Up Coming PTO Meetings:

April 9th
May 1st
June 4th

In the Northwest Library at 6:30 pm

We are currently looking to fill a few Committee Chairs, if you're  interested please come to the meeting.

Treasurer
Yearbook



April


2018
Northwest Elementary School



Sunday
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No School!
No School!
DAY 5
Skate Castle
6:30-8:30pm


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Eng.L Arts
Gr 3/4
PTO meeting
in NWS
library 6:30




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Math Gr 3/4






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Family Reading
Night
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Book Fair
Week Begins!













Northwest Elementary PTO Newsletter December 2017



Next PTO Meeting

December 4th
January 2nd

PTO meetings are held in the Northwest Elementary Library at 6:30pm


Join the PTO!

It’s not too late to join the PTO. Membership is $5.














Skate Party

Our next Skate party will be held Thur Dec 7th from 6:30-8:30 pm


Winter Parties in Classrooms

Winter Parties will be held Fri Dec 22nd from 2-3 pm


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Book Fair

Thank you all who helped make Novembers Book Fair a success!


Attention Parents!

During the 2017-2018 school year, the Yearbook staff would like to invite everyone to take pictures of any school event you might be attending. Please email them to northwestyearbook@hotmail.com

Please list the name of the event or class in the picture. Thank you for all the help in advance.

Northwest Elementary School PTO Meeting
Date: Sept 5
Nov 7, 2017   Time: 6:30pm

  1. Meeting is called to order by the President or Vice-President. Called to order by Jessica Cancilla
  2. Officer Roll Call
    1. Jessica Cancilla, President
    2. Carissa Huey, Vice-President
    3. Jennifer Rice, Secretary
    4. Steven White, Treasurer
  3. Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
    1. Motioned by:  Carissa Huey
    2. Seconded by:  Lauren Parker
  4. Approval of Treasurer’s Report
    1. Motioned by:  Jennifer Rice
    2. Seconded by:  Carissa Huey
  5. Mr Ratica News
    1. Mr Ratica asked the PTO for a travers wall for Mrs. Augustine.
    2. Mr Ratica asked if the PTO could look into a new batters cage for the playground. Discussion about whether it is a district or PTO expense.
    3. Discussion about creating a landscaping committee.
  6. New Business
Discussion about staff supplemental. Decided we were suspending it until further notice.
  1. Committee reports
    1. Membership
8 new members
    1. Book Fair/Literacy
      1. Need help! Posting on FB, sending home letter for volunteers.
      2. Profit has always been for PTO for students, books, etc. Discussion about splitting the profit with Miss Gattens. Voted yes.
    2. Family Fun Nights
      1. 56 families came to the Halloween night. Profit of $257.50
    3. Fundraiser
Coupon books were sent home to sell.
    1. Homeroom Party Coordinators
NA
    1. Points for Education
Winning class for crazy hat day was Mrs Montag’s class.
    1. School Spirit
Carissa passed around the prints to be approved. Flyers will be sent home.

    1. Yearbook
      1. Taking pictures
      2. Flyer will be sent home
      3. Needs someone to take over next year.
    2. Field Day
NA (too early)
    1. Welcoming
NA
  1. Questions and Comments
Meeting adjourned: 7:25pm
Motion by: Jennifer Swartzbeck
Seconded by: Kelly Labasik

Northwest Elementary School PTO Meeting
Date: Sept 5, 2017   Time: 6:30pm

  1. Meeting is called to order by the President or Vice-President. Called to order by Jessica Cancilla
  2. Officer Roll Call
    1. Jessica Cancilla, President
    2. Carissa Huey, Vice-President
    3. Jennifer Rice, Secretary
    4. Steven White, Treasurer
  3. Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
    1. Motioned by:  NA
    2. Seconded by:  NA
  4. Approval of Treasurer’s Report
    1. Motioned by:  NA
    2. Seconded by:  NA
  5. Mr Ratica News
    1. Field trips. Because the budget was upped to $15 per student, could any excess money be used for assemblies? Voted yes. Also, all field trips will be district wide.
    2. Metal grate in cafeteria. Lights don’t go out completely, could the PTO purchase a blind/curtain to cover it during assemblies.
    3. Folding Machine for $267.19 for the school. Voted yes.
    4. Mr Dunn asked if PTO could pay for the pizza party for the class who raises the most for hurricane relief. Voted yes.
  6. New Business
    1. Ron Rick and Dena Brown from Food Services came to give the parents an overview of the new lunch offerings. Serving lines to give more quality than the airline style hot packs/cold packs. They will be back at the Oct meeting for questions, comments and/or concerns.
    2. Raptor system will be used for parents helping with school parties. Clearances will be needed for field trips and field day.
  7. Committee reports
    1. Membership
79 people joined the PTO at Open House
    1. Book Fair/Literacy
November Book Fair will be held Nov 13-17th. If Scholastic can deliver early, they will be setting up on Wed, Nov 8th.
    1. Family Fun Nights
      1. Halloween Dance will be Oct 20th, from 6-8. DJ contract is sent out and will be $200. Using trophies from previous years.
      2. Skate parties are booked
      3. Laser Tag nights are booked and a signup sheet for teachers is in the teachers lunch room.
    2. Field Day
NA (too early)
    1. Fundraiser
Brittany Meehan will be the chairperson again.
    1. Homeroom Party Coordinators
Forms were sent home for volunteers/coordinators for each class.
    1. Points for Education
Big turn in months will be October and February
    1. School Spirit
NA
    1. Yearbook
Picture Day Sept 25th
    1. Welcoming
Open House was wonderful. 95 premade packages were given out.
  1. Questions and Comments
Teachers loved the money the PTO gave them to use towards the school year.
Question of an old Northwest PTO website was discussed.
Discussion of the meeting minutes and how they can be gotten.
Reminder to Committee Chairs to get info needed in newletter to Jenn by the 20th of the month.
Meeting adjourned: 7:09pm
Motion by: Courtney Nichols
Seconded by: Michelle Marrioti