The Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
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At every PAC meeting, there is an open discussion period for any new
business, questions or ideas from any parent. If you are not able to attend
the meeting you can e-mail questions to any officer and they will bring it
up during discussion and return an answer to you. Each meeting will have a
specific agenda, formulated by the PAC officers, to help achieve the
following goals:
• To provide an open channel of communication among those concerned
with the education of our children.
• To foster an understanding of all school programs and policies.
• To provide overall support to parents, teachers and administrators.
• To assist in providing funding for special events, cultural
enrichment, equipment, and materials which will enhance the
educational process.
President:
(Serves as overall administrator and spokesperson for the PAC)
Vice President:
(Assumes the duties of the President in his/her absence
and coordinates the room parents)
Treasurer:
(Financial agent for the PAC)
Secretary(s):
(Serves as the scribe and maintains correspondence for the PAC)
Cultural Enrichment Chairperson:
(Works with other school representatives to identify through previews and
shared information, programs that correlate with the curriculum)
PAC MEETINGS FOR 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
All meetings start at 7pm and last approximately 1 hour.
If you can attend any of the meetings though out the school year, we would
welcome your attendance. But we also understand that parents are on time
constraints with babysitters, activities and work. Please feel free to
email us for information regarding any of the meetings if you are unable to
attend. Please visit our website for the agenda and minutes of the
meeting.
www.danvers.mec.edu/greatoak.cfm (add it to your favorites!!!)
Also, Danvers is one of the few towns around that gives parents a regular
opportunity to meet with administrators to ask questions and get and give
feedback on our children’s education.
Our PACE meeting dates and locations for this year are:
MEET YOUR PAC OFFICERS FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
Kevin Wood-President
Chad Cerullo-Vice President
Katie Pyburn-Treasurer
Anne Casale-Skinner & Malinda Harris- Co-Secretaries
Kathy Lopes & Erica Rossitto- Cultural Enrichment
First PAC Meeting of the school year was held Sept. 20
First off we would like to thank the Daily Harvest Cafe for the coffee and
pastries!
This months agenda started with our favorite topic...
FUNDRAISING
We chose Meadow Farms this year..Orders are due by Sept. 28.
Update: The due date has been extended until Oct. 4... please get your orders
in.
Fundraising helps support the special
events held throughout the year for our children and helps to diffur costs
associated with yearly field trips.
Our largest fundraiser this year is the LIVE AUCTION.
An Auction Committee was formed headed by Chairperson, Kathy Lopes
PAC held a live auction 2 years ago and it was extremely successful. The
tentative date is MARCH 26.. a Saturday night. Please save the date and stay
tuned for more info. We are asking for your help in visiting your favorite
vendors and asking for a tax deductible donation.. it can be car washes,
haircuts, coffee gift cards, nail salon, Your favorite grocery store, movie
tickets, Red Sox tickets etc.. any local shop that you visit on a regular
basis is the best place to start.
FORMATION OF HALLOWEEN COMMITTEE
Last year Great Oak had the yearly Halloween Party at Connor's Farm in
Danvers which features a corn maze for $10 per child...We have a parent,
Amanda Brinkley, who agreed to speak with the owner to inquire if they will
host the party for us again this year. We have a tentative date of Fri Oct.
29. We do need volunteers for this committee to help Amanda.
5th GRADE UPDATE
The 5th graders held Bake Sales at each open house this year and have raised
$190 so far. The goal is to raise $40 per child. The next fundraiser will be
the Calendar- Daily giveaway. Each family will be sent home info and asked to
purchase some tickets at $5 ea...for a chance to win the drawing for the
month.. One winner is chosen each day for that month. It will probably be
held in Janurary this year. Stay tuned..
ICE CREAM SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Katie Pyburn is Chairperson.. the date is tentatively scheduled Dec. 8. The
ice cream social is held during the Book Fair... 5th graders are on board to
help with crafts
BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE
We are looking for a Chairperson to work along with Tina K. Tina would like
to step down as she has been chairing the book fairs for quite some time.
There are two Book Fairs each year.
ROLLERSKATING COMMITTEE
Kevin Wood and Chad Cerullo agreed to collect tickets at the front door at
Roller Palace for the event. This will be held sometime in February around
Valentines Day.. Feb. 11 or 12th at 6pm..tickets $3.50-$4.00 each.. Stay
tuned for an update.
PACE REPRESENTATIVE FOR GREAT OAK
Anne Skinner volunteered to be PACE Rep for Great Oak. I do need a back-up
volunteer to fill in a few times this year. First meeting is scheduled for
Oct. 8 at 9am. Meetings are held 1x per month on Friday mornings. Any
volunteers?
TREASURERS REPORT
PAC voted to transfer a portion of funds from the after school Enrichment
Program to General PAC.
