Saturday, May 12th
Parent Association will be sponsoring the Italy Table this Saturday at Multicultural Night. Come by for a taste of homemade lasagna.

Sunday, May 20th
BAKE SALE
Before and after 8:15 & 10:30 Mass
6th & 7th Grade hosting
Additional bakers welcome. This is a great service hour opportunity. If you are interested please contact Erika at erikairwin68@gmail.com

SHOPPING CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT BOTH EVENTS. A GREAT OPPRTUNITY TO STOCK UP FOR THE SUMMER AND SHOP FOR GRADS AND DADS!

Thank you to the families who participated in our survey. We appreciate your comments, ideas and positive feedback.

Tuesday, May 8th
PTA Meeting and Potluck
5:30-7:30 School Hall
Agenda: Spring Carnival, Survey Review, Open Treasurer Position, 2012-2013 Calendaring, Excess Funds Recommendations

Sunday, May 20th
Family Mass and final Bake Sale for 2012
6th & 7th Grade Hosting
Additional bakers welcome. So if you are interested please contact erika at erikairwin68@gmail.com

Thank you to Mike and Anastasia Rittman for providing childcare to accommodate parents who attended the disaster preparedness presentation.

Please take a moment to participate in this survey and return in FCE

The information collected will help PTA plan our calendar of events for the 2012/2013 school year. We appreciate your comments and suggestions.

Download Survey Form

The treasure will work collaboratively with the president, the vice president and the secretary in fulfilling the general mission of the PTA.

General Job Description

1. Attend Monthly PTA meetings
2. Request report of PTA statement from Violeta Ebreo at the end of the month.
3. Organize the statement in Excel to a more easy to read report. An example of the "statement to report" is attached.
4. Assist event chair with organizing a group to count event money for deposit preparation for Violeta , Example: Halloween Carnival, past event like Cookie Dough Sale
5. Assist with expense budget or reimbursement approval.
6. Assist with budget goal planning. In the summary tab of the attached report, I plugged in the target goals and conservatively considered past performance history. We should do this again when planning for the next fiscal year.
7. Report PTA financial status at every meeting. PTA statement closes at the end of May and deposits for June event is delayed for July to use as a working capital for the next school year per the agreed upon amount.
8. PTA financial performance reporting is July-June.

When getting the statement from Violeta, make sure to reconcile the statement she provided with the report you produce. If the amounts do not match, verify the statement with the office again. There might be an error when exporting the statement.

If you are interested in serving the school in this role, please contact erikairwin68@gmail.com. It’s a great way to earn your service hours!

Voting will take place in May through the FCE if more than one candidate applies.

Mother's Day is May 13th Graduation is June 8th.

GAS: Shell, Chevron, Texaco, Exxon
FOOD: Safeway, Albertson’s, PCC
CLOTHES: JC Penny, The Gap, Macy's, Old Navy, American Eagle, J Crew, Dennis Uniforms, Sports Authority, Cabela's
SHOES: Payless Shoe Store
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER before school is out, IS MAY 29th.

Father's Day June 17th

Order cards for School Supplies, Uniforms, Shoes, GROCERIES and GAS over the summer.

Check www.glscrip.com for the entire list of businesses or contact Teresa Jensen

Order by:	Receive by:
Monday, April 30th	Friday, May 11th
Monday, May 29th	Friday, June 8th

Download Gift Card Order Form

Meeting Minutes: 07
Meeting Location: St. George, 2nd Grade
Meeting Date: 04/03/12
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM Next Meeting: Tues. 5/8/12
Meeting Time: 5:30-7:30 PM (NOTE 2 HOURS)

Item 1
New Business
Procedures Election process and 2012-2013 positions were discussed. Elections are to take place in February. Being the first year of the St. George PTA having officers, this guideline was not recognized. The current board was by volunteer and will oblige to the terms of service. Two positions will be open and elections will be held if necessary.

