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PTO Meeting - March 30, 2021

4/8/2021

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PTO Virtual Meeting Agenda
March 30, 2021  7:00 PM

Welcome                                                                     Courtney Farris and Karen Kelley

Principal Update                    Ms. Hager

  • Communication regarding parent change request link has been shared. Today was the final day to make changes, if anyone still wants to make changes please do so by midnight tonight. This is vital for families who need transportation. 
  • Communication went out regarding the CMS camp from 6/14 - 7/29. Pre registration is open for all families. Spots will be allotted to students who need it the most. Camp will have literacy, math and 
  • School improvement team- look at school improvement plan. Want to increase parent engagement for next school year. Please join if possible. Need 50% parent involvement. 
  • Upon return on 4/12 temps will not need to be taken, but symptom tracker still needs to be filled out. Please don’t send sick students to school. Will continue to social distance to the best of their ability.  Mask wearing will continue. 
  • Career week was a huge success. Lots of positive feedback. 
  • Spirit week has been fun and a great start back. 

Committee & Event Updates    
    
  • Dance Fit                    Courtney Farris
    • Happening tomorrow (virtual) 
    • Most happening during morning meeting
    • Teachers know what is happening and taking care of it 
    • Over $25,000 pledged so far. Time for more pledges
    • Collections will happen when we return from Spring Break 
      • please send in any hard, paper money you receive
      • checks to Lansdowne PTO in an envelope with name/teacher
    • Prizes will be handed out after Spring Break 
    • Thanks for all support from teachers and parents 
  • Treasurer Report                Elizabeth Purdie/Siri Nutting  
    • Major expenses: 
      • fun run (offset)
      • Classroom Expenses 
    • Income: 
      • Spirit wear 
      • Corporate Sponsorship 
    • Waiting on Book Fair info 
      • This money goes into Scholastic dollars to use for teachers and books. 
  • Restaurant Report                Courtney Farris
    • Hungry Howies $155.04
    • Grace O’Malley’s $54 
    • No April Hungry Howies 
    • Tacos for Life on 4/15 (in Arboretum) 
    • Next Hungry Howies will be on May, 6 
  • School Leadership Team Recruitment        Courtney Farris
    • Need parent involvement 
    • If you are interested, this goes through improvement plans with teachers and parents 
    • If you want to hear about ways leadership is trying to improve 
    • Reach out to Courtney, Karen or your teach regarding how to get involved 
  • Online School Store 
    • Will run 4/26 - 5/9 
    • Fliers will be sent out 
    • Same website from earlier this year (shoplionspto.com)
    • Can ship to house or pick up from school before end of year 
  • Storyteller Day                    Tamia Williams
    • Planning for 4/14 
    • Currently have 11 non family volunteers 
    • Thinking of moving to grade level approach like Career Day 
    • Still planning how to best accommodate the event 
    • Need book suggestions for 4th and 5th 
      • Choose your own ending (use polling option)
    • Suggestion: Make sure grade contact knows the name of the story teller 
    • Reach out to Ms. Hager for logistics 
  • Beautification Day                Lauren Price
    • Saturday 4/24 
    • Groundskeeping, planting, adding stencils 
    • Signup Genius in the next few weeks for volunteers 
    • will put in work order for pest control around mobile units
    • Coach is working on places that may need sprucing for kid use with construction 
  • Staff Appreciation Week            Karen Kelley
    • week of 4/19 
    • details still be planned 
    • something for each day 
    • ways for families to participate as well 
    • will send home a flier 
    • Signup Genius for help that week  (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d49a5af2ea75-staff)
  • Clorox/ Cleaning Supply drive         Karen Kelley
    • Please donate Clorox/Lysol/Disinfecting wipes during the week of April 12. Bins will be located in the carpool line during drop off and pick-up, and inside the building by the cafeteria for bus-riders and ASEP families.
Questions/Discussion                All

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: 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 Virtual Meeting Notes

8/12/2020

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August 11, 2020  7:00 PM

Welcome                                                                     Courtney Farris and Karen Kelley

  • Courtney Farris & Karen Kelly are Co-presidents this year. 
  • First virtual PTO meeting, all meetings will likely be all virtual this year. If we go back to school, may do in person as well as streaming. 
  • Courtney: Current 4th grader and 8th grade son who went through Lansdowne as well. 
  • Karen: Current 4th grader and older child who went through Lansdowne as well. 


Principal Update                    Ms. Hager

  • Excited to be the principal!!
  • First day 8/17. Continue virtual until the district says it’s safe to come back. 
  • two virtual town halls first had 62 & and second had 55. Lots of discussion about different plans. 
  • Will have monthly town hall meetings
  • Working on getting connect-ed messages on email and voicemail. Working to get emails sorted so everyone gets it both ways. As district is doing update, please be patient. 
  • Hopefully by next week all should be updated. Sunday phone and email will continue. IF you aren’t getting by end of next week, please reach out. 
  • Thank you to PTO for polo shirts and masks! Teachers are super happy and will be worn at technology pickup. 
  • Have popcorn treat for Kinder. 
  • Should hear from your teacher by tomorrow at the latest. Will verify email and phone to ensure contact. 
  • Everyone is learning how to use Canvas. New to K-2. 


