December 1, 2016 Parent Group Meeting Minutes

Dec 1, 2016 Parent Group Meeting Minutes.
6:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.

Save those Family Fare Receipts!

SpartanNash is committed to giving back to the communities where our stores are located and our associates live and work. Our Direct Your Dollars™ program is just one example of that commitment. Direct Your Dollars is built on the concept of shopping with purpose, meaning our store guests can support their favorite local nonprofits by doing something we all do each week – going to the grocery store.

Through our Direct Your Dollars program, nonprofit organizations can earn $1,000, simply by collecting $150,000 in eligible receipts from any of the more than 160 SpartanNash-owned retail stores or fuel centers in nine states.

Leslie has a box outside of her office to collect receipts. 

Shoparoo

Before you submit your receipt for the Family Fare collection, first snap a picture and submit it to Shoparoo.  ZQuest just got a check from Shoparoo for almost $300.  Leslie demonstrated how easy it is to submit on the Shoparoo app. 

Boxtops for Education App

Another app to download!  You can scan receipts and items with Boxtops on your receipt will go to ZQuest automatically.  The bonus - ZQuest gets credit for it when you turn the actual box top in too!

Holidays Around the World

The only area where we still need a volunteer is for the ambassador for Singapore. 

Quality Car Wash Fundraiser

Check should be made out to Zeeland Quest.

Color Run

We voted on the wining design for the t-shirt design contest.  It was a tough decision!

Cookie Enrichment

Don't forget that this is being held on Monday. 

Upcoming Meetings

January meeting will be held at DeAnna Kraak's house (2148 76th Zeeland)

Looking into a potluck for the February meeting

November 3, 2016 Parent Group Meeting Minutes

November 3, 2016

Budget

The PTO income is projected at $17,000 and will come from Quality car wash sale, Fork It Over, and Color Run. 

Projected expenses of $17,000 include:

• Adding significantly to staff appreciation and teacher grants for supplies. 
• Adding a field trip scholarship, inspirational speaker, and enrichment funds. 
• Field trip flat rate per student amount is staying the same.
• In the process of spending last year technology budget on the purchase of 35 laptops for the students to use as teachers feel the Roosevelt computer lab scheduling is difficult.  Teachers will evaluate if more laptops are desired. 

Budget was voted on and approved.

Service Learning Group

• Kicking Project Cozy off this month.  Donate new or gently used winter items (coats, boots, gloves, etc).  Sizes can be newborn to adult (for the big kids).  Items will be donated to DA Blodgett/St John's Home for kids in foster care.  Items must be clean and free of holes/stains.  Boxes for your donations will be available until Nov 18 for the first donation drop off. 
• PJ/Scholastic Drive will be collecting brand new with tags nightgowns or pj sets.  The deadline is December 16.  More info to come.

Fundraising Group

• Color Run moved to June 10 because of Father's Day.  Color Run t-shirt design contest info coming home on Friday.  Pricing for ZQuest students and parents is $20/person if 10 addresses submitted per person. 
• Quality Car Wash sale will run Nov 21-Dec 9. 

Enrichment Group

• Next activity will be a cookie decorating class for K through 8 on Dec 5.  More info to come including sign up genius for parent volunteers to assist. 
• In January chess and checkers will be offered. 

Celebrations Group

• Stone Soup is Nov 17.  Sign up genius is coming.  Classes will prepare veggies to put in the central roasters. 
• Be on lookout for sign up genius for the Christmas parade and Holidays Around the World. 

October 6, 2016 Parent Group Meeting Minutes

October 6, 2016 Parent Group Meeting

1.    General Information

o   The meeting was opened by Tom Smolinkski, Treasurer of the Parent Group.

o   Tom reported that the board was currently working on a budget for 2016-17 based on the earning from 2015.

o   Tom reported on the 2015 earnings of our 2 largest fundraisers.  These fundraisers are used to eliminate or defray the cost of many of the activities that ZQuest does and participates in.

§  2015 Fork it Over: $7850

§  2015 Color Run:  $7824

2.    Breakout Sessions

o   CELEBRATIONS TEAM

§  Classroom-specific celebrations are coordinated by the Classroom Ambassadors.

§  Whole-School celebrations are coordinated by the Celebrations Team

§  The following celebrations are being planned through the end of 2016:

1.    Magical Christmas Parade- November 28, 6:15-7:15pm downtown Zeeland.

2.    Stone Soup- End of November (NEW!)

3.    Holidays Around The World- December (date TBD)

o   SERVICE LEARNING TEAM

§  The following potential service activities are being planned through the end of 2016-17:

1.    October: Downtown Zeeland Cleanup- Tuesday October 18 after school.  Rain date: Thursday, October 20, 2016.

2.    November:  Project Cozy Coat Drive (dates TBD)

3.    December: Pajama Drive (dates TBD)

4.    January:  Humane Society

5.    February: Kids Food Basket

6.    March:  March is Reading Month

7.    April: Downtown Cleanup

8.    May: Nursing Home Visit

o   FUNDRAISING

§  The following fundraisers were discussed:

1.    Color Run

·      Not going with “My Color Run” company in order to keep more money for ZQuest.

·      T-Shirt Design Contest (sponsors on the back) where students will design the logo for the run.  Each class will choose their favorite to submit to the committee, who will then choose a winner.  The winner will win a prize.

