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Welcome & Housekeeping Nikki Prenoveau Principal & New School Update Ms. Hager COVID Update Ms. Hager Committee & Event Updates
Nikki Prenoveau: We will be using parents square for weekly communication. Be aware that you can change your settings to get notifications as often or as little as you want. Another great feature is that it's basically an archive of all school communication in one place. If you have not been able to set it up or had issues, please let Ms Gripper know. You can use the phone app or the desktop to access parent square. The settings are probably easier to adjust on the desktop version. There are different options for notifications via texts, app, and email and you can change those notifications based on where they are coming from (the district or Lansdowne directly) Room parents have the option to use ParentSquare as well and have their own instance. Teachers can set this up on their end and “select” the room parent. PTO is still trying to encourage parents to volunteer in the school, particularly for lunch helpers to give the teachers a break. Thursday and next Tuesday is available for lunch duty Question for teachers from PTO: Were they happy with the sprouts kit? because we need to sign a contract with them for next year. Teachers mentioned they like the kits because it ensures that students are bringing in what is needed. Sometimes they are a little bit off (could be teacher error). Sometimes teachers may just be picking the wrong products for the list. Springtime would be a good time to review the list again. Ms. Hager: Next Tuesday is the last day of school before the fall break. We are rocking and rolling with parents square. 99% of parents are engaged, only about 6 families are missing from the platform. There are some glitches, and teachers may need a little more training, but they will be working towards better knowledge of the platform. New renderings of the new school are available and will be posted outside on the bulletin board as well as some inside photos. Everything is right on schedule. There is a lot of momentum right now. All set for the Aug 2022 school year if we continue to have good weather. They would also like to demolish the current building by that time. The county’s COVID positivity rate has finally been at a consistent low. If the county shifts their mandate, that doesn’t necessarily mean that schools have the same rules. For schools this is just one part of the requirement to lift the district’s mask mandate. The school is trying to find a way to do something special for the 5th graders who are going to miss the new school building When the new school is done we will be taking in 200 more students (750 total) No numbers on additional staff yet. Kids may love to be a part of the demolition. Some people may want to keep a brick or a keepsake. The school is trying to find a way to do something special for the 5th graders who are going to miss the new school building Courtney Farris: Had dance fit in October that was a success, most of the kids enjoyed it. $42,613.92 is the final number for pledges and 94.7% has been collected. We are still working with Booster people to finalize our profits, but we are thrilled with the results so far. Thank you to parent volunteers and corporate sponsors. It was a lot of fun! Grade Level Winners: Greenway1st, Gabel 1st, McGlone 2nd, Davis, M 3rd, Long3rd McCartney 4th Edwards, A 5th Istrefi Kindergarten, Albert Kindergarten, Johnson SBS. The booster rep is ready to talk about the program for next year. This is Courtney’s last year at Lansdowne, and we need to see if the same time frame works for next year,. If the old school is demolished in august, then this would probably give us space, but everything may still be up in the air. Is oct still a good time? Thoughts are that maybe we should wait until the spring for the fun run to be safe. The kids really want to do the fun run again so we won’t have to do the dance fit another year. Either way it’s a fun event, but the kids seem to like the fun run better. When the school is demolished, there will still be a time without a green area, so Ms Hagar agrees that maybe we should hold off until the spring. (The kids will have a temporary play area with the exception of K and 1st, but the other grades will be playing in a temporary space) PTO board will discuss this and talk to booster. We had incentives for teachers to get people to participate and Courtney will be reaching out to teachers this week to let them know who that is. Courtney listed out each grade’s winners. These funds help us contribute to the school so we appreciate the effort. It was suggested that we swap out the fun run for the fall fest and move events around. This has been done in the past. The neighborhood is also excited about the new school so maybe we could include them in whatever event we decide on so they can see the school. We also had a beautification day recently and everything looks great! Thank you to everyone who participated in that. There is a Mother/Son event coming this weekend Julie Singh said they are using the same place as last year - Boyce Park - will be setting up booths close to the picnic area, its very easy to see. The spots are first come first serve but we will have a table of our own as well. There are games planned but we don’t need a table for each of them. There are 4 games. If there are two or three people who are available to help, let Julie know. There are many more people signed up than last year. It’s okay if older siblings would like to attend to help as well. Spirit night on Thursday at White Duck Taco Shop in Matthews. They will give us 10% of their sales for the dinner hour. Please spread the news. We made $198 from our last Hungry Howies. This is our last restaurant spirit night until February. You can do take out or dine in. You do have to mention Lansdowne when you order. There will be an online pop up spirit store sale Nov 22 - Dec 5. More info to come on this event. This is a good opportunity for people to buy spirit wear with a couple new items like pajama pants, drinkware, a beanie. The intention is to have items ready for holiday gifts. You will be able to pick them up from the Cotton Gin printers behind Renfrow in Matthews or have it shipped to your home. The tentative plan is to open the school store come January for more spirit sales.
