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5th Grade Committee goal… To create a positive environment for our children and to make this a fun and exciting year for them! •
5th Grade Parents – contact information and BCI Julie confirmed that all parents should have a BCI completed •
Elaina suggested adding this message to the 5th grade tab on the PTA website. Cathy reached out to Kristen to make this addition (9/11/2014) (PTA Wesite) 5th Grade Tab… Please provide any information to Kristen to make updates and manage this part of the webpage. •
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Kristen supplied us a 5th grade group guideline handout Cathy attached handout for parental review/feedback via email (9/11/2014) •
Total Funds Available?: 4356.68 Discussion to use about $250‐350 of our finances for busses on the 2nd 5th grade field trip this year. Parents present agreed Julie to double check pricing as some parents thought that $250 seemed very inexpensive. •
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Confirming recurring meeting Dates/Times Proposal – 1 time per month (following the PTA meetings) Parents present agreed •
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Class shirts [Class Size = 37] •
PTA provides funding (thank you Kristen!) •
Sherri (parental volunteer – thank you!) Cathy sent out reminder email asking for sizes (9/11/2014) Cathy will check paper submissions Friday and Monday morning, and will continue to send reminders to parents Rocket Launch •
Nicole to speak to the Golato family to see if the same person can make the donation for us again this year. •
When the event draws near, Nicole will speak to the person donating. •
Parents would like to send this person an early invitation (potentially photo of the 5th grade class inviting this person to be present during the event) Need to assign a parent volunteer to coordinate a photo and make an invitation. Events Julie reviewed the survey results with parents, breakdown below [included school events too]: If there are any mistakes, please let me know and I can resolve them… •
Responses 27 26 20 17 Event Tubing at Yawgoo Trampoline Park – Launch Lazer Tag and Paint Ball (BattlegroundZ) Fore Court This event could potentially include a bonfire Parent Volunteer (Lead) Tami – checking on pricing/availability Elaina – checking on pricing/availability Elisha ‐ checking on pricing/availability Kim ‐ checking with Noelle Nicole ‐ checking with Dare officer to see if they are going to have something similar this year 11 Ice Skating 7 7 Halloween Maze Lisa ‐ checking on available dates and pricing P‐Bruins or Providence College Hockey Game OPEN Responses 5 5 4 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Event Camp out with a camp fire Revolution Game BBQ and games at Deerfield Karaoke Night LaPerche Sleepover: This event could potentially be combined with the minute to win it and Karaoke, and bonfire Lincoln Mall Lanes (CW) Brownstone Alton Joans Election Day Bake Sale (11/4) Pasta Dinner N/A Rocket Launch N/A 5th Grade Breakfast End of Year Celebration (Macoll/amusement park) N/A N/A Parent Volunteer (Lead) OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN Julie ‐ checking on if we can do something like this Joan – checking on pricing/availability Tami – checking on pricing/availability Elaina – checking on pricing/availability OPEN OPEN Nicole – to check in with Golato family and last year’s contributor OPEN OPEN Tentative October Agenda Items: •
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5th Grade Parental Guidelines: Any questions? Comments?
Parental Contact Info: Do we want to add phone…did this in the past, worked to our advantage for certain events
Parental volunteer assignments for the remaining committee/school events Fundraising options/parental volunteer assignments: o (Historically) Popcorn sales: What can we sell during lunch now; can we sell fruit, ice cream, pencils, buttons, or bookmarks?
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(Historically) Election Day – Bake Sale/Popcorn sales Attached flyer… o
(Historically) Restaurant night – UNOs We can bundle it into a mini‐event, have them reserve the back room for our class/parents and dine together UNOs Contact: Katie Kendall o (Option) 5th Grade Play/Production (coupled with bake sale too)
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(Historically) Pasta dinner o
(Option) Candy o (Option) Holiday Gift Wrapping @ Laperche
o (Option) Parent night out, 5th grade class watches younger students for a 2 hour block for parents to have dinner or get errands done
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Class Gift Ideas: Tree? Bench? Teacher Gift Ideas: Something special for Mrs. Dorsey (class Picture), 5th grade teachers (DD card), their aids (Alex/Ani Bracelet), lunch for Laperche staff 5TH Grade Gift Ideas: Yearbook and a CD with pictures? Calendar of events…all dates/info subject to change…will update when info is received Sept
Oct
9/10 (5th Grade Meeting)
10/1 (5th Grade Meeting)
10/X (Corn Maze)
11/4 (Election Day) – Fundraising Opportunity - Bake Sale?
Nov
11/5 (5th Grade Meeting)
11/24 (Parent Teacher Conference) – Fundraising Opportunity - Bake Sale?
Dec
12/2 (5th Grade Meeting)
Jan
1/7 (5th Grade Meeting)
Feb
2/3 (5th Grade Meeting)
Mar
3/4 (5th Grade Meeting)
Apr
4/7 (5th Grade Meeting)
May
5/6 (5th Grade Meeting)
6/2 (5th Grade Meeting)
Jun
6/X (step up/yearbook signing)
6/X (end of year event)
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Corn Maze (Oct)
Skating [Smithfield/downtown Providence/Woonsocket] (Oct/Nov) – no cost w/Feinstein card (no impact to budget)
Spaghetti Dinner (Dec/Jan/Feb)
2013 New Years Party (DJ 5 dollar cover? Bring food/hats/noise makers) (January)
Pbruins (January)
Effin’s/Macoll after school party (May/June)
Paw Sox (May/June)
Bryant College sporting games (football, baseball, soccer, basketball, etc.)
Soccer game (class v. class) [pot luck – bring your own food/ give kids either ice cream or glow sticks]
Soccer game (students v. parents) [pot luck – bring your own food/ give kids either ice cream or glow sticks]
Kickball [pot luck – bring your own food/ give kids either ice cream or glow sticks]
YMCA swim
Roller skating fundraising option (can book private party), Friday (all you can eat pizza night with paid admission)
Admission is 6.99, blade/skate rental (3.75/3.00) – impact to budget (~300)
Monster golf – $5-7/ child (~100 budget cost) fundraising option
Coco Key Water Park – fundraising option, (32 all day/27 twilight [4-9PM]), can charge 30 or 25 per person (~100) or
there is a family of 4 pack of (24 per person)
Dodge ball
5th Grade contact list (thus far): TBD – waiting on parental list from Sandra Cathy to maintain this list and share (* Marks all attendees)