November Meeting Minutes

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