Anthony Traina
                       Parents Club Meeting minutes

May 19, 2010

The President called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and
everyone was welcomed.  
The Secretary read the minutes and the minutes were approved with one change.
The Treasurer reported that the balance was $11,937.53.  Each grade level and PE will be given
$600.00.  Mrs. Finke will be given $200.00   The books will close with $3000.00.  Mr. Cooper will
be given  $ 2500.00 which includes all music fundraisers that have been going on throughout the
year.    The E-scrip account currently has about $980.00.
The Parents Club has made an 80% increase in revenue this year.

Committee Updates:  
*Savemart-  Last check was down by $400.00.  We should get a check in August.
*Raleys-  The first check for $283.03 which covers from October or November.
*E-scrip- We have made $100.76 which is less than last year.
*Box Tops/Campbell Soup labels:  Spring contest winners were :  K-3       Morrey/Wilmhurst and 4-
8 Fine for Box Tops and K-3 Insley and 4-8 Sorensen for Soup  labels.  Box tops collected were
over 4,800 and 1,153 soup labels were collected.
*Sunshine-  Still need to send a card to Mrs. Bunch.  Need to appoint new person.
*Ink Cartridges- 3 boxes of donated items are ready to be sent.  Suggestion was made to collect
old cell phones at Christmas.

School Update
*Mrs. Moffitt and staff would like to Thank the Traina Parents Club for the teacher’s luncheon.
*The focus is on Graduation which will take place on May 26th.  Mr. Patzer and Mrs. Moffitt are
working on GPA’s.
*The last dance was last Friday for the 6,7, and 8th grade students.  
*ACE, Honor Roll and Attendance Awards will be on May 26th for the 8th grade students and May
25th for the other students.  Attendance awards will be on the last day- May 26th.
*Principal’s lunch was outside.
* The school had a Farm Day at school.  A tractor was on the lawn and various animals.  Mrs.
Moffitt would like to do this event again.
Jump Rope for Heart was held and the totals are unknown at this time.

Follow-up
*Family night was held last month and $86.00 was made.  The plan for next year is to have 3 movie
nights.
*The Spaghetti Dinner to raise money for the music program made $1600.00 and had a great turn-
out.   Kitchuck and Merrill won the contest for most tickets sold.
*Mr. Salazar reported on the Parent Leadership Committee which includes the Presidents of all
Jefferson School District Parents Clubs and Site Councils.   The schools will be holding their
carnivals in October.  (Jefferson Oct 2nd,  Hawkins –Oct 16th  and Traina-Oct-22nd)     There is
also activity for a bond measure for 24.8 to 36.8 million dollars to renovate Jefferson and or build a
gymnasium for Traina.  This bond could be on the November ballot this year.    A student leadership
team will be formed to taste various foods in order to change the school menu.  The district is
looking into having an online balance for food accounts.
*The following Members agreed to continue with the following committees;
       *Kathy Moody-  Box tops/Campbell Soup labels
       *Sue Bosch- Savemart and Escrip
       *Morgan Malsack and Sue Bosch- Multi-cultural fair
       *Sunshine- TBA
       *Spiritwear- Heather Whyte

Voting begins tonight.   Parents may vote by paper ballot or e-mail to (suebosch@sbcglobal.net)  
Please include children’s names and teacher’s name.  One vote per person.   Voting will stop on
Sunday May 23rd at 10:00 PM   New officers will be announced via the website and ed-connect.

Meeting adjourned  8:12 PM     Next meeting TBA


                                                                      
4/30/10

The President called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and
everyone was welcomed.
The Secretary read the minutes and the minutes were approved with one change.  The Talent show
held on March 19th total should have been $709.00. instead of $704.00.
The treasurer reported that the total amount made on the Talent Shows was $573.00 for tickets,
$640.00 for food, and $253.00 for the baskets.    The current balance in the account is
$11,319.00.    The treasurer reported that this will allow the TPC to give more money to the
teachers at the end of the year or for a trophy case.  A discussion ensued and the team decision
was to postpone  buying a trophy case until next year.

