November Meeting Minutes

Fall Festival Recap

Watch this video to see a few highlights from 

Fall Fest 2013! 

http://animoto.com/play/cGljRfLlyYrdLTL5BBuu7g

Thank you to everyone who made it a success -

from donations, set up/take down, face painting, the trunks, baked goods, attendance!

Gift Card (Scrip) Program

Lobbestael PTC

Gift Card (Scrip) Program for the Holidays

What:  Purchase gift cards via order form

When:  By November 1st

Why:  Pick up gift cards directly at school (skip the trips to the stores!!)

And EARN MONEY FOR LOBBESTAEL

What Is Scrip?

Scrip fundraising is a no-selling program that

enables families to raise money for their

non-profit organization. Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards.  Great Lakes Scrip Center offers over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. 

How scrip generates revenue for Lobbestael PTC

You purchase gift cards from your organization at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a reduced price. The difference is an instant rebate for Lobbestael PTC. It’s really that simple!

What to do

·         Complete attached order form

·         Return to school by Friday, November 1st with a check (payable to Lobbestael PTC) for your total order amount. 

·         Gift cards will be delivered the week of Nov 25th. 

·         An e-mail/phone will be sent to you confirming the gift cards are in

·         Pick up in school office

Questions? email Lobbestaelptc@gmail.com  

Attn:Lobbestael PTC Scrip Coordinators:

Tammy Forrester  & Dace Day 

click on form to print

Ó2011 Great Lakes Scrip Center 

October, Meeting Minutes - BRIEFS

Fun Run Recap Video

Thank you again to all those who contributed to making the Fun Run such a success! Hopefully this video will bring a smile to your faces and you really can see how much fun the kids had! {click on link below to view vidoe}

http://video214.com/play/DsoPafjWgD0H03GXxlguPQ/s/dark

Fall Festival {October 25th} - what to expect flyer

Bonus Box Tops at Meijer

Shop at Meijer 10/13 to 11/23 and buy any 5 participating General Mills, Nature Valley Green Giant frozen vegetables, or Pillsbury refrigerated items 

and earn 20 Bonus Box Tops!

Our Fall submission deadline is November 1st, so PLEASE turn in as many Box Tops as you can before then. Our Spring submission is March 1st. 

The 100 days of Box Tops Competition is off to a GREAT start! Many names are already on the tracker board (located just outside the cafeteria). We would love to add your Lobster(s) name to the board. Please keep in mind that every box top counts! 

Plan your shopping to earn the most Bonus Box Tops at Meijer!

100 Days of Box Tops Competition

Please help our school and join in the fun
by collecting and turning in Box Tops for Lobbestael.

We will be tallying up the number of Box Tops for
the first 100 days of school. 

The student who brings in the most
will receive a $100 dollar bill! 

See who is in the lead and track your progress
on the bulletin board near the cafeteria. 

Best of luck and thanks for participating!!

September Meeting Minutes - BRIEFS

September Meeting Minutes

Give With Target

                                Attention Facebook users and Target shoppers!

http://givewith.target.com 

Support Lobbestael through Give with Target!

Target is donating $5 million to schools nationwide as part of its annual “Give With Target” campaign. Target will distribute the money to schools based on the number of votes from shoppers on the company’s Facebook page.

How can you help?

Simply select our school from the list of eligible schools and vote for it weekly until September 21 or until $5 million has been awarded, whichever occurs first. We have already met the required 25 votes to start, qualifying our school to receive $25. Each additional vote equals $1 more so please spread the word to your friends and family!

Voting is limited to one vote per person per week. Search for the Give With Target app on facebook.com.

Additional Rewards through Target REDcard!

Every time you use your Target REDcard (Target Visa Credit Card, Target Credit Card or Target Check Card) at Target stores or target.com, Target will donate 1% of your purchases to our school. When you use your Target Visa Credit Card everywhere else Visa credit cards are accepted, our school will receive 0.5% of your purchases.

To designate our school to receive this reward, visit www.target.com or call 1-800-316-6142 (our school ID is 62454, listed under Lobbestael Elementary School).

