PTG NEWS Important Information, April 9, 2009 Important PTG meeting will be this coming Monday. Areas of discussion will be the Spring Ball, the FEAST, Uniforms results, Teacher Appreciation Week-May 4-8, Rummage for Treasure and the 4th of July Parade. The FEAST meeting was held on Tuesday evening. The following information is our responsibility for this huge parish and school celebration. • Working Shifts-Thank you for signing up early. We have a total of 120 slots to fill and to date we have filled 65 slots. We have 55 slots to fill and they are mostly on Saturday. Go into office and sign up or call Gloria and verify where you are able to work. Some of you have already taken double shifts-Mahalo. If 33 people work double shifts, we will have full coverage for this event. • Thursday, April 30 ALL HANDS ON DECK-we need every available hand to help decorate the game booths. Decorating will begin at 3:00 p.m. and continue until we are finished. • Pre-Sale tickets for the FEAST are due next Wednesday, April 15. These pre-sale tickets help us pay for the many necessary things purchased for the preparation of the FEAST. • The PTG Rummage for Treasure Sale is on Saturday, May 23. Please continue to save your treasures for the sale. The gym is ours during the week of May 18. All rummage is other people’s treasures-let’s make this a terrific event!!!! Beth Fobbe-Wills, Principal Parent-Teacher Guild Officers President             Princess Kinores Vice-President      Cristina Graziano Secretary             Emily Hale Treasurer             Carol Stenger PTG Meetings for Calendar Year 2008-2009 Location:   Staff Resource Room – 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2009 Monday, February 2, 2009 Monday, March 2, 2009 Monday, April 13, 2009 Monday, May 11, 2009 Monday, June 1, 2009 PTG PLANS/GOALS Science class (Sr. Estilita-4th Grade) in need of a television with S-Video compatibility. Planning event and organization volunteers for the "Trunk of Treats".  Invitation will be extending to our church parishioners. PTG MISSION Support the Educational enrichment of our Students.  Supply a volunteer pool for the staff and function to purchase "wish list" supplies for the classroom via the teachers. Encourage a sense of Community (Ohana) amongst our school and families through cultural diversity and strive to celebrate these differences to bring us closer together through Family Fun Nights with themes of Aloha, Fiesta, Teacher/Volunteer Appreciation. Extend sense of Ohana to Parish with effective communication between School and Parish with active loving relationships through Pancake Breakfasts, Living Stations of the Cross, the Giving Tree, etc. Nurture our children's Christian character through spiritual enrichment and apply their knowledge of the Catholic faith to life situations through social service projects. PTG OBJECTIVES Fundraising:  To fund functions which will facilitate and promote a closer sense of Ohana within our School and Parish communities.  To support the betterment of the school by purchasing library books, help to fund a science lab, classroom supplies/books, "Wish Lists", etc. Recreation/Fellowship School equipment/supplies Social Awareness/Christian service Projects Education re: School/Parish/Community PTG ACCOMPLISHMENTS A new television for viewing and filming was donated to the 5th Grade by a class parent. Mrs. Kelly Maguire and her family has cleaned and planted our school courtyard with beautiful flowers and greenery.  She has continually kept up the beautification in and the courtyard. Cristina Graziano and Princess Kinores organized uniform inventory from years past.  The uniforms then were sold at discounted prices to students and their family members. Preparing and organization for Ohana Picnic. Confirmed with Berna that PTG will clean the church 5 times during the month of December.  The exact dates/times posted on the school bulletin board.