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St. Joseph PTO ![]()
Working together for the education of
our
children February,
2010
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Agenda
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Your PTO Needs YOU!
PTO
reimbursement/purchase request form
St. Joseph Room parents, here are some ideas to help you with party
planning. If you come across some good websites or party ideas
please
contact the school and we will post them on this website.
Please take a look at the PTO By-Laws.
| Original Works | Can Day | PTO By-Laws | Chat & Chew |
| On Target | PTO Minutes | Suggestions? Email Us | Chat & Chew Sign-up |
| PTO Committees | Room Parent List | Chat & Chew guidelines |
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St. Joseph Education Center's PTO Committees 2009-2010 |
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| PTO Board: | |
| Co-chair Presidents |
Kristina Smith Michelle Carlstedt |
| Co-chair Vice Presidents | Jennifer Doering Dianna Andresen |
| Secretary | Melanie Yunger |
| Treasurer | Teresa Hartman |
| Religious Activities: | |
| Catholic Schools Week Catholic Schools Week Committee will host and prepare for a reception at the 10:30 Mass at the start of Catholic Schools Weeks in January. They will also coordinate with Mrs. Carter different activities and fundraiser for that week for the school. In the past, they have purchased such items as buttons, bracelets and candy bars for the students. |
Joy Hall |
| Confirmation Breakfast Traditionally chaired by a 7th grade parent who is responsible for organizing the 8th Grade Confirmation Breakfast. Plans from previous committee chairpersons, volunteers & a budget is provided. This committee is active during 2nd semester with the event generally taking place in April. |
Julie Campbell |
| First Communion Breakfast First Communion Breakfast Committee will host a breakfast on the Monday morning following First Communion for the 2nd Grade, along with their 8th Grade Prayer Partners. Breakfast includes donuts, bagels, water, juice boxes, fruit and a small gift for each 2nd grader. |
Alicia Moylan Becki Regan |
| First Communion Robes First Communion Robes Committee will measure each 2nd grader for a First Communion Robe. They will also make sure each robe is returned before school is out for the summer and that the robes are clean for the following year. |
Jodi Hendrix |
| Baptism Renewal Baptism Renewal Committee will prepare and host a reception of cookies and lemonade for the 1st graders and parents after the Baptism Renewal. In addition, they will work with the 1st grade teachers in helping each student in making a felt scarf for their Baptism. |
Katie Marx Francie Buffon |
| 8th Grade: | |
| Activities Fund Raising In charge of finding and running the fundraisers to cover the costs of the mandatory fees associated with graduation, namely the cap & gown rental and the 8th grade/2nd grade prayer partners picnic lunch. This past year's fundraisers were the chocolate Advent Calendars and the Butterbraids pastries. |
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| Graduation Breakfast 8th Grade Graduation Breakfast Committee is hosted by the 7th Grade parents for the 8th Grade students and their parents the morning after graduation. Breakfast includes items such as casseroles, bagels, fruit and juice. |
Seana Yearsley Camilla Hamilton Ginger Umscheid Michelle Funk |
| Graduation Video (co-chairs) Responsible for putting together a memorable DVD usually shown either at the 8th grade breakfast or graduation party. The committee sends an initial letter itemizing what pictures they will need from each student and is then responsible for collecting those pictures which are then used to make the video and re-distributed usually with the completed DVD to the students. Also, music that will play with the pictures is chosen. Also, organize payment for the videos, distribution of the purchased videos, and provide or rent the projector needed to play the video at the graduation site of choice. The committee can opt to make the video themselves if they have access to scanners, software, etc. & someone with that experience, or use one of several vendors who will put the video together for you & provide those vendors with your music selections. |
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| Activities/Fundraising | |
| Ways and Means: | |
| Best Choice/Campbell Labels Responsible for organizing volunteers to help with collecting, counting labels which are then turned in to redeem for each program’s items for the school. Upon redemption, chairperson will place order depending on various needs at the school to be filled. |
Margaret Schemmel |
