March 2016 General Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

March 2016 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, March  7th at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki Blaubach, Tamara Sillars, Denise Lang, Tammy Steckbauer, David Gorzek, Ruth Rossetti, Shane & Roxi Denzine, Emily Gaffney

Speaker:  Sandy Ellis provided information and discussion in regards to positive parenting tips, using logical consequences, etc.  Some resources are available in the school office.

Principal Report: given by Tammy Steckbauer

·         Phase 2 of the playground has been ordered, do not have an installation date at this time but will hopefully be over the summer.

·         Brick paver fundraiser – round 2 bricks have been ordered

·         Thank you to the PTO for providing busses for bowling

·         Thank you to PTO and volunteers for providing Parent/Teacher Conference Meals

·         Art Fair & Spagetti Dinner will be held March 15^th.  Tickets for dinner will be sold near the front entrance of school in an attempt to alleviate the long line at the entrance of the gym.  The evening is fluid in organization: families can look at artwork first and then have dinner, or have dinner and then look at artwork, or just come to look at artwork. 

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki Blaubach

·         Art Fair – volunteers needed for set up of artwork; online sign up available at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f44afac22a1ff2-artfair

·         Spring Fundraiser – art has been sent in, should have order forms coming home soon

·         Target is ending their school program as is Campbells Soup (ends in August).  Discussion of Shoparoo app and Donuts & Dough (Kwik Trip) as possible alternatives.

·         Ice Cream Party from Box Tops contest:  Becki & Denise served ice cream to Ms. Torrens/Ms. Eby’s classroom for first place, and surprised Mrs. deJong’s class with ice cream for 2^nd place.

·         Milk Caps – please WASH prior to sending in and ensure only those caps marked for fundraising are submitted.  Plain milk caps are not collected.

Vice President:  given by Tamara Sillars

·         Donation Request Form

Other Business:

·         Spirit Week:  Went well, people thought it was fun and plans were not over the top for dress. 

·         Decade Dance:  Overall dance went well.  Discussed concerns regarding behavior of attendees and possible changes for next year.  Thank you to the great group of volunteers for their time with the dance!

·         Book Fair:  Another successful Book Fair, sales reached almost $4000.  Earnings will be taken in Scholastic Dollars to use for next year’s Scholastic News and fulfilling teacher wish lists for classroom libraries.

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Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

Feb 2016 General Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain Elementary School

PTO Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2016

1.      Introductions

a.      Present: Tamara Sillars, Jill Brillhart, Tammy Steckbauer, Ann Nygaard, Kim Zdroik, Elisa Hartman

2.      Principal’s Report

a.      Introduction to Marcie Wolfe, our new 2^nd grade teacher. Worked with Mrs. Reguse today and tomorrow she will be on her own.

b.      All school acknowledgment is tomorrow for filling their Mustang Meter. Thank you to the PTO for paying for the busses.

c.       Table of Champions is going great. Five names are chosen from grades kindergarten through fifth. The five chosen may choose a friend to sit at the table with them. The five students also get a Golden Ticket to the Mustang Market or they may keep their ticket and enter for a drawing.

3.      Teacher’s Report

a.      100^th day is coming up.

b.      Valentine’s Day is near.

c.       Students are excited about Valentine’s Day and bowling.

d.      Spaghetti Supper and Art Fair is March 15^th. Spaghetti will be served by the teacher’s.

4.      Officer’s Report

a.      President’s – no report.

b.      Vice President’s – no report.

c.       Treasurer’s—We are at budget with $8,025 in our account. We are still holding the funds that we have pledged for the playground until it is needed.

5.      Committee/Other Reports

a.      McDonald’s Event Update—Cookie sales brought in $115. There will be additional money raised through the sale of Happy and Value Meals.

b.      Book Fair—Theme is “Under the Sea.” Delivery should happen the week of February 14^th, looking to set-up on February 19^th. Book fair will be open during conferences and we will be seeking volunteers for 2/23, 2/24 and 2/26 for a short window after school (3:15-4:00pm). If we do not have volunteers for the extra days, the book fair will not open. Online sign-up information will be created this week and will be sent to interested parents first, then shared via Facebook and a sheet sent home. Would like to set up early to allow for earlier sales and teacher preview time. Will have wish lists available for teachers to put together that we can put out during book fair hours. Need to purchase a stamp and ink pad to stamp books after purchase.

c.       Decade Dance—Online set-up went out to interested parents Sunday, will post to Facebook on Wednesday. Can send paper sheet home next week, pending volunteer status, PTO will need to pay for printing on poster. Guy has donated his time creating it. Denise is waiting to hear from Guy on printer recommendation and cost.

d.      Breakfast Buddies—We would like to move forward. No dates were proposed.

e.      Spring Fundraiser—Becki will have dates when this will run.

