Holiday countdown - already???

One of my daughters was staring intently at a calendar this week. I noticed, asked her what she was doing, and she looked up at me and proclaimed proudly, "Only 51 days until Christmas!!" I don't know if she was right - it scared me too bad to check. Where does time go??!!

This week's reminders...

• The PTA Board is meeting on November 9 at 11:30.
  
• Passport Coupon Books are for sale until November 10. The books sell for $25.00 and are filled with coupons to use in the community and surrounding areas (Boonville, Moberly, Fulton, Mexico, and Jefferson City). A portion of the sales are donated to the Columbia Public Schools Foundation, and another portion comes back to Fairview Elementary.
• EDITED 11/10: NEW DATE!!!!! Donuts for Dads is rescheduled for November 18, from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences are Thursday, November 12 from 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., and Friday, November 13 from 8:00 a.m. - noon. Contact your child's teacher for your specific time.
• During Parent/Teacher Conferences, the Fairview PTA will be sponsoring a Scholastic Book Sale from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday the 12th, and 8:30 -10:30 a.m. on Friday the 13th, in the school gymnasium.
• NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th!!

Enjoy the weekend!

Happy Halloween!

It's been a damp week... but not much will stop the kiddos from celebrating Halloween today at Fairview. Just a few announcements...

• Columbia Public Schools Foundation - Papa John's Fundraiser lasts through tomorrow, October 31. Pizza lovers who order Papa John's pizza will have 20% of their purchase donated back to Columbia Public Schools - 10% to your individual school and 10% to the CPS Foundation. You must provide the school code when ordering... Fairview's code is CPSF06. You can find more information and coupons on this flyer from Papa John's.

• Wednesday, November 4 is Picture Re-take day. If your child missed pictures the first time or needs his/her picture retaken, contact your child's teacher or the school office for the appropriate forms.

• The November school lunch menu has been posted. Choose a day to lunch with your kiddo!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend!

Reminders...

I hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy the brief reprieve from the rain and nastiness. How nice it has been to get outside and enjoy the fall colors! This week's reminders:

• TONIGHT, October 21, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., when you purchase food at Subway's Forum location, a percentage of the proceeds come back to Fairview Elementary PTA. Come on out!
• Tomorrow, October 22, is an early-release day. Fairview Elementary releases at 1:15 p.m.
• Coming right up are Halloween Room Parties, set for each classroom on Friday, October 30. Most parties are from 2:45 - 3:15, but check with your child's teacher and/or room parent for specifics!

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Where did fall go??

It's feeling more like winter than it should in October!! Hope everyone is staying warm and dry. I didn't realize that my kiddos would need warm coats quite this quickly!

A few reminders for the upcoming week, including a yummy PTA fundraiser...

• Friday, October 16 - Fairview Fever Day! Don't forget to dress your student in school colors!

• Wednesday, October 21 - Subway Eat Fresh! PTA Fundraiser. Come get a sandwich, chips, or soup at the Forum Subway between the hours of 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the Fairview PTA!
  

• Also Wednesday, October 21 - Donuts with Dads, 7:45 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

• Thursday, October 22, EARLY DISMISSAL starting at 1:15 p.m.
  

Enjoy the upcoming weekend... hopefully some more 'friendly' fall weather is on the way!

Weekly Update

Greetings, all! It was great to see so many of you at the Fairview Fever Festival last Friday. I don't think any of the kids actually felt the cool temperatures, even though some grownups may have!

Next week, don't forget:

• Wednesday, October 14 is Lunchroom Supervisor Day. I have eaten lunch with my kids at Fairview a number of times, and am always impressed by the care the supervisors take with all of our children. Be sure to say "thank you" to them!
• Friday, October 16 is Fairview Fever Day. Remind your child to show his or her school spirit by wearing Fairview-wear or the school colors - blue, yellow and white!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Catch the FEVER!!! (The good kind...)

Friday night is the Fairview Fever Festival!! Be sure to support the PTA's major fundraiser of the year. The money raised improves the educational experience for all of our children.

Festival Details:
Games, Food, and Fun begin at 4:00 p.m. and last until dusk. The activities are set up on the playground. Should we be hit with inclement weather, the fun will still go on but will be inside the school. Food and drinks are available for purchase. Games include: Football Throw, Hoop Shoot, Baseball Throw, Cake Walk, Candy Bar Walk, Soda Toss, Sandy Candy, Hair Salon, Dunking Booth, and more!! Tickets or wristbands are available for purchase at the festival, if you did not pre-pay. Don't forget the silent auction and raffles, as well.

Other Announcements:
October 7 is another busy day of celebration at Fairview: International Walk to School Day, Track Dedication, and School Custodian's Day, too!

• International Walk to School Day gives children, parents, teachers and community leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event and celebrate the many benefits of walking! Fairview students (and parents!) will meet on Wednesday, October 7 at either: Fairview United Methodist Church (3200 Chapel Hill Road) or Fairview Road Church of Christ (201 S. Fairview Road) to walk. Continental breakfast is provided, but you should RSVP to the Fairview Office by Monday, October 5 so they can plan appropriately for breakfast.
• Fairview Track Dedication Ceremony will also be the morning of the 7th at 9:00 a.m. All Fairview students will attend with their teacher, but parents are welcome to attend as well. Mayor Hindman will be our guest speaker. The PTA received a grant of $20,000.00 from the city through the City Park Sales Tax to build the new track, which is used daily by our children.
• School Custodian's Day will also be celebrated on the 7th. Be sure to take time to thank the men and women who keep Fairview such an aesthetically pleasing place for our kids to learn!

Don't forget the Festival... See you soon!

It's Official: Fall is here and we've survived the first 30 days!

Greetings, Fairview Parents! I hope everyone is having a great start to the school year. It's hard to believe that our kids have already been in school for a month!

The Fairview PTA is hoping to make regular announcements on this blog. Please check back regularly; new information will typically be posted on Wednesdays.

Today's PTA announcements:

• You should have received information on our big fundraiser - the Fairview Fever Festival, coming up on Friday, October 2, 2009 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. There will be food available for purchase, games with prizes for the kids (carnival games, cake walk, and hair studio are some of the highlights!), a raffle, and a silent auction. You can find a full list of silent auction items, print more raffle tickets, and see other information on the Fairview Elementary website.

Other reminders and information:

• This year's first "Donuts with Dads" was this morning. The next breakfast is Wednesday, October 21st, from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. This program is sponsored by All Pro Dad.
• Wondering what your child is having for school lunch? You can find the answer on the Columbia Public Schools website, here.
  

Enjoy the cooler weather. Hope to see you at the Fairview Fever Festival next Friday!

May Reminders

The end of a school year is a bitter sweet time for me. I am happy to see my children more and am proud of them for learning so much, yet I'll miss the teachers and have to accept they have one more year of school behind them.

There are a few more items the PTA will need to take care of before the year is over.

• Teachers Appreciation week. The activities are a bit different this year. Don't forget to send an item with your child for your teachers basket. Also, ask your child what they might write on the teachers door.
• The last PTA board meeting will be Monday, May 11, 7:00 pm.
• The Ice Cream Social is May 12, 7:00-8:30 following the General PTA meeting and Choir concert.
• Please remember to turn in your volunteer forms for next year's committees.
• New AngleFood Menus are available through the Links portion of the blog.

Hopefully this blog is helpful to some. I expect as new parents come to Fairview, it will be a great tool for them and become used more often for a resource.

April Board Meeting Minutes

MINUTES

FAIRVIEW
ELEMENTARY P.T.A. BOARD MEETING

Monday,
April 13, 2009

call
to Order

PTA
President Joyce Miller called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.. She
thanked the members present for coming to the meeting. The following
PTA Board Members were in attendance: Sheila Chapman, Debbie Fisher,
Susan Hartnagel, Judy Irelan, Joyce Miller, Chris Teddy, Kim
Deutschmann, Lisa Monsees, Eva Vasquez, Karlan Seville, Laurie
Kingsley, Lisa Paten, Amy Pescaglia and Robin May.

