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SLES PTA Meeting

SLES PTA Meeting. April 8, 2014. Agenda. April PTA Business Approval of March Meeting Minutes Budget Update BOS meeting Upcoming Events. Spring Fling PTA Board nominations Teacher Appreciation Week May meeting agenda and changes. March PTA Business.

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SLES PTA Meeting

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  1. SLES PTA Meeting April 8, 2014

  2. Agenda April PTA Business • Approval of March Meeting Minutes • Budget Update • BOS meeting • Upcoming Events • Spring Fling • PTA Board nominations • Teacher Appreciation Week • May meeting agenda and changes

  3. March PTA Business • Approval of March Meeting Minutes • Review March 11- April 7 Budget Report • Spring Fling • Brought in approximately $15K • This is less than what was budgeted, but all other Fundraisers have exceeded expectations • Teacher Treats

  4. Upcoming Trash to Treasure Art Night • students encouraged to create works of art out of recycled or reused objects • 4 craft and game stations • Donations of recyclable materials needed especially mini water bottles, toilet paper tubes, magazines and newspapers • Also needed: donations of used tires, potting soil, tarps, outdoor paint • Volunteers also needed to prep, clean up and work stations

  5. Upcoming Month of the Military Child • Military families encouraged to send in photos • Military families encouraged to have lunch with their children Wed-Friday • School is encouraged to wear purple on Friday • All families asked to send in photos of any family or friends who served

  6. Appreciation Weeks Front Office Staff • Week after Spring Break • Families encouraged to thank staff in their own ways • PTA will treat staff to lunch • PTA will cover front office while staff is at lunch

  7. Appreciation Weeks Teacher Appreciation • Monday- ice cream social after school • Tuesday- snacks • Wednesday- Lunch provided by parents • Letter campaign by students- select letters read on morning news • Room Parents will organize class efforts • Music in mornings • Parent Coverage for Recess times • Teacher Raffles • Carwash • business donations • services or meals provided by parents

  8. Board of Supervisors What parents can and should do: • “Like” links on Full Fund Fairfax FB site • Attend BOS meeting Thursday, April 10, wearing blue on April dates OR • call BOS members to voice your concerns • Encourage others to do the same on FB, twitter, email, etc.

  9. BOS What cuts to the county budget mean for SLES: • Increased class sizes • Reduced staff (up to 5 people may have to be let go) • Cuts to programs • No additional funding for any projects- including technology, playground upkeep

  10. Other Happenings Field Day • Date changed to Thursday, May 8 • Volunteers needed for prep and for day-of • Day broken down into 2 field days to ease crowding 2014-2015 PTA Board Slate announced by April 26 • candidates have been found by search committee for all positions • self-nominations still being fielded until April 25 • job descriptions are available on website

  11. May May 6 • Kindergarten Orientation 5-6pm • PTA meeting moved to 6pm in café • New Bylaws approved with 2 new Board Positions (posted by Spring Break) • All Board Positions voted on • Dr. Marshall to discuss Responsive Classroom Planning meeting Thursday, May 15 • All chairs, interested volunteers and parents and teachers welcomed to attend, details to be sent out in May • We will discuss what we want the PTA calendar to look like next year, take budget recommendations, and brainstorm events, programming, clubs, etc.

  12. Update: Recess Next Year Curt Hinson/Play Fit invited to to come to SLES in late September http://www.playfiteducation.com/workshops/motivatingKids.asp • Parent volunteers at recess facilitating/monitoring games.  • He does a teacher workshop, an assembly and practice with the students, and a parent night

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