We hope you have a memorable Thanksgiving Break!
Thank you for donating canned or boxed food items to the Beta Club. They will be donating these items to others that need them. It's so nice to see members of our school community give back to surrounding community.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
NOMS REFLECTIONS AWARDS CEREMONY
To all students that participated in the Reflections Program and their parents...
Medals are awarded to Award of Excellence, Award of Merit and Honorable Mention
The top five finalists in each catagory continue to the District Level.
This year we had 78 participants with entries in the following catagories: Musical Composition, Dance Coriography, Dance Performance, Literature, Art, and Photography.
We look forward to seeing you on December 4.
Sincerely,
Kellie Harrison
Reflections Chairperson &
Betsy Lowe
PTSA President
You are cordially invited to attend the
NOMS Reflections Award Ceremony
Thursday, December 4, 2008
7:00 p.m.
NOMS Media Center
Medals are awarded to Award of Excellence, Award of Merit and Honorable Mention
The top five finalists in each catagory continue to the District Level.
This year we had 78 participants with entries in the following catagories: Musical Composition, Dance Coriography, Dance Performance, Literature, Art, and Photography.
We look forward to seeing you on December 4.
Sincerely,
Kellie Harrison
Reflections Chairperson &
Betsy Lowe
PTSA President
HIGH ACHIEVER SUCCESS - first term at NOMS
On Friday, November 14 the NOMS PTSA sponsored the first High Achiever Party of this school year. The students (per grade level) were excused from class for 20 minutes to enjoy nochos with/without cheese sauce and socialize with their friends.
There were 597 students that reached High Achiever Status. AWESOME!!! Way to go kids. In order to be a High Achiever, you have to have all A's or all A's and B's on the report card and not have any disciplinary write ups. In 6th grade there were 92 all A's and 138 all A's and B's for a total of 230. In 7th grade there were 71 all A's and 112 all A's and B's for a total of 183. In 8th grade there were 62 all A's and 122 all A's and B's for a total of 184.
A great big thank you goes to Laura Powers and Renea Riley for coordinating and hosting the High Achiever Party. Also, a huge thank you to all the volunteers that came to help. The kids really enjoyed themselves!
There were 597 students that reached High Achiever Status. AWESOME!!! Way to go kids. In order to be a High Achiever, you have to have all A's or all A's and B's on the report card and not have any disciplinary write ups. In 6th grade there were 92 all A's and 138 all A's and B's for a total of 230. In 7th grade there were 71 all A's and 112 all A's and B's for a total of 183. In 8th grade there were 62 all A's and 122 all A's and B's for a total of 184.
A great big thank you goes to Laura Powers and Renea Riley for coordinating and hosting the High Achiever Party. Also, a huge thank you to all the volunteers that came to help. The kids really enjoyed themselves!
Red Ribbon Week at NOMS 2008
Red Ribbon Week 2008!!!
Thank you to everyone- all students and staff- for participating in an awesome week of celebrating our smart choices at NOMS!! A special thank you to all of the students that signed their pledges to BE DRUG FREE!! Great job to everyone!!
The correct Guess winners were:
Courtney Brewer of the SMARTies. There were 624 and she guessed 623! She won the SMARTies AND a $50.00 gift card! She also won 60 glue sticks AND dry erase markers for her Target teacher, Mrs. Souza. Great job Courtney!
Colin Sanborn was the winner of the mints! There were 709 and Colin guessed 710. He also won a $50.00 gift card as well as the mints for his Target teacher, Mr. Duvall. Great job for you too Colin!
Mrs. Crisp class won the annual door-decorating contest!! Congratulations! We are planning the Pizza Party NOW and they also won a $200.00 classroom voucher!! Great artwork and creativity guys!
Congratulations to all of the winning students of the daily drawings, who chose to sign their pledges to remain drug free!! Enjoy your $$ gift cards as well!
This being my first year at NOMS, I just want to say that it was a privilege to work with the help of Mrs. Russo, the INCREDIBLE office staff, Lisa Karr, Pauline Wasser, Stephanie Dobson, Theresa Mollak, The NOMS Beta club, and The NOMS and NOHS entertainment committees! A thank you as well to the NOMS Booster club for their awesome donation to our Red Ribbon Week celebration!
Red Ribbon Week 2009 is already in the planning so get those pens ready to sign your new pledges to BE DRUG FREE and MAKE SMART CHOICES!!
