1. Budget
-Treasurer,
Andrea Hayes went over our budget report for the 2016-2017 school year.
-Projected
38K income.
-No
teacher requests made this month.
2. Box tops
-New teacher incentives this year. The teacher will get a $50 voucher for every
$50 in box tops their classroom brings in. Every 3 months, teachers will get
their earned vouchers.
-For the months of September and
October, for every 10 box tops a student brings in they get an entry into a drawing
to win a tablet.
-There is a new Box Top for
Education app that allows you to earn more box top credits for your box tops.
By photographing your receipt in the app, you get between 1-4 more box top
credits along with the one you physically get on the packaging. Please try to
remember to download this on your phone if you are a box top collector.
3. VIP and VIP to Go
-Angie
Barcomb presented the VIP program. Every Wednesday from 9-11, parents are
invited to help stuff the Wednesday envelopes for the teachers and do other
requested work from teachers. They meet in the cafeteria. Staying the entire
two hours is not required. If you only have 15 or 20 minutes to spare, please
come. It will be so appreciated. Young children are welcome provided they are
somewhat quiet as they could be a distraction to students.
-Jen
Johnson is heading the VIP to Go program. For parents that want to help out but
are unable to come to the school, you may pick up projects from Jen outside the
school on Wednesday morning by the drop off zone.
-October
4th at 8:30am will be the first ATP meeting. Everyone is welcome.
ATP puts on the curriculum based Monster Math Night. They will be doing the
trunk or treat again this year so they will be looking for parents with
decorated trunks to participate in handing out candy. They are looking for an
older sports group/organization or club to man the trunks so the parents of the
trunks don’t have to stay by the cars and pass out candy and will be able to
participate with their children.
4. Maya Color Run
-Just
started a Facebook ad campaign to help promote the event. The Color Run and
Carnival will take place on Saturday, October 15. Race begins at 11am.
-Still
looking for sponsors. Let PTO know If you know of a business or organization
that may want to make a donation or to be involved in the carnival.
-If we
make 20K in donations the school will earn a dance.
5. Fall Craft Show
-The
craft show is completely booked and we are currently looking into the
possibility of adding more booths around the school to accommodate the 15
vendors that are still on the wait list. The craft show has already earned
$2,228.48 and is hoping to make at least $5K
-Set up
will be the night before, November 4th from 4-7. Volunteers will be
needed for this to measure and mark out the booth slots. Volunteers will also
be needed on the day of the event to work at the entry booth.
6. Maya Market
-Every
Friday in front of the school, students may purchase things from the school
store. It was decided that it will only sell non-food items. Candy and chips
that were purchased prior to the meeting will be sold during color run carnival
or given out as box top rewards.
7. Maya T-shirt Sales
- Order
forms were sent home Wednesday, September 14, 2016, in the Wednesday envelopes.
Order forms will be collected up to September 26
th or September 30
th
is the deadline for online orders
https://mayaangelou.itemorder.com
8. Restaurant Fundraising Ideas
-Papa John’s-the school picks a specific day.
That day, Maya gets a % of all the pizzas sold that night.
-Chuck E. Cheese- Comes to the
school to promote a specific night. If students come that night, they each get
10 extra tokens and the school earns 15% of pizzas sold that night.
9. Missoula Children’s Theater
-Will be putting on Aladdin
-Will still need to find
hotel/rooms for the theater directors.
-Scheduled the weekend after
Thanksgiving
Upcoming Dates:
First day of Chess
Club is Monday, October 3rd.
October 4th,
Maya Color Run assembly