| Box Tops/Tyson Labels Responsible for organizing volunteers to help with collecting, counting & bundling labels which are then turned in to redeem for each program’s items or cash for the school. Upon redemption, chairperson will place order depending on various needs at the school to be filled. |
Laura Alvarado |
| Can Day Organizes & leads volunteers in the monthly Can Day collection of aluminum cans during morning drop-off, then loading & hauling cans to recycle location. Volunteers are needed for a couple hours once per month along with use of pick-ups. |
Joann Lavery |
| Sally Foster/Cookie Dough Fundraiser (co-chairs) Co-chairs responsibilities include coordinating sale & delivery dates with school & EEC administration, promoting sale thru displays, contests, etc. Also, organizing and coordinating volunteers for packet labeling, sale kick-off, order tallying, product delivery and product pick-up times. The majority of time involved with this committee takes place from mid-August through delivery in late October. Responsibilities also include a couple planning meetings in late spring & mid summer. A sales rep & customer service reps from Sally Foster are available and very helpful through the whole process and materials are provided to you for promotion ideas. PTO also provides a list of volunteers to you. |
Shannon Foley Katie Marx |
| Butter Braid Fundraiser Co-chairs responsibilities include coordinating sale & delivery dates with school , promoting sale thru displays, contests, etc. Also, organizing and coordinating volunteers for order sheet labeling, sale kick-off, order tallying, product delivery and product pick-up times. The majority of time involved with this committee takes place from mid-Feb through delivery in March. Responsibilities also include contacting sales rep from Butter Braids who is available and very helpful through the whole process. Materials are provided to you for promotion ideas. PTO also provides a list of volunteers to you. |
Dena Andresen |
| Skating Parties/Power Play Chair is responsible for organizing & promoting once per month, alternating between skating parties & Power Play events, by working with school administration and places of business to schedule dates. |
Joy Hall |
| Used Uniforms Most activities for this committee take place before school resumes and during the 1st quarter of the school year. Responsibilities include organizing and conducting three sales per year (August, October, and May). Uniform inventory is organized in storage bins. Volunteer list will be provided with individuals available to help sort & organize uniforms as well as assist during sale times. |
Julie Campbell |
| Wrap Pacs Wrap Packs are pre-packaged school supplies offered to the EEC and all grades at St. Joseph School. Co-chairs responsibilities include coordinating sale & delivery of supplies at Final enrollment. Volunteers are needed to help organize delivery of items to families at final enrollment. |
Laurie Marchio Debbie McAllister |
| Calendar/Planner Committee Most activities for this committee take place during the 2nd semester when the chairmen determine the number of planners to order and cost per planner. Order forms generally are distributed in April. Final calendar information is obtained from school administration and provided with Action Agenda in July. Planners are available for distribution at Final Enrollment. |
Michelle Klein Tanya Lannon |
| Spirit Shop Spirit Shop Committee is a fundraising committee that supports the St. Joseph PTO. Committee looks for items to show our spirit and to sell to the student body and parents. Items in the past included, chairs, blankets, license plates and clothing. |
Michelle Carlstedt Kristina Smith |
| Kathy Bintner Scholarship Fund Kathy Bintner Scholarship is a fundraiser to help families in need of help with St. Joseph Catholic School tuition. The fundraiser is in September and in the past we have sold artwork from each student from Original Works. All proceeds go to help those families in need of financial assistance. |
Mary Ivey |
| Old Shawnee Pizza Chair is responsible for arranging pizza party with the winning class each month and picking up & delivering the pizza on those days. |
Kristina Albright Kristie Brady |
| Membership / Publicity: | |
| Art Smart Art Smart brings famous works of art to the classroom thru volunteers who love to spend time in the classroom with the kids. There is absolutely no Art experience necessary - all art work is available in the Library. Appointments are set between the volunteer (one volunteer per grade) and the teachers usually once or twice a month (depending on teacher’s availability). Each visit last about 15 to 20 minutes per class totaling 45 minutes a month per volunteer. Volunteers are organized by committee chair with a list of interested volunteers provided. |
Kerri Paflas |
| Chat N' Chew Chair is responsible for setting dates and coordinating volunteers for small groups that meet 2 times during year to discuss a pre-selected book over lunch. Books are appropriately assigned per grade. |
