JLES PTA Meeting

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

Minutes

  1. Opening – Hazel Keating, PTA President
  2. Meeting called to order at 7:04pm& presence of a quorum noted (25)
  1. Minutes – Wanda Flinn, PTA Secretary
  2. Attendance/sign-in sheet pointed out & everyone reminded to sign in
  3. Minutes from the March meetinghave been posted on the PTA website. No corrections/additions so the meeting minutes stand approved.
  1. Principal’s Report – Mrs. Carole Sample
  2. 4th grade teachers were thanked for coming
  3. Curriculum Adoption PowerPoint presented, reviewing the new Curriculum that will be phased in over the next 3 years. More info will be available on the MCPS website (
  1. President’s Report – Hazel Keating
  2. Treasurer’s Report – Shelly Greenfest
  3. Current finances update
  4. If you chair an event and you get/ give donations for it, please let the PTA know so they can include it when planning the following year’s budget
  5. Please turn in receipts as soon as possible
  6. 2nd VP Report – Jenny Robertson
  7. Reminder to please sign the volunteer hours sheet that was passed around, or email your total to her
  8. Volunteer awards
  9. Volunteer of the Year & Jag for Life
  10. Please submit nominations
  11. VP Fundraising – Jen Legge
  12. Silent Auction at Jagfest—A Sign up Genius has been set up with list of businesses to solicit for donations. Please sign up!
  1. Committee Reports – Stacy Kravitz, 1st VP
  2. Thank you’s
  3. Read Aloud Week- Whitney Luther, Jaimee Gniadek
  4. Eat the Rainbow – Amy Fenzel & lunch time volunteers
  5. Winner of participation contest was 2nd grade
  6. Contest prize: class Smoothie party
  7. STEM Night – Stacy Kravitz; all who participated, including families, kids, girl scout troops & leaders, and local professionals/ companies
  8. The event was a huge success so we will have it again next year
  9. A chairperson will be needed for next year, but lots of help is available
  10. Kindergarten Orientation – Jennie Ro & Sarah Cornner
  11. May 29 Community Night Out--Tulasi
  12. Outdoor Classroom/Beautification Day
  13. Thank you to Carolyn Silveyfor getting the area ready for Audubon classes and spring lessons
  14. Waste Free lunch Day helped to celebrate Earth Day
  15. Congratulations for recertification of Green School status!
  16. Nature Everywhere for Kindergarten
  17. Newsletter – Melissa Wright (final newsletter coming soon)
  1. Promotions – CarolynSilveyKatiePastrick
  2. Box Tops
  3. Final Collection for the year May 7-25
  4. Pacman theme
  5. Winning classes gets mini-Bundtlets from Nothing Bundt Cakes
  6. Fliers and collection sheets going home early May
  7. JLES recently received a $544 check from the Harris Teeter program and the PTA received $3651 from Giant
  8. Staff Appreciation Week, May 7-11--Kelly Tyree Chrissy Spano
  9. Sundayevening:students can come to the school and use sidewalk chalk to decorate the front entrance sidewalk with notes of thanks and appreciation to the JLES staff
  10. Monday:each staff member gets a personalized glass mason jar mug filled with lemonade packets, reusable straw, and yellow candies.
  11. Tuesday:Chik Fil A luncheon
  12. Wednesday: breakfast
  13. Thursday: Nacho Bar
  14. Friday:each staff member gets a gift card in their mailbox
  15. Thanks to everyone whodonated items and gift cards
  16. Jagfest-- Annette Roberts
  17. Friday, June 1
  18. Sign-up for SSL volunteers coming
  19. Book Fair for fall ’18-- Whitney Luther/Carolyn Silvey
  20. October 2-9, 2018
  21. Need people to volunteer, especially cashiers and help with Family Night & the Poster Contest
  22. Upcoming events:
  23. 5/16: Spring Concert for 4th/5th chorus and band
  24. 5/23, 9:30-11:00am: Volunteer Tea, hosted by the 3rd grade teachers
  1. New Business & Discussion – Hazel Keating, PTA President
  2. Election of Executive Board for 2017-2018
  3. President – Jen Legge

1st VP – Stacy Kravitz

VP Fundraising – unfilled

Secretary – Wanda Flinn

Treasurer – Annette Golub

Financial Secretary--Jane Mugrage

  1. New Board approved with 40 yea’s and 0 nays
  1. Vacant Committee Chairs for 2017-2018—StacyKravitz
  2. Yearbook Chair especially needed
  3. Proposal to fund 4th Grade students to attend the MAEOE Green School Awards on 5/31
  4. Proposed amount: $780, to cover half the cost of buses to go to Green Schools Youth Summit $2/person entry fee—proposal presented by Carolyn Silvey
  5. Occurs once every 4 years
  6. Approved with 40 yea’s and 0 nay’s
  7. Follow-up proposal: Use $500 of last year’s $1500 PTA donation to the school to put toward the Green School Awards trip
  8. Advocated by Ms. Sample
  9. Approved with 40 yea’s and 0 nay’s
  1. 4th grade Expectations, 5th Grade Farwell—Carolyn Silvey
  2. June 6 at 7pm at QOHS
  3. Sign up Genius coming soon
  1. Concern brought up by Jen Legge regarding allowing electronics on 4th/5th field trips. Ms. Sample will send out a survey to 4th grade parents to get their opinion on the matter.
  1. Adjournment at8:23pm– Hazel Keating, PTA President

The next PTA meeting is Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.