Woolwich PTA

Meeting Minutes - December 8, 2011

2012-02-11T14:27:00.003-05:00

Woolwich PTA

Meeting December 8, 2011

Meeting called to order at 6:04 PM

Minutes from meeting held November 10, 2011 approved by all in attendance.

OLD BUSINESS:

Shop Til U Drop: raised approximately $1000 between tables, raffle, goodie walk; compared to approximately $200 last year.

Vendor Comments

Ø Complaint about being in the hall, not the gym

Ø Comment about extending the time for next year

Also may want to consider bumping the date up to before Thanksgiving next year to be more competitive with other fairs and due to early shoppers.

Cookie Walk: need to push for donations of holiday themed items, and fudge.

Ø Need more variety

Ø Need to advertise more

Suggestion to add food so we don’t loose shoppers around lunchtime. Need someone to head this up; possibly 8^th graders as part of DC fundraising.

Bookfair: Sold $1900 overall; $1000 of which was at STUD. Up $300 from last year’s bookfair that was held at this time.

Genevieve’s: we received the passes to Coco Keys finally; need to hand out to teachers for students who earned them.

Terracycle: total of 800

Boxtops: getting ready to start snowball fight. Debate about rules led to the following decisions:

Jennifer to send email to teachers including that they should contact her directly with questions and concerns.
As individual students bring in completed sheets of ten that student can choose which class to ‘throw’ that snowball at.
Any loose boxtops turned in will allow the class to decide which class to ‘throw’ the snowball at.

Ink Cartridges: Tracy set up the account at Staples in the name of Woolwich PTA, with Tracy’s email address and phone number as a contact. We can only turn in ten per month.

We can look into other companies for recycling since this one takes a limited amount per month.
Tracy will go back for clarification to see if the Staples Rewards expire. We can possibly set up additional accounts in different names to get around the limit.

NEW BUSINESS:

Movie Night: Fisher Mitchell is holding successful ones, why can’t we?

Author Visit: We won an author visit for the week after February vacation, valued at $1500, with an author by the last name of Lords.

Meeting adjourned 7:04 PM

Next meeting January 12, 2012, if needed.

Meeting Minutes - November 10, 2011

2011-11-29T15:48:00.003-05:00

Woolwich Central School PTA Minutes

November 10, 2011

Minutes from meeting held October 13, 2011 approved by all in attendance.

OLD BUSINESS

Spooktacular Dance-Deb O

· Over 200 people in attendance

· Made $xxx; this money will go towards the Mariner’s Compass at the new school

· Mr. Soule received a letter and verbal communication from concerned parents regarding the hallway being out of control and unsupervised as well as bullying issues in the boys bathroom

· Next dance need to continue to emphasize parents staying to chaperone their own children

Ø Do we need to monitor bathrooms?

Ø Need for more and/or better wording in announcements for dances

Ø Address when prepping for next dance

· Set-up and decorations looked GREAT! Better than last year

Boxtops: Jennifer P

· Submission sent in for November 1^st deadline; just under 15,000 ($1,500)

Terracycle: Kristin C

· First round that was collected was purchased by a private party for 4¢ each; double what Terracycle pays. Has a check for nearly $10.

Genevieve’s: Karen M

· Due to arrive Nov 22^nd; please sign up to help on volunteer site.

Ink Recycling: Tracy S

· Display/collection box under stairs by front door of school

· Collecting for 2 weeks; received 19 toner cartridges, but one 3 can be sent in because company that we are using will not take off-brand or refurbished cartridges.

· Needs log-in information; Karen to send to Tracy

· Via some research; Staples will take ALL cartridges, including the ones that we cannot send in and will pay us $2 each.

Ø They do not pay in cash; they pay in Staples dollars.

Ø Need to set up account with them to get started.

Ø Parents can also donate directly to Staples on behalf of school.

· Contact Gretchen S to see if she can still collect cell phones for recycling.

NEW BUSINESS

Shop Til U Drop: Karen M

· Bulk of vendors usually sign up in the last 30 days before the event

Ø Last year at this time we only had 21 vendors, as of now we already have 32.

· Need workers

Ø Deb Y volunteers to manage the cookie walk again this year.

Raised approximately $400 last year

Ask Mr. Lucas if Applebee’s will donate to-go boxes again

Need to put in newsletter

Ø Set-up; Friday afternoon for gym & hallway

· Decorations: for the once a month theme, need to buy Nov/Dec/Jan

Ø Vote to approve $100 for decorations; all in favor.

· Questions from vendors regarding advertising/decorations/Santa pics

Ø Want to purchase a large amounts of lights to also be reused for future events

Ø Should we have each class decorate a snowman/tree like they did with the scarecrows in the fall?

· Possible raffle of Kindle or Nook for event because iPod was such a success at Crop-n-Shop.

· May need to rent tables from Taylor Rental; need to think about paying the extra $100 for delivery because pick-up/return was a hassle last year.

More Fundraising: Karen M; need more ideas

· Bidding for Good-similar to an Ebay auction site

Ø 2 weeks in length

Ø Need more details; would this work for us? Karen to research.

· Sale of embroidered fleece blankets? Window Clings? Magnets?

· Shirts on hold due to vendor issues

Ø Stefanie will check into Mainely Embroidery about shirts and blankets.

· Stefanie suggests that we prepare to do something BIG for the new school when it opens.

· Karen notes the NEED for new ideas and someone to lead those ideas.

Boxtops-Jennifer P

· Trolley was a huge success; Mrs. Morin’s class won due to a last minute donation by a parent who won 1000 boxtops via the BTFE website.

· Just handed out turkey collection sheets for November.

· Would like to hold a Snowball Fight collection drive over Dec/Jan.

Ø Classes get to “throw” a snowball at the class of their choice for each 10 boxtops turned in. Need to use collection sheets to make this easier.

Ø The class with the least amount of snowballs thrown at them in the end is the winner; extra outside recess and some snow toys like the snowblock makers.

Ø One student will win a sled either by most turned in individually or by raffle (one entry for each collection sheet (10 boxtops turned in). Christa S may be able to help out with prizes.

Ø All in attendance in favor of this collection drive.

· Plan to hand out Valentine themed collection sheets in February.

· Suggestion to have the race for March/April/May be Kentucky Derby themed instead of racecar themed and have the prize coordinate (need to look into this).

Bookfair: Stefanie M

· Dates: Nov. 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1, 2, 3.

· Class Wish Lists

· Gift Certificates

· Need helpers for Shop Til U Drop

Other: Deb O

· New Superintendent would like to attend one of our meetings.

Meeting adjourned 7:04 p.m.

Next Meeting: December 8, 2011

SHOP TIL U DROP CRAFT FAIR -->> DEC 3RD

2011-11-06T19:32:00.004-05:00

Meeting Minutes - October 13, 2011

2011-10-16T07:02:00.004-04:00

Woolwich Central School PTA Minutes

October 13, 2011

The meeting was called to order by Karen M at 6:07 p.m.

Karen M began a brief discussion about the ongoing procedure for meeting minutes; will post on blog for members to read rather than taking meeting time to read aloud. All in attendance agreed and approved proposal.

Attendance was recorded.

Karen M proceeded directly into old business.

OLD BUSINESS

Book Fair-ended September 24

· Not as busy as usual. Still waiting on final numbers from Treasurer.

