Minutes & Notes

PTO Meeting Minutes from Aug 25th, 2011 Meeting

posted Sep 6, 2011 7:54 AM by Tigers VistaDelSurPTO

The Meeting Minutes from Aug 25th are now available in the "DRAFT" form. We will vote to approve/disapprove these minutes at the Sept 22nd Meeting.

| Attachments: Vista PTO Aug_25_2011_ minutes draft-v1.1.pdf

Vista PTO Meeting Minutes 4/28/2011

posted May 12, 2011 11:50 PM by Tigers VistaDelSurPTO

Vista PTO Meeting Minutes 4/28/2011

Treasurer Report:

*In our checking we have $4,559.07

*In our savings we have $3,002.41

*Buried in our checking we have $475.71 for student council and $1869.00 for the 8th grade team.

*We just received a check for box tops in the amount of $370.86

Committee Thank You’s:

*Sharon, PTO president, presented the committee chairs with gifts.

*David Watson/computer and website, Cathy Hernandez/cookie dough fundraiser, Nerissa Lisonbee & Becky McBride/box tops, Beth Farris/carnival, Cyndi Carleton/uniform exchange, Liz Borneman/book fair, Betsy Mellor & Katie Winn/ family night, Cindy Stark/Volunteer and employee of the month, Angela Evertsen/teacher appreciation, Casey Grantham/boo hoo breakfast

Teacher Appreciation:

*We will be sending out an email to the PTO loop so if you would like to help next week, respond to that email.

Talent Show:

*Shirts were designed by Mindy Cole and Beth Farris is heading it up. Shirts will be gray with red/white design.

*Deann Shaw is heading up the decorations

*The art walk will be going on in front of the gym area as in previous years - show up early to view student’s art.

Field Day:

*Will be happening on May 16th from 9:30 - 11:30

*Scooptacular will be providing shaved ice for all students. We will be using 100% fruit juice over them so we won’t have allergies and in order to meet health requirements.

Language Club:

*You can sign up for Language club for the next 6 months for a price of $54.50. It goes from May 11 - November 11.

*Contact Casey Peterson for details.

Yearbook:

*Yearbooks are in and will be distributed soon.

PTO Elections:

*Elections were held for PTO president, secretary, and treasurer

*Deann Shaw and Dan Dixon ran for president and Dan was chosen as the next PTO president.

*Kim Horack is the new treasurer

*Julie Favila is the new secretary (Editor: she subsequently declined/resigned; a new election will be held the last week of school.)

Guest Speaker:

*We had a guest speaker, Marolyn Haas who spoke on Love and Logic with our Children.

World Language Club - Presented by Vista Del Sur Traditional School & Rosetta Stone

posted Apr 11, 2011 7:46 PM by Vista PTO

World Language Club - Presented by Vista Del Sur Traditional School & Rosetta Stone

LAST CHANCE for enrollment this year! Learn a new language over the summer! $54.50 will provide full membership for the remaining 6 months of our contract year. Please make checks payable to the Vista Del Sur Traditional School. You may use a tax credit donation towards this program. Separate form necessary.
Please return enrollment form and payment to the office by April 27th, 2011. Activation in May through November 11.

The form is available below as an attachment to print and download.

*Languages available: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English (American), English (British), Filipino (Tagalog), French, German,
Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America),
Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese

| Attachments: World Language Club2.doc

PTO Minutes - March 25, 2011

posted Apr 11, 2011 7:43 PM by Vista PTO [ updated Apr 11, 2011 7:46 PM ]

March 25, 2011

Financial Update:

*PTO checking has $5,622.88 that of which $1,010.50 belongs to the 8th grade for their graduation, and $675.71 belongs to student council.

*Savings has $3,002.29

Childsplay:

*Childsplay is now free due to a grant we received!

*Pizza will be $1 per slice; soda and popcorn will be $.50

*Two showings will be at 6:00 and 7:30 pm. You must have a ticket to enter.