Sincerely,
Cindy Morgan
Thank you to everyone- all students and staff- for participating in an awesome week of celebrating our smart choices at NOMS!! A special thank you to all of the students that signed their pledges to BE DRUG FREE!! Great job to everyone!!
The correct Guess winners were:
Courtney Brewer of the SMARTies. There were 624 and she guessed 623! She won the SMARTies AND a $50.00 gift card! She also won 60 glue sticks AND dry erase markers for her Target teacher, Mrs. Souza. Great job Courtney!
Colin Sanborn was the winner of the mints! There were 709 and Colin guessed 710. He also won a $50.00 gift card as well as the mints for his Target teacher, Mr. Duvall. Great job for you too Colin!
Mrs. Crisp class won the annual door-decorating contest!! Congratulations! We are planning the Pizza Party NOW and they also won a $200.00 classroom voucher!! Great artwork and creativity guys!
Congratulations to all of the winning students of the daily drawings, who chose to sign their pledges to remain drug free!! Enjoy your $$ gift cards as well!
This being my first year at NOMS, I just want to say that it was a privilege to work with the help of Mrs. Russo, the INCREDIBLE office staff, Lisa Karr, Pauline Wasser, Stephanie Dobson, Theresa Mollak, The NOMS Beta club, and The NOMS and NOHS entertainment committees! A thank you as well to the NOMS Booster club for their awesome donation to our Red Ribbon Week celebration!
Red Ribbon Week 2009 is already in the planning so get those pens ready to sign your new pledges to BE DRUG FREE and MAKE SMART CHOICES!!
Sincerely,
Cindy Morgan
Friday, November 14, 2008
PTSA HOLIDAY PARTY
To all PTSA members,
You are cordially invited to attend the
NOMS PTSA Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 10
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Olive Garden Restaurant
@ Brownsboro Crossing
(Costco shopping center)
RSVP: Betsy Lowe @ betsy4kids@aol.com
Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
High Achiever Party Set - November 14
High Achiever Information: Please read:
At North Oldham Middle School the PTSA sponsors a program called High Achievers. This program was started many years ago as a means of congratulating students for not only maintaining good grades, but also good citizenship while at school. So many time kids are rewarded for sports or extra curricular activities, but not academics. High Achievers is our way of rewarding them for what they do while in school. In the past there has been some confusion about who attends a High Achiever party. Each student that earns all A's or all A's and B's on their report card and did not get a disciplinary write up for that term is invited to the High Achiever party. This disciplinary does not include lunch detentions. A parent is informed of disciplinary write ups at the time it occurred.
We are very excited to be hosting the first High Achiever party of the year. Within a few weeks of receiving their grades, all High Achievers will be celebrated for their hard work with a party, held in the cafeteria sponsored by the NOMS PTSA. The kids really enjoy this time out of class.
Another change the committee made this year, is to not use the High Achiever Card. The High Achiever card was a card full of half-priced or discounted items at area businesses. Last year, we polled several families and found that the cards were not used, and many parents had not even seen the HA card. While some families used them, many did not, so the decision was made not to do them this year.
Let's face it - the best reward is getting out of class to have some fun with friends! Having said that, we are so excited to have Sysco ready to donate whatever treat we want to serve our kids for this first party. We want extend a HUGE thank you to Joe Watkins and Steve Neely, who work at Sysco for their help and support of High Achievers.
Sincerely,
Renae Riley and Laura Powers
At North Oldham Middle School the PTSA sponsors a program called High Achievers. This program was started many years ago as a means of congratulating students for not only maintaining good grades, but also good citizenship while at school. So many time kids are rewarded for sports or extra curricular activities, but not academics. High Achievers is our way of rewarding them for what they do while in school. In the past there has been some confusion about who attends a High Achiever party. Each student that earns all A's or all A's and B's on their report card and did not get a disciplinary write up for that term is invited to the High Achiever party. This disciplinary does not include lunch detentions. A parent is informed of disciplinary write ups at the time it occurred.
We are very excited to be hosting the first High Achiever party of the year. Within a few weeks of receiving their grades, all High Achievers will be celebrated for their hard work with a party, held in the cafeteria sponsored by the NOMS PTSA. The kids really enjoy this time out of class.
Another change the committee made this year, is to not use the High Achiever Card. The High Achiever card was a card full of half-priced or discounted items at area businesses. Last year, we polled several families and found that the cards were not used, and many parents had not even seen the HA card. While some families used them, many did not, so the decision was made not to do them this year.
