Chestnutwold Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
General Meeting Minutes: October 12th, 2022
ChCK Trait: Responsibility
“If you take responsibility for yourself, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.”
-Les Brown
PFD Thanks - Thank you to all the attendees and volunteers. It was a really successful event and a lot of fun! We raised around $9K. We thank our hard working committee chairs and volunteers: Jamie Hawthorn, Alex Pickel, and especially Lalasa Mohr who has successfully led this event for the past few years. Alex will return as the chair for the 2023 Phoenix Fun Day.
Recording Secretary Remarks - Minutes have been posted online, and are available in print here and no one has asked for corrections. I’d like to make a motion to pass last month’s minutes. Can I get a second? Second granted; minutes pass!
Teacher’s Remarks - Linsey Mirigliani and Molly Grover, Kindergarten teachers and Stephanie D’Annunzio, Special Ed represented the teachers.
Phoenix Fun Day was definitely a success - the students have been talking all about it.
Thank you to those who are planning Halloween parties!
Veteran’s Star requests are due Oct 27th. Nov 10th there will be an assembly to honor veterans.
Principal’s Remarks - Respect Week is happening next week. - theme is in support of Anti-Bullying month. Each day has a different theme and dress up idea. (Chart in principal’s email.) This coincides with a student delegate chosen food drive, donating to the Ardmore Food Pantry. There are grade divided donations - see list about each grade’s item. On Monday, 10/31 there will be a costume parade @10:30am and holiday parties (some parties before the parade, and some after). Parents are welcome to come to the school and watch the parade. It is a ½ day schedule for students. Picture Day is Thursday, 10/20. It will be outside again and the class photos will be composite. Nov 8th, no school (election day). Nov 14th starts American Education Week - Nov 19th there will be an Anti-Bullying assembly. Building behavior has been great this year!
President Update
Taddeos this weekend - sale is a giveback for the PTO. Get your fall pumpkins and decor!
Bake Sale and Clothing Drive - Nov 8th. A sign up genius for donations and volunteers will come soon.
Treasurers’ Report - PTO Treasurer Report - September 2022
Bank balance on 9/31/2022 ended at $22,143.67 up from August’s ending balance of $15,149.37
Deposits totaled $11,792.95. This was mostly due to:
$9955.86 Phoenix Fun Day
$152.09 Amazon Smile
$1685 Spirit wear
Expenditures totaled $4,798.65. This was mostly due to:
$1,095.81 Backyard toys and recess equipment
$600.00 Fresh Schools
$1,531 Spirit wear
$675.54 PFD (tatoos, cash for tips and cashboxes)
$440.20 Welcome Back Picnic and New Family Night
Chairmen Announcements
VP of After School Activities - Clubs are up and running - many have just met and the rest are coming. We still need volunteers and great club ideas - bring your idea to life! Trunk or Treat still has openings for decorated car spots. There will be contests for the cars - spookiest, etc! The Holiday Market is happening again on Dec.3rd (indoors this year!), vendors are wanted.
VP of In School Activities - Nov 18th will be Young Writer’s Day. They will need about 12 parents to volunteer. The Book Fair starts Nov 29th in the library. They need volunteers in shifts that are both in the day and the evening of Tues and Thurs. Look for the sign up genius on these events soon.
Upcoming Dates/Events
Oct 29th: Trunk or Treat
November 8th: Election Day Bake Sale and Clothing Drive
December 3rd: Holiday Market
Next Meeting- November 2nd
Questions/Comments/Concerns
What was the result of the school run Clubs student survey?
Mr. Denelsbeck - In addition to Chorus, the top contenders were Musical Theater, Board Games, Video Games, and Rubix Cube Club