P.T.O. Minutes
August 24, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m.
The minutes from the May meeting was read. Jeanne made a motion to approve the minutes and Anita seconded.
Anita announced that we have roughly $4,000.000 in the bank. Due to her moving, she did not have the treasure book available.
Under principals report, Mrs. Webster talked about an author coming to the school. We will be piggy-backing with Augusta school to make it more affordable. It will cost us roughly $600.00 and Mrs. Webster thinks that includes lodging and plane ticket. She asked if PTO would donate some money to cover some of the cost. Christie said PTO would donate $200.00. Heather made a motion to donate $200.00 and Mary seconded it. Motion carried. Mrs. Webster also mentioned that the kids will be designing t-shirts with the FARM theme. She is checking on the cost of color printing. We will need to order around 300 shirts for the students, plus any additional for family members. We will be ordering around October and asked to keep in the back of our mind if PTO could donate money for this.
In old business, we discussed the dates for the upcoming events PTO planned for the 2015/2016 school year. Christie will be contacting Lori Turners husband to inquire about a grant to replace the tire chips on the playground. We received our first check from Dillon's rewards and it was between $130.00-$160.00. The sensory cubes for Mrs. Hodges room was purchased and she received them. Mrs. Bottoms brought her worm farm in to show us. She discussed how many standards she can meet by having the worm farm.
In new business, we talked about our fall fundraiser. We did sign a one year contract with JT Enterprises. PTO thought about having a float on Saturday night for the Harvest Home Festival. We could gather kids who would want to ride on it. Bill Bowman would drive the tractor and wagon and Jeanne would donate the hay. Also for the festival, we could rent a booth for $20.00 and host a bake sale. We could have sign-ups and have several people working the event. Nothing was decided on this. We do have a new facebook page called "Bluestem PTO." Mr. Lovesee said to send him the URL so he can link it on the website. Christie wants to work on getting a mission statement since we cannot currently find one. We watched a video on spirit monkey sticks. They are used as rewards and kids can earn them. The first order must be at least $400/00. Christie will have more information on them in September.
In teacher requests, Mrs. Bottoms requested approximately six stuffed chickens for her classroom. She is using them to where the kids get the hands on experience of real life events. She looked at amazon and they were approximately $6.00 each. PTO said they would look into the cost and get back with her.
Meeting adjourned at 7:08 PM.
Bluestem PTO Minutes
September 15, 2014
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. The August minutes were approved after spelling corrections were made. Anita Wiening gave the treasurer’s report. A motion was made by Crisanne to postpone passing the treasurer’s report pending the exact amount of money spent on the fall Open House be recorded.
3. Old Business: Amber Couey presented prices for a T-shirt fundraiser. The price of the T-shirts was determined to be too high. Crisanne had not heard back yet about the Food Fun, and Fitness grant. Additional changes were made to the PTO by-laws. A motion was made to postpone final approval until the next PTO meeting.
4. New Business: Patrons asked when Title Night would be, who would be serving the meal, and who would be the guest speaker. Marie Masterson replied that the Title Family Night was scheduled for October 28, 2014, chili and cinnamon rolls would be served, by volunteers, and that the guest speaker would be Lindsey Yankey a Bluestem Alumni.
5. Mrs. Webster had nothing new to report to PTO. There were no teachers’ requests presented this month.
6. Meeting adjourned 7:22pm.
Bluestem PTO Minutes
August 18, 2014
1. PTO President Amber Couey called the meeting to order at 6:30pm and introduced Anita Wiening as treasurer and Marie Masterson as Vice President/Secretary.
2. Crisanne made a motion to approve May 2014’s minutes and treasure report pending the amount spent on open house be changed. The motion was seconded by Peggy and passed.
3. Old Business
Fall Fundraiser: The pros and cons of having a candy bar flyer included in this year’s fall fundraiser were discussed. The majority opinion leaned toward including a candy bar flyer in the fall fundraiser. Providing a healthy snack after the big bash event in December was discussed and a final decision was tabled until November.
Open house was discussed with lots of positive feed back on how the event went. The classroom teacher’s party lists were available for parents to sign.
A motion was made and seconded to pass the 2013-2014 Bluestem PTO By-Laws with the following changes. The date be changed to reflect the current school year, and that Article VI , Section 6 state that PTO officers be able to vote individually instead of having one collective vote.
