November PTO meeting was widely attended and productive. Highlights included a presentation about the district Farm to School program, updates about the October Staff Appreciation event, reporting on the success of the new drop-in chess club and a vote to allocate $300 for winter recess toys. Big welcome to Sarah DeShaw who has volunteered to take on the role of Secretary for the remainder of the year - Gracias! See November meeting minutes below.
The following link will take you to the November Treasurer's Report - Take a peek. Questions can be directed to John Boone at jbgoode@gmail.com
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag-zi-SCj-zndEZnSFRBbkNEX05ERThYWHJCTzVuUkE
We will be purchasing some playground items to encourage the kids to be active in the snow. On the list are plastic sleds, plastic trowels for digging, snowblock makers and plastic snowshoes. Might you have any of these items that your children no longer use? We will gladly accept your cast offs if they are in good shape. Donations can be left in the office. Thanks!
Bookfair is this week - Thank you to all the parents volunteering to help Mrs. Wells during the week and Thursday night. Students will be visiting the fair during the week and will be able to purchase books during the day on Thursday as well as Thursday evening. Parents can purchase books all week during the day. Contact Alice Wells with questions - awells@bsdvt.org.
Pasta Dinner scheduled for November 10th from 5:30-7pm.
Your donations are critical!! As of last Friday, there was 1 bottle of salad dressing, 2 boxes of pasta and one jar of sauce in the donation bin. Without your generous contributions, we will not be able to put on the Pasta dinner. Donations allow us to keep the dinner price very reasonable. Your small donation equals a reasonably priced dinner that you do not have to make or clean-up - what could be nicer??? Dinner pricing is as follows:
Adult $5
Child 5-12 $3
Child under 5 - Free
Family $15
Bins are located in the office for non-perishable donations - send in your donations today!!!. Fresh foods should come in either the afternoon of 11/9 or the morning of 11/10. We still need volunteers to make goodies for the bake sales. How can you help? Contact Tammy Kuypers at kuypers5@yahoo.com
Parent Information Sessions: Puberty, Sexual Development & Safety Tuesday November 8th and Tuesday November 15th
Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler
8 Archibald Street
November 8th Two Sessions:
6-6:45pm In English, with Interpreters for Somali/Somali Bantu & Nepali
7-7:45pm In English, with Interpreters for Vietnamese and Kirundi
November 15th Two Sessions:
6-6:45pm In English, with Interpreters for Swahili and Burmese
7-7:45pm In English, with Interpreters for Russian, Arabic, French, Bosnian
Dr. Frankowski will provide parents with information about adolescent issues related to puberty, sexual development and safety. She will also provide parents with information about how they can discuss these sensitive topics with their children. For parents’ convenience, Dr. Frankowski will offer the same workshop twice each evening, on two different nights. Childcare and refreshments will be provided. If you have questions, please contact Meredith Hoisington, EMS School Guidance Counselor, at mhoising@bsdvt.org or 865-4177.
Clothes for Kids Did you know that the health office stores clothing for students in need? Daily there are spills, sock and underwear emergencies and blowouts of all kinds. The following items are needed in the Health Office:
1.Boys and girls underwear (new please!) for ages 5-7
2.Sweatpants, stretchy pants, and any pants with elastic for boys and girls ages 5-8. No jeans please - they don't fit a large enough group of kids with different sizes.
3. Gloves and mittens of all sizes
4. Any gently used winter outerwear to put in the Flynn outerwear swap. Boots, coats, ski pants, gloves, mittens and gloves are all very appreciated and widely used.
Check your Calendar...
- November 7 - 2:30-3:30 - Free Chess Club in the Library - everyone welcome
- November 7-10 Library Bookfair
- November 10 Evening bookfair from 5-7, Pasta Dinner from 5:30-7 (multi-purpose room)
- November 23-25 No School - Thanksgiving Break
P.T.O Meeting Minutes
November 3, 2011
Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm
Babysitting was offered in the multipurpose room
Treasurer’s report
- Wrapping paper fundraiser generated over $3000!
- Pay it forward fundraising event has generated over $1000
- 5 mini teacher grants were awarded - $100 each grant
- Questions were raised about placing a portion of the funds into an interest earning checking account or a savings account. John is researching the best option and will report back.
- Concern about how the excess money in PTO account can be best used- Claire Noble is taking suggestions from teachers at the next staff meeting.
Farm to School
- Sarah Heusner and Jen McGowan shared ideas about new foods being introduced in the cafeteria at Flynn and passed examples of Shelburne Farms cheddar biscuits for members to taste.
- Some successful events were discussed- the Flynn dinner held earlier in the fall had almost 300 attendees and over 60 people have expressed interest in the Flynn Community Garden shares.
- For more information or to provide feedback contact Sarah at sheusner@bsdvt.org or check the website: www.burlingtonschoolfoodproject.org
Principal’s Corner
- Math night was a success- over 300 people attended!
- Conference attendance was higher than last year
- Overall feedback has been very positive on the curriculum summaries that parents received at conferences
- 11/11 a taste test of new foods will be conducted through a research project by UVM Med students
Enrichment Update
- Ben & Jerry’s grant successful- $1000 obtained towards Spring play
- Final plans and details are being formulated for the artist in residence program for grades K-2 (Jeh Kulu dancing and drumming)
- 13 kids participated in the chess club - The participation has been growing.
Room Parents/Staff Appreciation
- The Fourth Grade will be providing a Soup and Bread luncheon to the Teachers in November and PTO is scheduled for December.
Flynn Gardens – Tabled until next meeting
School/Family Partnership Update
- Next meeting is 11/23 at 3pm to discuss format for upcoming walk through event with families to assess Flynn on how welcoming it is to families. For more information contact Shanta Eastman at shanta_eastman@yahoo.com. The meeting is open to parents.
Open P.T.O Positions
- Kate made an announcement about the need for a new 2012-13 President
- Sarah DeShaw agreed to be the new Secretary for 2011-2012
Fundraising/Upcoming Events
- Book Fair/Pasta Dinner – 11/10/11 – volunteers still needed for the evening as well as donations of food or baked goods for the sale- contact Tammy Kuypers at kuypers5@yahoo.com
- Student Art Sale – 11/10/11 –Framed portraits of your child will be available for purchase at the book fair.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm
Next Meeting: Thursday, 12/8/11, 6:30-7:30p
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