November Meeting Minutes

Lied Parents, The Halloween Carnival was so much fun! Thank you to everyone that volunteered! Parents, students and staff really pulled together as a community and blew it out of the park. A Spanish version of this newsletter is attached, or click here.

Announcements  Safety is always a very important issue to keep in the forefront of our minds! Recently, our community has suffered extreme loss! From Lied staff, students and parents, our thoughts are with everyone grieving during this time. With safety being a great concern, as it should always be, we are asking for everyone to be very mindful with their vehicles during drop-off and pick-up. We are asking for parent help before and after school to help kids safe while crossing the streets around the school. – PAP is contacting Mr. Washington of the Gator Gents Program for participants. We are also asking that other interested parents please contact Mrs. Ritz at 799-4620. Some safe driving habits to consider are: NO U-turns when dropping off and picking up, signaling your intentions are also appropriate; 15 MPH when Children Are Present; Stay aware of all 4 sides of your vehicle at all times, not just in front; Do not talk on phone or text during drop off and pick up; Administration will be contacting everyone that they feel is not conducting themselves in a safe manner. PAP will be supporting 1 family from each grade level for Christmas; Mrs. Ritz is asking the teachers for nominations, as well as, donations to be given by 11/28/11, the families will need to pick up the basket/gifts by December 16. Please know that these families may not necessarily be publically named. Student Council does Candy Cane sales to help support a family in need each year and will be doing it this year as well. Parent Involvement  11/14-11/15 – The reading department is asking for parents to help with reading tests this year. The test will be conducted during periods 1-4. The testing assessments will continue on a monthly basis. Volunteers must be trained in advance to administer the tests.  Seven parents are needed and will need to commit to the 2 days in November, January and May, and 1 day a month for December, February, March and April. If you are able and interested in participating, please contact Mrs. Ritz at 799-4620 or reply to this email by Wednesday, November 9th. 11/16-11/18 – for all three lunch periods, 10:00am -12:30pm, counselors need help for distribution of Student Recognition. Volunteers are needed to help. Fresh & Easy Night – We are having a Fresh & Easy Shopping Night in December. Food sample and demonstration tables will be provided by Fresh & Easy; Music and other clubs are welcome to perform at this event. Volunteers are needed and can contact Rick Suiter at 702-528-3405 or Jackie Emigh at 702-581-7241. You can also reply to this email. 12/1 & 12/2 - Barnes & Noble Book Fair – This is a huge event for Lied MS! We are working hard to ensure that it is a huge success. Parent and teacher volunteers are needed for several aspects of the event. We need parents for reading help (every hour and half hour from 5-9 pm for 15-20 minutes each) & working the Gift Wrapping Station. All tips come back to Lied PAP. We will also need volunteers for our McDonald’s Bite Night on both evenings. Contact Rick Suiter at 702-528-3405 or Jackie Emigh at 702-581-7241. You can also reply to this email. The Gator Bite Night locations for this event are as follows:  12/1/11 – Applebee’s, Joe’s Crab Shack, McDonald’s 12/2/11 – McDonald’s We are also checking into possible options for restaurants across the street; on the west side of 95 on Lake Mead December concerts – Dinner fundraisers will be help before the concerts – PAP is in need of contacts for either catering or donations; Mrs. Ritz will also talk to the foods class about catering. If other options do not present, PAP will be making spaghetti and meatballs dinner, with garlic bread, for $5.00 a plate, each night. Volunteers are needed to help. These are the concert dates: 12/13/11 – Choir Concert 12/14/11 – Band Concert 12/15/11 – Orchestra Concert 1/12/12 Family Night – The focus for family night will be on helping parents and students prepare for semester exams. Lied is in need of donations for gift baskets and give-away; we are exploring the option of possibly having a fundraiser dinner before the event as well. Fundraising: Update      Chili’s Gator Bite Night – first check received $50;           UNLV tickets – waiting to hear how many tickets were sold and total profits earned;           Staff Development Day breakfast 11/10 – PAP will be purchasing a Continental Breakfast for the school staff, not to exceed $300, at Costco. Parents are welcome and encouraged to be present on 11/10 at 7:20am to greet and treat the Lied staff!;        Oriental Trading Company – $98.50 was spent for student incentives. We are in the stages of setting up sub-committees for PAP responsibilities – Monthly events – Gator Bite Night and fun monthly activities; fundraisers – Rick Suiter & Jackie Emigh have agreed to work together on these type of events.  Teacher Liaison – Teacher help- grading, testing, etc. Family Night – January 12 planning, set up, dinner, donation, drawing, etc. Student Recognition/Incentives – These events are held in November, February, and April for Quarterly student recognition assistance and May for Awards Night. Tammy Cochran has agreed to volunteer in assisting with these events. Teacher Appreciation – Monthly faculty meeting (1st Tuesday of the month), staff development days (November, January, February), and May teacher appreciation week – PAP and the teachers sunshine committee will be coordinating for small tokens of appreciation for the teachers and staff breakfast or lunches. Anyone interested in serving on a committee can reply to this email. We will also be making phone calls to ask for assistance from parents. Jackie Emigh and Rick Suiter are taking over the responsibility of coordinating the monthly events including the Gator Bite Nights. PAP will need help cleaning out room 628 and setting it up as our parents as partners headquarters. Tentatively we will be doing this the week of 11/14 after school. PAP is adding an additional meeting on 11/18 at 9 am in the Little Theater to complete/finalize planning for these detailed and important upcoming events: Barnes & Noble Bookfair 12/1-12/2 Adopted Families for Christmas Holidays Concert Dinners 12/13-12/15 Student Council has some great events coming up in the future! If you wish to help with any of these fun activities, please contact Mrs. Butto at 239-0989 or reply to this email:       Talent Show November 22 – Dinner before the show!!              December – candy cane sales              New year party after break              Superbowl party in February The fundraising committee will most likely be having hot chocolate sales in the morning or afternoon in place of smoothies during the colder months.

UNLV Basketball games will start after the New Year! We look forward to that and all of the exciting events and activities that make Lied Middle School great! Tricia Perna                                                                                                                                                       PAP President http://www.lied-pap.blogspot.com/