PTO Meeting        September 14,  2009

Thank you to all of the parents who took the time to come to the meeting and hopefully many more will come next time!

Welcome and introductions!!   Teachers attended:  2       Parents attended:  7

Went over upcoming events:  Cookie Dough Fundraiser: 
                                            Sept. 28th kids get fundraiser packets
                                            Oct. 12th fundraiser packets due
                                            Nov. 11th product pick-up

                                            Hospitality Dinner:
                                            PTO will provide dinner to the teachers November 24th at 4:00 pm during parent/teacher conferences.

                                            Gift Basket Auction:
                                            Sept. 21th basket assignments and flyers go out
                                            Nov. 23th & 24th baskets will be on display for bidding

Box Tops:  We will not be having a store but we will be collecting the box tops in each classroom.  There will be levels, when a classroom reaches a level they will get a prize abag and a party.
250 box tops:  lollipop party
500 box tops:  cookie party
750 box tops:  popsicle party
1000 box tops:  pizza party

Terracycle fundraiser:  This company collects juice pouches and makes items out of them.  This is a great green fundraiser and we are excited to try it.  Bims will be in the lunchroom to collect the juice pouches and they will be sent to Terracycle.  More information will be sent out in a flyer to the parents.

School clean up and Beautification:
-Paint the flag pole and touch up the murals inside the school.
-Remove the grass from around the flagpole and put stamped concrete or pavers around it.  Suggestion during the meeting was to sell etched memorial pavers to help bring down the cost of this project.
-Remove the roses and bushes from the planter out front put in gravel and move the two picnic tables from the grass to the gravel area.
-Second reader board for above the Kindergarten doors so parents dropping off and picking up their children will be able to see upcoming events.
-Concrete curbing around the island flower be in the gront and around the playground equipment.
-Something new under the playground equipment that is larger and will not get inside of the kids shoes.  Suggestions during the meetings were large recycled tire bark, or a play court service put down.
-Put gravel in the North flowerbed to help cut down on weeds.
-Sign or Logo over the main entrance doors.  Suggestions during the meeting were to make stencils and paint the sign ourselves, and have it say Welcome to Butte View Elementary with the Huskie Pup mascot.
-Weed the flower beds

Suggestions were also made that we ask for help from the National Honor Society and the Boy Scouts with some of these projects so that those involved could get some of their community service hours.

Tina Hefley
PTO president for Butte View Elementary