End of School Year Activities:
May 29 - Civil War Encampment (9am-3pm)
June 4 - 4th grade Field trip to Nathan Hale Homestead
June 5 - Fifth Grade Sleepover (4pm)
June 9 - Volunteer Thank you breakfast PRS cafe (8:30am)
June 11 - Fifth Grade Celebration
****June 12 - Evening open house for all current and former students of Mrs. Hemp, so she can say good-bye. Happy Retirement!! ****
June 12 - orders due for scrip gift cards
June 16 - Tiger Time assembly (9:30am) and Base group picnic
June 17 - 4th/5th grade Field Day
June 18 - SWHS graduation
June 19 - Last day of school (1/2 day)
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Keep checking Friday folder notices.
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PTO Board members 2008-2009:
Tri-Presidents: Patty Albert, Teresa Twomey & Debbie Wing
Co-Vice Presidents: Lolly Howe & Kerry Avery
Treasurer: Julie Thompson
Corresponding Secretary: Linda Byrnes
Recording Secretary: Debbie Sackett
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<><><> Fundraiser Corner <><><>
*The Scrips gift card fundraiser is now up & running. Orders can be made via a form sent home in Friday folders. Pickup of the purchased gift cards can be done on Tuesday afternoons after 4:45pm. A list of all retailers that participate can be found at:
www.glscrip.com
You can also shop via a bank account deduction online. There is a $0.39 fee per transaction for the service. To learn more about this feature visit:
www.shopwithscrip.com
*Entertainment Coupon books are still available for $30 (remember the coupons don't expire until next fall!!) If you are interested please contact Karen Richards at enriched_printing@hotmail.com
*Cell phones and empty toner cartridges--Collect and turn them into cash for PRS. Just bring them into the front lobby and deposit them in the boxes provided. PRS gets $$ for each contribution you make.
*Box Tops--Continue to collect throughout the year and bring them into PRS.
http://www.boxtops4education.com/
*Geissler's Super Markets--Drop off your receipts over $35 in the collection box located in the Cafe and PRS will be reimbursed 5% of the total collected (beer & cigarette purchases excluded).
*Big Y--Education Express program helps PRS get equipment and supplies
http://www.bigy.com/education/edexp_sign_up.php
*Target Stores--PRS gets $$ every time you use your Target credit card for purchases. Sign up on Target's website.
*United Way--the PRS PTO is a non-profit organization. Please consider directing your paycheck deduction to our organization by specifying Philip R Smith School PTO on your donation form.
*Price Chopper--signup online or in the store now until February 2009 "Tools for schools program"
http://www2.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools/
<<<< As always we THANK YOU for your generous support of our school and activities through your fundraiser involvement>>>>
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Philip R. Smith PTO
April 16, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Teresa Twomey at 12:10 pm
In attendance
Board members: Teresa Twomey, Debbie Wing, Kerry Avery, and Lolly Howe; Principal Laura Stuart-Wonderlie; approximately 3 teachers and staff members; and several parents. A quorum was met.
Approval of Minutes
The March minutes were not present so they could not be approved.
Budget
No treasurer report.
Principal’s Report
Principal Laura Wonderlie discussed problems with the RAH Ice Cream Social/author event. Children at the event were disrespectful to the author. Parents were talking in the back of the gym. This shows that if parents can be disrespectful then children can also. We should keep evenings for social events only. Author talks are better during school hours. Also we should be reminding children to be aware that it is a school event and that they should act accordingly.
We will send Mrs. Desmond a card to welcome her back from her two week leave.
Set up a committee for the PRS 50th Year Celebration. Mrs. Wonderlie will head it up. We need members and we will send a flyer out soon.
New/Old Business
· Spring Carnival update- Lolly has 7 people for the dunk tank including Mrs. Wonderlie and Mrs. Acevedo. Kerry brought up the recycling toner and cell phone fundraiser. Slight amount of money raised. We will sign up for Jeanine Fundraising in the fall and sell dry food mix products so we will compy with the health and wellness policies. Also discussed the Jeopardy game fundraiser as a possible event for next year. Some other fundraising ideas were charging for the Student Directory by asking for a donation to the PRS PTO (approved by Mrs. Wonderlie; Pajama Day; Student/Teacher Talent Show; paper pads for PRS (Alfina Milluzzo to check this at Blue Wave printers); sell the 5th grade DVDE slide show; and to charge more for the 5th grade yearbooks.
· Box Tops money keeps on coming in! So far close to $2400, $858.00 coming in for last month. Also $564.00 in Geissler’s receipt money. Thank you Diane Miller and Darlene Hofmann.
· By-Law Committee to meet to revise the PRS By-laws. Discussed new members to the Board as possibly Diane Miller as one of the Tri-Presidents, Patty Albert as Secretary along with Darlene Hofmann, Jeanne Heslin with Julie Thompson as co –Treasurers.
· SCRIPS program—Jeanne Heslin said that the program will be in place for August at the start of the new school year (2010).
Next Meeting
June 11, 2009 at 12:00 p.m., Room 2
Motion to adjourn was made at 1:00 p.m. and was passed unanimously.
