PARENTS AS PARTNERS
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Facilitator: Kelley Charland
tkmac22@hotmail.com 881-5816
ADL Parents as Partners Links:
WELCOME
Attendees:
Kelley Charland, Laurie Singer, Paul McLaughlin
PRINCIPAL’S
ADDRESS:
The budget vote passed! This means we can move ahead with more “laptop”
computers for next year’s 6th-graders. We think we’ll shift to “Chrome
books” which are more current tech.
One of our ADL students, Drexel, won a Google Doodle prize for his
artwork, and we had a great assembly yesterday. He’s in the running now for a
national award, and we’re encouraging everyone to go vote.
We’re working on forming team assignments for next year, and we’re
looking forward to orientations for next year’s 6th-graders.
FINANCIAL
REPORT: As of April 29, 2013, we have $2695.81. This reflects a deposit on
April 29, 2013, of $115.00 from Box Tops. Big
thanks to the families who turned in box tops and made this possible!
ROLLING
CALENDAR:
May:
5/6-5/10: Staff Appreciation Week
5/10: Dance at 7 pm-Last dance of the school year, except for
Promotion Night for 8th grade only
5/14 & 5/15: 8th Grade Science NECAP testing
5/16: Incoming 6th grade Parents Information Night
5/20: Teacher Inservice, No
School for Grades K-8
5/23: Spring Concert
5/24: Memorial Day Assembly and BBQ
5/27: No School, Memorial Day Holiday Observed
June:
6/5: 8th grade Spaghetti Dinner at 6-7 pm
6/6: Final PaP Meeting at 6:30 pm, School Report Night at 7 pm
6/7: 8th Grade Sleepover
6/14: 8th Grade Promotion Night and Dance at 6:30 pm
(Final day of school for 8th grade only)
6/17: Final Day of School for 6th and 7th graders
(no 8th graders). Dismissal at 12 pm.
Upcoming
PaP dates: 6/6 with School Report Night
FOLLOW-UP
BUSINESS:
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Work on finalizing Staff Appreciation Week is continuing. Events planned are: Little
Mailbox Gifts on M, W, F; Yoga and Breakfast on T; Zumba on W; Hand massage and
Luncheon on Th; Daily Riddles and Raffles. This all takes place next week! They
are still in need of help for the breakfast and luncheon. Please go online to
sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0449AFA72EA02-adlstaff. Thank
you to Elizabeth Logan and Kim Kinsley!
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The ADL
Parent Volunteer Form has been updated for next year with the link to the
Knowledge Base provided so that parents can see exactly what they are
volunteering for, in most cases.
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Mints have
been purchased for the 8th grade Science NECAPS.
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There is a Promotion
Night Committee working hard to get that evening organized! Thank you to
Patty LaRose-Kent for heading this up!
NEW
BUSINESS:
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Volunteers are needed on Friday, May 24th,
to help serve food at the Memorial Day
BBQ. Hours are 10:45-12:30. Volunteers would need to pay for their lunch if
they choose to eat. Please contact Laurie or Barb in the front office to sign
up!
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Kelley is in need of a co-facilitator for Parents as Partners next year. I need to begin
to pass the torch to another parent as next year is my final year at ADL. Anyone
who is interested, please email Kelley at the above address to learn more. Thank you!
OTHER
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION?
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Kevin Barber was contacted by the Vermont Lake Monsters about a way to
earn some money. The idea is to use the money to start building an account for
trips. The work is to get our parents to sell tickets. Each ticket sells for
$6, but we keep $3 of that. There’ll be a 3-week window to sell the tickets
starting on May 16th. We can sell them independently and also at our
events (concerts, track meets, etc., or even farmers’ market ...).
We’re looking for some parents who would be interested manning ticket sales at the events and/or take some to sell independently.
Laurie Singer will check on some more of the logistics, and we think we’ll work on lining up parents to help with this.
We’re looking for some parents who would be interested manning ticket sales at the events and/or take some to sell independently.
Laurie Singer will check on some more of the logistics, and we think we’ll work on lining up parents to help with this.
WAYS TO
EARN MONEY FOR ADL:
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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.
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTINUE TO TURN IN BOX TOPS
TO THE FRONT OFFICE! THANK YOU! Each box
top with the logo is worth 10¢, and that adds up quickly. Just go online and Google “box tops” to
learn more and see pictures.
Our next
meeting date is June 6, 2013 at 6:30 pm, followed immediately by School Report
Night at 7 pm. Thank you for coming!
