MSMS PTA Minutes 10/14/25 

The meeting was called to order by Erica at 5:30pm. 

Attendees

Ron Williams

Sarah Williams

Sarah Anderson

Erica Woodward

Jill Pierce 

Amber Buckley

Carissa Creighton

Michelle Kirchofer

Travis Crewdon

Kathleen Mckenzie

Susie Goodwin

Sarah Howard

Keady Nugent

Adalynne Lovins

Sara Maurais

Becky Stevens

Joey Stevens

Anna Nenus

Hira Booth 

Agenda

Welcome, Introductions, and Review Code of Conduct

• Start and end on time

• No side conversations

• All ideas are welcome!

• Assume good intentions from all

• Adhere to meeting process

Approval of Minutes: 

• September Minutes: 1. Sara M  2. Amber Buckley

Principal’s Report - Sarah Anderson

• Before the break, we wrapped up our first round of Boundless Exploration (BE), and the feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive. It was wonderful to see students trying new things and building new skills. Some of our most popular sessions focused on good sportsmanship and positive self-talk during challenges, which provided great opportunities for reflection and growth. We’re already gearing up for our second round of BE soon, and as always, we welcome volunteers who would like to share their talents or passions with students—your involvement truly helps make this program special!

• We also had an exciting visit from the STEM-mobile from UNH, where students got the opportunity to “grow” hearts and learn about fascinating science concepts. This hands-on experience was a big hit and sparked a lot of curiosity among our learners.

• This week, we’re focusing on bus safety and fire safety, ensuring that our students are prepared and informed to keep themselves and others safe.

• Our Student Council is now up and running and is launching the school store this Friday before the morning meeting! The store will feature a small selection of fun items for students to purchase, with plans to expand in the coming weeks. Funds raised will support community engagement and enrichment opportunities within our school.

• The Student Council’s first major event will be a Veterans Breakfast on Friday, November 14, where students are encouraged to invite a veteran in their life to join them for breakfast. Please remember to RSVP using the link found in the October Tiger Tracks newsletter so we can plan accordingly.

• Thank you for your continued support and partnership—you help make our school community strong and vibrant!

Treasurer’s Report - Ron Williams

• Summary:

  • Current account balance of $11,541.73

    • YTD Expenses: $736.42

    • YTD Deposits: $1,943

  • Issued eight checks in the month of September for a total of $801.57

  • $277.61 in outstanding checks

• Budgets:

  • Outdoor Movie Night - $150.00

  • Trunk or Treat - $100

  • Holiday Shoppe - $400 (self funded)

  • School Recreation Supplies - $500

• Casino

• Approved by:  1. Carissa C  2. Michelle K

** There was a motion for Holiday Parade and it was proposed with a budget of $300 - All voted “aye.” **

Past Event/Fundraising:

• Movie Night (10/3/25)

  • Attendance was low across all three schools, but mostly attended by maple. Not sure because of rescheduling and advertising.

  • Mix up on start time

  • Thank you to Stevens for the popcorn!

  • Those who attended had fun.

  • Gonic did not communicate the event, and McLelland’s communication was limited.

  • Thinking doing a Maple Family one next year

  • The 2025 event came in under budget.

  • Maybe do a night recess/Neon Light type event instead for next year.

• City Event (10/10/25)

  • Fun event - Huge turn out.

  • Dillion did music, games, and popcorn.

  • Rocky had a dance off - He won in our eyes -

Current Business

• Childcare for November PTA Meeting

  • Making sure we have accurate staffing for childcare.

• Recreation Fund update: $500 Mrs. Anderson has got that taken care of.

• Staff Funds: Reminder Teachers have $100

• Volunteers (encourage fingerprinting for all interested parents)

  • Please let Mrs. Anderson know if you have any questions or issues with finger printing.

• Outdoor update:

  • Planning to take down the apple tree.

  • Shrubs spring project

  • Most things will happen in the spring

• Little Caesars Update: 

  • $330 Raised (54 kits) so far - Goal 1200

  • Need 46 more for free delivery.

  • Ordering

    • Paper Order by Friday the 17th.

      • Checks payable to MSMS PTA

    • Online order by Sunday the 19th

  • Each student will get their own prize, list is on the maple page.

  • PTA will do something for the top class.

  • The week of November 3rd is when they’ll announce the delivery date. 

Upcoming Events

• 10/26/25 Trunk or Treat – final updates and volunteer needed

  • Need to figure out who has signed up.

  • Reached out to Fire, Police and Library.

