In lieu of the PTA meeting February 8th please attend the auction meeting at 5:30 in Rm. 4. Come and find out ways you can help make this year's event a big success.

Next PTA meeting is March 7th, 6:00 in Rm. 2

Family Bingo Night
Friday, January 27th
6:00pm School Hall

All school families are invited to Family Bingo Night...a time for bingo, food and fellowship.

• Students who wish to attend BINGO Night must be chaperoned by an adult.
• NO CHILD will be dismissed to Bingo from the Enrichment Program without the release signature of a parent or guardian. Please plan accordingly.

A few volunteers are still needed. Contact Elissa Martino at emartino@amersco.com if you'd like to earn service hours at this event while your children enjoy an evening of fun.

Download below flyer for details.

Family Bingo Flyer

Bring below flyer and dine at Pig Iron Bar-B-Q or Slims Last Chance and 20% of your bill will be donated to St George School.

Located next door to one another at 5602 and 5606 1st Ave South, one block south of Lucille. Fundraising event held on Feb 24th & 25th is good for food and alcohol, and tax & gratuity are excluded.

Family Night Out Flyer

Meeting Minutes: 05
Meeting Location: St. George, 2nd Grade
Meeting Date: 01/11/12
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM Next Meeting: 02/08/12
Meeting Time: 6:00pm

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Procedures

• Events Chair responsibilities/cleanup
• Reviewed procedure of Sub Committees meeting during PTA meetings.
• Meeting Minutes need to go out in FCE or Email Blast

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Pig Iron Dinner Night Out

• Scheduled for Thursday Feb. 23rd & Friday Feb. 24th.
• Good from 11am – Closing @ both Pig Iron & Slims
• Alcohol & "To Go" included
• Flyer to go out February 9th

Responsible: Deanna/Celeste
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PTA Budget –

• Current budget is at $12,024.
• Does not include Scrip or Box Tops

Responsible: Teresa B.
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Calendar

• Teacher Appreciation – Wednesday Feb. 1; Elissa has volunteers. Will set up in Teacher Lounge
• Fundr. Drives

Responsible: Erika, Elissa
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Bingo Night

• Volunteers – 4 Volunteers Confirmed
• Food – Hot Dogs, Chili, Nachos, Fruit Kabobs
• Prizes – Asking for donations

Responsible: Elissa
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Bake Sale

• Procedures emailed to Room Parents
• Need Confirmation from 4th Grade

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Survey Meeting

• Working on setting date for Survey Meeting, Review Questions

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Parent Education/Service

• Decide on next service – NW Harvest?

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Brainstorm

• Valentine Dance Dessert Table?
• PTA may sell roses for moms on Valentines or Mothers Day

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Other Items

• Box Tops – Confirmed that Teresa J. and another parent are continuing to submit box tops.

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Next Meeting

• SPD Child Safety Pot Luck
• April Fundraiser/Event–
• Spring Parent Education
• Valentine Rose Sale?

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Friday, January 27th
Family Bingo Night
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Play for Prizes!

Sunday, January 29th
All School Mass
Bake Sale
3rd, 4th & 5th Grade providing baked goods. Shopping cards available too

Wednesday, February 1st
Staff Appreciation Luncheon

PTA has 10 tickets to the upcoming St. George Filipino American Association Valentine's Day Dinner Dance, February 11th

Please contact erikairwin68@gmail.com if interested in purchasing tickets ($30 pp). This very popular event supports the Parish and School

Family Bingo Night Flyer

Please attend the Wednesday PTA meeting, January 10th at 6:00 pm in room 2.

See the attached agenda.

PTA Meeting Agenda

THANK YOU to the many parent volunteers and following businesses, performers and families who generously contributed to our Annual Holiday Bazaar.

Borracchini's Bakery	Delite Bakery
Cindy Corsilles	Franz Bakery
Hilltop Red Apple	Ivar's
Kusina Filipina	Louie Family
Li Zhang Quain	Macrina Bakery
O' Asian Kitchen	QFC - Rainier
Rosso Nursery	Safeway - Othello
Starbucks - Columbia City	Theo Chocolate
Ten Thousand Villages	t-Signs
Hoveskeland Family "Bottom Line Duo"	The Roque Brothers
Panera Bread	Chuck Lind
St. Edward Children's Choir	St. George Children's Choir
Choice Organic Teas	Unica Lee

Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas.

St. George Holiday Bazaar
Sunday, December 4TH
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
St. George School Hall

Join us for a day of shopping, entertainment and food.

Continental Breakfast (Pastry, fruit, juice, tea or coffee) $3.00
Ivar's Clam Chowder & Pancit
Fabulous classroom gift basket raffle
Shopping cards
Cookie decorating
Poinsettia Sale (Donated by Rosso Gardens)

SUPPORT ARTISTS, CRAFTERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN OF ST. GEORGE

Download the Holiday Bazaar Flyer for list of vendors participating this year and scheduled performers.

Download Holiday Bazaar Flyer

We need 4 volunteers who can come every Tuesday morning in November from 8-10am and record magazine sale orders.

We need 2 volunteers who can inventory Halloween carnival supplies and reorganize the cabinet. Must be done during school hours.

Please call the office at 206-762-0656 to sign up.

Our First Annual Magazine Sale Kick-Off assembly is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4th at 11:00 in the gym. We're going to TURN IT UP this year in fundraising and stewardship for our school. Our school goal is $8,000. Magazine catalogues will go home that day with your child, but you can check out our school website for easy ordering right now. It's up and live with many more options than the catalog. Email our link to your relatives and friends, and they can order from the comfort of their own home and YOUR CHILD gets the credit. SALES TURN IN DAYS are Tuesdays with weekly prizes for the class with the highest number of orders! 50% of your family’s total sales will go toward your $450.00 fundraising commitment. Turn up your stewardship... Turn up the teamwork for St. George!

Join us at California Pizza Kitchen for a flavorful and FUNdraising event.

November 3rd & 4th 2011 (Thursday & Friday all day event)

Just bring in the below flyer, present it to your server and 20% of your check will be donated to St. George School. Purchases include dine-in, take-out, catering and all beverages.

Download CPK flyer.

eScrip* is a fundraising program where families can sign up and support St. George School by simply shopping at Safeway with their Safeway Club Card.

So gather Safeway Club Card numbers from all your family and friends and start earning money for St. George School.

Club Card Registration Log

Box Tops for Education. Students at St. George are encouraged to go on a scavenger hunt in their own homes to look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. Clip Box Tops and earn cash for our school. Deposit in the container near front office.

Labels for Education. Earn cash for our school just by saving the labels from some of the foods that you already eat at home. Many food labels can be collected and turned in to raise money for our school; not just Campbell's Soup Labels. Check the attached page to see other participating products. Deposit the labels in the Campbell's Soup container near the school office. For more information on how this program raises money for our school, visit the official website at www.labelsforeducation.com