March 2025 PTO Meeting Minutes

Welcome & Gratitude

  • 14 attendees, 6 board, Principal Leach and Dr.Kim McKay, 2- 3rd Grade Teachers

  • Vote to Approve Minutes from Last Meeting

    • Minutes approved 

  • Glow Run & Volunteers

    • This opportunity came to us in the Fall after our budget was approved and we decided to give it a try.

    • We will probably send out an email survey for more data to aid in future decisions. 

    • If we decide to do this in the future we will be more organized and will know what the process is. 

    • There may be more opportunities for parent volunteer involvement in the future. 

  • Upcoming PTO Programming

    • Busy time coming up!

    • March Madness- Brackets due March 16th

      •  Proceeds from the fundraiser will be split 50/50 between the PTO and the Winners

    • Bag Bingo

      • More volunteers needed!- Jill to provide sign up genius

    • Virtual Variety Show

      • Mac Mart giveback

    • Parent Prom 

    • Chestnutwold Chase

    • In School Events

      • The Brain Show 

      • Coming up with ideas for assemblies for fall

      • Evening of the Arts

      • 5th Grade 

        • Unity Day coming up 

        • Use Fresh Schools to communicate

  • Treasurers’ Monthly Report

Principal’s Remarks

  • Glow Run - excitement and appreciative of community support 

  • Read across america week

  • Ms Naylor- Librarians for a day going so well!

    • Ms Greene is doing Announcements 

  • Conferences next week

  • Career Day next week

  • Report cards 18th

  • Family Bingo Night 21st

  • Teachers’ Remarks

    • Martin and Carroll - Bingo Night 

      • $500 goes to 2 5th grade students for education endeavors

      • Rest of proceeds best friends animal shelter disaster relief

    • Thank you to 5th Grade parents at Healthy Heart Day 

    • Thank you for Glow Run! 

    • Ms Carroll taught us all 2 strategies for finding area of non-rectangle shapes

    • Ms Martin - Wit and Wisdom, Ocean, Space and Immigration. Paragraphs to Essays comprising 4 paragraphs. intro, 2 body paragraphs supporting ideas, conclusion. Watching lots of cool videos (like
      Walter Kronkie the first moon landing) that keep kids engaged. 

  • School Board Remarks (Dr. McKay)

    • The news went out this week that Dr Hayes is the New Superintendent. Questions for his forum should be done and uploaded by tomorrow night. 

    • Community forum next Tuesday 

    • Wednesday is the vote

Intra-District Council Update

  • Safety and Security 

  • Haverford Township Education Foundation

    • James- CWold Parent on the Board

      • 20th anniversary - 200 grants, 500K have gone to the township 

      • Thursday March 27th Event at Paxon Hollow Golf Course, 2 PTO members invited  

  • NEW BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

  • Co-President; Co-Treasurer; Secretary; VP Clubs

  • April 2nd - Anxious Generation Meeting, open forum meeting and the whole community is invited