My Sunset My PTA Meeting

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My Sunset / My PTA Meeting
Sunset Elementary

• October 1, 2009

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Board Members

• President - Monica Pettigrew
• 1st VP/Fundraising - Leivys Socorro
• Treasurer - Cecilia Blanco
• Membership - Sandra Martell
• Recording Secretary - Yvette Paniagua
• Corresponding Secretary - Allison Banks Cohen
• Volunteer Coordinator - Mimi Somoza
• Communications - Karla Ebenbach
• Social Coordinator - Christie Wolfe
• Marketing - Kaitlin Weatherly
• Book Fair Chairperson - Tammy Huynh
• Website Manager - Dietmar Renner

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Board Members

• Sunsetter Editor - Rosana Brijbag
• Environment Wellness - Adriana Saavedra
• Cultural Arts Committee Catalina Jacobs
  Fernandez
• Room Parent Liaison - Janine Tenaille
• Store Manager - Ines Aquino
• Faculty Representative Cristina Chica-Munoz
• Faculty Representative Maria Campos
• Assistant Treasurer - Maria Matos
• Member at Large - Ana Arguello
• Member at Large - Maggie Ricart
• Member at Large - Marina Hernandez
• Member at Large - Mayelin Diaz de Villegas
• Member at Large Lisa Mishurda

This list may seem large but we still need a lot
more help from you!
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Agenda

• National PTA Vision and Mission
• Goals for 2009/2010
• Core Programs
• PTA-Funded Services
• Fundraisers
• Volunteering / 3 for Me
• How to Keep in Contact/In Touch
• Budget
• Concluding Remarks

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Tonights Student Activity

• During our meeting the children will be creating
  projects to represent My Sunset
• Pictures
• Poems
• Stories
• Projects will be on display around the school
  next week

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National PTA Vision and Values

• PTA Vision (What the future will look like if PTA
  accomplishes its mission)
• Making every child's potential a reality
• PTA Mission (The overall purpose of PTA)
• A powerful voice for all children,
• A relevant resource for families and communities,
  and
• A strong advocate for the education and
  well-being of every child.

From these national statements, we developed four
key goals or themes for this year.
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Goals for 2009/2010

• My Sunset
• Developing a sense of belonging to Sunset,
  promoting school spirit, sense that we are a
  family, increasing parent involvement at Sunset.
• School Beautiful Safe
• Enhancing the visual look of the school and
  supporting efforts to keep the school safe for
  our children.
• Healthy Lifestyles
• Working with the administration to help improve
  all aspects of a childs health and well being.
• Cultural Arts
• Working with the administration to provide high
  quality arts education to our children.

Based on known successful programs at Sunset and
other schools, we selected core programs that
support these goals.
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Core Programs

• Reflections
• National PTA Program
• Offers students the opportunity to pursue
  artistic expression
• 3 for Me
• National PTA program
• Parents commit to volunteer 3 hours/year to the
  school
• School Spirit
• Promote school spirit with the students, faculty
  and parents
• Contest for a new mascot, I am a proud parent of
  a Sunset Student day, creation of school spirit
  shirts, etc.

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Core Programs

• Fitness Day
• Students participate in a fun exercise course,
  have healthy snacks education about healthy
  living
• Promotes healthy, active lifestyles
• Be Healthy, Be Strong
• Activities designed to improve the childrens
  eating habits
• Cafeteria food, exercise, flu prevention
• Hand sanitizer dispensers around campus
• New soap dispensers and soap in bathrooms
• Book Swap
• Students bring their outgrown, gently used
  paperback books and swap them for "new" books
• Encourages recycling and reading

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Core Programs

• Global Family Night My Sunset/My PTA Meetings,
  International Night Under the Stars
• To inform families of our programs, fundraisers,
  budgets, to get to know each other and have fun
• Recycle of Required Reading Books
• Children bring in their required reading books
  from last year and then we distribute them to the
  students the following year

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Core Programs

• Cultural Arts
• Activities designed to enhance the cultural arts
  at Sunset
• Purchase orchestra string instruments for the
  school
• Purchase of supplemental music materials for PK,
  K and 1st grade
• Holiday chorus and dance program, etc.
• Lunch Bunch Love of Reading
• Parents may read to small groups of children
  during lunch hour.

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Spotlight on Reflections
2009/2010 Theme is Beauty is

• Art Categories
• Dance
• Choreography
• Literature
• Music
• Visual Arts
• Film Production
• Photography

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How the Program Works

• The child selects an art medium creates the
  art.
• The artwork is turned into the PTA office by
  Nov.16th. The art will be grouped by grade.
• Primary (Pre-K grade 2)
• Intermediate (grades 3 5)
• Independent judges will determine winners in each
  category. They judge on
• Artistic merit/ creativity (5 points),
• Mastery of the medium (3 points), and
• Interpretation of the theme (2 points)
• Winning entries will be sent to the district
  level and those winners sent to National PTA.