2. Old
   Business
   

1. The
   minutes of the previous board meeting were approved.

   
   

2. Fairview
   PTA Treasurer’s Report was presented by Chris Teddy. Balance
   is $27,266.81. She noted that we gave $200 to the drum performers
   for Multi-cultural night, which will be held on Friday, April 17.
   The
   

   
   
   

III)
New Business

1. Chairperson
   Reports
   

1. CCPTA:
   Chris Teddy said the CCPTA held a candidate’s forum last
   month.

   
   

2. New
   Book Fair: Laurie Kingsley reported that the book fair made
   $1,719.73 plus nearly $600 in books and book credit. She suggested
   we divide the book credit for the teachers to use to order books for
   their classrooms.
   

   
   

3. Used
   Book Fair:
   

   
   

4. Bylaw
   Review:
   

   
   

5. Community
   Fundraisers: Susan Hartnaegal and Kim Deutschmann reported that
   they will have another community fundraiser night at Chevy’s.
   We discussed using the Broadcast Club to promote those fundraising
   nights.
   

   
   

6. Fairview
   Directory:
   

   
   

7. Fairview
   Fever Festival: Oct. 9 was determined as the tentative date for
   next year’s festival, with Oct. 16^th as an
   alternative date. Sheila discussed trying to get donations over the
   summer for the auction and utilizing all board members to help.
   

   
   

8. Fifth
   Grade Party: Plans are underway and going well.

   
   

9. Hospitality:
   Eva reported that all is progressing well with only a few events
   left to do.

   
   

10. Spring
    Ice Cream Social: Randy’s Frozen Custard will be doing the
    custard and the committee will ask for donations for toppings. The
    night will include relay races and other fun events. It will be on
    May 12 at 6:30, after the PTA General Meeting and Choir Performance.

    
    

11. Literacy
    Room Coordinators:
    

    
    

12. Media
    Center:
    

    
    

13. Membership:
    
    

    
    

14. READ-a-thon:.

    
    

15. Rebate
    Programs

    
    

16. Reflections:
    
    

    
    

17. Room
    Parent Coordinator: Christine is working with Staff Appreciation
    to work on Teacher Appreciation Week. Room parents did a teacher
    survey

    
    

18. School
    Supplies: Samples will be available at Kindergarten round-up.

    
    

19. Sportswear:
    
    

    
    

20. Staff
    Appreciation: Sandwich lunch on Wednesday, April 15^th.
    Side dishes are needed from 3-5^th graders.
    

    
    

21. Volunteer
    Coordinator –
    

    
    

22. Wellness:
    The city council is voting on the track on April 27^th.
    The proposal went to the Council last meeting and vote will be this
    month. Once the vote, Lisa says we can start work. Dr. Jensen said
    we can contract May 8 is Walk to School Day. She needs help marking
    the sidewalks of the course. The Kids on Track Fairview Challenge is
    still up in the air, waiting on a sponsor.

    
    

23. Workroom
    Volunteer:
    

    
    

24. Yearbook
    – Gay reported that the yearbook is at the printer. Fifth
    graders will get one compliments of the PTA. Although orders were
    down, she did order 350 as we’ve always sold that number in
    the past.
    

    
    

B)
Other Items of New Business

IV.)
Remarks by Principal Mrs. Demoss

1.) Mrs.
Demoss is working on the school calendar for next year and will
present that next month.

2.) We
do have an approved school calendar. The Elementary and Middle School
will have the same calendar. School will start on Aug. 24^th
and ending June 9^th (this includes building in six snow
days – mandated by state law). This includes two weeks off at
Christmas.

3.)
Tuesday, June 2^nd will be the last day of school and it
will be an early release day.

4.) Mrs.
Patton has still not had her baby. Debby Barksdale is helping on and
off during Mrs. Patton’s pregnancy and maternity leave.

5.) Karen
Knox, literacy coach, will not be returning. Her position was
eliminated. Mrs. Heuer is retiring. Candy Abadir will be taking the
fourth grade vacancy. One fifth grade teacher will be moving down to
teach fourth grade next year.

