JFK Elementary School PTO News 2015-2016

JFK Elementary School
PTO News 2015-2016
Volume 3
October 2015
PTO Dates to Remember
ISD 194 Levy Referendum 2015
On November 3, residents will be voting on
Lakeville Area Public Schools capital and
operating levy. Approval of the capital levy
will create a consistent funding stream that
will provide increased, equitable access to
digital tools and resources to enhance
learning and help students be career and
college ready. It also would provide
funding needed for equipment to support
Science-Technology-Engineering-Math
(STEM) programming and improve safety
and security for all students.
October 6
PTO Meeting
October 6-14
Fall Scholastic Book Fair
October 8 & 13
Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
October 19
Referendum Forum
6:30 pm
@Kenwood Trail Middle School
Culver’s Night
10am-10pm
Specialist Teachers
Election Day
PTO Meeting
6:30-7:30 pm
October 20
November 3
November 10
6:30-7:30 pm
Culver’s Night
Student Council
Culver’s Night
nd
2 Grade Teachers
PTO Meeting
10am-10pm
10am-10pm
February 9
Culver’s Night
st
1 Grade Teachers
PTO Meeting
Approval of the operating levy will be used
to reduce class size (e.g., student to teacher
ratio) at the secondary level. Funds raised
would also enable the district to reinstate
elementary art and fifth grade band, as
parents have requested.
February 11 & 18
Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
February 16
Culver’s Night
rd
3 Grade Teachers
10am-10pm
February 25
Books ‘n Bingo
6:00-7:00 pm
March 8
PTO Meeting
6:30-7:30 pm
March 4
Spring School Picture Day
For more information about the levy please
visit the ISD 194 website at
www.isd194.org/about/referendum-2015/
or plan to attend the next public forum on
Oct. 19 at 6:30 pm at Kenwood Trail
Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail,
Lakeville.
March 7-14
Spring Scholastic Book Fair
March 11
Family Fun Night
6:00-8:00 pm
March 15
Culver’s Night
th
5 Grade Teachers
10am-10pm
April 12
PTO Meeting
6:30-7:30 pm
April 19
Culver’s Night
th
4 Grade Teachers
10am-10pm
May 10
PTO Meeting
6:30-7:30 pm
JFK FUN RUN
May 17
Culver’s Night
10am-10pm
Special Education Teachers
Many thanks to the wonderful families of
JFK for your outstanding demonstration of
June 3
Spring Activity Day
support! We raised nearly $9,000! The
class who won the school spirit contest
was Ms. Anderson’s 4th grade class and
the top two fundraisers each raised $475.
Way to go JFK!
Congrats! Wonderful job!
November 17
December 15
January 12
January 19
10am-10pm
6:30-7:30 pm
6:30-7:30 pm
Join us for the next PTO meeting on Tuesday,
November 10 at 6:30pm in the JFK media center.
Karen VanBeek, the learning specialist at JFK,
will give a brief presentation and a tour of the
book room that PTO helped to fund last spring.
Art Adventure
During the month of November your student(s)
will have an “art adventure.” Art Adventure is a
volunteer based program from the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts that engages students with an up
close and personal experience with
reproductions of artworks from the MIA’s
collection. All students, grades K-5, will
participate in an art lesson looking at
reproductions of art pieces themed “People and
Their Environment” including paintings,
photography, and cultural art pieces. Parent
volunteers will receive training from the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts this month and will
be leading the lesson.
2015 Family Movie Series
Muller Family Theater is offering the Family
Movie Series once again this year. It’s not too
late to order your tickets! Orders will be
accepted through Friday, October 9.
Two showing are available each Saturday
and Sunday at 10:40 am and 1:00 pm.
Movies in the series are…
October 3 & 4 “Home”
October 10 & 11 “Night at the Museum 3”
October 17 & 18 “Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water”
October 24 & 25 “Penguins of Madagascar”
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 “Minions”
November 7 & 8 “Shaun the Sheep”
JFK Student Directory
To access the online directory go to
www.myschoolanywhere.com and
click LOGIN in the upper right hand corner.
To have your family’s information included in the online
directory go to http://tinyurl.com/JFKDirectory2015
and follow the instructions to input your information.
Questions? Contact Erika Hotchkiss at erikahotch@gmail.com
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer sign ups will be available through the online
directory service this year!
Classroom Parents
We still need 3 more classroom parent
volunteers! Second Grade: Mrs. Schmitz, Fifth
Grade: Mrs. Kahle and Ms. Powers.