School Report.
Mr. Patzer was present to report.
*The 5th grade students had a Dare graduation at Hawkins School.
* 5th graders  went to Astoria Gardens to help the elderly as part of their Dare community service.*
Her class also won a County wide competition.  The teacher got $500.00, $1000.00 for the school
and each student received a $20.00 gift card from Barnes and Noble.
*The 1st grade students took a field trip to Costco.
*The 4th grade students took a trip to Old Town Sacramento
*The 5th grade students will go  to Sacramento to visit the Capitol on May 10th.
* Jump Rope for Heart is next Friday at 1:00 PM.
* Kindergarten went to Tracy Recycling Center
* The 8th grade graduation items have been purchased including diplomas, gowns and Great
America tickets

Committee Updates
*Savemart-   A check for $1194.47 was received.
* Raleys -  Not much change here.  The check has not been received.
* Escrip-  no report
* Boxtops- A check for $824.00 was received.  The contest deadline is May 7th for the latest
contest and a snowcone party will be the prize.
*Sunshine- TPC needs to get a card for Mrs. Bunch because today is her last day since she will
going on maternity leave.
*Ink Cartridges- A check for $61.45 was received.  It was reported that they now take old eye
glasses.

New Business
*Tonight is Movie night.  The movie is free and TPC will sell popcorn, pizza, drinks and sweets.
* Next Friday is the Music Program event.   Raffle tickets will be sold in the office.  The class selling
the most tickets will get a pizza party.
*Teacher’s luncheon will be on May 7th from 10:40 to 1:00.
*A Traina Around the World Meeting will be held in 2 weeks.
* Elections will be held at the next TPC meeting and Mr. Salazar requested that a Connect-ED be
distributed prior to that meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 9:20 AM.   Next meeting will be at May 14th at 8:35 or May 13th at 7:00 PM




March 26,2010

The President called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.   The Pledge of Allegience was recited and
everyone was welcomed.  Representatives from the Organo Gold coffee company were present to
present a fundraising idea.
The secretary read the minutes and the minutes were approved.
The treasurer reported that the current balance was $8,400.00 not including the banks for tonight’s
events.  The Talent Show had March 19th made $112.00 for baskets, $293.00 for tickets and
$304.00 for food.  The total was $704.00

School Update:
Mrs. Moffit and Mr. Patzer were not present to report.

Committee Updates:
*Escrip  has made $69.00.
*Savemart-  $7393.00 has been made so far since December 2008.   A check for January,
February and March should arrive in April.  The amounts earned so far in January and  February
were $487 and $435 respectively.
*Raleys  $265.25 has been made so far.  TPC has not received a check yet but Mr. Salazar will
check into it.
*Box Tops and Campbell Soup labels- Collect until May 7th. The winners will receive a  Snowcone
party.  A bonus of 10% will be given if soup labels and box tops are
Trimmed.
*Ink Cartridges- no report
*Sunshine- no report

Fundraising Representatives:
-Representatives from the Organo Gold coffee company presented their fundraising idea.
An example given was for Gourmet Black coffee.  It comes in 30 sachets (makes 1-8oz cup of
coffee per sachet).  It retails for $30.00 and wholesales for $15.00 and the school would make
100% of the profit.  The school would buy it for $15.00 and sell for $30.00.
Everyone tries samples of the product.  The representatives donated boxes of the coffee for a
basket for the Talent Show.
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Follow-up Items
*The Talent Show was March 19th and the kids did a great job.  See above report for financial
details.  The second show will be tonight.  Doors open at 5:00 and show begins at 5:30 pm.
* President Salazar talked about the Parent Leadership Council.  This is a group made up of
Parent’s Club Presidents and Site Council President by Dr. Eaton.  They had a meeting at the
district office to discuss budget, the retirement of the Hawkins Principal and the employee of the
year announcement.

