Secretary’s Report

PTO  Meeting December 6, 2007 7:00 PM

bulletApproval of Minutes from November
bulletPresident’s Report
bulletMembership Drive Last Year raised $1,005.00- This year membership $250.00 (30 responses)
bulletYankee Candle- All bills have been paid, will e-mail Judy to see if she has an estimated date of arrival (should be in soon)
bulletScholastic Book Fair- March 10th they will deliver books- pick up March 20th, selling over both report card conference dates, will be sending home a planning kit 5 weeks ahead of the sale (volunteers February/March PTO)
bulletCocoa Craft Night- Next Friday November 14th 6-8 PM
bullet$3 admission per child
bulletCrafts have been ordered (4 different items for children to make), one person bringing their own craft
bulletSanta will be there so bring cameras
bulletUse left over drinks and snacks from Halloween Dance
bulletRaffles and cocoa
bulletBox Tops are being collected by Mr. Rogan’s Class- Box Tops marketplace online- you can order from many stores and Parker will get a % (Oriental Trading gave us 4% for cocoa craft night crafts)

 

bulletPrincipal’s Report
bulletCompletion of Turkey Project- donated $200 to Quincy Crisis Center
bulletRandom Acts of Kindness for this month- green handprints- Parents can help get involved (see the secretary)
bulletMath Vocabulary Bulletin Board and Vocabulary Word of the Week Contest
bulletNew Assistant Superintendent- Richard O’Brien- has been visiting schools this week to visit children
bulletParking Issues
bulletHannaford Helps Schools- purchasers give dollars that you can use towards schools- if you have any please donate to Parker, trying bring in a program to promote healthy snacks for September (“Food Play”), Healthy Snack Tuesday
bulletSecond and Third Graders are getting Health Classes
bulletComputers coming soon, installing stations this week in Media Center
bulletInstant Alert
bulletAssistant Principal’s Report
bullet21st Century going well- great attendance, Girl Scouts and Friendship Group reaching out to community- all programs end mid-January
bulletWinter Institute Sign-ups
bulletTreasure’s Report
bulletReview of Treasurer’s Report
bulletCitywide PTO
bulletMeeting at Broad Meadows Middle School- need a representative from Parker
bulletNew Business
bulletNeed a fundraiser for end of January and Beginning of February (Send a Valentine to a friend for Valentine’s Day, sell Parker t-shirts and sweatshirts- have students think of designs, sell calendars with raffles)
bulletNext Meeting- January 3, 2008