Thomas J. Watson Sr. PTA

General PTA Business Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:00am

TJW

Present: Karen Colapietro, Betsy Johnson, Melissa Heald, Holly Mayer, Melissa Sladish, MaryBeth Baird, Paulette Weston, Emily Regan

  1. Meeting called to order
  2. Committee Reports
  1. Enjoy the City fundraiser
  • These profits will be given to the PTA Booster Club to support field trips
  • This fundraiser will run during September
  • Enjoy the City added national coupons
  1. Summer Challenge
  • Students who participated will receive a Friendly’s coupon
  1. Playground Potluck
  • Is taking a year off! This was not well-attended last year and may be revisited in the future
  1. Box Tops Collection Contest
  • Made $500 when the contest ran for a month last year
  • Will run another contest this fall
  1. Homecoming
  • September 28th at 11:00am down Washington Avenue
  • Theme: Celebrating Endicott’s Heritage
  • Contact Karen if you have ideas/artifacts or can volunteer to help build the float or walk with the float
  1. Tiger of the Day
  • Will be a sticker sheet
  1. Tigers Just Win shirts
  • Shirts will continue to be kept in storage closets in school to have available for assemblies and field trips
  • PTA may be visiting classrooms for quick sizing at the beginning of the year
  • Budgeted for some additional shirts to be ordered if necessary
  1. Meet the Teacher Night
  • PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Let Karen know ( ) if you can run a table that will be signing up parents for PTA membership and selling TJW PTA calendars
  • Schedule of Meet the Teacher night will be sent home once the school year begins
  1. Mother/Son NERF Event
  • Friday, October 4th in TJW gym and outside on field (weather permitting)
  • Students should bring Nerf equipment and goggles are mandatory!
  • Students will be split into K-2 and 3-5 grade level groups
  • May be in conjunction with a Friendly’s fundraiser for the father/daughters to eat!
  • Contact Holly Mayer with any questions at
  1. Dick’s Open Parking
  • Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to park cars at CFJ- we have received $1,000because of our volunteers donating their time!
  1. Principal’s Report- Emily Regan
  1. Agendas/Student Handbooks
  • New school policies include: storebought-only goodies for holiday or birthday celebrations
  • May run a bat/glove/baseball donation drive throughout October and November (baseball play-offs and World Series) – more information to come
  • If teachers are interested in a volunteer in their classroom, let Emily know…Dick Testa runs a volunteer program to visit 1st through 4th grade classrooms about once a week for a half hour

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2013 AT 6:30PM IN TJW LIBRARY

PTA BUDGET WILL BE VOTED ON AT THIS MEETING

AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS: PTA MEETINGS WILL BE EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Meeting Adjourned 12:40pm

PTA Officers:

President: Karen Colapietro

VP: Betsy Johnson

Secretary: Melissa Heald

PTA Council Rep: Holly Mayer

Treasurer: Melissa Sladish

PTA Booster Club Officers:

President: Paulette Weston

VP: Mary Beth Baird

Secretary: Beth Dean

Treasurer: Holly Mayer