Highland View PTO: Five Announcements! (Awesome!)

Hello Highland View Families!

I'll keep this short, so in chronological order:

1)  Don't forget, today (Friday May 29th) is Highland View Day at Chik-fil-A. Between 5:30 and 8:00, if you tell the person at the register you're with Highland View, Chik-fil-A will donate 10% of your total to the Highland View PTO!

2)  The Panther Track fitness sheets are due on Monday.  So make sure your student fills in those tracks and brings the sheet to school for their prize.  If the whole school turns in 300 or more sheets the whole school will get a treat, and if your student's classroom turns in the highest percentage of sheets, they'll get a prize too!  (300 sheets is almost 5000 hours of exercise!)

3)  Olympic Day is coming up June 8th!  Blue sheets should have come home with most students already.  Please return them and let Mrs. Muschinski know if you can help out, and if your student will be doing the Olympic Day fun run (emphasis on the FUN!)

4)  The Highland View Garden is fully planted (woohoo!) so please sign up to help keep it alive during summer.  If you can spare just a few minutes over one week this summer to make sure the garden stays watered, we can make sure the kids come back in September to a living growing green garden!  You can sign up here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-highland3 .  You can also see the criteria that'll be used to determine which school wins this year's garden contest!

5)  Highland View PTO is now a tax exempt organization!  That means that if you want to donate, or if you are making purchases for the PTO, no more taxes on it!  Contact us if you need more information.

That's all for now--thanks for reading this far!

Aleks Skibicki

Highland View PTO: High Interest Day Supplies (Please!)

Hello Highland View Families!

First:  Thanks to all the families that have signed up to bring High Interest Day supplies for our 3rd-5th graders this Friday!

Second:  There are still a few open spots, so if you haven't yet, please check out the list here:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-high1

VERY Appreciatively Yours,

The Highland View PTO

Highland View PTO: May meeting agenda (This Monday!)

Hello Highland View Families!
Here's some May trivia:  When there's a life-threatening emergency and you hear someone call "Mayday!" they're not referring to the month of May at all--the word they're using is actually derived from the french "M'aidez!" which means "Help me!"

And speaking of "M'aidez" we'll be talking about lots of ways to help at our meeting on Monday.  Here's the agenda!

Highland View PTO
Agenda 5-11-2015

1)  Call to order
2)  Approve/Amend Agenda
3)  Approve Minutes 4-20-15 (Attached)
4)  Treasurer’s Report
5)  Grant Committee Report
·    Nothing new to report
6)  Election of Officers for 2015-2016
·    Nominations from the floor (Article V Sec. A)
·    Vote (Ballot if contested, voice if uncontested)  
8)  Old Business
·    High Interest Day
·    Staff Appreciation Week
·    May Fitness Activity
·    Bruce Paprocki Distinguished Volunteer Award
·    Theresa West Scholarship
9)  New Business
·    Sample Day May 15
·    Read and Roll May 18
·    Olympic Day June 8
·    Known empty event coordinator positions
9)  Principal Time
10)  Announcements
·    GEF Celebration of Education
·    GEF Kickball Tournament
·    Chik-fil-A Highland View Day

Thanks!  Hope to see you there!  (Same bat-time, same bat-channel.  In the library at 6:00!)

Aleks Skibicki

Highland View PTO: May Need-To-Know's

Hello Highland View Families!

This Monday always makes me feel like a Jedi...I can tell people:  "May the 4th be with you!"

Moving along, there's a lot to know for May from Highland View.  The top three, in no particular order are:

1)  High Interest Day is almost here!  If you have a talent, hobby, activity, or career that you think the kids might like to learn about, and if you're free during the day on May 15th (Friday) there's still time to contact Christine with questions and to find out how you can share it with the kids.  (Please!)

If you just want to help out with some of the materials we need for High Interest Day, a sign up genius page is here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-high1

The cooking, and scrapbooking sessions are material-intensive and could use whatever you can help with!

2)  May is Fitness Month at Highland View!  I bet there have already been some panther tracks filled in for Highland View's May fitness activity!  On Thursday you should have received a "Get Your Panther Home" worksheet.  For every 30 minutes of activity, or 3 servings of fruits and vegetables your student gets in a day, fill in one track.  When all the tracks are filled in, return the sheet to school for a prize!  (We'll send the prizes home at the end of May.) Hopefully we can get 300 panthers home again for a nice treat on Olympic Day!

3)  Officer nominations for the PTO.  It was reported in the minutes sent out and posted back in April, but here's one more note that this month's PTO meeting will include election of officers for 2015-2016.  Nominated candidates are:  Aleks Skibicki (President), Chandra Comiskey (Vice President), Cheryl Kelly (Treasurer), and Shawn Schlieve (Secretary)

The meeting this month is May 11th, same Bat-time (6:00), same Bat-station (in the Highland View Library) see you there!

Aleks Skibicki

P.S.  Don't forget to get your tickets to the prestigious Celebration of Education event put on by the Greendale Education Foundation May 22nd.  Everyone who's anyone will be there!  (And you're someone, right?  Yup!  You sure are!)  Reply to this email and I'll get tickets to you.  Tickets are $35 apiece and the proceeds go to grants for our schools, teachers, and students.

Highland View PTO: Accidents happen...