4 New Business
A decision on whether or not to have a spring fundraiser was tabled until after the fall fundraiser totals come in.
Other types of fundraising ideas were discussed including; T-shirt sales, Target cash back, and Pizza Hut, McDonalds, and Sonic nights. A decision was made to explore T-shirt sale options more closely and to speak to Mr. Wallis about Booster Club items already available.
How to better promote PTO was discussed, and a decision was made to make a website and post a link on the school web page.
5. Principals Report. Mrs. Webster felt the school year has started off well with our school ‘s enrollment up from last year,
6. Teacher/Parent request(s) A motion was made by Jodie to co-sponsor a Family Food, Fun, and Fitness Event Grant with Box Top funds for $250.00. The motion was seconded by Peggy and passed.
7. Meeting Adjourned at 7:38pm
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Bluestem Elementary PTO Minutes December 8, 2014
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:32pm.
2. The treasury report was postponed until January. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Bluestem Elementary PTO Minutes from November. Motion passed.
3. Amber reported that it was possible for the Bluestem Elementary PTO to have a debit card. However, the debit card could not be “loaded” like a pre-paid credit card. After further discussion it was decided that Bluestem Elementary PTO would get a debit card. It was decided that no snacks would be provided at the Big Bash because it might make students ill. Participants at the PTO meeting all helped fill snack bags in preparation for craft day.
4. Mrs. Webster reported that the 5th grade Dare Culmination was December 8th at 7:00 if anyone wanted to attend. Also, Big Idea would be here on December 10th, at 8:00a.m. in the gymnasium.
5. A motion was made and seconded that PTO would help pay for Mrs.Stierwalt’s class pizza party in the amount of $125. Motion passed.
6. Meeting adjourned at 6:55pm
August 18, 2014
1. PTO President Amber Couey called the meeting to order at 6:30pm and introduced Anita Wiening as treasurer and Marie Masterson as Vice President/Secretary.
2. Crisanne made a motion to approve May 2014’s minutes and treasure report pending the amount spent on open house be changed. The motion was seconded by Peggy and passed.
3. Old Business
Fall Fundraiser: The pros and cons of having a candy bar flyer included in this year’s fall fundraiser were discussed. The majority opinion leaned toward including a candy bar flyer in the fall fundraiser. Providing a healthy snack after the big bash event in December was discussed and a final decision was tabled until November.
Open house was discussed with lots of positive feed back on how the event went. The classroom teacher’s party lists were available for parents to sign.
A motion was made and seconded to pass the 2013-2014 Bluestem PTO By-Laws with the following changes. The date be changed to reflect the current school year, and that Article VI , Section 6 state that PTO officers be able to vote individually instead of having one collective vote.
4 New Business
A decision on whether or not to have a spring fundraiser was tabled until after the fall fundraiser totals come in.
Other types of fundraising ideas were discussed including; T-shirt sales, Target cash back, and Pizza Hut, McDonalds, and Sonic nights. A decision was made to explore T-shirt sale options more closely and to speak to Mr. Wallis about Booster Club items already available.
How to better promote PTO was discussed, and a decision was made to make a website and post a link on the school web page.
5. Principals Report. Mrs. Webster felt the school year has started off well with our school ‘s enrollment up from last year,
6. Teacher/Parent request(s) A motion was made by Jodie to co-sponsor a Family Food, Fun, and Fitness Event Grant with Box Top funds for $250.00. The motion was seconded by Peggy and passed.
7. Meeting Adjourned at 7:38pm
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Bluestem Elementary PTO Minutes December 8, 2014
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:32pm.
2. The treasury report was postponed until January. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Bluestem Elementary PTO Minutes from November. Motion passed.
3. Amber reported that it was possible for the Bluestem Elementary PTO to have a debit card. However, the debit card could not be “loaded” like a pre-paid credit card. After further discussion it was decided that Bluestem Elementary PTO would get a debit card. It was decided that no snacks would be provided at the Big Bash because it might make students ill. Participants at the PTO meeting all helped fill snack bags in preparation for craft day.
4. Mrs. Webster reported that the 5th grade Dare Culmination was December 8th at 7:00 if anyone wanted to attend. Also, Big Idea would be here on December 10th, at 8:00a.m. in the gymnasium.
5. A motion was made and seconded that PTO would help pay for Mrs.Stierwalt’s class pizza party in the amount of $125. Motion passed.
6. Meeting adjourned at 6:55pm