22. Next
    Meeting and Adjournment

1. The
   next PTA General Meeting will be held on May 12 at 6:30 p.m.

   
   

2. The
   next PTA Board Meeting will be held on May 11 at 7 p.m.

   
   

April's PTA Meeting

Our next meeting will be:

Monday, April 13 at 7 p.m.

Meeting Reminder

PTA Meeting

Monday March 9th @ 11:30

MINUTES
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY P.T.A. BOARD MEETING
Monday, March 9, 2009

I.) Call to Order
PTA President Joyce Miller called the meeting to order at 7 p.m... She thanked the members present for coming to the meeting. The following PTA Board Members were in attendance: Sheila Chapman, Debbie Fisher, Susan Hartnagel, Judy Irelan, Joyce Miller, Chris Teddy, Christine Simon, Robin May, and Mary Ann Daugherty.


II.) Old Business
A.) The minutes of the previous board meeting were approved.
B.) Fairview PTA Treasurer’s Report was presented by Chris Teddy. Balance is $26,700.59, which includes proceeds from book fair. We still owe Scholastic for the books so that will be deducted. Community fundraiser funds are included: $135 from Smokin’ Chicks, $177 from Shakespeare’s.

III) New Business
A.) Chairperson Reports

1.) CCPTA: Chris Teddy discussed the PTA Legislative Rally held at Mill Creek Elementary on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. She said it was a successful meeting.
2.) New Book Fair: Comments were positive regarding the book fair.
3.) Used Book Fair: All went well; using the Library Club seemed to be a great idea.
4.) Bylaw Review:
5.) Community Fundraisers: Susan Hartnaegal reported that the Shakespeare’s night on Feb. 24th raised $177. We discussed having one more fundraiser night and it was suggested that another night at Shakespeare’s or Chevy’s is most favorable.
6.) Fairview Directory:
7.) Fairview Fever Festival:
8.) Fifth Grade Party: Progressing on schedule.
9.) Hospitality:
10.) Spring Ice Cream Social: To be held on May 12 after Choir Concert.
11.) Literacy Room Coordinators: Lisa reported that she helped organize volunteers for the literacy event last week and all went well. Amy reported all is well with literacy room volunteers.
12.) Media Center: Going well with adequate volunteers.
13.) Membership:
14.) Rebate Programs: Still a strong revenue generator for us. Money is used to purchase balls and playground equipment.
15.) Reflections:
16.) Room Parent Coordinator: Christine is working with staff appreciation committee for teacher appreciation week. She is working to organize efforts for next year.
17.) School Supplies: Lisa is ready and waiting on Kindergarten round-up.
18.) Sportswear:
19.) Staff Appreciation: The committee reported they will host a soup luncheon on Wed. March 11. In April, they will host the sandwich luncheon. They are working with Christine and room parents to come up with new, exciting ideas for Teacher Appreciation week. Room parents will be gathering gifts for a basket to give at the end of the week.
20.) Volunteer Coordinator – Susan reports the online reporting of volunteer hours. Follow the link from the online blog to do so.
21.) Wellness: Lisa reported that Dr. Jenson has selected us to receive funds for our track, but is still in the approval process. She estimates that we would get the full $20,000 to cover the cost of the project. Joyce will contact him asking him how we can expedite the process. She also reported that Walk to School Day will be May 8th. She is trying to coordinate a breakfast and with efforts with PedNet.
Kids on Track: Fairview Challenge; Boone Hospital is not sponsoring, but the YouZeum will. Lisa is trying to work with them to see if the Kids on Track: Fairview Challenge will still be feasible.
22.) Workroom Volunteer:
23.) Yearbook – Efforts are well underway.
B) Other Items of New Business
Joyce and Sheila would like to know which committee chairs would like to stay in their position or serve on the board in another role.