Marie Jones Giovanna Michaelis |
| Cultural Arts The Cultural Arts Committee supplements the St. Joseph education with scheduled programs highlighting different art forms and various contemporary interests. The goal is to stimulate creative thinking. |
Teresa Hartman Debbie Moeller |
| Field Day Coordinate volunteers to oversee all event stations. Miss Monroe will determine events. Chairman will meet with her to determine volunteer needs & coordinate volunteer group to oversee each station. Chair also is responsible for having water on hand & volunteers to man this station too. Field Day takes place in the Spring toward the end of the school year. |
Jillian Pattison Erin Russell Lyn McMahon |
| Ice Cream Coordinator Chair is responsible for coordinating volunteer coverage to serve ice cream during lunch periods on most Wednesdays through the school year. |
Becky Skaggs |
| Library Volunteer Coordinator Chair is responsible for coordinating volunteers to help in the library as needed through the school year to help support our library staff. |
Joann Lavery |
| Library - Special Project/Book Fair
Committee Two Book Fairs are held during the school year in October & May. The committee organizes volunteers for: Book Fair set-up, customer check outs during the Book Fair and tear-down when they are over. Both of the Book Fairs help generate income for our school and the Media Center |
Becky Regan |
| Prayer Committee Chair is responsible for coordinating communication among participants of prayer requests that have been received and including those in our school & parish families that need our prayers. |
Lisa Berberick Missy Rose |
| Recess/Playground Equipment Chair is responsible for communicating with the teachers/staff of any equipment needs throughout the year & purchasing those items. A budget is provided by PTO for these needs. |
Tammy Brull |
| Room Parent Coordinators Chair is responsible for assigning room parents for each class through providing sign-up sheets for interested volunteers at Final Enrollment, then conducting a draw to determine who the room parents will be for each class. Chair will also provide the room parents with information regarding party dates, guidelines and responsibilities and is available to answer questions regarding these things. |
Kim Owens |
| Scholarships Chair is responsible for coordinating time for volunteers to review 8th grade scholarship essays and choose the four student recipients. List of volunteers will be provided. |
Cynthia Weber |
| Staff Appreciation Members of this committee work to recognize the wonderful work of our St. Joseph school staff throughout the school year. Members of this committee, under the direction of committee co-chairs, participate about once a quarter in activities such as providing monthly luncheons or treat days for the staff, a pot-luck style dinner for the staff during fall conferences and by helping out with staff recognition activities during Staff Appreciation Week in May. |
Tammy Brull Margaret Sarver |
| Welcoming Committee This committee has the privilege of welcoming new families to the school, helping them to make new acquaintances and answer questions. Chair is responsible for organizing one or two gatherings prior to the beginning of school. Plans from previous committee chair along with budget will be provided. PTO board will assist in gathering volunteer assistance as necessary. |
Kerri Paflas |
__Room Parents__
| Kindergarten | 1st | ||||||
| Mrs. Fox | Dena Andresen | Tina Kean |
Mrs. Borgmeyer |
Ann Dervin | Erin Barrett | ||
| Mrs. King | Lyn McMahon | Maggie Vielhauer | Mrs. Council | Tracy Colhour | Marisha Smith | ||
| Mrs. Schulte | Erin Cooley | Kristina Albright | Ms. Morrissey | Francie Buffon | Teresa Hartman | ||
| 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
| Ms. Nusbaum | Tanya Lannon | Nancy West | Mrs. McCarter | Keri Paflas | Kristina Smith | ||
| Mrs. Schmidt | Karen Brandl | Jillian Pattison | Mrs. Sher | Tiffany Sierra | Erin Russell | ||
| Mrs. Nachbar | Michelle Klein | Kristy Brady | |||||
| 4th | 5th | ||||||
| Mrs. Glavin | Teresa Goode | Jeannie Gaul | Mrs. Ankrum | Julie Gadwood | Patti Ritchie | ||
| Mrs. Novosel | Jennifer Crane | Need someone | Mrs. Lysaught | Cynthia Weber | Jeanette Wheeler | ||
| Mrs. Mulvany | Shannon Franco | :Lori Turner | |||||
| 6th | 7th | ||||||
| Mrs. O'Toole | SharonPowell | Carla Duncan | Mrs. Ohmes | Marie Jones | |||
| Ms. Boydston | Kim Belfield | Kristi Goetting | Mr. Dailey | Joann Lavery | |||
| Mrs. Nelson | Thea Rasins | Jodi Hendrix | Mrs. Patterson-Reddin | Julie Campbell | Amie Novosel | ||
| 8th | |||||||
| Mr. Neff | Teresa Ebel | Doug Kean | |||||
| Mrs. Nowak | Debra Motes | ||||||
| Mrs. Zanatta | |||||||
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ORIGINAL WORKS No.
