19-20 Cheer Meeting Notes 

February 12, 2020 

Topic  Presenter  Notes 

Old Business    Feel the Love​-Reminder in the scroll, 

Spread the Love - Hug your  check doors to see if the person has 
Colleagues Campaign  already been hugged. Check to make 
  sure TAs have been hugged too!  
Waffee Wagon - Good but probably  -Midweek next week walk around 
last time due to not meeting Vender  and make sure the majority of the 
Agreement  staff has been hugged.  
   
Q&A Event/New Student Fair​ - ​   New Student Fair- 
Invite new (December and later) 
students and their parents. An 
invitation will need to be sent home. 
(8-8:30-Coffee & Donuts) 
~An opportunity to ask questions.  
~Can each grade level have a rep at 
the event?  
~2 grade levels at a table with an 
explanation of what goes on in that 
grade level  
 

New Business     PD on our working with our websites 

Website Rubric   is needed.   
   
CHEER-  -PTA Duty Free Lunch 2/21 (possibly)  
  -​Read Across America (3/2-3/6) 
  -Guest Readers (Monday) 
  -Buddy Readers (Friday) 
-Dress Up Days:  
-​Monday​- Fox in Sox (wear 
wacky socks) 
-​Wednesday​- Wacky 
Wednesday (Clothes or Hair) 
-​Thursday​- Cat in the Hat (hat 
day) 
-​Friday​- Oh the Places You Will 
Go (wear a shirt to represent 
somewhere you’ve been)  
 
Hop on Pop-Popcorn Bar (Tuesday 
3/3)  
Each grade level CHEER rep will be a 
topping:  
PK- 
K-Drinks  
1-M&M 
2-Marshmallow  
3-Drinks  
4-bags 
5-Shake Butter  
EC-Chocolate Chips  
Enhancement-seasoning 
 Office- mini pretzels  
 
Buddy Read- 
K & 4  
1 & 3 
2 & 5  
Pre-K (can join first grade or Kinder)  
 
 
-Possible potato bar  

Members Present      
Taylor Troup 
Allison Mastriana 
Heather L 
Amy Crute 
Wanda Lyons 
Denise Bridges 
Angela Griffin 
Paige Barnes 
Leslie Johnson 
 

January 15, 2020 

Topic  Presenter  Notes 

Old Business  Jenn Barber  Souper Bowl-Chili Cookoff 

● Souper Bowl - Chili cookoff - Set for  ~Kyle will make a sign-up sheet and 
1/31/2020  put it in the mailroom. Sign up will 
● Feel the Love - Set for the month of  be posted on 1/23.  
February   ~Needs to be set up by 10.  
  ~Will be held in the big conference 
room in the office 
~Extension cords will need to be used 
& folding tables 
~Use a cooler to put cheese, sour 
cream in  
~If anyone has football decorations, 
please make sure we know who it 
belongs to. 
Feel the Love 
~Crute will print the flyer 
~Cheer members will start the Feel 
the Love 
~Explain Feel the Love to your team 

New Business  Rhyne  How are new students/parents being 

● Direction of the Committee -  welcomed to the classroom/grade 
Stakeholder (parents, students and  level?  
community) Engagement  ~Make sure your team is all on the 
● Process of Onboarding New Students  same page with new 
and Parent  students/parents  
● Teacher Webpages  ~​Q&A Event/New Student Fair 
○ Pages that are Exemplars  -Invite new (December and later) 
○ Elements that are a must  students and their parents. An 
○ Teacher/Class/Grade  invitation will need to be sent home. 
 Newsletter  (8-8:30-Coffee & Donuts) 
○ Current Best Practices  ~Can each grade level have a rep at 
● Next Steps  the event?  
   ~2 grade levels at a table with an 
explanation of what goes on in that 
grade level  
 
Webpages- 
~Each Cheer member needs to look at 
the webpages for your grade level. 
Each person should have a picture, 
introduction letter, and schedule.   
~When we update our websites we 
could send out a message and make 
parents aware that we are updating 
our sites. 
~What are others doing on your 
grade level that reach out to parents 
successfully? ​Make a list of 
communication best practices. Send 
Beth an email with this information.   
~Survey to parents about 
communication? What do they like? 
What works for them?  
 
Next Steps:  
~What can we do that is really going 
to impact the families that we serve?  
~Parent EdCamp?   
   

     

 
Date of  12/11/19 
Meeting 

Members  Denise Bridges  

Present  Allison Mastriana  
Jenn Barber 
Amy Crute  
Paige Barnes 
Taylor Troup 
Angela Griffin  
Wanda Lyons  
Leslie Johnson 
Beth Rhyne  
 
Cookie Exchange is canceled  
 
January  
● 1/31/19: Super Bowl Soup OR Chili Cookoff & Salad  
 ○ There will be a paper sign up in the mailroom 
○ Back conference room 
 
February  
● First week of February: Feel the Love-  
○ Similar to “You’ve Been Booed” or “You’ve Been Elfed”   
● Spreading the Love-Similar to you’ve been snowballed. Students and teachers can 
use hearts  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of  11/13/19 
Meeting 

Members  Denise Bridges  

Present  Allison Mastriana  
Jenn Barber 
Amy Crute  
Paige Barnes 
Taylor Troup 
Beth Rhyne   
Leslie Johnson 
Angela Griffin  
Wanda Lyons  
 
