April PTO Meeting Notes

PTO Meeting on 4/17/23

 

Attending: Teri, Toby, Lisa, Joane, Taffy, Val

 

Bank accounts balances

Savings $4,020.69

$2,166.05

 

Staff appreciation– red carpet week – Reach out to parents to give them cards or a note to show our appreciation (VV will write a message for the parent update.)

We can also give an idea in email to get a starter for people to do something.

 Breakfast – do a signup genius for parents to donate items. Date: May 11 Thurs 7:30-8:15

Let’s also get them lanyards and do a lunch. Lisa will order lanyards or ask us to help her with it.

Chinese restaurant is closed on Tuesdays. So do Monday if possible.

*Ask Kelli to send us an order on Monday morning.

 

Bus company dance party on Fri 4/21 – Taffy has volunteers: Lexy, Teri, Krista – we have glowsticks! *We need to make sure Kelli will send out a reminder for this event 4k-5th grade. Taffy will get the rest of the items for concessions.

 

Camp Read A Lot June 2, Friday – Can we supply a candy or snack? Sure. We can also do popcorn. Lisa will reply to Johnna and let her know we will help with everything.

 

Graduation 6/7 – We will need a cake, VV will pick up a PNS cake that Joane will order. 10 grads + fam= a half sheet cake? Drinks: Hawaiian punch, sherbet (rainbow) pineapple juice, sprite, napkins, plates (Joane will order).

 

Honor roll – We used up the rest of the ice cream for the year for third quarter HR.

Joane will order donuts that morning (VV can pick up with cake). Same morning as graduation, 6/7.

 

Carnival – 11 stations needed. (Joane got bids but a lot are booked. We have Will’s Fun Events/Lake Geneva party rentals $2,800 +$150 fee insurance)

 

1-snack (ice cream truck? Kona ice possibly)

2- inflatables connect 4

3- inflatables bounce house

4- inflatables obstacle course (need to check if the little kids can climb it)

5- inflatables axe throwing

6-bingo

7-legos

8-pie in the face: McCormick - chalk

9-freeplay

10-3-legged race/tug of war

11-Racine Zoo

12-Twister/Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Open floor –

Joane will send the thank-you gift cards to Mrs Stephens and Holden Photography

 

Do we have anyone who wants to join the board?

Maybe Kelli could send out an all-school email on the Sunday before to get more parents involved.

We will put an item in the Parent Update to ask more parents to get involved. We could send out notes in the Parent Update to ask for helpers and also to share notes!