St. Michaels Academy- Grades K thru 8 Fernandina Beach Florida

ST MICHAEL ACADEMY

PTA MINUTES

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Opening Comments and Prayer: Jayme Taylor and Sr. Martha

Minute Highlights from October 2^nd meeting: Linda Gooch

Treasurer Report: Kim Sheppard

Balance 11/6/07- $16,259.68

Next box Top Collection- December 18^th

New Business

Kim Harding from First Federal Savings Bank of Florida presented a savings account program for students at St. Michael Academy. The bank will come to the school weekly for students to deposit money into their accounts. Accounts will pay 1% interest on savings over $5.00. With parental approval, statements may be emailed and account holders will have access to electronic banking. First Federal will donate $5.00 for every student account opened and $20 for every parent account.

Ribault Club Endowment Fundraiser- Last chance for dinner tickets sold at meeting.

Thanks to all who organized and worked on the Grandparents Day Program

Scrip Program: Ann Dziwulski

St Michael Academy has received $50 in profits with only 3 families participating. There are rewards for businesses who would like to participate in Scrips. Ann requested that Christmas orders be received by Thanksgiving break.

Blue Jean Day- November 15^th. All participants who pay $1 will be able to wear blue jean shorts or jeans with money to benefit St. Judes

Last Blue Jean Day collected $118 with proceeds being split between Catholic Charities and Breast Cancer Research

Christmas Float-Jarrod Potts is currently working on this and has a list of volunteers and will be calling for help. The theme this year is Lights and Sounds of Christmas. The parade is Saturday Dec. 8 from 6:00 to 7:00pm.

Santa’s Workshop will be offering items for students to purchase for their families and friends. A preview will be November 16^th . Students may purchase items on Nov. 19^th. Flyers will be sent home with payment envelopes.

Pancake Breakfast will be Thursday Dec. 20^th. Please sign up to help with set up, cooking, serving and clean up.

Work Party Sign up-Please sign up to help with projects around the school that need to be done. ie. Carpentry, painting etc. Volunteers will be called with dates and projects

ST MICHAEL ACADEMY

PTA MEETING MINUTES

October 2, 2007

Opening Comments and Prayer: Jayme Taylor and Sister Martha

Minute highlights from Sept. 5^th meeting: Linda Gooch

Treasurer Report-Kim Sheppard

Balance 10/2/07-$4,757.00

Next Box Top Collection-10/19/07

Box Top Competition will be in each class with top person in each class as well as overall top class winning a prize.

VIC cards and target cards have to be re-registered each year.

New Business

Rebault Club Fundraiser Nov. 9^th for the Endowment Fund. Tickets are available which include dinner, dance and alcohol.

Theme is Old Spanish Florida and will be from 6pm-10pm. Tickets are $150.00ea.

50/50 Drawing tickets are $100.00 ea. You do not have to be present to win.

Sign up sheets to volunteer to sell 50/50 tickets after mass available at meeting and also front office. Time will count toward volunteer hours for school.

Grandparents Day is November 21^st. We need Room mothers to help.

Scrip Program is run by Ann Dziwulski. She would like to place 2 orders per week.

Sports Booster Fundraiser-Joe Corbi Pizza starts this week.

School Notes

Blue Jean Day will be October 18^th-$1 will allow students to wear blue jean shorts or jeans. The money will benefit St. Jude’s and Breast Cancer Awareness

There will be a Christmas Float representing St. Michael Academy this year for the Christmas Parade downtown. We need volunteers to help. Jarod Potts will head up this committee. Sign up sheets available during the meeting and in school office. Any hours will count toward mandatory 20 volunteer school hours.

Volunteers needed for Capital Campaign for stuffing and labeling envelopes. This can be done at home and will count toward school volunteer hours. Sign up sheets available at meeting and in school office.

Christmas Store- November 13^th through 19^th in the conference room in the back of the school. It will have items ranging from $.25 to $25.00. It will be open to classes during school and also on Sat. and Sunday after mass for the rest of the parish. Volunteers will be needed to help with this.

Safety of students is priority. School doors will be locked during the day with only the front door unlocked. Visitors must check in at front desk when entering the school.

School newsletter will be online starting this week. It can be accessed at stmichael-academy.org

Current pickup procedures have produced no complaints from neighbors.

Iowa Basics testing for grades 3^rd-8^th will begin the week of October 8^th.

Report Cards go home October 19^th. Teacher/parent conferences are Oct. 25^th and 26^th.

Volunteers need to enroll in the time clock to keep track of volunteer hours. Fingerprint scanning is available in the front office.

Upcoming Events

Cross Country Race at Bishop Kenny October 27^th. Thanks to coaches and volunteers.

Protecting God’s Children – October 23^rd 6:30pm-8:30pm in the hall at St. Michael’s.

Christmas Program will be on December 13^th at 6:30pm at First Baptist Church.

Vision Testing Oct. 4^th-Volunteers needed.

Lunch Program-Need help with playground supervision and taking tickets at lunchtime.

Price for lunch is $3.50 ea. Thursdays will be weekly ticket sales day. Students name and grade should be written on back of tickets.

Concluding Thoughts: Sr. Martha-The wisdom of Gandhi and the Power of Non-violence.

50/50 Raffle won by Julie Dobinski.

