Friday, April 16, 2010

Updates and March PTA Board Meeting Minutes

Just a couple of requests for help this week:
  • The Health Room is in dire need of girls' and boys' pants and shorts sizes 10 and up. If you have kids who are (or were!) that size, now is a good time to clean out clothes worn in cooler weather and last year's summer things! Bring those extras to the Health Room!
  • Also, the PTA was contacted by Lisa Peterson, a student at MU working on a project with the Columbia Art League. They are researching how Columbia parents choose summer camps, and why the Columbia Art League’s programs may or may not appeal to them. They have put together an online survey of questions. Parents who take the survey and fill out the contact information section at the bottom will be entered into a drawing to win a free camp session (1 week) for their child! You can find the survey here. The Columbia Art League offers Summer Art Camps for children ages 6-13. The camps are built to encourage kids and young artists to explore their creativity while receiving quality art instruction in downtown Columbia. Each week-long session has a different theme and runs Mon.-Fri., 9:00am-3:00pm. Camps begin June 14 and end August 13. The cost for non-CAL members is $175/week, $160 for CAL members.

    If you are interested in the Columbia Art League’s Summer Camps, a list of sessions and registration forms may be found online at www.cal.missouri.org , or call 573-443-8838 for more information.
  • Minutes from the March 8, 2010 PTA Board meeting are below. Have a great weekend!!

Fairview Elementary PTA Board Meeting Minutes

Monday, March 8, 2010

Present: Sheila Chapman, Susan Hartnagel, Jill Orr, Christine Simon, Debbie Fisher, Lisa Monsees, Judy Ireland, Kim Deutschmann, Diana DeMoss, Adrienne Patton

Minutes and Treasurer’s reports were approved.

CCPTA: Sheila circulated the document from CCPTA regarding support of the upcoming bond issue, all in attendance were in favor of Fairview PTA supporting it.

Book Fairs: Laurie reported via email that $5000 was the total from the Scholastic book fair and $280 was raised from the used book sale.

Community Fundraisers: Kim reported on Culver’s, haven’t received check from them, but expecting around $200. Will have a fundraiser at Noodle’s and Co. near the end of school.

Fifth Grade Party: Nothing yet.

Literacy/Media Center: Jill Orr suggested a donation of library book program in honor of a child’s birthday. Jill will get more information and report back.

Rebate Programs: Mrs. Patton reported the new equipment from the Box Tops program is here and will be on the playground as the warm weather approaches.

Reflections: Two Fairview winners have also won at the state competition and will be recognized at the April PTA general meeting and school assembly.

Room Parent Coordinator: Christine sent a survey to room parents to see how the new structure for class parties has worked this year. Jill Orr and Christine recently met to discuss Staff Appreciation week.

School Supplies: Lisa Toler will have information at Kindergarten Roundup. Sheila also mentioned a summer workbook program she will gather more information on.

Sportswear: Lisa Paten is working on the sale of gently used Fairview items for the Ice Cream Social in April.

Staff Appreciation: Judy reported on upcoming events for Staff Appreciation and Teacher Appreciation week. Items mentioned included a 5th grade breakfast for teachers and staff walk.

Wellness: Lisa reported they are working on the new playground project for the kindergarten playground. The Friday morning walk around the track will begin April 9th from 8:30-8:45 am. The walking mini-course has gone well, Walking School Bus has started up for the spring, and Walk to School Day is set for May 7th. Lisa also introduced the idea of a monthly event to promote wellness. She will present more information on this at an upcoming meeting.

Yearbook: Orders and money have come in.

Special Programs: Sheila said all of the field trips have been scheduled and the cost estimate is around $1800. Mrs. DeMoss gave a list of all field trips.

Kindergarten: Dairy Farm

1st Grade: TRYPS

2nd Grade: Runge Nature Center

3rd Grade: Kaleidoscope

4th: Capitol trip to Jefferson City

5th: Churchill Memorial

Mrs. Patton: Said the daily announcements are going well, be sure to let her know if you have an event or item to announce.

Mrs. DeMoss: Multicultural Night is Thursday, March 18th. Let her know if you can volunteer to help. Mini-courses are almost over and have gone well. 4th and 5th grade math contest is coming up and Thursday, June 3rd will be the 5th grade graduation at 6:30 pm. A draft calendar for the 2010-2011 is on the Columbia Public Schools website and the school board should be deciding the final day of school for this year. Kindergarten registration is scheduled for March 17th from 2:30-6:30 pm. Finally, MAP testing will begin the Tuesday after Spring Break.

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

April Announcements

Hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break this year! The signs of spring are beautiful right now, aren't they?
Less than two calendar months left of the school year, so things are getting busy. Here are your updates:
  • April 6-16: MAP Testing for 3, 4, and 5th graders. Grades 3 and 4 begin testing at 9:00 a.m. each day, and grade 5 starts at 10:00 a.m. Be sure to send your kiddos out the door with a health breakfast for brain power!
  • April 9: Fitness Friday. This will repeat each Friday... between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., students of all grades are invited to walk on the track. Parents are welcome!
  • April 20: Donuts with Dads. 7:45 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. in the cafeteria.
  • April 21: Administrative Professionals Day. Don't forget to say "thank you" to the school secretaries that help keep the school days organized!
  • April 26-30: School Walk for Diabetes. Information has been sent home about walking with your child during his/her PE class for the week. If you did not receive it, contact your child's teacher or the school office.
  • April 27: PTA/Choir Concert/School Ice Cream Social. The PTA meeting and choir concert begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the ice cream social from 7-8:30 p.m.
Looking ahead, please note that there has been a change in the school calendar. May 21st was previously set as a collaboration day for teachers for the entire day. It has now been changed to early release day - school will dismiss on May 21 at 1:15 p.m., rather than being out the entire day. The Last Day of School is now Friday, June 4, and school will dismiss that day at 1:15 p.m. as well. This is a change from the previously announced last day (Monday, June 7).