Archive for January 2015

Number of
Attendees:  17

I.     Announcements
– Beth Cavey, President

• Everyone should have
  received a school directory (one per family).  If you did not, please contact the
  school office. 




• Calendar Reminders






• Next PTA meeting is February 10^th at 6:30 p.m.  Guest speaker is Barbara Kanninin,
  School Board Member and Campbell liaison. 
    




• Restaurant Night at
  Labenese Taverna in Pentagon City on January
  27^th (more details below)

• Reading Challenge

• This year’s reading challenge will be the first
  two weeks of February; if your child reads 20 minutes a night, you get to check
  the box; there will be additional challenges; awards will be an extra recess
  for the class

• Contact Beth Cavey at president@campbellschool.org if
  you are interested in helping

• Raffle:  Each person will receive a raffle ticket
  for attending PTA meetings and restaurant nights.  If your name is chosen, your child’s
  class will get an extra recess.  So
  be sure to come!!  If you are unable
  to make an event, you can purchase a raffle ticket for $1.

II.    Budget
report – Eva Clark, Treasurer

• The Budget and Treasurer’s
  Reports are posted on the Campbell Website.  If you have any questions, please
  contact treasurer@campbellschool.org.




• Fundraising Update:






• Pledge Drive Update:  Congratulations to everyone for surpassing
  our goal of $3000.   Because
  donations continue to come in, please contact treasurer@campbellschool.org
  for the latest amount.




• Silver Diner Restaurant
  Night: We raised approximately $300, which is great. 




• $420 from boxtops
  collection; this item will be in next budget







• We need a new treasurer
  for next year, as the bylaws limit officer terms to two years.  If you are interested, please contact president@campbellschool.org.




• Funding requests: 






• $333.83 for a set of Dewalt
  tools requested by Mr. Dihn – MOTION
  APPROVED

III.   Fundraising,
Chandi Krohl, VP of Fundraising

• Lebanese Taverna Restaurant
  Night in Pentagon Row (1101 South Joyce St., Arlington, 22202) on January 27, 2015. 
  






• You must bring the
  Campbell flyer with you in order for Campbell to get credit (Nathan Zee
  will be there during key hours with extra flyers)




• You can go there anytime
  during restaurant hours.  If you
  cannot eat there that day, you can purchase a gift card on that day at www.lebanesetaverna.com/giftcards/html
  to be used at another time.  Be
  sure to include the Campbell promo card to receive credit.     







• Reminder to link your
  Target and Amazon Cards to Campbell School.  For information, click here.   

IV.  Wetlands
Festival Planning – Chandi Khrohl, VP of Fundraising

• The Wetlands Festival
  (Campbell’s biggest fundraising event) is May 2^nd in the
  afternoon (time to be determined). 
  We are in the process of finalizing the letter to send out to the
  vendors for contributions.  The
  letter should go out in the next two weeks. 




• We are also finalizing
  musicians and food trucks.   




• We need volunteers to do
  follow-up calls to vendors (last year, we found that over 50 percent of
  the vendors ended up donating after they received a follow-up call!)




• If you are interested in
  helping, let Chandi Krohl or Rachael Schroeder know (you can also email
  them at vicepresident2@campbellschool.org).      

V.    School
Updates – Maureen Nesselrode, Principal

• Budget process is underway
  at the County level for next year




• There will be a new
  elementary school in Nottingham area that could possibly impact staffing
  at Campbell.  Principal Nesselrode
  will provide an update on any such changes at a future PTA meeting.




• Next year, Campbell will
  most likely continue to have 3 kindergarten classes and three 1^st,
  2^nd, 3^rd grade classes; two 4^th grade and
  three 5^th grade classes (but keep in mind this is tentative)

VI.  Outdoor
Classroom Lesson – Christy Przystawik (Garden Docent)

• Campbell’s fabulous Garden
  Docent, Christy P. gave an update on the classes she has done.  Four lessons were set up to give PTA
  meeting participants a chance to experience what their kids have
  done.    




• It was a great
  presentation and Campbell is very lucky to have Christy in this
  position.  If you have questions
  about the Outdoor Classroom Activities or the Garden Docent position,
  please contact Christy at coachchristymarie@gmail.com.