• President is obligated to hold office for 2 years – Erika Irwin will be returning
• Vice President is obligated to hold office for 2 years – Jesús López-Guisa will be returning
• Secretary is obligated to hold office for 1 year – Position will be open; Elissa Martino is interested in returning
• Treasurer is obligated to hold office for 1 year - Position is open; Teresa Brown will not be returning,

If you are interested in holding any of the two open positions you must be at the May 8th PTA meeting and must be active in PTA

Item 2
New Business
PTA Budget – WE HAVE MET OUR $12,000 GOAL!

• Total raised $15,382; does not include $1,323 working capital
• Discussion of balance funds will take place at 5/8 meeting with Mrs. Wingard

Item 3
New Business
Fundraising – California Pizza Kitchen

• LAST ONE OF THE YEAR- Friday April 27 & Saturday April 28

Spring Carnival – June 2nd –

• Chair – Russ Lessard
• If you signed up for the carnival you will be contacted; if you are interested in helping, please let the office know.

Item 4
New Business
Bake Sale

• Final bake sale May 20th; hosted by 6th & 7th grade
• Room parents will be contacted and must be at May 8th PTA Meeting

Item 5
New Business
Red Cross Disaster Awareness – Thursday April 19th 6pm-7pm
PTA will be hosting a Disaster Awareness and Preparedness night. The Red Cross will be here to give a presentation with helpful information on how to prepare and react to a natural disaster

• Open to community
• Childcare will be available for St. George families
• PTA to provide refreshments

Item 6
New Business
Other Items

• PTA involvement in anti-bullying and education was discussed. Erika will discuss current policies and procedures with Mrs. Wingard and how PTA can be involved and contribute
• PTA Will be issuing a short survey to get ideas of how we can better serve our parents, students and community. Look for this in the April 22nd FCE

Item 7
New Business
Brainstorm

• Fundraising "workshops" to get more people signed up for ESCRIP.
• Dedicated Chairs and year round promotion for no cost fundraising (escrip, safeway, coke rewards, Box Tops)

Next Meeting – Tuesday, 5/8 – 5:30-7:30pm

• Board Positions, Bake Sale, 2012-2013 Calendar, Budget excess funds, Carnival

Tuesday, April 3rd
PTA Meeting
6:00-7:00
Rm. 2

Thursday, April 19th
American Red Cross
Disaster Preparedness Presentation
6:00-7:00
School Hall

Friday, April 27th & Saturday, April 28th
By popular demand for the last time this school year!
FAMILY NIGHT OUT
California Pizza Kitchen
Southcenter
20% of entire bill (excluding tax & gratuity) will be donated to St. George School

Thank you to everyone who continues to support PTA. We appreciate your time, hard work and enormous commitment in successfully reaching our goals.

The PTA Family Night Out was a huge success due to the generosity of Michael and Celeste Lucas of Pig Iron BBQ & Slim's Last Chance. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event, and your continued support of St. George School.

In lieu of the PTA meeting February 8th please attend the auction meeting at 5:30 in Rm. 4. Come and find out ways you can help make this year's event a big success.

Next PTA meeting is March 7th, 6:00 in Rm. 2

Family Bingo Night
Friday, January 27th
6:00pm School Hall

All school families are invited to Family Bingo Night...a time for bingo, food and fellowship.

• Students who wish to attend BINGO Night must be chaperoned by an adult.
• NO CHILD will be dismissed to Bingo from the Enrichment Program without the release signature of a parent or guardian. Please plan accordingly.

A few volunteers are still needed. Contact Elissa Martino at emartino@amersco.com if you'd like to earn service hours at this event while your children enjoy an evening of fun.

Download below flyer for details.

Family Bingo Flyer

Bring below flyer and dine at Pig Iron Bar-B-Q or Slims Last Chance and 20% of your bill will be donated to St George School.

Located next door to one another at 5602 and 5606 1st Ave South, one block south of Lucille. Fundraising event held on Feb 24th & 25th is good for food and alcohol, and tax & gratuity are excluded.