6.      Other Business or Announcements

a.      None.

Notes takes by Tamara Sillars

Jan 2016 PTO General Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

January 2016 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, December 7th at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki Blaubach, Tamara Sillars, Jill Brillheart, Denise Lang, Tammy Steckbauer, Jason Lang, Ann Nygaard

Principal Report: given by Tammy Steckbauer

·         Information on staffing changes shared.  If you have questions, please speak with Mrs. Steckbauer.

Teacher Report:  given by Ann Nygaard

·         The new reading curriculum is going well

·         Thank you for the polo shirts and gift cards

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki Blaubach;  Shared thank you cards sent to PTO

Vice President:  No items

Treasurer:  given by Jill Brillheart; Current balance:  $8009, $4000 is for school playground funds

Other Business:

·         Spring Fundraiser:  Square One Art project; may go through guidance rather than art.  Information coming soon.

·         McDonald’s Fundraiser:  Both Rib Mountain schools have been approached by McDonald’s to be involved in a fundraiser during their open house on Jan 30^th for their grand re-opening event.  Volunteers will be needed, more information coming soon.

·         Decade Dance:  Dance will be held Feb 26^th.  Volunteer signups coming out soon.

·         Crossing Guard Week:  Gift cards with thank you letter provided to the regular crossing guards.  We thank them for keeping our students safe when walking to/from school.

·         Book Fair – Will definitely run during conferences, looking to be open after school for additional days.  Schedule and volunteer signup coming soon.  Will be doing an “Under the Sea” theme.

·          Next meeting – Monday, February 1st at 6:00pm in the school library

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Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

December 2015 PTO Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

December 2015 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, December 7th at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki Blaubach, Tamara Sillars, Jill Brillheart, Denise Lang, Tammy Steckbauer, Jason Lang, Jennifer Johnson, Hali Koebe, Joy Lambrecht, Kim Zdroik, Roxi Denzine

Principal Report: given by Tammy Steckbauer

·         PBIS update:  school has 87% of children with no disciplinary referrals

·         Movie Day – Dec 4^th, students & staff enjoyed the reward

·         Mustang Market is going well, students are using math to figure out what to save & spending items; thanks for Carrie Selander-Pink for operating the market

·         Table of Champions - #1 voices are expected in the lunch room; 5 students are identified each week who are a great example of this expectation and they earn a reward.  They are invited to dine on the stage on Friday for lunch.

Teacher Report:  given by Hali Koebe

·         Hali shared her appreciation for the Fall Bazaar, she really enjoyed the event.

·         Teacher Request:  next PBIS reward is bowling at Weston Lanes, would PTO provide funding for busses.  Vote taken and funding approved.

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki Blaubach;  Shared thank you cards sent to PTO

Vice President:  No items

Treasurer:  given by Jill Brillheart;  Current balance:  $9852.19

Other Business:

·         Coupon Booklets:  Quick review of funds earned and discussion of future fundraiser.  We sold 316 booklets for a total earning of $4424.  There was a total of 467 books returned unsold.  T-shirts cost $405, amount received in earnings was $4019.  PTO held a vote to donate the funds ($4000) earned from this fundraiser to the school for phase 2 of the playground.  Vote approved by those present.

·        Fall Bazaar:  We had a total of 31 vendors and brought in $1284 in registrations.  Vendor survey sent out and a few replies have been received so far.  Discussion of ideas for next year took place; please share ideas or suggestions with PTO or direct to Becki.  Feedback is welcome!

·         Decade Dance:  Dance will be held Feb 26^th.  Josh Duwe will be the DJ again, rental cost is $425.  Thumbdrive Graphics (Guy K) offered to create a poster for the event again.  Jill B will chair the silent auction/raffle for the event, Tamara S will assist.  Emails will be going out to interested volunteers and potentially for more volunteers soon. 

·         School Directory:  being sent out soon, just waiting for it to return from the printing office

·         Crossing Guard Week:  PTO will cover the cost of gift cards to the crossing guards for appreciation of their work.  Tammy S will facilitate.

·         Overdue Lunch Accounts:  Tammy brought up the topic of overdue lunch accounts.  The school district is looking at options on how to handle overdue accounts.  Some other schools PTOs are covering the overdue balances for now, so a discussion took place about the possibility of PTO covering. 

Next meeting – Possibly Monday, January 11th at 6:00pm in the school library.  Meeting time may be changed and will be announced via facebook and possibly school newsletter.