New Business
*A’s Fundraiser  The President suggested that we have a Traina Day at the Ball Game in
September and tailgate before the game.  The tickets are discounted and the school makes $2-4  
in profit.
* Family Night is scheduled for April 30th.  Movie suggestions were Toy Story or Astro-Boy.  The
movie will start at 6:30 instead of 6:00 PM.
* Music program Spaghetti Dinner will be May 7th to support Mr. Cooper’s music program.  
Volunteers are needed.
*Traina Around the World Multicultural Event kick-off meeting April 1st meeting at 3:30 PM at Don
Cose Park.  Event Coordinators are needed.

Meeting adjourned at 9:35 AM
Next meeting 4/30/10 @ 8:30 AM



2/26/2010

The President called the meeting to order at 8:35 AM.  The Pledge of Allegience was recited and
everyone was welcomed.  
President Salazar read the minutes from the last meeting and the minutes were approved.
The treasurer reported that the balance of the bank account was $8,800.48 and $36.00 was made
on the Thunder Hockey fundraiser

Committee Updates        
*Escrip-  a check was received in January.
*Savemart-  A check should be received in April.
*Box-Tops and Campbell soup labels Fall Contest Winners were:
Mrs. Nunes with 980 box tops, Mrs. Bunch with 990 box tops.
Campbell soup labels-  Mrs. McMahon and Mrs. Kitchuck
*A check for these will come on April 15th.

School Update
*Mrs. Moffitt was present to report.
*Second writing test scores showed that 4th grade language arts scores dropped.
*March 3rd-Read Across America
*March 3rd at 6:30   7th and 8th grade science fair on display.
*March 3rd will spring picture day.
*March 8th,9th,11th,12th, and 15th will be the Awards for ACE, reading and attendance. *March
17th at 6:00 pm will be Family Science Night
*March 19th will be the Principal’s Lunch.
*March 15th and March 23rd   Teachers will be in training for the Star Lab
*March 30th at 2:00 will be the Sports Awards.
*April 2nd to the 9th will be Spring Break.

New Business:
*Family Movie Night was on March 19th with about 80 people in attendance.
*Another Family night will be scheduled in April with an announcement through           Connect-ED.
*Dr. Eaton, Superintendent formed a group with all the Parents Club Presidents to    discuss
various school issues
* Jefferson School district will be celebrating 80 years as a district.  A celebration is    planned for
the weekend after school starts in August.  They are looking for old pictures to display in the office.
*The Talent Show practices have been planned with 35-38 acts.  The show may need to be divided
into two nights with 3 minutes per act.  Dandy Dogs will serve hot dogs.
*Music program volunteers are needed for the Spaghetti Night planned for May 7th.
*The cafeteria can hold 208 people and the kids will perform from 6-8 pm on the outside stage.
*Maritza volunteered to bring salad.
*An outside movie night was suggested.
*Traina Around the World planning will begin after the Talent Show

Meeting Adjourned at 9:34 AM.   Next meeting is March 26th at 8:30 AM


January 29, 2010

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and everyone
one was welcomed.  The minutes were read by the Secretary.  The treasurer  was not available to
report but President reported a balance of $9500.00.

School Update
Mrs. Moffitt was present to report.
*The Math Assembly was this week and was huge success.  Parents Club will look into paying
$250.00 towards the cost.
*The teachers received their Carnival checks and wanted to expressed appreciation to the Parents
Club.
* The school purchased a mini basketball hoop for the Kindergarten classes from the points earned
from the Campbell’s soup labels.
*The second grade classes had a math night on 1/20/10 and was a huge success.
*The Walk-A-Thon will be tomorrow as well as Disney Spirit Day.  
* The school had a gas leak but it has been fixed.
* Science Camp for the 6th grade students  will be next week.
* Kimball High School Counselors are coming in February to talk with the 8th grade students.
* NWEA Testing program needs parent volunteers.  The testing is 3x/year  for 3 weeks each time.  
Volunteers will need to go through some training.  Mrs. Moffit would like volunteers for May.
* Delta College came to talk with the students (6th,7th and 8th grade) and their parents.  Parents
that were unable to attend should contact Miss. Insley.
*  Traina Fitness Club is a new club that meets after school on Tuesday and Thursday that is run by
Mrs. Frisk and Mrs. Jenkins.  Forty spots are available and the students need parental permission
to attend.
*  GATE kids have two programs: Math Olympia and Chess Club and both programs are run by
parents.
*  Due to funding this will be the last year for Kindergarten Bridge Camp.
*  A Dance for the 7th and 8th graders will be on February 5th from 6-8 pm.
*  The school is having some issues with vandalism.  Parents are asked to contact the police if
anyone is seen on school property after hours.
*  February 12th is  “wear your college logo to work day”.

