Beginning of the Year Meeting Recap

This week we had two meetings to start off the year right for the PVO.  Realizing that these meetings were difficult to attend by many...(I mean, who really wants to sit in a meeting on the first week of freedom?) we're going to quickly recap what came about from those meetings...

Basically, we had very casual conversations about the events that were set to take place this year.  You can take a look at what we have scheduled in the "Activities" section of this site.  We've already had some awesome folks step up and take charge of spear-heading many of the activities.  We assured these gracious people they would not be alone.  We know all of you are more than willing to help out.  We discussed some additional activities for the year also, including: a potential "Father/Daughter & Mother/Son" event, a whole school end of year picture book/yearbook, a "Reading Under the Stars" night in the Spring in conjunction with Dr. Seuss' birthday, and a Book Exchange & Bake Sale which is actually already in progress.  Such great ideas from these meetings, and we only had a small portion of our PVO there!

That being said, we are always looking for new ideas and for parents that would like to "chair" particular activities.  Take a look at the activities we have for this year and see if anything "speaks" to you.  If you would like to help lead anything listed, please let us know.  Even if someone has already stepped up to lead, the more the merrier.  One of the important fundraisers that we are still looking for help with leading, is the "Pancake Breakfast."  If this is something you think you or a group of you would like to take on, please let us know.

In the past we have used the "Volunteers Needed" bulletin board inside the door by the playground, but considering there are parents that never get to see that board (whether they are at work or have a child in a class on the other side of the building), I believe we are going to be using "Sign Up Genius" more this year to sign up for events/activities.  We are hoping that this helps keep everyone involved, even if you don't get to step into the school very often.

Keep an eye out on this blog and in email, as the Book Exchange & Bake Sale will be coming up very soon!