Let's face it - the best reward is getting out of class to have some fun with friends! Having said that, we are so excited to have Sysco ready to donate whatever treat we want to serve our kids for this first party. We want extend a HUGE thank you to Joe Watkins and Steve Neely, who work at Sysco for their help and support of High Achievers.
Sincerely,
Renae Riley and Laura Powers
NOMS PTSA meeting minutes - October 29, 2008
NOMS PTSA Meeting Notes October 29, 2008
The meeting was called to order by Betsy Lowe at 8:50 a.m. with eleven people in attendance including: Lyne Church, Kellie Harrison, Pauline Moore, Cheryl Junion, Jean Lewis, Kim Finnicum, Betsy Lowe, Beth Scherer, Jenny Stegeman, Lana Rice and Cynthia Paris.
President’s Report: Mr. Smith could not join us but wanted us to know the school is doing great and just was designated a Pacesetter School by the state of KY, only 61 schools got this recognition and 55 of them were elementary schools and 4 out of the other 6 were selective admissions schools so another huge accomplishment for NOMS!!!
· Thank you to Jenny Stegeman for all her efforts on the Paragon fundraiser
· Thank you to Cindy Morgan for an exciting Red Ribbon Week and would you please share
the Oreo balls recipe that you gave the teachers, maybe even post it on the PTSA Blog?!
· Bathrooms – should begin next week with renovations
· Report cards go home 11-3-08
· There will be a general PTSA meeting on 11-6-08 in the evening, a member from the
American Mothers, Inc. Organization will speak to us.
· Please bring topic ideas for the January general PTSA meeting in Nov.
· It was unanimously voted to move the meeting to the second Weds. Of the month again so that the principal or a representative would be able to join us, the meetings will be at 8:45 in the NOMS cafeteria.
Secretary’s Report: The minutes from the last meeting stand approved
Corresponding Secretary’s Report: No report, continue to send any updates to Stephanie for
her to send cards out.
Treasurer’s Report: Current Checkbook balance on 10-28-08 is $34, 702.00 but Java and
Paragon need to be paid and then the balance will be about $18,500.00.
Membership Report: No updates at this time
Fundraising Report:
· Java brought in $13733.90 in gross sales, there is just 1 order left to complete
· Paragon brought in $13,080.00 in gross sales, we get 40% of this or $5232.00, the delivery
date is 11-7-08 at 12:45 to organize or 2:30 – 3:00 to help distribute to the kids and they
need help to do this!
· 25 late Paragon orders were received which will increase the revenue when they are
processed
· Little Caesar Pizza Fall Sale – It was unanimously decided to move this fundraiser to after
the first of the year
Programs Report:
· Reflections: We had 65+ entries this year. Checking into getting them displayed
somewhere. Working on Barnes and Noble in early December to acknowledge the
participants and recognize the winners, date and time tbd.
· Red Ribbon Week: Thank you to Cindy for a great week. There was something for every
teacher everyday which they really appreciated.
· High Achiever’s: Date tbd but thinking about the 3rd week in Nov. and each class will get
20 mins. in the cafeteria. Discussed the discount cards and the overall majority said they
never redeemed them if they even knew their kids got them so discontinue this. Maybe
get a coupon for a Blizzard to give away? Ice cream cone coupons not wanted. Discussed
the Good Grades – Good Citizenship rules and it was felt that this should be better
explained to parents/kids maybe through the PTSA Blog and/or the announcements.
· Staff Appreciation week – Lana will bring us a proposal to increase this budget in an effort
to make this a special week for our staff at NOMS.
Newsletter Report: Deadline for the next newsletter is 11-7-08, please get your information to Laura Karaglanis.
School Directories: These have been delivered to the office and will be distributed soon. Thank you to Janice Gant for her hard work on these.
SBDM Report: No report
Meeting Adjourned at 10:17 a.m.
The meeting was called to order by Betsy Lowe at 8:50 a.m. with eleven people in attendance including: Lyne Church, Kellie Harrison, Pauline Moore, Cheryl Junion, Jean Lewis, Kim Finnicum, Betsy Lowe, Beth Scherer, Jenny Stegeman, Lana Rice and Cynthia Paris.
