Pittsfield Elementary School

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

May 10, 2010

The PTO meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. with 6 people in attendance.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report from the April meeting and a motion to accept as read was made by Becky Frost and 2^nd by Deb Darrah.

We did not have a treasurer’s report for this meeting.

No new fund requests were made.

Cheryl from Granite State Fundraising made a wonderful presentation of the fundraiser. We have decided to go with the Jeanine collection book and also a cookie dough insert.

Teacher appreciation week went very well, it was greatly appreciated by all the staff.  Thanks to all who helped make it a great success. 

Upcoming events are the book swap.  We went over some of the details and we will send information home with the students on June 1^st.  Books will be due to the school by June 8^th and the swap will be on June 10^th.  If you have any books and would like to donate some for the kids who do not have any to swap would be greatly appreciated.

There is a band concert coming up and some cookie donations would also be appreciated.

We had the election for next year officers and those results are as follows.

President   -  Ammy Ramsey

Vice President  - Becky Frost

Secretary   -   Tina Nevins

Treasurer   -    Erin Butler

I just wanted to thank Tina for all her hard work and all that she has done for the PTO and I hope to do well myself.  I also want to thank everyone that came to the meeting and nominated me for president,  thank you for your encouraging words and support I will try my best to keep up the good work.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins – President

Becky Frost – Vice President

Ammy Ramsey – Secretary

Erin Butler - Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

April 12, 2010

The PTO meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. with 7 people in attendance.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report from the March meeting and a motion to accept them as read was made by Becky Frost and 2^nd by Deb Darrah.

Erin Butler read the treasurer’s report from the March meeting and a motion to accept them as read was made by Dawn Hamel and 2^nd by Ammy Ramsey.

Duane Johnoson (6^th grade special ed. Teacher )  had a fund request for monies for transportation to a Red Sox game for 20 kids.  A motion was made by Clayton Wood to pay for half of the cost of transportation and 2^nd by Erin Butler.  All was in favor and motion passed. Total cost $170.00

Muffins with moms was a great success again, thanks to all who donated and the mini muffins were a great hit. 

Movie night was also a great success and thanks to all who helped and made it a great time for all who attended.

We discussed what the PTO will be doing for teacher appreciation week, if anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me.

We set a date of June 10^th for the book swap and more information will follow in the next meeting and also going home with students.

We will be having Granite Fund Raising coming to the next meeting to give a presentation for next years fund raiser.

We will also be voting on PTO  officers at the next meeting, Tina Nevins will be stepping down as president.  If anyone interested please feel free to contact us or come to our next meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins – President

Becky Frost – Vice President

Ammy Ramsey – Secretary

Erin Butler - Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

February 8, 2010

The PTO meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. with 7 people in attendance.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report from the January meeting. A motion to accept was made by Becky Frost and seconded by Dawn Hamel.

Erin Butler read the treasurer’s report from the January meeting. A motion to accept was made by Dawn Hamel and seconded by Ammy Ramsey.

There were no new fund request.

We discussed muffing with moms and it will be held on March 10^th. We will be asking for donations of mini muffins for the convenience of the muffins being small. The time will be 7:15 to 8:00 a.m.

We also discussed movie night, movie has to be G rated and Wall E is going to be played. We will be having this on March 16 at 6:30 p.m. PTO will donate the juice boxes.

Chris Teague is going to talk with a person who has done book swap events in the past and will ask them to give us a little guidance to have a successful swap of our own. Thank you Chris for your help in this matter.

We will be having the spring book fair in April and Erin will finalize the dates and get back to us.

We have decided on the teacher appreciation theme and we have a few great plans for that occasion, if you would like the details please feel free to contact me Ammy at 435-7094. I do not want to give out the specifics in the minutes because some teacher’s read this. Thanks for your understanding.

