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Welcome to the Freedom Elementary School PTA! Here you will learn about all of the wonderful things parents and teachers do to enrich the educational experiences of the children at Freedom Elementary School.
What is the PTA?
We are a local Parent Teacher Association that is organized by interested parents and teachers. It is a PTA organized under the authority of North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers (NDPTA), a branch of National Congress of Parents and Teachers (National PTA). The Freedom Elementary School PTA has bylaws that govern the operation and five officers that ensure things run smoothly.Our Mission
- To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship,
- To raise the standards of home life,
- To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth,
- To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth
- To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education
Meetings
Join us at our next meeting! All parents and teachers are welcome to attend the PTA meetings. Each meeting is held on the second Monday or Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM in the school media center. Childcare is provided during meetings.Contact
If you have questions about the Freedom PTA, feel free to contact this year’s officers via email. To sign up for the Freedom Elementary School PTA, please complete the membership form below and drop it off at the school’s main office or at a PTA meeting.Be sure to check out the Freedom PTA Facebook page for photos and more...
PTA 2018-19 Board
Jerilyn Selheim, President
Jessica Carlson, Vice President
Tonia Thompson, Treasurer
Leora Hillman, Secretary
2018-19 PTA Meetings – 6:30-7:30 pm
February 12
March 5
April 9
May 14PTA Calendar of Events - CLICK to view
March 11 – Parent Teacher Conferences and Book Fair
March 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences and Book Fair
March 19 – STEAM Night
April 9 – April PTA Meeting
April 29 – Skate City Family Skate Night
May 6 – 10 – National Staff Appreciation Week
May 14 – May PTA Meeting
May 29 – PTA Family Fun Night & Inflatables
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PTA Meeting Minutes March 5
Welcome
Approval of last minutes: MVA
Mr Schneck: New construction coming. Building an art room and a GATE room. Starts last day of school will be finished by fall start. Will be in the black top area currently and then a new blacktop area will be placed elsewhere. Current art room will become another music room. Summer school will not be held at freedom but will be held at brooks harbor. YMCA kids will still be here but will not use library because of another program. Alternate routes to playground due to construction over the summer. RICK celebration happened and went well. Students met Mr S weight so he will be on the roof when the snow goes away. Trying to find fun things to do like broadcast via IPAD to students that day.
Old Business:
Steam Night: working with team at the school. MARCH 26 6-8pm. Partnering with Stem Zone out of Bismarck. Several activities will be scattered thoughout the building. NDSU will also be helping, we will be bringing the Bug Guy who also does a weird science presentations though the night. We will also have other activities from some of our teachers. Going to be a great night! Light snacks. Free will Donations.
Conference Meal Sign up is full!
Book Fair Signup still open
Year End Party-Games to Go are set up!
Mebership Report-no changes
Financial Update- MVA. 5th grade needs to come up with what their Legacy Fund will buy.
We may have a new option for fundraising details to come.
Leora and Mr S will research and will present in next meeting.
VP Update:
Dine to Donate: Applebees March 7th 11-8pm
Skate Party: April 29th
Current Volunteer Needs. Steam night info coming and we still need 3 more for bookfair.
1st Grade presentations
Mrs Tibbits and Mrs Voss are here with Kerigan and Madison
Reading: Working on predicting. Sometimes in text you can be reminded other stories so you can guess or predict what will happen.
Math: Piloting the program the district will use next year.
Science: Learning about the Sun. Usually in science will read a nonfiction and then an experiment.
Writing: Does writers workshop. Working on problem writing. Writing about problems and resolutions. Also working on editing.
Box Top Contests is done Getting $260 in box tops. Winning classes: Greening, Voss, Goettle, Lura, Strommen, and Dronen all get a popcorn party.
Working on yearbook. Pictures are coming in and being reviewed and working with Scherlings. Looking good. Cover contest will start soon. Books will be finalized in April so ready to go in May.
Meeting Adjourned.
