January PTO Minutes

January PTO Notes & News

Fundraising Update                                                                                             

▪ Amazon – If you shop on AMAZON please take an extra step and enter the site through the link on the PTO page.  The PTO will earn up to 15% of your purchases!  Please remember that you need to use this link each time you shop for the PTO to benefit.

▪ Red Barn Fundraiser - packets will be distributed January 21^st, orders due back February 3^rd and pick up on March 14. We earn $5 profit on each item sold.  If every family buys or sells 2 items, we will earn $5,000 for our spring grants program which funds things such as the visiting artist program, books, iPads, Kindles, classroom equipment and more!

▪ Red Wagon Plants Fundraiser - packets will be distributed March 28^th, orders due back April 11th and pick up on May 22nd

▪ Dynamic Dates – will take place March 7-14 with the winners being announced on March 17^th.

           

Help Wanted                                                                                                                      

▪ International Pot-Luck Dinner – January 24^th – help with set-up, clean-up and during the event. Contact Courtney Tharpe if you are able to help at ctharpe25@gmail.com

▪ Book Fair – February 10-14^th  - help needed during the school book fair.  Contact Kate Danforth if you are able to help at kate.danforth@gmail.com

▪ Get Out the Vote – March 3^rd - help e-mail/call SCS families reminding them to vote on March 4^th. Contact Courtney Tharpe if you are able to help at ctharpe25@gmail.com

▪ Bulletin Boards – help keep the boards updated with more information that is useful to the parents.  Contact Lisa Williams if you are interested in helping at lisawvt@hotmail.com

Highlights from Principals Report

▪ Discussed the burst pipe right before the holiday break.  Great flexibility to move around class’s and great thanks to the maintenance crew
▪ GeoBee: Josh Gamble was the overall winner and Emma Rosenau was the runner up
▪ Kids are out running around the circle at mid-day due to excessive ice on the playground. Thanks again for flexibility until the ice melts
▪ New memorials are in place to commemorate Trish Alden
▪ Fiddler on the Roof rehearsing for February 19^th and 20^th performances.
▪ FEED conducted a taste test of some wonderful vegetable/turkey soup that was created by students and FEED volunteers. 

Mark Your Calendars                                                                                                      

1/21 – Community Budget Forum @ 7:00 pm in Town Hall

1/22 – Speaker Series at Williston Central School - Parent in World of Computers, Video Games, Smartphones and Tablets from 6:30 – 8:00 pm

1/24 – International Pot-luck Dinner from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

1/29 – Parent Ed Night with Detective Nash - Keeping our Children Safe on the Internet @ 6:00 pm

2/3 – Red Barn Orders Due

Other Business                                                                                                       

▪ Winter Gear Drive – is still happening!  There is still a need for all sizes of winter gear.  Please drop off any gear you  may have in the bucket outside the front office

▪ Parent Survey – Last month to fill out the survey and the PTO needs your feedback! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5TSTHSL

▪ “Like” Shelburne Community School Facebook Page

We look forward to seeing you next month at the PTO meeting on February 11^th at 6:00 pm in the Alpha Space.  Pizza and Babysitting are provided!