Parent's Club Minutes                                    St. Joseph School 

5/19/18

PARENT'S CLUB MEETING MINUTES

Parent's Club Minutes
St. Joseph School 
6:30pm - The Riverside Bistro

 

Treasurer's Report:  
- Donations added from Father/Daughter Dance / Jeep Raffle / Sahara Pizza / Oly Club (made over $3,000) 
- Lyndsay (Treasurer) was not present at meeting, but sent copy of the Treasurer Report with more details

Principal's Report:
- Last day of school June 16th. 8th graders last day June 5, Graduation June 7. Preschool last day June 8.
- Upcoming summer projects: water bottle fountains, ductless heat system in portables (funded by school grant) and cleaning/painting.
- Enrollment for next year looks good. Preschool numbers look good too. Still waiting on some contracts from families to be returned.
- 3 job openings next  year: Full-time 1st grade/ Part-time preschool / Part-time Spanish. Links for jobs in newsletter. 

New Business:
- Field Day: Thurs. June 14 12:30-3pm. Sign-ups on Parent's Square.  5th/6th/7th/8th going to Rollerdrome. Mr. Grant will help drive bus. Other students (about 50) will rotate in small groups to each station. We discussed refreshment ideas: popcorn / otter pops / shaved ice. 
- Rainiers Game: Sat. June 2. Purchased tickets will arrive later this week. Asking kids to wear their school sweaters while they sing "God Bless America" on the field. 
- Auction: Feb. 23, 2019. Shannon is looking into new food bids (Jim's Smokehouse) and created a new list of committee groups. 
- Book Fair:  Nov. 13,14.15. Looking for new chair-person for this event. The Book Sale supplies are already scheduled, decoration supply box can be ordered this summer. Fun and easy event to lead. 
- Next Year's Goals/Events: Ideas ranged from Family Dance Night ; Catholic School's week demonstrations (Pacific Science Center / Lego Engineering) ; Friday Early Release days ( STEM activities / coding / financial learning) ; September Academic Night (Smarter than a 5th grader / Spelling Bee) ; Craft Fundraisers (Christian & Allison).

NEXT PARENTS CLUB MEETING: After Summer Break!

Sena Clary