Where to find detailed information www.sunsetpta.
net
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 Winners From Last Year's Reflections Event
Theme Wow   
Pre-K - 2nd grades
3rd - 5th grades
Deadline for entries Monday, November 16thGood
luck Have Fun!!
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PTA-Funded Services

• Guest Check-in System
• Sunset Student Agendas
• Police officer at drop-off pick-up
• Teacher/Staff Appreciation (back-to-school
  classroom supplies, staff luncheon, etc.)
• New hand sanitizer dispensers
• New hand soap dispensers/soap for bathrooms
• Supplies for Science Fair
• Career Day Reimbursements

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PTA-Funded Services

• Sunsetter Newsletter
• Everyday Math books purchase
• Sunset Visitor Labels
• Safety Patrol trip to Washington
• 100 reimbursement of classroom supplies to
  teachers who join the PTA
• Music and PE equipment for Pre-K, Kindergarten
  and 1st Grade
• Sunset School Directory - development and
  printing

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PTA-Funded Services

• School Beautiful
• New gardens, new signage, additional and improved
  trash cans and new stage draperies
• Staff Incentives
• FCAT Week Teacher supplies, Secretarys Week,
  Retirement Appreciation, Custodians, Cafeteria,
  Bus Driver Appreciations
• Student Incentives
• Honor roll medals, attendance medals
• Student Assistance Materials Educational Field
  Trip Assistance
• Lost Found Management

Of course, we need to generate money to support
these programs and services . . .
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Fundraisers

• Catalog Sale
• Largest Fundraiser of the year. Provides funds
  for majority of our programs.
• Jeans Day
• Children are able to wear appropriate jeans to
  school with a small donation of 1.
• PTA Store
• Provide basic student supplies for sale,
  including t-shirts, patches, supplies, required
  reading and book club books.
• Mixed Bag Designs
• Reusable bags in 4 useful sizes and holds 60 lbs
  for the large sizes. A very popular and
  successful fundraiser.
• Direct Donation Program
• Families/businesses donate directly to our
  programs.

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Fundraisers

• Holiday Store
• Holiday gifts available for sale allowing the
  children to buy small gifts for their friends and
  family
• Boxtops for Education
• The PTA collects boxtops from the students and
  submits them to Boxtops for Education for money
• Recycling
• Ink cartridges, computers and cell phones
• Book Fair
• Parents can purchase books for their children or
  their childrens classroom. Encourages the love
  of reading. All proceeds go directly to Media
  Center

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Lavenders

• Lavenders is our biggest and most important
  Fundraiser.
• Dont forget to do some early holiday shopping
  with Lavenders Holiday Impressions catalog. The
  catalog includes a selection of over 170 gifts,
  candles, licensed products, holiday decorations,
  fine chocolates, useful gadgets, cards,
  stationary, and more!
• We have lots of great incentives for the
  children
• All students selling 10 items will be invited to
  the Mega Party!!
• All students selling 40 items will be taken to
  lunch in a STRETCH LIMO!
• The top selling class will have the honor of
  adopting an AFRICAN LION!
• Orders must be returned by NEXT Friday, October
  9th
• Contact the Leivys Socorro with questions,
  leivys_at_cardcottage.com
• Please stop by the PTA office
• if you need extra catalogs or order forms.

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3 for Me

• What is Three For Me?
• Three For Me is a promise, a promise from the
  parent to the school and a promise from the
  parent to their child. By signing a promise card,
  parents commit to volunteer 3 hours of their time
  to the school. Whether a big task or small, every
  act of service is important.
• Why is Three For Me Important?
• Parents play an important role in the life of a
  child. Involvement in their childs education at
  both school and home is vital.
• The End Result
• Thirty years of research clearly show that parent
  involvement in schools improves student
  achievement. To reach their potential, students
  need parents to take an active role in their
  education. Parent involvement is critical.

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How to Keep in Contact Informed

• New PTA Room, across from Sunset Administrative
  offices
• Website www.sunsetpta.net
• Email sunset_pta_at_yahoo.com
• E-blasts (coming soon!)
• Sunsetter Newsletter (coming soon!)
• Main bulletin board
• Comment box

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Budget
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Budget
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Concluding Remarks

• Love your children
• Love your school
• Support your children
• Support your school
• Volunteer!