Please contact Erika Hotchkiss at
erikahotch@gmail.com if you are interested.
Thanks!
Box Top Contest October 5 – October 22
Clip those box tops and send
them to school during the month
of October. The grade level that
collects the most box tops before
October 22 will earn a pizza
party!
Are you on Facebook? We have a Facebook page! Join us in the discussion.
Like us on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/JFKPTOLakevilleMN
SchoolStore.com
The PTO will be participating in the
SchoolStore.com fundraiser again this year.
SchoolStore.com is an online shopping mall
where over 400 nationally-known merchants
have agreed to give a percentage of sales to K12 schools. Companies like Walmart.com,
Sears, Target, Disney Store, Family Book Store,
and Oriental Trading Company participate.
Plan to do your holiday shopping online this
year with SchoolStore.com and a percentage of
your purchase will benefit JFK.
Information on how to sign up for this fundraiser
will be coming home in your child’s backpack
the week of October 19.
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Assignment notebooks for all
students in grades 2-5
Family Fun Night activities
Spring Activity Day activities
Staff supply/equipment requests
Dinner for staff on conference nights
Teacher Appreciation breakfast
Safety Patrol annual field trip
Office staff and janitorial staff
appreciation gifts
Art Adventure
Guided Reading Library
Scholarships
More
Interested in advertising
your business?
The PTO offers advertising space
with the online directory. Your
business name and logo could
appear on the home page and
search page of the directory for
families to see every time they login
to the directory. Advertisement
space costs $50. Please contact
Erika Hotchkiss at
erikahotch@gmail.com if you are
interested in placing an ad.
Security Access System
The security access system (the box
on the wall inside the front entryway)
at JFK will be active starting
Wednesday, October 21. More
information on how to use the
security access system will be sent
out in the “Weekly Roar” and by
email.
PTO Revenue
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Fall Fun Run
Target REDCard
Culver’s
Box Tops for Education
Muller’s Movie Series
SchoolStore.com
AmazonSmile
Kwik Trip – Milk Moola
Family Fun Night Silent Auction
Looking for ways to show your teacher or other JFK staff your appreciation? The staff favorites spreadsheet
will be available soon. Watch the “Weekly Roar” and your email for more details coming soon.
Join the Specialist Teachers on Tuesday, October 22
for Culver’s Night.
Lakeville Culver’s,
17800 Kenwood Trail
10am – 10pm
Enjoy a delicious Butter Burger and help raise money for our school.
JFK receives 15% of sales brought in from guests who mention they are
from JFK (counter service and drive thru) anytime during the 3 rd
Tuesday of the month.
From soup, cereal and snacks to dairy products, beverages
and food storage – your kitchen’s probably full of eligible
Labels for Education® items. Get clipping and start
earning free stuff for our school!
Labels for Education participating product list
October is National Bullying Prevention Month.
Please have your student(s) show your support by wearing orange each
Wednesday during the month of October and the third Wednesday of every
month thereafter.
STOMP Out Bullying!
Don’t forget to use your
Target REDCard to
benefit JFK while you
still can! This program
is ending soon so
remember to use your
REDCard every time
you shop at Target.
PTO Committee Chairs 2015-2016
Book Fair: Judy Simpson jsimpson@integra.net
Culver’s: Angila Schmidtke angilaschmidtke@yahoo.com
Family Fun Night: Patti DeCaluwe kpjm97@aol.com
Fun Run: Jessica Enneking jessicaenneking@gmail.com
Girls on the Run: Angila Schmidtke angilaschmidtke@yahoo.com
Hospitality: Quincy Curry qcurry@olsonconstructionlaw.com
Promotional Fundraising: Denine Wilson dwilson@imperialplastics.com
Ski Club: Angila Schmidtke angilaschmidtke@yahoo.com
Amy Gross ajudkins@hotmail.com
Spring Activity Day: Deb McNabdebmcnabdvm@gmail.com
Yearbook: Tracy Tschida tracytschida@gmail.com
Deb McNab debmcnabdvm@gmail.com
PTO Officers 2015 – 2016
PTO President: Patti DeCaluwe kpjm97@aol.com
Vice President: Erika Hotchkiss erikahotch@gmail.com
Secretary: Crystal Miller crystalhoff242@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Heather Vetter heatherpvetter@gmail.com
Fundraising Director: Jessica Schenk schenkjk@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator: Tracy Tschida tracytschida@gmail.com
Past President Advisor: Jessica Enneking jessicaenneking@gmail.com