  • Some candy from the Candy Monster. Any left over will go towards the holiday parade.

  • For the maple street families not advertised to the public

  • Erica will reach out to the people in the committee to clarify how it’s going to work.

• 11/25/25: BINGO for Books/November PTA Meeting

  • Will be asking for gently used adult and children books.

  • In the MSMS cafe from 4p-5p the PTA meeting will follow at 5:30p (also in the cafe)

  • Microphone & Speaker from Ms. Lovins

  • Erica is working on gathering the supplies (for the bingo part) for this event.

• April: Art Gala- Silent Auction

  • Confirmed - committee needed - Sheet passed around

  • The kids make the art pieces that get mounted and people bid on them. 

  • 3rd year doing it.

  • January - Start collecting raffle items

  • Won’t fall during the April vacation. Typically 1st or 2nd Saturday and April.

• Holiday Parade - Parade Committee: Michelle K & The stevens

  • Will let us know when the 1st meeting will be.

  • Sarah H. has the trailer for it.

  • Begin planning - Lights & Music 

  • Last year we walked with just a banner and had a great time.

  • Will have Rocky there.

  • Proposed budget: $300 (All voted Aye)

• 12/12/25 Holiday Concert - 

  • The proposed location is at the Middle School.

  • Basket fundraisers - Raffle - typically 6ish baskets

  • 50/50 Through the PTA for the Music/Arts

  • Potential bakesale - Need permission from the middle school

• Holiday Shoppe - December 

  • All students “shop” for their 5 loved ones from donations.

  • At the beginning of December for 3 days they come down by grade.

  • Gently used items / donations for the shoppe

  • The committee sheet was passed out and a chat will be created.

Upcoming Fundraising

• The fundraising committee is meeting Wednesday Oct 15th at 5:30pm at the Rochester Library in the Rose Room & Google meet.

Up Next..

• Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

• Fun Run

Additional Thoughts, Suggestions, Sidenotes

• In the past we have done a studleys fundraiser for mothers day, maybe look for another plant nursery.

• MSMS PTA “Commercials” for fundraisers/events. 

  • Kat & Hira can help with these.

• Not PTA Related but Kid Governor - Started their discussions

  • Program in NH for 5th graders

  • The class votes for their governor

  • The winner will create a submission video for the state level

• White tiger awards

  • White tiger behavior and expectations: Safe, Respectful & Responsible

  • What it looks like across our day

  • The end of the month the teachers/specialists nominate who they have seen shown the tiger way.

The meeting adjourned at 6:26 by Joey Stevens  seconded by Susie Goodwin

Next PTA meeting: 11/25/25

(Last tuesday in november)

MSMS PTA Minutes 9/9/25 

The meeting was called to order by Erica at 5:30. 

Attendees

Sarah Anderson,

Jill Pierce

Val Dunn

Sarah Williams

Ron Williams

Kat Linderman

Rebecca Stevens

Joey Stevens

Kathleen McKenzie

Carrissa Creighton

Owen Booth

Hira Booth

Adalynne Lovins

Sarah Howard

Melissa Wheeler 

Amber Buckley

Anne Edison

Sara Maurais

Travis Crewdson

Dominique Sims

Agenda

Welcome, Introductions, and Review Code of Conduct

• Start and end on time

• No side conversations

• All ideas are welcome!

• Assume good intentions from all

• Adhere to meeting process

Approval of Minutes: 

• June Minutes: Ron W & Carrissa C

• August Minutes: Melissa W & Ron W

Principal’s Report - Sarah Anderson

• It has been a truly successful first month of school, and I can’t tell you how wonderful it feels to have our students back in the building. The energy they bring each day is contagious, and we’ve been working hard together to learn our routines and procedures. I’m proud to say that we are really hitting our stride as a community.

• This week, we are launching Boundless Exploration (BE). Students will dive into big, engaging questions, and I encourage you to ask your child what essential question they’re exploring during this BE cycle—it’s a great way to spark conversation and hear their curiosity in action.

• On Thursday, we are looking forward to celebrating summer reading with support from the Rochester Literacy Team and the public library. It’s always inspiring to see how students’ love of reading continues to grow.

• I’m also thrilled to share that we’ve just been approved for a visit from the STEM-Mobile, hosted by the University of New Hampshire, on October 1st. This is an incredible opportunity—STEM educators will lead hands-on biology projects in classrooms and then bring students outside to the STEM-Mobile, which is essentially a laboratory on wheels. We know this will be an engaging and memorable experience for our students.

