7/29/22 PTO Admin Meeting Minutes
PTO 22’-23’ Admin Meeting
Jul 29, 2022
Attendance:
- Shelly Elliott
- Nicole Tenney
- Davis
- Parker
- Others: n/a
Start Time: 8:39 AM End Time: 11:37 AM
- Spirit Sticks
- Spirit stick options
- Birthday grams
- Honor Roll
- Perfect Attendance
- Put together a teacher pack & price
- Rainbow option in lue of sniffy pencils for St. Patricks day grams
- Cost $1.00-$2.00 per stick. Charge $2.00-$3.00.
- Birthday Grams
- Birthday announcement
- Birthday board
- Need to see where we are doing this at
- Cupcakes for the class
- Sing happy birthday in the Willie Wildcat costume
- See if we can put their name on the tv upfront
- Birthday Spirit Stick
- Happy Birthday Balloon
- What will the cost be? $30 VIP Package & $10 if no cupcakes
- Approved & pricing for the non cupcake package will be upped from $10>$15.
- TBD - Neon Parties
- $5 pre-pay
- $7 at the door
- Dates are TBD (one in the fall & one in the spring)
- Pre-K through 5th are non-drop off.
- After school it will be in the cafeteria.
- During the school day it will be in the library.
- Researching vendors
- Thursdays instead of Fridays since we are doing car rider duty.
- Approved but will be from 7:45 until announcements
- Most of the store will be marked down to $0.25 and what isn't sold in a few months will be donated to the treasure box up front.
- Paid for Staff shirts (+/-$900)
- We were told that Cruz would like to put together a parent involvement committee but that is what we are.
- If Cruz would like to go over ideas to get more volunteers with our volunteer coordinator, Jennifer, we would love to hear her ideas.
- If someone would like to work with PTO we are always open but a competing organization will not be put in place.
- Nicole needs a key to the PTO as she is VP now.
- Is it possible to get the key given back to Mendez for other board members to use when needed?
- Nicole and Shelly will have a key and the key for board members only will be with Mendez.
- Students will have to wear badges this year
- We will offer lanyards 50% off.
- Website in Spanish
- Communications dept. will approve.
- 21’-22’ Yearbook
- Will be here for “Meet The Teacher” in mid Aug.
- ID Required-Per district rules
- At every event you will have to show your ID.
- It is highly recommended that all pre-register.
- It takes 60 secs for each badge to print if you don't.
- Even if you have pre-registered you still have to show an ID to get it.
- PTO will make a post on our facebook page for the school to help.
- Badges from past board members
- Tiffany & Courtney will need to return their badges to the school
- Yearbook Club
- Will be 5th & 6th grade instead of just 6th
- Will meet before and after school
- Will need to be finished in March to be ready at the end of the year.
- Group Kindergarten graduation photos will need to be taken early so they can be included.
- SPD
- Has told the school that if we need an officer for an event to please just let them know ahead of time and they will have someone come out.
- PTO Meetings
- Public meetings will be live on Facebook once a month on Thursdays at 6-7pm.
- Board meetings will be held once a month on Wednesdays at 4:30.
Events by Month
AUG
- 8/8- Teacher Admin Meeting
- Taco Bar
- Not doing; teacher lunch. District is paying for it.
- First Day of School
- Sign will be put up for Bus Riders
- 8/10-9/30 - Membership drive
- Award the class with the most PTO membership sign ups with cotton candy.
- Approved
- 8/12 - Start of the Year Party
- 6-8pm
- Ice Breaker Student/Parent Party
- Entry fee: $0
- Cafeteria
- Parents have to stay (No drop off)
- Approved
- 8/18 - 6th Grade Info Night
- Setup merch table
- Membership information
- Yearbook
- Put up new step & repeat sign for photos
- Spirit Fridays- Approved
- 19th & 26th
- See which teacher has the most spirit
- Have two office staff choose which teacher has the most spirit via a survey each Friday.
- Will tally at the end (Nov 4th)
- Prize: Amazon Wishlist Credit of $25.00
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- Spirit Fridays
- 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th
- Homecoming 9th
- 8th & 9th - Grandparents Day
- Backdrop for photos
- During Lunch time
- MUST PRE-REGISTER or they will possibly miss the event due to the long wait time to get in the school.
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month 4-6
- TBD - PTO Garage Sale
- Instructional Building
- Need to fill out the facility usage form soon so we get the spot.
- Bar-B-Q & Vendors
- 9/20 - National Technology Professionals Day
- Who on our campus does this include?
- No one on our campus. It’s the district technology department.
- 9/28 - Custodian Day
- Get with Jennifer Flores on the # count & names.
- 9/29 - Game Night
- Merch table only
- Fall Fundraiser
- Cookie Dough
- If the company we go with does not provide prizes we will.
