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August 11, 2020 7:00 PM
Welcome Courtney Farris and Karen Kelley
Principal Update Ms. Hager
Committee & Event Updates Fun Run Update Courtney Farris
Mother/Son Event Julie Singh
Openings for Spring Semester Theresa Matheny committees/chairs Career Day- Need a chair and co-chair. This has been going for a long time. Lots of info already and has a strong volunteer base already. Admin positions:
***If you are really good at something and want to help in that capacity-- let Thresea or Jessica Hasley know and they will help find a spot. *** Spirit Rock Karen Kelley
Restaurant Spirit Nights Emilee Potter
Questions/Discussion All
**Please Stay On Call if you are interested in co-chairing or chairing an event or learning more about how to become more involved with the PTO. Upcoming Dates for your Calendar: Next PTO Meeting 9/22 7:00 Mother/Son Event - 10/10 10-12PM PTO Connection Corner: Join the PTO to be added to our weekly emails: Join at http://lansdownepto.org Join our private Facebook page: Friends of Lansdowne IB World School Visit the PTO Website: http://lansdownepto.org Want to get more involved? Email the PTO Presidents with your specific interests: lansdownepto@gmail.com Remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Lansdowne Code 1764 Link your Amazon account to fundraise for Lansdowne by using AmazonSmile
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PTO Meeting Minutes | January 28, 2020 | 6:00pm Lansdowne Elementary Media Center Attendance: 25 Welcome and Introductions Liz Hartzog Principal’s Update Stephanie Williams 1. Elizabeth Lane/Lansdowne Boundary Changes: Two plans have been made to move approximately 180 students from Elizabeth Lane to Lansdowne in August 2021 once the new school is built. One plan takes the Beverly Crest neighborhood (houses only, not apartments) and a few small neighborhoods on Providence Road. The other plan takes a cross section of the Elizabeth Lane area from Sardis to Providence on our side of 51. There is a public hearing at the Board Meeting tonight so Elizabeth Lane families can share their thoughts on the plan. Once the public hearing is done, they will adapt the plans or choose a plan and there most likely will be another public hearing. There will be another meeting at Elizabeth Lane once the new proposal is made. The final plan will be presented before the Board in May. We will be doing some bridging activities with the students/families at Elizabeth Lane. I will be holding some coffee Q and A sessions with the Elizabeth Lane principal and we hope to provide some opportunities for our students to come together. I will be asking some families to be at some of the events to share the positive things that are occurring at Lansdowne from a parent perspective. 2. Website: The CMS website converted back to the old website over Winter Break and most school and department pages lost most of the information that was on the site. We will be working to get all information back on the site over the next few weeks, but this process is very time-consuming and will take some time. I appreciate your patience! 3. The School Improvement Plan can be accessed through the Lansdowne page, though. The plan can be accessed through indistar.org and the guest credentials are included on the page. Past minutes and agendas are also included. 4. The letter that was sent home on 1/17 is the same letter that was sent home last year. Schools that have a subgroup labeled as low performing are given the TSI label. Just like over 100 schools in the district, we have this designation as a result of our Exceptional Children/Students With Disabilities subgroup. The district is providing a great deal of training for staff this year, including face-to-face and webinars, to help teachers enhance their ability to meet the needs of our EC students, providing grade level instruction, while supporting them with their IEP goals. Once you are designated as a TSI school, you keep this designation for at least three years no matter the increase in proficiency or growth. Our EC subgroup makes growth each year. Committee & Event Updates Treasurer Update Elizabeth Purdie -The school has received about $600 from BoxTops and Harris Teeter -We have paid the Fun Run deposit for next year -restaurant nights have generated about $500 since November -recent expenditures have included the following: gifts for bus drivers, winter gifts for staff (umbrellas), easel pads, paper for poster-maker machine, a teacher grant, an ipad charging station, headphones for new testing system and “passports” for 5th grade Restaurant Spirit Night