Talent Show:

*Auditions for the talent show are Wednesday, March 30th which is a ½ day.

*If you are able to help, please let us know.

Teacher Appreciation:

*If you would like to help with teacher appreciation week and you aren’t already on the list, let us know and we’ll add you to the email loop.

Campbell Sour Labels:

*The contest totals are in so far for this semester and here they are:

1st – Gardner 532

2nd – Noyes 394

3rd – Brookshire 347

*THESE ARE NOT FINAL TOTALS! You still have time to get those labels in!

*Ms. Cole was able to purchase some gym and art equipment for the school with the Campbell soup label points. Thank you parents!

Speaker:

*We voted “yes” to possibly have a “Love & Logic” speaker for our last PTO meeting in April. The cost is $100.

Elections:

*We had elections for a new PTO board and the results are:

Katie Winn – President

Myra Hawkins – Vice President

Steven Cubbon – Treasurer

*No secretary was elected and if you would like to step up to the position, please come to the PTO meeting in April.

8th Grade Proposal:

*Kristen Reddy proposed that the PTO pay $600.00 for t-shirts as a “gift” for the 8th graders. The majority vote was “yes”.

Jump Ropes:

*It was proposed that we vote on buying more jump ropes for the playgrounds. The majority vote was “yes”.

PTO Minutes - 1-27-11

posted Jan 29, 2011 12:32 PM by Vista PTO

PTO Minutes for January 27th 2011

Financial Update:

The PTO has attained non-profit status by the IRS!

In our checking, we have $8,176.92 and in our savings, we have $3,002.06

From the participation of all, we earned $1,173.57 from box tops.

PTO also received a check from Fry’s Cool Cash for $500.00.

Childsplay Performance:

Childsplay will take place on March 25th. There will be 2 performances with a capped audience size of 350 for each one.

Thanks to David Watson, we have a paypal link our website to purchase Childsplay tickets for $2.00 each. (web readers: click to order : https://sites.google.com/a/vistadelsurpto.com/pto/fundraising/online-tickets-and-orders)

Food will be provided by Papa Murphy’s pizza wagon during the evening and will be sold for $1.00 per slice.

Book fair will be happening March 21-25.

Next PTO Meeting:

We will have a special presentation from Not My Kid about internet safety for parents.

If we have anyone willing to donate their talents to designing an invitation on Photoshop (or something like it) for the 4th – 8th grade parents, please email the PTO.

Talent Show:

Talent show is scheduled for May 13th

If you are willing to head up a committee for the talent show, please let the PTO know.

We also need ideas for any affordable t-shirt vendors willing to do the shirts at a good price.

A theme was decided on for the talent show which will be “Hollywood”

Teacher Appreciation:

Teacher appreciation is the first week of May.

We are now looking for volunteers who are willing to help out. There will be a committee meeting to plan out the week for our fabulous teachers! The meeting will be February 8th at 10:00 am at Angela’s home. Please email the PTO if you would like to attend and get the address.

Playground Equipment:

We also talked with the teachers to decide on some playground equipment that would be good for the kids.

They decided on more balls, jump ropes, and roll away bins to lock equipment up after use.

Next PTO Meeting will be February 24th at 6:00 pm

Vista school newsletter for January

posted Jan 21, 2011 4:14 PM by Vista PTO

http://www.vistadelsur.laveenesd.org/filestore/VistaDelSurJan2011News.pdf

also available through the school's site : http://www.vistadelsur.laveenesd.org/

PTO December Update

posted Dec 14, 2010 11:04 PM by Tigers VistaDelSurPTO [ updated Dec 14, 2010 11:11 PM ]

Vista del Sur PTO UPDATE IN LEU OF December 2010 MEETING:

PTO Members, the board decided that due to the business of the holidays, and the fact that there are only a few agenda items to discuss, we will NOT be

having a PTO Meeting for the month of December. We hope this allows you to spend extra time with your family. The Site Council will still hold its’

December meeting on Tuesday, December 14th at 5:00pm.

