This document contains the agenda and information from a PTA meeting. It introduces the PTA board members and discusses the budget, upcoming events including a book fair and pumpkin patch, and calls for parent volunteers. The PTA aims to facilitate parent involvement in the school and support students' education. It requests volunteers to assist with activities and seeks sponsors to help fund programs.

1. WELCOME
226 PTA

2. AGENDA
v Introductions
v Budget
v Ask Mrs. Tannenbaum
v Upcoming Events
v Call for Volunteers

3. BOARD MEMBERS
President – Sonia Kelley
Treasurer – Christine Pino
Recording Secretary – Jennifer Lambro
Corresponding Secretary – Ann Mammoliti

4. BUDGET
v Membership Contributions - $10+
v Fundraisers
v Local Sponsorships
v Corporate Sponsorships

5. PURPOSE OF PTA
v Facilitate parent involvement- Create a COMMUNITY
v Help school with educational goals
• Support Learning Objectives –educating parents on Core Curriculum
• Guest Speakers/Specialists
• Foster the relationship between parents and teachers/staff for a
more seamless home-school environment

6. QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL
v Q&A session
v Ask Mrs. Tannenbaum – send questions to the PTA email address
226whatsup@gmail.com

7. UPCOMING EVENTS
8:15a October 9 PTA Meeting
5:30p October 17 Family Movie Night
10:00a October 20-24 Book Fair
3:00p October 24 Halloween Dance
9:00a October 30 Pumpkin Patch

8. MOTION TO CHANGE
MEETING TIME
v With working parents, we would like to make a motion to change
the time of the PTA meetings
v Previously every third Tuesday of the month in the morning
v Change to ANY DAY/TIME

9. PARENTS AS READING
PARTNERS
v PARP – program that asks parents to read with children
v 15-30 minutes a day – log on a calendar
v Reading is fun and informative
v Sharing time reading
v Any language, any written material – song lyrics, magazines, articles
v Starting in October
v Join committee

10. SNEAK PEEK
v 5:00 pm November 20 PTA meeting
International Food Night
v 5:00 pm December 11 PTA meeting
Christmas Caroling
Holiday Boutique

11. WHERE’S THE FUN?
v Let’s put the fun back in FUNdraising!!
• Pumpkin patch
• Book fair
• Movie night
• School Store
• Chocolate vs Candles

12. VOLUNTEER TRAINING
v Book Fair – 10:30a-12:30p
• Set-up book stations, keep books organized, assist
children in finding books they want
v Pumpkin Patch – 8:00a-1:00p
• Set-up; Help kids find pumpkins; Snap a photo
v Our Pros will train us

13. DELEGATES
v President’s Council – Thursday night @ 7:00p
Nov 6 @ PS 216; Dec 4 @ PS 199; Jan 8 @ ?? ; Feb 12 @ Cavalero
Mar 5 @ PS 121; May 14 @ ??; Jun 4 @ PS 99
v Community Education Council
Oct 22, Nov 26, Dec 10, Jan 21, Feb 25, Mar 25, Apr 25, May 20,
Jun 10; Jul 15

14. GET INVOLVED
LET’S GROW THIS TOGETHER
We need:
-Fresh ideas and YOU
-Help with events
-Local sponsorships
-Corporate sponsorships
-Language Translation

15. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Lend us your skills and expertise!
Contact:
226whatsup@gmail.com

16. LOOKING FORWARD
v October meeting
• Panthers of the Month
• PTA Website
• Possible Facebook page

17. INVEST IN OUR KIDS
Together We Make Our School A Success