Erskine PTA Agenda
November 5, 2015 6:30 pm
Opening information:
· The meeting was called to order by Laurie Tauber, PTA President. (The minutes from the October 2015 meeting were approved).
Principal’s Report (Mrs. Zimmerman):
· 98% of Erskine families attended the recent conferences. Thank you for your support!
· Erskine is a SINA school: professional learning time is used to look at how Language Arts and Math tie into the Iowa Core and how we can meet the target.
Counselor’s Report (Mrs. Hall):
· Thanksgiving Food Drive-5th graders project. From November 9-20, we will be putting together baskets for families
· Giving Tree in December
Treasurer’s Report (Christine Shaw):
· Beginning balance: $35,368.50
· Ending balance: $33,328.82
Old Business (Laurie Tauber):
· New refrigerator for lounge was purchased and installed.
Committee Updates:
· Box Tops: Mrs. Lynn won the October competition. 522 box tops were collected. Keep collecting the box tops for Erskine!
· Hy-Vee Receipts (Tammy Millsap): Mrs. Aldershof’s class won for the October collection. 488 receipts were collected. Keep collecting receipts for Erskine!
· Target (Jennifer Patterson): $641.54; 47 people with RedCards.
· Student Directory (Angel West): Directories were passed out to students-They look great!
· Fall Family Fest : This event was well attended and was a lot of fun!
· Donuts with Dad (Jennifer Patterson): Overwhelming turnout of 300+ people! Muffins with Mom will be held in the spring for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students. Donuts with Dad may be held in November next year.
· Fall Clean-up (Laurie Tauber): There will be a clean-up in the spring as well
· Book Fair (Laurie Tauber): The book fair was a huge success! Total sales were $5,742.23 and we earned $2,871.12 in Scholastic dollars! We may have another book fair in the spring.
· Hospitality/Staff Dinner (Annette Rosendahl): Well attended!!
· Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Tammy Millsap): What a great turnout in pumpkins! 57 pumpkins were entered and there were 10 categories of winners.
New business:
· School store: Angel West will be volunteering to help out with the school store. Thank you Angel! The school store is open Friday’s before school for K-3rd grade and Friday’s during lunch for 4th-5th grade.
· Labels for Education (Jennifer Patterson): We are collecting these labels and there is a collection box in the lobby of Erskine. These labels are collected to earn money for Erskine.
· Erskine Extravaganza (Laurie Tauber): This event will be held on Saturday December 5th from 9:00-2:00. There will be 25 vendors/crafters. There will be a silent auction, bake sale, lunch as well as a visit from Santa. We are in need of volunteers for this event as a sign up will be coming out soon.
· Winter Party (Katie Cervantes & Christine Engel): The winter party will be held on Friday, January 29th from 5:30-7:30 pm
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30. Daycare will be provided!