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.







Next PTA meetings are set for: February 24, 2016

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

  1. To enhance and enrich the educational experience of all the students at the Maples Academy.
  2. To help promote the school’s “community” spirit and sense of belonging to the school.
  3. To help provide educational tools for all students.

What’s New!

  1. 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.



  1. 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

  1. 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.



  1. 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.



  1. 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!



  1. 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