Committee Updates
Savemart-  We should receive a check for $1638.00 for October, November and December in
February.   The total made from Savemart to date with that check will be $6471.00.
Raleys-  Month to date-$36.84, Quarter to date-same, year to date-same.  Total to date is $108.64.
E-scrip- $715.37 was made last year.
Sunshine Committee will send new request for cards.
Ink Cartridges-no report

Follow-up
*Winter program was a huge success with a full house.  TPC made $600.00 on refreshments and
$600.00 on baskets.
*Thunder Hockey Fundraiser was in January but attendance was poor.  TPC may try again later.  

New Business
* Family Movie night has been rescheduled tentatively for February 19th.
* Talent Show sign-ups will go out next week and will be due in on February 16th.  February 18th will
be the first rehearsal.  The show is scheduled for March 19th.
TPC will ask Dandy Dogs to serve refreshments.
* Traina Around the World-  A sign-up sheet will go out in February so that meetings can begin in
March.
* Backpack Fundraiser-Mr. Salazar will talk with Mrs. Moffitt about this so ordering can start in
March.
*Spaghetti Dinner for Band will be planned.
*Mrs. Moffitt would like a science and/or interactive assembly in early May.

NEXT MEETING    FEB. 26th  8:30AM
Meeting Adjourned at 8:07 PM
  



December 11, 2009

The President called the meeting to order at 8:37 AM.  Everyone was welcomed and the Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.  The minutes were read by the Secretary.  
The treasurer reported that the current balance was $9,307.00.   After the checks are paid out to
the grade levels, the balance will be around $6,000.00.   

School Update
Mrs. Moffitt and Mr. Patzer were present to report.
*The Principal’s lunch will be this week.
*The Awards Assemblies were held this week.  The ACE awards, Perfect Attendance, Principal’s
Honor Roll, Honor Roll, Accelerated Reader and the new Star testing awards were given out.
*The sports events at Traina are on-going with 5,6,7, 8  grade level games.
* GATE Opportunities will begin in January.  The GATE students will be participating in Chess
games.
*ASB- Lunchtime sports have been ongoing for 5th, 7th and 8th .  The 6th grade will be joining
soon.  A variety of sports are being played.  
*The fundraiser called Pennies for Patients will be initiated by the Leadership committee.
*The Christmas programs will be on Wednesday and Thursday next week.  
* In January, the 8th graders will plan for High School.
* On January 27th, Delta College will come to talk with the 8th graders.
* In February, Kimball will send counselors to the school to get the 8th graders ready for High
School.
*The 6th graders will go to camp in the first week of February.

Committee Updates
Savemart-  a check for $1,631.00 was received for last quarter.  A total of $5,432.00 has been
earned so far.  This total includes up to October 2009, this does not include November and
December.   
Raley’s cards were passed out last month and will be passed out at the Christmas program.  A
total of $24.98 has been earned so far.
E-scrip program has earned $657.78 which is significantly higher than last year.
Sunshine Committee – no report
Box-tops/Campbell Soup labels-  Mrs. Moody reported that a check for $371.30 should be
received on December 15. 2009.   January 8th is the deadline to turn in Box-tops and Soup labels
for the Pizza party.
Ink cartridges-  A check for $25.00 was received.

