PromiseRoadElementaryPTO

March2016GeneralMeetingMinutes

Date,Time,Location:
Wednesday,March9th,2016,at7pmintheschoolcafeteria

Meetingcalledtoorderby
SaraFelicianoat7:10pm.

Attendance:
Therewereatotalof10membersinattendance.Boardmemberspresentwere
SaraFelicianoandCarrieMattingly.

Minutes:
Nopreviousminuteswereavailableforreview.

NewBusiness

Upcomingdateswereannounced.

CommitteeReports

BoxTops/LabelsforEducation:
givenbySaraFelicianoforJulieClymer
Thefinalturnindateforboxtopshaspast,butlabelsarestillbeingcollectedforthe
classroomcontest.

BookFair:
givenbyKelseyTaulbee
Weareinthemiddleofbookfairweek.Salesaregoingwell.Todaywasthefirstdayof
salesandroughly$2,000wassold.TheGRANDeventassociatedwithbookfair
occurredtoday,priortothePTOmeeting,andwentwell.

PanthersintheWild:
givenbySaraFelicianoforLaurieBarnes
MostrecenteventwasMarch7th&8thatFirehouseSubs.Numbersarenotavailable
forthiseventyet.
EstimateddonationfromPerkins(Februaryevent)isabout$165.
Checkshouldbesentinabout2.5weeks.Lauriehasnamesof6rafflewinners,buthas
notnotifiedthemyet.TheywillbenotifiedonthePTOFacebookpage.

MovieNight:
givenbyMelissaCooksey
TonightwastheGRANDMovienightthatwasinconjunctionwiththebookfair.There
wereapproximately100guestsinattendence.Thiseventdidnotmakemoney,most
likelybrokeeven.Therewere2giftbasketsfromthebookfairwithavalueof
approximately$100eachraffledoffatthisevent.
ThenextmovienightwillbeMay20thwithanendoftheschoolyeartheme.

PantherHospitality:
givenbyAngelaEvertson
Workingonappreciationweeksforstaff.

NextMonday,March14,willbethenextmonthlymunchieseventwithaPiDaytheme.A
fewmorepiesareneededforthisevent.AsignupgeniusisavailableonthePTO
website.

PawloozaSilentAuction:
givenbySaraFelicianoandCarrieMattinglyforStephanieWoodruff
Hascreatedalistof100creativeideasforsilentauctiondonations.WillusethePTO
Facebookpagetopostafewideasperdaytoseeifparentshaveconnectionsorare
willingtodonateitems.
SendingoutaparentletterrequestinghelpafterSpringBreak.
Letterstobusinessesaregoingoutsoon.

Father/DaughterDance:
givenbySaraFelicianoandCarrieMattinglyforAlexBevins
EventisMarch18th.415aresigneduptoattend.WilltakeplaceintheCafeteriaand
Gym.Pictureswillbetaken.DJwillsetupingym.JerseyMikes,veggies,cupcakes,
anddrinkswillbeavailableinthecafeteria.
Morevolunteersareneeded.AsignupgeniusisavailableonthePTOwebsite.

Pawlooza:
givenbyCourtneyLivingston
EventisMay14thfrom47pm.
PawloozachairshavemetseveraltimesandwillmeetagainthisSunday,May13th.
Wristbandsvspunchcardsforgameswasdiscussed.Therewillbeachargeforsiblings
3andolder.
FoodwillbeChickFilAandpizza.
Ablowupobstaclecoursewilltaketheplaceofbouncyhouses.
Therewillbeaspiritweek.
Squarewillbeusedthroughouttheeventtotakepayments.
HeatherBehlmersuggestedtherebeacaporabuyitnowoptionforsilentauction
items.

CommunityAdvisoryCommittee:
givenbySheriRice
SchoolSpotlightWestMiddleSchoolStudentoftheMonthRecognition
Program.Theschoolacknowledgesthesoftskills(Noblesvilleworks),publishes
theskill,andteachesabouttheskill.Thentheyrecognizestudentsfor
demonstratingasoftskill.86teachersandothersupportstaffeachrecognizea
student.Studentsreceiverewardsandabreakfastisheldforrecognition.
AnnettePettypresentedinformationon1.Springboardaframeworkforteaching
mathintheuppergrades.Testscoreshaveincreasedsinceimplementing
Springboard.2.Curriculumandinstructionintheelementaryschools.Thereisan
emphasisonauthentictasksandaudiences.Examples:PBLandProjectLead
theWay3.Highschoolnewcoursesautotechandinternshipprograms
Dr.NiedermeyerspokeonthereferendumthatwilloccuronMay3rd,2016.Big
cutswillbemadeifthereferendumdoesnotpass.Attemptingtopassthe
referendumoneyearbeforethecurrentreferendumexpires.Thetaxratewill

decreasewiththereferendum.1000yesvotesareneededperschool.See
Milleryes.orgformoreinformation.

