PTO Meeting Minutes 1/6/23
St. Columban PTO Meeting
January 6, 2023
8:30 AM, Cafeteria
Attendees –
Christine Settlemire
Alison Shimala
Sarah Estill
Michelle Hosta
Erin Giblin
Liz Rigby
Mrs. Bowling
Mrs. Muchmore
Amanda Kommeth
8:35 AM – Opening Prayer by Liz Rigby
8:36 AM – Women’s CRHP (Erin Campbell and Val Alt)
· Feb 11-12, 2023:
o Starts 8 AM Saturday – conclude Sunday by 3:30
· Weekend of fellowship and prayer
8:47 AM – Treasurer Report (Erin Giblin)
· $166,708 current bank balance
· $995 brought in from Breakfast from Santa (great event, went well)
o Spent $710 + Santa (not paid yet)
· CSW – budgeted $4000
8:49 AM – President’s Report (Amanda + Michelle)
· Catholic Schools Week 2023
o 1.5.23 – unanimous decision by PTO board for shirt #2 at the approximate cost of $4600
§ Shirt #2 – Short sleeve, white shirt. Front St. C logo in two colors – black and red. Back shield design with red lettering only.
o Potential to add a CSW logo on the sleeve (‘Faith-Excellence-Service’)
§ OR small under the shield? With year?
§ How else to work in the CSW logo? What about a large sign in the front lobby? Work in something related to this with the full school picture.
o CSW week provide a treat? Another option instead of donuts? Hot chocolate, popcorn, popsicles, ice cream sandwiches
§ Movie and popcorn day and we provide the popcorn (circus theme maybe)? Maybe split younger and older kids between gym and cafeteria OR parish hall
· Parent volunteers during this time and then teachers can do something special
o Potential social community event during CSW, downtown Loveland somewhere
§ Alison to contact Hops and Berries to see what’s available
§ Potentially Friday, Feb 3
o Option C blast to go out today (1.6.23) with Google Doc for t-shirt sizes
· Christmas gifts for teachers
o Went pretty well overall
o Some issues with Amazon this year, will try to work out better for next year
o Some decided to donate back or to others, etc. – working through a few of those still
· 5th and 6th grade events – upcoming
o Volleyball this year
§ First few weekends in March, use a Friday night?
§ Need chairs for this, put something in the newsletter
§ $3000 budget
o Dance next year
· Back to school supply boxes
o Email out to start thinking about
o Will need lists in March
o Need someone to manage this though for 2023, someone super detailed to run this – call on the ambassadors for this?
· Yearbooks past few years – Mrs. Muchmore to try to get an update
· Planetarium (whole school)
o Budget $5500
o 45 minutes presentation for older kids, but 20 mins for PreK and K
o Jan 23-24
· Aquarium – potential to bring them in this year as well, sometime in March?
· Lent Service Project – Amanda has reached out, but has not heard back
o Maybe partner with Student Council / Mr. Drinnen and Mrs. Hansel
· Potential school cleanup in the spring and fall – split the grades and some do fall and some do spring
· Garden, Mrs. Worpenberg – working on this
· Community event – end of school year, Reds game OR do something like this at the start of the year to bring everyone together? Table this for the start of the year.
· Easter egg hunt – reach out to ambassadors for someone to run this event next year
o Target April 2nd, ~12:30 PM
· Kindergarten recess equipment – volleyballs, soccer balls and some pop up soccer goals, outdoor blocks with storage
· New black mats for cafeteria (Mrs. Muchmore to ask Patrick L.)
· Lockers for Junior High (Erin) – school renovating soon and we may be able to grab those
10:10 AM -- Closing Prayer, Christine Settlemire
NEXT PTO MEETING – February 3, 2023