We compiled a list of updates of everything for your information.
1. TREASURER’s REPORT
We have in our checking $9854.32.
Buried in the account is $1325.00 Yearbook Money & $675.71 Student Council Funds.
Leaving us with $7853.61 in our checking account
Our Savings we have $3001.94

2. WINTER CONCERT INFORMATION

Please support Mrs. Fala and the students by attending the 2nd annual Winter Concert! It will be Wednesday, December 15th at
6:00pm. You can also get free, used uniforms there. Here is the information:
4:30-4:45 DONATIONS welcomed! Please bring items to be sorted. *can be brought until 6:00 but the earlier the better to meet
the needs of Vista families.
4:45-5:15 Each family may select five items.
5:15-5:30 Each family may select another 5 items.
5:30-5:50 Whatever is left, may be taken, no limit.
5:50 - 6:00 … Show Time – get to your seats in the gym and enjoy the performance!
All remaining items will be donated to the Rio Vista Center, a food and clothing bank in South Phoenix. Thanks for participating in
giving this season!

3. UPGRADED FRIDGE IN THE TEACHER’s LOUNGE Thank you Steve Millstein for all your efforts to get an upgraded fridge for the

teachers in their lounge! It was stocked with drinks for the teachers with a “Happy Holiday’s” note from the PTO Members.

4. SPRING FAMILY NIGHT Childsplay! Here are all the details:

We are already looking forward to our Spring Family Night! We are excited to have Childsplay come to our
school for two performances of their original production “The Imaginators”.
This will be such a great family activity. Tickets are priced at only $2.00 per person with a limit of 350
people per performance. We are in the process of setting up a PayPal account for you to purchase your
tickets. We invite you to bring your friends and family to enjoy this night with you.
Our Family Night also coincides with the school’s spring book fair. While you’re waiting for your
performance, take some time to support the book fair.
We will be giving away a free concession (popcorn or drink) coupon with the purchase of a book from the

book fair. We will also have the Papa Murphy’s pizza wagon selling pizza for dinner.

Spring Family Night Details:
Childsplay Production & Book Fair
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Times: 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Where: Vista del Sur Gymnasium

We hope you have a wonderful and safe Winter Break!

Sincerely, the PTO Board

About the play
“In this original production, when newcomers to the neighborhood, Tim and his sister Anne meet their wildly imaginative neighbor Nina, their garage is transformed into a place of mystery and high adventure as they set about defeating a monster called the Mooklecratz. Written by Childsplay ensemble member, Dwayne Hartford, The Imaginators explores the power of make believe, as the three friends discover friendship, courage and cooperation.”

PTO Meeting Minutes 10/28/2010

posted Nov 4, 2010 1:32 PM by Vista PTO

Vista del Sur PTO Minutes 10/28/2010

*Vice President elections
Katie Winn was elected as the new PTO vice president

*Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Our cookie dough fundraiser was a HUGE success. Thank you to Cathy Hernandez who headed this up.

*PTO Financial Update
*Cookie dough profit was $11,454.30
*Book Fair profit was $2,026.63
*Checking account: $17,725.66
*Savings account: $3001.70
*Student Council has $706.23 buried in our checking account. Thank you to the student council for purchasing the “Anti-drug” t-shirts for Red Ribbon Week!

*Carnival Update
*Carnival date is November 19th from 5:30 – 8:30
*A sign-up for working the concessions went around

   Here is a link to that sign up in case you would also like to help with the concessions.
   http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?vistacarnivalconcessions
   We are responding to the complaint that the lines are too long. In order to make them shorter we will need to have lots of volunteers. If you signed up last night at the PTO meeting, you might want to check the sign up to make sure that your time slot is correct.
*Please contact your teacher to see what they might need for their booths for the carnival.
*We will have a parent workday to help with finishing up stuff that needs to be done with the carnival. That will be November 12th at 9:00 am in the parent workroom.

