Friends of Winthrop—December 9, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Tracey Gilligan called the meeting to order. There were 12 people in attendance.
Tracey made a motion to approve the minutes from November, 2011. Voted and unanimously approved.
Principal’s Report (Carrie Vaich)
Carrie extended thanks to all those who helped with Holiday Boutique this year. She shared that she had received positive feedback from those new to the school. As a whole, Holiday Boutique was a success.
Carrie then shared that the elementary band and chorus will be making their annual “tour” to all three elementary schools on December 19, 2011.
There will be an all-school sing-a-long at Winthrop on December 23, 2011 at 9 AM. This annual event is open to parents. Each grade will sing a song after which teachers will sing as well. Carrie shared her idea to have the teachers and parents stand in a circle around the children and sing a song to them.
The 5th Grade play will be in February, 2012 rather than in June, 2012.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week (12/13, 14, 15/11), there will be a Holiday Boutique Children’s Room sale during Winthrop’s lunches. This is meant to sell some of the remaining children’s room stock as well as to give those who couldn’t attend Holiday Boutique a chance to do some holiday shopping. Carrie to do a “ConnectEd” message about the sale.
Votes
- $1,500 for holiday gifts for the Winthrop staff. Voted and unanimously approved. As an aside there was some discussion around the school district’s policy on giving gifts to teachers. Please refer to the December 9, 2011 Parent Newsletter for more information. The policy is also being forwarded to Room Parents. Moreover, it was discussed that some of the remaining SCRIP gift cards from Holiday Boutique can be put towards teacher/staff gifts.
Treasurer’s Report (Tricia Cooke)
Tricia handed out copies of the Treasurer’s Report dated through December 9, 2011. She shared that Holiday Boutique’s net income has yet to be determined as she is still awaiting receipts. All Holiday Boutique receipts should be turned into the FOW mailbox at Winthrop by December 16, 2011.
In reviewing expenses and balances it was discussed that FOW should not be paying a bank maintenance fee as it is a non-profit organization. Tricia to follow up. It was also discussed that the 3rd Grade trip to the Museum of Science is being shared with Cutler School this year.
Tricia also shared that FOW’s tax reports are due January 15, 2012. Tricia to follow up.
Business News and Updates
- Holiday Boutique Recap (Stacey Verge)
- Stacey shared that the Holiday Boutique was a success. There will be a January 2012 meeting to review the event. The specific date has yet to be determined. Stacey welcomes any and all feedback.
- The Silent Auction, Scholastic Book Fair, Children’s Room and Cookie Walk were all reportedly very successful. Additionally, it seems that the entrance fees added up to generally the same amount as last year’s Holiday Boutique (approximately $1,100).
- Next steps are to get more parents of younger children involved in the Holiday Boutique as many current parents will no longer be at the school next year.
The next Friends of Winthrop Meeting will be Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM in the Data Room.
- Submit agenda items no later than Tuesday, January 10, 2012 to Tracey Gilligan at tjgilligan[at]comcast.net or Khristie Wilkins at khrissyw[at]gmail.com.
- Agendas to meetings and meeting minutes are posted at the FOW website, www.hwfriendsofwinthrop.com.
Respectfully submitted December 20, 2011 by Jane Codding.
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