President’s Report: Mr. Smith could not join us but wanted us to know the school is doing great and just was designated a Pacesetter School by the state of KY, only 61 schools got this recognition and 55 of them were elementary schools and 4 out of the other 6 were selective admissions schools so another huge accomplishment for NOMS!!!
· Thank you to Jenny Stegeman for all her efforts on the Paragon fundraiser
· Thank you to Cindy Morgan for an exciting Red Ribbon Week and would you please share
the Oreo balls recipe that you gave the teachers, maybe even post it on the PTSA Blog?!
· Bathrooms – should begin next week with renovations
· Report cards go home 11-3-08
· There will be a general PTSA meeting on 11-6-08 in the evening, a member from the
American Mothers, Inc. Organization will speak to us.
· Please bring topic ideas for the January general PTSA meeting in Nov.
· It was unanimously voted to move the meeting to the second Weds. Of the month again so that the principal or a representative would be able to join us, the meetings will be at 8:45 in the NOMS cafeteria.
Secretary’s Report: The minutes from the last meeting stand approved
Corresponding Secretary’s Report: No report, continue to send any updates to Stephanie for
her to send cards out.
Treasurer’s Report: Current Checkbook balance on 10-28-08 is $34, 702.00 but Java and
Paragon need to be paid and then the balance will be about $18,500.00.
Membership Report: No updates at this time
Fundraising Report:
· Java brought in $13733.90 in gross sales, there is just 1 order left to complete
· Paragon brought in $13,080.00 in gross sales, we get 40% of this or $5232.00, the delivery
date is 11-7-08 at 12:45 to organize or 2:30 – 3:00 to help distribute to the kids and they
need help to do this!
· 25 late Paragon orders were received which will increase the revenue when they are
processed
· Little Caesar Pizza Fall Sale – It was unanimously decided to move this fundraiser to after
the first of the year
Programs Report:
· Reflections: We had 65+ entries this year. Checking into getting them displayed
somewhere. Working on Barnes and Noble in early December to acknowledge the
participants and recognize the winners, date and time tbd.
· Red Ribbon Week: Thank you to Cindy for a great week. There was something for every
teacher everyday which they really appreciated.
· High Achiever’s: Date tbd but thinking about the 3rd week in Nov. and each class will get
20 mins. in the cafeteria. Discussed the discount cards and the overall majority said they
never redeemed them if they even knew their kids got them so discontinue this. Maybe
get a coupon for a Blizzard to give away? Ice cream cone coupons not wanted. Discussed
the Good Grades – Good Citizenship rules and it was felt that this should be better
explained to parents/kids maybe through the PTSA Blog and/or the announcements.
· Staff Appreciation week – Lana will bring us a proposal to increase this budget in an effort
to make this a special week for our staff at NOMS.
Newsletter Report: Deadline for the next newsletter is 11-7-08, please get your information to Laura Karaglanis.
School Directories: These have been delivered to the office and will be distributed soon. Thank you to Janice Gant for her hard work on these.
SBDM Report: No report
Meeting Adjourned at 10:17 a.m.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
NOMS PTSA General Meeting
NOMS PTSA is pleased to welcome Mrs. Heather Deshler, Kentucky 2008 Young Mother of the Year as our guest speaker at the November PTSA General Meeting.
Date: November 6 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: NOMS Media Center
Mrs. Deshlers was selected by American Mothers, Inc. in February. She will be sharing information about the organization as well as "How to help teenagers make good choices."
The meeting is being held in the media center at NOMS. You will also have an opportunity to view the book fair going on this week at NOMS.
Questions, please contact Betsy Lowe at 749-4339 or betsy4kids@aol.com
Hope to see you there!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Paragon
The Paragon orders will go home with your student on Friday, November 7. If your son or daughter has a lot of product coming home, you will probably need to pick it up at the school. Orders are available for pick up between 1:30 and 4:15 on Friday, November 7.
If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Stegemann.
Also, if you are interested in helping that Friday, please contact Jenny - she'd love your help!
If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Stegemann.
Also, if you are interested in helping that Friday, please contact Jenny - she'd love your help!
Reflections Competition
Reflection Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in early December. The district awards ceremony is being held in January. Please continue to read the daily announements for updates.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Red Ribbon Week Door Decorations
Ms. Green's door
Amazing!
Awesome!
Very well said!