Facebook:  facebook.com/RibMtnElementaryPTO

Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

Nov 2015 PTO Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

November 2015 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, October 2nd, 2015 at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki Blaubach, Tamara Sillars, Jill Brillheart, Denise Lang, Tammy Steckbauer, Ann Nygaard, Karen Clark, Emily Gaffney, Jason Lang, Tracy Gorzek

Principal Report: given by Tammy Steckbauer

·         Great football season, had approximately 30 kids participate

·         Had a successful volleyball season

·         Parent Teacher Conferences – Nov 5 & 9, online signups went well

·         Family Fun Night – had approximately 50 attendees for the Literacy program

·         Stand For the Silent – 1^st meeting just held, approximately 30 students participating

·         Playground:  Assembly held last week for large donors; Phase 2 fundraising is nearly achieved as the Town of Rib Mtn made a large donation.  Will probably have another brick paver fundraising session in early spring.

·         Wed, Nov 4^th is early dismissal (11:30am)

·         Nov 13^th – report cards home

·         Dec 1^st – Winter Concert; practice at West will take place Nov 30^th in the morning

Teacher Report:  given by Ann Nygaard

·         On the fall break, teachers worked on the new reading curriculum & staff development goals

·         Ms. Torrens appreciated the Trunk or Treat

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki Blaubach

·         No items

Vice President: given by Tamara Sillars

·         No items

Treasurer:  given by Jill Brillheart

·         Current balance:  $5800

·         Donation made to the Paige Bootz Memorial Fund ($25)

Other Business:

·         Coupon Booklets:  raised approximately $4000 with this fundraiser; t-shirts arriving soon.

·         Trunk or Treat:  approximately 100 kids attended; thank you to the trunk sponsors!  And thank you to Roxi for extra help.  Co-chairs receiving positive feedback from families.  Survey being conducted – please take to provide feedback for planning of future events:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DDQ6CFZ

·         Fall Bazaar:  Currently have 28 vendors; trying pre-orders of food orders.  Very limited space left in the gym, spaces in the hallway remaining.  Additional banners ordered.  Will be doing online signup for volunteer shifts and bake sale:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f44afac22a1ff2-fall

·         Meeting Day & Time Discussion:  after a brief discussion, meetings will continue to be held on the first Monday of the month at 6:00pm.

·         Decade Dance:  Jason Lang is chairing the dance and is looking for a co-chair that can take over in future years.  A date is being worked on currently. 

·         Printer Cartridge Volunteer:  school is looking for a bit of help with recycling the printer cartridges, Karen C. suggested this is something Peer Leaders could help with.

·         Idea:  idea shared by Becki B. for a “mornings with mom/dad” where parents/guardians and students could come to school early to share donuts & coffee/OJ as a PTO community building event. 

Next meeting – Monday, December 7th at 6:00pm in the school library

Facebook:  facebook.com/RibMtnElementaryPTO

Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

Oct 2015 PTO Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

October 2015 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, October 5th, 2015 at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki Blaubach, Tamara Sillars, Jill Brillheart, Denise Lang, Tammy Steckbauer, Ann Nygaard, Emily Gaffney, Roxie Denzine, Jason Lang, Kim Zdroik, Tracy Gorzek, Jennifer Johnson, Kristen Anderson, Vickie Christianson, Ashley Hartman, Joy Lambrecht, Dave Mathias, Laura Jonland, Amy Gulsvig, Shane Denzine

Principal Report: given by Tammy Steckbauer

·         261 kids at Rib this school year

·         Coaches found for volleyball and flag football, potentially can run boys basketball team

·         Playground – Phase 1 completed within a year; Oct 28^th celebration (announcement coming soon); Phase 2 is in the works, we need another $30,000 to complete, discussion of various donors & grant options

·         New reading curriculum this year / literacy night will be coming up

·         Lots of assessments happening in classrooms at this time

·         Parent/Teacher Conferences are Nov 5 & 9, online registration this year

Teacher Report:  given by Ann Nygaard

·         Thank you from staff for the back to school lunch!

·         Coordinating popcorn popping for Family Fun Night, PTO will pop that day

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki Blaubach

·         Congrats to Ashley H. –winner of $25 Visa card winner

·         Thank you notes acknowledged

Treasurer:  given by Jill Brillheart

·         Current balance:  $5561.49

·         Discussed various expenses PTO pays for throughout the school year

Other Business:

·         Trunk or Treat –in need of sponsors for trunk spaces; discussion of who else to contact.  May have to cancel if we have less than 10 sponsors.  Many families looking forward to this event.  PTO hopes to expand the event in the future to be a trunk or treat and have a movie and concessions available.

·         Spirit Wear – Kim Zdroik coordinating, we have selected a new printing company and they offer some great new options for items.  Will have order forms available soon.