Crop-n-Shop-Saturday September 24

· Profited approximately $XXX

· Not many shoppers, but all vendors were happy.

· Worth doing again, possibly with more promoting.

Pure Art Fundraiser-ended October 11

· Raised approx. $XXX for Laura Devin.

NEW BUSINESS

Spooktacular Dance-October 28

· Working on arranging for a DJ; possibly Cory C (last year)

· Planning fortune teller, games, selling glow bracelets 50¢ each, pumpkin raffle, 50/50 raffle

· Working on arranging for cheerleaders to help out

· Snacks: pretzels, water

· Flyer going home tomorrow

· Need to set up on volunteer site

Set up 4-6 PM

Dance 6-8 PM

Clean up 8-9 PM

· Need to tape off DJ area, not doing hay bales again this year

· Usually raise approx $XXX; should funds from dance be dedicated to a specific need?

New School Requests-as asked by Tom Soule

· Help promoting brick sales once approval for sales comes through from school board

· PTA should purchase a brick to leave our mark on the new school

· Help raise or donate money to help purchase a granite mariner’s compass marker for walkway entrance; total cost $XXXX

· Proposed that we contribute some money towards this, but certainly cannot fund all of it.

· Concerns that the money we raise is meant to support students and teachers; this doesn’t really fall under that

· PTA maintains approx $XXXX in the bank accounts right now, so we are potentially financially able to contribute

· Vote to use Spooktacular Dance profits towards purchase of mariner’s compass

In favor 7

Against 1

Motion passed

Boxtops-ongoing

· Apple Theme-now through end of October; 1533 collected so far.

· Issue with turn-ins due to hoarding for boxtops race in the spring

· Discussion about incentive to turn in now; Karen M to check with Tom Soule about a possible Trolley Ride for winning class. PTA cover cost ($1 per student) and provide snack (apple)

· First turn in date is approaching; November 1^st

Terracycle-Juice Packets

· Jennifer P needs assistance picking up packet from classrooms weekly, especially grades K-2

· Kristin C offered to help; Karen M suggested the Kristin take over all of the responsibilities since Jennifer is handling boxtops.

· Kristin agreed to take responsibility for Terracycle; Jennifer will provide her will all the information that she needs.

Ink Jet Recycling-

· Need someone to take over responsibilities

· Already okayed with Betsy to place collection box under stairwell at entryway

· Tracy S offered to manage this

Cell Phone Recycling-

· Raised $XXX last year

· Collection box in office

National Mix It Up Day-October 18

· 8^th grade Woolwich Way team is organizing for 6-8 grade; approached by Mr. Striewski about volunteers to oversee lunch and help prompting kids to talk if needed

· Jennifer P clarified that we are actually holding the event for all grade levels at lunch that day. K-2 and 3-5 will sit at tables according to birth month.

· Need volunteers for all lunch sessions, 11:15-12:45. Michelle R, Deb O, Tracy S, Karen M, Jennifer P will be available to cover one or more lunch sessions.

Funding Request-

· Pols/Vise second grade: $XXX for Chewonki Nature History Bug Mobile

· Vote

All in favor

Approved

Genevieve’s-ends tomorrow, October 14, 2011

· Totaling meeting on Monday October 17^th at 6:30, location TBA

New PTA Organization-

· Bank account name changed

· Proposed bylaws passed out; please review and plan to vote on at Monday night meeting for Genevieve’s totaling

· Short discussion about bylaw wording, decision making, and voting procedures. Will address any proposed changes on Monday night.

Volunteer Website-

· Karen M will be posting upcoming opportunities, many discussed this evening

· Karen will also post for each scheduled PTA meeting to allow her to plan ahead for the number of members who will be in attendance

Meeting adjourned 7:10 p.m.

Next Meeting: November 11, 2011

PureArt Fundraiser

2011-09-30T09:05:00.000-04:00

Today, our PureArt Fundraiser will be coming home!!! Your child created a wonderful piece of artwork under the guidance of our Art Teacher, Mrs. Devin.

You have the opportunity to order your child's artwork made into fabulous cards, note cards, bookplates, matted artwork and other great gift items.

This local company also will give our school 60% OF THE PROFIT from this fundraiser ..... 60% of your total order will go directly to us!!! We are sure that you and your child will be delighted with this special way to send your holiday greetings, notes & postcards. We are so happy to be bringing this back again this year as it was a HUGE hit the last TWO years!! Look for it in your child's backpack this afternoon!

If ordering, please return your child’s artwork along with completed order form and payment. Please make checks payable to "WOOLWICH PTA". Return your completed order form and check to your child's classroom by Tuesday, October 11

Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2011

2011-09-23T06:00:00.004-04:00

Woolwich Central School PTC Minutes - September 15, 2011

The attendees introduced themselves. Stefanie M reported approximately $XXXX in the PTC account. Karen M proceeded directly into new business.

NEW BUSINESS

Book Fair-now through September 24

· Giving teachers $xx free each including discount

· Gift certificates for math packets are for free book up to $6.99, no discount

· Explanation of PTC view of book fair profits: generally a loss of money, but pass on what we would make to students and teachers in the form of discounts to put as many books in their hands as possible.

· Reminder to please place cash box under XXXXXX and key in XXXXXX.

· Notice that there is P.E. class held in the gym on Mondays until 11 and on Thursday & Fridays from 1:30-2:10, best not to have book fair open during those times. Also, no need to open until 9:00am due to new schedule change.

· Note from Stefanie M: please Z-out the register for an end of day report every day, and text her at 207-751-XXXX with any books needing reorder.

Crop-n-Shop-Saturday September 24

· Set up at 7am, attendees arrive at 9am.

· Need volunteers to help set up tables on Friday September 23 at 3pm.

· Idea presented to pump up student interest and encourage parents to attend by sending out a flier and form with raffle ticket for PTA purchased item (possibly a Nintendo DS).

Genevieve’s Fundraiser-October 3-14

· Biggest fundraiser of the year, we make a 50% profit.

· Delivery expected on November 22.

· No preparation needed, but will need volunteers to assist on delivery day.

· Prizes include a day pass to Coco Key indoor water park-based on sales and one gift certificate for hotel and 8 passes to Coco Key; it is suggested that we do not award this to the top sales winner, but rather pull a random winner.

Pure Art Fundraiser-September 30-October 7

· Local company; receive 60% of sales as profit directly to art budget, usually $800-$1000.

· Laura Devin is currently doing prep with the students.

· Delivery expected November 21.

· Need to change end date to the Oct 6 or 11 due to school closure for Columbus Day weekend.

Organization of PTC-

· Since the last meeting in May, Karen M has discovered operational issues with the set-up of the PTC.

· When Stefanie and Karen took over PTC five years ago they were told that the PTC fell under the school’s non-profit umbrella; this is not actually the case.

· Karen’s research over the summer led to two options going forward:

1.) Set up individual non-profit: this option is not realistic because PTC is so small and it would require hiring a CPA and/or an attorney.

2.) Change PTC to PTA and register under the Maine PTA/National PTA: Karen spoke with Maine PTA representative about the benefits, changes, and requirements.

Ø Access to full liability insurance for only $35/year.

Ø Need to install four traditional positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Ø Need to change name to PTA.

