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General Membership Meeting Minutes
March 5, 2008
Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM.
Presentation by Mr. Kattic – Mr. Kattic, Commander of the VFW presented the Sunset Valley PTA with an award for Meritorious and Distinguished Service in Furthering the Aims and Ideals of the VFW of the USA. He came to thank the children and families of SVE for their generous donations to the children of Iraq. He read a letter from a staff sergeant who uses our donations when he meets the people of Iraq. A photo was taken and should appear in the Network.
Principal’s Report –Kindergarten update: It has been found that there is no significant difference in achievement between children who attended full day vs. ½ day kindergarten, when they are in a 1st grade classroom. Therefore, next year we will have 1 full day class and the rest will be ½ day classes. There are currently 90 students who are registered for kindergarten. There will be an orientation in May and again in August.
Field Trips: Mrs. McCracken has given the teachers the option of taking the children out of the building for field trips. An issue has arisen with parents having concerns about their children traveling and the parents wanting to be chaperones with limited number of chaperones available. Mrs. McCracken asked the pta for suggestions to help alleviate this situation. Someone recommended adding to our bylaws that to chaperone a trip, not only do you have to be a pta member and volunteer trained, but also have participated in a certain number of events at SVE prior to the field trip. It was thought that these parents would be more likely to know the children by name, and the children also would know or be familiar with the parents. Participating in a number of events at SVE shows commitment to helping the children of SVE. These events could include things such as volunteering in the library, reading counts, or any other pta sponsored events. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer even if a parent works full time. This recommendation came from someone who works full time for a school district as a teacher and will provide the pta with a copy of similar bylaws from a school district that currently has this policy. Mrs. McCracken would like feedback to support out of building field trips with out a lot of issues from parents.
March 20th will be a snow make up day.
Reading and Approval of Minutes – A motion was made by Susan Seymour to approve the minutes. A vote was taken to approve minutes. All were in favor.
Treasurers Report –See attachment.
Letters/Communication – None.
New Business – We are still looking for officers for the 2008-2009 school year. So far we have Maria Doyle, Kim Weber, and Debi Rosko who have volunteered. If you or anyone you know may be interested, please contact a current officer.
Also, there a lot of open Committee Chair positions. Please pass this information around to help locate people to fill the positions.
PSSA Snacks: Snacks and drinks will be provided to the 3rd and 4th grade classes each day of PSSA testing.
Reports from Committee Chairs
In School Programs – Reading is Fundamental is scheduled for March 7th.
Round Table Reader – Will be held next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Children can bring books in on Monday and Tuesday and will choose books to bring home on Wednesday. The pta has purchased chapter books from eBay.
Box Tops – The contest was a huge success. 19, 230 tops were collected, which is almost double the number we collected last year. The total for this year is approximately 27,000. Room 36 won the contest and will receive a special treat in the next few weeks.
Science Fair – Thank you to all who helped. The judging was completed Friday evening before the district cancelled evening activities. Tonight the children and their families were able to view all the projects. An awards ceremony was held during school on Monday.
Talent Show – Memos are coming out this week. Practices will be held on April 3rd and April 8th. Dress Rehearsal will be held on April 16th, and the Show will be on April 18th. The theme this year is Sunset Valley School of Rock. The yearbook committee will be at the practices to take pictures for the yearbook.
Fun Fair – Will be held Friday, May 16th. There will be a meeting on March 12th at 6:30 in the Community Room. Reminders will be sent home. We need help planning the event and manning games during the event. The theme this year is the circus – Under the Big Top.
Book Fair – Will be held the first week in May. There will be evening hours on May 8th (same night as pta meeting). Children will receive free books with our Scholastic credit.
Yearbook – Almost complete.
Turn off the TV Week – Will be held April 21-25. Tuesday April 29th the points will be counted.
Campbell’s Labels – The Naperkowski family nominated SVE to receive 100 labels for education. In November we had 25,500 points with which we purchased an AM/FM cassette radio and an electric pencil sharpener, and 8 games. More labels were submitted in February with still more to submit now.
Announcements
Spring Celebrations will now be on March 20th due to the snow day.
PTA meeting on May 8th at 7:00
4th graders will receive a gift from the pta. The 4th grade parents are working on gift ideas.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.
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General Membership Meeting Agenda
May 8, 2008
Call to Order
Principal’s Report
Reading and Approval of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Letters/Communications
Unfinished Business
Committee Chairs open
New Business
New Standing Rule
Fun Day Pillowcases
Awards from State
Election and Installation of New Officers
Reports from Committee Chairs
Fun Fair
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
Giant Eagle
Box Tops
Announcements
Kennywood Ticket Sales – May 9th
Adjournment