September 9th Meeting Minutes

Highland View PTO

September 09, 2013

Minutes

Thirteen individuals were in attendance (including Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Flater).

Aleks Skibicki welcomed members and asked everyone to introduce themselves.

The minutes of June 10, 2013 were approved.

The treasurer’s report was approved.

Report of Past Projects/Events

Village Days: Jason Patzfahl noted that the booth was well received.  There are still prizes leftover.  We will also look into prize donations for the 2014 booth.  The games at the booth were spin the wheel, toilet paper toss and a Frisbee tic tac toe. The profit was approximately $350.00.

Welcome Back Picnics: Aleks Skibicki reported that Welcome Back Picnics were both well attended. After Highland View families met their teachers for the 2013/2014 school year they enjoyed a nice cool treat on a hot day. We went through 17 gallons of ice cream. Mrs. Flaters suggested we should think about possibly placing toppings in shaker type containers. This the way children wouldn’t be placing their hands directly into the topping bowl and help germs from being spread. 

Back to school Breakfast: The welcome back breakfast had good attendance.  Parents enjoyed muffins, fruits… after dropping their children off for the first day of school.

Current Projects/Upcoming Events

Family Dinner Night: This Event is scheduled for October 18, 2013.  Mary Braun is still looking into a restaurant or possible Caterer for the event.  Discussion around possibly having some small raffle prizes at this event to draw in more interest.

Garden Championship: Gardens are doing wonderful.  The date for the event is October 16, 2013 at Greendale High School. We discussed devoting a yearbook page to the gardens.

Box Tops: Katrina Cooper was not present but had wanted to know if there would be a classroom competition for raising the most box tops like in years past. It was agreed that there would be a classroom prize.  The specifics were not discussed.

Fun/Run Walk: The walk is set for October 20, 2013 at 10:30 am. Aleks Skibicki passed out flyers to promote the event.

Bruce Paprocki Volunteer Award: Kristin Settle will being looking into a cost and a way to sustain a school volunteer award named in honor of Bruce Paprocki who recently passed away.

Neil Gaiman Visit:  He is an English Author who resides here in Wisconsin. His publicist has been contacted and he may be willing to do an assembly for our school. We need to know what the cost of the visit. We need to ask questions to allow us to maximize his talent. Kathleen Skibicki is the liaison for this project.

Handy Helpers:  This new committee is well underway.  We will need to solicit for handy volunteers.  All volunteers will need proof of insurance and sign a waiver. Mrs. Flater will work on getting a list of the jobs that can be done by the handy helpers. 

Musical Lunch Program:  Have been receiving quite a bit of interest in performers. 

Campbell’s Soup Labels:  Michelle Persike reported that we have 20,000 points.  She is looking for some guidance on what the school needs.

Spirit Days: Haven’t established a definite plan for Spirit Day. Looking into purchasing   shirts for the students.  Mrs. Weber Suggested Will Enterprises.  The number of shirts need is approximately 500. Discussed if we should give parents an option to buy a shirt to help offset the cost of the student’s shirts. We could possibly get help from PCA with the shirts.

Florentine Opera Assembly 

The Florentine Opera Assembly is only performed for our younger students. $500 was approved for an additional assembly for the older students. Grades for the assembly will be determined at a later date.

Principal’s Report

Mrs. Flaters report that Highland View was off to a great start. She said she has been focusing on getting to know the students and spent time in each classroom reading poems.  She has also spent some of her time helping getting the 4K students settled in their new routines.

She mentioned she is looking at a supervision schedule and a crosswalk being painted for the back parking lot.

Announcements

September 16, 2013 district budget meeting.

We are looking for a Chairperson for the sock hop, Lori Hanlon is willing help the new chair.

Meeting Conclusion

The gift for most parents at the meeting was given to Ms. Severson.

The meeting was adjourned.