Kate Foye
opened the meeting at 6:30, substituting for President Geniene Marco. There were 12 members present. Both the Secretary and Treasurer’s reports
were presented and approved.
Old business
included the upcoming Fifth Grade Dance to be held on Friday, June 1st
at BMS from 6-8 PM. There will be a DJ
that evening. Kids will receive t-shirts
designed by Wendy Jung and made by Mainely Embroidery. Bob and MJ Warren and Mae’s Café will donate
funds to help with the cost of the t-shirts.
Other RSU 1 PTA groups will donate as well. Heidi Tucker offered to provide water and
coffee from Mid Coast Hospital for parents that evening. Kate reported that the Teacher Appreciation
Breakfasts have been organized for Friday, May 11th. Many parents will contribute items for the
celebrations at both elementary schools.
New business
included the adoption of Charleston Wraps for the fall fund raiser. The PTA received a bonus from the company for
signing up early. The slate of officers
nominated for the upcoming PTA Executive Board consists of Kate Foye,
President; Holly Spence, Vice President
DN; Wendy Jung, Vice President FM, Geniene Marco, Treasurer; Christine Walker, Secretary. The voting will occur in June. PTA volunteers will help serve lunch for the
second grade step-up day at F/M on Thursday, June 7th.
Dr. Harriman
commented on several happenings at F/M.
There will be an all school field trip to Reid State Park on June 8th
(rain date June 13th). At
this time the sea creatures from the school’s touch tank will be launched into
the ocean. Box Top funds have been used
for this trip. There will be an Award
Recognition Day at F/M at year’s end.
For next year’s One Book/One School event Chris Van Dusen will be the
featured author/ illustrator. The PTA
will again help with funding for this event.
The F/M Garden Club under the direction of volunteer Anita Derr will
have a plant sale on Saturday, June 9th. Several members of the club have approached
Dr. Harriman about having a bake sale at this time too, and she’s encouraging
them to organize this.
During the
public comment portion of the meeting, Heidi Tucker discussed the $10,000 grant
from the Davenport Foundation to support summer camps for our elementary
students. Under the direction of
Gretchen Brinkler and Heidi, 113 kids will be going to local camps this
summer. Some of the kids will be able to
have a second week if all applications aren’t returned in time.
The meeting
ended with some discussion of the current budget situation. Parents are encouraged to attend the upcoming
meetings and let their opinions be known about the budget. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM. The last PTA meeting of this school year will
be held at FM on Tuesday, June 12th, beginning at 6:30 PM in the
school library.
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