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1st PTA GENERAL MEETING TONIGHT!

9/1/2021

Tonight at 6pm is our first PTA General Meeting!

It will take place at 6pm via Zoom and is your first opportunity to hear what the PTA has on the horizon for the year as well as cast your vote on various matters.

All are welcome, but only members in good standing for 30 days have their votes counted.

Join the meeting here:

Topic: MTE PTA Association Meeting
Time: Sep 1, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84668258684...
Meeting ID: 846 6825 8684
Passcode: MTEPTA

Our agenda is below:

Matthew Turner Elementary
540 Rose Drive – Benicia, CA – 94510 - (707) 747-8390

PTA General Membership Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, 9/01/2021 at 6pm via Zoom

6:00PM - Call to Order – Kate Munn

Welcome Statement

Introduction of PTA Board

6:15PM - Previous Minutes –Nicole Newton

Review minutes from last general meeting

6:20PM – Review of EOY Audit – Bret Prebula

Review and vote on EOY Audit (board and association)

6:30PM - Treasurer Report/Budget Presentation – Cayla Northrup

Review financial statement
Review and vote on proposed budget

Release funds for upcoming activities and commitments

7:00PM - Calendar Presentation – Kate Munn

Discussion and vote to adopt

7:20PM - President’s Report – Kate Munn

7:25PM - Reports from Officers & Committees

Fun Run – Kim Macenski & Kate Munn
Principal’s Report – Steve Slater

Teachers’ Report – Michelle Gomez/Erin Moore

8:00PM – Adjournment

extra yearbooks for sale

6/1/2021

MTE PTA has about 40 yearbooks left to sell for students who did not preorder!

1. If you would like to buy a yearbook, email Kate Munn at mtespres@gmail.com as soon as possible and share the following information:
- Student's name
- Student's teacher
- Number of yearbooks you want to purchase
- How you will do your payment ($20 per yearbook cash or check made out to Matthew Turner PTA)

2. All yearbooks will be delivered to the office. If a student is on-campus, the office will deliver the yearbook to their teacher so that the student can take it home. If a student is virtual, the office will hold the yearbook for pick-up during school hours. Families need to deliver their payments to the office when they come in to pick up their yearbooks. Yearbooks should be ready the day after the email orders are placed.

3. Any orders that come in after this week will need to be coordinated for drop off. MTEPTA can fulfill later orders but may not be able to get the yearbooks to our families as quickly as it can this week.
MTE PTA will be fulfilling email orders on a first come basis. Any questions can be directed to Kate Munn at mtespres@gmail.com.

osob activity today 5/10

5/10/2021

One School One Book Activity today- Let’s make a water bead sensory ball! LIVE SESSION at 3pm

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81093320007...
Meeting ID: 810 9332 0007

Don’t forget to soak your beads for at least 4 hours before the class!! See the instruction page for details! Use the supplies in the brown paper bag: soaked water beads, water bottle, balloon
You will also need: Scissors, water

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teacher appreciation week may 3-7

4/30/2021

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3-7, 2021! Let's shower our wonderful teachers with daily tokens of our appreciation! Follow the included schedule to either bring (in-person students) or share virtually (virtual students) the following items with your teacher. Templates for each item will be uploaded to the PTA website at matthewturnerpta.org/ and click on "Blog." Students can also make or bring their own items to share!

Monday: Bring your teacher a heart day!
Tuesday: Bring your teacher a flower day!
Wednesday: Bring your teacher a note to tell them why they are out of this world!
Thursday: Bring your teacher an apple day!
Friday: Bring your teacher a thank-you note day!

Starting Sunday, MTE families may visit the entrance of campus to leave our MTE teachers special notes on our "This is why our MTE Teachers and Staff rock" sign out front. Please bring your own markers and masks, and practice social distancing!

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last chance for yearbooks

4/21/2021

This is your last chance to order a MTE yearbook for the 2020-2021 school year! Our ordering platform will stop accepting orders after 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021. We anticipate that there will be an extremely limited number of extras this year so be sure to secure yours by ordering today!

osob full packet

4/19/2021

Greetings, MTE Families! In this packet you will find many fun activities to do as we read our One School One Book selection, A Boy Called Bat, together over the next month. Please note that many of your supplies are in this packet or the paper bag sent home with your student (or picked up from school). Items in italics should be provided from home.

Please join our OSOB Google Classroom to access our instructional videos and
supporting information! To join, go to Google Classroom from Clever. DO NOT
CLICK ON YOUR TEACHER’S PAGE! Find the + sign in the upper right corner and click it. Enter class code u7iwhnt to become part of the OSOB class! Updates for each week of the program will be posted each Sunday.

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osob calendar of events

4/19/2021

Here's the Calendar of Events for OSOB.
Please note that many of your supplies are in a packet that will be in a paper bag sent home with your student (or picked up from school). Items in italics should be provided from home.

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one school one book

4/19/2021

It is time for the Matthew Turner Elementary One School One Book program! In-person students will receive their books and materials on Monday, April 19, 2021. Virtual students may pick up their materials and books from the bins outside the office beginning after lunch on Monday. Please watch for more information from your teachers and the PTA as we begin this month-long adventure!

read across america week

2/26/2021

Read Across America Week is March 1-5 There are two fun activities on Monday and Wednesday evenings next week, we hope you can join in!

Go to https://www.smore.com/efpg6 to check out the whole week's activities

board election - nominees & info

2/18/2021

Attention all MTE PTA members in good standing :

The 2021/2022 PTA Board Elections are coming up and will take place during our General Meeting on March 17th at 6pm via Zoom (link to be released closer to meeting date).

The following are the candidates running for positions :

President-Kate Munn

VP Fundraising- Kim Macenski

VP Membership- Gigi Villanueva

VP Programs- Tamara Small

Treasurer- Cayla Northrup

Outreach- Randy Villanueva

Historian- Kristina Behnam

Secretary- Nicole Newton

Communications- Jaclyn Prebula

Auditor- Bret Prebula

Additional candidates may run for any board position if they have been a current PTA member in good standing for 30 days prior to the election. They may nominate themselves from the floor at the election meeting during the allotted time.

Ballots will be available the night of the Election Meeting ONLY. Members who wish to vote must be in attendance at the election meeting. Only PTA members in good standing for at least 30 days prior to the meeting will receive a ballot and be eligible to vote. Members will check in using the chat box at the beginning of the meeting so that eligibility to vote can be verified. Once they are verified as a member in good standing from the membership list, they will receive a ballot. No proxy votes allowed.

Current candidates will be listed on the ballot. If another verified member(s) should nominate themselves to run for a position during the meeting, members will write their name in on the ballot under the appropriate board position they are running for.