FUN RUN 2013

PTC September Meeting

We hope to see you there! 

Earn a 'Thumbs Up' ticket for your child

Tyson Project A+, Support Your School!

We have exciting news! Lobbestael is participating in the Tyson Project A+™ program, a fund-raising program sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. Through this program, we can raise money towards supplies,building improvements, school programs, or anything else we choose. It’s an easy way to raise much needed funds by sending Tyson Project A+ labels from products you probably already buy.

Here’s how it works: Just clip and collect Tyson Project A+ labels from participating Tyson® product packages and send them to school with your child. We’ll collect the labels and send them to Tyson Foods, and Tyson Foods will send our school a check. Each label is worth 24¢!

You can also find details online at ProjectAPlus.tyson.com. Don't forget to spread the word to your friends and relatives. It’s such an easy way to raise much needed funds for our school!

Link to participating products -

http://projectaplus.tyson.com/Products.aspx

PALS Week follow up

[a belated] Thank you to all those who donated an item, a lunch or your time to PALS week.  We were able to spoil our staff in many ways throughout the week. The Lobster Love was felt throughout the staff as they enjoyed - a gourmet popcorn bar, personalized lunches, breakfast, got their car windows washed, cashed in their coupons for help and a Super Suessy Treat bar. We were over whelmed with the donations and support of our staff, which made it so easy to spread the joy. The PTC's mailbox was bursting with thank you notes from the staff- so smiles all around :-) 

Jenica Tremberth & Lisa Lepine– PALS week Chairs & The PTC

Invites went out to the entire Lobbestael Staff

Parents made & donated the most delicious varieties of gourmet popcorn

Staff members received a lunch made just to their liking, the "Suessification" was SO fun 

The Pink Yink was the theme at breakfast, the triple berry (pink) smoothies were  a hit.

May Meeting Agenda

PARENT TEACHER CLUB

LOBBESTAEL ELEMENTARY PTC MEETING AGENDA

May 8, 2013 @ 6:30pm

1. Welcome & Introductions: Susan Silich

2. Norms: Susan Silich

1) Begin the meeting on time                                             2) Please turn off cell phones

3) Be respectful                                                                 4) One speaker at a time

5) Stay on topic                                                                 6) Discussions shall be limited to the set agenda

7) Motions will be made and seconded                              8) Majority vote passes motion

3. Mission Statement: Susan Silich

The Parent Teacher Club’s agenda is to lend support, both moral and financial, to cooperate with the teachers, 

the administration and the community to promote a positive attitude towards learning and education.

4. Secretary Minutes: Jenica Tremberth

5. Treasury Report: Dace Day

6. Principal Report: Ms. Polega

·         End of the year celebration (Thur, 6.8.13)

7. Parent Advisory Committee: Kelli W.

8. Old Business

                 a)         Restaurant Night (follow-up) – Lisa L. & Louise L.

                 b)         Box Tops & Campbell Labels – Tammy F.

                 c)         Roller Skating Party (follow-up) – Lisa L. & Dace D.

                 d)         PALS week (Mon, 5.6.13 thru Fri, 5.10.13) – Jenica T.   

                 e)         Field Day Sno-Cones (Tues, 5.21.13) – Kristen W.

                 f)          Fun Run (next fall) – Jennifer H. & Tiffany V.

9. New Business / Requests

·         PTC Board 2013-2014:       President, Dace Day

                                                                  1^st Vice President, Amy Leonetti

                                                                  2^nd Vice President, Lisa Lepine

                                                                  Treasurer, Jodi Pudlo

                                                                  Secretary, Jenica Tremberth

10. Open Topic forum

11. Agenda Items

12. Adjournment

        Thank you for all your support this year!

Wishing you and your family a great summer!

Spring Basket Raffle - Follow UP

Thank you to all those who donated an item to our Basket Raffle.  We had many nice baskets to raffle off. We made approximately $725 and it wouldn't have been possible without the generous donations of so many families. Congrats to the families who won!

