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PTO Meeting Minutes 12/2/22

St. Columban PTO Meeting

December 2, 2022

8:30 AM, Cafeteria


Attendees –

Christine Settlemire

Alison Shimala

Sarah Estill

Michelle Hosta

Amanda Kommeth

Erin Giblin

Liz Rigby

Shawn Richardson

Mrs. Muchmore


8:35 AM – Opening Prayer by Erin Giblin

8:36 AM – Treasurer Report (Erin Giblin)

  • $197,585 bank balance

  • Break down community events into separate line items (except Grandparent’s day)

    • Breakfast with Santa

    • Easter

  • School projects

    • $12,500 budget

  • Teacher resources, $2700 balance

  • Lockers, Erin has 3 construction companies on the lookout for these

  • Community center donation from PTO to be made

8:56 AM – President’s Report (Amanda + Michelle)

  • School Christmas decorating, Saturday, Dec 3 – start at 9 AM

    • Gym doors – decorate after 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday morning

  • Breakfast with Santa, 12/17, 9-12

    • Need all the help we can get, setup begins at 8:00

    • 12 slots (families) per 30-minute slot – signup genius will go up

    • 8th grade service hours, need more volunteers – maybe open to 7 th graders

    • Photo options for this event?

      • PTO logo, cozy mantle look, back drop

      • Take on their own phone

      • Decorations

  • Teacher Gift fund (Alison Shimala)

    • All paperwork has been out, 2 options

  • Catholic School’s Week

    • Theme for CSW? Mrs. Muchmore to look into

      • “St. Columban … growing with Wisdom, Insight and Strength”, I count, and you count

      • Circle format on back

      • Standard St C logo on front

      • Shirts – who designed, who order through

        • Dark gray with red/black/white (1 color font)

        • Graphic Village, Larry Coleman (Erin to look into for ordering)

        • Google form for ordering shirts, open to parents being able to order?

        • Estimate 600 shirts

        • Teacher specific shirts, long sleeve?

          • “Educator” down the sleeve?

o Kindergarten recess and play area

  • Need to talk more with Patrick on where we can do this, take into account the construction

  • Volleyball

  • Soccer goals, pop up

  • Outdoor blocks, with containment system

  • Lent Service Activity

  • PTO + school community

  • Our Daily Bread – make sandwiches

  • NEST

  • Matthew 25

  • Weekend opportunity at Life Pantry – look into this as an option

  • School service day – spring cleanup opportunity

  • US Map paint

o Care Closet

  • Signup Genius has gone out

o Memorial Garden

  • Use stone for each Memorial

  • Sign that goes in the garden – Saint Columban Memorial Garden


10:18 AM -- Closing Prayer, Erin Giblin

NEXT PTO MEETING – January 6, 2023

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