Selinsgrove Area Elementary School
Parent-Teacher-Student-Organization
Minutes for April 9, 2015
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The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Jessica Landis with 23 in
attendance.
4 Officers were present:
o President- Jessica Landis, Vice President- Heather Geeseman, Recording
Secretary- Ami Goudreau, Corresponding Secretary- Beth Vasquez
President’s Report
o A vote of all present approved the March meeting minutes
Secretary’s Report- Thank you notes have been sent for businesses that contributed to
the Easter egg hunt.
Treasurer’s Report
o Balances are as follows:
 Checking: $45,110.06
 Money Market: no new information reported
 CD: no new information reported
o Deposits
 $104.00- T-shirt money
o Expenses
 $47.79 and $87.04- Easter Family Fun
 $1,947.50- Giant gift cards
 $2,537.80- Lerko (field trip t-shirts)
 $348.86- Teacher reimbursements
 $16,867.52- Wolfgang Candy
 $3,343.75- Weis gift cards
Committee Reports
o Fundraiser Committees
 Gift Cards
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No new updates. We’re hoping to have an order form sent home
shortly.
 Spell-A-Thon
 Final money is still being collected
 $2,548.05 has been collected so far
 Box Tops
 Nothing new to report.
 The next submission will be the end of October.
 Campbell’s Labels for Education
 Nothing new to report
 Papa John’s
 Fliers go home every month with the coupons to be used on
Fridays at Papa John’s
 Signs are posted outside the school on Fridays as a reminder.
 Texas Roadhouse Dinner
 Date is May 5
 Staff will be greeting at tables from 4:30-7:30
 PTSO has voted to have an information table at the front of the
restaurant. The donation jar will be placed on the table at that
time.
 Beth V. has agreed to make an information board to put on the
PTSO table.
 Book Fair
 April 14-23
 Morning volunteers are still needed.
 Volunteers running the fair must have current clearances turned
in to Mr. Heintzelman or be a current volunteer who has been
“grandfathered” in as a volunteer for the remainder of the school
year
 Pavers
 Prices have not changed.
 Order forms will go home shortly.
 One paver will be purchased for a retiring teacher.
o Monthly Event Committees
 March Event- Egg Hunt 3/27/15
 The egg hunt was extremely well-attended.
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We’d like to extend a huge thank-you to everyone who helped
during the event and the two weeks leading up to it!
 April Event- Movie night
 Beth V. and Ami G. will organize.
 Lilo and Stitch was the chosen movie and décor will reflect a
Hawaiian theme.
 May Event- Olympics organized by the National Honor Society
 May 3, 3:00-5:00
 It was decided that PTSO will provide the snacks- Jen K. will take
care of organizing those.
o Yearbooks
 The yearbooks have been delivered to the school and are locked away
until distribution.
o T-shirts
 T-shirts have been distributed for K and 1st grades
 2nd grade’s shirts will be distributed shortly.
 The shirts are purchased by the PTSO for students to use on field trips
and for field day
o Field Day- May 28
 Janel Ashburn/Michele Pryor- chairs, Jen K will organize volunteers
 2 inflatables have been reserved at a cost of $506
 Blaise Alexander donated water bottles for the event
 We are looking for donations of snacks and pop-up tents/shade
o Teacher Appreciation Week- May 4-8
 Beth V. and Ami G. will cover teacher surprises/activities for the week
 A breakfast will be held for all staff on Thursday May 7
o Secretary Appreciation Day- April 22
 Jessica and Jennifer will cover
o Preschool Tours
 Tours have been underway for a few weeks.
 We are still in need of volunteers for some tours on April 24.
Principal’s Report
o Cyndi Burdett (2nd grade) has received an Excellence in Education Award from
the Chamber of Commerce
o Read Across America Week/Blue Ribbon Reading Incentive
 Students have read a little over 60,000 books, and the incentive is looking
promising.
 Keep reading!! 2-3 books per night is suggested.
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o Mrs. Ulery has coordinated concerts for the 1st and 2nd graders.
 Concerts will be held on April 14 and 16
 Your teacher should let you know which night and time to attend
o May 1 will be a related arts assembly- Taiko Drums
o School-wide safety drills
 Last month there was a severe weather drill and a lockdown
 2 fire drills are all that remain for this school year
o There will be two programs available to some elementary school students for
this summer
 Seals camp
 Will be held for 10 2nd graders (by invitation only)
 Will help to work on skill deficits
 Summer reading program (Funded through KtO grant)
 Will be open to Tier 3 reading students, then Tier 2 if space allows
 Home visitors will go out to homes to work on reading skills over
the summer months
New Business
o Field Trips for next year
 The PTSO has been asked to help cover the costs of field trips next year
 The projected budget is $9000.00
o New Officers
 Nominations for PTSO officers must be in prior to the May PTSO meeting
 Nominees must be a parent of 2015-2016 K-2 student
 New officers will be elected at the May meeting
Important Dates
o April 17- Family Movie Night 6:30
o April 14 and 16- 1st and 2nd grade concerts
o April 14-23- Spring Book Fair
o April 22- Secretary Appreciation Day
o May 1- Related Arts Assembly
o May 3, 3:00-5:00- Olympics
o May 5- Texas Roadhouse fundraiser night
o May 7- Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
March meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Next scheduled meeting is May 7 @ 6:30 – This will be our last PTSO meeting of the year and
will include election of officers for next year.
 You are able to email us on the district website
 And you can…
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION AND LABELS FOR
EDUCATION! You can place your labels in the drawers outside of the school office or save
them up and send in an envelope labeled PTSO in your child’s school folder. Ask family &
friends to help too J
Please keep in mind that only the portion of the label with the barcode needs to be sent in.
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx
http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx?WT.ac=UHP_PartProducts