Follow-up items
•  Band night proceeds were $108.00 for Mr. Cooper’s music program.
•  See’s candy sales made a profit of at least $550.00 but there are a few items left to sell.  The
candy will come in on Wednesday December 16.
•  Spirit wear zip-up sweatshirts were sold and 36 were ordered.
•  Mrs. Murman and Mrs. Hernandez earned pizza parties for the most books donated.  Mr. Golden
and Mrs. Givargas won the runner-up parties.
•  Four baskets will be raffled at the Christmas program.  Savemart and Raley’s donated $25.00
gift cards.  Vino100 will donate some bottles of wine.  The winners of the baskets must be present
to win.
•  A fund raiser with Stockton Thunder will be on January 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM.  The tickets will be
$10.00 per ticket with $2.00 of the price going to TPC.  The tickets will need to be purchased
directly from Stockton Thunder.
•  TPC is considering having a family night in January which would be a movie night.  
•  A bingo night was suggested by a parent and this suggestion will be discussed.

Budget Items
Current and proposed budget was discussed.   Highlights include:

a.  Science Camp-  68 students are going.  $25.00 per student will be donated next year by TPC.
b   E-scrip account will be used to fund the Multi-cultural Fair.  $1,500.00 will be put in the account
at the end of the year.   The plans for this event will begin in January.
c.  TPC will check into backpack orders for next year and will be promoted in February 2010.  It will
have the school logo and name. A discussion in regards to placement of student’s name was a
concern for safety reasons.
d.  TPC will support the Math Assembly.

Budget Report will be available online for further details.

Next meeting:   January 27,2010 at 7:00 PM
Meeting Adjourned at 9:30 AM.


October 27,2009

The President called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.
Everyone was welcomed and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The minutes were read by the Secretary.  The President proposed clarification from the previous
note.  The President reported that all Parents Club events must conclude at
8:15 PM.  Also, the Parents Club ordered youth small shirts because there weren’t any in stock.
Treasurer was not present to report.  Current balance is $14,009.90.   After Spiritwear and
Multicultural events checks are cleared then the balance would be $11,607.04.  

School Update:
Mrs. Moffitt was not present to report.

Committee Updates:
Savemart -  Mrs. Bosch reported that a check for over $1600.00 should be coming from Savemart
soon for the months of July, August and September.
E-Scrip- Mr. Salazar reported that there was nothing to report.
Sunshine-  Mrs. Givargas will be going on maternity leave soon and Miss Durand was ill and is
back to school part-time.
Box Tops- No report
Ink Cartridges- No report

Follow-up
*A profit of $5,516.00 was netted from the Multi-Cultural Fair.  $2,600.00 will be paid out to the
teachers and TPC will net $2,800.00.
*In January,  the TPC will start to plan for the 2010 Multi-Cultural Fair.  The President reported that a
lot was learned from the past year and the foundation for next year has been developed.  A lot of
money was spent on advertising.  $4000.00 was available for use last year to use for the event.  
Next year committees will be formed.   
* Used Book Sale was a huge success with net sales of $582.00.    A thank you went out to Mrs.
Guidino and Mrs. Periera for all their hard work.  Leftover books were donated to various places
and Traina Library took some as well.  
* We need to discuss storage for TPC.
* A total of $427.00 was sold in spiritwear and $131.00 for the Halloween costumes.
* Order forms for the Embroidered Zip-up Sweatshirt were sent out and need to be returned by
October 30th.  

