May the Fourth be with you!

6:30 pm

Below is a zoom link invitation to our virtual PTO meeting on Zoom on Tuesday, May 4th at 6:30.  Please join in and see what is going on with the PTO at Abbott!

Parents do not need to accept due to the number nor be admitted if all works correctly as  it is set up to not have to admit each person.

https://mpsomaha-org.zoom.us/j/92853903258?pwd=L2xwWFROYzRFa2JhVVpDOVlkdWZvQT09

Meeting ID: 928 5390 3258

Passcode: 866531

Copy of current year budget/income stmt

Copy of 4/13/21 meeting minutes

Here is a link so parents can become involved with the PTO:

https://forms.gle/YjZJ2j5sp2M8eaa47

Click here to order

Buzz Book

Whoa! That’s about all we can say recently. Hopefully everyone is staying safe and staying involved and staying sane.

With the cancellation of… well, everything…. we never got a chance to finalize board members for the 2020-21 school year. With no president-elect available the current board made the decision that Cheri Shoup would stay on for one more year as the President. Desperate times and all… Current Secretary Jennifer Thorndyke has agreed to take the President-Elect position, and she would then move into the President role in the 2021-22 school year. Molly Warren has graciously agreed to be our Secretary for the coming year. Thanks Molly! And Josh Kitchen will stay on as treasurer for one more (and final!) year.

Treasurer’s Report:

Not much going on obviously with school, but some info to share. The cancellation of the carnival hurt; the PTO is currently at a $2500 deficit for the year. Fortunately we have the cash reserves to get us through. An updated financial statement is available, and I believe everything should be in for the year ending 6/30/20.

Shout-out to Kona Ice, who took their trucks through the neighborhoods on April 23 as a treat to Abbott students. And the PTO received a $300 check back from Kona as a % of sales. Thanks to all the families who participated!

A few misc items that the Board decided on in absentia: We allowed an extra $250 for the Fifth Grade Farewell for a students to get t-shirts, and to cover some party favors that were already purchased. We also authorized $250 from the Hardship Fund, to help families that Dr. Chaussee identified as particularly hard hit by the pandemic. (Thanks to Stephanie Ludwig for the idea!) We decided not to pursue the Dancing Classrooms group for a refund (approx $200) since they are a nonprofit. And the decision was made to pay our crossing/traffic guards for the full school year. Thanks Peggy & Karl!

Here’s looking forward to getting school started again in the fall! The PTO is planning on going strong with lots of volunteer help. See you in September!

Join the Grace Abbott PTO Facebook page for information and to connect with other parents.

PTO MEETING

Fill a baggie with clipped Box Tops and return to your teacher between November 18, 2019 and January 10, 2020. Scan your receipts in the Box Tops for Education App and if you GIVE CREDIT to your teacher, these will also count towards the classroom totals. The three classrooms with the highest submission will win a special treat!

1^st Prize – Pizza Party   ***   2^nd Prize – Popcorn Party.  ***   3^rd Prize – Donut Party

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Grace Abbott PTO fundraising

Save your Hy-Vee receipts from any Omaha / Papillion Hy-Vee store from September 1st through December 31st. Gas receipts, diner, coffee shop and pharmacy are accepted. Hy-Vee will donate $1 for every $200 spent during this time period to our school.  Send your receipts to school. If you receive your receipts via email you can now forward them to cash4abbott@gmail.com.

Don’t forget to ask family and friends for their receipts!

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