Little Harbour PTA

Meeting Minutes

Date: January 11, 2016

Attendees: Libby Giordano – President, Aimee Raymond – Vice President,

Heather Franas – Secretary, Denise Croteau – Treasurer, Kate Arruda - Teacher Liason

Kaarin Milne - Parent

Absent: Charlie Grossman - Principal

1.Call meeting to order

  1. Approval of the Nov. meeting minutes
  2. Libby Giordano motioned to approve November meeting minutes. Aimee Raymond Seconded. All in favor. Minutes approved
  3. Margarita’s Night –
  4. Tuesday January 19th 4 – 11:00pm
  5. Taco Tuesday – All you can Eat
  6. Call ahead seating
  7. 50/50 Raffle
  8. Spaghetti Supper / Silent Auction
  9. Traci Melchoir / Adam Ruedig / Amy – Auction Chairs
  10. *** NEED VOLUNTEERS***
  11. Katheen Slover – Kitchen/Food Chair
  12. Ashlie Peters / Lauren Greenwald – 5th Grade Coordinators
  13. Meegan Scrietto / Jodi Foster – Hosts
  14. Winter Dance / Camp Expo / ESOL Dinner – Jan 28th
  15. Possibly Change Date?
  16. Not able due to Auditorium conflict.
  17. Keep date and ESOL Dinner update.
  18. Oranges and Water per Libby Giordano
  19. Camps update: SPCA want to bring animal?
  20. Valentine’s Day celebration needs?
  21. Friendship grams by 4th grade. All set
  22. Lice Kits
  23. Approved for purchase to distribute to School Nurse
  24. Contact Christine Riddle for purchase of 24 Kits
  25. HARLEM WIZARDS – April 1st.
  26. Time: 6:00 – 8:15
  27. Save the Date to come Soon
  28. Then Sign Up Genius for Volunteer recruitment across all schools.
  29. Security covered
  30. Dodgeball Tournament
  31. Huge success last year
  32. Schedule After Spaghetti Supper
  33. Date / Time TBD
  34. Artist in Residence
  35. Junk to Funk – Anti bullying campaign
  36. NO Tigers Anti-Bullying this year
  37. In House Feb 2 – 12 with performance assemblies 11th and 12th.
  38. Art to Remember
  39. Not participating this year
  40. Not part of curriculum in ART class, and so ART quality is poor.
  41. Benefits from fundraising do not warrant time.
  42. Treasurer’s Report
  43. – See Attached -
  1. Secretary’s Report
  2. District PTA Creation and Mission
  3. LHS, NFS, Dondero PTA/PTO Boards have come together to create a Portsmouth District Elementary School PTA/PTO.
  4. Major reason was to Host Harlem Wizards together, and has since become a great idea to continue as a recognized group.
  5. Benefits each school as we can pool resources from the community, get ideas of what works and doesn’t work throughout the district, and able to host larger fundraising events that benefit all elementary schools.
  6. Discussed need to have legitimate bylaws, mission for protections against possible liabilities.
  7. Libby Giordano to contact NHPTA representative to understand better our options and if this can be officially recognized.
  8. Aimee Raymond suggested a way to possibly organize District PTA/O leadership roles throughout the years.
  9. VP from each board hosts meeting, rotating throughout the school year based on number of meetings - one a month depending on event activity
  10. Extra Monies from 2014-2015 PTA Budget
  11. Understanding that a new ChromeBook cart would be the best resource for the surplus.
  12. Teacher Liason – Kate Arruda to send out a Survey Monkey to the LHS teachers asking if this would benefit them, or would another options work best.
  13. NH Primary Bake Sale – Feb. 9th
  14. Libby to get details from School about whether there is a closed day?
  15. Update: Yes, there is School
  16. Easy fundraiser to do.
  17. November Bake Sale went well
  18. LHS Movie Night – Community Event
  19. Have the contract to send for licensing.
  20. NEED COMMITTEE CHAIR – to head up process.
  21. All other Schools are doing this and making it happen.
  22. NOT a fundraiser / Community Event.
  23. Meeting adjourned