Dawn Hamel is looking for a few volunteers for March 20^th from 10-2 to get collect some information for the Safe Routes to School project. If you should have any questions or want to help with this project please contact Dawn.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 8^th

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins – President

Becky Frost – Vice President

Ammy Ramsey – Secretary

Erin Butler - Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

January 11, 2010

The PTO meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. With 6 people in attendance.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report from the December meeting. A motion to accept was made by Clayton Wood and seconded by Tina Nevins.

Dawn Hamel read the treasurer’s report from the December meeting. A motion to accept was made by Becky Frost and seconded by Ammy Ramsey.

There were no new fund request.

Craft night went well, there was about 25 people that came. We discussed the date it was held and we may want to have it earlier next year, or maybe have it on a week night.

The basket raffle went well and made around $80.00.

The blood drive donations for the canteen were great and we have a couple cans of soup left over for next time. Thanks to all who donated and gave.

We would like to do a book swap event on Feb 17^th at 5:30. We are going to talk with the Title 1 program and also the library to see if they would like to join us or give any suggestions.

We also would like to do a movie night in March. We are going to discuss more specifics at the Feb. meeting about when, what movie, and asking to have the event with the Kydstop program join us.

We would also like to discuss what to do for the teachers for teacher appreciation day at the next meeting, any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

Dawn Hamel spoke about the Safe Routes to School. They would be in need of volunteers to help kids along the route when the time comes. There is a meeting for this committee on Tues. Feb 2^nd at PES Library at 6:45 p.m.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Thanks to all,

Tina Nevins – President

Becky Frost – Vise President

Ammy Ramsey – Secretary

Erin Butler - Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

December 14, 2009

The Superintendent’s round table Dr. Freeman spoke about high school redesign. He gave the history of high schools and education and how this generation needs change in how the high school goes about teaching and what skills to teach. He also informed us about drop out statistics for high school and college around the nation. Dr. Freeman also spoke about what college professors and employers are looking for and what they feel they are getting from graduates. He ended the discussion with the statistics of Pittsfield and the process our district is taking to determine what is best for our high school. If you would like more information you can go to the state dept. of education and look on high school redesign. We thank Dr. Freeman for the wonderful and very informational discussion. Thank you.

The PTO meeting was called to order at 7:55p.m. With 5 people in attendance.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report from the November meeting. A motion to accept was made by Erin Butler and 2^nd by Clayton Wood.

Erin Butler read the treasure’s report from the November meeting. A motion to accept was made by Becky Frost and 2^nd by Ammy Ramsey.

There are no new fund requests.

The bookfair was estimated to have made 750.00, which is lower from last year but still great. A special thanks to Erin Butler who did a lot of the work and volunteering and another big thanks to all who helped and purchased books for a good cause.

Santa’s breakfast was another success. Santa was awesome this year another special thanks to him for a job well done. We also threw out an idea of maybe doing digital pictures next year, and have them available on the website for parents and family to print their own. But we will have to discuss this again at a later time because there are some concerns with putting pictures of children on the website and the liabilities that go along with that.

Basket raffle went well doing last sale of tickets and pulling winners at craft night.

Thanks to all who donated.

Craft night coming up, we have enough crafts, just need some helpers.

Clayton Wood gave a overview of the website and discussed what we can add to the PTO link to get more information out there about us. Thank you Clayton for all your hard work.

No other business was brought to our attention and the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins-President

Becky Frost-Vice President

Ammy Ramsey-Secretary

Erin Butler-Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

November 9, 2009

Principle’s round table discussion went over all of the resources and procedures for the safety of our school and students during a variety of emergencies. Principle Kilmister also discussed plans for the future about making changes to our school so that it is not so open to the public by renovating the foyer. We thank Principle Kilmister for the wonderful presentation and all the information you gave us. Thank you.

The November PTO meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.

Ammy Ramsey read the secretary’s report for the October meeting, a motion by Clayton Wood was made to accept and the motion was 2^nd by Dawn Hamel. The secretary’s report was accepted as read.

