The Hall Dale Elementary School PTO has arranged a special family and friends ski afternoon at Lost Valley in Auburn. Anyone who is part of the RSU #2 community (students, teachers, parents, staff & friends) is welcome to join us. This is an excellent opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Maine winter with a very low cost lift ticket and equipment rentals. Just present this coupon at the rental center & lift ticket booth for your discounted afternoon of skiing.

WHEN: Sunday, February 12, from 11 am to 3 pm

WHERE: Lost Valley, 200 Lost Valley Road
Auburn, ME 04210-8598
(207) 784-1561

COST: Lift tickets are $12/person &
Ski rentals are $12/rental.
(This is a 50%+ discount)

WHO: Hall Dale, Dresden, Richmond & Monmouth students, teachers, staff, parents & friends are eligible for the discounted tickets.
Questions? Contact maria.r.fuentes@gmail.com or
592-0227

Click HERE for flyer and coupon.

Come and Join us for HDES PTO Benefit Supper at the

AMAZING RED BARN


Located at 455 Riverside Drive in Augusta
February 6th, 2012
4-6pm
Chicken and Haddock baskets are a minimum donation of $5
ALL proceeds go directly to the PTO – which in turn go directly back to our school and the enrichment of our children.  Don’t miss the opportunity to support our children and our incredible school.

Pre-buy your tickets now – just $5 !!!!

Contact Suzanne Gilbert 582-1276 or angelsg17@roadrunner.com
For questions or more information.

Hall-Dale Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) presents:

The HDES Civil Rights Team

 

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

6:00 p.m. to 6:30 pm

To be followed by regular PTO business until 7:00 pm.

Hall-Dale Elementary School Library

Program:

Mrs. Mansir and student members of the Civil Rights Team will be speaking about what their group does and how they positively impact the school. The students will be presenting a “mini lesson” on the effects of bullying.

FMI contact michelle.jolicoeur@gmail.com

Note:  This program is for parents, caregivers, and students. Free child care will also be provided by the PTO.


Free Movie Night

December 2, 2011

6:00 PM Hall-Dale Elementary School

FEATURING:  Polar Express or Happy Feet

Each child will receive a gift bag & sleigh bell.  Kids & parents wear your pjs!  Please bring a can of non-perishable food to donate to the food bank.  Super raffle tickets will be on sale; winners will be announced after the movies.  Refreshments (popcorn, sugar cookies, hot cocoa & water) will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by the HDES PTO

Halldale Elementary School PTO Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2011

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  1. Aimee Ellis, PTO President, welcomed parents.  She requested that that anyone who has not yet, please sign the green membership book.
  • Secretary’s Report
    1. The secretary’s report was presented.  Motion to accept was made and seconded; it was approved. (more…)

    Halldale Elementary School PTO Meeting Minutes

    September 13, 2011

    1. Welcome and Introductions
    1. Aimee Ellis, PTO President, welcomed parents and introduced the executive committee. (more…)

    Hall-Dale Elementary School

    PTO

    Minutes from meeting June 7, 2011

    Facilitators: Aimee Ellis and Maria Fuentes, Co-Presidents

    Members Present: 16

    Welcome and introductions were done by Aimee Ellis. She mentioned that the new principal, Mr. Dana Folsom, may arrive at some point during the meeting.

    Secretary’s Report: Kelli Baker (more…)

    Hall-Dale Elementary School

    PTO

    Minutes from Meeting May 10, 2011

    Facilitators: Maria Fuentes and Aimee Ellis, Co-Presidents

    Members Present: 17

    Maria Fuentes began the meeting with a welcome and introductions.

    Secretary’s Report:  Kelli Baker

    The report was emailed to members and copies were distributed for those who hadn’t yet seen them.  It was moved by S. Frautten, seconded by C. McLean and so voted to accept the minutes of the March meeting.

    Treasurer’s Report:  Kathy Pelotte

    The treasurer’s report was handed out and Kathy went over the profits from this school year’s fundraisers. They are as follows:

    o       PSO:   $1518.36

    o       Super Raffle:   $5987.02

    o       Original Works:   $1802.64

    o       Spaghetti Supper:   $326.25

    o       Savings Cards:   $4280.00 – Fifth Grade Portion goes to 5Th grade trip

    o       Spring Cleaning Sale:   $1000.00

    o       Movie Night:   $250.00

    o       Sea Dog Tickets:   $600.00 approx.

    o       Hannaford Helps:  $396.00

    Kathy would like to create a draft proposed 2011-2012 budget to distribute at next month’s meeting and asked that anybody interested in assisting her should contact her.  Also, Kathy reported that she and her husband applied for a grant from Wal-Mart (her husband’s employer) and that the total for HDES PTO would be either $500 or $1000! It was moved by K. Langmeyer, seconded by S. Gilbert, and so voted to accept the Treasurer’s Reports for May.