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Dear St. Joseph Family: Again, this year our school’s PTO has teamed up with Original Works, the No. 1 art-based program in the country, to offer a very special program that allows you to have your child’s very own artwork reproduced into a number of professional, full color products. Grades Kindergarten through 5th will be creating their artwork in school. Grades 6th, 7th and 8th, after instruction from Mr. Mueller, will be creating their artwork outside of school. A packet will be sent home with your child on October 15 with your child’s artwork, a brochure displaying all the products, an order form and a letter detailing the program. All items that you order, along with your child’s artwork, will be delivered back to you the second week of December, just in time for Christmas. Please make checks payable to St. Joseph PTO. This program is different than last year’s program in that there is no magnet to preview and return. Please read the “Dear Family” letter that is sent home in your packets on October 15 for detailed order information. All of the products available for purchase through this program make great Christmas gifts. Some ideas and suggestions that people have shared with me are as follows: purchasing a quilt block every year with your child’s artwork and sewing those together as a gift to them in the future; giving your child a journal with their own artwork displayed on the front; luggage tags that they can use on their backpack for school; photo album for grandparents with the child’s pictures in the album; coffee cup for mom and/or dad at work; note cards as a gift to an aunt or uncle. The list is endless. You can view sample products in the display case in the school’s lobby, and additional product information can be found at www.originalworks.com., click on “Our Products”. Pricing information and order forms will be delivered along with the magnets. We are thrilled to be participating in this unique and innovative program. Please go to the St. Joseph website home page and click on “Original Works Art” for more information. All profits from this program will go to the Cathy Bintner Memorial Scholarship, which is a tuition scholarship to St. Joseph Education Center.
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If you are interested in providing artwork or a picture, please contact Mary Ivey at 913.268.1258 or e-mail mkivey@everestkc.net for more information. |
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Chat-n-Chew is a book club for kids in grades 2nd to 6th ! There will be 5-7 kids in a group that will meet three times to discuss the assigned book while eating their sack lunch (this allows for more mobility throughout the school grounds). The groups will meet for 20-30 mins. with their classmates. Each group is led by two Virtus trained parent volunteers. These books are age appropriate and must be read by the assigned date to participate. All books chosen will have AR test available. Books can be either borrowed from the library, or bought at Borders Bookstore with a 20% discount. Some of the books will also be available at our school Scholastic Book Fair! WE NEED YOU to make this program work! Adult volunteers will facilitate an assigned group through general question that will be provided. PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING TO LEAD A GROUP. Please fill out the below information and return the bottom section to Stacie Beebe in an envelope marked “Chat-n-Chew” by Oct. 23rd. If you have any questions, please contact Marie Jones (913)248-8662 or Giovanna Michaelis (913) 268-6073 BOOK SELECTION for 2009-2010 Grade 1st Semester Books 2nd Semester Books________________ 2nd grade “Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery” “Alone in His Teacher's House” 3rd grade “The Van Gogh Cafe” “War With Grandpa” 4th grade “The Dragon of Lonely Island” “Running Out of Time” 5th grade “Toes” “A Week in the Woods” 6th grade “I, Houdini” “Hatching Magic” ************************************************************** Sign me up for CHAT-N-CHEW!!!!! Student name: ________________________________________________________ e-mail address:________________________________________________________ Teacher’s name:_______________________________________________________ Grade_______________________________________________________________ YES, I would like to lead my child’s group (must be Virtus trained): Name:_________________________________________________________________ Phone number:___________________________________________________________ One form per-child please. |
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St. Joseph’s Chat-n-Chew
Second Grade 11:30-12:00
December 11th
Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery by David Adler
April 23rd Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar
Third Grade 11:16-11:40
December 4th The Van Gogh Cafe by Cynthia Rylant
April 16th War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
Fourth Grade 11:07-11:31
November 13th The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp
March 26th Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fifth Grade 12:15-12:40
December 4th Toes by Tor Seidler
April 16th A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Sixth Grade 11:48-12:13
November 13th I, Houdini by Lynne Reid Banks
March 26th Hatching Magic by Ann Downer

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Target will donate 1% of REDcard purchases at Target and Target. Com for books,
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purchases made else where with your Target Visa Card.
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If you have a REDcard, or Target visa, please take a moment to register your
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