Parents' Club Minutes -- Monday 14 May 2012
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Litton-Castellon
Members Present: Melanie Litton-Castellon (President), Sandi Haeni (Vice President),
Carolyn Holt (Treasurer), Tammy Griffin (Secretary). Parents Present: Nicole Kinane, Julie Ford,
Tami Nottolini, Toni Pieper. Staff Present: Pamela Larson, Pamela Knorr, Jill Trosclair, Linda
Wenzel, Cathy Boldger.
Review of Minutes: One typo pointed out by Mrs Pieper. Minutes were approved. Motion by
Mrs Ford, Second by Ms Larson
Treasurer's Report: Copies available upon request
Income Sources: These were covered in the Treasurer's Report
Unfinished Business:
1 Ice Cream Social Report provided by Art Dept and Mrs Ford
*Loose ends were tied, and there was general discussion about games, food,
music, book/media exchange
* Mrs Griffin offered to pick up the ice cream
*Arranged with administration to have the freezer unlocked
2 Staff Appreciation Report from Mrs Nottolini
*Final cost to date is $516.72
*$50 and $100, respectively, approved for food from local restaurants, Motion
by Mrs Griffin, Second by Mrs Ford
3 Discussion: Greco Fundraiser
* Mrs Trosclair offered to arrange to have desserts provided by school staff.
4 Discussion: 8th Grade Graduation
*$1,000 budget passed. Motion by Mrs Nottolini, Second by Mrs Griffin
*Ms Litton-Castellon agreed to purchase more silk flowers from Michael's
*Kelly Oliver (not present) to bring food tray
*Danelle Craig (not present) is unable to provide cakes this year; Ginger
Arnold (not present) instead ordered goods from local Mexican bakery
*Ms Litton-Castellon and Mrs Holt agreed to pick up cakes from Mexican
bakery on the day of graduation
5 Other unfinished business included a motion to approve $300 for stickers for
Mrs Wenzel's Reading Counts books (Motion by Mrs Ford, Second by Mrs
Knorr). $370 for stickers approved by Mrs Knorr
New Business:
1 7th grade fund request was approved, motion to give a flat $500 from Mrs Ford,
Second by Mrs Trosclair
2 8th grade fund request was approved, motion to give $275 from Mrs Ford,
Second by Mrs Wenzel
3 Vote to move our meetings to 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Motion from
Mrs Boldger, Second by Mrs Knorr
4 Extracurricular program raised by Mrs Nottolini and Troy Hummel (not present)
was deemed not Walworth Parents' Club business, and should be raised with
school administration instead
Next Meeting Scheduled For: 11 September 2012
Adjourned 7:58pm
Parents and faculty team together to make Walworth Elementary a great place to learn and grow.
Meetings
Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM in the Mezzanine area near the computer labs. Hope to see you there!
Volunteer Corner
We need your help!
You are Important!!
You can make a significant difference in your child's school by becoming a volunteer. There are many ways you can contribute baking treats, to volunteering your time, to assist in planning events, decorating, monitoring during events, scooping ice cream at the Ice Cream Social as well as many more areas!
Parent's Club could not assist in all the areas they do without the dedication and service of parents. Volunteer Today!
You are Important!!
You can make a significant difference in your child's school by becoming a volunteer. There are many ways you can contribute baking treats, to volunteering your time, to assist in planning events, decorating, monitoring during events, scooping ice cream at the Ice Cream Social as well as many more areas!
Parent's Club could not assist in all the areas they do without the dedication and service of parents. Volunteer Today!
And as always, contact Parents Club at walworthparentsclub@gmail.com to let us know your questions, concerns, ideas, skills, talents and willingness to help!