    Fundraising:

    *Spring Cleaning Sale Report:  Kelli Baker

    The sale was a success! There were many great donations and the team that helped organize and execute the sale was wonderful! It could not have been such a success without the help of all the donators, organizers and Red Shirt People involved with it all! The sale made $1000!

    *Savings Card Update:

    There have been 428 sold and there are more left! Overall, it has been a success.

    Financial Requests:

    The Spring Cleaning Sale proceeds were raised to help the PE program and the Library, so both Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Viselli put requests in for materials.  PE asked for a Voit Ball set that was to cost $354.99 and the Library materials were $320.94.  Also, Mrs. Mansir asked for $100 for a film project for the Civil Rights Team.

    There was some discussion about Teacher Allotments, or the mini-grants that PTO provides to teachers as a result of PTO fundraising.  Earlier in the year, PTO approved a $10 per student allotment and agreed to wait for fundraising results before deciding whether to provide an additional $5 per student.  There were questions as to whether the teachers would prefer to have a $5 per student allotment now, or have it combined with the anticipated fall allotment to provide more certainty as to the total amount.  It was agreed that the additional $5 for the 2010-2011 year would be combined with the $10 slated for the fall, and it would be in the teacher accounts at the beginning of the school year.  That way, the teachers and staff know at the beginning of the school year that they have $15 per student available for field trips, enrichment, supplies, etc.

    There was a question about the money that PTO allocated to the principal for a discretionary fund (750.00) and the field trip fund (2000.00).  Questions were raised about whether the funds had been used, and if so, for what purposes. PTO officers will ask for a report of expenditures.

    Maria passed around thank you cards from some teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week, which was a wonderful success! Thanks to all of those volunteers who helped throughout the week and getting ready for the week!

    There was some discussion about having PTO send out letters to the families of students asking for donations of supplies for next year to help supplement the cuts in budgets for classroom supplies.

    PTO members were asked to vote on paper for the following funding requests:

    • $100 for the Civil Rights Team for a field trip associated with the Brady movie
    • $354.99 for the Voit ball sets
    • $320.94 for library materials

    Each request received 17 votes, so they were all unanimous.

    Other Business:

    Bylaws Changes:

    Maria Fuentes reported that Kristin Aiello had looked at the Bylaws – as requested by PTO – and suggested changes, which primarily consisted of changing “MSAD 16” to “RSU 2.”

    Kathy Pelotte told members that as a point of clarification, HDES PTO is not exempt from Maine sales tax.

    It was moved by K. Pelotte, seconded by S. Gilbert and so voted to approve the amended bylaws.

    Nominating committee:

    Members have stepped up to fill some of the officer positions for the PTO board, and the VP slot is still open.  There will be a full report of the Nominating Committee at the June meeting, when elections will be held.

    If anyone is interested in that position, please let Maria Fuentes or Aimee Ellis know.

    Programming Suggestions for Fall:

    Michelle Jolicoeur, who will again be Program Chair next year, asked the group about programs for next year.  Specifically, she was thinking of having a Mental Health Professional come to a meeting and talk about the topic of our choice. Michelle will work on the idea and get back to the group.

    Kindergarten Orientation Meeting:

    Maria and Aimee will attend the Orientation meeting, and also discussed purchasing books from Scholastic to give out to each new student in Pre-K and K from the PTO.

    Subway Cook’s Night Out:

    Wayne Williams is the Manager (and a PTO parent) and he said that depending on sales, HDES could receive up to 33% of the profits from the sales on May 19th from 4 to 7:30 pm.  The customers need to have a voucher for HDES to receive credit.

    Music Enrichment:

    Maria has discussed with Mrs. McGuire another musical enrichment event, but one that is smaller in scale than the concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.  Mrs. McGuire is considering having a Folk Music/Dance group come to school for a fee, and then possibly have an evening event that families may participate in. Once there is more information, it will be distributed to parents.

    Sea Dogs Night:

    The Sea Dogs event went great!  Suzanne Gilbert did a great job organizing the sales.  Suzanne reported that she spoke with the owner of the Red Barn about having a Cooks Nite Out there in the fall.  Although there are no more Monday nights available, the owner told Suzanne she may be able to squeeze HDES PTO in sometime in November.

    Teacher Appreciation Week:

    The appreciation week for teachers and staff was a big success, thanks to all the parents and caregivers who donated items, and thanks to all the volunteers that week.

    The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 pm.

    Next Meeting on Tuesday, June 7 at 6 pm in the library.

    Hall-Dale Elementary School

    PTO

    March 8, 2011

     

    Facilitators: Aimee Ellis and Maria Fuentes, Co-Presidents

    Members Present: 18

     

    Aimee Ellis welcomed the PTO members and made introductions to begin the meeting.

