PTA NEWSLETTER
Minutes and Details of the March 28, 2016 Meeting
On-Going Business
- M-F 7:30-7:55: Volunteer Staff (Help Wanted)
- Profit to Benefit P.E. and Field Day
- Keep collecting Box Tops, give to your homeroom teacher or front office.
Labels For Education- Lily Welch (7/8th Math teacher) Reporting
- Bring in Labels for Education ASAP and before May 25th, 2016
- Silver Dollar City Trip on May 20, 201
- 8th Grade will be holding Penny Wars
- 8th Grade will be promoting and profiting from the last Spirit Days
- Look for a lovely picture collage wall - Coming Soon.
- Thanks to Brande Palmer for design ideas and excitement for this project
LOST-N-FOUND - Z-RACK is up and running.
- Volunteer Needed to collect and organize the lost jackets, lunch boxes, books, etc. Contact: Brooke Payne
- School Supply Kits for next year (2016-2017) will soon be for sale with Edu-Kits
- Kits contain supplies asked for on supply list, delivered to classroom
- Look for Information about this service in Tuesday Folders in April
NEW BUSINESS
May Book Fair May 5th - May 12th , 7;30 am - 4:00 pm (most days)
- Mrs. Burns needs help with Set-Up and Take Down (check back for times)
- Book Fair Open Saturday May 7th 9am-12pm
- Help needed with register and helping little ones (check back for Sign-Up)
- OR contact Ms Burns in the Library
- School Store will close this week to divert customers and free up helpers
Community Yard Sale and Car Wash- May 7th 8AM-2PM
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4baaa628a4f49-arkansas
- Sell or shop, $20 for a 14 x 14 spot.
- Book Fair Open
- Concessions
- Car Wash
- Contact Brande Palmer brande.palmer@gmail.com or Kim Cameron triskart@yahoo.com for more details ASAP
- Look for the flyer in Tuesday Folders
FINANCIAL REPORT
Budget Proposals presented / Voted on / Pass
- "Original Art" profit is re-allocated back to Hospitality Fund
- Spooky Science Night profits will become a General Science Fund for ALL grades. ALL teachers should make use of this opportunity to support their science projects with adequate supplies. Submit a "Request for Funds" sheet with supply needs
PTA process financial requests Wednesday and Fridays weekly. However, if we are on campus, we will help Teachers and parents immediately. Look for Kim, Brooke, or Devin.
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE - Regina Bowman
- Look for Sign-Up Genius Link, here
- Ms. Bowman (front office executive) and fellow parents have a week of FUN and Delicious Ways for the Kids to use all their artistic talents to show their appreciation for their teachers.
- More Information to come.
Teacher's might be lurking, so we won't post too much just yet.
Performance Commitee
Performance Committee Needs YOU
- PTA helps teachers collect and coordinate needed supplies and volunteers before and during various performances for each ARTS discipline who asks for help.
- PTA sells tickets and accounts for funds raised at performance events
- PTA create Sign-up Genius pages for these events.
- Volunteers needed contact Brooke Payne or Kim Cameron
The Little Princess
Sign Up to Volunteer for Ticket Sales and Lobby Assistants and Prop Supplies At this link
Friday, Apr 22, 2016, 06:30 PM
Arkansas Arts Academy HS PAC
ART SHOW
- Classical Art Gallery to honor ALL students' visual ARTS accomplishments
- Parent Help NEEDED.
- https://www.smore.com/1ddad
- Contact Ms. Price jprice@artsk12.org or479-282-7414
Friday, May 13, 2016, 05:00 PM
AAA Elementary/MS Cafeteria
Kindergarten Graduation
Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 08:30 PM
AAA Elementary/MS Gym
April PTA Meeting
Field Day
Monday, Apr 25, 2016, 03:30 PM
Library, Arkansas Arts Academy E/MS
Contact Information
Shannon Self - President s.self91@yahoo.com
Kim Cameron - Vice President triskart@yahoo.com
Brooke Payne - Secretary brookeroy@aol.com
Devin Shaw - Treasurer shawfamily03@gmail.com
Sheena Racher - Teacher Liason sracher@artsk12.org
Email: brookeroy@aol.com
Website: artsk12.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArkansasArtsAcademyPTA/?fref=nf
WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE?
President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary positions are open for nominations.
Nominated parties must be willing to be nominated and voted into office.
Come find the acting Board members to see what the job entails.