·      TropiColor theme- leis, sunglasses and the traditional color packets and sprays.

·      Deadline for finding sponsors: January 1, 2017.

·      Timing for serious runners.

·      To be held at Ridgepoint Church, which is free.

·      Looking at using alternative trails to avoid the steep hill.

·      Marketing via Facebook, Google, Runner Websites, Local Gyms.

·      Looking for a few people to donate the use of their golf cart and/or gator for use during the run.

o   ENRICHMENT TEAM

§  Top activities from the Survey:  Art, Cooking, Drama.

§  A Cooking Class is being planned.

1.    Who: Third (3^rd) Grade and older.

2.    When: Tuesdays, October 25 – November 15, 2016.  After school.

3.    Size will depend on parent volunteers.  Need 1 parent volunteer for each 5 kids.

Next Meeting:  November 3, 2016 at 6:30pm.  Roosevelt Cafeteria.  Be there or Be Square

October 6, 2016 Parent Group Meeting

1.    General Information

o   The meeting was opened by Tom Smolinkski, Treasurer of the Parent Group.

o   Tom reported that the board was currently working on a budget for 2016-17 based on the earning from 2015.

o   Tom reported on the 2015 earnings of our 2 largest fundraisers.  These fundraisers are used to eliminate or defray the cost of many of the activities that ZQuest does and participates in.

§  2015 Fork it Over: $7850

§  2015 Color Run:  $7824

2.    Breakout Sessions

o   CELEBRATIONS TEAM

§  Classroom-specific celebrations are coordinated by the Classroom Ambassadors.

§  Whole-School celebrations are coordinated by the Celebrations Team

§  The following celebrations are being planned through the end of 2016:

1.    Magical Christmas Parade- November 28, 6:15-7:15pm downtown Zeeland.

2.    Stone Soup- End of November (NEW!)

3.    Holidays Around The World- December (date TBD)

o   SERVICE LEARNING TEAM

§  The following potential service activities are being planned through the end of 2016-17:

1.    October: Downtown Zeeland Cleanup- Tuesday October 18 after school.  Rain date: Thursday, October 20, 2016.

2.    November:  Project Cozy Coat Drive (dates TBD)

3.    December: Pajama Drive (dates TBD)

4.    January:  Humane Society

5.    February: Kids Food Basket

6.    March:  March is Reading Month

7.    April: Downtown Cleanup

8.    May: Nursing Home Visit

o   FUNDRAISING

§  The following fundraisers were discussed:

1.    Color Run

·      Not going with “My Color Run” company in order to keep more money for ZQuest.

·      T-Shirt Design Contest (sponsors on the back) where students will design the logo for the run.  Each class will choose their favorite to submit to the committee, who will then choose a winner.  The winner will win a prize.

·      TropiColor theme- leis, sunglasses and the traditional color packets and sprays.

·      Deadline for finding sponsors: January 1, 2017.

·      Timing for serious runners.

·      To be held at Ridgepoint Church, which is free.

·      Looking at using alternative trails to avoid the steep hill.

·      Marketing via Facebook, Google, Runner Websites, Local Gyms.

·      Looking for a few people to donate the use of their golf cart and/or gator for use during the run.

o   ENRICHMENT TEAM

§  Top activities from the Survey:  Art, Cooking, Drama.

§  A Cooking Class is being planned.

1.    Who: Third (3^rd) Grade and older.

2.    When: Tuesdays, October 24 – November 13, 2016.  After school.

3.    Size will depend on parent volunteers.  Need 1 parent volunteer for each 5 kids.

Next Meeting:  November 3, 2016 at 6:30pm.  Roosevelt Cafeteria.  Be there or Be Square

September 8, 2016 ZQuest Parent Group Meeting Minutes

September 8, 2016 PTO Meeting

1.       General Information

a.       Jil Hartman opened the meeting by introducing the PTO board:

Jil Hartman – President

Meredith Smedley – Vice President

Lisa Koppenol – Secretary

Tom Smolinski – Treasurer

b.      Jen Kroll presented a rough draft of a parent group website.  The website will be a central area to store information like when Box Tops are due, when Fork It Over will be held, links to the district, Leslie’s emails, and password protected pictures from events. 

c.       Everyone should have received an email from the ZQuestFamilies@gmail.com email address inviting them to the PTO meeting tonight.  If you did not, please send an email to that address so that you can be added. 

2.       Break out sessions

a.       Celebrations – Halloween class parties – contact your child’s teacher if you want to plan something, pumpkin feast parade, holidays around the world, March is reading month

b.      Enrichments – potential offerings are chess/checkers, art, drama, programming, photography

c.       Fundraiser – Fork it Over (auction, drinks, food, just adults) will be March 3, Color Run is June 17, car wash voucher sale will be Nov 1-30

d.      Service – clean beach, serve at food pantries, Kids Food Basket, valentines to soldiers, Haiti book donation

2016-2017 PARENT GROUP BOARD

President:            Jil DeVries Hartmann 

Vice President:   Meredith Smedley

Treasurer:            Tom Smolinski

Secretary:            Lisa Koppenol

Faculty:               Leslie Rindfliesch- Director
                             Courtney Pyle- Resource Room Teacher