December:  
● Dress Up Days along with book fair​ (12/2-12/6) 
○ Wear White 
○ Silly Sweater 
○ PJ Day 
○ Winter Sports Day 
○ Flannel Day  
● Teacher Dress Up Days​: 
○ 12/2-12/6-Spirit Day - Book Fair Dress Up Days  
○ Staff Dinner 12/19-Holiday Sweaters  
● Christmas Countdown 3 Days​ (One day each week of December) 
○ 12/4- ​Hot Chocolate Day  
■ Set-Up in the Morning-Crute, Mastriana, Luczka, Troup 
■ Location-Mailroom  
○ 12/13- ​Santa’s Sweets & Treats​-A sign up will be posted in the mailroom  
 ■ Set-Up-Barnes during enhancement; L. Johnson during enhancement 
■ Clean Up-Mastriana, Crute, Bridges 
■ Location: Room 401  
■ K-2 and Enhancement Bring Appetizers 
■ 3-5 and EC Bring Sweet Treat  
■ TA’s & Office Staff pick what they want to bring 
■ Cheer will provide paper products  
○ 12/18-​Optional Cookie Exchange Day​-Participating staff members will make 
cookies and bring them in to share with staff. Maybe bring a copy of the 
recipe to put beside your cookie.   
■ Set Up Will occur in the morning before school; back conference room 
■ Cheer will supply something to put cookies in.  
○ 12/19-​Staff Dinner ​(Wear Tacky Sweater) 
● Winter Wonderland 12/6​-Show up 10 minutes early, PTA is setting everything up, we 
just have to volunteer  
○ Santa-get picture taken and go 
○ Cookie Decorating in Cafe- 
○ Ornament Decorating- 
○ Food Truck- Eat in cafe, clean up spills, make sure food doesn’t leave cafe 
○ Dance Crew 
○ Cake Walk (Music Room) 
○ Bookfair 
○ Bingo-Art Room 
○ Face Painting (2nd/3rd Grade Common Area- have reached out to high 
schoolers to paint faces; you are monitoring students  
● We do not have to decorate our hallways for the Winter Wonderland.  
● Request a parent volunteer(s) to come for your assigned book fair day.  
 
Next Time:  
~January 15-Next Committee Meeting-Each committee can bring a snack to share with your 
committee  
February: 
● Feel the Love-Similar to “You’ve Been Booed” or “You’ve Been Elfed”   
 
 
 
 
Date of  10/2/19 
Meeting 

Members  Densis Bridges  

Present  Allison Mastriana  
Jenn Barber 
 Amy Crute  
Paige Barnes 
Taylor Troup 
Beth Rhyne  
Leslie Johnon 
Angela Griffin  
 
Option 1: 3 curriculum nights plus a fun event 
Option 2: 3 curriculum nights no fun event 
 
Dates for 3 curriculum nights: 10/21, 10/22, 10.24, 10/17 
K-1 - 10/17 
2-3 - 10/21 
4-5 - 10/22 
 
PTA will try to be involved: Food Trucks, Spirit Wear  
 
Questions:  
● What are the responsibilities of enhancement teachers during these nights?  
● Are TAs going to be required to attend?  
● Agenda for Curriculum Nights (start planning in PLC) 
 
October Staff Cheer Event: 
● Date: 10/18 (Early Release) 
● Details: Fiesta Friday (Nacho Bar) 
○ Sign Up In Mailroom 
■ Allison and Amy will create  
● Date for morning food truck: 10/22 Waffee Wagon  
 
**Duty Free Lunch will try to begin in December** 
**Potlucks on early release days** 
 
October Staff Dress Up 
● Date - 10/18 
● Details- Favorite Sports Team  
 
No kid costumes to school. Spread the word.  
 
CHEER needs a Master Schedule!  
 
Next Time:  
● Info needs to go home in the month of November about the book fair - Save the 
Date 
 ● Friday 12/6- Winter Wonderland: PTA has lots of ideas, Book Fair  
○ Grade Level Decorating Contest 
○ Cookie Decorating- 
○ Winter Wonderland Ball- 
○ SGA Ornaments-  
○ Face Painting-HS Students 
○ Cake Walk 
● Wednesday 11/13-Brown Bag Bagels  
 
 
Date of  9/11 
Meeting 

Members  Denise Bridges  

Present  Jenn Barber 
Beth Rhyne  
Lesile Johnson  
Heather Luczka  
Taylor Troup  
Alison Mastriana  
Amy Crute  
Angela Griffin  

Topics Discussed: 
● Committee Structure 
○ Chairperson-Jenn Barber  
○ Note Taker- Paige Barnes  
● Committee Responsibilities 
○ Delegate per event  
● Events/Calendar 
○ PTA- 
● Other Items Discussed 
○ Open House- 
■ Option 1 :Fall Festival-Friday, October 11  
● Food Trucks-(Beth Bradly’s Husband offered to  
● Activities (Each grade level could take an activity and do it 
somewhere on their hall)  
○ Ghost Bowling  
○ Cake Walk  
○ Face Painting  
○ Music  
 ○ Craft  
■ Option 2: Curriculum Night  
● Food Trucks  
○ Silent Auction  
○ CHEER- 
■ Dues- $10 (week of jeans)  
■ Monthly Potluck (Duty Free Lunch) - First Friday of the Month  
● October - Nacho Bar  
■ Teachers Night Out 
■ Birthday Cart will continue this school year-Heather will buy supplies 
and turn receipts into Paula 
○ Monthly Fun Days 
■ October 31 
■ November 21 
■ December 17 
○ Staff Christmas Party  
○ Breakfast Food Trucks  
■ Roasted and Toasted wants a schedule  
■ Brown Bag Bagels?  
● Questions/Concerns 
○ Can our open house be more family night style vs. curriculum night style?  
○ Share with your team: Give parent volunteer names to Dennis Bridges.  
● ACTION ITEMS