FOW Meeting Minutes - August 2013

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Friends of Walgrove Members Meeting

August 20, 2013

Meeting Mi nutes:

I. Welcome & Introduction of FOW Executive Board (Julie Dair)II. Special Thanks (Julie Dair)Julie Dair (FOW co-President) welcomed members to the meeting and thanked people responsible foractivities and fund-raisers.

7/21 Incoming Kinder Playdate: Emiko Kuwata 8/4 Kinder Welcome Playdate: Julie Dair, Brandy Oeser, Emiko Kuwata, Akua Owusu-Ansah,

Patty Jung, Miriam Sharman, Danielle Healey, Katka Werth, Betsy Carver, and Kathy Mehr

8/6 Kinder Orientation: Brandy Oeser, Betsy CarveR 8/12 Teachers Welcome Breakfast: Toni Vera-Martinez and Kelly Robinson 8/13 Welcome Packets: Brandy Oeser, Patty Jung, Akua Owusu-Ansah, Michelle Dean 8/13-8/22 Emergency Kit Fundraiser: Julie Dair, Jennifer Roback, Nakaya Horton,

Francesca Forcucci

Directory Team: Emiko Kuwata, Caroline Diaz, Michelle, Dana Tasker, Wendy Garcia,Julie Dair, Olivia Adams

Walgroovy Slide Back to School: Brandy & Scott Oeser, Patty Jung & Richard Gross,Toni Vera-Martinez

III. School/Instructional Reports (Olivia Adams/Brandy Oeser)

New blog! You can see it at:http://walgroveadams.edublogs.org/ . (Password is Walgrove) School updates

Principal Olivia Adams talkedabout a book, How Full is Your Bucket which is being discussed in theclassrooms and among the staff. The idea is that we have all have an imaginary bucketand in

interactions we should think about whether we are filling it up (with thanks, praise, etc) or emptying(mean words, criticism). There is a board in the office where you can leave anonymous drops ofsupport. In addition, this year she has started a blog. And the first Friday of each month Olivia hosts

coffee with the principal immediatelyfollowing assembly.

IV. Guest Speaker (Colleen OMara Diamond, Community Outreach & Public Relations Committee)

Colleen OMara who has a son in Room 3, is overseeing outreach to the Special Ed community andlooking to better integrate with the General Ed with the hopes to grow their participation in school wide

events. Last year we had 50% participation in the Annual Fundour highest ever. She is also going toserve as the Capitan of the room parents for special Ed. In addition, she is looking to help buildWalgroves profile in the community and beyond through PR and marketing. Her committee is brandnew, so anyone with marketing/writing/public relation skills, please join! [email protected]

V. Introduction of Committee Heads (Brandy Oeser)Committee heads gave some quick update:

Library Committee: Need volunteers to help run the library, book fair starts on Aug 23. Sign upinformation at the end of the notes (agenda).Fundraising: We still need a VP of fundraising, but all major fund raising events have a chairperson.

already. Annual fund drive is kicking off August 26th and Akua needs volunteers to man the tables.Walgroovies: Meeting tonight (August 20th) Contact: Sarah Reimers ([email protected]) forinformation.

Dine Outs: First dine out is this week at Menchies, next one is Fresh Brothers.Ralphs: Ralphs fundraising (using your Ralphs club card, a portion of all money spent is donated toFOW) will start next month.
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FOW Swag: Walgrove SWAG are for sale each Friday and each member of the kinder class will get ashirt.Whale of SaleSept 28 and we are asking that donations are pre-priced and clean. Student council willalso be participating. If we can find enough support, it will be a two day sale. Contact: Clare Carey

([email protected])Grant CommitteeMeet mornings, looking for volunteers. Contact: Sarah ReimersGreen TeamAnother grant for the Wildlands, and a big thank you to Harriet Shaham for the GrowingGreat program last year. A $1500 grant covers 1-5, and the program helps kids read labels, etc. We arelooking for a master gardener and a chef to work with us on meals.

VI. Officer and Committee ReportsTwo reports, one from Hospitality and one from Communication.

Hospitality Committee(Toni/Kelly) Always looking for bakers who are contacted a few times a year to

help bake for various events.

Communication(Betsy Carver) We have a school wide newsletter sent via Mailchimp and we are able

to track who is reading, clicking etc. Right now about 50% open rate and of those, 50% have clicked.

Still workingout some issues and how to service the population that doesnt have email.