• Finally, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the PTA for organizing a fantastic Grandparents’ Day. The event was truly special, and it was rewarding to honor our students’ grandparents and grandfriends for all they contribute to our school community.

• Thank you all for your continued partnership and support—it makes all the difference in the experiences we are able to provide for our students.

Treasurer’s Report - Ron Williams

• Current account balance of $11,769.54

  • YTD Expenses: $214.85

  • YTD Deposits: $1,594

• Issued three checks in the month of August for a total of $204.85:

  • Check 1002 / $50.00 / Jodi Mispilikin - PTA Childcare for July

  • Check 1003 / $50.86 / Sarah Williams - Popcorn Bags

  • Check 1004 / $103.99 / Eloisa Darcy - Teacher Reimbursement

• $154.85 in outstanding checks

  • Check 1003 / $50.86 / Sarah Williams - Popcorn Bags

  • Check 1004 / $103.99 / Eloisa Darcy - Teacher Reimbursement

• Approved by:  Kat L & Sarah H

Past Event/Fundraising:

• Popcorn Passes - 

  • Sold 64 passes Rocky Pass: 47%, Maple Pass: 19%, Paw PasS 34%

  • Total amount $1,150.00

  • Sign up sheet passed around for Sign up sheet

  • Can sign up online at www.msmspta.com 

    • Go to Events Tab > Volunteering Tab.

  • Q: When are they? 

    • A: Any Friday that is not a morning meeting.

    • You can see when they are on the PTA Website under the Calendars tab (TIP: You can sign up for individual calendars!)

• Grandparents day: Kat

  • 168 RSVPs - Thinking we got up to 200 guests. 

  • They liked the performances, quality time and activities. 

  • Christina from the library gave out free books - was excited to join us.

  • Dillan Guyer had a selfie station. 

    • They should be all unlocked to view and they are all posted on MSMS FB Page.

  • Thank you to Ms. Lovins for the music & performance.

  • No food this year, just drinks and it went well.

  • Loved the shirts - Noted to have it sent out prior so they can wear it to the event.

Current Business

• Members: Dues reminder, Fingerprinting, Chat access

  • Current (Paid) members:

Michelle Kirchofer

Ron Williams

Sarah Williams 

Jillian Pierce

Shawn Pierce

Travis Crewdson 

Ashleigh Crewdson

Erica Woodward 

Greg Woodward

Sarah Anderson +1  

Amber Buckley

Justin Buckley

Kathleen Mckenzie 

David McKenzie

Darlene Nadeau 

Rebecca Stevens

Joey Stevens

Val Dunn 

Alan Dunn

Carissa Creighton 

Randy Creighton

Sara Maurais + 1 

Tiffany Tononi 

Scott McMamara

Susie Goodwin + 1

Keady Nugent

** Added Kat L,  Sarah H, and Erica’s Mom.

** Fixed Sara M’s spelling of last name.

• Please reach out to Mrs. Anderson if you are not fingerprinted yet.

• Any Volunteering associated with MSMS PTA you need to be fingerprinted.

• Fingerprints are good for a year, so if you volunteer 1x a year you will be all set.

• Mrs. Anderson acknowledged about fingerprinting and will reach out to those who have signed up.

• T-shirt update: Michelle – More to come.

• BE Update: Erica  

  • BE = (Boundless Exploration) A genius hour or project-based/experiential learning to encourage students to explore the world without traditional classroom boundaries. The classes are mixed age.

  • Presenting Flyers with information & QR code

  • Softball will be doing something with us right before their try out season

  • Whoever comes for BE does need to be fingerprinted. 

  • Travis has reached out to Spaulding.

• Staff Appreciation: 

  • Working on 1x a Month for staff

  • Staff appreciation week towards the end of the year.

  • Went over budget line of $300

  • The staff always accepts food! ;)

• Holiday Parade: 

  • December 6th. ** December 7th - Sunday

  • Theme: Candy

  • Start a committee; Team Steven!? Sarah H potentially has a trailer to use.

Upcoming Events

• Movie Night - Rescheduled to 10/3

  • Lilo & Stitch (Original Cartoon)

• Oct: Trunk or Treat : 10/26 1-3p 

  • Signed up for a spot

  • Each car has their own theme

  • Fire & Police would see if they can participated

  • Show up 30 min prior for set up.