Next Meeting is April 9th at 6:30 pm
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PTA Minutes for Feb 12 2019
PTA Minutes for Feb 12th
Welcome and Conducting by Jerrilyn
Dr Johnson: PTC coming up March 11/12 and Kinder registration march 25th and 26th Lego league did great in GF. Rick week has been going well. Amy Sola with Cherrydale. Cherrydale has been going though many changes, that could mean changes in employees and reps we work with. Amy may be having another fundraising opportunity. PTA will need to look in to options for fundraising.
School Supply boxes will be offered in the spring. Boxes will vary in cost.
Membership. No Change.
Financial Reports: Discussed funds for Lego Club and needs for other clubs. MVA.
VP Update:
DTD Night: March 7th at Applebee’s
Uncle Madio’s may be an option.
Skate City Feb 25th 6-8pm
Always more volunteers.
Third Grade Presentations:
In Math and Science working on bridge building. Learned engineer design process. Discussed what kind of structure wanted to build and then discudded what they needed to build. Then Tested and adjusted as needed. Measure features of bridge such as strength. Used Seesaw to record ans share. Also studied maps.
In ELA working on starting a unit of fairytales and opinion writing.
New Business:
Movie Night? Need to cancel with other events coming up.
Steam night March 19th. Ptential being able to use a Service out of Bismarck. Would need to change night to 3/26 but would be a great night. And could be a good welcome for kids with kinder registration.
Spring Box Top contest 2/27 wining class will get popcorn party.
Book Fair and PTC Meal planning
Plans for Year End Party
Adjourned by Jerrilyn
Next PTA meeting will be March 5th at 630
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PTA January 2019 Minutes
Meeting 1/8/9 6:30pm Conducting Jessica
Previous Meeting Minutes have been Emailed out. MVA, tonight’s Minutes will be emailed out before Friday.
Mr. Schneck report: Had blue ribbon ceremony went well and we even made the news. 5th grade Ski trip was a success minimal injuries. Officer Pearson is moving to north side. Getting Officer Dora Roll. Excited to get to meet her. 5th grade plastic bag recycling project coming up. WE are one of two WF schools selected to participate. Start saving plastic bags…help us win. More info to come. RICK week starts Feb 11. Lego league comp is coming up at NDSU open to public.
Old business…school supply boxes still getting information.
Membership stays the same
Treasurer Report: MVA
VP: dine to donate not till next month
Winter family movie night 1/29
Skate City Night-Feb/March
Volunteer Needs-SHS is amazing but Parent volunteers are needed. PTA BUCKS to incentivize??
Class Presentations: Kinder
Mrs. Wolden and Ellison works on starfall easy math and read books to students and leads students to read and play music and create
Mrs. Braunagel talked about Number corner for fluency and the use of ten frames
Mrs. Greening and Reese-talked about book bags to bring home books to read and practice sight words and text to text connections
New business
TNT-Would like to partner with PTA to provide coffee to staff at Freedom on Giving Hearts Day as a thank you to our staff and invite them to donate to TNT. After this partnership would like to offer an open gym night. Cost would be $15 a person, PTA would get a cut. No decision was made.
Movie Night: No decision was made as wo what movie to show
Yearbook: Need a head of committee to get this done. Jessica?
Fundraiser Ideas Needed!!!! Fun Run?? Mr. Schneck to get ideas from another school for how to run this.
Meeting Adjourned by Jessica
Next Meeting Feb 12 @ 6:30pm
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All meetings begin at 6:30PM and free childcare is provided!
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Monday Night February 25 we are hosting a Skate City party from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Don’t know how to skate, stop in at 5:30 pm for a free Learn to Skate class. See attached flyer for more information We look forward to seeing everyone there!
As spring rolls around it is time to clean out those cupboards once again and send in those Box Tops. We will be collecting Box Tops from now until February 27th. The classroom from each grade with the most Box Tops received will earn a Popcorn party. We will be coming around the classrooms to collect them throughout the next week. I’ve attached a flyer and a collection sheet if they want to use it, or a sandwich baggie with the teacher’s name on it will work just fine.
The Freedom PTA is so excited to announce an upcoming Steam Night for families. We have partners with the Science museum in Bismarck to provide us hands-on Science fun on March 26th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Please help us share this flyer to get the word out about this fun event.
Scheduled Events - Click HERE for calendar of events