    Secretary’s Report: Kelli Baker

    It was moved, seconded and so voted to accept the Secretary’s report, which had been previously emailed to members.

    Treasurer’s Report: Kathy Pelotte

    The treasurer’s report was deferred until later in the meeting.

    Programming Report: Michelle Jolicoeur and Adam Molesworth

    The program chairs reported that the Bullying Panel will be on April 28. Michelle said she had contacted people to be a part of the panel and the planning is well under way.

    Spring Cleaning Sale Update: Kelli Baker and Sherie Lizzotte, Co-Chairs

    Kelli Baker reported that there have been several planning meetings and at this point, most needed are donations for the sale.  Please bring your donations to Kelli Baker before the sale!

    Fundraising Update:

    The Savings Cards haven’t been selling well after the initial package went home to families. There were 1500 cards ordered and a very small number have been sold, so there will be additional information going home.

    There are some upcoming events where members may be able to sell savings cards: Spring Cleaning Sale, Movie Night and at Parent/Teacher Conferences.

    Wayne Williams, manager of Subway in Gardiner and an HDES parent, has volunteered to host a Hall-Dale Elementary Night at Subway.  Thursday, May 12 is the decided date for “Cooks Night Out,” but the date was since changed to Thursday, May 19th.  He will provide vouchers.  Persons presenting a voucher between 4 and 7 pm will have a percentage of their purchase be donated to the school.

    Aimee reported that she approached Mr. Viselli about a possible 5K Walk/Run as a fundraiser and/or community event for the fall.  There could be a 1-mile Fun Run for children to participate in as well.  If anyone has any ideas or would like to help Aimee, please contact her.  Sponsors may be needed for t-shirts.

     

    Aimee also suggested it may make sense to take a year off from the Original Works fundraiser.  It is a great deal of work for a minimal profit and maybe the 5k or another event can replace it.  If the 5K were a fundraiser, there would be a registration fee to participate in it and the children might get pledges to raise money.

    Treasurer’s Report: Kathy Pelotte

    Kathy distributed the February financials and went over the activity for the month.  She mentioned starting a Finance Committee to help make recommendations about the disbursement of PTO funds, and anybody interested should see her.  It was moved and seconded to accept the Treasurer’s Report, and the motion passed.

    A/V Equipment Request

    The group reviewed a request from Mrs. Gordon, representing all teachers, asking for four 32” HD Televisions, four Blue-Ray DVD players, connection cords and wheeled carts, totaling $4679.96.

    There were questions from the group such as: Can we find cheaper prices? Do we really need four sets? Who is going to maintain them?

    Jim Wallace reported he had done research on pricing and said Target would provide a 20 – 25% discount off the entire purchase of TV sets and blue rays.  The carts could be ordered online, and the price would be less than what is in the proposal. Mrs. Jamison suggested that because “smart boards” have been installed in many classrooms, four sets of equipment are not needed.  A motion was made to purchase two sets of A/V equipment and carts. After a confidential vote using cards, the motion passed unanimously.

    Announcements/Other Business

    Aimee reported that the movies being considered for Movie Night are “Despicable Me” and “How to Train a Dragon.”  She also said that volunteers are needed for Movie Night.

    April PTO Meeting

    Aimee and Maria suggested that because there are so many conflicts on Tuesday nights in April (concerts, vacation), that PTO should consider canceling a PTO business meeting for April, particularly since we are hosting a Bullying Panel at the end of the month.  The members present agreed to cancel the April meeting.

    Nominating Committee

    Aimee Ellis mentioned a Nominating Committee is needed to nominate PTO officers for 2011-12.  Maria Fuentes and Kathy Pelotte agreed to be on the committee.  Aimee encouraged anybody who is interested in helping out to contact Kathy, Maria or Aimee.

    Teacher Appreciation

    Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2 – 6.  Currently, there is no chair/co-chairs of this program and Aimee asked if anybody would step up.  It was agreed that the week does not have to be as extensive as last year.  The consensus was that it could be a more “low-key” event, and the teachers and staff will be very appreciative just the same.

    Enrichment

    Ellen Freed suggested bringing Mr. and Mrs. Fish back to school; they can come on March 24 to would be doing a Waste Water presentation.  Because it is sponsored by the local water district, there would be no fee to have them come again to HDES.  All agreed this was a great idea and thanked Ellen for making this happen.

    Marella Averill reported that the school is going to be able to have their own garden plot in the community garden this year.  Volunteers will be needed to help maintain and care for it through the summer months. Please contact Marella Averill if you are interested.

    The meeting was adjourned at 7 pm.

    Next PTO Meeting: Tuesday, May 10, 6 pm

    Upcoming Events:

    March 12 – Spring Cleaning Sale

    March 18 – Movie Night

    May 6 – HDES Sea Dogs Night

    May 18 – “The Reluctant Dragon” by Theater at Monmouth Actors, HDES

     

     

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