• Oct: District Event: “Halloween Social Event”

  • Date & Time: Thursday, October 10, 6:00–8:00 PM

  • Setup: 5:30 PM & Cleanup: 8:00–8:30 PM

  • Location: Recreation Center Gym

  • Purpose: Build community and collaboration & Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones

Upcoming Fundraising

• Sept: Little Caesars Sept 15th - Oct 19

  • Order from going out 9/12

  • Delivery in November (around the 3rd)

  • Committee for that in place.

  • Will need volunteers for delivery.

• Fundraising Meeting: 10/15 at 5pm

  • Here or at the Library

Up Next..

• November 

  • Little Caesars delivery (Date TBD)

  • Restaurant Night 

  • Book for Bingo - Free Event. 11/xx 4pm - 5pm (Before PTA Meeting)

    • Bring in gently used books to donate. Adult & Kids books are welcomed.

    • Looking for Bingo Items to be donated.

    • Sarah H - Has a bingo wheel.

    • The October meeting we will open up a committee.

• Next PTA meeting: 10/14 (No school for kids, teachers workshop, but we will still hold a meeting.

Additional Thoughts, Suggestions, Sidenotes

• Karlee’s Garden - 

  • Karlee was a 3rd grader who had cancer and passed away and the garden was in memoriam for her. One of her favorites are butterflies so its made to attract butterflies.

  • There is someone who wants to help financially support the garden.

  • Erica will partner with Melissa W. & Sarah H about the Sponsor

• Erica - Going to Staff meeting prior to our next PTA Meeting,

• Submitted to Granite State Gaming. Nothing we can do until October, and wouldn’t find out until December 

  • Lilac City Casino donates to charities & we applied to be one of those

• Sarah H- Planning to get some more trees, Shrubbery, Moving bike rack towards the front. Working on a solution for the Zipline step.

• Went over budget lines:

  • School Rec line: Sarah A - Has plans for it

  • BE Budget line: Send receipts to Ron

  • Went over to the teachers about field trips.

• Suggestions for posting Minutes/Agenda not only to the website but to the FB pages (MSMS & MSMS PTA)

• Observations that our website calendar has some inaccurate times, so we will work on updating the calendar.

The meeting adjourned at 6:25 by Name, seconded by Erica W & Melissa W

Next PTA meeting: 10/14/25

(No school for kids, teachers workshop, but we will still hold a meeting.)

MSMS PTA Minutes

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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The meeting was called to order by Erica at 5:30. 

Attendees

Susie Goodwin

Gardner Seekins

Greg Woodward

Jillian Pierce

Val Dunn

Darlene Nadeau

Sarah Howard

Michelle Kirchofer

Sara Maurais

Carissa Creighton

Rebecca Stevens

Joey Stevens

Nicole

Sarah Anderson

Kathleen Mckenzie

Sarah Williams

Ron Williams

Erica Woodward

Amber Buckley

Travis Crewdson

Jenn Kathios

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions

• Welcomed attendees in person and online.

• Went over how to join the PTA.

• June 2025 meeting minutes not approved - Not updated yet.

Review Code of Conduct

• Start and end on time

• No side conversations

• All ideas are welcome!

• Assume good intentions from all

• Adhere to meeting process

Principal’s Report - Sarah Anderson

• We’ve had a strong start to the school year, practicing expectations in our common areas and reinforcing what it means to be a White Tiger by living the White Tiger Way.

• We’re excited for our first Morning Meeting of the year! Grade 5 will be presenting, and following the meeting, parents are invited to a talk on Building Routines at Home for Academic Success—with tips for effective homework, bedtime, and morning routines.

• We’ll also introduce our Tiger of the Month recognition program, with our first honorees celebrated at the September 5 Morning Meeting.

• Open House will be on September 4, 5–6 PM. Come see the amazing work your students have completed during the first month of school!

• BE will begin September 11, and we’re looking for volunteers to share their knowledge and passions with our students. If you’re interested, please reach out—we’d love to have you!

Treasurer’s Report - Ron Williams

• June 2025

  • Finished with an account balance of $11,494.68

    • YTD Expenses: $11,384.29

    • YTD Deposits: $14,061.00

  • Issued thirteen checks in the month of April for a total of $3,126.17:

    • Did not list all 13 checks individually during meeting.

  • $1,177.14 in outstanding checks

    • These have since cleared.

  • Deposited a total of $1,299.16  in deposits in June:

    • $23.73 - Book Fair

    • $30.02 - United Way of Southern Maine

    • $250 - Cinco’s Fiesta Fundraiser

    • $995.41 - Savers

• July 2025

  • We went from TD Bank to Service Credit Union

• 2025-2026

  • No more bank fees.

