PTO PIZZA NIGHT A FABULOUS SUCCESS!! Thanks so much to Ramuntos Pizza in Williston and to the wonderful parent volunteers (especially Sarah Deshaw and Tammy Kuypers) who made the first PTO Pizza Night such a roaring success! We raised $290! All that money goes right back into enriching the lives of our students right here at Flynn. How awesome is that? The best part is that the PTO is doing a pizza night every month, so you can look forward to a non-cooking night and help your school at the same time!!!
Feb. 21
March 27
April 17
May 29- this will be the last one for the year and we will start again in Sept. :)
***Order forms are always due on Tuesday, one week, before the pick up date.*****
So grab your friends, neighbors, co-workers, family and yourselves and take a night off from cooking, raise $$ for Flynn School and enjoy a yummy Ramuntos pizza!! Order Forms come home in the Flynn Flyer and there are always extras in the office. Feel free to put in your orders early if you think you might forget! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING FLYNN SCHOOL!!!!
The February Treasurer's Report can be accessed by clicking on the link below. Our balance is currently around $24,000. We will be debiting our account in the next two months for payments to Jeh Kulu, Verry Merry Theatre and bills associated with putting on a school play. Thanks for all your support!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag-zi-SCj-zndGRSQ3lOM3hqbUkwZFY1cGxrUVd0Smc
ZUMBA is offered every Saturday morning 9-10:15 at the Miller Center. This past Saturday, instructor (and Flynn parent) Shannon Stem offered her class as a fundraiser for Flynn school.She had a packed class of regulars and another half dozen Flynn parents. Shannon raised ~$150 for Flynn school and gave us a great workout to boot. Give it a try - you just might like it! Thank you Shannon for your enthusiasm and generosity!
The February PTO meeting was productive and well-attended - the only thing missing was YOU! Consider putting this on your bucket list! I can't believe there is any TV programming on Thursday night that could trump the drama and intrigue of a PTO meeting - do come next month on March 8th! Minutes are at the end of this post - thank you Sarah D.
Box Tops are collected year round for Flynn school - FREE, FREE money that we can access just by clipping off those pesky pieces of cardboard! Denise will be sending in another batch in a few weeks - it will be the last submission until next Fall. Send tops to the office or drop them yourself in the yellow bins located just inside the library. But please, collect all summer and ask your friends and family to pass them to you as well - after all, who doesn't like/need FREE money? Thanks you Denise for organizing!
Dr Frankowski spoke to parents about Adolescent Sexuality last Monday night at Hunt Middle School. Unfortunately, there were very few 4th and 5th grade parents in attendance. Despite what you think, it's coming....
Narnia is off to a great start. There are daily rehearsals during lunch/recess and the 3rd grade chorus had their first session last week. All cast will be getting CD's of the songs so they can sing along and get to know the tunes at home. Parents will be pleased to hear a bunch of famous oldies that have been re-worded to fit Narnia. Costume letters went home last week and families will be contacted by their costume leaders. Costume donations should be pouring into the office to help off-set all the costume pieces being constructed.
Do you own a business and want to take out an ad in the Narnia playbill? Take a look at our ad sheet - prices range from $25-$150 - very reasonable! Becky Holt is leading the charge on ads, she can be contacted at beckster412@gmail.com.
Ad Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UlM_c83Z5FF6S0hmZOGrJZfLOW3_up-sHlPhs3JVAyY/edit
Check your Calendar...
- February 6-10 - Jeh Kulu Dancing and Drumming Residence for grades K-2 (your PTO dollars at work)
- February 13 - Chess Club
- February 13 - Parent PBIS meeting at Flynn - 6:30, childcare provided
- February 15 - Early Release day - 11:30!
- February 17 - Flynn Talent Show and bake sale to benefit the 3rd grade overnight trip to Camp Abenaki
- February 27 - Chess Club
- March 9 - Flynn Skate Night at Leddy Arena 6-8pm
- March 17 - Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction at Hunt Middle School - Eat, check out the auction and connect with friends at the middle school!
- March 18-24 - Narnia production week - clear your calendars!
- March 22-24 – School Play
- March 29/30 - Joseph Bruchac 2 day Artist in Residence
P.T.O Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2012Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm
Child care was offered in the stage gym http://burlingtonfriendsofeducation.wordpress.com/
Treasurer’s Report – reported by John Boone• Box tops brought in $267 dollars this period- Thank you to Denise Haggerty for continuing to coordinate this!
• $800 added to the account from class photos
• A motion was passed to grant $500 towards an upcoming Artist in Residence: Joseph Bruchac (an author of Abenaki descent who has published over 60 books) will be coming to Flynn and working with all grades over a 2 day period
Principal’s Corner – Graham Clarke
· Successful professional development workshops were highlighted such as a recent workshop in classroom management that 14 Flynn teachers participated in and an ongoing math class that several teachers are taking with Sandy Stanhope from the Vermont Mathematics Institution
· PBIS parent meeting on Monday, February 13th at 6:30pm
· There will be conferences held in April this year (dates TBD)
· There will be a picnic held at St. Josephs in May for families who will be moving to the new location during construction (dates TBD)
Enrichment Update– -Sarah Smith
• Jeh Kulu will be coming this week (February 6-10). There will be a daytime performance for K,1,2 families at 1:30 on the 10th and an evening performance for 1,2 at (it was requested that families attend only 1 performance)
• It was announced that there are still many volunteer opportunities for Narnia - more information available on the blog
Fundraising- Tammy Kuypers
• PTO pizza kick-off raised $290- the plan is to continue this event on the last Tuesday of every month for the remainder of the school year
Room Parents/Staff Appreciation Update– Lisa Tulkop
• February Teacher Appreciation will be a week full of breakfast foods
• March will be provided by 1st Grade and April by Kindergarten
School/Family Partnership Update– Shanta Eastman
• Update was tabled until next month’s meeting
Open P.T.O Positions
• Kate made another announcement about the need for a new 2012-13 President and provided job descriptions to the members present
Opportunities
• Talent show help- contact Karen Carr
• Family Nights – opportunities to help coordinate: Skate night (3/9) and Lego night (4/4)
• Narnia volunteers needed: Selling Ads, Make-up, Front house, Volunteer coordinator
Open Forum
• Heather Simmons shared an experience from the recent movie night where she had to stay with children who had been dropped off without supervision and alert police to a suspicious person on school grounds. It was decided that a sign-in and further coordination of safety procedures should be enforced during family night events
• Homework discussion was tabled until next month by Tammy Kuypers
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm
Next Meeting: Thursday, 3/8/12, 6:30-7:30pm
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