Ø Need to file with IRS and obtain EIN number.

Ø Pay annual dues to State PTA based on number of members at an amount of $4.75 per member.

Ø Need to pass bylaws.

Ø Need to take attendance and record minutes at every meeting.

Ø Treasurer needs to report monthly.

The attendees agree that option 2; changing to a PTA is the best option.

The attendance sheet is passed around the room and completed.

The traditional positions are elected with the following results:

President: Karen M

Vice President: Tracy S

Secretary: Jennifer P

Treasurer: Stefanie M

UPCOMING

Spooktacular Dance-October 28

· Deb O & Alaine L volunteer to organize

Budget Concerns-need more fundraising ideas

1.) Cookbook-Karen has already requested information from a company

Ø To make successful, need to get as many families involved as possible.

Ø Work on through fall/winter and make it a spring fundraiser.

Ø Obtain class rosters-adopt a classroom to boost recipe submissions.

Ø Include a Wellness section & Celebrity Section.

2.) Flower Bulbs-through Flower Power

Ø Check with Sherri Simmons because Woolwich Junior Athletics often does this fundraiser and we don’t want to duplicate.

3.) Water Bottles-need to reorder

Ø Request for translucent bottles please

Ø Karen to email out a sample

Ø This was a worthwhile fundraiser last time.

4.) Shop Til U Drop

Ø Now more directed towards craft vendors than direct sales vendors.

Once a Month Themed Lunch-October through May

· Wellness Committee approached PTC about handling this.

· PTC bought decorations (approx $20/month).

Boxtops-ongoing

· Apple Theme-now through end of October. Not a competition this time, just a way to boost beginning of school turn-ins.

· Plan to do racetrack theme again in the spring; big success this past spring with 7129 boxtops turned in over 12 weeks.

· Jennifer and Kristin co-coordinator. Katie S involved a little last year, but have not heard much from her. Stacey C volunteered to help in any way needed.

Terracycle-Juice Packets

· Collection buckets dropped off in each classroom and lunchroom

· Collected two large bags full in just two weeks at the end of last year, potentially a good fundraiser; we receive 2¢ per packet.

· Jennifer coordinating/collecting for this fundraiser.

National Mix It Up Day-October 18

· Karen M read about events being held nationally. Emailed Tom Soule, Beth Harrington.

· Need to make pledge, do decorations.

· Idea is to have students sit and eat lunch with someone new, that they don’t know, to increase tolerance.

· Jennifer proposed that the new 8^th grade Woolwich Way team take over this project as their first group activity.

Hannaford Helps Schools-September 4-December 3

· Beth Harrington signed WCS up and has passed to us to get the word out and organize.

· Karen to email Beth for more information.

· Have done this in the past, but has never been very successful.

Meeting adjourned 7:07 p.m.

WCS Eats the Rainbow

2011-05-08T06:16:00.002-04:00

Woolwich Central School Eats the Rainbow this week! The Bountiful Blue and Popular Purple platter on Thursday was Delicious with grapes, blue corn chips, blackberries and raisins. Friday's Wonderful White tray was filled with cheese, mushrooms, dried bananas, popcorn, apples and cauliflower-ask your student which color food they liked the best!

April 14th Meeting Cancelled ....

2011-04-12T07:45:00.001-04:00

Our normal PTC meeting is this Thursday, April 14th but I don't have any topics to discuss so we will be postponing until next month.

LOOKING FOR A FEW MIDDLE SCHOOL BABYSITTERS

2011-04-02T17:18:00.000-04:00

HOPING FOR A COUPLE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL BABYSITTERS FOR THE RSU1 BUDGET MEETING, MONDAY 6-8P.

CAN YOU VOLUNTEER AND HELP OUT SO THAT MORE PARENTS CAN ATTEND THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MEETING??

PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP AT WOOLWICHPTC@YAHOO.COM OR MESSAGE ON HERE IF YOU CAN HELP OUT!!!

BATH PTA HAS A COUPLE OF STUDENTS ALREADY AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WOOLWICH COULD PROVIDE THE SAME!! (PSSTTT ..... NOT CONVINCED? NEED A LITTLE SOMETHING TO NUDGE YOU? THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A "LITTLE THANK YOU" FOR YOU FROM THE PTC!! ;))

St Patty's Day Dance TONIGHT

2011-03-18T08:17:00.000-04:00

WCS parents....don't forget the Dance tonight....come win some awesome themed baskets....we even have some silent auction items!! 6-8 in the Huse Gym! Fun for the whole family!!

MidCoast Parents Connect Event ... Sign Up for a Table Talk

2011-03-10T08:23:00.001-05:00

Mid Coast Parents Connect has an event coming up on March 16th at the YMCA called Table Talk. Please click on the images below and they will enlarge for better viewing. Remember RSVP to attend this very informative event!

NO TEMPLES AVAILABLE TO ORDER!!

2011-03-07T17:22:00.001-05:00

WE JUST RECEIVED NOTICE THAT TEMPLES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ORDER!! SEE BELOW FOR EXPLANATION! PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ALONG TO ANY WCS FAMILIES YOU KNOW!! VERY IMPORTANT! THANKS!

Dear Coordinator,

We regret to inform you that we will be unable to offer Temples Oranges for your March sale.

The reason for this change is due to the "sugar/acid ratio" of the fruit. We have determined that sugar levels are very high and the acid levels are very low. While normally this is a very desirable characteristic in citrus, the ratios are far too extreme .

Simply put, the fruit left on the trees is too ripe to ship.

We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause.

FRESH FRUIT ORDER FORMS DUE THIS WEEK!!

2011-03-06T07:20:00.000-05:00

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR FRUIT ORDER FORMS IN TO WCS BY THIS WED, MARCH 9TH!! AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT OF OUR WONDERFUL WCS STAFF AND STUDENTS!! WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TOOLS FOR OUR WCS FAMILY THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS!! THANKS!

Mr. Striewski gets duct taped to the wall ...

2011-02-21T13:47:00.011-05:00

Recycle your old cell phones

2011-02-17T08:14:00.004-05:00

The PTC is going to be starting a new program to recycle old cell phones! This not only will raise $$$ for our school programs but will also help protect our landfills from the toxic substances that are found inside cell phones. There will be a new recycling box outside the main office at WCS for you to drop it them into, they are sent to a company that refurbishes them (yes, they will even take broken phones) and then sends them onto a variety of organizations including servicemen and women, homeless shelters, women's shelters, etc.

So, please search all those old "junk drawers" and dig out those cell phones!!

PTC Meeting - Wednesday, Feb 16

2011-02-12T20:24:00.003-05:00

Our next PTC meeting will be Wednesday, Feb 16 at 5:15pm in Mrs. Plummer's room. Hope to see you there!

Superintendent Forum

2011-01-31T16:24:00.001-05:00

PUBLIC FORUM: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011 IN THE BATH MIDDLE SCHOOL CAFETERIA AT 6:30 PM. The Board is looking for community input on qualities that the Board should seek in a new Superintendent.

RSU1 Survey

2011-01-31T16:16:00.002-05:00

The RSU1 Board of Education invites you to participate in a survey to help them better understand the values of the community as they work through the budget process for 2011-2012.