  • All our statements are in google drive.

  • Going over the differences on budget this year:

    • Staff Appreciation: Going down to $300 from $500. Only used $354.53 last year.

    • PTA Child Care: Only difference is a $10 increase to account for contributing for child care for the district PTA meeting

    • PTA Supplies: Bumped that up from $100 to $200

    • Holiday Shop: $750 to $400, only brought in about $350 and it’s self funding.

    • Field Trips: Want to approach this year differently. Went from $1,200 to $1,800 allowing $350 per teacher to use however for fieldtrips. Last year went over budget so this year we want to have a better plan in place.

    • Outdoor Movie: Went from $100 to $150

    • Pie Night: Went from $400 to $200

    • T-shirts: Went from “Field day tshirts” for $350 to “t-shirts” for $600. For shirts like White Tiger of The Month & Field day

• Projected Balance: $10,828.71 at $10,511.54 right now.

• Budget approved by:  Val Dunn & Joey Stevens

Events

• Pops on the play ground: Aug 21st ,Thursday, 5:30p-6:30pm

  • Popsicles, meet & greet. Boy & girl scouts are coming and Dillion Guyer to DJ.

  • Chair - Not claimed as of the meeting.

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

• Grandparents day: Sep 8th, Monday, 

  • Adding entertainment, school performance of some sort.

  • District policy - Food free event to support those who have allergies or other health concerns.

  • Chair - Kat Linderman

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

  • Information sent out on Tiger Tracks

• Movie Night: Sept 5th at 7pm - at Mccleand with them & Gonic.

  • Popcorn of all flavors (The stevens), activities, Dillion will be playing a movie.

  • Chair - Erica

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

  • Information sent out on Tiger Tracks

Fundraising

• Fundraising committee 

  • Meeting Oct 16th: Location and time not set yet.

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

• Little Caesars: 

  • Made $1,150 earned last year

  • Estimated time frame: beginning of November potentially later in the evening.

  • Committee is mostly for the night of pickup

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

• Popcorn: Fridays that are not on our morning meeting.

  • Popcorn pass:  3 tiers.

    • Tier 1: $8 - pays for your student

    • Tier 2: $15 - pays for your student and part of someone else's

    • Tier 3: $25 [Rocky Pass] - pays for your student and those who may not be able to afford it.

  • Chair - Not claimed as of the meeting.

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

  • Sign up genius will be released when the emails have been given out to our new PTA members.

Current Business

• Board nominations:

  • President: Erica Woodward -Nominated

  • VP: Jillian Pierce - Nominated

  • Approved by: Michelle Kirchofer, Sarah williams

• Tuesday meetings: Normally 2nd Tuesday of the month.

  • Oct 14th: Teacher workshop, but will still have a meeting. 

  • Nov 25th: Approved - Sarah M & Sarah W 

• MSMS Apparel: Michelle K

  • Done teacher shirts & field day shirts.

  • Different parent/grandparents shirts

    • Grandparents day: potentially purchase before to give out on the day

  • More options are coming soon (Michelle & Erica will connect on this)

• Drama Production:

  • Erica talked with Mrs. Lovins - Interested

  • Possibility - In early stages of discussions

• Teachers & Staff

  • Amazon wishlist

  • Teacher Appreciation committee

  • Erica will be at staff meetings 1x a month to connect and be the liaison to the PTA

  • Teachers get $100 to use per classroom. Just send to the receipts to Ron Williams

• Website & Logo:

  • Calendar that shows our events, fundraisers, popcorn days and morning minutes.

    • Currently still updating this.

  • Meeting minutes and agendas will be posted.

    • Will figure out a time frame and reach back out.

  • Voted for the logo: The one with the PTA - Approved 10 votes

Future Business

• Fundraising: Winter Concert, Art Gala, Savers, Book Fair,  Restaurant Nights. 

• Events: Holiday Shop, Holiday Parade, Sweetheart Dance, Pi Night, Fun Run.

• Casino

• Teacher appreciation committee: 

  • Chair: Sarah Maurais

  • Committee sign up sheet passed out.

Additional Thoughts, Suggestions, Sidenotes

• Community Garden: Reminder to please feel free & pick what is ready.

• Alignment: Discussed Pick up designations, who should stand where? 

  • Mrs. Anderson will circle back

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The meeting adjourned at 6:30 by Carissa seconded by Greg.

Next Meeting: September 9th @ 5:30pm