The First PTO meeting of the 2019-2020 school year was held on Thursday, September 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Staff Development room at Glenn York Elementary School. Please see below for meeting notes.  Please email us if you have any further questions/concerns.

The next General meeting will be on Thursday, Jan. 16th at 6:30 p.m.

Fall PTO Meeting- Sept. 12th

6:30 pm  Call to Order

– Introduction of Board:

Michelle Williams

Mary Elaine Jones

Nicole McLeod

Caroline Serna

Grace Smith

Natasha Charles

Chari Westcott

Candice Wooley

– Presentation of Agenda

– Events Report

  • Boo Hoo Yahoo Breakfast: 94 guests, Held in the Staff Development Room on the first day of school (August 15th), Mini danishes donated by Panera Bread Silverlake
  • Morning with Mom (Friday, Oct. 4th): students bring their mom or special female figure in their lives for light refreshments in the cafeteria 7:15-8:00 a.m.; please enter through the Cafeteria.
  • Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival (Friday, Oct. 25th): to be held in the parking lot on the cafeteria side from 5:30-8:00 pm; trunks with treats, inflatables and food vendors. Trunks must provide their own candy. Turquoise bucket project for allergy awareness. If interested in having a trunk please contact us.

– Fundraising:

  • Holiday Photos: Nov. 14th with or without Santa; western holiday theme to match school theme.
  • Birthday Grams: $3.00 each 1″ Silicone band; we still have 10-color pens also available $5.00 each
  • Fundraising Goals: ice machine for teachers/staff, add’l playground with canopy, playground surface design; we raised all the money over the previous 2 school years to purchase the Buddy Bench and money to build an Outdoor Learning Space; Boosterthon Holiday Fun Run scheduled for Dec. 13th (Save the Date!), pep rally on Dec. 4th, see https://boosterthon.com/program-options/#boosterthon_live for more information.

Announcements:

– Memberships: $15/family or $10/teacher/or staff

– Spirit Store: magnets, lanyards, water bottles, sling bags

– Amazon Smile: we earn 0.5% back on all your purchases by shopping through https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-3532648.

– Kroger Shopper Information: York Elementary PTO # VR731

– Treasurer Report:

  • Cash in:
    • Sponsors    $ 18,250.00

      Birthday Grams   $ 91.00

      VIP Car Rider Auction  $ 1,950.00

  • Expenses:
    • New Teacher Bags  $ 38.00

      Welcome Back Teacher Lunch   $ 800.00

      Boo Hoo Kinder Breakfast  $ 82.00

– Mark Your Calendar

  • Sept. 17 (Tues) Watch D.O.G.S. Launch @ 5:30 PM
  • Sept. 26 (Thurs) Open House 5:30-7:00 PM
  • Oct. 4 (Fri) Morning with Mom &:15-8:00 AM
  • Oct. 25 (Fri) Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival 5:30-8:00 PM

– Town Hall

  • Audience Questions and /or Suggestions
  • Contact information

Meeting Adjourned at 7:00 pm

Admin present: Mrs. Hicks

Parents present: 16