PTO Meeting Minutes 4/12/23

Meeting called to order by Mr. Needleman via Zoom at 5:01pm

Introduction by Mr. Needleman

Spanish translation available

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PTO meeting and a meeting for reading support for early readers. Raj, the PTO president is not available so our VP Julia Weiss is filling in. 

Volunteers needed! We need directors for next year. There’s a signup in the chat. Please check out the open positions. 

May 8-12 is teacher appreciation and we need parents for teacher appreciation to help, including door decoration. A signup form is coming

Charity Buzz: If you are an expert in a profession, people will bid for one on one time with you. This is one of our best fundraisers. We are looking for parents in the entertainment industry to be a part of the entertainment industry auction in July. 

Jog-a-thon: Huge thanks to the jog-a-thon committee. They put in a ton of work! And thank you to the parents who volunteered on the day. We are almost to our goal!!! But pledgestar is still open if you are feeling generous. Pledgestar.om/melrose. Popsicle party announcemenced and principals for the day. Last, a huge thanks to Blu Jam and Lucifers for their generous donation of food to the Melrose Games. 

Meeting turned over to Mr. Needleman

Upcoming Events

  • Community Coffee Hour is this Friday at 8am, with free bagels. 
  • Open House, Tues April 18 5:30-6:30pm
  • Monday April 24 there’s no school 
  • May the Fourth Star Party, 6pm – the rescheduled star party 
  • Beautification Day – Saturday May 20, 9-11:30am we will have a family day to beautify the campus, we need a person in charge of painting, we will add some shrubbery 

Introduction of special guest Danielle Tenner

Danielle is with our board member’s office. If you have thoughts on acceleration days or the new calendar, please reach out to the office. The board meeting is next Tuesday, available on the board’s website. 

Mr. Needleman opened meeting to questions at 5:21pm

No questions today

Mr. Needleman turned the meeting over to the kindergarten readiness team to discuss reading strategies for early learners and developing reading skills. 

Meeting adjourned at 6:10pm