·         Coupon Booklets – the company is overseeing the fundraiser, return books if not selling; this fundraiser will not be done again next year

·         Online sign up discussion for volunteer duties and events

·         Parent/Teacher Conference Meals – Carol B is coordinating this year

·         Spring Fundraiser – Square 1 Art; group voted to move forward with plans for this fundraiser.

Next meeting – Monday, November 2^nd at 6:00pm in the school library

Facebook:  facebook.com/RibMtnElementaryPTO

Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

May 2015 Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

May 2015 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, May 4, 2015 at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki B, Tamara S, Jill B, Denise L, Tammy S, Ann N, Cory S, Emily G, Roxie

Principal Report: given by Tammy

·         Badger Testing-almost complete

·         Thank you for the flowers for Principal’s Day

·         Playground – applying for another grant, swing sets are being ordered, awaiting updated plans from playground manufacturer

Teacher Report:  given by Ann

·         Lots of testing occurring currently (Badger, MAPS, PALS, etc)

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki

·         PTO room update

·         Coupon Book Fundraiser update

Treasurer:  given by Jill B

·         Working on an annual budget to operate from and present at an upcoming meeting

·         Current balance:  $5108.97

·         2 - $300 scholarships provided for graduating seniors at Wausau West

·         Upcoming expenses:  safety patrol trip, 5^th grade graduation

Committee Reports:

·         Spring Carnival – May 15; multiple bounce houses, flyer with reminder & updates coming home soon; still collecting classroom raffle basket items

School Kidz Kits – on order, will be here for open house in August.

Other Business:

·         School Directory – in need of a volunteer to coordinate and oversee this project

·         PTO Volunteer Coordinator – in search of someone for this volunteer position; would collect & manage PTO volunteer information

·         PTO BLOG – http://ribmountainpto.blogspot.com/ ; parents can subscribe to blog via email, will be providing agendas, meeting minutes, and PTO announcements & updates on blog.

·         Teacher Appreciation Week – PTO providing a luncheon for teachers on Thursday this week

May 2015 Meeting Agenda

Rib Mountain Elementary School PTO

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Date: May 4, 2015

Meeting Location:  School Library

1.      Introductions

2.      Principal’s Report

3.      Teacher’s Report

4.      Officer’s Report

a.      President’s Report

b.      Vice President’s Report

c.       Treasurer’s Report

5.      Committee Reports

a.      Spring Carnival Update

b.      Playground Update

c.       School Kidz Kits Update

d.      Scholastic Book Fair Funds

e.      School Directory – need a volunteer to coordinate for fall 2015

6.      Other Business

a.      Bylaws

b.      2015-2016 Officers

c.       Other Items

d.      Volunteer Coordinator position

7.      Announcements

April 2015 Meeting Minutes

Rib Mountain PTO

April 2015 General Meeting Minutes

Date, Time, and Location:  Monday, April 6, 2015 at 6:00pm in the school library

Attendees:  Becki B., Tamara S., Jill B., Denise L., Tammy S., Ann N., Deb A., Carol B., Cory S., Hali K.

Principal Report: given by Tammy S.

·         Badger Testing schedule update

·         Volunteer Appreciation Week – Thank you to the PTO volunteers & the PTO for the support throughout the school year!

·         Playground Meeting (next meeting – Thurs, April 8 at 6pm):  received a community grant of $6000; will be discussing design & working to create a layout plan

·         Received a suggestion & basic information on Dream Flight; consider for future school years Reminder to vote April 7

Teacher Report:  given by Ann N.

·         Report cards come home Friday, April 10

·         Reminders for Art Fair & Ice Cream Social (April 13), Math Night (April 23), Inservice/No School(April 24)

Officer Reports:

President: given by Becki B.

·         School Kidz Kits – order forms coming soon

Treasurer:  given by Jill B.

·         Working on an annual budget to operate from and present at an upcoming meeting

·         Current balance:  $6659.81, need to pay for yearbooks yet

·         School purchased movie license due to cost

Committee Reports:

·         Spring Carnival – May 15; planning meeting next week

Other Business:

·         Possible fundraiser – cookbooks; Rib Mountain families submit recipes, organize book, and have printed/bound to sell

·         Discussed PBIS/Staff Rewards

o   Difference in how Mustang Money and Champs Bucks are earned/used

·         Possible Fundraiser – Trunk or Treat/Harvest Fun to be held mid-October;

Next Meeting:  May 4, 2015 at 6pm in the school library

Minutes compiled by Denise Lang, Secretary

May 2015 Meeting Reminder

Our next PTO meeting will be held on Monday, May 4 at 6:00pm in the library.