LCE PTO Newsletter
February 2016
Sweet Celebration Father/Daughter Dance
Be sure your sweet girls do not to miss the sweetest night of the year!
Gumdrops, lollipops and candy galore...
a Sweet Celebration is what's in store!
Save the Date for the
2016 Father Daughter Dance
THIS Saturday, February 6th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Presale tickets have already been sent home.
Tickets can be bought at the door.
Tickets are $5 per family and photo packages vary.
We will need many volunteers to help before, during and after the dance.
We are also seeking snack donations!
If you would like to volunteer or donate for this event please
www.tinyurl.com/lce-dance2016 check out our link:
or contact Maggie Piotter with any questions or concerns at maggie.piotter@yahoo.com .
As you are going through your daughters old dresses they have outgrown, please consider donating any semi-formal dresses to some of our girls that may need a dress for our dance. You can donate them to the FREE rack at Second Childhood. Just let them know they are for Lake Center Elementary. Girls in need a of a dress- please visit Second Childhood and mention Lake Center to view your choice of FREE dresses!
Saturday, Feb 6, 2016, 06:00 PM
Lake Center Elementary, Portage Road, Portage, MI, United States
Box Tops Contest
Our next Box Tops for Education contest runs this coming week from Monday, February 1st through Friday, February 5th! Be sure to get in all of your box tops to your students' teacher and prizes will be awarded to the classrooms with the most box tops collected! Let's see if we can beat our collection from the fall! This is such an easy way to earn money for our school! Start clipping!
Battle of the Books
The Battle of the Books program has 17 teams this year! The battle will take place in the LCE cafeteria on Monday, Feb. 8 at 6pm. If needed, a snow day make up will be Tuesday, Feb. 9. The top two teams will compete in the Grand Battle. This will take place at Amberly Elementary on Feb. 22 at 6:30pm.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Bookbug Book Fair
Student Council Spirit Day
Jungle Joe's Family Fun Night
2016 / 2017 Executive Board Elections are coming up!
Voting for 2016/2017 Executive Board Nominations will take place at the March 14th PTO meeting. Please turn in your nominations to Marci Mungovan by Feb 26th (Email questions to mmungovan@portageps.org). General board nominations and elections will follow with a vote at the April 11th PTO meeting. Nominations are open and you do not have to be on the PTO to submit a nominee. Please include nominees name, phone number and email address.
President (Nomination date 2/1-2/26/2016) – Contact Julia Warner: 535-0758; jhat10@aol.com Duties: Preside over PTO meetings (there are 10/year); Oversee each PTO activity & receive reports; Serve as an authorized signer of PTO checks; Serve as a committee member on at least 1 committee; Have 1 vote. In the event of Co-Presidents, each shall have one vote.
Vice President (Nomination date 2/1-2/26/2016) – Contact Stephanie Norg – 324-4301 or stephanienorg@aol.com Duties: Assume the duties of the President in his/her absence; Serve as contact point for all Chairpersons; Serve as an authorized signer of PTO checks; Serve as a committee member on at least 1 committee; Have 1 vote. In the event of Co- Vice Presidents, each shall have one vote.
Secretary (Nomination date 2/1-2/26/2016) – Contact Kristin Weaver - 341-3755 or andykris03@yahoo.com Duties: Record the Board’s actions and discussions in the meeting minutes; Track Board attendance; Post minutes within 14 days following the meeting; Serve as a committee member on at least 1 committee; Have 1 vote. In the event of Co-Secretaries, each shall have one vote.
Treasurer (Nomination date 2/1-2/26/2016) – Contact Tony Pallo – 323-8364 or tjpallo@gmail.com Responsible for all Deposits, Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable; Prepare reports (monthly, tax & year-end) & keep accurate records of all receipts & expenditures; Present reports at meetings; Provide information for budget preparation; Serve as a committee member on at least 1 committee; Have 1 vote. “Co-Treasurer” positions are not allowed.
Nomination for General Board Members will take place in March. (Nomination date 3/1-3/31/2016) – Contact Julia Warner with any questions.Duties: Serve as Chairperson/Co-Chairperson for at least 2 PTO activities/events; Serve as a committee member on at least 1 other committee; attend a minimum of 6 PTO meetings (there are 10/year) per fiscal year; Have 1 vote.
Coming in March...
- New Kindergarten Meeting - March 3rd
- Student Council Spirit Day - March 11
- Movie Night - March 11
- PTO Meeting - March 14
- Mother/Son Event - March 18
- Great Skate - March 24
- PTO Nominations - March 29
- Half Day - March 31 (Spring Break Begins)
Lake Center Elementary PTO
PTO Officers:
Julia Warner - President
Stephanie Norg - Vice President
Kristen Weaver - Secretary
Tony Pallo - Treasurer
Teacher Representatives:
Marci Mungovan
Ashley Palmer-Vance
Principal:
Kelly Jensenius
Board:
Robin Brendlinger, Rachel Bryant, Toyin Daranijoh, Lora Darrah, Kim Evans, Nicole Gutshall, Angie Layne, Melissa Nicola, Sarah Overholt, Meghan Pavlowski, Maggie Piotter, Kellie Schnell, Kera Simpson, Stacie Sokolowski, Stephanie Tangeman
Email: lceptoportage@gmail.com
Website: lcepto.weebly.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Center-Elementary-PTO-155699817847922/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf