Students featured in Painesville Video

Last year, the Downtown Painesville Organization came to our PTA's and asked if area students would like to participate in the making of a video to promote the City of Painesville. Check out our town, students and fellow citizens by clicking on the link.

Mid Summer Update

Wow, it's July 26th; I can't believe school will be starting a month from today!! School supply sales are everywhere! I've seen academically dressed appropriate clothing at Gabriel Brothers and on sale at Old Navy. If you find a great deal you would like to share with others, let me know and I'll pass it on.

Preparation for the new school year has begun. PTA Officers are attending the Leadership Conference this weekend in Columbus. We are reviewing our books, preparing a budget to submit to the unit for approval as well as some preliminary events for the year. Here are some ways to get involved and things to watch for in the upcoming months. Please contact Chestnut PTA for more information on anything listed below.

Bulletin Board Helpers: Let's join forces to bring pictures and text together through out the school. Anyone interested in making bulletin boards for different areas of the school should contact Chestnut PTA for more information.

Market Day: Our pick up day has changed to Tuesdays. If you have ordered this past Spring you should be receiving an order form or reminder directly from Market Day. Please check it out and/or order online at www.MarketDay.com Our first pick up date of the year is Tuesday, August 31st at 4:30pm.

Membership Drive: PTA membership forms will be available at all upcoming school events. Membership dues are $6 per person and include Ohio PTA and National PTA membership. All 2010/2011 members will be eligible to win a Cleveland Zoo Family Membership from Chestnut PTA. The drawing will be held on September 25th.

Fundraising Efforts: We will continue to collect Box Tops and Labels for Education. We earn 10 cents ($0.10) for each Box Top. If each student collects 20 Box Tops, we can earn $1000 that would fund 2 PTA sponsored events such as Muffins for Mom and Donuts for Dad.

Our first major fundraiser will be Original Works, a program that uses the students own original art work on items for everyday use (coffee mugs, garden flags, magnets, trivets and more). Items will be ordered in October for delivery the first week of December.

Meetings: Our first meeting will be Wednesday, September 1 at 5pm. Future meetings will be help the first Wednesday of the month. Changes to the meeting schedule will be announced at least 7 days in advance.

Hope to hear from you. See you soon! ~Amy

Yearbooks Sold Out!

There are no more copies of the yearbook available. Thank you for supporting the yearbook; this is the first year in a long time we have sold out. If you have any questions or suggestions for next year, please contact Chestnut PTA.

End of the Year News

Let me first apologize for not being consistent with updating the blog this year. As I enter my second year as PTA President I hope to do everything just a little bit better know that I have some experience. Sharing more information, more often is one of my goals.

Here are some things to remember for the end of the year, over the summer and planning for the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

• The 2009-2010 Yearbook is in and is being distributed to students who pre-ordered one. A very limited number will be available on June 8. Please contact PTA if you are interest in purchasing one. They will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.
• PTA Membership for 2010-2011 is being accepted. Those joining before September 25 will be entered into a drawing for a Cleveland Zoo Family Membership. Membership dues are $6 per person and include Ohio PTA and National PTA Membership. For all member benefits, visit www.pta.org
• If you are in need of assistance with academically dressed clothing, please visit the Raider Rack. Chris Hanahan at the Board Office is collecting gently used uniform clothing. She also has new clothing available for those in need. Please contact Ms. Hanahan directly. All requests are confidential.
• Box Top collections raised about $800 this year. Please continue to collect box tops and labels over the summer. Box Tops should be trimmed and bagged in groups of 50. Please label each bag with number of box tops, name and grade. Labels for Education should be trimmed and counted separately in an envelop. Please write number of labels, name and grade on the envelop.
• Meet the Teacher Night will be August 25, 6-7:30pm
• The First Day of School is August 26
• School Supply Lists are on the PCLS website.

If you need any additional information, please contact PTA.

Nominations Update

The Nominating Committee presented the following nominees for the 2010-2011 school year:

President: Amy Basco

Vice President: Jennifer Palinkas

Secretary: Dee Dee Carotenuto Perez

Treasurer: Michelle Anderson

Additional nominations may be presented at upcoming meetings. Voting will take place at the May meeting, May 5 at 6:30pm in the Music Room.