- Send the fundraiser information to Davis and Parker for approval.
- 10/21 - Parents Night Out
- 6-8:30 PM
- Pick up no later than 9PM
- $10 per child
- Pre-K through 6th only
- Pre-Registration only
- 50 kids
- Costume Party
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 10/6 - Instructional/Reading Coach Day
- Who on our campus is this?
- Hernandez & the new Reading Specialist
- Spirit Fridays
- 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
- 10/17-10/28 - Boo Grams
- Blow Pops & Sniffy pencils
- 10/21 - Bus Driver Day
- 10/24-28 Red Ribbon Week
- 10/27 - Fall Festival
- After school
- Field in the front of the school
- Teacher Booths
- Teacher committee
- PTO will be included in the meeting
- Spirit Fridays
- 4th
- 11th - Veterans Day
- Need to see what Davis has planned. If nothing, donuts & coffee
- Photo backdrop
- PTO EVENT
- Request photos of their vets for the bulletin board.
- Bugles with tags
- Coins
- Buckets with flags
- Donuts and coffee
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 15th & 17th - Thanksgiving Lunch
- Lunch line volunteers
- Photo backdrop
- 18th - Thanksgiving Teacher Pies
- TBD - Penny Wars- Approved
- Week long event
- Jar in each room for positives
- Jar in the hallway for each grade for negatives
- Winning grade gets cotton candy
- Winning class with the most pennies brought gets cotton candy
- 12/5-12/16 Candy Cane Grams
- 12/9 - Parents Night Out 6-8:30 PM pick up no later than 9PM
- $10 per child
- Pre-K through 6th only
- Pre-Registration only
- 50 kids
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 12/5-12/9 - Ornament week
- In Roses room during specials time
- 6th grade will be during P.E.
- In the P.E. room or Art room.
- 12/15 - Cookies with Santa
- After school event 6-8
- Santa Photos
- Coloring pages
- Pre-order Price $10 for 1-3 kids. $15 for 4+
- At Event Price $12 for 1-3 kids. $17 for 4+
- 12/13-12/15 - Santa Shop
- 3 day event
- PTO Room or Library
- We will send home a flier with what we have.
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 1/9 - Law Enforcement Day
- Parker has requested a challenge coin be given.
- 1/27 - Valentines Photos - Approved
- 2/3 - 100th day of school
- PTO may or may not do something for the kids depending on budget.
- Family Night 2/9
- 2/7 - 2/14 Valentines Grams
- 2/7 - Counselor Day
- 2/17 Go Texan Day
- Free photo op will be put out.
- 2/10 - Parents Night Out 6-8:30 PM pick up no later than 9PM
- $10 per child
- Pre-K through 6th only
- Pre-Registration only
- 50 kids
- Approved
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 3/2 - Reading all day
- PTO will dress up
- 3/6-3/16 Rainbow Grams (St. Patrick's Day)
- Skittles & Spirit stick
- TBD - Spring Fundraiser- Approved
- Ball Drop
- 1 for $5 or 5 for $20
- Get with Buick to see if her husband can have the fire truck do the drop
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 3/14 Teacher Pies for Pi day
- TBD - STAAR Snacks
- Grades and how many days?
- 3-6th grade only (all online)
- Will be different days due to band-with
- Parker will give us totals closer to the date.
- TBD - STAAR Shirts
- Cost split
- No more STAAR Shirts
- Will possibly do bracelets or something else
- 4/18 - Volunteer Appreciation Day
- PTO & Wanda
- 4/4 - Assistant Principal Day
- 4/25 - Library Day
- 4/26 - Office Admin Day (Flores, Mendez, Villafana)
- TBD - Bunny rental to photographers
- $50/2hrs
- 4/2-4/7 - Selling pre-filled bunny eggs $1/egg
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 4/5-4/6 - Donuts with Grownups
- Need two consecutive days
- Donuts, Milk and OJ
- Setup at 6:45 AM
- Let in at 7:00 AM
- Out by 8:15 AM
- PRE-REGISTER IS A MUST or there will be LONG wait times.
- 5/1 - School Principals' Appreciation Day
- 5/5 - Cinco De Mayo
- Photo Op
- TBD - Sonic Nights
- 2 a month
- 5/5 - Lunch Hero Day
- 5/1-5 - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
- 5/10 - Nurse Day
- TBD- Field Day
- Concession Stand
- Event Donation
- Snow Cone Vendor
- Will not use Kona Ice again.
- One size snow cone
- Pre-sale
- Pre-sold or not they can get it no matter when.
- TBD - 6th Grade Dance
- Backdrop
- PTO Board Members Volunteer
- Requesting dancing for the kids
- 5/25 - Kinder Grad
- Back Drop
- 2 will be put up
- Tassells