2023-01-19 PTSA General Meeting @ 6:30PM Zoom

 

Attendees: Alison Mandi, Jen Davis, Grace Brown, Amy Ro, Erin Kaufman, Gemma Aronchick, Kevin Beto, Kristen Rankovic, Renee Hesky, Susan Young, Alethea Bielik, and Eva Chow

 

Meeting Called to Order: 6:35PM

 

Meeting Notes:

 

 

  • Reminders

 

      • Sign-up for Membership Toolkit - for news, helpful reminders, and school, class, and community connections!  Meli does a great job in making sure the content is always up–to-date!
      • Setup Amazon Smile with “Lakeview Parent Teacher Student Association” for both web and phone.  We will then get a kick back from your Amazon purchase. (Program ending Feb 20)

 

  • PTSA Recap and Thank You to those leading the effort!

 

      • Trunk or Treat  - Jen Ohayon
      • Coat Drive - Gemma Aronchick
      • Winter Wishes - Joey Scott
      • Spirit Wear - PTSA provided a new t-shirt to every student!
        • Store will open again in the Spring for another spirit week (TBD)
      • Game Night
        • PTSA and LWHS Volunteers
      • Monthly Family Connection Meetings - Grace Brown
        • Next one is Feb 6 at 3:50pm - 4:30pm (or maybe 5pm because it is so much fun)
      • School Play Kick-Off - Pinocchio Play will be held March 17-18
      • Ski Bus - Chalene Thompson and parent chaperones!

 

  • Winter Enrichment Program - Kicked off this week! (Tamar)
  • Upcoming PTSA Activities

 

      • Jan 24-27 | Book Fair (during teacher conference week)
        • Spots still available to help with book fair Click here to volunteer.
        • Proceeds go to Lakeview to purchase new books for the library
      • Feb 9 at 7pm | BeSMART Event (joint event with Peter Kirk)
        • Parents to normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child fun deaths and injuries
        • <ADD LINK>
        • Free to attend
        • Adult attendance only
      • Feb 23 | Multicultural Night
        • Lakeview’s Equity Team currently planning, stay tuned for updates and how to participate from Marianne Williams
      • Mar 2 at 6pm - 7:30pm | Science Fair (Ms. Brown and Laura Ono)
        • Required for 3rd graders, open to all students
        • Choose a topic, request a board, take time to conduct your experiment and document it.
        • Stay tuned for more updates
        • Prizes will be available per grade, except 3rd grade, each class will get 
        • ASK: Any local STEM companies can donate an item would be great.  Looking for about 10 prizes
      • End of April / early May | Marathon (Susan Young, Erin Kaufman, Alison Klika)
        • Will need a rep in each class to help with bead distribution
        • Fun, active event for the whole school
        • Approximately 3-week timeframe
      • April 17-21 | Dance Week (Ms. Bracket and Mr. Owens)
        • Apr 21 Family Dance Night (Krysten Hendershot)
      • Early June (Sat) | School Carnival
        • Will need help staffing games and bringing fun to all the kids and families.  Let us know if you are interested

 

  • More Activities

 

      • Yearbook (Anoush Agahi and Violet Tsuchida)
        • High quality yearbook with fun photos of all Lakeview kids
        • Presales will open in March
        • Will be high-quality, in color, professionally designed for $20
      • Primary Choir for 1st and 2nd Graders
        • Thursdays mornings at 8:30am starting Mar 23
        • Concert in late May (maybe around May 18)
        • PTSA pays Ms. Bracket a stipend to teach activity
      • Spirit Week - Planning another one!

 

  • We Need You! | PTSA Board for 2023-2024
  • Nominations open tonight!

 

      • Co-Presidents, Vice President(s), “Volunteer Cruise Director”, Co-Enrichment Chair (w/ Tamar), Fundraising

 

  • Next General PTSA Meetings

 

      • March 16 - Zoom
      • May 18 - In person

 

  • Questions

 

    • Better way to communicate with our Lakeview community?
      • Lakeview Street Sign, Facebook, IG
      • Maybe utilize existing school events to communicate PTSA events/news
      • We have a rolling white board we can share PTSA events/news at school events

 

MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:15pm