[Mjhsteam] Re: MJH Support Team Minutes

[Tammy Summers]

Mary Jo Van Gerpen wrote:

>Moscow Junior High Support Team Minutes of May 3, 2005
>
>Susan Mahoney, Erin McCall, Tammy Summers, Mary Jo 
>Van Gerpen, Dale Kleinert, and Larry Verdal attended 
>the MJH Support Team meeting on May 3, 2005.
>
>Tammy Summers welcomed everyone and expressed her 
>appreciation for Susan Mahoney who will be our new 
>PST Representative for 2005-2006 school year.  Tammy 
>gave her a well-organized binder of everything that
>has gone on in the PST for the last few years that 
>should be very helpful.
>
>Financial Report & Grant Opportunities
>
>There is $562.86 in the account for our Family 
>Nights. We should be able to host our first family
>night from this balance.  Later this month we should
>find out if we have been awarded either of the grants
>we applied for from General Mills and/or Triad
>Publishing News.
>
>When Tammy met with Steve Antone from the State of
>Idaho State Tax Commission, she found out that we can
>only say "suggested donation" in advertising at our
>family nights because it would be considered retail
>and taxable.  
>
>Overview of Family Nights
> 
>We had two successful family nights this past school
>year.  The first one was on November 16th, 2004 and it
>was titled "Internet Security" with Tom
>Barnett--MPD-School Liaison Officer.  We had pizza
>from Pizza Perfection and salad.  We had purchased
>gift certificates from Casa Lopez and prizes for
>younger children from the Dollar Store, a $60 gift
>certificate from Moscow Rotary Ice Pavilion, and a
>donated $25 gift certificate from Eastside Market. 
> 
>We had donations for raffles from merchants from the
>following:  Moscow School of Massage, Inter-State
>Aviation, Wendy's, Orange Julius, Arby's, Pizza Hut,
>Pretzel Maker, Baskin Robbins, and McDonald's drink
>for our refreshments. 
>
>Our second family night was on February 8th, and was
>titled "Drug Awareness" with Charlie Gerke, MHS Drug
>Free Coordinator and Marie Miller, Moscow Police
>Department DARE Officer.  We received a sponsorship
>from Greg Papineau at Papineau Insurance for $200  to
>help pay for the night. Erin McCall put together a
>family raffle movie basket, contents costing $62 with
>the basket donated.  We again had pizza and salad and
>donations for raffles from the following merchants:
>Moscow School of Massage, Inter-State Aviation,
>Wendy's, Orange Julius, Arby's, Pizza Hut, Pretzel
>Maker, Baskin Robbins, McDonald's (juice bowl). Thanks
>to Erin McCall who was instrumental in
>obtaining raffles for us and a sponsorship for our
>family nights.
>
>Next Year's Family Nights
>
>For next year we would like to schedule four--perhaps
>September 5, November 5, February 6 and April 6.  We
>will try some new topics or timely ones that haven't
>been used for a while but are of great interest.  
>Dale had the idea of having a panel of junior high
>staff and counselors so parents could find out more
>about what they do at the junior high.
> 
>
>Future Events
>
>Dale called our attention to many events coming up
>in May and June.
>
>-May 10 Spring Choir Concert at 7 p.m. in the High
>School Auditorium
>
>-May 11 6th grade "Walk Through"
>
>-May 12 JH Orchestra Concert at 7 p.m. at the High
>School Auditorium
>
>-May 18 5:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social in MPR (Band
>Fundraiser)
>
>-May 19 10 a.m. 2nd Spring Activities Assembly
>
>-May 24 Blue Team Palouse River Field Trip - Need
>Chaperones
>
>-May 24 Gold Team Mall Project and Red Team
>Phillips Farm Field Trip
>
>-May 30 - No School
>
>-June 2 -12:40 Final School Assembly 
>~2:30 Desserts for 9th graders and slide
>show (will be needing donations of
>cookies/desserts)
>
>-June 6,7,8 - Finals
>
>-June 9 - Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
>
>Facilities by Larry Verdal
>
>After the bond failure, the next stage will be to
>look at the exit poll results and the issue will be
>revisited in the future.
>
>Other Topics
>
>Dale Kleinert would like to see web-based
>communication between parents and the school
>district.  We will still use list serve but this will
>be in addition.  The communication would be separated
>into the grade levels and parents would be able to see
>what their child is studying, not daily but weekly or
>biweekly.  Dale called this "Powerschool."  He
>would like to see it fully implemented by fall 2006.
>
>Sue Heick, the school secretary, asked if Lorrie
>Williams a parent would take over the Box Tops for
>Education.  The box tops need to be turned in every
>March 31.  Another suggestion was to have each
>class take responsibility.  They could have a bakesale
>in which the box tops are payment. Each box top is
>worth 10 cents.
>
>Close
>
>Tammy gave thanks to the many people who have
>helped out with the MJH Support team this past year,
>including parents, teachers, secretaries and
>administrators.
>
>The next meeting will be Tuesday, September 6th,
>2005 at 7:15 a.m. in Room 201.
>
>
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