC Room

The PTC room in the library will be cleaned on Monday 2/13 and Monday 2/27 immediately after school for 1 hour.

Teacher Appreciation Week

During teacher appreciation week we will also provide office staff with appreciation gifts. Amazon gift cards for Gary, Linda, and Kendra. Gifts will also be considered for the janitorial staff.

Next PTC Meeting

The next PTC meeting will be held on Thursday 2/9. Mary will provide snacks. Megan has child care planned. It is not clear if staff will be present for the meeting. Gary will talk about the upcoming Parents Night on Thursday 2/16 from 6-8 pm (for which dinner and childcare will be available).

Family Fun Night

The theme for Family Fun Night this year is "Honey, I shrunk the students". Family Fun Night planning meetings will be after every committee and PTC meeting for 30 minutes.

Setup for Family Fun Night will be on the following dates and times:

• Tuesday 5/2, 6 pm -7 pm
• Thursday 5/4, 3 pm - 6 pm
• Friday 5/5, 8 am - 5:30 pm (start of event)

Classroom flower pots for auction need to be organized. Meagan will check on the discount for clay pots from Walmart; 16 will be needed. Michelle will purchase and distribute this month, with directions for teachers. Mary will make half sheets for teachers. The pots will be due 2 weeks prior to the event (April 21).

Mary will place order for games, prizes, and store items this month. Amazon will be used for games and Oriental Trading Company for prizes and store items.

Meagan will follow-up with the DJ and Heather will input all the dates for volunteer opportunities.

Upcoming Events

Book fair will be the first week of May, leading up to the Family Fun Night event. Sodexo will need 10 days notice on the Parent's Lunch. RSVPs will need to be provided to the students by April 13.

For Teacher Appreciation Week, Heather has requested two volunteers each day to help set-up before school on HelpCounter.

Principal Update

Mr. Etchemendy is getting a project installed in the gym. Artist in Residence is getting pursued for a paint or pencil artist, an update is anticipated soon. 

Knowing that Winterfest occurs during a very busy time of year and requires a fair amount of planning, it may be a good idea to instead host a Bingo Night opportunity. Other schools have had success with this kind of event, requires less planning, and we could provide books to all the students that come. January is a good month for this type of event because it isn't so busy. Something to consider for next year.