Committee & Event Updates    
        
Fun Run Update                Courtney Farris

  • Postponed to Spring Semester. Going to change focus to just a fun way to participate in a fun activity, not as much of a fundraiser focus. 
  • Boosterthon has changed focus as well to help children just have fun. 
  • Not sure if it will be virtual or in person, will depend on the status. 
  • Every student will be able to participate. 


Mother/Son Event                Julie Singh

  • Not sure exactly how it will be, as of now, planning to do a scavenger hunt outside. 10/10 from 10-12. 
  • Communication will go out. FB event and email. 
  • Will be at Boyce Park- will have access to a picnic shelter/tent. Plan to offerlight refreshments. 


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: 
  • PTO Membership -- co-chair
  • Room Coordinator -- co-chair
  • Campus Beautification-- co chair (2x per year)
  • Snack the Staff -- co-chair
  • Bus Driver Appreciation -- co-chair
  • End of the Year Staff Cookout- Chair (in May) 
  • Media Center Helper-  Chair - coordinate with Ms. Russel to go in and volunteer. Help to organize and restock. Will take as many volunteers. No parent volunteers for Fall, hopefully for Spring! 
  • Lost and Found- Co-chair. Very busy in Winter. This person keeps organized and notifies families of what is there and donates if things are not picked up in a timely manner. 
  • Fun Run- Will need lots of volunteers if it takes place in person.

***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

  • Big rock in the carpool line. Used for school spirit and things to celebrate. 
  • Currently suspended.
  •  When back- can sign up for a 24 hour period starting 5:00 pm the day before your day. 
  • This is just a fundraiser for PTO. 
  • $10 for the 24 hours. 
  • Currently painted for back to school. Take pictures when you go to pick up your technology!!


Restaurant Spirit Nights            Emilee Potter 

  • We partner with restaurants and get a % back for the sales. 
  • Hungry Howies- 1st Thursday of every month. 9/3 will be first date. 
  • Hopefully first  in person in Sept @Grace O’Mally’s. 
  • Will plan for to-go food as well for people who aren’t ready to dine out. 
  • Future plans for: Mac’s Speed Shop, PotBellies


Questions/Discussion                All

  • Please make sure to get the PTO your email for weekly updates! If you aren’t getting it please check your junk mail! Can share email with us to make sure you are on the list. Please join the FB group @Friends of Lansdowne IB World School. 
  • Make sure to check the school website as well for updates. Materials and supply lists posted there. 
  • Pop up sale tent- will be up tomorrow and Thursday. Just spirit wear. Will have a few extra facemasks for $10. 
  • Yearbooks-- will be given for 3-5 for students who missed picking them up last year. Can ask at technology pickup tomorrow if you missed it. 
  • ABC group kids are the ones who will come back and The D group students are the remote academy. 30% across the school signed up for virtual academy, 3rd grade had the highest. Classes are mixed to make sure that everyone has a Lansdowne teacher. When we go back, there is a teacher who will address the in person and another who will do in person. Circle time will include students getting to know all teachers. 
  • Please link your ViC card and Amazon Smile to get % back to the school. 
  • Lansdowne PTO email: LansdownePTO@gmail.com
  • Tentative Dates are scheduled for Spring activities (subject to change). 
  • Next meeting is: 9/22 @ 7:00 pm on Zoom & live on Facebook. 

**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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February 13th, 2020

2/13/2020

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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

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September 24th Meeting Notes

10/8/2019

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Check out what happened in the last meeting here: ​pto_mtgmin_sept24.docx

Get PTO Event Descriptions here: pto_event_descriptions-2019-2020.docx
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August 20 Meeting Notes

8/22/2019

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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
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November Meeting Minutes

12/12/2018

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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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PTO Meeting Minutes 9/26/2017

10/31/2017

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  • Look for Room Parent Sign-Ups on Back to School Night to fill the last open spots. A Room Parent Coffee will be scheduled for October. Date is TBA.
  • PTO membership envelopes are still coming in. These will be accepted throughout the year.
  • The School Spirit Store is now accepting credit cards. The minimum charge amount is $7.00.
  • Friday Night Lights on 10/20 at East Meck High School on 10/20. Wear your Lansdowne gear and sit together to show our Lansdowne pride at the East Meck football game.  More details to follow.
  • School Bonds will be on the ballot in November, and Lansdowne Elementary is one of the schools that is due to get a new building should the measure pass. There will be Connect Ed messages going out closer to election day encouraging parents to go out and Vote.PTO is getting 125 yard signs to promote voting for School Bonds in November. These will be distributed to PTO members and neighbors to display.
  • Elizabeth Purdie PTO Treasurer presented and reviewed the PTO 2017-2018 budget.
  • The IB Evaluation for Lansdowne Elementary will be 10/26 – 27. There will be 2 evaluators coming to do the evaluation. They will be speaking with parents on 10/26 from 12:45 – 1:15 pm.
The next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 28 at 6:30 pm.
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