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April 21, 2008  |
Meeting called to order at 12:35 p.m. Present: Frances Archer, Merryl Brownlow, Patty Marfise-Patt, Mindy Schloss, Tina Skoubis, Lori Hinton, Sue Donabauer, Renee Jablonski, Lisabeth Rohlck, Jenny Larson, Carolyn Martinelli. Principal’s Report: Merryl Brownlow reported for GG. NWEA Spring testing is going on through next week. Ricky Recycling visited the students at GG. There are many faculty positions open at GG and about 50% of the hiring is complete. Drama will be a full-time program next year. The 3rd graders will be cleaning up Flick Park on Earth Day. Parent Orientation for all second grade parents is on Tuesday, May 6th at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, May 7th parents may visit the multiage (TREE) setting 10:00am-11:00 am – Observe Instruction 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. - Q & A On Thursday, May 8th parents may visit the multiage (TREE) setting: 12:30 1:00 p.m. – Q&A 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Observe instruction The new addition is looking great. 4th grade will be moving into the new addition next year. There will be bike racks installed at GG. GG made $182 from cartridge recycling. GG is looking forward to the Fine Arts Festival and Spring Social on May 22nd. Principal’s Report: Lori Hinton reported for WB. WB is also taking part in NWEA testing. This is a pilot for WB as they have not participated in spring NWEA before. Ms. Hinton hopes it will provide a smooth transition for the 2nd graders moving on to 3rd grade. The Earth Tree Dedications will take place at 10:15am and 1:15pm. WB is in communication with representatives for the new Navy Housing and their timeline for completion. Some of the housing may be ready by November. A group of WB teachers visited the mobile units at Pleasant Ridge. No decision yet on which classes will be held in the mobiles. Students enjoyed Poetry Week and are looking for forward to TV Turn-Off Week. Treasurer’s Report: Sue Donabauer reported on the budget. The budget for 2008-2009 was approved by the PTA. President’s Report: Patty Marfise-Patt reported. Patty attended the Illinois PTA Leadership Conference in Kankakee. It is imperative that all PTA contracts be signed by the PTA President. Patty reviewed the new on-line registration process for District 34. For those families in the district who do not have computers the district will make available computers at the schools. Hard copies for these families will also be made available. PTA registration and School Supplies registration will also be on-line. It was agreed that the cost to join the PTA will remain at $10.00. PTA Council has asked the individual PTA’s to support an ad thanking our many donors throughout the year. The WB/GG PTA approved making a contribution towards this ad. Committee Reports: School Supplies – Orders are due by April 30th. We have about $5,500.00 in total orders to date. The on-line ordering process is very user-friendly. Next year all supplies will be ordered on-line. Environmental – The Nike gym shoe drive is on going. Individual teachers will do a “Lights Out” on Earth Day. GG students should wear green on Earth Day. Re-use A Crayon program is being considered. Market Days – Book Fair Glen Grove – Volunteers are needed. Please contact Mary Zenzola if interested. Ice Cream Social Glen Grove – Forms are due by May 1st. Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – May 8th at WB and May 9th at GG. Movie Nights – Principals pleased with this year’s movie nights. Will give thought to whether they will be held again next year. Turn Off TV Week/Family Night – Family Night is scheduled for April 24th. Parents can find a list of activities that they can do with their families on the District 34 website. Dining For Dollars – We made $228.79 at our last event at Noodles and Company. The next event will be held at Jimmy Johns on May 1st from 11:00am – 7:00pm. They will donate 10% of all sales to the PTA. 5th Grade Picnic – The picnic is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10th from 11:00am – 2:00pm at Flick Park. Volunteers are needed to help set up, serve food, help with games and clean up. Contact Julie Bruch if you are available. Orders are due by May 15th if you are interested in purchasing a T-Shirt with the names of all graduating 5th graders. New Business/Other: Health Lunches Proposal – Jenny Larson and Carolyn Martinelli are proposing a Healthier Lunches Proposal. They would like to increase the number of healthy options available at school and eliminate the bad options. Interested in forming a committee of parents who are interested in helping to pursue a healthier lunchroom program. Merryl Brownlow suggested contacting Kim Radzinski in Food Services to start. This is a district wide program so it may be necessary to get support from parents in the other clusters. The PTA will support their investigation of pursuing better alternatives.
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