PTA Meeting Minutes from 12/12/2018

President’s Report: Nicki Francis & Hope Flamm

  1. Thank You!!!
    • Caroline – providing PTA with color duplications
    • Parents who donated food to the LMC Lunchbox
    • Book Fair volunteers – Laurie, Archie, Hope & Sally & Vincent (Sally’s son)
    • Art Explosion volunteers – Viola, Paul, Brenda and Maggie
  2. PTA purchased new cafeteria tables.
  3. SAVE THE DATE
    • December 20th – Community Day
    • December 21st – Winter Wonderland
      • Please send in snacks, sweets, chips. NO SODA.
    • January 10th – Picture Day
      • Stephanie needs volunteers for morning or afternoon
      • Stomping Ground is the picture co.
      • Your child can bring a prop
    • January 16th – Sean Grover – teen psychologist
      • Will provide a Q & A.
    • February 1st – Chinese Banquet & Talent Show at Jing Fong
      • Talent show auditions will be during the 21st
      • Make sure the acts/music are appropriate
      • Permission slips to audition
      • Posting tickets soon. Performers’ tickets are compensated.
    • May 3rd – LMC Auction.
      • January 8th if you are interested in helping with donations.

Treasurer’s Report: Stephanie Green

  1. #Giving Tuesday a success!
    • Aimed for 100 families to donate. 111 families donated
  2. A family generous donation of $5,000 with company match
  3. Direct Appeal/Matching Opportunity
    • $28,000 from Direct Appeal
    • $5,000 not included.
    • Average donation is $109

Special Guest: Jessica Sinclair

  1. Gave the parents a tour of the digital artwork that the students have been working on.
  2. Joy of Giving Program
    • Donated 30 DLSR cameras
  3. 7th & 8th Graders take home the cameras with permission slip.
    • Use of Photoshop & Illustrator
  4. 7th Graders learn technique
  5. 8th Graders learn how images work together to create a series.

NEXT MEETING January 16, 2019.

Submitted by: Maggie Chin