Principal’s Report
- January: Father/Daughter Dance went well
- 5th Grade Outdoor Survival field trip last week went well
- 4k Registration; one more day to come
- Board meeting time change to 6:30pm; will only be attend first 20 minutes of each meeting
Treasurer’s Report
- Terri was not able to attend meeting, we will receive a report at the March meeting
Brain Bowl – February 4th & 5th
- Kimberly Groenjes coordinated; students 4K through 2nd grade participated
- Erin did testing and money calculations; only one student they didn’t get to due to illness
- $7,255.40 pledged; received $2,553 to date; 168 kids participated
- Pizza party(s) for top-earning class(es) (tentative until all pledges are received):
- It was suggested the older students (5th graders and/or student council) to help test the younger students; may approach this next year
- Suggested changing the form for pledges to a flat amount and collect prior to the Bowl to make fundraiser run more smoothly- similar to polar plunges being collected before event
School Dance—Fri., February 7th
- Tammy Kurey coordinated this year; approx. 125 kids attended
- The theme was “Let It Glow”
- Students were given glow necklaces, bracelets, finger rings
- Loralee Olson-Arcand coordinated snacks and water; plenty left over for upcoming events
- $400.35 total expenses (minus snacks and water)
- Only incident was two students who were unchaperoned and waiting for their grandparents until 8pm
Artist in Residence March 16-20/23-27
- Rebekah Byers set up the volunteer sheet to have sent out; to add Kindergarteners will be working as a group to construct a larger fish that will be displayed in the school
- Still need more (black & white) newspapers needed for event!!!
- Steven (artist) suggested 5th grade students could bring in magazine pages/ads to decorate their fish
Conference Meals – February 26th
- Amanda Hedtke coordinating potato bar and salad bar, with toppings; drinks, desserts
- Setting up a link for volunteers to sign up
Funset Boulevard Night – Thurs., April 30
- Tentative date; Erin to pick up wristbands prior to event; she will set up the sheet for students
Plastic Recycling (ongoing):
- 1,807# to date (02/10/20)
- Erin waiting to hear back from Sandy re: Girl Scouts making it a community program
- Caroline Pelkin has been helping to take in plastic from the school
- Ends in April (Earth Day)
Teacher/Staff Requests:
- No new requests have been submitted
New Business:
- Outdoor Play Sheds: requested to have locked up due to equipment being taken after hours
- Pizza Ranch and Culvers: could do a fund-raising event where parents and teachers could go in and bus tables, etc. (est. 10% of that night’s sales); revisit to see about planning an evening event in the fall
If you have questions or comments, please email freedompac1@gmail.com
Next meeting date: Monday, March 16, 2020, 6:00 pm, Room 22, Art Room
Freedom Elementary Parent Activity Committee 