This survey is for residents, employees, students, parents- everyone who is a member of our community. The survey is brief and will take you only a few moments to complete. Click on this link to the RSU1 website, then click on the link in the upper left side for the survey.

Click here for the RSU1 Website

Snowflake Lunch

2011-01-17T07:08:00.000-05:00

We are looking for a few volunteers to come decorate the cafeteria for the monthly "themed" lunch this Wednesday, January 19th. January's theme is snowflakes. Please visit our volunteer website to sign up!

http://woolwich.my-pta.org/

As always, thanks for all your help!

December PTC Meeting - Monday, Dec 13

2010-12-08T10:26:00.001-05:00

We are going to reschedule our December PTC meeting from tomorrow, Thursday, Dec 9th to next Monday, December 13th at 6pm at MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE! They have $5 burger night and we thought it would be fun to enjoy a more festive meeting for the holidays!

Hope you can join us! PLEASE RSVP SO I KNOW HOW MANY TO MAKE RESERVATION FOR!! :)

MidCoast Parents Connect and a freebie!!

2010-11-17T12:06:00.006-05:00

Midcoast Parents Connect has provided a link to a great online program for parents and how to handle teen drinking and really relates to over the counter drugs, as well as, prescription drugs. Read below how to win some free STUFF! It is a great program to watch!

Click Here: Parents Online Program

1. Under New User type: engage

2. Click "Sign Up"!

3. Create a user name and password for yourself

4. Click on "Parent's Cafe" to start the course!

Remember, if you get interrupted once you start the course you can logout and return when you have more time and the program will remember where you left off.

We are excited to have this new resource to offer to busy parents who need advice on how to talk to their teens about the risks associated with underage drinking.

At the end of the course parents are given the option of completing a commitment statement that serves to remind you of the steps you plan to take to help your teen make healthy choices about drinking. As a way of saying thank you for completing the course, we will award $10 gift certificates to Subway or Regal Cinemas to the first 20 parents who email a copy of their commitment statement to prevention@midcoasthealth.com.

Genevieve Order to Arrive Friday, November 19th

2010-11-16T21:01:00.003-05:00

FYI ... the Genevieve Wrapping Paper Catalog order is due to arrive this Friday, November 19th!! Thank you for all your support of our fundraising efforts!!

If you have Little Wildcats, please try to make arrangements to pick your Wildcat up at the end of school on Friday, as these BIG boxes are hard for them to maneuver on the buses!

RSU1 School Baord Meeting - Monday, Nov 15 @6pm - West Bath Elem

2010-11-15T14:35:00.000-05:00

The RSU 1 administration is proposing a switch to standards-based grading from the 6th – 12th grade. We currently have this grading system until the 5th grade, but the plan is to extend this to 12th grade. The current scale is A+ to F- (......15 levels) for grades 6-12. This will be reduced to 4 levels (1-4) on a standards-based report card. If you’d like to have a voice on this topic before the School Board votes, please consider attending this meeting.

Hall-Dale School (RSU 2) switched to this report card. 140 parents signed a petition against it, but it made no difference. They are now finding that the 1-4 scale doesn’t have enough levels. The Superintendent of Schools in Yarmouth also proposed this through 12th grade, but the Yarmouth Board recently voted it down due to the objections of parents. Nancy Harriman will be presenting on the elementary report card at tomorrow’s meeting.

Shop TIl U Drop Craft Fair

2010-11-15T11:42:00.000-05:00

Spooktacular Family Dance

2010-10-25T13:03:00.000-04:00

Meeting Minutes from Septemeber 23, 2010

2010-09-24T09:32:00.010-04:00

Hi Everyone,

Wow wow wow ... it was exciting to see all the parents that came to our 1st PTC meeting of the 2010/2011 school year! It reminds me once again what a wonderful community and school we have that so many parents are interested in promoting and enhancing the education of our children! Without these parents and their willingness to help we would not be able to extend the learning opportunities of our students! THANK YOU! :)
~km

Meeting Minutes
1) Discussed the activities of the PTC over the summer.

a)Harbour Towne Inn - a HUGE thank you to Stefanie M for hosting any staff member interested to an overnight stay at the Harbor Towne Inn in Boothbay. Unbelievable comments from staff on this offer and how this opportunity was one of a kind and unlike any at other schools!
b) Teacher Welcome Back bags - once again we provided every classroom teacher with a welcome back bag of goodies and supplies on the first day of school.
c) Water - the first two days of school where beyond hot and we bought and served every staff member an ice cold bottle of water during the second day of school.

2) T-Shirts - we have three new tshirts available at great new low pricing of $8 per shirt. Sweatshirts will be added this coming week.

3) Pure Art Fundraiser - this is a fundraiser which all profits go to the Art Dept at WCS. Last year, we were able to add $1600 to the Art Dept budget through this fundraiser. Students are working right now on their artwork and it will be sent home on 10/4/10.

4) Genevieve Wrapping Paper - we have decided to go back with this company this year and the sale will start 10/11/10 - 10/25/10 with delivery +/- Nov 15. They have offered us a HUGE grand prize to hand out.

5) S.T.U.D - otherwise known as Shop Til U Drop Craft Fair will most likely be held on Dec 4 in the Huse Cafeteria. Date is tentative. Karen M and Deb Y to co-chair this event.

6) Please make sure to change your old suscom emails and resubscribe at the bottom of this blog with new comcast addresses.

7) Discussed adding a fruit fundraiser during January 2011. Details still to be worked out.

8) Box Tops for Education - Michelle R is stepping down at chairperson and Kristen C, Katie S and Jennifer P will tri-chair this fund raising.

9) Spooktacular Costume Family Dance - tentative date of Friday, Oct 29 to be held at Huse Cafeteria 6-8p. Deb O and Sarah S to co-chair this event.

Thanks, once again, to all who attended! And if you did not attend, we hope you will consider attending our next meeting! We meet the second Thursday of every month at 6pm!

First PTC Meeting Tonight, Thursday, Sept 23

2010-09-23T06:20:00.002-04:00

Just a reminder that our 1st PTC meeting is tonight, Thursday, Sept 23 at 6pm at WCS in the cafeteria!! Hope to see you there!

Scholastic Book Fair Schedule

2010-09-13T06:39:00.008-04:00

Book Fair Schedule

MONDAY, SEPT 20
8 - 12P: Deb Ouimette
12 - 3p: Jennifer Peavey

TUESDAY, SEPT 21
8 - 12P: Alane Larochelle
12 - 3P: Deb Young

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 22
9 - 12P: Karen Madden
12 - 3P: Jennifer Peavey

THURSDAY, SEPT 23
8 - 12P: Deb Ouimette
12 - 3P: Sarah Savard

FRIDAY, SEPT 24
8 - 12p: Deb
12 - 3p: Jen

NEW WOOLWICH WILDCATS T-SHIRTS

2010-09-09T08:57:00.004-04:00

WE HAVE BRAND NEW T-SHIRTS AT A BRAND NEW LOW PRICE!! $8.00 PER T-SHIRT AND A GREAT SELECTION OF COLORS, TOO!! SWEATSHIRTS WILL BE COMING SOON....STAY TUNED!!

T-SHIRT #1

T-SHIRT #2

T-SHIRT #3

SHOW YOUR WILDCATS PRIDE AND FASHION WITH A NEW T-SHIRT!!