Jenica Tremberth – Basket Raffle Chair & The PTC

Spring Bake Sale - follow up

Thank you to all those who baked items for our bake sale which was a huge hit. We made approximately $550 and it wouldn't have been possible without the delicious baked goods. Thanks to all the workers for your time, the bakers  for the goodies and the buyers of the treats! Your help & contributions were much appreciated.

Ann Urban – Bake Sale Chair & The PTC

PALS Week 'Hats Off' Flyer

To print this form 1) left click on the form above 2) right click and select print picture.
Hard copies of this flyer can be found in the school office.

Parent Advisory Meeting Mintues

Parent Advisory Meeting, April 2013

Taken by: Kelli Walinske

Direct from Jackie Johnson

Review of LC demographics, school of choice (Macomb county) and what it means for LC

-          District receives $7,398 per child from the state, this is 90% of the schools revenue

-          Macomb county birth rates are decreasing = lower elementary enrollment

-          Currently approx... 115  less children in K vs. 12^th

Budget (on school website)

Local Revenue $17,513,842

State Revenue $77,756,631 (includes grants and special programs)

Milage $8,176,324

TOTAL $103,446,797

Loss of approx.. 100 kids = $750,000

Salaries $62,579

Retirement $15,688

Benefits $11,962

FICA $4,275

Grants $3,238

Utilities $3,124

Other $8,571 (supplies etc.)

TOTAL $109,440

MEAPS

LC average at county and state grades in math and reading have increased

LC average at county and state grades in science have decreased

College Night to be held April 18

Elite schools, in and out of state, armed forces, big 10 west coast private and public schools

Reference to Joy Foundation which helps kids with college, what makes a good essay, how to make yourself stand out and they also have training and counselors.

April Meeting Minutes

Lobbestael Elementary: April 10, 2013 @ 6:30pm

Parent Teacher Club: Meeting Minutes

Attendance (9): Jenica T, Dace D., B. Polega, Kris D., Susan S., Tammy F., Jennifer H., 
Mrs. Theime., Lisa L., Kristen W., Joe H., Jodi P.

1. /2. Welcome, Introductions, and Norms: Susan S.

·         Begin meeting on time.

·         Turn off cell phones.

·         Be respectful.

·         One person speaks at a time.

·         Stay on topic.

·         Discussions shall be limited

·         Motions will be made and seconded.

·         Majority vote passes motion.

3. Mission Statement: Susan S.

The Parent Teacher Club’s agenda is to lend support, both moral and financial, to cooperate
with teachers, the administration and community to promote positive attitudes towards
learning and education.

4. Secretary Minutes: Jenica T.

Motion to accept minutes as presented w/ the correction to the Principal’s report (added that the ski trip was a success) and Box Top info (12,830 Campbell Labels points were submitted): 1^st Lisa and 2^nd Kris. Motion passed unanimously.

5. Treasury Report: Dace D.

Motion to accept budget as presented: 1^st Jenica and 2^nd Jennifer. Motion passed unanimously.

6. Principal Report: Ms. Polega

a) April 24^th, Lobbestael will host a mobile Blood Drive.

b) Parent surveys collected at conferences being tallied and results to come out next month.

c) Lobbestael placed 7^th, out of 10 teams, at the District Competition this past Saturday at 
Science Olympiad.

      d) April 16^th - Lobbestael will be host family math night, need 15 more RSVP’s to get 
discount on the event expense, a 2^nd reminder went out.

      e) The school song was presented to the students at the last assembly. It got a very 
good response and the plan is to have a video be made.

      f) The school will be using a portion of the PTC donated ‘building fund’ to purchase a 
science & math newsletter. This will help promote these subjects and achieve future goals 
in math & science. The newsletter will start Fall 2013 (next school year).

      g) June 4^th will be the ‘end of year party’. A committee has been formed w/ staff 
members to work on the event. Ideas being considered are: hot dog lunch, open house, 
carnival activities, art display

     

7. Parent Advisory Committee: Lisa L. reported

Main topics discussed were: school of choice regarding the % of students, the concern for the declining birth rate in our district, Bridges a.k.a community building, standardized testing; all subjects (except science) the district scored above the county and state scores, the concessions the staff and professional are making and the ACT testing was discussed. The process is that in 7^th grade a practice test is administered, 8th grade take a test, 0^th grade practive & 10^th grade test.