PrincipalsReport:
givenbyKellyTreinen

ExplainedthatGrandparentsDaywasnotanoptionatourschoolduetoparking.Last
timeitwasheldeverysprinklerheadwasdamagedandhadtobereplaced.
Grandparentsthatcomeearlyorstaylatecreateatrafficjamintheparkinglotdueto
busesandcarriderdropoff/pickup.TheGRANDeventwasanexcellentalternative.
KindergartenEnrollmentbeginsApril18thwithawelcometouroccurringonMay17that
9:30and1:30.
BacktoSchoolIceCreamSocialwillbetheThursdaybeforeschoolstarts,July28th.
ServeItUpwillbethisFriday,March11thatNoblesvilleHighSchool.Admissionis$2.
PromiseRoadstaffplaysat5:20and6:35.

TeachersReport:
givenbyMissMulligan,SaraFeliciano,andCarrieMattingly.

MissMulliganreportedthat4thand5thgradewillbeattendingtheLearningShowcase
onMarch16thatNoblesvilleHighSchool.4thgraderswillbepresentingtheirlearning
fromtheirMiniHoosiersPBL.5thgraderswillbepresentingfromtheirRiskTakers
PBL.4thgradewillbegoingtotheIndianapolisMotorSpeedwayattheendofApril,as
partoftheirtransportation/engineeringPBL.
KindergartenreportwasreadforMrs.Gomez.
PBL
Howcanwe,asnaturalists,teach
othersaboutIndianaanimals?Wearecompletingtheresearchphaseofthisunit.This
yearwefocusedonwhyouranimalsareimportanttoourworldandwhatpeopleneedto
knowtohelpthemsurviveinourchangingworld.Soonwewillbeginourfinalproducts
withtheTellagamiandChatterpixapps.Reader'sWorkshopWestartedanewunit
aboutbecomingavidreaders!Welearnedthatavidreadersare"peoplewholove
readingsomuch,theycanhardly
beart
ostopreading."Thisunitbuildsuponthe
decodingandthinkingskillstheyhavelearnedoverthepastyear.Theyarelearningto
transfertheseskillstoreadingeverythingaroundthem!Writer'sWorkshopWeare
finishingupourAllAboutBooksunit.Thekidshavewrittenmanybooksabouttopicsof
expertise.TheyhavetaughtaboutStarWars,sports,Minecraft,cooking,andmore!
2ndgradereportwasreadforMrs.Carty.
T
hisisouressentialquestionforPBL/Inquiry
Howdoeconomicdecisionsaffectourlocalcommunity?Wearedoingaminieconomy.
Studentswillbelearningaboutearning,saving,andspending.Theywillhavethe
opportunitytohaveaclassroomjobtoearnextramoney.Theymustapplyforthejob
theywishtohave.Wewillbespendingalotoftimeinvestigatingandlearningaboutthe
differentvocabularythathastodowithEconomics.

1stgradereportreadforMrs.Powers.Wearegettinggearedupforournextinquiry
journeywithsoilandplants.Thestudentswillbelearningaboutsoilbyuseasieveand
discoverthecompositionsoil.Thestudentswillalsoobservewormsandlearnthe
importanceoforganisms/animalslivinginsoil.Thiswillleadintothestudentsperforming
anexperimentwithplants.Theywillplanttheirseedandwillchangeonlyonevariable.
Thestudentswillchart/recordtheirfindingsoveraperiodoftime.Thiswillleadintoour
finalPBLAnimalsasArchitects!

QuestionsandComments:
None.

Nextmeetingis
May11th,intheLGIroomat7pm.Childcarewillbeavailable.

Meetingadjournedat
8:20pm.

Minutescompiledby
SaraFeliciano,Copresident