G.A.S.P. Sign-ups Continue

I posted almost a week ago about ways we parents can get involved in the Games And Sports Party at ADL (G.A.S.P.), and several of you have signed up already: 7 cakes and 2 on-site helpers during the evening!

There's still a need for 23 more cakes and 6 more on-site volunteers for this fun March 15 event. To get behind some fun for your kids, please take a look at the volunteer form here or use the link below. If you'll be helping on site, please be sure you submit a CCSU volunteer form if you haven't done so already this year.

If you have questions, please write to Paul McLaughlin (see the 'contact' link on the sign-up form).

Link to G.A.S.P. sign-up form:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4AA8AD22A02-gasp

Calling Volunteers and Bakers for the March G.A.S.P. Party

The sign-up form is ready for the annual Games And Sports Party set for Friday, March 15. We'll continue the tradition of outrageous cakes, but if you're not a baker you can still plug in to help on site.

We're hoping to get ten cakes from each grade. Make these fun!! People often try to outdo each other with creative theme cakes ... though we also love the store-bought cakes.

You can find the volunteer sign-up form here or use the link below. If you'll be helping on site, please be sure you submit a CCSU volunteer form if you haven't done so already this year.

If you have questions, please write to Paul McLaughlin (see 'contact' link on the the sign-up form).

Link to G.A.S.P. sign-up form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4AA8AD22A02-gasp

ADL Rideshare

Parents As Partners are working on a way to promote ridesharing to and from ADL. If you’re interested in linking up with other families, please visit our new ADL Rideshare Request form - http://tinyurl.com/adlrideshare. (Hint: If your schedule is complex, you can submit multiple requests.)

Meeting Minutes - 02-05-2013

PARENTS AS PARTNERS

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Facilitator: Kelley Charland

tkmac22@hotmail.com

881-5816

ADL Parents as Partners Links:

·          *** NEW: ADL Rideshare Request: http://tinyurl.com/adlrideshare

·          Our page on the ADL website: http://www.ccsuvt.org/adl/parents-as-partners/

·          Blog you can subscribe to: http://adlpap.blogspot.com (announcements and news)

·          Knowledge base: https://sites.google.com/site/adlparentsaspartners/kb (how-to documents)

·          School calendar in Google format: https://sites.google.com/site/adlparentsaspartners/calendar

WELCOME

Attendees: Kelley Charland, Laurie Singer, Paul McLaughlin. (Yes, it’s low attendance due to our schedule shift.)

PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS: Climate Survey results

ADL had some of the best numbers all around. We had only a few surprises. We’re able to see a break-down by grade level and even some sub-groups, and this helps us focus some of our action planning. Overall, we got good feedback and helpful information that we can work on.

Like many schools in our area, the social aspect scored least positive (e.g., being nice to each other). The feeling-safe score was relatively strong ... which is unusual because safety usually suffers when the social aspect is lower.

Another couple of areas were social & civic engagement which was a lower score for many schools in our area and also professional leadership.

We knew it was a big effort by the parents and are very appreciative of those who took the time to give us input. Likewise, thanks to the staff who help digest the inputs and are working to formulate the next steps.

Next month (March 7) we’ll be able to hear about NECAP results.

FINANCIAL REPORT: As of February 1, 2013, we have $2493.81. This reflects a payment of $367.25 for the Round 2 of sweatshirt sales.

ROLLING CALENDAR:

February:

2/07: Band Concert at 7 pm

2/15: State Middle School Gymnastics Invitational at 6pm

2/18: Scripps Spelling Bee at 8 am

2/19: Grandfriends’ Breakfast at 7 am

2/20: Pep Rally at 1:30 pm *** Parents should definitely come if able! ***

2/20-2/23:  ADL Basketball Tournament at 4 pm daily

2/25-3/05: Winter Vacation

March:

3/7: Parents as Partners at 6:30 pm

3/8: 8^th Grade only Dance at ADL with EMS and Westford at 7 pm

3/14: Fine Arts Night at Essex High School

3/15: GASP, End of Trimester 2

3/18: Student Led Conferences from 12-8 pm, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS GRADES K-8

3/21: Chorus Concert at 7 pm

3/22: ADL’s Got Talent

Dance dates: 4/5, 5/10

PaP dates: 4/4, 5/2, 6/6 with School Report Night

FOLLOW-UP BUSINESS:

Ø      Update from Paul McLaughlin re: Carpooling: Parents as Partners are working on a way to promote ridesharing to and from ADL. If you're interested in linking up with other families, please visit our new ADL Rideshare Request form - http://tinyurl.com/adlrideshare. (Hint: If your schedule is complex, you can submit multiple requests.)

Ø      Book Fair 2013 dates are confirmed with Scholastic-November 11-14, 2013. Knowledge Base update done?

Ø      Link is up now for Clubs on ADL’s home page

Ø      We have a GASP committee of 6 people now. Thank you to Dorothy Dickson, Paul McLaughlin, Mindy Deibler, Elizabeth Logan, Chris Catterton and Suzette Potvin!

Ø      I have a co-chair for Staff Appreciation and am still hoping for another person or two to help out. Thank you again to Elizabeth Logan!

Ø      Kelley is working on finding volunteers to sell 50/50 tickets at the Basketball Tournament games and some parents to organize the After Party for the Winter Sports athletes.

NEW BUSINESS:

ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION?

None

WAYS TO EARN MONEY FOR ADL:

Ø      Please go online and register or reregister your Price Chopper AdvantEdge card for this school year. The website is www.pricechopper.com and you need to click on the consumer link in the Tools for Schools section of the website.

Ø      PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTINUE TO TURN IN BOX TOPS TO THE FRONT OFFICE! THANK YOU!

Our next meeting date is March 7, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Thank you for coming.