New Business
*Mrs. Hernandez and Mrs. Murman’s classes won the pizza party for the most books collected.  
Mrs. Guidino and Mrs. Periera would like to award the two classes that were runner- ups in this
contest with hot chocolate and doughnut parties.
* Mr. Salazar reported that renewals for E-scrip are due in November and a reminder needs to go
out to the parents.
* Mr. Salazar will call Raley’s to find out about their fund-raising know opportunities.
*Band Night is November 4th and the TPC will be supporting band by selling drinks and snacks.  
The proceeds will be given to Mr. Cooper for his music program.  Mr. Cooper will also have Band
shirts for sale.
* A discussion ensued about whether to sell coffee and doughnuts at the Parade on Friday.  It will
depend on whether we can secure volunteers.
* The order forms for See’s Candy  will go out the first week of November.  The orders will be due
back after Thanksgiving break.  A discussion about whether to sell large or small boxes.  
* Morgan Malsack suggested a Stockton Thunder Hockey Night.  She will find out about dates and
let Mr. Salazar know about the dates.
*Raffle for Winter Program      It was suggested that we should ask for donations from Costco,
Savemart, Raleys and Vin100.  Maritza Martinez said she would donate a basket worth $100.00
from her business Daisy’s Bags and Totes.  She will receive all donations and wrap them.  Four
basket will be needed.
*A discussion ensued about whether to sell Spiritwear before and after school.
*Next month the budget will be discussed.

Next Meeting:  12/04/09@ 8:30AM

Meeting Adjourned at 8:05 PM


September 30, 2009

The President called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  
Everyone was welcomed and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  
The President introduced Mr. Eaton, Superintendent of Jefferson School District.
Mr. Eaton said that he enjoyed the Multi-Cultural Event and was impressed with all the parents and
staff volunteering that day.  He said that his focus this year with the budget cuts was to protect the
class sizes and staff employment.  He reported that the next board meeting will be held on October
13th.  The school district is also getting ready for the flu season.  They are looking into turning the
schools into flu shot clinics.  The other areas addressed included looking into the class test scores
from last year and finding ways to improve these scores.  Mr. Eaton was asked to give the Parents
Club some background information on himself.  He reported being a teacher, Vice Principal,
Principal and lastly Director of Student Services prior to taking the position with Jefferson School
District.
The secretary read the minutes and the minutes were approved.
The treasurer was not present to report but the President reported that the current balance in the
account is $5,760.00 which does not include the funds from the Multi-Cultural Event.

School Update  
*Mrs. Moffitt reported that the Principal’s lunch is on Friday.
*October 5  Mr. Salazar will attend the Staff meeting to report on the Multicultural Event.
*October 6th -   Picture retakes.
*October 6th at 3:15 PM- Site Council Meeting
*October 6th- E-LAC is at 3:15 PM..
*October 13th    Board Meeting and the funds for Site Council will be approved at that time.
*October 14th at 3:45 -  D-LAC Meeting
*October 12th and 26th are minimum days.
*October 20th  Day of the Writer
*October 30th- Fall Parade at 8:25 AM.
*October 30th –End of Trimester
*Custodians will start locking up by 8:30PM.  Parents Club meetings need to be concluded by 8:15
PM.

Committee Updates
Savemart- Mrs. Bosch reported that we should be receiving a check in October for July, August and
September.
E-Scrip-  Mr. Salazar reported that we received $45.66 and so far this year $430.39 which is a
large increase from last year.
Sunshine-  No report
Box Tops- No report.
Ink Cartridges- No new report.

