A. Christina Ratkewitch Motioned to Approve the Minutes

McVey PTA Meeting October 10, 2017 7:00 pm

I. Welcome a. Pledge of Allegiance II. Approval of Minutes a. Christina Ratkewitch motioned to approve the minutes b. Danica Valentine seconded the motion III. Mrs. Dunne’s Principal’s Report a. Ms. Kay climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and raised $8,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society a.i. McVey featured in K98.3 b. Ms. Safren’s art work featured in an exhibit in South Korea b.i. All of her art pieces that were exhibited were sold c. Get Smart Show c.i. Featured LIVE through Skype d. Family Fun Games for Math d.i. Focus is on deep practice d.ii. Multi dimensional thinking e. Lockdown Drill; everything went smoothly f. Unity Day g. Character Ed Day g.i. Kindness & Empathy IV. Mr. Comer V. Dr. Card a. Parent/School Connection is very important b. Salisbury is an open place; anyone is always welcome to contact his office c. Increasing digital footprint; FB, instagram, twitter VI. President’s Report a. Reflections a.i. Everyone received the requirements for the project b. Modells; almost finished c. McVey 5K c.i. Strollers OK to bring d. PTA Excellence d.i. There are 3 requirements d.ii. We got this! e. By George e.i. It has been laid out e.ii. Please send in articles if you have f. Ratkewitch Agency f.i. Donated the Signs around the outside of the school g. Wellness Walk g.i. October 25 g.ii. Need volunteers at corners h. Amazon Smile h.i. Ongoing, please remember to use when shopping i. Pictures i.i. Went well i.ii. Retake, Wednesday November 8, 2017 j. Halloween Howl j.i. Huge event, need all the helpers we can get j.ii. Food, games, face painting j.iii. Bring money for raffles j.iv. NO SIBLINGS that don’t go to McVey k. Spooky Walk k.i. Set Up October 21, 9 am in the APR l. Membership l.i. We have 450 and need 505 m. Pumpkin Patch m.i. Kindergarten event n. Book Fair n.i. Don’t forget to send money with your child o. Fall Fundraiser o.i. Some nice things in the Miss. Chocolate Book p. Kids Stuff Book p.i. Coupon Book p.ii. Next year we should aim for a digital book q. Cultural Arts q.i. Zumba for Kids during wellness week q.ii. Circus every other year r. Founders Day r.i. Ongoing, send in letters by Oct 20 r.ii. Community members who have gone above and beyond s. Box tops s.i. Andrew Schwartz: Please send them in. s.ii. Made over $1,500 last year with box tops s.iii. Someone to potentially take over s.iv. Download the App t. Access and Curriculum t.i. Singapore math program t.i.1. Great program that has shown success t.i.2. Aligned with standards t.i.3. Teachers have workshops with this new program t.ii. November 15 Access Workshop at Campo Center u. Bake Sale u.i. Tuesday, November 7, 2017 u.ii. Drop off at 7am the day of, or the evening before v. 5th Grade Committee v.i. Pie Sale to be delivered the week of Thanksgiving v.ii. Lollipops and Pencils w. Safety and Transportation w.i. Any way to find out if buses will be late? w.ii. The buses have a window of 10 minutes to arrive; and it takes about 10 minutes for a Connect Ed to go out; and it goes out to the whole building. w.iii. Posting on Facebook PTA page VII. Raffle Winners a. Mrs. Primrose b. Mrs. Sabowitz c. Mrs. Lends