*Dates for the next two PTO meetings
*Our next two PTO meetings will fall around holidays or vacation breaks. We are changing the November PTO meeting to the 23rd. Our December meeting will be the 14th and they will still begin at 6:00 pm.

*Refrigerator
*The PTO is in need of a refrigerator for the PTO room. If you have one that you can donate or know of one that we could purchase cheaply, please let the PTO know tigers@vistadelsurpto.com. Thank you!

*Box Tops
*The deadline to turn in your box tops is December 3rd for the classroom contest. Currently we have Mrs. Noyes class in first place, Miss Warnica in second place and Mrs. Gardner in third. Send in those box tops!
*We’ve earned $409 so far this year in box tops!

*NotMyKid
*We had a presentation for the parents from NotMyKid for Red Ribbon week.

Minutes from the September 23, 2010 Meeting

posted Oct 19, 2010 11:45 AM by Vista PTO

Vista del Sur Traditional school PTO Minutes 9/23/2010

Finance report: · We have $6343.98 in our checking to which $1,921.94 belongs to student council. We also have $3,001.58 in our savings account.

Student council:· Mrs. Glock introduced the t-shirt design for the drug awareness shirts for the student body. The student council is paying for the t-shirts out of their funds.

Family night· We talked about movie night and that the book fair would be open during the carnival.

Carnival· Beth gave a carnival update.

· Would like to have 50 booths for the amount of people that are to be expected.

· We will need lots of volunteers – please talk to your teacher to see where you can help!

· Talked about whether to have food vendors or to have the same snacks as in the past carnivals.

Book Fair· Liz stated that the book fair was going good and it had already made $3,300 - $3,500 up until Thursday.

Yearbook· The yearbook committee wrote a card to the PTO thanking everyone for the donations of the cameras that were purchased for their needs. Thank you to everyone!

Grocery store partnerships· We currently only have 31 cards linked at Fry’s. We need to take that barcode over to Fry’s and have our cards linked! The more cards that are linked, the more money for our school.

World Language Club · Casey Peterson is still working on the Rosetta Stone program. The cost is going to be $109 per child. There will be 2 meetings for the Rosetta Stone which will be October 14th and 19th at 6:30 and they will take 1 hour.

World Language Club/ Rosetta Stone

posted Oct 19, 2010 11:28 AM by Vista PTO

Thanks for getting the word out for the World Language Club. Attached below is an enrollment form for anyone who is interested. More are at the school's front desk.

Another meeting is scheduled Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Vista cafeteria. Enrollments are due Oct. 27.

Remember, this program is available to friends of Vista so if you or your kids want to share it at other groups or organizations, they can all register during our Open Enrollment period and get our group rate of $109 per person! If you want more information about the program, you can go to http://www.rosettastone.com/ and review the web based version of the program.

Common Questions:
Do I have to go to a meeting to register? No, you can complete a registration form and return it to the front office along with your payment. Checks will be payable to Vista Del Sur Traditional School.
Can I use tax donation credit? Yes, you can fill out a tax donation form along with your registration and submit them together to the office. Extra forms are in the office and online at Laveen Elem website.
When will the account be active and for how long? Once registration is complete and payment is processed, the account for our school will go "live" and you will receive an e-mail with your log-in information. Your will have access to this account for one year from the school's activation date.
Can I learn multiple languages in one year? You select one language and if you learn all that you want, your account can be deactivated and then activated again with the new language but it's not as simple as self selection.
What is the estimated time to learn one level of a foreign language with the Rosetta Stone tool? Approximately 60 hours. Some languages have five levels.
Is there fundraising available for me to get the program at a discount? Yes, there is someone working on this and has information available at the meetings. If you are interested, please e-mail me for more info.

Please feel free to forward this enrollment form along to your parents. Many of your kids may say that they aren't interested; however, many parents will be like me ... creating this opportunity for them! They will be learning it and loving it ...

Please feel free to send me, or Nathan Cox, our account rep. at Rosetta Stone, an e-mail if you have any questions!

Casey Peterson

| Attachments: World Language Club.pdf

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