New Business
*Multi-cultural event was held on Saturday and volunteer participation was good.           
The unofficial money count was over $9000.00 that we took in that day.  This figure does not
account for monies that need to be paid out.   Profit is estimated at approximately $5000.00.  
Parents Club extends a big thank you to Mr. Eaton, Mrs. Moffitt, Mr. Patzer and parents, student
and teachers and everyone who volunteered.  Parents Club wants to thank Mr. Cooper who filled in
for the DJ.  The Plans are to continue with the Multi-Cultural Event next year.  Mrs. Moffitt reported
that the Multi-Cultural theme originated when Traina first opened and are continuing now.
•Student agendas/planners were sold by TPC.  A total of 257 were sold and 10 are left over.  Miss.
Egleston’s class had 100% participation.  
. Snackco was not sold because parents reported that the nuts were stale (sold for Baseball this
summer)  TPC will re-evaluate Snackco as a possible fund-raiser later in the year.
•Volunteer opportunities sign-up sheets were distributed at the meeting.
•Mrs. Guidino and Mrs. Periera are working on collecting books for the book sale.
They have collected 750 so far.   The dates for the sale will be 10/14, 10/16, and 10/21 from 6:30 to
8:00 pm pending approval.  Spiritwear will also be sold.  A zip-up embroidered sweatshirt will sell
for $30 and can be personalized for $36.00.  Small youth t-shirt sales order forms will be sent out.
•Halloween Costume Sale will be 10/14 and 10/16 from 1:30 to 3:30.   They may also be sold
before school in the Kindergarten parking lot.
•A Dandy Dog representative was at the meeting.   He discussed a fund raising idea.  A fund
raising night could be planned at Dandy Dogs and Dandy Dogs will give the school 15% back.   
Contact info@dandydogs.com

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 PM
Next Meeting is October 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM


August 21, 2009

The President called the meeting to order at 8:31 AM.  Everyone was welcomed.
The 2009-2010 TPC Board was announced.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The minutes from the previous meeting were read by the secretary.
The Treasurer reported the current financial report.  Current balance in the account is $1,052.50.   
At the Back to School night we netted $523.00.  

School Update:  Mrs. Moffitt and Mr. Patzer were not present.

Committee Updates:
Savemart-  A check was received over the summer for $1,564.00 for April, May and June sales.  
Savemart cards are available in the office for those who have not received them yet.
E-Scrip-  Mr. Salzar reported that there has been an increase in monies since last year.
Sunshine-  Nanci Bechere was not present to report.
Box-tops/Campbell soup labels- Kathy Moody reported that the school made $`1,387.00  last year.  
She suggested that a goal be set that each student bring in 10 box-tops.  Campbell soup labels will
continue to be collected.
Ink Cartridges-  Last check  was for $36.00

New business:
Open House was last night and it was a huge success.
Around the World At Traina (a multi-cultural fair) will be held on September 26, 2009 from 10AM-
4PM.  This event replaces the district carnival.  A variety of activities, events and foods will  be
offered including; bounce houses, slide, bungee run, soccer, hula dancing, etc.  Several donations
of food have been procured as well as vendors who will sell food.  Volunteers are needed.   The
committee will meet every Wednesday at 3:00 at school pending approval until the day of the event.
The Budget for TPC will be available at the next Parents Club meeting.

A schedule of this year’s fund-raising activities was discussed.  Next week a form for nuts and
chocolate from a company called Snackco will  be distributed to the children to sell.  
***Around the World at Traina event will be held Sept 26th  10- 4 pm
*** In October, gently used Halloween costumes will be sold.
*** In November, SEE’s candy  will be sold.
***In January,  a Family Movie night will be held.  This time it will be geared more towards the whole
family.
***In February, Candy grams will be sold for Valentine’s Day.
***In March , Traina’s Got Talent Show.  Meetings and rehearsals will be held in January and
February.  A goal this year is to have teacher participation.
***In May, a second family night will be discussed.
Parents Club will be selling student planners for $3.00.   The teacher will gather the orders and
money ant the Parents Club will order and distribute them.

The President announced the following Coordinator positions that are open:  Traina Spiritwear,
New membership, and Fundraising.
Morgan volunteered to be the Fundraising Coordinator.
The next meeting that was scheduled on August 25,2009 was cancelled.

A discussion ensued in regards to TPC selling folders as well as agendas and other items (crazy
hair wigs, pencils, etc)  The President will discuss this with Mrs. Moffitt.  Lori Linnebur will check
into these items and report back to TPC.

A suggestion was made that we have family fun night that is free to the parents and children.  Mr.
Salzar will look into this suggestion.

A suggestion was made that we alternate night and morning meetings.  The September meeting
will be held at night.  Date to be determined.

The meeting adjourned at 9:27 AM.




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