Haley Miedema -$100 from Hungry Howie’s -$426 from Mac’s -Feb 6 is next Spirit Night - Hungry Howie’s School Store Haley Miedema -New merchandise is available and old merchandise is on sale Bookfair Courtney Farris -bookfair will be 2/18-2/26 -set up is 2/18 in AM, teachers will be able to browse that afternoon for wish list items -need lots of volunteers, sign up on the sign-up genius -2 parent events: 2/21 Breakfast and Books at 8:00AM & 2/25 IB Night of Kindness, 6-7PM IB Night of Kindness Stephanie Williams -2/25 6-7 pm -stations with different activities to mirror our IB principles Father Daughter Dance Stacey Gaffney -March 13 from 6:30-8:30 -Theme is “To the Moon and Back” -$20 per couple, $5 for each additional daughter, $25 family max Career Day Liz Hartzog -need volunteers to speak to classes about their career Staff Appreciation Week Karen Kelley -week of 3/23 -volunteers needed Monthly Birthday Sundae Celebrations Haley Miedema -children having a birthday that month will have a special treat (sundae) at lunch -starts next year Quick Reminders -Bus Driver Appreciation Day - Feb 10 -PTO Newsletter - send copy to Suzanne Rallis by Feb 3rd -Fun Fest Vendors - see Liz if you know any vendors; event is 5/15 Questions/Discussion -Courney Farris announced that the yearbooks will be in color this year and will be $10 - through Lifetouch; send pics to lansdowneyearbook@gmail.com Upcoming Dates for your Calendar: February 6th, Hungry Howie’s Night February 10th, Bus Driver Appreciation Day February 17th, Teacher Workday February 18th-26th, Bookfair February 21st, Breakfast with Books February 20th, Restaurant Spirit Night, Location TBA February 25th, IB Night of Kindness, 6pm March 13th, Father Daughter Dance March 20th, Career Day PTO Connection Corner: Join the PTO to be added to our weekly emails: Join at http://lansdownepto.org or pick up an envelope from the PTO Desk Join our private facebook page: Friends of Lansdowne IB World School Visit the PTO Website: http://lansdownepto.org Want to get more involved? Email the PTO Presidents with your specific interests: lansdownepto@gmail.com Remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Lansdowne Code 1764 Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM Next meeting: Tuesday March 31 at 6:00 PM Meeting minutes compiled by Karen Kelley Check out what happened in the last meeting here: pto_mtgmin_sept24.docx
Get PTO Event Descriptions here: pto_event_descriptions-2019-2020.docx PTO Meeting Minutes | August 20, 2019 | 6:00pm
Lansdowne Elementary Media Center Attendance: 30 Welcome and Introductions Haley Miedema Haley introduced the the 2019-2020 PTO Board Co-Presidents - Liz Hartzog and Haley Miedema Vice President - Karen Kelley Treasurer - Elizabeth Purdie Secretary - Jennifer Needham (absent) Admin Assistant- Suzanne Rallis (absent) Past Presidents - April Storey and Courtney Farris Faculty present: Mr. Dussek, Mrs. Blacker, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Linebarrier, Mrs. Crisp PTO Business Items - Liz Hartzog Approval of Standing Rules -Drafted and revised in 2018 -Any expenditure over $750 requires board vote -Rules were approved PTO Budget 2019-2020 - Elizabeth Purdie -The Budget was distributed -Income - largest is Fun Run, then BoxTops/HT Together in Education Program, Hungry Howies, Corporate gifts and Membership drive -Largest expenses - classroom supplies for teachers, field trips, school building resources (i.e playground accessories, library books, music supplies) -No technology line item - we have some in reserves for that -PTO Board line item - sitter for meetings, coffee for staff lounge, bereavement How to Request PTO Funding - Elizabeth Purdie -Distributed and reviewed staff application forms for PTO funding New Grant Request Form - Liz Hartzog -Distributed and reviewed grant form for non-budgeted items Volunteer Recruitment- Liz Hartzog -we have immediate needs on the Copy Crew--contact Jessica.hasley@gmail.com, or Tracey Keller, as she has offered to head up the committee -some event co-chair spots are also available New Website: www.lansdownePTO.org - Courtney Farris -old weebly site will automatically direct you to new site -can download calendar to your phone -has links for membership, spirit rock rental link and sign-up genius links for events Announcements Sprout School Supplies - Haley Miedema for Jessica Hasley -can pick up Thursday at Open House or PTO will deliver to your child’s classroom before the first day School Store - April Storey -will just sell clothing (no toys in case) during staggered entry week -store will be open Fridays 8:45 - 9:15 -possible new merchandise