VIII. New BusinessA. Arts Committee Inquiry (Lynn Jones and Kelly Robinson)

A new committee in the planning stages to bring more fine arts to the school and better coordinate thevarious programs we do have (Shakespeare, etc). LAUSD is bringing vocal music to the school this yearand have the PS Arts grant.


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FULL AGENDA

I. Welcome & Introduction of FOW Executive Board (Julie Dair)

II. Special Thanks (Julie Dair)

A. 7/21 Incoming Kinder Playdate: Emiko KuwataB. 8/4 Kinder Welcome Playdate: Julie Dair, Brandy Oeser, Emiko Kuwata, Akua

Owusu-Ansah,

Patty Jung, Miriam Sharman, Danielle Healey, Katka Werth, Betsy Carver, and

Kathy MehrC. 8/6 Kinder Orientation: Brandy Oeser, Betsy Carver

D. 8/12 Teachers Welcome Breakfast: Toni Vera-Martinez and Kelly Robinson

E. 8/13 Welcome Packets: Brandy Oeser, Patty Jung, Akua Owusu-Ansah, Michelle

DeanF. 8/13-8/22 Emergency Kit Fundraiser: Julie Dair, Jennifer Roback, Nakaya

Horton, Francesca

ForcucciG. Directory Team: Emiko Kuwata, Caroline Diaz, Michelle, Dana Tasker, Wendy

Garcia,

Julie Dair, Olivia Adams

H. 8/17 Walgroovy Slide Back to School: Brandy & Scott Oeser, Patty Jung &Richard Gross,

Toni Vera-Martinez

III. School/Instructional Reports (Olivia Adams/Brandy Oeser)

A. New blog! You can see it at:http://walgroveadams.edublogs.org/. (Password is

Walgrove)

B. School updates

IV. Guest Speaker (Colleen OMara Diamond, Community Outreach & Public

RelationsCommittee)

V. Introduction of Committee Heads (Brandy Oeser)

A. Library Committee: Michelle Dean and Anne TierneyB. Publications Committee: Caroline Diaz and Dana Tasker

C. Fundraising Committee: TBD

1. Yearlong Fundraisers:

a. Annual Fund: Akua Owusu-Ansah, Leisle Bartley, Patty Jungb. Walgroovy Gatherings Committee: Sarah Reimers, Lisa Kantor &

Committee

c. Dine-Outs: Nicole Maharajd. Ralphs Community Card Program: Brandy Oeser and TBD

e. FOW Swag: Michelle Dean and Cynde Cassel

2. Whale-of-a-Sale Yard Sale: Clare Carey and Liberty Conboy

D. Grant & Business Task Force: Sarah Reimers and Lisa Tauscher
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E. Green Team: Clare Carey and Denise Bell

VI. Officer and Committee Reports

A. Co-Presidents (Julie Dair and Brandy Oeser)B. VP Fundraising (Julie Dair and Brandy Oeser, pro tem)

C. Co-VPs of Hospitality: Toni Vera-Martinez and Kelly Robinson)D. VP Room Parent Coordination & Communications (Betsy Carver)E. Secretary (Mriam Sharman)

F. Treasurer (Katka Werth)

G. Controller (Cindy Minor)

VII. Old Business

A. Walgrove Wildlands Update (Clare Carey)

VIII. New Business

A. Arts Committee Inquiry (Lynn Jones and Kelly

Robinson)

IX. Happenings

A. Menchies Kick-Off Dine-Out (August 19-25, 12pm-9pm, 2901 Ocean Park

Boulevard)B. Garden Meeting (August 21, 8:30am (after drop-off), Walgrove Garden)

C. Mrs. Nelsons Book Fair Set-Up (August 22, 1pm-3pm, Library)

D. Mrs. Nelsons Book Fair (August 23-29, varied hours, Library)E. Orientation Meeting for SSC and ELAC (August 23, 8:30am, Parent Center)

F. Annual Fund Kick-Off Drive (August 26-29, Walgrove Campus)

G. Back-to-School Night (August 27, 5:45pm-7:00pm, Walgrove Campus)

H. Admissions Day (August 30)NO SCHOOL!I. Labor Day (September 2)NO SCHOOL!

X. Help WantedsA. Mrs. Nelsons Book Fair volunteers: Contact Michelle Dean

([email protected]) or sign

up online at:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044BAAAC2BAB9-mrs.

B. Annual Fund Kick-Off Drive volunteers: Contact: Patty Jung([email protected]) or sign

up online at:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094FACA92CA64-annual3.

C. Whale-of-a-Sale Yard Sale: Contact Clare Carey ([email protected]).
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