PAC also voted to split 50/50 the Library Fundraiser which consists of 2 Book
Fairs per year, with the General PAC Fund.
General PAC pays for half of the costs associated with special field trips
throughout the year to keep the costs at a minimum for our families.
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
Kathy Lopes and Erica Rossitto Chairpersons
We are always looking for ideas and open to any suggestions you may have
about a guest speaker or author or event that would introduce our children to
something new.
PRINCIPALS REPORT
Meal Magic Update
So far we are pleased with the program. A few parents
expressed concern that their children did not have enough time to eat their
lunch due to a delay in getting meals. This is a new system for Great Oak and
with any new system, we just need a little time to get the quarks worked out.
Overall, its a great success! Try to remind your children of their 6 digit
code. If they don't remember, they can just give their name to the cafe
attendant.
Parent Volunteers for Recess
Mr. Fusco is looking for parents who can oversee recess and play games with
the children to give them a little more interaction at recess time.
There will be training for parent volunteers... See Mr. Fusco..
Thank you to all who have volunteered so far.
Bees Nest
We have not located the bees nest yet.. .Orkin has been contacted and they
are on-site. The play structure is off limits for now.
NEXT PAC MEETING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13, 7 PM AT GREAT OAK LIBRARY
Please join us and bring your ideas!!
PAC NOTES - FEB 10, 2011
Welcome everyone to PAC. Thank you for checking us out.
PAC has had a busy year so far with fundraisers and events.
ROLLER PALACE
We had a blast... 182 students and parents joined us for the annual event. We
raised a little more than $300 and it was a lot of fun! Thank
you Kim & Chad Cerullo and Kevin & Kelle Wood for organizing the event and to
all those who participated.
TREASURERS REPORT
PAC is in good shape. We have our Slush fundraisers adding to the general PAC
funds.
Our Fall Fundraiser-Meadow Farms was successful. Mrs. Day's class and Miss
Carlsons class won the pizza party for selling the most!
Library/ Book Fair and PAC made $1400 and split proceeds 50/50
5TH GRADE UPDATE
5th Grade is doing separate fundraising events and are about $2000 short of
last years numbers. We spoke about combining efforts with the 5th Grade to
share in fundraising events and proceeds and work as a team instead of
separately.
AUCTION UPDATE
Kathy Lopes Chairperson.
Saturday, March 19 is the date for the Great Oak Auction. This is our largest
fundraising event of the year. Our room parents have been asked to collect $5
from each child to put towards creating a themed Gift Basket which will be
auctioned off. If you are able to, please send in the $5 with your child.
Notices have been sent home. Please save the date and stay
tuned for more info. We are asking for your help in visiting your favorite
vendors and asking for a tax deductible donation.. it can be car washes,
haircuts, coffee gift cards, nail salon, Your favorite grocery store, movie
tickets, Red Sox tickets etc.. any local shop that you visit on a regular
basis is the best place to start.
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
Texas Roadhouse donated 10% of all sales to PAC at our Great Oak Family Night.
We may have another Family Night in April or May at either Kellys Roast Beef
or the Daily Harvest Cafe. Enjoy dinner with your friends and their families
and a percent of the proceeds will benefit our kids.
PRINCIPALS REPORT
SNOW
Dismissal changes are underway with the excessive amount of snow. Thank you
everyone for your patience at pick up time especially. The street was
widened to make it a little easier for everyone. Please continue to take your
time on Pickering Street and be
cautious of the childen and their parents who are forced to walk in the
street due to the icy sidewalks. Snow has also been cleared from the roof.
MCAS
English for Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be March 22- April 4
March 22 is long compositiom for Grade 4. Please try not to be absent. Only
one make up day will be available.
MCAS math tutoring for Grades 3,4, and 5 will be available on a first come,
first serve basis. .Tues and Thurs 2:30-3:00 homework in the gym and from
3:00-4:00 pm after school tutoring. There is room for 20-25 children for $30.
Notices have been sent home.
OLWEUS ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM
Olweus kickoff event- Classes came up with their own skits to get kids
talking about bullying.
PRINCIPALS COFFEE
We are having a principal's coffee on Friday morning at 9:30AM. It is going
to be with our school
nurse Denise Digiuseppe. We will be giving out information on head lice and
how to stay healthy
during the winter months.
Also this week, there will be an information session for Danverscares'
Strengthening Families
Program. This 12 week course is being offered free of charge and is open to
any family that would
benefit from learning better parenting skills. It is going to be on
Wednesday at 6:30 in the Great Oak
library.
STUDENT/FACULTY BASKETBALL GAME
Mar 24
MOVIE NIGHT
Stay tuned for the date... tentatively April 8 at Great Oak-FREE
