Wednesday 17 February 2016
Monday 15 February 2016
January PTA Update
Maples PTA
(Parent Teacher Association)
Regular Meeting
of the Committee
January 13, 2016
Maples Academy/Amaranth ON
January 13, 2016, 8:00am EST
Present:
Janet
Moore PTA Chair
Carrie
Ferguson PTA Treasurer
Susan Chow
(Minutes) PTA Secretary
Greg
Playford Maples Principal
Pauline
Oakley Parent
Kemi
Palmer Parent
1. Budget
Review
Carrie presented the
updated Budget statement for 2015-2016. A copy of the Budget
statement is available upon request.
2. Service
fundraiser
PTA continued to
discuss the ideas of ways to generate revenue to meet our goals to
cover our annual expenses. Some of the ideas brought forth were:
pumpkin sales during fall festival, PTA resume the full organization
of the fall festival, golf/spa tournaments, selling pies in the fall.
We reviewed the 1st
Movie night in November which was a great success and discussed that
this event will continue for February, April, May and possibly June.
Our goal is to raise
the shortfall throughout the academic year through various
fundraising events such as Movie nights & Casino Royale and other
possible events/functions. A separate meeting will be set for Feb
3rd to discuss further.
Casino Royale date
is set for May 13th – safe the date will be sent out
shortly
Bake sale - Monday
Feb 8th headed by Stephanie Milone. The goal is to encourage the
students to bring in baked items that they made themselves or with a
bit of help if possible.
Pauline Oakley is
going to arrange to provide “Starbucks” coffee for us to sell for
that event.
All proceeds will go
to “Choices”
3. Casino
Royale Night
Date set for May 13,
2016 from 7pm – 11pm. A separate meeting will be on Feb 3rd
to discuss further.
4. Date for
BBQ
Tentative date have
been set for the annual BBQ for Saturday June 11th.
April 6, 2016
May 18, 2016
All meetings are set
for 8am. Dates/times may change.
5. New
Business
No other business
December 2015 Update
PTA Update
Happy December Maples
Families! This is a quick note to outline what the Maples PTA is up
to. After a late start this year, I am really excited about the plans
we have for the rest of the year!
We started this year by
looking at the objectives of our PTA as outlined in the PTA
Constitution (who knew such a thing existed). Anyway, I found this
useful, so for our new and not so new families, I want to start by
outlining these objectives.
PTA Objectives
- To enhance and enrich the educational experience of all the students at the Maples Academy.
- To help promote the school’s “community” spirit and sense of belonging to the school.
- To help provide educational tools for all students.
What’s
New!
- Movie Night – We had our first ever PTA movie night last Friday evening. It was a great success with 35 kids at the school watching Elf. We are planning for movie nights January 29th, February 26th, April 29th, and May 27th. Thank you Sara Hurson for spearheading this.
- Facilitate Outreach with a Local Charity – This year, the PTA will help facilitate support opportunities for Choices Teen Shelter. To get started, the PTA will be serving Hot Apple Cider at the Christmas concert next week. All donations will go to Choices. Stay tuned in the New Year for a child operated bake sale. Also, there are classroom service opportunities that will be available, if teachers would like. Our goal is to help our children learn to respect and show compassion towards the needs of others, which is one of the IB principles. Thank you to Stephanie Milone for being the lead on this.
Update on the Old
- PTA is set to serve the students and staff a full turkey dinner on Friday, followed by a pancake lunch on Shrove Tuesday. This is a tradition that our kids look forward to every year. Thanks to Anthea Page, Jackie Demczur and Pauline Oakley for co-ordinating our special lunches this year.
- Our PTA BBQ is a great way to end the year and is always a fun afternoon. If this is something you would like to get involved in please let me know.
- Our first Casino Royale last year was a great night to socialize for Maples parents and teachers. We have started to plan this years’ event, but are looking for help!
- For the last several years, the PTA has been able to fully cover the cost of field trips, including busing. This is a great convenience that we would like to continue to provide for our families. However, you may have noticed that in the last couple of years the PTA has raised little money…in the New Year we will be looking for your ideas about a spring fundraiser so that this support can continue.
Our next general meeting
is scheduled for January 13th
from 8:00 to 8:45 am – all are welcome! If you are unable to
attend, but have something you would like added to the agenda or have
an idea that you would like supported by the PTA please e-mail me
janetmoore@bell.net
Wishing you and your
family a very Merry Christmas!
Janet Moore
PTA Chair
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