IV.) Remarks by Principal Mrs. Demoss
1.) Mrs. DeMoss announced that Mrs. Patton is working part-time, 10-2 for at least 3 weeks, due to minor complications with her pregnancy.
2). Kindergarten registration is April 15th. CPS is doing a district-wide, two-day registration from 4:30-6:30, which will be the advertised time. However, Fairview will do registration from 2:30 to 6:30. Hospitality committee will provide snacks. Sheila will have a PTA volunteer table and school supply kits will be available too.
3.) The Fairview Falcon has been named “Freedom.” The Hello Freedom books will be in May and we’ll have books available then. Any proceeds made on the project go to literacy efforts.
4.) She explained that CPS administration is exploring doing a late start district wide to make time for teacher collaboration efforts. This would involve dismissing at 2:55 (50 minutes early) once a week, and adding 10 minutes to the morning (8:40 start). Mrs. DeMoss encouraged parents to provide her with feedback regarding this proposal.
5.) Rachel Willenburg, the school nurse, came and announced that the Diabetes Walks will be March 30, 31 and April 1. She needs parents to walk with every class. Lisa will help get these necessary volunteers.
6.) Mrs. DeMoss thanked us for the flowers she and Mrs. Patton received last week for Principal’s Day.
7.) Debby Barksdale will be assisting Mrs. DeMoss when Mrs. Patton goes on maternity leave.
V.) Next Meeting and Adjournment
A.) The next PTA Board Meeting will be held April 13, 7:00 pm.
B.) Meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

February Board Announcements

• 
  Missouri PTA and Columbia Council PTA will be hosting a local legislative Kids First Rally with area legislators expected to attend. The rally will be held February 19th at Mill Creek Elementary, 2200 Nifong Blvd. West, Columbia (65203) with a start time of 7:00 p.m.
  
• 
  If you or your spouse works for State Farm, you may be eligible for the State Farm Good Neighbor Grant for Fairview. Please contact Judy Irelan judy.irelan.lfjd@statefarm.com to find out about this simple process.
  
• 
  The 2009-2010 PTA officers were elected at the general PTA meeting last night. President: Sheila Chapman Vice President: Susan Hartnagel Secretary: Chris Teddy Treasurer: Amy Pescalia These ladies will begin filling the PTA board positions for next year in the spring.
  
• 
  Book Fairs are right around the corner (2/26 & 27) and Laurie still needs some help. Thursday: I need at least 3 more people from 4:30 to 6:30. If someone wants to join me during the day from 8:30-12:00 Patty had suggested 2 people but I imagine I can do it myself. Friday: I need 1 person from 8:00 to 10:00Please email Laurie Kingsley kinglaurie@aol.com if you can help out.
  
• 
  Our next PTA board meeting will be March 9, 11:30 am.

What's for dinner?....Why Shakespear's of course.

Lucky us.....we get a reason to head to Shakespear's for dinner this month.

Fundraising flyers will be sent home in Friday folders February 20th for a Fairview fundraising night Tuesday, February 24th.

Make sure you bring your flyer to the restaurant for it to be valid. (they attach that to your receipt so we can collect our 15%). You are welcome to visit either location, downtown or the West, all day on the 24th.

This is good for dine in, carry-out and even their frozen pizza's.

Call some friends and we'll see you there.

Fairview Financials

In an effort to keep everyone informed we post our PTA financial records.

Below is a link to a Google Spreadsheet with out 2008-2009 financial information. Google documents are slightly different than your Microsoft documents, but still very similar. There are "tab" at the bottom of the document were you can see various monthly statements.

2008-2009 Budget

Thank you Chris for keeping track of this for us.

Welcome to the New Fairview PTA Blog

Welcome to our new site!

The way a blog works, is every new update is posted at the top. The right side of the site has all of the refrerence links.

• You will find a new way to log volunteer hours. Have you ever forgotten to log your volunteer hours at school or tracked your at home working hours? Click on the link and catch up any unreported hours. They are important.
• I will make tags or "labels" for each entry that you can reference form the Label section. All meeting minutes can be found under the section Meeting Minutes.
• PTA Links is another section we have. Check out some of the sites PTA parents have found helpful.

