November 2nd, 2011 — PTA info, Volunteer
Ticket Pre-sale’s for our Fall Festival will begin Monday, November 7th at 2:30pm to 3:30pm. We will have a table outside the front of the building each school day during this time up until November 18th for everyone to purchase their raffle and festival tickets and receive special pre-sale pricing. Tickets will be available for sale during the event, but the special pre-sale pricing will not be in effect. This is a great opportunity to buy now, get a great deal, and not worry about ticket lines the day of.
PRE-SALE Prices: November 7 through November 18
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Raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00 (get an extra ticket for every five $1.00 tickets you purchase)
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Festival game and food tickets are $.25 each or 5 for $1.00 (get an extra ticket for every four $.25 tickets you purchase)
REGULAR Prices: November 19
If you are interested in volunteering to help with ticket sale preparation, please read below for more details!
Friday, November 4th at 1pm-3pm: Ticket sale preparation (stamping, putting tickets in pre-sale and regular sale bundles, and wrapping ticket boxes)
Monday, November 7th through -Wednesday, November 9th, 2:30pm to 3:30pm: Ticket Pre-sale ( taking money and managing cash box for raffle and festival ticket pre-sales, helping double count money, preparing deposit, deposit drop-off)
Monday, November 14 through- Friday, November 18, 2:30pm to 3:30pm: Ticket Pre-sale (raffle and festival ticket sales, helping double count money, preparing deposit, deposit drop-off)
This is a tentative schedule and may be adjusted due to volunteer support and pre-sale ticket sale turnout.
If you are interested in helping during any of the above times, please e-mail Danielle Bell at gravypunch@hotmail.com, or call her at 499-6748
October 25th, 2011 — PTA info
Our Sandy Miller PTA is offering local crafters and vendors, as well as direct sales groups to rent a vendor space at the Fall Festival on November 19th. Vendor booths are $35.00, or $25.00 if they donate an item for our Raffle. Download this vendor agreement for more information: FALL FESTIVAL
October 20th, 2011 — PTA info
Greetings:
Sandy Miller Elementary School Family & Friends:
Caring is an IB learner profile which teaches students to have a sense of personal commitment to action and service. Using this IB profile, the Sandy Miller PTA has created the Sandy Miller Elementary School Giving Tree Program. The core of this program is based upon Shel Silverstein’s book, The Giving Tree. Like the Giving Tree, we have created an opportunity for our school community to work together to help our fellow Sandy Miller families who are in need.
The Giving Tree is located in the front office and is covered with “leaves” that each contain an item a fellow student/family may need. If you would like to participate in this program, please choose and remove the “leaf” with the item you wish to donate. Then return the new or gently used item to Ms. Vicki and know that your generous donation is greatly appreciated.
This is a completely anonymous program – all families’ identities are kept confidential. If you or someone you know could benefit from
the Sandy Miller Elementary School Giving Tree program, please see Ms. Vicki. For more information contact SandymillerPTA@hotmail.com. See our Parent Resource page for more info on how to participate.
Thank You, The Sandy Miller PTA
Saludos
a Familia y Amigos de la Escuela Primaria de Sandy Searles Miller:
La Solidaridad es un perfil del Bachillerato Internacional (IB program) que enseña a los estudiantes como comprometerse personalmente a
tomar acción o dar servicio para el bienestar de los demás. La Associación de Padres y Maestros (PTA) de Sandy Miller Elementary ha creado un nuevo programa llamado “El Árbol Generoso” para las familias de la primaria de Sandy Miller basado en este perfil. El concepto de este programa viene del libro, El Árbol Generoso, del autor Shel Silverstein. Como el Árbol Generoso, hemos creado una oportunidad para que nuestra comunidad escolar pueda ayudar a las
familias de Sandy Miller Elementary que estén en apuros.
El Árbol Generoso se encuentra en la oficina de en frente y está cubierto de “hojas” que tienen escrito aquél artículo que sea necesario
para algún estudiante/familia de la escuela. Si quiere participar en este programa, simplemente escoja una “hoja” con aquél artículo que Usted pueda
donar y devuelva la donación (artículo nuevo o suavemente usado) a la Srta Vicki. íSu generosidad, grande o pequeña, es muy valuada!
El programa es completamente anónimo – la identidad de todas las familias será ocultada. Si Usted necesita ayuda o conoce a alguien que
necesite ayuda, por favor hable con la Srta Vicki. Para más información, contacte a SandymillerPTA@hotmail.com .
Gracias, Sandy Miller PTA
October 13th, 2011 — PTA info
Hello PTA Friends and Family,
Last Thursday we held our 2nd Fall Festival (carnival) meeting. We are moving along but we are still in need of volunteers.
Please join us at our next meeting this next Wednesday, October 19th at 2 pm.
If you are unable to join us, but are interested in helping with the carnival, please reply to this email let us know how you would like to help.
Below is a list of volunteer opportunities, e-mail me with your choice.
Make Posters
Decorate
Festival Set-up
Festival Clean-up
Donate Bake Sale item
Pick up Soda/Water for Concessions
Work in a PTA game or food booth
Wrap ticket boxes
Stamp tickets
Assemble raffle baskets
If you are interested in helping with any of the above, or have ideas of your own, please contact Shelly White at shwhite03@cox.net
THANK YOU
October 3rd, 2011 — PTA info
Hello PTA Friends and Family,
Last Thursday we held our first Carnival Organizational meeting. It was a very productive meeting & Dr. Grisham has given us the green light on the following decisions:
Standing decisions:
1. Date: November 19th
2. Time: 11 am – 3 pm
3. Budget: $2500.00
New Decisions:
1. Theme: Fall Festival – decorations, flyers, food will have a fall theme
2. Location: Multipurpose room, stage, Some of the Specials rooms, and food will be served in the courtyard
3. PTA will purchase prizes for ALL booths
4. Each Grade level will donate items for an assigned themed basket for Raffle
5. Letters requesting raffle donations will be distributed to PTA members to approach their favorite/local businesses
6. PTA will be responsible for ALL food booths (suggested menu items include chili, baked potato, nachos, hotdogs), Cider stand, s ’more stand
7. PTA will run the Photo Booth, pie eating contest and Contra Dancing!
This a great start, but many more decisions need to be made and plenty of opportunities to volunteer are available. If you are interested in either, please plan to attend our next Fall Festival Meeting.