Did your child have a longgg day yesterday....

2010-09-02T06:41:00.001-04:00

REMEMBER OUR WCS STAFF & BATH BUS STAFF ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THIS HEAT, NEW SCHOOL, LOADING @ SMALL SCH & NEW BUS ROUTES. DELAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. PREPARE YOUR KIDS FOR IT. DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO DRIVE YOUR KIDS WHILE BUGS ARE WORKED OUT. LET'S MAKE SURE TO GIVE THESE HARD WORKING FOLKS A BREAK AND A PAT ON THE BACK FOR A VERY TOUGH JOB! REMEMBER THEY ONLY WANT THE BEST FOR ALL STUDENTS!

IT IS FRUSTRATING AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO BE CONCERNED WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE .... BUT LET'S GIVE THESE HARD WORKING FOLKS A BREAK AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS A NEW LOCATION AND THERE WILL BE BUGS THAT HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT. THEY ARE MOVING 300+ STUDENTS TO A DIFFERENT TOWN IN ADDITION TO ALL THE SCHOOL CHOICE STUDENTS .... GIVE EM A BREAK AND A PAT ON THE BACK!!

Email Address Changes

2010-08-28T05:59:00.004-04:00

Wow, I'm not sure about anyone else but did this summer fly by or what??!! Amazing to believe school will be starting in just a few days!! I am really excited to get back and this year we have some new and exciting fund raising ideas and events!!

I wanted to remind all Comcast email subscribers that the service we use to send email updates out from this blog does not allow me to change email addresses. Please remember to scroll down to the bottom of the blog and resubmit your subscription with your new @comcast.net address.

Enjoy the last few days of summer!! ☼
~Karen

WCS Boat Raffle

2010-07-21T06:35:00.000-04:00

The two skiffs built by the Woolwich 7th graders this past year are being raffled off to help fund the program this coming school year for the Woolwich kids. This program NEEDS help from the community to stay "afloat". The skiffs are at Monsweag Roadhouse in Woolwich and at Rogers Ace Hardware in Bath.... Tickets are available there as well as by contacting Kelly Corbett. $20 gets you 5 tickets and a chance at owning one of these beautiful works or art. Can you help sell tickets? Donate to the Fine Art Auction? Give Kelly a call 522-4732 - e-mail thewoolwitch@yahoo.com. We will be setting up a display at Woolwich Days as well. Thanks!

Mrs Devin and Mrs Olsen get Paint Splattered for Box Tops for Education

2010-06-18T06:20:00.005-04:00

The final PTC collection of Box Tops for Education included the incredibly fun prize of the class that brought in the most Box Tops for Education labels could paint splatter Mrs Devin. The winning class was Mrs Olsen's First Grade class and an added bonus prize was Mrs Olsen agreed to be paint splattered, too!

Here are Mrs Olsen and Mrs Devin feeling very confident prior to being paint splattered! Who knew Mrs Devin had such great moves!

(click on any of the pictures to enlarge)

Let the paint splattering begin!!

First Graders are starting to get some more paint flying!

Second, Third and Fourth Graders watching in amazement! Don't they look fantastic in their matching t-shirts!! GO WCS!

Mrs Olsen and Mrs Devin are sure to be covered in paint soon!

Wow....talk about being covered in paint!! The PTC wants to say THANK YOU to Mrs Olsen and Mrs Devin for being such great teachers and willing to be paint splattered!!

Have a wonderful summer WCS Family and we will see you in the Fall at WCS at HUSE SCHOOL!! GO WILDCATS!

Teacher Appreciation Week Round-Up...

2010-05-07T14:16:00.002-04:00

This week was Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week at WCS! On Monday, we treated the staff to a variety of mixed fresh fruit trays in the staff room. On Tuesday, we served up some yummy veggie trays. On Wednesday, we had bowls filled with three different kinds of trail mixes for them to munch on. On Thursday, we replaced our traditional "Dunkin Donuts Day" with a healthy version of breakfast breads, muffins and croissants to fill them up. And today, they will each be receiving a pretty pink geranium with a "You Are Amazing" paw tag letting the WCS Staff know how awesome we think they are! Thought I'd post a couple of pictures and I am going to try to remember to do this more often so if you can not make an event, etc. you can still see what the PTC is up to!

Thank you for your support and have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Teacher Appreciation Week...

2010-04-21T15:34:00.004-04:00

May 3- 7
Have you hugged a teacher lately???
Show some appreciation to our WCS Teachers and Staff!!

PTC Meeting Minutes, April 15th and Additional Announcements

2010-04-17T07:51:00.011-04:00

At our meeting on Thursday, April 15th we approved the following funding requests:

~ Transportation for both Kindergarten classes to Wolf's Neck Farm
~ Chewonki presentation for both 2nd grade classes

We also discussed our annual wrapping paper fundraiser for next year. We will be using Genevieve's instead of Sally Foster, as Sally Foster has stopped their wrapping paper catalog operation.

In addition, we discussed the addition of a new fundraiser next spring which will be the sale of citrus. In anticipation of continued and larger funding needs in the upcoming years, we felt it was important to add this additional fundraiser.

Thank you to those who attended!!

The Woolwich Wellness Team is hosting a "Eat The Rainbow" week during the week of April 26 - April 30. They will be serving an afternoon snack to all students, each day, with a different color theme. (Monday = Red/ Pink, Tues = Orange, Wed = Green, Thurs = Blue/ Purple, Fri = Yellow) They are looking for volunteers to come and chop fruits and vegetables each day. They are also wearing clothing with that days color theme, in case you are interesting in wearing them too! Please go to our volunteer website - CLICK HERE TO GO - and volunteer!!

Michelle Rines has once again taken on the HUGE task of organizing the Book Swap in June. We need some volunteers for that event as well. She is looking for a volunteer to help her collect books from the bucket down near the library. We will also need volunteers for set up, working the swap and break down of the swap. Please go to our volunteer website - CLICK HERE TO GO - and volunteer!!

As always, thank you for all you do to support our students!!

PTC Meeting, Thursday, April 15th

2010-04-13T19:31:00.003-04:00

We will be holding our PTC meeting at 545p on this Thursday, April 15th. There is an RSU1 Board of Directors meeting at 6pm. We will meet just prior to go over a few things and then anyone who wishes can go to the Board of Directors meeting.

Thank you and hope to see you there!

Cabin Fever Tropical Dance a HUGE success

2010-03-29T09:26:00.002-04:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you........WOW..........we raised an amazing $700 for the RSU1 Swim Program at the Cabin Fever Tropical Dance on Friday night!!! We hope that everyone enjoyed themselves and can feel Spring right around the corner!
Thank you for your continued support and help! We have amazing families at Woolwich Central School!!!

RSU BOARD MEETING POSTPONED

2010-03-15T13:07:00.001-04:00

Tonight's RSU 1 board meeting has been postponed until Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00 PM in the MHS cafeteria.

RSU 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

2010-03-14T08:19:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow, Monday, March 15 at 6 pm the RSU1 Board is meeting and one of the key topics will be position cuts at ALL RSU1 schools. Woolwich Central School is going to have position cuts. If you have a child at WCS next year this is a meeting you do not want to miss. Your child will be directly effected by these cuts and this is your only chance to be heard before they pass the cuts. Please come to the RSU Board of Directors meeting on MONDAY, MARCH 15 at BRCTC (the Vocational School, right next to Morse) at 6:00 pm. Spread the word to other WCS families...this is our chance to stand up for our school, WCS staff and our students.