8. Old Business

Restaurant Night Lisa L., Louise L., Ann U.

·         Stevie B’s (Thurs., 4.11.13 from 3-9pm) – flyer went home.

·         McDonald’s (Tues, 5.7.13 from 4-7pm) – Volunteers will be needed in the dining room.

Box Tops & Campbell Labels – Tammy F.

·         Box Tops: There will be a April and May submission, we are only $200 away from our goal of $2000.00 raised this year.

·         Labels: Tammy will get Jennifer info so points can be used towards Fun Run.

Spring Conference Idea Box (Thurs, 3.21.13) Dace D.

·         The following suggestions were collected:

1.       Bookit with Pizza hut

2.       Do the Harlem Shake in gym class

3.      movie night

4.      class game time

5.      celebrate Easter

6.      Make a compost bin instead of throwing out leftover food

7.      no school

8.      campaign drug-free program

9.      field trip to selfridge ANGB

10.   santa parade

Book Fair (Thurs, 3.21.13) Kristen W.

·         Went well, profits up from last year.

Bake Sale (Thurs, 3.21.13) Ann U.

·      Thank you for all the support. The sale went well and raised more funds than last year’s spring bake sale.

·      Bake good suggestions: cookies, brownies, covered pretzels, cake pops (everything sells!)

Basket Raffle (Thurs, 3.21.13) Jenica T. & Amy L.

·         Went well, the itemized list of each basket was helpful.

Roller Skating Party (Fri., 4.26.13) – Lisa L. & Dace D.

·         Flyer went home w/ students.

PALS Week (Mon. – Fri. 5.6.13-5.10.13) – Jenica T. & Lisa L.

·         The theme will be Dr. Seuss.

·         Plans and preparations are underway, including breakfast, boxed lunches, car window washing and to-do coupons.

·         There are many ways to volunteer. Email and flyer to go out this month.

·         Ann Urban offered to donate baked goods.

“End of the Year Celebration” (6.8.13) – Ms. Polega

·      Discussed by Ms. Polega in Principal Report.

Field Day Snow Cones (Tues., 5.21.13) – Kristen W.

·         There is syrup in the PTC cabinet.

·         Start time to be pushed back to 11am this year, so avoid morning down time.

·         Event is good on volunteers, but all help is welcome.

9. New Business / Budget Requests

Fun Run (Fall, 2013) – Jennifer H. & Tiffany

·         Give away/ participation prize to be a red water bottle w/ Lobbestael Logo on it. The cost is $589.40. Quote is based on ordering 465 bottles and includes all taxes and shipping fees. Verified with Ms. Polega on the student count.

A motion was made to cover the cost ($589.40) for the water bottles. : 1^st Kristen and 2^nd Mrs. Theime. Motion passed unanimously.

PTC Board Nominations

·         The following nominations were made –

1.        President: Dace D. (accepted)

2.       1^st VP: Amy L. (not present, Susan to follow up w/ Amy regarding her acceptance to the nomination)

3.       2^nd VP: Lisa L. (accepted)

4.      Treasure: Tammy F. (declined) / Jodi P. (accepted)

5.       Secretary: Jenica (accepted)

10. Open Topic Forum

Question regarding help w/ PTC Blog – Jenica

·         It was asked if any knows about “FeedBurner” and adjusting some code on our blog. Ms. Polega stated if emailed she could forward on to the school IT contact.

Open Chair positions for next school year – Jenica

·         It was asked if anyone had shown interested in chairing Box Tops or Popcorn. No one had contacted the PTC expressing interest regarding these two positions.

Volunteer Luncheon – Ms. Polega

·         The school will host the volunteer luncheon on May 3^rd. The theme is baseball and invitations to go out soon.

11. Agenda Items

Old Business/Follow-Up: Restaurant Night, Box Tops, roller skating, PALS week, Field Day Sno-Cones, Fun Run

New Business:  None

12. Adjournment – 7:34pm

PTC Meeting (5.8.13), 6:30pm in the media room