Comments are always welcome. We want this site to work for you.

Thanks,

Amy

The

PTA Board Directory 2008-2009

President: Joyce Miller
joyce.miller@mac.com
Vice-President: Sheila Chapman
sheila.chapman@mchsi.com
Secretary: Robin May
robin.may@tap.com
Treasurer: Chris Teddy
christineteddy@centurytel.net
Ad Hoc/Council Rep: Chris Teddy*
Book Fair Pattie Faber
patricia_faber@countrywide.com
Debbie Fisher
cdfish@mchsi.com
Laurie Kingsley
kinglaurie@aol.com
Community Fundraisers: Susan Hartnagel
shartnagel@hotmail.com
Kim Deutchmann
greenqqs@hotmail.com
Fairview Fever Festival: Lisa Paten
lisapaten@gmail.com
Amy Pescalia
amynryan@centurytel.net
Holly Curtis
hchristinecurtis@hotmail.com
Sheila Chapman
sheila.chapman@mchsi.com
Jill Orr
orrjill@hotmail.com
Christine Simon
christinesimon@mchsi.com
Lachelle Crain
lachelle@mchsi.com
*Susan Hartnagel, Kim Deutchmann
5th Grade Party : Anne Orazio
boathenge@mchsi.com
Tracy Culley
mom2one_4@hotmail.com
Wendy Warnken Kvam
info@denice.com
Sherry Horsey
shorsey@mchsi.com
Rebecca Dykhouse
dykhouse3@gmail.com
*Robin May
Hospitality: Karen Elmore
kelmore@bjc.org
Helen Katz
mokatz@hotmail.com
Eva Vazquez
evazquez@columbia.k12.mo.us
Ice Cream Social: Karlan Seville
sevillek@missouri.edu
April Ravert
raverta@missouri.edu
Literacy Room: Shayne Alexaander
shaynealexander@centurytel.net
*Amy Pescalia, Tracy Culley
Media Center Vol. Coord.: Lisa Toler
mommyt@socket.net
Kim Pistole
kkacp@centurytel.net
Membership: Helen Katz
mokatz@hotmail.com
Whitney Gibbens
whitneyg@mchsi.com
Literacy Event: Alison Copeland
copelanda@missouri.edu
Lisa Monsees
lisamonsees@yahoo.com
Rebate Programs Coord.: Susan Offerdahl
offerdahl@centurytel.net
Reflections: Pam Mulholland
mulhollandp@health.missouri.edu
April Ravert
raverta@missouri.edu
Room Parent Coord.: Christine Simon
christinesimon@mchsi.com
School Supply Coord.: Sarah Grueber
gruebers@health.missouri.edu
Lisa Toler
mommyt@socket.net
Sportswear: Julie Wesley
juliewesley@realtor.com
*Lisa Paten, Lisa Hawkins
Staff Appreciation: Judy Irelan
judy.irelan.lfjd@statefarm.com
Elizabeth Hoffmann
ehoffmann@mchsi.com
*Susan Hartnagel, Holly Curtis, Jill Orr
Used Book Fairs: Mary Ann Daugherty
dartygang@cs.com
Jan Lenard
leonardlodge@gmail.com
*Chris Teddy
Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Reid
sreid@socket.net
Wellness: Lisa Monsees
lisamonsees@yahoo.com
Kristan Whelihan
kawhelihan@aol.com
Workroom: Mary Ann Daugherty
dartygang@cs.com
Yearbook: Gay Littekin
gaylitteken@centurytel.net
*Anissa Lockett

*Single names have e-mail addresses listed elsewhere on page

Meeting Minutes

This is the first entry into our new blog. I am going to use this space to catch up on some past meeting minutes. From this point forward, each meeting will have it's own space.