PTC Meeting - February 3rd at 6p

2010-02-01T14:45:00.002-05:00

WOOLWICH PTC MEETING ..... THIS WEDNESDAY, FEB 3 AT 6PM .... AT MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE!!!

We thought we'd mix it up a touch and meet at Montsweag for $5 Burger Night!! (Not sure this is in the Wellness Policy, but ..... ;) Please comment here or email us so we can get a count for a table. We will be discussing some funding requests, Cabin Fever Dance, etc. Hope you can join us!

Woolwich PTC is on Facebook...

2010-01-07T10:00:00.004-05:00

Woolwich PTC is on Facebook!! Just another spot to get updates and information about what's happening with the Woolwich Central School PTC!! Hope you will be our friend!!

Jan and Feb Meeting Info...

2010-01-07T07:06:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone enjoyed a fun filled and happy winter vacation!

Sally Foster orders arrived and I have only heard of a few issues. Please let me know if you have heard otherwise. I am canceling our January meeting next week. We have a bit of a lull in activities, so I felt there was not a great need to get out on a cold winter night. We will meet in February, however, I wanted to give you the heads up now that I am going to change the date to the first Thursday, February 4th. Our normal Thursday is the day before we head out on February break so I thought many might not be able to make that if traveling, etc.

Also, I have added Woolwich PTC to Facebook!!! I thought this could be another place where on the day of our meetings, etc. I could post a reminder. Please do not feel like you must "friend" Woolwich PTC, just thought it might serve as another spot of communication!

As always, thank you for all your support and time!! :)

Sally Foster Orders ...

2009-12-15T08:14:00.003-05:00

Sally Foster Orders are scheduled to arrive on this Thursday, December 17th! If you can volunteer to help with this delivery, please visit our volunteer website at http://woolwich.my-pta.org/

Shop Til U Drop 2009

2009-12-06T20:55:00.001-05:00

Click the picture below to go to our Craft Fair site...

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Shop Til U Drop

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Shop Til U Drop

2009-11-18T06:33:00.000-05:00

Calling All Crafters

The PTC will be hosting it's annual Shop Til U Drop Fair on Saturday, December 5th from 10a-2p. We are looking for any crafters, knitters, candle makers, woodworkers, hobbyist, etc. who would like to make some extra money and support this great event! We will be offering tables at $20...what a bargain! Tell anyone you know, they are welcome to participate!! All money made from this event will go towards new playground activities and toys for the next two years at Huse School!! This event will be advertised in the Times Record and announcements will be sent home to all students in RSU1 schools!!

Please email Karen Madden at woolwichptc@yahoo.com if you are interested in a table ASAP and come out and SHOP TIL U DROP all of these great items on Dec 5th!!

PTC Meeting - November 12, 2009 at 6 p.m.

2009-11-12T11:03:00.002-05:00

Our next PTC meeting will be Thursday, Nov 12 at 6pm at WCS. Hope to see you there!

H1N1 adn Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic Volunteers Needed...

2009-11-04T08:23:00.002-05:00

Please email Karen Madden at woolwichptc@yahoo.com if you can volunteer on Saturday, Nov 7 from 745a-12p at BMS for the H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic for WCS.

Spooktacular Family Dance Set Up

2009-10-28T07:48:00.002-04:00

Set up time for the Spooktacular Family Dance has changed to 4:15p.m. on Friday, Oct 30th!! Please make note of this change!

Spooktacular Family Dance, Friday Oct 30th

2009-10-28T07:45:00.002-04:00

SPOOKTACULAR FAMILY DANCE

All Goblins, Witches, Princesses and Ghosts are invited to the PTC Spooktacular Family Costume Dance! Join us on Friday, October 30, from 6:00 to 8:00PM for dancing, games, and snacks! Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes! Admission is $5 per family, and all K-6 students and their families are invited to join in this fundraiser to improve the playground facilities for the temporary move to Huse School next year.

Meeting - 10/8/09

2009-10-16T19:11:00.004-04:00

The following items were discussed at the PTC meeting on Thursday, Oct 8, 2009

PureArt Fundraiser - 60% of all orders goes to the WCS Art Dept. Orders are due back 10/16/09. Although, we can accept late orders until 10/21/09.
Sally Foster Wrapping Paper Fundraiser - Catalogs will be sent home on 10/21/09. Sale runs until 11/13/09. Delivery on 12/11/09. This year, Sally Foster is not attaching parent letter so we will have a meeting on Tues, Oct 20 at 11am at WCS to assemble the packets.
We have set up a new volunteer site. Please go to the site and register. We will now use this site for scheduling volunteer activities to stop the large number of emails that become confusing. The new web address is http://woolwich.my-pta.org
This blog will still be the location of all announcements, information and updates. We will use the other simply as a scheduling tool.
Spooktacular Family Dance - Sarah S and Beth H will be heading up this event to take place on Oct 30th. We decided funds raised during that event will go towards new equipment for the playground at the Huse School for use next year, as there is only a couple of swings right now for recess activities.
Shop Til You Drop - Tracy S and Karen M will be heading up this event. Most likely scheduled during 11/29-12/9 during the bookfair dates so we can open the bookfair during the event. Tracy and Karen will be looking into do we want to change it to a day event on Saturday vs. evening event during the week.
Share Center - we voted to spend $227.17 on 1/2 of the dues for the Share Center for teacher supplies.

PureArt Cards Fundraiser

2009-10-07T08:07:00.002-04:00

PureArt Fundraiser for WCS Art Department

Today, there is an folder in your child's backpack with an information letter, order form and your child's artwork for the PureArt Fundraiser for the Art Department. Students at Woolwich have created artwork for use in the fundraiser. PureArt will take your child's artwork and reproduce it onto different gift items. A variety of items, including Holiday Cards, Note Cards, Postcards, Checkbook Covers, Framed Prints and other items can be purchased with your child's artwork on it. The Woolwich Art Department will receive 60% of the total sales. If interested, you can go to www.zazandmoe.com/PureArtCards.html to see what the products look like. If your child has finished more than one piece of artwork, you can order items using different artwork on each item. Make sure to fill in the description column on the order form. Make checks payable to Woolwich PTC. All orders must be in no later than Oct 16th (next Friday). PureArt is a Maine company and we are excited to be able to offer a fundraiser and support a local company. If you are placing an order, please make sure to send back the folder, plastic sleeve, your child's artwork, order form, and payment. In an effort to recycle, if you are not ordering, please send back the folder and plastic sleeve as these can both be reused. Thank you for your support!

PTC Meeting - Oct ober 8, 2009...

2009-10-05T21:12:00.001-04:00

Our next PTC meeting will be this Thursday, Oct 8th at 6pm at WCS. We typically meet in the middle school wing and our meetings last about 1 hour. Hope you can join us!

Volunteers needed...

2009-10-05T10:33:00.002-04:00

We are looking for volunteers on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 6-7 from 2-3pm at WCS. Volunteers will be "stuffing" artwork into plastic sleeves for our fundraiser.

Please email woolwichptc@yahoo.com if you are able to volunteer.

