Dear Parents,
On September 16, 2015 we held our first meeting of the
Parent Teacher Committee (PTC) this year. Please see the notes from our first
meeting below. I am setting up a method of communication so that we may
continue to share ideas. I will include all those who could not make it but
were also interested in participating. We mainly discussed our upcoming Harvest
Festival and did some initial planning.
We have decided on a menu of hamburgers and hot dogs, mac and
cheese, chips, fruit, salad, water, juice boxes and soda. We have also decided
to sell bakery items as well. We ask that all treats be nut free, as we have
several families that have nut allergies. We will also be asking for small
little toys (essentially party favors) and trinkets to give away as prizes for
the games.
In addition to food, we have decided on a face painting
booth and a picture booth along with the many game booths we set up.
We will also have the combo jumper and giant slide that has been so popular. It was so neat to see that so many went home with a nice raffle prize last year. We had prizes like gift cards, themed baskets, toys and games. Please let me know if you would like to donate a gift for our raffle. We will be asking that they arrive by Wednesday, October 21st.
We discussed the purpose of this event as not only a
community building event, but also to raise funds for projects that will enrich
the indoor and outdoor experiences for the children. Currently we are looking
to add an infant loft with ramp and stairs for large motor development
(pictured in our last newsletter). The cost for this apparatus is about $1,300.
For our Children’s House community we would like to construct several play
stations for outside. Please see below for examples of types of stations we
would like to build.
At the end of the meeting we discussed generating a school
directory. We would like to include a picture of your child, his or her name
and a contact email address or phone number. Parents have expressed that this would
be helpful for setting up play dates and to put a name to a face when
their children are talking about a friend that they like to play with. I will
be sending out a form on Monday for you to select what information you would
like to make available to the school community. We will make it available by
print and provide a copy to each participating family.
Please let me know if you would like to join us for our next
meeting on Wednesday, October 14 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Also, keep an eye out
for the PTC communications page for more information regarding the Parent Teacher Committee.
Sincerely,
Adam Thewes
Administrator
