Melanie Litton-Castellon (President) called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Other Board Members Present: Sandi Haeni (Vice President), Carolyn Holt (Treasurer), and Tammy Griffin (Secretary). School Staff Present: Pam Larson, Pam Knorr, Rachel Roemer. Parents Present: Nicole Kinane, Toni Pieper, Tami Nottolini, Vanessa Tipps.

Review of minutes: Motioned by Tami Nottolini, second Rachel Roemer.

Treasurer’s Report: Carolyn Holt. Waiting for funds from the walk before completing annual budget: 2011-2012 Budget tabled until next month. Mrs Holt will be contacting an attorney to discuss how much money we can legally carry without penalty. Discussed the possibility that our balance should be zero-ed out at the end of the year. $4574.00 paid out for playground equipment.

Ongoing income sources:

Box Tops for Education: (Sandy Haeni) Keep collecting for this year’s contest. See http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspz?id=3878 for a full list of products. Contest is under way. Class with the most box tops win a prize. Contest ends October 26th. Prize = Extra Recess. Pamela Larson will make announcements.

Labels for Education: (Amanda Marshall) Please cut “points” from soup and other labels and send them to school. http://labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx for a full list of products.

Target Purchases: (Carolyn Holt) Use your Target credit card and assign Walworth School as beneficiary so we get a percentage of your purchase amount. Save 5% on your total. No changes to online. One check cut to us per year: $324.09 collected this year.

Sentry Receipts: (Anice Machado and Stephanie Drake) Student Council will continue to collect the proceeds. Remember to get a green sticker on Sentry receipts and turn them into the school office within 3 mos of purchase date.

Market Day: (Cindy Nordmeyer) Total $150.84 income for September.

Pop Tops: (Jill Dallasassee) Continue to collect and send them in to Jill.

Communication

* The Parents Club Blog is available at WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com
* E-mail any ideas or questions to walworthparentsclub@gmail.com.
* Join our Facebook page by entering Walworth Parents Club.
* Other meetings: School Board meeting meets monthly. SEARCH Task Force meets every 2nd Thursday at 7:15 – 8am in the staff workroom. Community is invited to attend both.
* School website still has last year's Parents Club info, Pamela Knorr offered to get this updated.

Old Business

1. Playground equipment (Melanie Litton-Castellon) Equipment was delivered and invoiced. $4574 was paid in full. Installation was discussed. Further requests for volunteers to help with installation. (Offered by Tammy Griffin's brother, an engineer; Matt Haeni is available to help; Pamela Knorr to talk with janitor; Melanie L-C to ask for further help.) Tentatively planned to install on Sunday, October 16th at 10:30. Discussed cost for installation supplies.

2. PBIS School-wide Behavioral Incentive Program (Melinda Peterson) $287.50 used. Mrs Peterson purchased an additional $39.87. She requested a total of $200.00 for funds needed. (Broken down as $39.87 to reimburse Mrs Peterson for purchases and an extra $160 for additional future needs.) Motion to approve Vanessa Tipps, Second Tami Nottolini.

3. WW4W (Melanie Litton-Castellon) Discussed prizes to be distributed to top grossing classrooms and top 3 students in each class (Pamela Knorr offered to ask Bob Klockars at WSB and Tammy Griffin to ask Mercy Health to donate door prizes.) Discussed door prizes given by PC (spirit bands by MMPR in Janesville.) Apples donated from Royal Oaks Orchard for refreshments. Snow cones donated by Heyer's. Discussed printing needs. Advertising provided by art students. Music donated by the Alfano family. Discussed volunteer needs (snack table, registration, crowd control, etc). Other suggestions included ways to pledge

4. UW Whitewater Theatre - a play about the weather (Jodi Cullen) 1st grade Spring field trip to be tabled until the Spring. It cost $220 last year; this years' costs will depend upon how many children are going.

Next meeting scheduled for November 14th.

Adjourned at 8pm. Motioned by Pamela Knorr, Second Vanessa Tipps.

Walworth Parents Club Agenda -- 10 October 2011

Call to order

Introductions

Approval of Minutes

Treasurer's Report - Carolyn Holt
We will be moving this report to the bottom of the meeting.

Income Sources:
* Market Day - Cindy Nordmeyer
* Sentry Receipts - Remember to bring them in for Student Council
* Box Tops - Sandi Haeni
* Labels For Education - Amanda Marshall
* Target

Communication from the public:
* Blog - WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com
* Email - WalworthParentsClub@Gmail.com
* Facebook - Walworth Parents Club (contact Mel on FB as this is a closed group)

Old Business:
* Opera Program - Jennifer Watters (requested $500)
* Red Ribbon Week - Pamela Larson (requested $600; shared cost with PD)
* UW Whitewater 1st grade cultural program - P Larson (requested contribution)
* PBIS - Melinda Peterson (requested $200)
- We agreed to reimburse $39.87 to Melinda for purchases
- We tabled a decision to donate an extra $160 for future needs.
* Playground Equipment - Mel L-C
- volunteers requested to help install equipment
- invoice review
* WW4W Committee:
Mel L-C - PR report, pledge envelopes etc, volunteer requests
(crowd control, refreshments, registration/bank, putting up posters
around the school, setting up reg. tables)
Pam Larson - Staff/PC liaise
Tami Notolini - spirit bracelets, event t-shirts, snowcones
Vanessa Tipps - apple/fruit donations for refreshments
Rachel Roemer - advertising

Treasurer's Report - Carolyn Holt
* Vote to raise amount for amount spent on Staff Appreciation week
* Mrs Holt to present a separate Treasurer's Agenda

New Business:

* Any cultural program requests?
* Other requests for funds?
* Other opportunities to raise funds? Who will volunteer to Chair?
* Other volunteer needs?

Adjourn

Meeting called to order at 7:00pm by Melanie Litton-Castellon (President). Other Board Members Present: Sandi Haeni - Vice President; Carolyn Holt - Treasurer; Tammy Griffin -Secreatary. School Staff present: Pam Larsen (Principal), Pam Knorr (Administrator), Jody Cullen (1st grade), Cathy Boldger (Kindergarden), Rachel Roemer (Art), Melinda Peterson. Parents present: Alicia Swanson, Cindy Nordmeyer, Nicole Kinane, Toni Peeper.

Review of minutes: No minutes to report.

Treasurer’s Report: Carolyn Holt (copy available upon request)

Ongoing income sources:

Box Tops for Education (Sandy Haeni) Keep collecting for this year’s contest. See http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspz?id=3878 for a full list of products. We can earn box tops if we order t-shirts through Boxtops for education as long as we use Hanes products. We earn Boxtops for each t-shirt printed.

Labels for Education : Please cut “points” from soup and other labels and send them to school. http://labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx for a full list of products.

Target Purchases: use your Target credit card and assign Walworth School as beneficiary and we get a percentage of your purchase amount. $324.09 collected. Save 5% on your total. No charges to online.

Sentry Receipts : will still be collected by Student Council. Remember to place a green sticker on the receipt and turn them into the school office within 3 months of purchase date.
Market Day: (Cindy Nordmeyer and Teresa Taylor): 3 checks totaling $1225.22. Market Day was supposed to send out order forms to customers who purchase Market Day 4 or 5 times a year, but this mailing did not get sent out. Therefore, September sales were low. Rep has been notified.


Budget: 2011/2012 will be discussed at the October meeting.

Communication:

The Parents Club Blog is available at WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com or E-mail any ideas or questions to walworthparentsclub@gmail.com.

Join our Facebook page by searching for Walworth Parents Club and requesting to join.

Other meetings: School Board meeting generally meets the third Monday of the month in the school library.

SEARCH Task Force meets every 2nd Thursday at 7:15 – 8am in the staff workroom. Community encouraged to attend both. Check the school calendar or website for more information.

OLD BUSINESS:
1. Playground equipment: ordered and should be arriving soon. Installation: request for volunteers to help with installation. They will invoice us and this will be discussed at the October meeting.

2. Review of summer meeting: Staff appreciation was discussed. Thank you to those who baked cookies for the open house and helped with registration.

3. PBIS School-wide Behavior Incentive Program: (Melinda Peterson) $287.50 used. Linda purchased an additional $39.87. She is requesting a total of $200.00 for funds needed. $39.87 to reimburse Melinda for purchases and an extra $160 for additional future needs. This will be reimbursed and the extra amount was tabled for the budget meeting next month.

NEW BUSINESS:

Red Ribbon Week: Pam Larson— Scheduled for Monday October 17th to Friday October 21st. The Police Department will help with expense. Est cost is $600. Mrs Larsen will have more details on Thursday. Tabled for the October meeting.

Jennifer Watters—opera program: Possibly partnering with Fontana. The total cost of this program is $800, with Walworth paying $500 and Fontana paying $300. Further decisions were tabled because Mrs Watters was unable to attend this meeting.

Whitewater Players: Mrs Larsen is looking into this program; usually the deposit is made in June. Performance is in late October. Motion to accept was made by Cathy Boldger, seconded by Cindy Nordmeyer.

Fundraisers for Fall: Wellness Walk during Red Ribbon Week scheduled for Oct 21st. Title suggested : “Healthy kids making a drug free choice”. Probably to take place during specials in the school day. Possible issue: need approval from Big Foot? Checks and cash donations only. Suggestions included class teams, stations, parent participation. Art department offered to have graphic design team make posters.

Fundraiser suggestion: simply ask for straight donations, thereby not constantly asking family and friends to purchase items.

Mrs Roemer: Requested Kleenex boxes for the art and music departments. Mrs Knorr and Mrs Larsen advised her to contact the office.

Mrs Roemer: Requested volunteers to hang art work in school corridors.

1st Grade Team: 4H program 'Chicks And Ducks' in each classroom. Would cost $12 for chicks, $24 For ducks. $50 requested to cover costs for the whole first grade. This program runs at two different points during the Spring.

UW Whitewater play: The Magic School Bus, for 1st grade only. A decision was tabled until the October meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 8pm. Motioned by Cindy Nordmeyer, Second Melinda Peterson.

Thank you to all the parents and faculty for a great year!!

If you would like to participate in the planning for the 2011-12 school year, please contact us at WalworthParentsClub@gmail.com for Summer meeting dates.

Have a great Summer!

The Art Fair and Ice Cream Social is coming up on May 17^th from 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m. This year, we will have live music all evening in the Multi-Purpose Room, art displays in the hallways nearest the Art Room, painting in the Art Room, and pottery throwing demonstrations and face painting by the H.S Art Club. It should be a really fun night!

We are in need of volunteers to help the Art Department with tacking up artwork before the event (now til then), crowd control during the event and also folks to help Parents Club scoop ice cream into cones for the kids. Volunteers are also needed to help with set-up directly after school on the 17^th.

The following are the times needed for help:

Set up- 3:30-4:30p.m. – 3-4 people needed)

Ice Cream Scooping Shifts (3-4 people needed for each shift):

5:45-6:30 –

6:30-7:15 -

7:15-8:00 - (or until we run out of ice cream, whichever happens first!)

Shifts needed for crowd control (keeping people contained to art/gym hallways and helping in art room when needed by art teachers)

5:45-6:30 –

6:30-7:15 -

7:15-8:00 –

Please contact Julie Ford at walworthparentsclub@gmail.com or at 394-2435 if you can assist in any way (even if for part of a shift). It should be another fun night for the school community!

Thanks in advance for your help.

Due to the large number of activities happening in May, we have moved the Parents Club meeting up a week this month.

No meeting tonight.

Julie Ford-President called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Other board members present were Mel Litton-Castellon-Vice President, Carolyn Holt-Treasurer, and Jeri Lynn Graunke-Secretary. School Staff Present: Kathy Karcher, Melinda Peterson, Kary Hayes, Rachel Roemer, and Pam Larson. Parents present: Tami Nottolini, Sandi Haeni, and Cindy Nordmeyer.

Review of Minutes- Minutes were approved. Motion by Sandi Haeni; Cindy Nordmeyer seconded.

Treasurer’s Report (copies available upon request)

Communication

1. The Parents Club Blog is available at -WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com or E-mail any ideas or questions to walworthparentsclub@gmail.com.

2. Join our Facebook page by entering Walworth Parents Club and Mel will send an invite or contact Mel Litton-Castellon at 275-1002.

Committee Reports:

1. Playground Committee – Catalogs were reviewed for future purchases. When items are chosen, some items can be installed by volunteers to save money. Recommendations of new items and ideas are always welcome. Purchasing of new fencing will be taken care of by Ground and Maintenance at Walworth, along with other areas that need repair. A budget for the playground fencing will be set in the near future.

2. Fundraiser –A Walworth School Fundraiser Benefit will take place on Saturday, April 16^th from 5:00p.m - 8:30p.m. for two of our Walworth families. Please come and enjoy the dinner and activities. Please stop by and enjoy the fun, or stay for the entire evening. The cost is $5.00 a person. Children 0 -3 are free.

3. Dessert Baking – Kelly Oliver is looking for several volunteers to bake desserts for the meal served at the April 16^th Fundraiser Benefit. Contact Kelly at 394-5166.

4. SchoolKidz School Supplies for Next Year – Jennifer Watters will be heading this fundraiser. Forms will be sent out in April for those families who would like to purchase school supplies for the 2011-2012 School Year through SchoolKidz.

5. Mother’s Day Fudge – Forms will be sent out and orders can be made at the end of April. The fudge will be delivered before Mother’s Day.

6. Champion Pizza Fundraiser – This will take place on Saturday, April 30^th at the Forensics Meet being held at Walworth School. Pizzas can be purchased and brought home the very same day!

7. Original Works Art Fundraiser – Liz Beyers is chairing this fundraiser and volunteers will be organizing the packets that will be sent home later this week.

8. Art Fair/Ice Cream Social Volunteers – Volunteers will be needed to hang artwork for the Art Fair. The Art Fair/Ice Cream Social takes place on May 17th. Please contact Rachel Roemer or Cathy Boldger at the school if you are able to assist.

9. Staff Appreciation – Tami Nottolini has been working with four other volunteers to plan Staff Appreciation that takes place in May.

10. Box Tops Contest – Sandy Haeni shared the great news that our school collected over $1,000.00 in Box Tops during the winter collection.

11. End of Year Play Date – A meeting with school team leaders will take place on March 16^th to discuss a possible change in the organization of this annual event. Parents Club will be notified of any assistance that will be needed to run some of the activities.

Old Business:

1. Third Grade Field Trip - $302.50 will be given to the 3^rd grade for the trip to the Milwaukee Museum. This will bring the cost to $12.00 per student. Motion by Cindy Nordmeyer; seconded by Melinda Peterson.

2. Eighth Grade Field Trip - $459.00 will be given to the 8^th grade for their trip to the Holocaust Museum that will take place on May 19^th & May 20^th. This will bring the cost to $13.50 per student. Motion by Tami Nottolini; seconded by Melinda Peterson.

3. Fifth Grade Field Trip - $250.00 will be given to the 5^th grade to cover part of the cost of the bus to Timberlee Outdoor Education. Motion by Melinda Peterson; seconded by Rachel Roemer.

New Business:

1. PBIS School Wide Behavior Incentive - $287.50 will be used from some of the profits made from the Champion Pizza Fundraiser to assist with the cost of coins and lamination for this program.

2. Seventh Grade – We are tabling the request until April to decide how Parents Club will assist with an end of the year field trip. We would like to give money towards an educational trip for the students rather than the trip to Magic Waters or the roller rink.

3. Officer Elections – There will be openings for two officer positions (Secretary, President and/or Vice President) for the 2011 – 2012 School Year. If you are interested please attend April’s meeting.

4. Walworth Walks for Wellness – We are seeking a new chair for this fundraiser. New board will decide if and when it takes place next.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. – Motioned by Tami Nottolini; seconded by Sandi Haeni.

Next meeting (NOTE CHANGE):

TUESDAY, April 12, 2011, @ 7:00 p.m. in the Staff Lounge

* Note- meetings are usually the 2^nd Monday of the Month.*

Contact Julie Ford for any questions at (262) 374-3744

Respectfully submitted by: Jeri Lynn Graunke

A BIG THANKS

A big THANK YOU to those parents who provided (or will be providing) treats for our faculty during conferences this year.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Julie Ford-President called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Other board members present were Mel Litton-Castellon-Vice-President, and Carolyn Holt-Treasurer. School Staff present: Pam Knorr. Parents present: Sandi Haeni, Cindy Nordmeyer, Alicia Swanson, Trish Dixon, and Ginger Arnold.

Review of Minutes- Minutes were approved with a motion by Cindy Nordmeyer; Sandi Haeni seconded.

Treasurer’s Report (copies available upon request)

Communication:

1. The Parents Club Blog is available at -WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com or E-mail any ideas or questions to walworthparentsclub@gmail.com.

2. Join our Facebook page by searching Walworth Parents Club and you’ll be sent an invite or contact Mel Litton-Castellon at 275-1002.

Committee Reports:

1. Playground – The Playground Committee is still gathering information regarding improvement options. Pam Knorr reported that repairs and fence gates will be taken care of by the Grounds/Maintenance Committee.

2. Fundraiser – This will be postponed until September or October of 2011 as not to conflict with the Spaghetti Dinner/Bingo/Silent Auction being held for two Walworth families in need.

3. Box Tops Contest – Sandy Haeni, chair. Classroom contest going well- ends Thurs, Feb 24.

4. Staff Appreciation–Tami Nottolini has volunteered to chair and has others to help her (more welcome!) Thanks to Kelly Oliver for lining up treats for upcoming conferences.

5. SchoolKidz – Jennifer Watters is working with the school supply kit company to get order forms ready for the 2011-2012 school year.

6. Mother’s Day Fudge – Jennifer Watters is working with the Main Street Country Store for upcoming fudge orders. Forms should be out in late April

7. Champion Frozen Pizza Fundraiser– Jennifer Watters, chair. Selling after the Forensics Meet on April 30 was mentioned as a possibility. Pam Knorr will check to see if this would pose a conflict with organizers of the event. Another option would be to sell after show times of the musical that runs that same weekend.

8. Green Initiative – Options for green fundraisers (recycling cell phones, etc.) were discussed.

Old Business:

1. Officer Elections – Nominations will be open in April for the 2011 – 2012 School Year. If you have questions about officer roles, please contact a board member.

New Business

1. Washington DC Trip – Trish Dixon and Ginger Arnold discussed their plan to have an 8^th grade trip to Washington DC in spring of 2012. Trish moved to use of funds from a “fundraiser within a fundraiser” through Market Day as she can take care of all details. Ginger Arnold seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

2. First Grade Field Trip – Cyndi Nordmeyer moved to approve the funding of one bus ($180) to Covenant Harbor in Lake Geneva for Maple Syrup tours. Motion was seconded by Sandi Haeni and unanimously approved.

3. End of Year Play Day – A chair was requested for the event to field the needs of the team leaders who will each prepare activities like last year. Pam Knorr offered to ask each of the team leads what they might need and get back to the group.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:21p.m. with a motion by Cindy Nordmeyer; seconded by Ginger Arnold.

Next meeting: Monday, March 14, 2011, @ 7:00 p.m. in the Staff Lounge

Respectfully submitted by: Julie Ford

Are you in 7th grade and interested in seeing Washington D.C. in spring of 2012. Two parents, Ginger Arnold and Trish Dixon, have been working hard to develop a plan to get you there.

As many of you know, we have two families in our school who have some extenuating circumstances and are in need of the community's help.

The first is the family of Rolando Soto. Rolando is in grade 2 and he has cancer. He is currently receiving chemo and radiation treatment at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. His mother, Sonja, is struggling very much due to his medical needs.

I attended the informational meeting to represent Parents Club and here’s what I learned:

• The date is set for Saturday, April 16^th.
• Dinner is from 5pm – 7pm
• Silent Auction from 5pm - 8pm
• Bingo from 7pm – 8:30
• 50/50 Drawing from 5pm - 8pm
• The J/K Team (Kris Koltes) is handling with menu in conjunction with Laura Kelley.
• Parents Club will be securing desserts (to serve 200ish- cookies, brownies, whatever). We can also contact bakeries for donations. (Call Kelly Oliver if you'd like to donate something 394-5166)
• The Middle School Team (Anice Machado, ext. 228) is in charge of serving the dinner.
• The Boy/Girl Scouts (Trish Dixon and Ginger Arnold) and Jennifer Ott-Wilson’s Team are in charge of clean up.
• Michelle Schauf (ext257), Helgi Sheilds (ext 404) and Dora Alcozer (ext. 414) will tackle getting silent auction items – so if you have a donation or know people willing to donate, please let them know.
• Each grade (or perhaps each class depending upon response) will come up with a theme and do a raffle basket. Families can donate cash or an item or two to include in their child’s class/grade basket. If you have theme ideas (like family game night, outdoor fun, movie night out, bonfire, spa night, or character themes for kids like Dora/Diego basket, etc.) get them to Michelle Schauf.
• The 5/6 Team is doing the 50/50 Raffle
• The 1/2 Team is doing Bingo
• The office staff is doing the publicity
• The money raised will be distributed as needed in the form of gas cards, grocery gift certificates, food, clothing, etc.

The committee will meet again next month to update on progress. If you'd like to participate, contact Pam Knorr at ext. 204. This is a great opportunity to teach our children the power of community!

On January 21st, 6th grade social studies will have an Olympic games celebration and Greek feast to celebrate the culmination of our Ancient Greece unit.

Julie Ford-President called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Other board members present were Mel Litton-Castellon-Vice-President, Carolyn Holt-Treasurer, and Jeri Lynn Graunke-Secretary. School Staff present: Kira Wester and Melinda Petersen, Parents present: Cindy Nordmeyer and Sandi Haini.

Review of Minutes- Minutes were approved. Motion by Cindy Nordmeyer; Kira Wester seconded.

Treasurer’s Report (copies available upon request)

Communication

1. The Parents Club Blog is available at -WalworthParentsClub.Blogspot.com or E-mail any ideas or questions to walworthparentsclub@gmail.com.

2. Join our Facebook page by entering Walworth Parents Club and Mel will send an invite or contact Mel Litton-Castellon at 275-1002.

Old Business

1 Walworth Children’s Fund – At this point, we will not donate directly to this fund. If students need financial assistance toward individual field trip fees, staff may bring the amounts needed to our attention and Parents Club will fund on a case by case basis.

2 Spirit Wear – Order forms were sent out and merchandise will be received no later than December 22, 2010. Clothing can be purchased any time at Main Street Country Store in Walworth.

3 Playground – A safety inspection of the current playground equipment was held with Gerber Leisure in December and possible additions were also discussed. An estimate of repairs is being prepared by the representative. Information is still being gathered and options for improvements (along with their costs) will be forthcoming. If you have feedback or would like to participate on the committee, contact Mel at 275-1002 or through PC email.

4 Walworth School Family Directory- 2010/2011 directory was sent out electronically in November. If you need a paper copy, email Parents Club.

New Business

1. Volunteer Caller- Kelly Oliver will be contacting parents when assistance is needed.

2. February Change Drive – Carolyn Holt will be looking into a change drive to take place in February. To share your ideas about this fundraiser or to help, contact her.

3. Staff Appreciation Chair – We are in need of a committee member for the week-long event that takes place in May. Two to three other members will be needed for other activities during conference time and possibly during the holiday season. Please contact Julie if you’re interested or need more information.

4. Inside Recess Needs For Students – Donations are needed for new or used board games, puzzles, or movies (VHS or DVD).

Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Next meeting: Monday, January 10, 2011, @ 7:00 p.m. in Staff Workroom.

* Note- meetings are now the 2^nd Monday of the Month.*

Contact Julie Ford for any questions @ (262) 374-3744

Respectfully submitted by: Jeri Lynn Graunke

Happy New Year!

Cold weather is upon us now. If your child does not have hats, coats, snowpants and mittens, help is available at the school. You can also contact Parents Club and we'll get you to the right place for help. If you have gently used outdoor clothing that is not in use, please consider donating it to the school.

When the temperature and/or wind chill dips below zero degrees, policy states that the students will be inside for recess. This can get very old for everyone!

If you're cleaning rooms and closets after the holidays, remember that the school could use your games, movies (VHS or DVD) or other activities for indoor play. Please be sure they have the game pieces necessary to play before donating.

We sure appreciate your help!