Meeting Date: Thursday October 6th
Time: 2 pm in the Multipurpose Room
Below is a brief overview of the volunteer opportunities available – each position may require more than one volunteer.
Fall Festival Committee Chair or Co-Chairs – Oversee entire carnival, run organizational meetings, report to PTA Board and General PTA membership of Fall Festival status
Publicity – make flyers, make announcements
Booth Placement Planning – determine where each booth will be located and create a map
Manage Teacher and club booths – create sign –up sheet, offer game suggestions, encourage involvement, distribute prizes
Manage PTA Booths – Determine menu, create volunteer schedule, run bake sale
Trivia Game – Coordinate an IB trivia game (create questions and determine which booths are participating)
Ticket Sales – Coordinate a schedule in which to sell ticket before and after school as well as at any PTA events
Ticket Boxes – Wrap, decorate, distribute, and collect boxes for each booth to collect tickets, responsible for counting out tickets at end of carnival
Manage Raffle – Organize Grade level basket drive, distribute donation letter,
Decorations – Create Fall themed Decorations and posters
Volunteer Coordinator – Create sign-up sheet for each area, obtain contact information, follow-up and manage
Manage Community Booths – Invite and manage community booths ( i.e. fire truck, library, ID kits
If you are unable to make the meeting and are interested in one or more of the volunteer opportunities please let me know. We look forward to hearing your ideas and working with you to make the Fall Festival a success! Thank you for your support.
Shelly White
Sandy Miller PTA Vice President 2011-1012
September 21st, 2011 — Meeting Info
We just held our first PTA general meeting of the 2011-2012 school year and I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the interest and eagerness expressed by our members. With all our committees staffed, we are on track to make a huge, positive impact on the lives of the students, families and staff at Sandy Miller. I was inspired by the suggestions members had for family support and parental involvement programs, as well as exciting fundraising events. It’s clear our PTA members are skilled and knowledgeable. I look forward to a fun year of accomplishments.
If you were unable to make this meeting, I hope you can join us in October. There is still much planning and/or volunteering to do! We will be meeting in the evening for a potluck. I can’t wait to see if our tremendous talents extend into the kitchen!
SANDY MILLER PTA
GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
INTRODUCTION OF OFFICERS:
Donna Schlemmer – President
Stephanie May – Secretary
Danielle Bell – Treasurer
Shelly White – 1st Vice President
Ty Weinert – 2nd Vice President
April Bowen – 3rd Vice President
Dr. Anne Grisham – Honorary Vice President
PRINCIPALS REPORT
BUDGET REVIEW (HANDOUT) AND APPROVAL (ACTION)
CALENDAR OF PTA EVENTS (HANDOUT)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS (ACTION)
Membership
Reflections
Legislative
Fundraising
Student Activities
Hospitality
Parent Involvement
CURRENT FUNDRAISERS
YEARBOOK COMPANY APPROVAL (ACTION)
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE GENERAL MEETINGS FOR 2011-2012
ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS:
Membership
Attracting new members and retaining existing members are among the most important duties of a PTA. A strong membership is essential if PTA is to be a force in decisions involving the welfare and education of children. The chairperson, along with a committee will help create strong membership by developing recruitment and retention strategies.
Reflections
Designed to enhance rather than replace a quality arts education, the PTA® Reflections ProgramSM provides opportunities for students to express themselves and to receive positive recognition for their artistic efforts. The chairperson, with a committee, will organize the Reflections program.
Legislative
PTA, by definition, is an advocacy organization and may support or oppose legislation that affects children. The legislative chairperson, with a committee will advise the Sandy Miller PTA board of legislative resolutions and position statements of the Nevada PTA so that this information gets out to our members and we can advocate to the state Legislature and to our state’s members of Congress.
Fundraising
Fundraising is not a primary function of PTA and should be used for purposes that advance PTA work. The fundraising chairperson, with a committee, will be responsible for organizing chosen fundraising activities needed to meet the year’s programs and activities.
Student Activities
The student activities chairperson, with a committee, will be responsible for coordinating volunteers to assist where needed in various student activities, including 5th grade exhibition and class fieldtrips.
Hospitality
The hospitality chairperson is the official host of the PTA unit and, with a committee, has the responsibility of establishing a friendly, comfortable atmosphere at PTA meetings and events. The hospitality committee helps to
create a sense of belonging that invites members to become involved in PTA activities.
Parent Involvement
Parent involvement in children’s education allows kids to perform better in school, and navigate more easily some of the challenges of growing up, such as bullying. The parent involvement chairperson, with a committee, has the responsibility of raising awareness about the power of family and community involvement. The committee will cultivate involvement through specific programs and practices.
September 16th, 2011 — PTA info
A date for our 2011 Fall Carnival has been set for November 19th. We are very excited to be able to provide this fundraising opportunity for our teachers and staff at Sandy Miller Elementary School. If you have an idea for a game or activity to help support our teachers, please let us know. A Carnival Committee will be established at the General Meeting, Tuesday, September 20th at 3:30pm. Hope to see you there.