As always, thank you for your support!

PureArt Cards Fundraiser

2009-09-16T10:34:00.004-04:00

This year, we have added a new fundraiser which will benefit the Art Department. PureArt Cards (click name to go to their website) is a local company in Portland which makes holiday cards, checkbook covers, note cards, necklaces, etc. using YOUR child's artwork. Over the next three weeks, Laura Devin will be having every student at WCS make a piece of artwork. On Oct 9th, a packet will go home to parents on ordering information. When a parent places an order, they will receive it all with their child's artwork on it. We will profit 60% of all orders which is incredible! All products will be delivered back to parents before Thanksgiving break.

Updates

2009-09-14T15:11:00.004-04:00

It was great to meet some new faces and see returning parents at the WCS Open House last week. Because that event took the place of our normal meeting, I wanted to touch base on a few items:

1) Scholastic Book Fair - Our first book fair of the year starts on Monday, Sept 21 thru Friday, Sept 25th. It will be open during normal school hours. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Stefanie McElman at mainco@suscom-maine.net. Shifts for volunteers are 8a - 12p and 12p - 3p.

2) Sarah Savard is looking into whether we could hold a "Trick or Trunk" in the parking lot followed by a family dance on Oct 30 or 31st. Will update everyone as information is gained.

3) Laura Devin would like us to split the cost of the Share Center this year again. It is based on how many students we have and as I get the final amount needed I will update.

4) Our new wrapping paper catalog, Sally Foster Fundraiser will begin Oct 26 - Nov 13th.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Oct 8 at 6p at WCS. Hope to see you all soon!
~Karen

First Meeting of 2009-2010...

2009-08-28T11:17:00.009-04:00

Hard to believe that school started today! Hopefully all of the kids had a successful day!

Our first meeting is going to be a "Meet and Greet" on Wednesday, September 9th, 530pm at WCS. Our normal meetings will be held on the second Thursday of the month. Due to scheduling conflicts this months will be on Wednesday. This evening is also the WCS Open House and so we thought it might work if people were planning on coming to the school for the open house, they stop in first for a fast, casual meeting and then head to their child's classroom. Instead of having to come to the school two nights in the week. We will set up a table in the cafeteria to, hopefully, meet some new parents and also should be able to discuss a few items we have so far.

In addition, our first Scholastic Book Fair will start September 18th!!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and I hope to see all of you soon!!

Last PTC Meeting of 2008-2009 Year...

2009-06-11T10:04:00.002-04:00

The PTC will be holding it's last meeting of the year tonight, Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. We thought it would be fun to go out to dinner and are planning on meeting at Montsweag Roadhouse at 6:30 p.m. If you would plan on attending and have not said so yet, please email Karen Madden at woolwichptc@yahoo.com since we are making reservations.

Thanks for a wonderful year and all your hard work! Have a great summer and see you in the fall!!

Book Swap

2009-05-08T11:00:00.001-04:00

BOOK SWAP - BOOKS NEEDED!!
Time to clean out those bookshelves and donate kids books to the WCS BookSwap (which will take place on June 4th). We need children's and young adult books in good condition. We especially need books for 5th-8th grade. Please take the time to see what you don't need anymore, and send them in for donation. (there is a collection bin near the WCS library). In return, your child will come home on June 4th with some new reading material for themselves!
Thank you for your efforts!!

Adopt-A-Book Project

2009-05-08T10:59:00.000-04:00

An incredible 69 books were purchased through donations made towards the Adopt-A-Book Project!! Thanks for all your support!!

Staff Appreciation Week

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Monday - Fruit and Coffee - Libby F
Tuesday - Donuts & Muffins - Sarah S
Wednesday - Bagels, Cream Cheese and Juice - Kelly H
Thursday - Veggie and Dip - Maggie G
Friday - Staff gift - Karen M

Please make sure to have your "items" in the Teacher's room by 8am on your day! If you have a problem doing so, please let me know before hand!

Scholastic Buy One - Get One FREE Book Fair

2009-04-13T13:57:00.002-04:00

Here we go again!! This is our "Buy One-Get One Free" (BOGO) Book Fair ~ May 1 - May 13, 2009.

Check out: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/woolwich

We are always in need of volunteers to work the book fair. If you are interested please email mainco@suscom-maine.net

PTC Meeting - March 12, 2009

2009-03-13T07:11:00.004-04:00

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the PTC Meeting last evening.

Items discussed:

1) RSU #1 Art Show - April 2, 2009 from 5-7pm. Laura Devin is looking for volunteers to set up art work at Dike Newell School. If you are able to do so please go anytime during school hours on April 2nd to Dike Newell. Any amount of time is appreciated. In addition, she was looking for people to bake cookies for that evening and (no surprise) we have enough volunteers to make 12 dozen cookies! Thanks ladies!!

2) Adopt a Book fundraiser for the library is on hold until we see what money is received from the stimulus package the RSU should receive. We will look at again in two weeks and see where things stand.

3) Michelle Rines gave us a update on Box Tops for education money. She has submitted our box tops for this year and we will receive $1130.40!! A HUGE thanks to Michelle for all she has done with this program. Michelle is interested in seeing if someone else would like to either take over or assist her in organizing the program. Please, see either Michelle or myself if you think you could help. Michelle has handled this for a few years and now would be a good time for someone else to step up and help her. Please consider this volunteer opportunity. It is a great opportunity for someone who can't always make the meetings but still wants to be involved with the PTC as most of the organizing is done at home.

4) Cabin Fever Dance - I will be speaking with Tom Soule to find a date we can hold the dance. The plan is to do very similar to last years dance with baskets, etc. Last year we had +/- $1200 donated to the PTC through this one evening fundraiser. Volunteers for each grade will be needed to assist in collecting basket items. More info to follow.

Once again, a HUGE thanks to all for your help and support!

PTC Meeting - Thursday, Feb 5, 2009

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The February PTC meeting will be moved to a new date of February 5, 2009 at 6 p.m. at WCS.

Our meeting was to be on February 12 but the WCS February vacation starts on Feb 14th, so in an abundance of caution, we are going to move it to the week prior so we don't have too many members missing it if they are traveling. In addition, since December's meeting was canceled due to weather and January's meeting was canceled due to the straw vote, we need to meet for a few funding requests that have been received.

Please mark you calendars and join us on February 5 at 6 p.m.

MEETING CANCELLED FOR JAN 8, 2009

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Our monthly meeting, which is normally in the 2nd Thursday of every month will be canceled for January 8 due to the straw vote for the new school.

We encourage you to come to WCS instead to cast your vote!! Straw vote starts at 6pm at WCS.

Our next meeting will be in February!!

Meeting - Thursday, December 11th @ 6 p.m.

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Don't forget our next PTC meeting will be on Thursday, December 11th at 6 p.m. at WCS. Hope you can join us!!

SHOP TIL YOU DROP

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Woolwich PTC

Shop ‘Til You Drop Evening

Wednesday, December 3rd from 6:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.

The Woolwich PTC will be hosting its holiday shopping event of the year, December 3rd from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. We are contacting you because you participated in our event last year and we want to extend an invitation for you to participate this year.