Meeting adjourned at 7:40pm

ST MICHAEL ACADEMY

PTA MEETING MINUTES

September 5, 2007

Opening Reflections and Welcome to new families: Sr. Martha, Jayme Taylor

Treasurer Report- Kim Sheppard

Balance 9/5/07-$6,371.69

Old Business

Recognition of Past PTA Officers

Presented Plaque to Raquel Vanlennep for her work with Golf Tournament and PTA

New Business

Introduction of Teachers and Staff

Thanks to Nassar Family and L. Fisher for all their work with the grounds

Grounds Day will be once a month to continue improvement of school grounds

Hours volunteered will count toward 20 service hours required for school families

Golf Tournament-Paul vonMohr and Roger Wasik presented Sister Martha with a

check for $87,200.00 from 3^rd Annual Golf Tournament

Special Thanks to Fr. Neil, AIP

Coordinator for next year’s Golf Tournament is Raquel Vanlennep

Booster Club-Danielle Spence asked for volunteers with a short meeting after PTA

Fundraiser at Ribault Club Nov. 9^th to benefit Endowment. Dance/Auction

Tickets $150.00each

50/50 drawing-$100.00 each for $10,000.00 prize-200 tickets for sale-tax deductible

Scrip Program-Ann Dziwulski-Orders every other Thursday. St Michael’s receives a percentage of each gift card ordered.

Ads available for purchase to be printed in Directory

Boxtops will be counted every 9 weeks with competition by each classroom

New Lunch Menu by Fiesta Catering- Order by month, week, or day. $3.25-$3.50 ea. Starting in October.

Scrapbooks and Cookbooks for sale before and after meeting.

Blessing and Promising of PTA Officers- Sister Martha

School Notes-Sister Martha

233 Students and 150 Families in St. Michael Academy Family

Clubs available i.e. Optimist Club, Student Council

Prescriptions need to be in original bottles for the office

Driving Patterns gone over.

Protecting God’s Children Workshop-required for volunteers-Sept.15^th

Blue Jean Day-Once a month-$1.00 can wear nice blue jeans or blue jean shorts

Time Clock will be set up for volunteers to clock in for service hours

Requested volunteers for coaching sports

Info will go out in future for Dances

Thanks to maintenance crew for refinishing floors in school

Upcoming Events

Sept. 15^th-Protecting God’s Children Workshop

Sept. 30^th-Feast of St. Michael BBQ-1:00-4:00 No Cost Sponsored by Fr. Brian

Nov. 9^th-Fundraiser at Ribault Club

November 21^st- Grandparents Day- ½ day before Thanksgiving

Dec. 13^th-Christmas Program

50/50 Raffle won by Norma Stamos-winnings to 5^th grade

Adjourned

An active PTA is vital to the life of any school. The parent organization should be concerned with providing the administration and faculty of the school with support, encouragement and gratitude for assuming the task of formalized education. In the left column are all areas pertaining to PTA Goals, Meetings, hours and much more.

SERVICE HOURS
Each family of St. Michael Academy with a child/children in our school is required to give a minimum of 24 hours of service to the school and PTA. Our school program has been successful because so many of our parents are very loyal and dedicated to St. Michael's Academy and serve in many capacities.

An accurate record will be kept of service hours.
Hours can be made up in the following ways:

SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS - SIGN IN
When assisting in school, for security reasons, please enter the main entrance and sign in at the office before going to any classroom. Likewise, volunteers not regularly assigned to assist the teacher (lunch duty, library, hot lunch program, etc.) should report to the office before reporting to the teacher they are working with for the day. Volunteers should make arrangements with the teacher ahead of time.
A notebook is available at the front office in which you will sign in and sign out.
**All school volunteers who are new to the school must have a fingerprint card on file. Therefore, fingerprinting is required.

ROOM PARENTS
Every class has two or more "Room Parents", volunteers who serve as coordinators for that particular grade level, and assist in a variety of school activities. They may help organize a class party or field trip, assist in providing refreshments or transportation, or help in contacting other families of students in that grade when necessary information must be circulated quickly.

TEACHERS' AIDES
Our volunteer teachers' aide program is a very important part of St. Michael's Academy. Our teachers depend on their aides coming faithfully each week. The students also look forward to your coming. If for some reason you are unable to come (i.e., sickness or going out of town), please call the school so that the teacher can be informed of your absence for that day. Since you are working as an aide, we ask that you dress appropriately. The students do look up to you as authority and, therefore, you should dress accordingly. Some of the jobs you will be doing are:

FIELD TRIPS
Field trips are educational and will be arranged by the faculty throughout the year. Written permission to participate in the field trip will always be requested from parents before a child will be allowed to go with the group. A nominal charge may be assessed for each field trip. No parents should take students any place other than the designated place (e.g., for ice cream).
Drivers' licenses and insurance cards for volunteer drivers must be on file.
Parents may not be a volunteer driver when accompanied by younger siblings in the family. You may drive separately and meet your child's class at the destination. This is for security of the school children being watched by chaperones.

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

The PTA exists:

The PTA is also concerned with providing parents with mutual support and encouragement in their God-given parenting role. The Association should be viewed as an organization dedicated to promoting home and school experience that complements, reinforces and supports one another so that every child is given the best possible witness and preparation for life's experiences. Meetings will be held regularly throughout the school year, and a minimal membership fee of $10.00 per family is required at the beginning of each year. This fee is used for speaker's fees, etc. during the school year. We are asking for your support in attending meetings and in helping with PTA sponsored activities. During the course of the year the PTA will be actively involved in the activities and meetings listed above. The Parent Teacher Association will begin in September. All guidelines for setting up a Parent Teacher Association will be taken from the National Catholic Education Association manual for Parent Teacher Associations.