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SLES PTA Meeting

✤ Back to School Night- September 24, 2015

Agenda

✤ September PTA Business

✤ Approval of June 2015 Meeting Minutes

✤ Budget approval for school year 2015-2016

✤ Nominate Jo Davis as 1st Vice President

✤ Overview of School year

✤ Fundraising

✤ Community Events

✤ Clubs

✤ Care and Share

✤ Volunteer Opportunities

September PTA Business

✤ Approval of June 2015 Meeting Minutes

✤ Approval of 2015 PTA Audit

✤ Approval of 2015-2016 PTA Budget

✤ Nominate Jo Davis as 1st Vice President

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Budget 2015-2016 Highlights

✤ $9K allocated to paying for classroom rugs, easels and horseshoe shaped tables

✤ $2K allocated to the Discovery Garden and special lesson plans to be crafted in an effort to utilize that space to the fullest

✤ $5K allocated to technology purchases

✤ $1K allocated for low-cost clubs expenses and transportation

Fundraising

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Rock ’n Run

✤ Organized by PTA volunteers - school keeps 100% of the proceeds

✤ Prizes will directly benefit the classrooms

✤ Goal= $40k✤ we raised approx. $50k

in 2013 and 2014

Rock ‘n Run Fundraiser

✤ Donations tracked via class donation sites, credit card/checks/cash accepted

✤ The competition is class based, and prizes earned are also class-based

✤ The more money we raise in this fall fundraiser, the less likely we will need to engage in any other fundraising for the year

Friday, Oct. 16– Teacher Led Pep

Rally

Oct 14-23 – Students Solicit Flat Donations

Friday. Oct 23 – Students run/walk to

music

Sample Donation Site

Rock ‘n Run

If you have not signed your Rock ’n Run waiver, please sign and turn into your teacher tomorrow!

✤All students will attend R’nR even if they are not allowed to participate, they will be in the “cheering section”.

✤All students will also receive a t-shirt

Rock ‘n Run 6th Grade

✤ RnR is the primary 6th grade fundraiser this year. 

✤ The 6th grade will raise money as a grade and earn their own set of 6th-grade specific prizes: Hemlock, t-shirts, lock-in, etc. 

✤ Spread the word that RnR is a 6th grade fundraiser this year!

Rock ‘n Run Sponsors

✤ Thank you to the following businesses/individuals who have already committed as Gold sponsors of our Rock 'n Run R-shirts

Ft. Hunt Sportsmen Association Fort Hunt Construction

Braswell Design and Build Lay 'n Go

Moore and Wright Tree Service Top it Off 

Carney and Associates Fort Hunt Animal Hospital

✤ Thank you also to our silver level sponsors - The Mount Vernon Gazette, El Paso Café and The Monogram Monkey and our bronze level sponsor Tracy Vitali/Coldwell Bank, Fort Hunt Pilates and The Chiropractic Associates Healia.  E-mail the PTA if you are interested in helping to sponsor Rock 'n Run.

Fundraising

✤ Innisbrook - get your orders in! Due date October 2, 2015✤ Washington's Green Grocer - sign up for fresh produce deliveries type in

Stratford Landing in the notes section✤ Giant, Target - register your cards so that Stratford benefits each time

you shop✤ Amazon- choose SLES PTA as your nonprofit and we will benefit every

time you shop!✤ TerraCycle - we collect empty juice pouches in the cafeteria and hope to

have some other special collections during the year✤ Box Tops/Labels for Education- special contests throughout the school

year✤ Spring Fling- we are looking for a chair✤ Please be on the look out for awards that your workplace may offer for

volunteering

Community Events

Storytelling Night

November 12th

✤ Chairs – Erica Parra, Kendra Gomlik✤ Children rotate through different themed reading

rooms every 10 minutes – Some themes include: Under the Sea, Patriotic, Fairy Tale, Space

✤ 5th& 6th graders to serve as “Ambassadors”✤ Volunteers needed for decoration, room monitoring

and storytelling. Please contact erica.i.parra@gmail.com 

✤ Parents can shop at the Book Fair during storytelling night.

Trash to Treasure Night

April 14th

✤ Chair – Liz Schroeder✤ Michelle Land (Art)

✤ turn trash into Upcycled Art✤ volunteers needed to help create and man stations

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee January 29th

✤ Need co-chairs✤ Co-chairs create flyers to create interest✤ Organize and host school-wide bee with panel of

teacher judges✤ Disseminate spelling lists (provided by county)✤ Organize winner to attend county wide bee in

March

Talent Show

March 10th✤ Chairs - Nicky & Steve McDonnell✤ Open to all students✤ Panel of judges✤ Tentatively scheduled to be held at Carl

Sandburg again✤ Ideas being accepted for how to incorporate

“multicultural” element ✤ Auditions – January 15th

Science Night

June 16th✤ Chairs –Kate Pennington and Amie Griffin✤ More of an educational evening✤ Need parent volunteers to have a ”STEAM-

themed” hands-on display – Science, Technology, Environment, Arts, Math

Clubs

✤ Roll-out of Clubs Guide

✤ Continuation of Online Registration – big thanks to Sharon Sydow for setting this up.

✤ Several clubs still have openings and clubs start in October

Care and Share

The purpose of the Care and Share program is to provide a safety net for school related needs to our most vulnerable and at-risk students. Examples of how this program and our community helps these students are:

✤ Back to school supplies

✤ Scholarships to clubs and extracurricular activities

✤ Emergency clothing support, particularly during the change of seasons

✤ Classroom Snacks

✤ Thanksgiving meal assistance

✤ Holiday wishes

Military Family Support Group

✤ MFSG has two missions. 

✤ The primary mission is to develop a spirit of community. Our group is a place to connect with other military families and provide emotional support and information through all phases of military life. At the meet ups we will provide relevant information for our military families from a variety of helpful sources. 

✤ The second mission is to help organize military events at our school like Veteran’s day and Month of the military child.

✤ Everyone is welcome. Active/Reserves/Retired

✤ Upcoming Events: 

✤ Welcome Coffee this coming Monday 28th 9am. Special presenters include the senior director of the Military Child Education Coalition for the national capital region and our local program manager of Blue Star Families. 

✤ - Veteran's Day Nov 11th (starts with flag raising)

Volunteer Opportunities

✤ Spelling Bee Co-chairs

✤ Grounds Chair

✤ Junior Achievement – need volunteers. Contact Beth Day for more information

✤ Parent Legislative Liaison – someone who can take the lead on providing information on legislation and help get the public involved

Thank you!