Good Afternoon Everyone
Faith Baptist Church and Sonshine Christian School PTL would like to invite you to join us for a special event.
The I AM Family Choir™ (formerly the Mwamba Children’s Choir) is an amazingly talented group of children and adults who share their culture, faith, and joy wherever they go and they are going to be joining us Sunday, September 17th at 11:00AM.
For more information on the I Am Family Choir and their ministries please visit: https://iamfamily.org
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
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PTL Meeting Minutes - 8/18/17
Sonshine Christian School PTL
In Attendance
Melanie Byma, Nichole Stern, Rosemary Warner, Jen Kampsula,
Amber Lee, Kristi Bates, Becky Jones, Marcee Palmer, Kathleen Johnson
Open Board Position
Christy Simpson resigned her position as Secretary for the
2017/2018 year.
Teachers and Parents encouraged to apply.
Principals Report -
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Request of the PTL
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Help Coordinate / put on the Lunch for the
Mwamba Choir on September 17th.
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Pot Luck Style lunch
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Need volunteers for food items
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Ask those giving food to please stay and host
the Choir
Updates on Current Business
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Box Tops / Amazon Smile – Nichole Stern
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Box tops added $15.40 over the summer
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New total at $96.40
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Would like to do a classroom competition this
year with pizza party to winning team
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Teams would be Lee/Bates and Jones/Palmer –
teachers to work on team names
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Annual Goal for Box Tops - $500.00
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Amazon Smile – up and going – flyer will be
added to PTL packet to encourage participation
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Give24 – Jen Kampsula
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Small competition between classes – Jen will
develop a flyer
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Everyone please like and share Sonshine’s
Facebook Posts to generate traffic for the day of event
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$250.00 of the matching funds has been secured
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Need at least another $250.00 in matching funds
to meet this requirement for the fundraiser
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Event Goal is $2500.00
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Fred Meyers – Rosemary Warner
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Need to remind people to re-register their
Rewards Cards
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Office Depot / Drive4 UR School – Melanie Byma
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Office Depot has been confirmed for 5% rebate to
school quarterly for supplies
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Flyer will be developed for PTL Packet
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Drive4 UR School – Vancouver Ford not willing to
help so Melanie is searching for another dealership to partner with for the
Spring 2018 event.
New Business
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Amtrak – Melanie Byma
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Feedback needed to solicit train fare for
Jones/Palmer field trip Spring 2018
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Alternative transportation and Land Forms
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Upcoming Meeting Schedule for Year
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Proposed Dates presented and accepted
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Calendar will be placed in PTL Welcome Packet
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Hours of Service – Melanie Byma & School
Board
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Feedback sought if this would be accepted or how
to present
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Other schools require 30hrs minimum annually or
a fee of $225.00
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Some school do not have this requirement but
have other fees instead that Sonshine does not
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Prsented possibly start off with 1 event or 5 hr
requirement or $50.00 fee
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Fees collected to be used for scholarship fund
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Item to be reviewed at October meeting
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PTL Welcome Packet – Melanie Byma
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Packet to include welcome letter, flyers for
Office Depot, Fred Meyers, Box Tops, Amazon Smile, Calendar of events and
meetings as well as ways to become involved
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Packet to be printed and made available at
events such as Back to School BBQ, Curriculum Night, Open House and with
enrollment packet.
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Flyers to be developed and placed around the
school to encourage participation
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PTL Bulletin Board – Nichole Stern
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Idea of having a bulletin board to post
progress, updates and flyers in School Foyer
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Upcoming Fundraiser Ideas – All
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Family Snack & Paint – at the school in the
fall
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Melanie to check with Kim Tener
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Adult Snack & Paint
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Kristi Bates will check with Boomerang about
hosting this
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Saturday Morning CafĂ© – Kristi Bates
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See about offer childcare on site
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It was a success for partnering / gathering
teachers and parents
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Slated for November 4 from 10:00 – 1:00PM
PTL Next Meeting
September 12th – Curriculum Night
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Thursday, June 22, 2017
PTL 2016/2017 School Year Recap
Sonshine Christian PTA
In Attendance
Jennifer Kampsula Wong, Becky Jones, Rosemary Warner, Christy
Simpson, Melanie Byma, Gabriel Pratoussy & Nichole Stern
Approval of Minutes
The minutes were read from the June meeting and approved
Principals Report
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Enrollment is Healthy and in a good place for
2017 – 2018 @ 47, budget is based off 56 students.
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Have room for 9 more in the Kinder & K/1
classes
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Please continue to recommend the school to
friends and family. Word of mouth is the best way to get new students
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New Teacher has been hired – Marcee Palmer; she
will be teaching the 4/5 class
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K – Mrs. Lee
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K/1 – Mrs. Bates
K/1 – Mrs. Bates
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2/3 – Ms. Jones
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4/5 – Mrs. Palmer
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Last Day of School June 9th
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Book Fair provides the primary finances for the
Library
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Back to School BBQ
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Last week of August on a Wednesday night; will
need help setting up and taking down
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PTA Suggestion – create a “Welcome Packet” for
the families that would include
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PTA Flyer – Information about the PTA and how
they can participate
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Events to look forward to throughout the school
year
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How they can help support
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Box Tops
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Fred Meyer Rewards
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Amazon Smile
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Follow up Auction Meeting – will have more on
final numbers after the meeting
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What to do next year with items that were not
bought at listed price at the auction
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Auction them off online??
New Business
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Box Tops – a letter will be sent out to parents
to recap the success we have had with the box tops (Nichole)
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$80.10 since January when it was launched
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Email a reminder to continue to save them over
the summer and bring them in
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Box Top App – allows for instant credit, plus a
bonus if you bring the tops in to the school
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Do a contest between the classes to see which
class can earn the most to win a prize (pizza lunch, ice cream social, etc…)
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Create a chart to show each classrooms progress,
keep the excitement going
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What do we want the box top money to go towards
– Teacher Appreciation week
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Amazon Smile – Info was submitted and we are
currently waiting on Amazon to update their site
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If not on site by 6/22, Nichole will try to
follow up with Amazon directly
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Should be up and running by August/Sept time
frame
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Fred Meyer Rewards
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Earn approx. $200 a quarter
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Remind Friends and Family to renew their support
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Day of Giving – PTA approved the $100 spend to
register for event from funds remaining
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Jennifer and Melanie will attend the training in
July
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Working on getting matching gifts from companies
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What will the funds go towards – Physical
Education: Track and equipment for back field
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Goal: $5,000???
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Info due by 9/14
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Open House on March 8th – PTA will be
introduced and information will be shared on how to get involved
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Survey Monkey sent out – results will be
calculated and shared regarding best day, time and if child care is needed
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Curriculum night Sept 12th – PTA set
up a table with information to share with parents/families with members there
to talk to people and answer questions.
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Ford Fundraiser
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Test drive 4 – 5 models at school - $20 pp who
is 18+ and test drives
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Not a sales environment
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Add a bake sale the fundraiser
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Possible grant for Playground equipment –
Melanie considering it and will provide more information
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Executive Board for 2017 – 2018 will remain the
same; unless someone steps forward wanting a position.
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President – Melanie Byma
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Vice President – Nichole Stern
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Secretary – Christy Simpson
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Treasurer – Gabriel Pratoussy
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Grant Committee Chair – Jennifer Kampsula Wong
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Budget
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End of Year balance - $161.85
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Registration Day of Giving – ($100)
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2017 – 2018 Beginning Funds - $61.85
Executive Board Next Meeting
2017 – 2018 PTA Planning Meeting - August 18th @
2:00pm, Executive Board
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