Erin Butler read the treasurer’s report for the October meeting, a motion by Dawn Hamel was made to accept and the motion was 2^nd by Becky Frost. The treasurer’s report was accepted as read.

Zach Powers from the PYW gave a presentation for The Safe Homes Initiative. He wanted the PTO to endorse and support the cause. We discussed the pledge, and benefits of having this type of resource for parents and kids in our community. Clayton Wood made a motion for the PTO’s endorsement and support and the motion was 2^nd by Ammy Ramsey and was accepted.

A fund request was made by Laura Smith for 6^th grade celebration t-shirts of $450.00. A motion to grant the request was made by Ammy Ramsey and 2^nd by Clayton Wood and was accepted.

Laura also updated to PTO of the artist in residence proposal, she has requested funds from other sources to help the PTO with the cost. At this moment the PTO is does not have a definite figure of funds for the program. We all hope to have more information in the next few months.

Fundraiser went great thanks to all who helped. We hope to come up with a better system to keep track of the orders that come in and go out.

Donuts with dads had a great turn out the title 1 program did a wonderful job and the PTO donated the munchkins. Thanks to all who made it a success? Muffins with moms will be happening soon.

We all discussed the upcoming book fair; a sign-up sheet went around for volunteers.

Breakfast with Santa is fast approaching; breakfast is from 8-9:30 a.m. We are looking for volunteers to help out. We start coffee and stuff at 7 a.m. If anyone would like to help please contact us. Thank you in advance.

We are putting together some themed baskets together to raffle off at Breakfast with Santa. Ammy is going to make a list of needed donations and get the word out.

Clayton Wood talked about a Lego League that has been started up. They are at the beginning stages and are testing the waters so to speak and hopes to bring more info for everyone soon.

Clayton would also like to discuss the website at the next meeting.

Dawn presented a fundraiser event for the surrounding food pantry’s that is happening in Barnstead. They are looking for someone to come and do an activity or craft for the event that is happening on the 21^st of Nov.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins-President

Becky Frost-Vice President

Ammy Ramsey-Secretary

Erin Butler-Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

Pittsfield Elementary School PTO

Secretary’s Report

October 5, 2009

The October meeting was called to order at 7:07 pm.

There are 8 people in attendance.

There are no new fund requests at this time.

The feedback for the open house BBQ

• Change location of tables, and think about a different set up.

• Have more salads and not do the other snacks (pretzels, cheese puffs, etc.) the salads were a better option this year.

Tara Pinto has stepped down as secretary and Ammy Ramsey will be taking her place. Thank you Tara for all the hard work and time you have spent doing such a wonderful job for our PTO, school, and most important our children.

Dawn gave the treasurer’s report and motion made by Erin Butler to accept and 2^nd by Becky Frost. The treasurer’s report was accepted as read.

Everyone in attendance discussed changing the field trip committed funds for school year 2010-2011 to the amount of $3500.00. The motion for the change was made by Becky Frost and 2^nd by Erin Butler.

Upcoming events are as follows.

• Fundraiser delivery on Oct. 29^th , a sign-up sheet to help was passed around.

• Bookfair is scheduled for Nov 12^th to the 20^th a sign-up sheet to help will be passed around at the next meeting.

• Breakfast with Santa is scheduled for Dec 5^th and the breakfast will be $3.00 a person. Ammy Ramsey will talk with Gretchen Wolfe about Santa.

Other event ideas are x-mas craft night, math night, muffins with moms, and donuts with dads.

Fundraiser ideas are needed we all discussed having a basket raffle at the Breakfast with Santa for the waiting parents while kids are shopping at the store. We will need basket ideas and donations.

We also spoke about a poetry event with the high schoolers.

Principle Round Table Topics

• Emergency drills information at Nov. meeting

• School status.

Superintendent Round Table Topics

• District plan for the future

School Mall Program information was looked over be Becky Frost and she couldn’t find an answer on what the PTO or school would get for funds or rewards. So it was determined that it was not really a worth while doing.

Goals for the year

• Mission statement

Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.

Thanks to all

Tina Nevins-President

Becky Frost-Vice President

Ammy Ramsey-Secretary

Erin Butler-Treasurer

__________________________________________________________________

September 14, 2009

PES PTO

MEETING MINUTES

Attendance:

The meeting was called to order at 7:03p.m.

Tara read the secretary’s report. Clayton made the motion to accept report as read, Erica seconded the motion and all were in favor.

Dawn read the treasurer’s report. Erin made the motion to accept report as read, Clayton seconded the motion and all were in favor.

Fund Requests:

Laura Smith – Requested $243.00 for items for field day, this amount will cover bracelets and popsicles. Ammy made the motion to grant the #243.00, Becky seconded the motion and all were in favor.

Laura Smith – requested $1800.00 for the Artist in Residence program for this year. The performer would be Rick Davis, who does circus activities. He would be doing these activities with third graders. We have asked Laura to try to apply to the Sanderson Fund for money but she will not know in time to schedule him. The request will be tabled until the November meeting when we know the profit from this year’s fundraiser.

Other Topics:

Ammy Ramsey graciously volunteered to replace Tara as secretary. Erica made the motion to accept Ammy as secretary, Clayton seconded the motion and all were in favor. Thank you Ammy.

Library Poster- there was money left over after purchasing the poster for the library. Tara made the motion to add the $294.67 back into our available funds, Erin seconded the motion and all were in favor.

Topics for Principal’s Roundtable and Superintendent’s Roundtable- Ammy mentioned that she would like to hear about emergency procedures and protocol for parents and bus drivers. Doug said he would come up with some ideas and bring them next meeting.

School mall program – Tina received info. in the mail about shopping benefiting our school but had not read over all the info. yet. Becky is going to take it home, check it out and get back to us.

Project for volunteers - Doug and Chris are looking for volunteers to go through and label books according to reading levels. Doug will get back to us with more info.

Upcoming Events:

Open House & BBQ – 9/24 at 5:30p.m., Tina will check into getting the high school grill, set-up starts at 4:45p.m. We purchased some items from the Booster Club and Dawn will do the other shopping. A list went around to sign-up for salads, set-up, clean-up and help with serving.

Fundraiser – starts wed. 9/15 and goes to tues. 9/29. Dave Taylor will talk to students at 1:15 and 1:30 on Tuesday. Money will be counted on Thursday Oct. 1^st at 3p.m.

Goals for this Year –

Mission Statement – we would like to write a mission for the PTO, Tina will look for the bylaws and other info we need in order to get that started.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35p.m.

__________________________________________________________________

MAY 11, 2009

PES PTO

MEETING MINUTES

Attendance:

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.

Tara read the sec. report. Dawn made the motion to accept it as read, Becky seconded and all were in favor.

Dawn read the treas. Report. Clayton made the motion to accept it as read, Tara seconded and all were in favor.

Dave Taylor- from Genevieve’s fundraising company came in with catalogs and items to show us. We decided to go with him for the fall 09 fundraiser. Will possibly do Granite State pies in Nov. 09

No Fund Requests

Follow-Ups:

Teacher Appreciation Day- went well, Lori Bourgeois and Danielle Harvey won the ½hr. massage gift certs. Congratulations ladies.

Officer Elections:

Dawn Hamel stepped down as treasurer and Erin Butler volunteered to fill her shoes. Thank you Dawn for all of your support, time and help with the PTO over the past few years. Good Luck filling her shoes Erin, thanks for stepping up. All other positions will stay the same until the fall when we will open up elections again.

Tina Nevins, President;

Becky Frost, V. President;

Tara Pinto, Secretary.

Thanks ladies.

The meeting adjourned at 8:20p.m.