Lincoln Roosevelt PTA Meeting

October 18, 2007

 

Meeting called to order at 7:32 pm

 

Secretary’s Report:

  1. Minutes from September 6th meeting were approved.
  2. Notes from several teachers thanking the PTA for the buffet dinner at Back to School Night were shared.

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Peggy Sugrue was unable to attend; Diane Ramage reviewed the Treasurer’s Report.

 

President’s Report:

  1. Thanks to all committee chairs for their effort and hard work.
  2. Budget for 2007-08 was approved at Back to School Night.
  3. Toy Towne donated 30-50 playground balls; a thank you note will be sent shortly
  4. Motion was approved to spend $50 of administration funds to cover the cost of replacement undergarments for children who get sick in school, per a request from Mrs. Fagerlin. Requests for clothing donations (sweatpants/shirts) will be included in the next newsletter.
  5. Three mini-grant requests have been received. Purchase of camcorders was approved; purchase of scanner was approved, pending possibility of donation by two PTA members; purchase of social studies packet is currently on hold, pending further information.
  6. Fundraising: Need a chairperson to head committee to investigate options other than catalog sales for next year.
  7. Phone directory will be distributed within next two-three weeks.
  8. Newsletter deadline is tomorrow; please send all submissions to Mary via email.

 

Principal’s Report: Mr. Deery attended in Mr. Curtis’s place

  1. Thank you for dinner, cameras, Mrs. Rasmussen for book fair, playground balls, Mrs. Mishkin for Reflections presentation.
  2. Red Ribbon Week scheduled activities: themed days, assemblies, donations, visit from K-9 unit
  3. End of marking period is 11/7; school closed 11/8 and 11/9; parent visitation on 11/14
  4. “Tree Trip”: Investigating possibility of changing the trip to a one-day event, due to planning and financial challenges. Currently in planning stage. Two venues are being considered.

 

Teacher Liaisons:

Team S teachers present – Mrs. DiGregorio, Mrs. Liebermann, and Mrs. Sumski. Mrs. Sumski is collected used eyeglasses and has requested donations. Notice will be included in the newsletter.

 

 

Committee Reports:

Teacher Open House Buffet: Successful and well-received

Board of Ed Reps: Mr. Mack’s retirement spoken about

Book Fair: Over $8800 in sales. Discussion held on whether non-book items should be offered; consensus was to offer items and let parents use their own discretion.

Reflections: Submissions due by 11/16. Whether it is mandatory for all students will be cleared up.

Cultural Arts: RockRoots program scheduled for Nov. 2

Catalog Sale: Participation rate higher this year than last; 50% profit.

Membership: Membership up from last year – 580 members. All but five teachers participating.

Haunted Hallway: Scheduled for October 31. Currently being mapped out. Tremendous volunteer response. A discrete bypass area will be arranged for students who are too frightened to go through the entire hallway.

Family Nights: There will be a family event on the Friday night of each book fair. Other family events in the works are bingo, movie night (G or PG rating), and ice skating.

Holiday Shopping: Conflict with original date. Confirmation of date of week of November 11 to come by October 19. Many volunteers already on board.

 

Open Items:

  1. Target cards: L/R gets 1% back on all purchases with use of card and discount number
  2. January presentation on emergency preparedness.  Speaker from Health Department to give a presentation.
  3. Supplies list – request for administration to review so that unnecessary student supplies are not purchased.
  4. Sneaker donation program discussed. Mr. Deery to look into feasibility of collection and storage. Shipping and handling donations will be looked into. Further discussion on logistics/feasibility to come.

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm