PTO Meeting Agenda

JFK Middle School PTO

Meeting Agenda

December 1, 2014, 5:30pm

JFK Library

 

We support our teachers and students through grants to enrich the classroom experience, supporting events to connect the community, and providing information about events at the school.

I. Welcome and Introductions

 

II. Principal's report: update on School Council and Student Activities Fund

 

III. Teacher's report

 

IV. Treasurer's report

 

V. October and November minutes approval

 

VI. Summary of last month's events

·      Report card newsletter

·      Directory and Annual Appeal Letter

·      Teacher Grant Applications

 

VI. Upcoming Events and Action Items

·      7^th Grade Dance – postponed

·      After School Mall Dec 4

·      Valley Gives December 10– website, communication plan, getting the word out

·      Book Fair Dec 8-12 status of volunteers?

·      Holiday Banquet Teacher Appreciation Dec 22

 

VIII. Schedule of future meetings, tasks

·      January 5, 2015 next PTO meeting

 

IX. Adjourn

JFK PTO Updates

PTO News:

The Scholastic Book fair is coming soon.  Volunteers are needed to staff it. To sign up, please click on the sign up genius below.  We will have a training session at 1:30 on Monday Dec 8, so if you need refresher on the cash box or haven't ever done it, you can get a change to play with the register and scanner.  We plan to have at least 2 volunteers at a time so don't be nervous!   Please remember you need to have a current CORI, contact Vins (vinsvolunteer@gmail.com) if you need to renew your certification.  Please contact us with any questions, or any problems with sign up genius - this should be fun

Sign up to volunteer at the book fair here 

The 7^th Grade dance will be POSTPONED until spring 2015.

Next PTO meeting Monday, Dec 1st at 5:30 pm in the JFK Library

School News:

There will be an optional informational meeting about the Eighth Grade French Trip to Quebec City. The meeting will be held in room 205 from 5:30 to 6:30 on Thursday, December 11. Please consider attending this meeting.... and the Book Sale and Art Show...all on the same evening! Contact Madame James atajames@northampton-k12.us  for more information.

 

JFK's Gay Straight Alliance will be hosting an 8th grade Rainbow Dance on Friday January 30th from 6:30-8:30 in the cafeteria. They are looking for donations of baked goods, decorations (table cloths, streamers, glitter) and face paint. They are also looking for volunteers to help chaperone the dance. Proceeds will go to the Trevor Project, a non-profit founded in 1998 that offers free hotlines and services for LGBTQ teens to reduce the rate of teen suicide. Contact Alexandra Sprague asprague@northampton-k12.us to help out or donate.

 

Report cards will come home today. Please sign your child's report card tonight (there will be two copies) and send one in with your child tomorrow. Homeroom teachers will collect signed report cards during homeroom tomorrow.

 

Community Events:

A free, interactive parent-daughter workshop for girls 8-14 on Friday, December 5 will be held in Shutesbury at the Elementary School. Pizza dinner at 5, workshop 5:30 - 7.  It will focus on how to identify a healthy vs. toxic friendship, strategies to communicate effectively, and ways to deal with mean jokes.   Flyer for Rachel Simmons workshop

 

Diversity:If you wish to have a copy of this letter written in Spanish or Urdu, please contact our school at 587-1489.  If you would be willing to do some translating, please contact us!

Si le gustaria esta carta en Espanol, es possible.  Llama 587-1489.

 

اگرآپ اس خط کی اردو زبان میں تحریرکردہ نقل حاصل کرنے کےخواہشمند ہوں تو براہ کرم اسکول کے

ڈیپارٹمنٹ سےاس نمبر پر رابطہ کریں: 1489-587

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, Nov 20 5 pm School Council meeting

Wednesday, Nov 26 Half day – Thanksgiving holiday

Nov 27-28 No School Thanksgiving Holiday

Monday, Dec 1 5:30 pm PTO meeting JFK Library

Thursday, Dec 4 6 pm JFK Mall Holiday fair to benefit After School Programs – Bake Sale!  Donations welcomed. Contact Peggy Clapp

Wednesday Dec 10 Valley Gives Day- donate online!

Dec 9- 12 Scholastic Book Fair, JFK Library

Check out our blog: jfkmspto.blogspot.com 

(with a JFK Google calendar!)