December Meeting

Tonight's monthly PTA meeting begins at 6:30PM in the Media Center.
Please feel free to join us at 5:30PM to help process Kemp's milk caps, Campbell's labels, etc.

Fundraiser Pick-up

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall Fundraiser!

Product pick-up is November 15th from 4:00pm to 6:30pm at the main entrance.

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed to staff the Book Fair on Monday 10/18 from 11:00am to 1:00pm and on Tuesday 10/19 from 9:00am to 7:00pm. Please contact Jennifer Thelen at jthelen@mywdo.com if you can help.

Time change for Oct meeting

The start time for our October meeting will be 7:00PM to accommodate parent/teacher conferences.

Label Night

Tonight (9/28) is our first "label night" of the year. This is when we process our Box Tops, milk caps, etc. Help is needed from 5:30PM - 7:00pm in the Media Center. Pizza will be provided.

Fall Fundraiser is Coming!

The Chip Shoppe returns as our popular fall fundraiser.
Kick-off is October 14th
Orders are due back October 28th
Product Pick-up is November 15th (4:00pm-6:30pm)

Ice Cream Social

Our annual Ice Cream Social will be held on Sept. 23 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM. All Kennedy families are invited!

Reading Garden Update

In case you weren’t aware, Kennedy has received a $2,500 grant from Home Depot for the construction of a Reading Garden. The space is located on the back side of the school where there is already a burm with birch trees. We had originally planned on holding “work nights” this week (Tue, Wed & Thu) but that schedule has been changed.

The two contractors that will be assisting us will meet us in front of the school this Wednesday, June 9th, at 6:00 P.M.to look over the site and plan a course of action. Kennedy community members are invited to attend.

Following the meeting, I’ll post further updates to the blog.

July 4th Parade

Your PTA has committed to having a float in the St. Joseph July 4th parade - we need volunteers to sign-up now to help construct the float and/or participate in the parade. If you can help with either (or both!) please contact Diane or Patti as soon as possible.

Three Things to Cover

At this month's meeting, we will be voting on a new vendor - Lifetouch - for our school photos. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.

We would like to have a Kennedy float in the St. Joseph July 4th parade but we need volunteers to step forward now! If you can help with the assembly of the float in early July and/or participate during the parade, please let myself or Patti know before May 20. If we do not get enough volunteers, there will be no float.

We have been successful with the Chip Shoppe fundraisers but are always open to your input and ideas regarding them. If you have any suggestions for the Fundraiser committee, please write them down and drop them in the office.

Spring Fundraiser Pickup - And More!

Spring fundraiser pick-up is this Wednesday, May 5 from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Thank you to everyone who sold and purchased!!

May is a busy month - keep up to date with Kennedy activities at http://calendar.isd742.org/d742_cals/login.pl?CalendarName=kennedy&Op=ShowIt

6th, 7th, and 8th grade One-Act Play

"The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon"
by Don Zolidis
Friday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m andSaturday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m.
Adults $5.00 Students $3.00 Responsibility Pass $2.00
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

Your PTA Needs You!

At our April 15 meeting, we will be choosing committee leaders for next school year. We have a number of folks who will be returning to the positions they held this year but we also need new volunteers. All committees are open to having co-chairs - but even if you're a new volunteer heading up a committee, be assured you'll have the support and insight of the other leaders. Please consider volunteering for one of the following positions:

• President
• Vice-President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Events (spring dance & bingo night)
• Labels (submitting Box Tops, Food Club, etc)
• Membership (coordinating discount card)
• Newsletter
• Reflections Program
• Kennedy Reading Incentive Store
• Book Fair (fall Scholastic and spring used)
• Yearbook

If you have questions or would like to "nominate" yourself for one of these positions, email me at peterhamerlinck@hotmail.com, call me at 320-282-8500 or attend the April meeting.

March Meeting

Our March PTA meeting is this Thursday (3/18) at 6:30PM in the Media Center. We have a number of topics to cover - hope to see you there!

Used Book Fair

We're in the early stages of planning a spring Used Book Fair. Start gathering your unwanted books now - we'll be sending a request for them in May.
Books will be sold at a very reasonable price to help fund our PTA activities.

Bingo Night

Our first ever Kennedy Bingo Night is March 19 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Admission is $1 per person (with a maximum of $5 per family). We'll play 20 games and have great prizes for the winners! Concessions will be available.

The Spring Dance is this Friday, Feb 26 from 6:30-8:00!
$1 per person
Parent/guardian needs to attend with their students.
Hope to see you there!

Meeting Tonight!

Our February meeting is tonight at 6:30PM in the Media Center. The agenda includes finalizing plans for Bingo Night - your input and ideas will be appreciated!

Fish Fry Fundraiser

Kennedy Community School will be holding an all-you-can-eat Fish Fry on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010 from 5:00-7:30 at the St. Joseph American Legion.
Tickets can be purchased from our Kennedy School Office or at the door.
Adults: $7.00 Kids (10 and under): $5.00
Money raised from this event will help fund Kennedy’s 7th & 8th grade baseball team.

Food Club

Don't forget to save the UPC's from Food Club products. Each one is worth five cents to our PTA! Encourage your family and friends to save them for us too.

Presentations and Monthly Meeting This Week

This Thursday, 1/21, we'll have the presentation of our Reflections program entries and awards at 6:00PM.

Following that, we'll have a brief overview presentation of the Minnesota Reading Corps program.

We'll then move to our regular monthly meeting.

We hope to see you there!

Yearbook Photos Needed !

Parents, guardians, staff and students are invited to contribute photos to our two yearbooks (PreK-5th and 6th-8th). Photos need to be delivered no later than Feb. 12. Please submit photos via disk in the office. Both books will be available for $10.