Have a Happy and Healthy School Year!

2011-2012 PTA Agenda

A Year in Review

Food/Gift Card Drive

• Hurricane Irene/TS Lee• Families affected by the Hurricane/TS• Non-perishable foods and gift cards• Gift Cards to teachers then to PTA• Asking for business donations also• Bloomsbury Methodist Church is also helping• Will end Sept. 30th

• Thank you for your help!

Have a Happy and Healthy School Year

• Programs geared towards promoting healthy lifestyle choices

• Class initiatives K-4 and 5-8

• School lunches

• More physical activities

• Programs on Bullying and Stranger Danger

• Parental Involvement

Parental Involvement

• You are the role models

• Simple changes go a long way

• Increase physical activity

• Decrease TV/video games/computer time

• Have your own family fun night

• Participate in the Whoa! Slow! Go! at home

Fundraisers

• Condensing the fundraisers or focusing on the ones that generate big revenue

• Not sure how fundraisers are going to be with the economy

• Need to budget carefully

Month by Month Guide

All input from the membership is greatly appreciated!

September

• Welcome Back Breakfast for Staff

• Small thank you gifts• Start thinking about Tricky

Tray• Think about Fall

Fundraisers – $$ for Gold, Spirit Wear, Take home fundraiser

• Zumba Class• Walk across America with

Mr. Wells

October

• Taubenslag – no admission charge – donation table – cont. to sell pictures

• Red Ribbon Week – more details next slide• Make a Difference Day/Week – more

details next slide• Pumpkin Seed contest • First PTA Dance• Classroom initiative begins

October

• Red Ribbon Week – Purchase a this packet

that can be handed out

$70.

Programs about cyber

bullying and bullying for

students and parents

October

• Make a Difference Day (change to week)

• Purchase these bracelets and give to teachers to hand out when they see students doing something good.

• On the spot recognition

• Cost $99 for 100

November

• Bylaws renewal is due 11/13/11

• Bake Sale

• Reflections

December

• Holiday Shoppe (still open for chair)

• Poinsettia Sale• Giant Stocking Raffle• Winter Party• Ornament Swap

Ornament Swap

• Bring one ornament (max. $10) wrapped – Not tagged

• Pick numbers out of hat• First person picks ornament, second person can

pick an ornament or take an ornament that has been previously opened, and so forth

• Bring some sort of finger dessert for swapping

January

• Family Fun Night (Dance contest, Hula Hoop contest, Jump Rope contest)

• Begin scholarship planning

Chair positions still available for Scholarships

and Family Fun Night

February

• Founder’s Day Dinner• PTA Valentine’s

Dance• Valentine’s Party

March

• Dr. Seuss Night

• Blood Drive

• Tricky Tray – end of March. First to do in area and not competing with other organizations. People want to get out after long winter.

April

• Earth Day – need ideas

• School Elections

• Administrative Day

• Spring Fundraiser – need ideas

May

• Field Day (shirts and Icees)

• Teacher Appreciation Week

• Nurse’s Week

• Schoolkidz

June

• Scholarships

• Year End Staff Luncheon

• Ice Cream Social –

2 days with some physical activities included – done by Hospitality Committee

• Graduation

• Class winners of Healthy initiative

Additions

• Participate in Day of Play sponsored by NICK. Held in Washington, DC. Could do our own and see if another organization would like to participate.

More Additions

• Whoa! Slow! And Go! initiative.

• Applied for grant• Poster in cafeteria • Discusses what foods

are special occasion, moderation and eat more of.

Convention

• Now in Bridgewater, NJ

• 2 Delegates

• PTA will pay for 2 delegates $50/day/person

• Floor is open for nominees for delegates

• Will vote in Oct.

• Any one is welcome to attend

Open Chairs

• If you are interested in any of the open chairs, please see any board member

• We need your help!

Committee Chairs

• Please make some sort of guideline for your committee by the end of the year

• Assist the next chair in taking over the committee

• Also assists with consistency

• If you continue to chair the committee, at some point make a guideline

Discussion

• Floor open for discussion