March 2017 Meeting Minutes

• Call meeting to order
• Introductions
• Approval of February minutes - Deater
• Treasure report - Mandy - Very light month, there were some refunds from the Dollar Store and the purchase of the padcaster.
• Teacher report - Mrs. Zocco, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Lamar - Science and Social studies night, great kick off to reading month today - we had NO snow days in February
• Principal report - Ms. Kent -  Academics report. The video from the padcaster equipment was AWESOME!! We got a green screen that came with, and we will add more to our supply.  A new green screen has been ordered and it will be much larger and will be more versatile. Thanks to PTO for getting that for us!! Our staff was amazing for the start of March is reading month.  We had a lot of special people in the building today to for celebrating.  Science night was a great success again.  If you would like to be a guest reader, let us know!  This is a big month for us.  Testing is all done for now.  
• Old Business:
  • Science fair
• New Business
  • Box tops - Maggie - Just submitted the last one, we should get around $330ish dollars.  It will be the last check we will get for the year.
  • Labels - Becky - We still have points, becky has a current catalog to pass on to Mr. Miller or whoever may need anything from it.
  • Shoparoo - Katie
  • Assembly ideas - Reading committee has an assembly picked out for March 17 that will incorporate March is reading month. $650 approved.
  • Spring book fair - Amber - March 13-17.  There will be a sign up sheet going around for anyone who will be able to help out.  For family night, we do not have any food or extras going, so we will just need a few people to help inside the book fair.  Family night is from 5:30 - 7:00.  We have been contacted about doing the BOGO book fair again this year.  We sold about $1500 last year from this event, is anyone interested in doing this again.  It is a little difficult scheduling this event??  Maybe we could run in over a couple days and do it during the daytime so everyone can get a chance to see it all?  Let’s do it!  Amber and Ms. Kent will get together and find a couple of options for dates.
  • Health & Fitness Day -
  • Field trips - This is floating along. Pass it on to the teachers!!
    • K went in the fall, they usually go to the Children’s Museum in the spring?
    • 1st - Usually goes to the zoo
    • 2nd - Howard Christensen nature center
    • 3rd - Fifth Third Ballpark education day in May - school kids day - the game will last 1.5 - 2 hours.  Phys ed style events on the side.  $8 per child for lawn seats packing their own lunch.  We have 3 classrooms, so they would need 2 buses. Either May 17 or 24.
    • 4th - Grand rapids public museum and School section lake schoolhouse
  • K team reading training - There is a reading training for K teachers, Mrs. Scheible and Mrs. Quinlan has already been through it. It involves some new teaching techniques, it goes through GVSU. It would be $150 per teacher and we would send 3 teachers.  This would be a great opportunity for our K teachers!  We approve!
  • Auto Owners - Science fair event
  • Mrs. Defever 2.0 beanbags and tippy stools - The third grade did a persuasive writing project and they really like the tippy stools and their beanbags need some refill beans.  They were asking us if we could fund those upgrades.  We can use some Scholastic dollars for some of those items!  We will get 6 new stools and we can get beans for anyone who needs them in all the classrooms.  The stand up desks are still going well too!
  • On March 17 there is an all day training at the University that would include 2 tool kits for them to use in Engineering projects in the classroom.  It is related to the women in Engineering event that we ran last year.  If there are any teachers that are interested it would be $598 for two teachers.  Anyone interested can talk to Angie Mishler.  Angie will pass on the info to Ms. Kent.
  • Is there any interest for our school in doing a 3D printer?  We would have to check with our tech guy to see, but it is something we would consider in the future. We will take any opportunity to get some new technology in our kids hands!!
  • Mrs. Lamar - Looking into getting some new instruments for the school.  Would love to have instruments that wouldn’t have to be shared between us and Brookside and have a cart to transport the instruments.  We definitely want to help out with this!!  
  • Teacher appreciation
  • 4th grade clap out is June 1st probably 1:45-2:45ish.

We need bus drivers!!! If you know anyone, pass it on!!

Next meeting is April 5.