This month’s Community Club meeting was held on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The following is a summary of the information provided at that meeting.
Principal’s Report: Dr. Trimmer thanked the Community Club for the Holiday Boutique, and also wanted to communicate his thanks to all the parents who helped with the holiday classroom parties prior to the Winter Break.
He reported that the District will be celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year, and several big events (such as a 5K race) are planned to commemorate the occasion. The events will be structured as fundraisers designed to raise money for the District.
Dr. Trimmer further reported that Evergreen is getting ready to begin enrolling students for the 2010-2011 school year. The District will be providing a Kindergarten prep program designed to ensure Kindergarten readiness for incoming students. To be eligible, children must be 5 years old and not currently enrolled in Kindergarten. Dr. Trimmer pointed out that students completing this program will not do so in lieu of Kindergarten, but in addition to it.
Teachers Report: Mrs. Gorsuch reported that the first few days back to school following the Holiday Break were a bit rough. A lot of the kids were very tired and had a difficult time making it through the day.
Mrs. Gorsuch also announced that this will be her last year at Evergreen. She has submitted her resignation and will officially retire from teaching at the end of this school year. Mrs. Gorsuch has worked with the Community Club for many years. We wish her all the best as she prepares to begin this new chapter of her life!
Coordinating Council: Reports were made regarding information presented at the past two Coordinating Council meetings.
November
- Lots of information was provided regarding various fundraising ideas
December
- Ten of the fundraising ideas have gone to committee. Information on these committees is available if anyone is interested in participating and/or volunteering.
Holiday Boutique: The Holiday Boutique was a success. It generated a lot of excitement for the students, and resulted in over $2000 in fundraising profits. The Boutique Committee is requesting feedback from parents and teachers regarding the event, so that it can be even better next year. The Committee suggested that next year we better explore the possibility of donations. Also, next year will be the last year both Committee members are at Evergreen, so they suggested that anyone interested in taking over future coordination of the event should work closely with them next year.
Talent Show: The date of this year’s Talent Show will be March 12th. More information to follow.
Walk-A-Thon: No date has yet been set for this year’s Walk-A-Thon. The Committee will work with the office staff to secure a date on the calendar.
Yearbooks: To date, 275 yearbooks have been sold. Parents are still requesting to purchase yearbooks, so a new sale period will be rolled out. During this selling period, the cost of the yearbook will be $23. Order forms will be sent only to those who have not yet ordered a yearbook.
Yearbook dedications will be available, but space is extremely limited (only 2 pages will be available). Order forms for dedications will be sent first to parents of 5th graders in order to give them first priority in buying space. On a related note, 5th grade baby pictures must be received by January 29th.
The room parents will be providing many of the photos for the yearbook. Parent pictures need to be submitted on a CD, and the return of the CD is not guaranteed. The Committee cannot accept pictures via email, and no pictures taken from cell phones will be accepted.
Letters & Sounds Workbooks: Mrs. Gorsuch advised the Community Club that the District will no longer be paying for the Letters & Sounds Workbooks used in the Kindergarten program. The District will no longer pay for these materials because they are not on the (very limited) state approved materials list. However, our Kindergarten teachers feel these are an important learning tool and they are asking the Community Club to consider paying for these materials. A motion was approved to purchase these materials for the school.
Jamba Jump Day 2010: Physical Education teacher, Judy Ameluxen spoke to the Community Club about an upcoming event called Jamba Jump Day 2010. On February 1, 2010, students all over California will be jumping rope simultaneously in an effort to break the Guinness World Record currently held by Australia. This will be a highly publicized event which will enable the students to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime type of experience.
However, we do have a problem. The problem stems from the fact that students from all 9 schools in our district will need to be jumping simultaneously, and the district only has a total of 500 jumpropes — not enough for all students to jump at the same time. Judy advised that there will be Commemorative jumpropes available for purchase which will include the official Guinness logo. The Community Club discussed options for resolving this issue. In the end, a motion was approved to purchase and provide a Commemorative jumprope for each Evergreen student. The funds will come in part from Boxtops for Education funds (which are earmarked for playground equipment), and in part from our Gifts to School fund.
We will need to secure many parent volunteers for this event, as 2 parents per classroom will be needed to act as official judges of the Jamba Jump Day.
Recycling Program: Due to an inability to find a sufficient amount of volunteers, The Community Club will be unable to continue the recycling program at Evergreen. We need to identify outside organizations who would be willing to take on the responsibility of sorting the materials and hauling them off the Evergreen campus.
Upcoming Events:
- Snowy Day (For Kindergarten): January 29, 2010
Our next Community Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. We hope to see you there!
