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PTO Meeting 2/5/19
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm Location: BES Library People present: Ali Dabica, Ali Gibson, Mara Urban, Elyssa Boisselle, Taryn Williams, Aurelia Urban 1.Welcome 2.Treasurer Update Elizabeth Lewis is no longer treasurer. Thank you Elizabeth! Seeking new treasurer. Talked about tasks, application, Elyssa Boisselle has offered. 3. Scholastic Book Fair Set up on Friday at 3pm. Fair starts Monday morning. Invites sent to teachers. Watch training videos Genius Sign up review Breakdown on 2/15/19 Woot woot. 4. Tennis Family Night PTO providing healthy snacks Lessons with 5/6 graders at BES-this is a celebration of their skills/work. Pizza,fruits,veggies,dessert Friday, February 8th 5. Parent Workshops The 7 C’s Building Blocks of Resilience. Staff Presentation One presentation and series: March or April? Holley Hall vs BES Mara will contact CSAC (Emmy and Jen P). Book after last week in March-last 3 weeks in April Secure a location in the school-Mara to email Jenni and Kevin, location in school for series 6. Box Top Competition Can we do this in March? Ali will inform classrooms. Decorate. Class with most box tops gets ice cream sundaes. 7. PTO Insurance/PTO Bylaws Voted to move forward with PTO insurance. Passed. 8. Plaque for the previous PTO Coming soon Thank you to previous PTO members. 9. Safety Task Force Update Informing townspeople of our concerns and how we are moving forward. Eric (highway department) will be attending. Ali and Ali to attending upcoming Thursday, February 7th meeting. 10. Bike & Walk & Roll Update Upcoming February 13, 2019 11. Aurelia Urban-Recess Request Aurelia Urban, 1st grader (Mrs. Scrodin) created a petition to get up to at least 1 hour of outside recess each day. Almost the entire school signed. Students are not getting enough movement...need sensory input for their bodies. Aurelia Urban, Taryn Williams, PTO members, possibly BES PT (name?) will set a meeting with Kevin Robinson to discuss next steps. Taryn will provide research. 12. Comments *Teacher/staff appreciation week *Fun Day *Ashley Wolfe *Look into Slack for communication of officers *Sensory walk, location, what is the custodial process (Taryn will take the lead), purchase cricket machine? *Prevent Child Abuse VT 13. Closing Next meeting: Tuesday, March 5th A warm hello from some new faces of the Friends of BES VT. The new officers are Alison DaBica, Ali Gibson, Elizabeth Lewis, and Meg Greenleaf. We are excited to be stepping into these roles and work together with you to support our children, the faculty and staff, and the school community as a whole! We would like to thank the previous group for paving the way and sharing some great information and feedback with us, and we invite everyone to become involved in any way that works for you. Becoming a member is easy (forms are available on the website as well as at meetings and events), and it gives you a voice and a vote at meetings. We’re kicking off the year with a rush of energy. We wrapped up the Great American fundraiser and will be heading into the wreath sale in mid-October. There are several opportunities for volunteers to lend a hand coming up, so please check out our table to the Open House, come to our next meeting, and become a member so you can get email updates on opportunities between meetings.
Important Dates: October 4, 6:00-6:30: Meeting in library (before Open House; babysitting provided) October 10: International Walk to School Day, and the Human School Bus October 18 - November 5: Wreath Sale October 24: Great American Fundraiser items arrive November 13, 6:00-7:00: Meeting in library (babysitting and refreshments provided) Find Us! Website: www.friendsofbesvt.org Facebook: Friends of BES VT Instagram: friendsofbesvt Email: FriendsofBESVT@gmail.com Phone: (802) 328-7700 |
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