MINUTES
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY P.T.A. BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2008
Call to Order
PTA President Joyce Miller called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.. She thanked the members present for coming to the meeting. The following PTA Board Members were in attendance: Sheila Chapman, Kim Deutschmann, Pattie Faber, Debbie Fisher, Susan Hartnagel, Elizabeth Hoffmann, Robin May, Joyce Miller, Lisa Monsees, Judy Irelan, Lisa Paten, Amy Pescaglia, Christine Simon, Chris Teddy and Eva Vasquez.
Old Business
The minutes of the previous board meeting held Oct. 6, 2008 were approved.
Fairview PTA Treasurer’s Report was presented by Chris Teddy. Balance is $22,098.05. Profits from the FFF were down from last year, as expected.
III) New Business
Chairperson Reports
CCPTA: Chris Teddy did attend the MO PTA Convention. She recommended that we send someone to this convention in the future.
New Book Fair: Patti said she could use some additional volunteers on Wednesday afternoon to set up. Thursday and Friday are covered, although additional coverage could be used on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. She and the committee are providing a continental breakfast for teachers on Thursday morning as they preview the book fair.
Used Book Fair: Collections are going well and Jan Leonard can use help running the book fair on Thursday and Friday.
Bylaw Review: Chris Teddy reminded the board that this review is done every three years to update. To change our bylaws, it is necessary to present the changes to our general membership. There are some required changes due to MO PTA’s change in their by-laws, and these changes do not have to be approved by the general membership. The board approved the bylaw committee review changes.
Community Fundraisers: Susan Hartnaegal reminded the board that the Chevy’s fundraiser is next Tuesday, Nov. 18. Public relations efforts are underway to encourage participation. Thursday, Dec. 11, is Fairview’s Chuckie Cheese fundraiser. Students will get a sticker for 10 free tokens. Teachers get free merchandise for attending too.
Fairview Directory: They have been distributed.
Fairview Fever Festival: Board members involved with the FFF met earlier in the month to debrief for next year. Joyce thanked everyone for their tireless efforts.
Fifth Grade Party: no report
Hospitality: Helen Katz is taking care of the cake for DARE graduation. Eva is looking into the committee providing poinsettias for the offices in December.
Spring Ice Cream Social: Plans will begin after Christmas.
Literacy Room Coordinators: Media Center: Coverage is going well.
Membership:
READ-a-thon: The literacy event will be March 2-6 and further planning will occur after Christmas.
Rebate Programs: We were encouraged to keep participating in these programs.
Reflections: The theme for the MO PTA Reflections program is “Wow!” There will be a information blurb in the December newsletter. Packets will be sent home to students in the Thanksgiving Friday folders so they can work on them during the holidays. Submissions are due Jan. 16th.
Room Parent Coordinator: Christine reports that the Halloween parties went well. he will send out a packet to room parents with ideas for Valentine’s Day parties.
School Supplies: The contract has been signed and we were able to get the lowest possible price, even lower than last year. We will work on marketing the program to make sure our families know what a value it is and that it is not a fundraiser.
Sportswear: Lisa is considering pre-ordering merchandise next year. She has talked with other schools who do this and it seems to work well.
Staff Appreciation: Next Thursday, Nov. 20, is going to be Pie day, where staff will be treated to pies. Plans for December are tentatively for a cookie exchange. The committee will meet after Christmas to start work on Teacher Appreciation week.
Volunteer Coordinator – Susan Reid again reminded all of us to keep track of hours and turn them in.
Wellness: Lisa Monsees reported that the city’s estimate on the proposed Fitness Track is $20,000. She submitted a proposal to Dr. Jenson and is waiting for his response. She cannot estimate a timeline for his response, as it has already been three weeks.
Workroom Volunteer: Going well.
Yearbook –
B) Other Items of New Business
IV.) Remarks by Principal Mrs. Demoss
1.) Mrs. Demoss brought the idea of a digital timer/bookmark. The literacy coach thought it might be something that parents would be interested in. There is a possibility of selling them to parents for a small fundraiser.
2.) Teachers are ready for conferences.
3.) She was happy with the decision to dismiss school on Election Day, as there were more than 1,200 voters.
4.) There are two new wooden benches in the lobby purchased by retired Fairview teachers. 5.) They also purchased one for the playground.
Next Meeting and Adjournment
The next PTA Board Meeting will be held on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.