Week of 10/10/2016

Quick Reminders:

• Monday: Panther Pride
• Wednesday: Early Dismissal
• Thursday: Chick-fil-A Night
• Friday: Wear Sneakers

Box Tops Due Tuesday:
Send in your Box Tops on Tuesday for our first collection of the school year.   Last year. we earned $600 for our school just by clipping and counting tons of tiny Box Tops.
Fun Run Friday:
Thank you to everyone who has supported their children in collecting pledges, helping deliver prizes, volunteering to help set up on Thursday, or helping facilitate the run on Friday.
We are especially thankful to all of the teachers who have updated their pledge-o-meters daily and spent extra time and effort with the new additions this year.
Pledges can still be collected all week.  Please update the signup genius if your ability to volunteers has changed. We now need about 15 more volunteers to mark laps as the kids run by each marking station.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e044caaad2fa75-2016
PTO Meeting Minutes
Our second PTO meeting was held Tuesday, Sept 27th. We had a great turnout and hope to have even more parents at the next one! Here is a brief summary of what we discussed:

• ROOM PARENTS - All room parents should have contacted all class parents at this time to introduce themselves. Megan Legassie is the Room Parent Coordinator and can answer any questions and has sent out the template to be sent to parents.

• PTO Membership Drive - we have over 200 members so far, continue to send in your membership envelopes!

• The PTO has purchased a color poster maker for the staff.  Training for staff will begin soon.

• Copy Crew is assembled and has begun to make copies for teachers daily.

• Elizabeth Purdie, PTO Treasurer, reviewed the PTO budget for the year.

• Monthly newsletter items are collected by April Storey.  She needs any information/updates for newsletters by the last day of the month.

• ConnectED messages are automated messages from Ms. Crisp.  If anyone is not receiving calls, please contact Ms. Clark in the office to add or update a phone number.

• NEW PTO website is live. The new website is landsdownepto.weebly.com. Tour dates will be added to the website. There will be links to the classroom websites from the PTO website. Any updates to the website, contact Megan Legassie. The PTO email islansdownepto@gmail.com.

• We need chair & co-chairs for a few remaining events! Contact Theresa Matheny or any board member if you are interested in Teacher Appreciation or Book Fair roles.

• Beautification day - Eric Heller is the new chairperson. Our first day isNovember 5th from 9 am - 12 pm.

• Snack the Staff - we have many volunteers for this monthly event to provide our faculty with treats!  Our next snack the staff will be October 19th.

• Book Fair - contact Elizabeth Purdie to help volunteer for this event, we need a lot of volunteers! She is looking for a co-chair and lead person for each day.

• Lucky's FUN RUN - Candler Tindler & Leigh Bryant covered all the new details as we are doing fun run differently this year. This is the biggest fundraiser for our school!  

Our next meeting is November 29th at 6:30 pm in the Media Center. Childcare will be provided by a CMS employee. Hope to see you there!