PTA Meeting Minutes - April 30, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 3:10 pm with 6 members and 2 staff present.

Treasurer’s Report:

The treasurer’s report was presented, but some revisions will be needed. It will be presented again next month.

School T-Shirts:

Nancy said the t-shirt order forms went home with students today. T-shirts can be ordered through May 16. R.J. Sports will be making the shirts. They said they could do an order in about two weeks, so hopefully the t-shirts will be delivered by the end of May. Adult sizes are also available.

Atlases:

Marcia was not able to attend today’s meeting so Nancy will follow up with her regarding the atlases for the graduating 6th grade students.

School Yard Clean Up:

The date for this has been set for the next regular PTA meeting on June 4, 2007. Nancy said that $99.00 has come in from the Hannaford’s fundraiser in the fall. This is to be used for the playground fund. She also mentioned that the school board agreed to pay up to $125 in matching funds towards the purchase of mulch. Nancy learned that Elliott’s sells mulch for $25 a yard. She thinks we will need 10 yards. She will try to see if it can be delivered. Nancy will send out an announcement to invite students and parents to help out.

School Sign:

Nancy mentioned that the paint on the sign is already starting to peel, which is very frustrating since she was assured it would not happen. The letter trays are also bowing which causes the letters to tip. Discussion followed on how long ago the sign was installed. Stephanie will check back through the minutes to find out and let Nancy know. Nancy will then call the sign maker.

Field Day:

Nancy has been trying to connect with the PE teacher about this since she has not organized it before. The date is set for Thursday, June 14.

Swing Set:

This still has not been purchased due to the location and ground cover issues. $497.23 was raised for the swing set in the fall fundraiser. Nancy suggested that that money be moved from the capital reserve fund into the playground fund, which currently has $857.21. It was unanimously approved to move the $497.23 to the playground fund.

Hero Art Program:

Donna brought in a DVD showing the Hero Art program. The artist presents an energetic program and completes a lot one hour. It is very emotional to watch and he is great with the kids. The cost will be $1100 next year. Donna offered to contact various Marlow groups to see if they would contribute toward this program. Mrs. Peterson mentioned there might be artist in residence money in the school budget that could apply to this. Nancy asked if this program would replace the separate enrichment programs we have done in the past. Mrs. Peterson suggested inviting Nelson and Stoddard. She will check on room capacity and Donna will check to see how much space he needs for his setup. Nancy will forward the DVD to the Nelson and Stoddard PTAs to see if they are interested. The earlier we book the program the better, so it was suggested we do a fundraiser early in the fall and then book a date for the spring.

Pizzaria Uno Fundraiser Idea:

Sarah said the date has been set for Thursday, June 7 for the fundraiser at the Pizzaria Uno Restaurant in Keene where 20% of sales go towards fundraising.

Teacher Appreciation Week:

Teacher Appreciation Day is Tuesday, May 8. Members volunteered the following items for the buffet lunch to be set up in the teacher lounge:

Nancy – fruit and dip and a deli platter

Sarah – shrimp

Mrs. Peterson – pasta salad

Beth – phyllo dough appetizer

Stephanie – drinks – lemonade and iced tea – one bottle each

Susan – dessert and drink

Linda – napkins, cheese and crackers

Next Meeting:

Monday, June 4, 2007, 3:00 pm

The purpose of this meeting is the spring garden clean up. If something comes up we can set another meeting or communicate by phone or email.

Meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm.

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