Family Night Out Flyer

Meeting Minutes: 05
Meeting Location: St. George, 2nd Grade
Meeting Date: 01/11/12
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM Next Meeting: 02/08/12
Meeting Time: 6:00pm

Item
New Business
Procedures

• Events Chair responsibilities/cleanup
• Reviewed procedure of Sub Committees meeting during PTA meetings.
• Meeting Minutes need to go out in FCE or Email Blast

Responsible
Complete

Item
New Business
Pig Iron Dinner Night Out

• Scheduled for Thursday Feb. 23rd & Friday Feb. 24th.
• Good from 11am – Closing @ both Pig Iron & Slims
• Alcohol & "To Go" included
• Flyer to go out February 9th

Responsible: Deanna/Celeste
Complete

Item
New Business
PTA Budget –

• Current budget is at $12,024.
• Does not include Scrip or Box Tops

Responsible: Teresa B.
Complete

Item
New Business
Calendar

• Teacher Appreciation – Wednesday Feb. 1; Elissa has volunteers. Will set up in Teacher Lounge
• Fundr. Drives

Responsible: Erika, Elissa
Complete

Item
New Business
Bingo Night

• Volunteers – 4 Volunteers Confirmed
• Food – Hot Dogs, Chili, Nachos, Fruit Kabobs
• Prizes – Asking for donations

Responsible: Elissa
Complete

Item
New Business
Bake Sale

• Procedures emailed to Room Parents
• Need Confirmation from 4th Grade

Responsible:
Complete

Item
New Business
Survey Meeting

• Working on setting date for Survey Meeting, Review Questions

Responsible:
Complete

Item
New Business
Parent Education/Service

• Decide on next service – NW Harvest?

Responsible:
Complete

Item
New Business
Brainstorm

• Valentine Dance Dessert Table?
• PTA may sell roses for moms on Valentines or Mothers Day

Responsible:
Complete

Item
New Business
Other Items

• Box Tops – Confirmed that Teresa J. and another parent are continuing to submit box tops.

Responsible:
Complete

Item
New Business
Next Meeting

• SPD Child Safety Pot Luck
• April Fundraiser/Event–
• Spring Parent Education
• Valentine Rose Sale?

Responsible:
Complete

THANK YOU to the many parent volunteers and following businesses, performers and families who generously contributed to our Annual Holiday Bazaar.

Borracchini's Bakery	Delite Bakery
Cindy Corsilles	Franz Bakery
Hilltop Red Apple	Ivar's
Kusina Filipina	Louie Family
Li Zhang Quain	Macrina Bakery
O' Asian Kitchen	QFC - Rainier
Rosso Nursery	Safeway - Othello
Starbucks - Columbia City	Theo Chocolate
Ten Thousand Villages	t-Signs
Hoveskeland Family "Bottom Line Duo"	The Roque Brothers
Panera Bread	Chuck Lind
St. Edward Children's Choir	St. George Children's Choir
Choice Organic Teas	Unica Lee

Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas.

Our First Annual Magazine Sale Kick-Off assembly is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4th at 11:00 in the gym. We're going to TURN IT UP this year in fundraising and stewardship for our school. Our school goal is $8,000. Magazine catalogues will go home that day with your child, but you can check out our school website for easy ordering right now. It's up and live with many more options than the catalog. Email our link to your relatives and friends, and they can order from the comfort of their own home and YOUR CHILD gets the credit. SALES TURN IN DAYS are Tuesdays with weekly prizes for the class with the highest number of orders! 50% of your family’s total sales will go toward your $450.00 fundraising commitment. Turn up your stewardship... Turn up the teamwork for St. George!

eScrip* is a fundraising program where families can sign up and support St. George School by simply shopping at Safeway with their Safeway Club Card.

So gather Safeway Club Card numbers from all your family and friends and start earning money for St. George School.

Club Card Registration Log

Box Tops for Education. Students at St. George are encouraged to go on a scavenger hunt in their own homes to look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. Clip Box Tops and earn cash for our school. Deposit in the container near front office.

Labels for Education. Earn cash for our school just by saving the labels from some of the foods that you already eat at home. Many food labels can be collected and turned in to raise money for our school; not just Campbell's Soup Labels. Check the attached page to see other participating products. Deposit the labels in the Campbell's Soup container near the school office. For more information on how this program raises money for our school, visit the official website at www.labelsforeducation.com