Event Details:

Wednesday, December 3rd from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. Flyers are being sent home to over 1000 student homes in RSU 1, including Woolwich, Bath , West Bath , Phippsburg and Arrowsic. The event will be advertised in the Times Record.
Cost of table is $20.00 payable to Woolwich Central School PTC.
Set Up Time – Set up will be from 5pm – 6pm . Please make sure to be at the school to ensure that set up is finished before the shoppers will arrive.
Table Decorations – You will be provided your classic folding banquet table for display. You will need to provide all decorations, linens and display items. We have promoted this as a “ Holiday Shopping” event. Festive tables would be very attractive, however, it is entirely up to you how you display items.
Shopping will be from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Woolwich Central School Gymnasium – school address is 137 Nequasset Rd, Woolwich. Nequasset Rd is off of Route 1, approx 2 miles north of the Carlton Bridge in Bath . If you need to Google directions use the address above.

If you are interested, please email:

woolwichptc@yahoo.com

Meeting Date Changed...

2008-11-07T06:32:00.003-05:00

We will not have our meeting on Thursday, November 13th. Instead, we need to meet earlier in the week to calculate orders from the Great American Catalog sale.

Our meeting for November will be held on Wednesday, November 12th at 6 p.m.

Catalog Distribution...

2008-10-15T14:58:00.003-04:00

**Correction of Date**

We have changed the date which volunteers are needed to distribute catalogs. We realized that 7th and 8th graders are not going to be at school on Thursday, Oct 23 or Friday, Oct 24.
If you are able to volunteer, please meet at the school on Wednesday, Oct 22 (instead of Thursday) at 9:30 a.m.

Again, Thank you for your help and support!

PTC Meeting - October 9, 2008

2008-10-15T07:14:00.010-04:00

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the PTC Meeting last Thursday. I apologize it has taken me so long to update this post. Sometimes life just gets in the way of my plans!

A huge thanks to all who helped during Open House...WOW, have we ever seen an evening like that? The numbers are still being calculated with Scholastic, however, it will most likely be one of our largest ever!

I can not express my gratitude to those who gave up time in your child's classroom to support the PTC and this bookfair. In addition, a HUGE thanks to Stephanie McElman who worked tirelessly on making the evening a success! Thanks again!

Items discussed at meeting:

1) Great American Catalog Fundraiser will begin on Oct 27 for two weeks. The catalogs will arrive at the beginning of Oct 20th week. Volunteers are needed to distribute catalogs to classrooms on Thursday, Oct 23rd. We want to really "talk this fundraiser up" as it is the largest one of the year.

2) T-shirt/Sweatshirt sales at the Open House were outstanding this year! We sold $297 that evening, which is well above our normal sales on that evening.

3)Bookfairs - This year we are adding an additional bookfair during the month of November. So, we will have upcoming bookfairs in Nov, Feb and Apr. We discussed/approved making up "Bookfair Bucks" to give to teaching staff to use to "purchase" their $25 gift from PTC. The list currently being used has a large problem with control and this will help in solving that issue.

4) Shop Til You Drop - Discussed that we have already got vendors calling to be involved. This was a very successful evening fo the PTC last year and hopefully will continue to grow each year. This year we will coordinate with our Nov bookfair and parents/customers can shop at both the event and bookfair that evening. We are also going to offer to the Cheer leading team an opportunity to "babysit" during event and give them those funds to go towards their fundraising goal for the Orange Bowl trip.

5) We discussed/approved paying for the Share Center. This was submitted by Laura Devin and we had supported last year. She is going to try to "talk it up" with other staff with the hopes that they will utilize this benefit as well.

6)We are going to host a family costume dance on Saturday, Nov 1st. In an effort to give back to our community, we will be charging a nominal admission fee and all food sales will benefit "Fuel For Friends" which benefits local families struggling to pay for heating fuel. Many of these families may be RSU 1 families.

7) We discussed/approved purchasing a used cash register from Betsy Lane for $25. This will replace the cash box and provide more control over the bookfair money.

Once again, a huge thanks for all your help and support!

Come join us for our next meeting...

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Come join us for our next PTC meeting, tomorrow, Thursday, Oct 9th at 6p.m. at WCS!!

PTC Meeting - September 11, 2008

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We would like to thank everyone who attended our first meeting of the year! What a great turnout!

Since we had so many new parents in attendance, we spent a fair amount of time describing what the PTC's role has been, what fundraisers we have held and general procedures we follow.

We also discussed the following projects/ideas:

1) Scholastic Bookfair - Our first bookfair will be held during school hours 9/15/08 - 9/19/08. The PTC makes no money on this, instead we offer our percentage as a discount percentage for students to be able to purchase reduced priced books. For this bookfair all books are 30% off the retail price. We hope this will enable more students to enjoy more books than they might otherwise have access to. The PTC also give each teacher $25.00 towards their purchases for classroom books. We also normally give the Library $100.00 for purchases, however, we voted to give $300.00 for this bookfair. A sign up sheet of parents to volunteer time to "work" the bookfair is located at the Front Office of the school. Thanks to all who are able to help!

2) Great American Catalog - Our catalog fundraiser will begin 10/27/08 for two weeks. Our profit is 50% of all prices listed in the catalog. This is a new company that we have not used before. We have a local representative, which will be very helpful. The catalog was passed around for everyone to view.

3) BoxTops For Education - Michelle Rines discussed how the program works and last year we made approximately $1200.00 from tops turned in. She is gong to work on updating our collection box at the Woolwich Town Hall.

4) Campbell's Soup Labels - Jen Brown discussed the benefits of these labels. In the past, we have not had an organized effort to collect these labels. She has taken on organizing this program and more information will be available in the coming weeks.

5) Share Center - A center located in Lewiston and Topsham where, once you are a member, schools can go and pick out unlimited supplies, FOR FREE, to use. Laura Devin has requested the PTC fund the membership, which should cost approximately $400.00. She will forward more information as she receives it.

6) Readathon or Spellathon - we discussed the possibility of sponsoring a reading or spelling marathon. Jen Brown is going to investigate what teachers interest level of involvement is and explore the idea further.

7) Can Tab Fundraising - We discussed the fundraising thru collecting can tabs. Kelly Holbrook suggested we possibly find a local charity or one that is somehow connected with WCS. Tabs are collected and turned in for money and would be a great way to give back to our community.

Once again, a HUGE thanks to all for your help and support!

New WCS Sign...donated by the PTC

2008-08-24T17:23:00.001-04:00

The new school sign project is finished.
A HUGE thanks to Norm Bachelder and Pat Harrington for setting and installing the sign!! The pictures show a white film over the case windows, which will be removed once school starts. Behind that film is a track-like system which lettering can be used to post information.

WELCOME TO THE NEW PTC BLOG

2008-06-11T17:20:00.000-04:00

As we all leave for the summer, the Woolwich PTC would like to thank all parents, staff and students for all your help and support this year. We are so fortunate to have such a great community.

We have created this blog to keep parents and staff informed of what the PTC is doing, what needs we might have for volunteers, what events are approaching, etc. We know life is very busy with responsibilities that may prevent attending meetings. We do not want you to feel that just because you can not make a meeting you can not be involved with the PTC. There is a location on the right side of the blog where you can sign up to receive emails when this blog is updated with new information and we hope you will stay informed through that service.

Have a wonderful, relaxing and safe summer and we hope you check back here in the fall!