Hello Highland View Families,

Accidents happen, and sometimes they even happen at school.  The PTO received a request from the office for  used size 4 through 7 pants, sweats and underwear for boys and girls (they have size 4 underwear for girls, but are in need of 5-7).

They try to keep a well stocked cabinet of spare clothes, but as the end of the year draws near, it's running low.  If you have anything for them, they would greatly appreciate it.  Just drop it off in the Highland View office when you can.

Thanks everyone!

Aleks Skibicki
Highland View PTO

Highland View PTO: Looking for you!

Hello Highland View Families!

I hope you had a chance to enjoy this amazing day.  How beautiful to see the sun again.  The flowers seem to appreciate it too.  Speaking of flowers, do you know what flowers grow on faces?  Two-lips!

(Sorry.)

1)  Moving on, the PTO is still looking for someone interested in volunteering to be PTO Treasurer next year.  The current treasurer has ensured a smooth transition, and will be available to help if needed.  If you're interested, or just have questions, reply to this email!

2)  The minutes for the April 20th meeting are now available on our website here.

4)  Know a great Highland View Volunteer?  There's only a little while left to send in a nomination letter for them to win this year's Bruce Paprocki Volunteer of Distinction award.  Send a letter with your name, the nominees name, and why you think they deserve the award to this email address, or to Mrs. Flater ASAP!

3)  Tickets for the Greendale Education Foundation "Celebration of Education" event held May 22nd at Boerner Botanical Gardens are now available.  Just reply to this email and I can get them to you.  They're the same price as previous years ($35 per ticket) and support the GEF which has provided over $300,000 in grants for Greendale schools, students, and teachers since 19999.

4)  If you're busy on May 22nd, you could instead find some friends and form a kickball team for the GEF First Annual Kickball Tournament August 8-9th during Village Days.  Teams can be 10-15 players, and are guaranteed at least 2 games.  Registration forms are available in the Highland View Office, or online here.   Registration is $200 per team before June 15th, and $220 after that.

Have a fantastic night!  See you at school!

Aleks Skibicki

PTO Minutes 4/20/2015

Highland View PTO

Minutes from Meeting on 4-20-2015

1)  Call to order at 6:02 in the Highland view Library
9 members in attendance
2)  Approved Agenda
3)  Approved Minutes from 3-9-2015 
4)  Treasurer’s Report was approved
      Treasurer passed along the amount of Battle of the Books reward certificates used.
5)  Grant Committee Report
· Mr. Bohlin $280.59
· 4th Grade Old World Wisconsin Trip $225
· Both request fit into the guidelines. The grant committee recommended approval of both. The PTO approved both. Mr. B was asked to make the purchase and submit receipt for reimbursement. He agreed.
6)  Bylaw Amendments
· Article III Section D approved by PTO
· Article V Section F was discussed and then approved by PTO
7)  Nominations Committee Report
· Additional Nominations requested
· Nominations committee is submitting a slate of:
Aleks Skibicki (Pres.), Chandra Comiskey (VP), Shawn Schlieve (Sec.), Cheryl Kelly (Treas.)
· Aleks was asked to seek a possible new treasurer; Cheryl Kelly has a smooth transition prepared if anyone is interested.
8)  Old Business
· Fun Fair there was not a representative from the committee. Both chairs will be stepping down next year. So we are looking for new energetic, idea-filled chairs for next year.
· It was stated that the raffle went a lot faster, possibly due to new method and less prizes. It was mentioned it seemed less congested, not necessarily due to lower attendance but possible less prize tables. All who attended had fun.
· Book Fair went well. Good Job!!
· Mrs. G Polar Plunge Expenses there was $46.77 remaining. PTO motioned to cover this addition. It was accepted.
9)  New Business
· High Interest Day. A discussion about possibly too many sports activities, it was decided it was ok. Tracy said there is not a need for waivers for the pet activity, and the hand massage is fine. There is still a need for a seamstress with a machine to help out. Aleks is checking with some seniors. Police participation is finalized. Fire department still needs to be finalized. Christine wasn’t sure if that would be too much as we already have two more activities then last year. It was decided it was not so she will call.  
· Staff Appreciation Week  A meeting Wednesday after school 3:30 p.m. A few ideas were brought up. Aleks will take to meeting.
· May fitness activity for the school, Panther tracks worked well last year. 300 children participated, prizes cost $160. Aleks will get the papers ready to do it again the year by April 30th.
· Healthy snacks for Badger testing PTO voted to allow $100 to purchase “cuties” for children before testing
· Nominations for Bruce Paprocki Volunteer Award being accepted
· Theresa West Scholarship Committee    Aleks will check with GHS guidance counselor for any applicants.
9b) Principal Report 
        4k Daddy day went well, looking forward to Mommy day May 8th
         Tornado drill was done statewide on Thursday now it is done for the year yaa!
         then the 5th grade
10)  Announcements
· School Garden Info Meeting Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Trophy will be presented
· GEF Celebration of Education May 22 tickets $35.00
· GEF Kickball Tournament
August 8 5th grade and below
August 9 parent/staff
$200 per team 10-20 players pamphlet of rules in office
PTO approved to pay for a staff team from Highland View

Alison B. mentioned the read and roll box is still missing.

Meeting Adjourned approximately at 7:15p.m.