Excellent!Red Ribbon week was a huge success at NOMS! The students were very involved in each of the daily activities and discussions. The end-of-week assembly was amazingly great!!! I hope you and your family have had a chance to discuss the challenges that face middle school kids and made a plan on how to "MAKE GOOD CHOICES!"
Mustangs are #1
Also, please thank Cindy Morgan and her committee for doing such an excellent job with Red Ribbon Week at NOMS! We appreciate all their hard work and commitment to the kids.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thursday - Mint for Breathing
Thursday - Our Lungs are "MINT" for breathing.
Did you know that your lungs contain almost 1500 miles of airways and that every minute you breathe in 13 pints of air?? Our lungs do important work! But smoking cigarettes makes it difficult for our lungs to function well. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer…not suspected, not in some cases, but KNOWN to cause cancer! In fact, about 8.6 million people in the US have at least one serious illness caused by smoking. These illnesses are preventable – all we need to do is be sure we are smoke-free! Our lungs are not “mint” for processing chemicals, our lungs are “mint” for breathing!
Sincerely,
Lisa Bowman
7th Grade Counselor at NOMS
Wednesday - We CAN do it!
WEDNESDAY - We CAN be drug Free.
“I cannot believe the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” This is my favorite quote that inspires me to act even when I don’t quite feel like it at times. With the increased need for canned goods in our community, we can all contribute in small ways that together has such a large impact. For now, let it be an extra canned good in the pantry thrown in your child’s backpack to bring to school. We have 814 students in our building. What a great act of compassion!
Sincerely,
Teresa Forrest
6th Grade Counselor at NOMS
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Tuesday - Red Ribbon Week
TUESDAY - Don't Get STUCK on Drugs.
Tuesday is: come by the table in the lunch room and guess the number of SMARTies. The winner will be announced Friday for a special prize ALONG with the SMARTies. The winning teacher of the glue sticks will be announced as well! Three participant drawings will be announced at the end of the day.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
MONDAY - Too Smart to Start
Parents,
Monday is the first day of Red Ribbon week! Please join NOMS and NOMS PTSA as we celebrate making healthy choices during Red Ribbon Week!!
For fun ... “Which students will have the lucky numbers on their “Drug Free” pencils to win prizes given through out the day?? They will find out on Monday!
Best wishes,
Betsy Lowe
NOMS PTSA President
Monday is the first day of Red Ribbon week! Please join NOMS and NOMS PTSA as we celebrate making healthy choices during Red Ribbon Week!!
Monday, Oct. 27~“Too Smart to Start!!"
Today kids will receive a Drug Free pencil from the PTSA in their target classes. More than that, they will be reminded of the importance of making "SMART" choices in their lives. Smart choices about friends, homework, responsibility, relationships, respect, free time, and more. In my home we have a saying, "Choose the Right," meaning - make the right choice, and a question "What's the right thing to do? - whatever situation you are in - they can ask themself this question; hopefully it will make a difference.For fun ... “Which students will have the lucky numbers on their “Drug Free” pencils to win prizes given through out the day?? They will find out on Monday!
Best wishes,
Betsy Lowe
NOMS PTSA President
Saturday, October 18, 2008
New Bathrooms at NOMS
From the servey it is obvious that there is a HIGH importance on the bathroom renovation project at NOMS. Thanks for sharing your opinion!
According to OCBE, the bathrooms at NOMS should be completed over the fall break.
According to OCBE, the bathrooms at NOMS should be completed over the fall break.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Minutes from the September PTSA meeting
NOMS PTSA Meeting Notes September 24, 2008
The meeting was called to order by Betsy Lowe at 9:05 a.m. with eleven people in attendance including: Kim Finnicum, Betsy Lowe, Jean Lewis, Nancy Stevens, Stephanie Mattingly, Beth Scherer, Pauline Moore, Kellie Harrison, Cheryl Junion, Deborah Alston and Karen Morrison.
Principal’s Report: No report
President’s Report: The gym banner is up from the spring 2008 spaghetti dinner auction.
* A big thank you to Nancy Stevens and Deborah Alston for all their hard work on the Java fundraiser
* Thanks to Cheryl Junion and everyone that helped to make such a fun Kentucky Kid’s Day
* Thanks to Laura Karaglanis for a great newsletter
* Betsy will check on using the one call system to update PTSA members on meetings
Secretary’s Report: The August 27, 2008 meeting notes will be corrected under fundraising to read $7000.00 vs. $7.0 and with this correction the minutes stand approved.
Corresponding Secretary Report: Stephanie is sending out congratulations to Mrs. Pohlman and Mr. Williams
Treasurer’s Report: There is a correction to last month’s report that PTSA membership has taken in over $5000.00 not $2700.00.
Membership Report: We now have 1083 members (643 parents, 384 students and 56 staff). Directories are off to the printer, a few people signed up late and will not be included in the directory this year.
Fundraising Report: The Java fundraiser brought in gross proceeds of $10, 269.50 with net proceeds being approximately $5, 000.00 with a few more orders still coming in to be included later. Nine students were winners of the $100.00 daily prize, the top 10 overall sellers will receive $100.00 each and the top overall seller will receive $200.00. The classroom with the most dollars sold will win breakfast in the cafeteria on 10-3-08 from 8:30 – 9:30. Java will be distributed on 11-3-08.
Paragon Fundraiser: Kick off will be at the assembly on 9-25-08 with orders due 10-9-08. There is a flyer that tells about selling initiatives and prizes based on dollars they sell and the top seller at NOMS will receive $100.00 while the class that participates the most will receive a pizza party.
Reflections Report: Entries are due 9-25-08 and there will not be an extension due to the windstorm as students have had plenty of time to enter. There is currently no dance judge but there are no dance entries either, all other categories are covered with judges.
Kentucky Kids Day Report: It was a fun morning with the red carpet rolled out and kids entering school getting their pictures taken and asked for their autographs which was a super idea, they loved it! A video with pictures and music was shown in the afternoon and the students really enjoyed that too! Next year it was recommended to call and remind the volunteers who sign up as six people volunteered but only one person showed up to help on the red carpet.
Red Ribbon Week: October 13 – 17th
Each day of this week there will be a fun activity for the kids to participate in and win prizes all which reinforce being drug free. Wednesday Oct. 15th students are asked to bring in one canned good item to donate to the Harvest Food Bank. For Friday’s assembly all kids are invited to wear red and the winner of the door decorating contest will be announced. We need volunteers so please email Cindy Morgan at Cindy.Morgan@insightbb.com if you can help out.
Newsletter Report: Great job on the first newsletter!
SBDM Report: No report as the meeting was cancelled.
New Business Report: Ernie Harris sent a letter congratulating the NOMS Odyssey of the Mind team so Betsy will get it framed and hung up in the school.
* WWW.SOS.KY.GOV has information from the Secretary of State, Trey Grayson that gives
information about state issues if you are interested.
* If anyone know someone that should be nominated for the Kentucky Young Mother of the Year Representative for American Mothers Inc. (www.americanmothers.org) (kids 18 and under) please let Betsy Lowe know betsy4kids@aol.com.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting was called to order by Betsy Lowe at 9:05 a.m. with eleven people in attendance including: Kim Finnicum, Betsy Lowe, Jean Lewis, Nancy Stevens, Stephanie Mattingly, Beth Scherer, Pauline Moore, Kellie Harrison, Cheryl Junion, Deborah Alston and Karen Morrison.
Principal’s Report: No report
President’s Report: The gym banner is up from the spring 2008 spaghetti dinner auction.
* A big thank you to Nancy Stevens and Deborah Alston for all their hard work on the Java fundraiser
* Thanks to Cheryl Junion and everyone that helped to make such a fun Kentucky Kid’s Day
* Thanks to Laura Karaglanis for a great newsletter
* Betsy will check on using the one call system to update PTSA members on meetings
Secretary’s Report: The August 27, 2008 meeting notes will be corrected under fundraising to read $7000.00 vs. $7.0 and with this correction the minutes stand approved.
Corresponding Secretary Report: Stephanie is sending out congratulations to Mrs. Pohlman and Mr. Williams
Treasurer’s Report: There is a correction to last month’s report that PTSA membership has taken in over $5000.00 not $2700.00.
Membership Report: We now have 1083 members (643 parents, 384 students and 56 staff). Directories are off to the printer, a few people signed up late and will not be included in the directory this year.
Fundraising Report: The Java fundraiser brought in gross proceeds of $10, 269.50 with net proceeds being approximately $5, 000.00 with a few more orders still coming in to be included later. Nine students were winners of the $100.00 daily prize, the top 10 overall sellers will receive $100.00 each and the top overall seller will receive $200.00. The classroom with the most dollars sold will win breakfast in the cafeteria on 10-3-08 from 8:30 – 9:30. Java will be distributed on 11-3-08.
Paragon Fundraiser: Kick off will be at the assembly on 9-25-08 with orders due 10-9-08. There is a flyer that tells about selling initiatives and prizes based on dollars they sell and the top seller at NOMS will receive $100.00 while the class that participates the most will receive a pizza party.
Reflections Report: Entries are due 9-25-08 and there will not be an extension due to the windstorm as students have had plenty of time to enter. There is currently no dance judge but there are no dance entries either, all other categories are covered with judges.
Kentucky Kids Day Report: It was a fun morning with the red carpet rolled out and kids entering school getting their pictures taken and asked for their autographs which was a super idea, they loved it! A video with pictures and music was shown in the afternoon and the students really enjoyed that too! Next year it was recommended to call and remind the volunteers who sign up as six people volunteered but only one person showed up to help on the red carpet.
Red Ribbon Week: October 13 – 17th
Each day of this week there will be a fun activity for the kids to participate in and win prizes all which reinforce being drug free. Wednesday Oct. 15th students are asked to bring in one canned good item to donate to the Harvest Food Bank. For Friday’s assembly all kids are invited to wear red and the winner of the door decorating contest will be announced. We need volunteers so please email Cindy Morgan at Cindy.Morgan@insightbb.com if you can help out.
Newsletter Report: Great job on the first newsletter!
SBDM Report: No report as the meeting was cancelled.
New Business Report: Ernie Harris sent a letter congratulating the NOMS Odyssey of the Mind team so Betsy will get it framed and hung up in the school.
* WWW.SOS.KY.GOV has information from the Secretary of State, Trey Grayson that gives
information about state issues if you are interested.
* If anyone know someone that should be nominated for the Kentucky Young Mother of the Year Representative for American Mothers Inc. (www.americanmothers.org) (kids 18 and under) please let Betsy Lowe know betsy4kids@aol.com.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Red Ribbon Week now after fall break
Dear Parents,
We want to let you know Red Ribbon Week has been moved back to the week AFTER fall break, October 27 - October 31.
Please see post (further down) that shares what is going to happen each day.
Thanks!
We want to let you know Red Ribbon Week has been moved back to the week AFTER fall break, October 27 - October 31.
Please see post (further down) that shares what is going to happen each day.
Thanks!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
JAVA products delivered Friday
Hi Parents,
Please join me in thanking Nancy Stevens, Shelly Heckenberg, Deborah Alston and Susan Spayd for all their hard work putting on this fundraiser. They've done a great job! We raised approximately $4500. By far, the top product ordered was the Hot Chocolate.
In case you didn't know, the JAVA fundraising products were distributed to students on Friday, October 10. If your NOMS student didn't bring home their JAVA products, please contact the school. There were a few orders that were turned in late that will be delivered next Friday. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Nancy Stevens.
Thank you for supporting our fabulous MUSTANGS!!!
Please join me in thanking Nancy Stevens, Shelly Heckenberg, Deborah Alston and Susan Spayd for all their hard work putting on this fundraiser. They've done a great job! We raised approximately $4500. By far, the top product ordered was the Hot Chocolate.
In case you didn't know, the JAVA fundraising products were distributed to students on Friday, October 10. If your NOMS student didn't bring home their JAVA products, please contact the school. There were a few orders that were turned in late that will be delivered next Friday. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Nancy Stevens.
Thank you for supporting our fabulous MUSTANGS!!!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Paragon Orders and Money Due Today
Hi Parents,
I hope you found the products of this fundraiser of higher quality and choice than that from last year. The time has come to turn in the order forms and money. Please make checks payable to: NOMS PTSA. Your student can turn in the check, order form and "Lockerful of Fun" prize form in the manilla envelope that was provided at the start of the sale.
Thanks again for your support. Everything you do supports the school and the PTSA. The product will be delivered in approximately three weeks. If you have any questions please contact Jenny Stegeman.
Thanks again!
I hope you found the products of this fundraiser of higher quality and choice than that from last year. The time has come to turn in the order forms and money. Please make checks payable to: NOMS PTSA. Your student can turn in the check, order form and "Lockerful of Fun" prize form in the manilla envelope that was provided at the start of the sale.
Thanks again for your support. Everything you do supports the school and the PTSA. The product will be delivered in approximately three weeks. If you have any questions please contact Jenny Stegeman.
Thanks again!
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