VP opening

If you are interested in becoming more involved in Brattain's PTA, there is a board position open for vice president. The vice president chairs PTA meetings if the PTA president is absent and helps with a number of other PTA duties. For more details, you can call PTA President Jay Thornhill at 654-0358 or email brattainpta@gmail.com. The board will elect the vice president at its Jan. 17 meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the library.

15 November 07 agenda

6:30 Call to order
6:30-6:35 Review minutes
6:35-6:40 Treasurer's report
6:40-6:42 Correspondence
6:42-6:47 Reports
Harvest carnival
Cookbooks
Rodeo
6:47-7:00 Unfinished business
Approve standing rules
Appoint standing Committee Chairpersons
7:00-7:30 New Business
Popcorn
Programs
Announcements

7:30 Adjournment

Agenda for October 18 2007

6:30 PM Call to Order

6:30-6:35 Review Minutes from last meeting

6:35-6:40 Treasurer’s Report

6:40-6:42 Correspondence

6:42-6:47 Reports
Harvest Carnival committee

6:47-7:00 Unfinished Business
Appoint standing committee leads

7:00- 7:30 New Business
Programs

7:30 PM Adjournment.

September PTA meeting

Thank you to all who made it to Thursday's PTA meeting! We had a wonderful turnout and some great discussion on our budget for the upcoming year and a fun fall fundraising idea — a cookbook with recipes from students. We also elected a slate of new officers for 2007-08.

Brattain PTA's executive board is:

President: Jay Thornhill
Vice President: Felicia Espinoza
Co-secretaries: Rebekah Waldorf and Jennifer Merrill
Treasurer: Faith Bowlsby

The next meeting will be held in October. The date has not yet been set, but we'll keep you posted.

Minutes from this month's meeting will be also be posted soon in the comment section below.

Agenda

Here is the agenda for the upcoming PTA meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Hope to see you there!

Brattain PTA agenda/Thursday, Sept. 20

Call to order
Review of minutes
Treasurer's report
Correspondence
Reports — Leadership camp
Unfinished business — Election of officers
New business — Approve standing rules; Approve 2007-08 budget; Fall fundraiser; Harvest Carnival committee; Wellness forum
Announcements
Adjournment

You can also click on the comment section below to see the proposed standing rules that outline how Brattain PTA's operates.

Open House!!

From my limited perspective, open house was a thrilling success. Fruit sundaes and root beer floats played center stage to T-shirt sales and escrip explanations. We signed up nearly 30 new people with escrip which means that when those 30 people shop at Safeway for the groceries they buy any way, Brattain PTA gets a percentage of everything they spend. Free money! Doesn’t cost you anything, doesn’t cost us anything! Why is this so cool?! It means fewer fundraisers to support school field trips, artist in residence, assemblies, and other fun programs for our kids. If you’d like an escrip sign-up sheet to take home to grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, co-workers, just leave your email address in a comment below or email us at brattainpta@gmail.com. I’ll send you an attachment of the form or we’ll arrange delivery another way. The more people signed up, the less we have to ask you to sell stuff like Sponge bob clocks, boxes of candy, or buckets of cookie dough; which by the way, please make it to the first PTA meeting Thursday September 20th at 6:30pm in the Brattain school library to help decide what fundraisers we’ll be doing this year as well as voting in the new slate of officers, approving the working budget and the standing rules for the coming year. Look for these to be posted sometime this weekend.

Thanks for coming to the open house and I look forward to seeing you on Thursday the 20th.

Faith

Leadership Camp

Oregon PTA offers leadership training several times a year throughout the state and yesterday was our opportunity for local leadership training. We had four of our volunteers attend, two for the whole day and two for half a days training. My training is intended to prepare me for the treasurer position; Jay Thornhill attended the President/VP for new comers training; Felicia Espinoza and Deedee Wagner arrived in time for the region meetings, legislative updates, and an explanation of the new federal nutrition guidelines. We all then attended an inspirational training on programs. The "what, how, why's" of the programs we put together for our kids, that included brainstorming ideas for programs that could be developed for mock scenarios. No competition (my group did the best! :), just good fun and good practice for thinking creatively to create programs that serve our kids.

There will be a more in-depth look at some of the things to look for from our legislature this year, and a report on the new federal nutrition guidelines in another post.

Springfield PTA Council intends to offer other local training opportunities, for anyone interested just leave us a comment below or email us at brattainpta@gmail.com. There will also be extensive training and networking opportunities at the Oregon PTA Convention held every year in April. Four days of classes, networking, recognition, fundraising research, and good fun!

If you have any questions or just want more information just leave us a comment or drop us an email.

Thanks,

Faith

Welcome back!

The 2007-08 school year is here! Welcome back to Brattain!

Brattain's PTA will hold it's first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Membership in the PTA, which costs $9 per individual, is encouraged but not required. Your involvement is what is important.

Tentative agenda for the Sept. 20 meeting includes a vote for this year's PTA board and standing committee positions. If you are interested in serving on the PTA board this year, please post a comment, call the school office at 744-6380 and leave your name and phone number, or email brattainpta@gmail.com. There will also be discussion on upcoming events and fall fundraisers. An agenda for the meeting will be posted on this blog site in the near future.

Thank you for your interest in Brattain's PTA and your child's education. We look forward to seeing you Sept. 20!

Oregon PTA Leadership Camp

The Oregon PTA is sponsoring a leadership camp Sept. 8 at the Springfield School District's Administration Building.

Who should attend leadership camp? Current elected leaders, potential future leaders and everyone who has an interest in how a PTA operates. You'll receive basic PTA training as well as attend workshops designed to help your PTA's parent and school community become involved your school.

Deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 31. Brattain's PTA will pay for registration costs, and if you'd like to attend, please contact Cami Romig at camiromig@comcast.net by Thursday, Aug. 30. To see the agenda and a description of the workshops, click on the comment section below.

How did the Picnic Go!?

Thanks to all the parents and children who showed up for the potluck get-together on Friday. We had a wonderful time visiting, eating, and meeting new people. Honalei gave tours of our school garden, while many childen enjoyed playing on the playground. Not much work got done, so plan on voting for board members on September 20th. Please review the list of possible candidates posted in our comment section, and feel free to add your name to the list in a comment.
Brattain PTA

Welcome to the 2007/2008 School Year!!

The first day of school is fast approaching and there is much to be done! We have tentatively planned a pot luck meeting on Brattain's playground Friday August 24th at 5:30pm. Bring your favorite side dish, chips, fruit or dessert. PTA is providing hotdogs and drinks so plan on bringing at least your appetite! Email or post an RSVP so we can plan for attendance and provide enough hotdogs.

During this meeting, we will be exploring the various Board Positions available for the upcoming year, and will be accepting nominations and inquiries from anyone interested in taking a part in making this year better than ever! We will hold a general meeting Septemer 20th, at 6:30pm in the Brattain School Library, where we will have a final vote for this year's Board and Committee Positions. If you are interested in giving back this year, please plan to attend. There are numerous opportunities to be involved.

Remember to check the calendar for meetings and events throughout the year!