coming later this year Room Parents - Karen Kelley -sign up sheets available in classrooms at Open House -Kindergarten parents can also sign up at open house and Karen will contact them after students get teacher assignments -training session in September for room parents - date TBD, probably 9/23 Upcoming Events School Spirit Nights - April Storey -Hungry Howie’s - 1st Thursday of the month -Various restaurants will be 3rd Thursday - to be announced Fun Run--October 24th - Haley Miedema/Candler Tindall -our largest fundraiser -we use Boosterthon but still need lots of volunteers -need corporate sponsors for T-shirts -pep rally Oct 11 Principal’s Update - Penni Beth Crisp -announced new staff members -student count today is 575 - this is 20 over where we should be -97 kindergarteners -current class sizes: K - 18-19; 1st - 18; 2nd/3rd - 19-20; 4th - 22-23; 5th - 24-25 -there is a waiting list for every grade level -staffing - ½ position available, hoping to get full position, if not we will use ½ position for a reading intervention specialist -explained the staggered entry process for first week of school -Lobby Guard - must sign in at the front office with ID with every visit to the school -expect late buses the first week - she and Mrs. Williams will stay at school until the last child is dropped off - she will send ConnectEd for late buses -will send ConnectEd every Sunday night at 5:00 PM -Here Comes the Bus app is helpful -EOY activities are slightly different this year - 5th grade celebration is off site with bus transportation, Field Day moved to next to last day of school -next school year we start on Aug 31 due to the RNC in Charlotte -Carmel Baptist donated $2500 to fund an easel in each classroom and for each student to have a whiteboard -the staff were given new T-shirts from the PTO -new school Aug 2021 - there will be another community engagement meeting this fall; we will see some work beginning in March, will be 2 stories and take 2 years to build; direction the building will face is still TBD; unsure of the status of the Panther playground; we will be blending with 2 communities as the Elizabeth Lane Elem. families will be coming to LES - about 200-250 kids -Mrs. Blacker and Mrs. Crisp worked very hard to attain the status of Certified National Magnet School - the only school in CMS with this distinction! Next meeting: Tuesday September 24 at 6:00 PM Meeting minutes compiled by Karen Kelley Welcome
Principal’s Update -ACC Reading competition-winners get to go to ACC Championship Game; Lansdowne gets a check from the ACC and United Way at halftime; 76,000 pages read by students; most out of all the 3 schools competing -Lansdowne is fully staffed now; in process of hiring 1 new counselor September Minutes -Haley Miedema approved minutes Committee & Event Updates -Fun Run Recap: Many thanks to all the volunteers and everyone who made the Fun Run a success; thanks to the t-shirt sponsors for allowing all the students to get a free shirt to run in; profit was $33,000 Teacher Feedback: website is user friendly and easy for teachers, new kids in upper grades need a little more information about what the Fun Run is (not just to K-1) PTO Membership -138 parents/families paid dues (27 are staff members), 46 people paid online -last year 119 parents/families joined (13 staff members), so membership is up Hungry Howies -collecting $400 a month from 2 Spirit Nights -may start Chick Fil A again in the new school year School Store & Spirit Wear -new items; hoodies $20, dry fit shirts $10; tie dye shirts $8 Mother/Son Event -Kinetic Heights, good turn out Room Parents -Class Party info going out this week Lost and Found -need 1-2 more volunteers to help each month Treasurer Update -already exceeded budget for Fun Run and Membership -bought pine needles for beautification day -$4000 for teachers to set up rooms -paid for 2nd grade and SBS field trips -bought 4th grade owl pellets -helped purchase TRC (text and reading comprehension) curriculum -Kinetic Heights outing for teachers before school started -extra power cords for chromebooks -new lion costume Mrs. Withrow -CLT checkers game-6pm on Saturday, Martin Luther King Jr. weekend -Feb 28 family concert; Arts and Science Council grant; Timmy and Suzanne Abbell- From Asheville Appalachian Style Music Closing Remarks -Penni Beth Crisp; please tell all parents of rising K to register now, even if sibilings are already in Lansdowne; only 2 lotteries this year -Sara Greenway’s mother passed away suddenly right before Thanksgiving so keep her in your thoughts Next meeting January 29 Adjourned
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