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President -Nikki Prenoveau
Vice President -Danielle McLaughlin Treasurer-Siri Nutting Secretary-Tracy Keller Recruitment-Open Past Co-Presidents Courtney Farris Karen Kelley Staff in attendance: Caren Saunders, Tracey Hager, Haley Harris, Olivia Bryant, Marjorie Davis, Helen Denny, Miesha Gadsden, Stephanie Williams, Megan Linebarrier, Cheyenne Williams Ms. Hager- Principal Report -Today was the 19th day of school! -Power School is available on the school website. It will show all of your students' testing scores. If you need help accessing it, please contact the school office -Covid Update- Our schools numbers are tracking right along with the rest of the district. For it to be counted as a Positive case the school must receive an communication from the Health Department or the family must show the positive test results to the school - There is a Principal's Chat this Thursday at 6:30PM that everyone is invited to attend -The School Improvement meeting is Monday at 6PM. All are welcome to attend The New school building is on track. You can view the construction cam from the school website or here: Live WebCam (senserasystems.com) Please Welcome Ms. Gadsden the new Dean of Students and the Literacy Facilitator. She is working on Tutoring Programs, Bucket Fillers, Community Partners and will have other volunteer opportunities if you are looking to get involved Dance Fit Update- The new date is Thursday 10/21. You will start receiving communication about it on 10/11 There is a Dance Fit Committee meeting on Monday 9/27 at 7 PM if anyone would like to help or attend, let us know The first Restaurant Spirit Night at Hungry Howie's raised $140 for our school! Thank you to all who attended. The next one will be 10/7 We will be having a Restaurant Spirit Night at Grace O'Malley's on 10/21. It will be Halloween themed! You are encouraged to dress up! Room Parents update. All but 1 of the classes have room parents! If you are a parent in Ms. Click's 4th grade class and are interested in volunteering, please let us know. There will be a Virtual Room Parent Meeting on 9/28 to answer any questions Open Positions_ New Member Recruitment Coordinator and a Snack the Staff Chair Volunteer Opportunities: There may be opportunities coming up for parents to help out at lunch time to make sure students are properly social distancing. Right now, there are still no volunteers allowed in classrooms because of the social distancing requirements. We are following the district recommendations. Faculty present: Ms. Hager, Ms. Rossi, Ms. Saunders, Ms. Linebarrier, Ms. Long, Ms. Greenway, Ms. Denny, Ms. McGlone, Ms. Williams,
Welcome -Nikki Prenoveau -Incoming president for 2021-22 school year Principal Update- Ms. Hager -K students had first day today and went well -updated covid guidelines, particularly re: volunteers in the building, will be forthcoming -Back to School Night will be virtual on 9/9 -addressed a carpool question from a parent, they are working on streamlining the process -addressed a covid quarantine question -covid code for absence in PowerSchool, student may continue work via Canvas if quarantined Committee & Event Updates 2021-22 Board Members- Nikki Prenoveau -introduced all Board members Copy Crew - Jessica Hasley -Monday-Thursday are open, Friday is filled -hope to start on 9/13, Ms. Hager to advise further based on covid guidelines Restaurant Spirit Night Report - Courtney Farris for Emilee Potter -Hungry Howie’s on Sardis Rd. N- first Thursday of the month - 4-9pm -another local restaurant - 3rd Thursday of the month - anyone with contacts, please reach out to PTO Treasurer Report - Siri Nutting -turn in receipts or PTO membership $ to the PTO treasurer box in workroom - she will check it on Fridays -copies of budget available -other “free”money: BoxTops, Amazon Smile, HT Room Parents - Amy McHugh -New K parent and new in this role -still some openings for room parents -will be contacting room parents within the next few weeks with instructions Volunteer Needs - Nikki Prenoveau -Opportunities to volunteer: community partners (aka“free money”) coordinator, copy crew, book fair breakfast, snack the staff, fun fest, field day -open Board positions: Vice President, Recruitment Chair -most pressing needs are for the upcoming Fun Run “face” and committee Questions/Discussion - Fun Run may look different this year because of covid restrictions and construction. Some parents and teachers liked the Dance Fit event last year. -a parent asked about holiday fundraisers like wrapping paper sales - we do not currently have that but parent was encouraged to get information about it and head it up if interested -Ms. Hager asked the faculty present to introduce themselves -Next PTO meeting 9/21 -several parents volunteered to step into available roles Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM Respectfully submitted, Karen Kelley Past PTO Co-President Upcoming Dates for your Calendar: 9/2 - Hungry Howie's Spirit Night 9/6 - Labor Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL 9/9 - Back to School Night - 6:00 - 7:00 PM 9-14 - School Picture Day 9/16 - Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOL 9/16 - Restaurant Spirit Night 9/21 - PTO Meeting - 6:00 PM 9/23 - Principal's Chat - 6:30 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: [email protected] Remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Lansdowne Code 1764 Link your Amazon account to fundraise for Lansdowne by using AmazonSmile PTO Virtual Meeting Agenda
March 30, 2021 7:00 PM Welcome Courtney Farris and Karen Kelley Principal Update Ms. Hager
Committee & Event Updates
There are PTO Board Positions open for next year- please reach out if interested **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: Dance Fit 3/31 PTO Meeting 3/30 Spring Break 4/1-4/9 Week of 4/12 Disinfecting wipes drive Storyteller Day 4/14 Restaurant Spirit Night 4/15 Staff Appreciation Week 4/19-4/23 Beautification Day 4/24 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: [email protected] Remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Lansdowne Code 1764 Link your Amazon account to fundraise for Lansdowne by using AmazonSmile 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: [email protected] Remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC Card to Lansdowne Code 1764 Link your Amazon account to fundraise for Lansdowne by using AmazonSmile 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 [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 [email protected], 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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