Pre-K Story Time
Incoming Kindergartners and their parent/guardian can join us in the Patton Commons on Friday, March 6th at 1:30pm for a St. Patrick’s Day story and craft. Have fun and make some new friends at Patton! Younger siblings are welcome. Chess Club is Coming! Patton PTA is starting a Chess Club this spring partnering with Chess Scholars, who will provide professional instruction and supervision for the children. The club will meet after school for one hour on seven Fridays between April 10th and May 29th (no class 5/22). The cost is $77 per child. If you would like to sign up, please fill out the registration form at this link and return it to Chess Scholars with your payment by Friday, March 27th. See the Chess Scholars website www.ChessScholars.com for more information on their program. 5th Graders - Get Your Thomas Middle School Spirit Wear! Graduating 5th graders, prepare yourself for your Thomas Middle School adventure by ordering official Spirit Wear! See the flier at this link for details, and dress for Middle School success! Printed Directory Booklet or Printable Directory App? Due to the cost of the current printed PTA Directory and the inability to add new families and updated family information throughout the year, PTA is considering eliminating the printed PTA Directory and moving exclusively to the Directory Spot directory app. PTA successfully launched use of the app this year for iOS and Android devices. The Directory Spot data is also available in PDF format, which may be printed at home by PTA members as well as used on computers and mobile devices. Please let us know what you think about eliminating the printed PTA Directory by answering a one question survey found at this link. 5th Grade photos are in! The 5th grade photos were distributed to those who ordered one this week. Please send an email to [email protected] with questions or issues. Volunteer Opportunities 2015-2016 Committee Chairs Are you interested in getting more involved in PTA next year? Ready to chair a committee or event? PTA wants YOU! Committee chair opportunities for 2015-2016 include the following: Events: Mini-Courses (late winter) Ongoing Committees: Hospitality, Scholarship Co-Chair to Assist Current Chair: Market Day, Ecology Please contact Amy Brennan, our Nominating Committee Chair, at [email protected], or PTA Co-Presidents Bob Corley at [email protected] or Jenny Stanhope at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about these opportunities! PTA Directory Committee The Directory Committee is searching for a technically-savvy volunteer to spearhead work with the Directory Spot online app. Work will include preparation of Directory data for upload into the app, maintenance of this data throughout the school year, and working to improve the data that’s offered through the app. Please contact Bob Corley [email protected] if you are interested in raising the bar on PTA technology! Patton School General PTA Minutes February 3rd, 2015 The meeting was called to order by Bob Corley & Jenny Stanhope at 7:31 p.m. Program: Assessment - An Overview by Ann Buch Types of Assessment: Formative (weekly quizzes,teacher observation, daily work,MAP, Aimsweb, Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarking Assessment Summative (unit tests, rubrics for projects, ISAT/PARCC) AIMSweb Given 3 times a year Oral Reading Fluency (1-5) letter naming & Sound Fluency (K) Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarking Assessment System Throughout the school year MAP Reading & Math (Grades 2-5) Language Usage (Grade 5) PARCC ELA/Math (Grades 3-5) Visit Patton Principal page for more information or http://www.parcconline.org/for-parents This assessment will be done with paper & pencil not computer ACCESS English Language Learners Classroom Use Guide Instruction Form intervention groups Monitor student growth Determine programming for individual students Principal’s Report: Eric Larson Thank you to the Cultural Arts Committee for the performance of ‘Ben and Me.’ Thank you to the Traffic & Safety Team for helping keep our kids safe, especially with our changing weather. 5 Essential Survey - please fill out. This comes out on the state of Illinois Report Card . It is important data and in order for it to count, we need 20% participation for it to count. At this point, we only have 12%. We kicked off our Kindness Campaign Today! The students and staff of Patton will be encouraged to observe and record ‘PAK - Patton Acts of Kindness.’ A chain will be created with the slips of paper recording the Random Acts of Kindness, which will serve as a nice visual reminder for the community. Patton earned $2500.00 and a $3000.00 grant from ABC/25. Patton will be buying Google Chromebooks for the teachers/students to use. Snack Display - Healthy snacks for kids who suffer from the top 8 most common food allergies were displayed and encouraged for us to try. One out of 13 kids suffer food allergies - that is approx. 2 kids per class. Please feel free to take one home and perhaps consider using one of these as a snack alternative. President: Bob Corley & Jenny Stanhope We are working on filling our committees for next year. If you are interested in being on a committee, please contact Bob or Jenny. March 4th is Cultural Arts Fair at Thomas Middles School. If you would like to exhibit at this event please go to District 25 website. Three Reflection projects are headed to the state level - big congratulations to Kaley Kalata, Adam Stanhope & Evan Watanuki. A new club is beginning at Patton - Chess Club. Please stay tuned for more information. Secretary: Rachel Moran January 2015 minutes stand as written. Treasurer: Jeff Cismoski The PTA is in good standing. Next month a midyear report will be given. 1st VP: Mairin Gradek Nothing to Report at this time. 2nd VP: Bonnie Alcaro & Leanna Rocks Thank you to everyone who participated at the Photo Hot Dog Fundraiser. Our next fundraiser will be held on Feb. 16th at Noodles & Co. We receive 20% back from all purchases. Please look for a flier to be distributed soon. 3rd VP: Carrie May Skate Night was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came and donated food to the Wheeling Food Drive. Next year Skate night will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Movie Night will be held on February 27th. They will be watching the movie ‘Big Hero 6.’ Stay tuned for more information. Mini Courses: Tammy DeMarco Good turnout for mini courses this year. They will start on the February 17th and go to the middle of March. There will be a site coordinator and a parent volunteer in each room. Holiday Shop: Katie Wilcoxon She is looking into a possible new company for next year. PTA Update will be going out via email on Thursdays. You will also be able to access this information on Mr. Larson’s webpage. Reminder that entries are now due on Wednesday by 5:00 pm. New School Sign: Stuart Signs would be making this sign. The sign will have built-in dimmers and timers. We are looking for ways to change the sign remotely. We are looking for ways to give information and not be a distraction at the same time. PTA will pay for the sign and the district would pay for the installation. Patton PTA voted in support of this possible new sign. February 24th will be the next meeting with the village. Please consider coming and voicing your opinion. The meeting was adjourned by Bob Corley & Jenny Stanhope at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Rachel Moran Secretary Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Comments are closed.
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