Treasury Report & Secretary Report

Ø Reports were distributed to attendees. Questions can be addressed to the Treasurer/Secretary.

Administrator Report

Ø SACS held their first annual Chili cook off. Mrs. Dapper’s class won. They are thinking about having a dessert contest for the next Spirit Wear day.

Ø The end of the 2^nd quarter was 1/16/09. Report cards should go out on Thursday (1/22/09).

Ø Sunday, January 25^th is the annual Pancake Breakfast and SACS Open House. It is also the kick-off to Catholic Schools Week.

Ø The enrollment process for the 2009/2010 school year also starts on 1/25/09. Please get all your registration paperwork in as soon as you can.

Ø The economic conditions make it difficult for families to keep up with the tuition costs. Please talk to administration if you need any kind of tuition assistance. There is a lot of help available.

Ø SACS is in the process of unveiling a new SCRIP program. A percentage of the sales would go back to the family who sold the SCRIP to offset their tuition costs. This program is still in the works. Look for more information on this in the future.

Ø SACS received a $12,500 donation to help outfit all Middle School classrooms with Smart Boards (interactive white board). Thanks to the generous donator!

Ø Administration is also working on a new website. Parents will be able to interact with the classrooms, see grades, check lunch account balances, etc. The plan is to have a demonstration of this new website at the February PIP meeting.

Ø The new AR program has switched over. Some teachers have given parents’ passwords to access the AR program. Parents can see a list of the AR books and check on their child’s activity.

GUEST SPEAKERS

4^th Grade Teachers – Connie Mendez & Kerry Joyce

Ø Fourth grade is an important year for parents to help their child become more independent.

Ø Make sure your 4^th grader is writing down assignments in their planner.

Ø Students should be able to get their own things together, do homework and go through their back packs on their own.

Ø Mrs. Joyce suggested reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens written by Steven Covey. There is a lot of interesting information that can help parents as their 4^th graders are getting closer to those teenage years.

Ø Many 4^th graders may still need help with long range assignments and AR goals. Make sure they are not saving all the work for the night before the assignment or AR points are due.

Ø It’s OK if your 4^th grader occasionally forgets an assignment, library book, etc. They learn from their mistakes. Teachers do not expect their students to be perfect.

Ø Mrs. Mendez suggested reading Insightful Parenting by Dr. Steve Kahn.

Ø Remember to keep in touch with your child’s teacher. They are there to help everyone have a successful 4^th grade year.

Ø Thanks Mrs. Mendez and Mrs. Joyce for your very helpful information!

COMMITTEE REPORTS/FUND REQUESTS

Staff Luncheon – Sherry Consoer

Ø The annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, January 28^th (possibly switching to Jan 27^th).

Ø Sherry received a reasonable quote from Zuppa Cacina here in Shakopee. They will have a sandwich and wrap tray, tomato basil and wild rice soup, a lettuce salad, and Italian chopped chicken salad and all the paper products for under $700.

Ø Sherry is also looking into providing a different type of dessert this year other than cookies. Someone suggest mini cheesecake bites.

Ø Sherry also needs volunteers to help out from about 10am to 1:30pm on the day of the luncheon. Please let her or one of the PIP chairs know if you are interested in helping.

Ø A fund request in the amount of $700 was made to cover the cost of the luncheon. All were in favor and the motion was passed.

Family Fun Night – Jami Tetzloff

Ø Jami is looking for someone to take over as chair of this event.

Ø The school is already reserved for April 24^th and Jami has all her information neatly organized in a binder. She is willing to work along side anyone who would be interested in taking it over.

Ø Many people have signed up to help with this event. If we can not find a chair, maybe each person will be in charge of one part of the night.

Ø Spread the word to see if anyone you know would be interested in chairing this event. It is a wonderful, free family event that we would hate to see go away.

Book Fair – Donna Korum

Ø This year the annual book fair will have a “Safari” theme.

Ø Everyone is busy getting the library all set up. Mrs. Lennox’s fifth graders are hand drawing and hand painting the artwork.

Ø Volunteers are needed on 1/20/09 through 1/25/09 to help with the book fair. Contact Donna if you are interested in helping. A sign up sheet was also sent home.

Child Care during PIP Meetings.

Ø Child care was available during this month’s meeting. Nobody signed up to use it. We will try to have it available again for February’s meeting.

Ø Contact Kristin Paul at 952-233-2548 or knpaul@comcast.net as soon as you know if you will be needing child care for the February 10^th meeting.

PIP Chair Elections

Ø The PIP Chair and Secretary positions are up for election this year. Nominations will be accepted up through April and elections will be held at the May 12^th meeting. Let us know if you are interested in becoming a part of the PIP board.

Next month’s meeting is Tuesday, February 10^th. Hope to see you there! Bring a friend.

Meeting Adjourned around 8:00 P.M.

Respectfully submitted, Kristin Paul