The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m.
President’s Report:
Ellen Skoly introduced Carol Burke from the Vernon
Education Foundation who presented LSS with a check in the amount of $500.00
for the playscape. The money was received from
Stacy Selavka and her employer. Stacy donated
hours of volunteer time and in doing so, her employer donated money for the LSS
playscape. Ms. Burke also informed us that we
are the only school at this time that has utilized their services and she
showed her gratitude towards LSS.
Ellen also thanked Dave and Darlene Murray for all their participation in the
VOICE Group. To show her appreciation, Ellen presented them with a
gift.
Dave Murray also thanked everyone in their efforts to get the word out to vote
on the bond package.
Ellen presented the nominees for the 2005-2006 PTO Board: President –
Jennifer DiTommaso; Vice President – Pam Oliva; Secretary – Lisa Poutre;
and Treasurer – Paul Gilson. Voting will take
place at the next PTO meeting in May.
Treasurer’s Report:
The budget report was presented.
Kidstown/Silent Auction:
Paula Baran thanked everyone who participated in the Kidstown fair. The event was enjoyed by all.
The food that was leftover will be used the day of the playscape
installation. Paula made a special thanks to the Lajeunesse
family for the donation of the moon bounces. They had a lot of items left
over from the Kidstown fair that can be used next
year.
Lucy Gilson informed us that the silent auction was a
huge success. She thanked the room parents and the families who donated
items for the silent auction baskets.
Playscape/Installation Day:
Julie Marcotte stated that the materials for the installation
are being delivered. The Town is leveling and surfacing the area for
drainage. Once this is complete, stones will need to be spread over this
area. The Committee is still looking for volunteers for Saturday and
Sunday to help with the surface preparation. This needs to be complete by
April 30th since this is the day the installation of the first phase
of the playscape equipment needs to be put in
place. Julie told us another notice will be sent home with the students
asking for more volunteers.
Playscape/Fundraisers:
Jenny Norris stated that everyone enjoyed the Bubblemania
event. This event raised $937.00 for the playscape.
Linda Correia informed us that the Avon orders went
in yesterday. This event raised approximately $1,000 for the playscape. She is looking for volunteers to help
deliver items during the school vacation. If you are interested, please
let her know.
PTO Conference Report:
Jennifer DiTommaso and Pam Oliva
attended this conference. They indicated that it was very informative,
action packed and that they had a wonderful time.
Fall Fundraisers:
Jennifer DiTommaso spoke about a Worthington fall
fundraiser. This will be the company that we work with for our major fall
fundraiser. Some of the items they sell are greeting cards, food items
and things for kids.
Ellen Skoly spoke about a couple of fundraisers that
she may look into and asked the PTO for their input. One was magnets to
be placed on the back of your car with a LSS logo and the other was plastic
wrist bands with school name on them. She will look into these two ideas
and get back to us with more details.
Ice Cream Social/Science Fair/Book Fair: This event will take place on April 28th.
Lucy Gilson and Paula Baran
informed us that the ice cream will be supplied by Friendly’s
and the pizza will be delivered from Dominos. The teachers have
volunteered to scoop the ice cream the day of the event.
Education:
Jennifer DiTommaso informed us that the night animals
event for the 2nd graders and the Instrumental Zoo-Hartford Symphony
event for the 3rd graders were cancelled but will be
rescheduled. She told us that the “Earth Day” programs will be held on
April 25th and 26th.
Jennifer stated that the Books of Honor event will be going home with the
students tomorrow.
Board of Education:
Dean Houle thanked everyone who voted on the bonding
package. He informed us that the education budget numbers are coming
in. The annual town meeting will take place on April 26th at
7:00 at Center 375. The budget will go to referendum for voting on May 3rd.
Teacher’s Report:
Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Sinacola stated that the
multi-cultural event was enjoyed by all the students. They also informed
us of the upcoming events happening in the school by grade level.
Mr. Testa told us that the pictures that were taken
at the multi-cultural event will be displayed on the LSS Roar Bulletin
Board.
Principal’s Report:
Mr. Testa will be scheduling a meeting with Life
Touch Pictures to discuss next year’s school pictures. If anyone is
interested in attending this meeting, let him know. He also informed us
that he has no specific information about the number of classes per grade for
next year. When he has more specific information, he will let us know.
March 2005 Minutes:
Ellen Skoly made a motion to pass the March minutes.
New Business/Questions:
Yearbook:
Belinda Fortin informed us that there were some issues with pages of displayed
pictures but once this is fixed, the yearbook will look great.
Scholarship Awards:
Darlene Murray spoke about the two scholarship awards given to two LSS students
who graduate from Rockville High School. The two scholarship awards are
The C. Arthur Mattson award and the Maxine Schortman
award. There was a discussion about having the students who receive the
awards come to LSS at the end of the year for a visit. Everyone thought
it was a good idea and it will be looked into.
Hole in the Wall Gang:
There was a question about LSS students going to the camp. Students can
earn money through an allowance plan that will be given to the Hole in the Wall
Gang camp. Every student who earns money, will go to the camp for a
tour. The 5th graders go to the camp to do a “clean up.”
The camp is not in session during the tour or “clean up” event.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.