HE/HOF PTA Meeting
October 10th, 2025
9:30pm – Hoffman or Zoom
I. Welcome
- Laura Hewitt new board & new opportunities
II. Updates from Principles
- Patty Puetz provided updates:
- Conferences started this week, teachers are flexible and they started having conferences this week
- Picture retake on 11/3
- Halloween reminders- parade will be at 11am
- Kids can come in with costumes, no full masks, no toy weapons, blood etc,
- Hening is looking forward to room parties
- Looking forward to Book Fair
- Family Night coming up- staff volunteers (4-5 slots of teachers doing special guest readers
- Thank you for PTA – volunteers have increased
- Snacks are appreciated in the lounge
- Luke Larmee
- Hoffman teachers are looking forward to the conferences
- Picture retake in two weeks
- Halloween- 4th and 5th graders will come to school not wearing their costumes but can change later, 3rd graders will be allowed to come dressed in their customes
- No weapons or masks or not coming as violent characters
- Hoffman is excited for fall parties
- Two new liaisons introduced: Cecilia Hagist and Elizabeth Allen
III. Updates- Laura Hewitt
- Back Yard Bash- 9/20
- Class party donations are still open
- pushed out a week, flyers are going out today
- Donations are appreciated
- Sing up Parties
- Jill informed that she will be sending emails to the hosts with the attendance list
- Sign up parties are still open
V. Upcoming Events
- Henking Book Fair- next week
- All books have been delivered
- Volunteers needed for 10/16 & 10/17
- 10/17- conferences but volunteers are needed to help
- Family night is a pajama party, various literacy activities going on-adults needed to volunteer for that specifically
- Student at Henking will be able to purchase on Thursday. On Wednesday classes will visit and make Wishlist.
- Thursday PTA volunteers will be encoring student to purchase books during the day. All teachers are aware and they will encourage student to bring their money.
- E-wallets are open
- Share the Fair is open- people are already contributing, there is a balance now
- At Henking the difference between the total and tax- Share the Faur is used to cover the extra amount
- Unfused funs are turned into credit to scholastic account
- 25% going to LRC directors, new materials, subscriptions etc.
- Sprit wear- great items for winters, has, hoodies
- Yearbooks from last year will be available for sale
- Teacher Conference- Stock the lounge all day Fridays
- Donations are appreciated
- Lou Malnati- kick off dine-out night 10/22
- 20% off all funds go back to PTA
- Glenview Road location
- You can order ahead, go in person, no third-party apps
- Flyers will be sent out with children
- Witches Ride- 10/26
- LOPH having their Trunk or Treat truck that day-
- Our event – 1:30-2:30
- 35 dollars to be a witch, riding though John Park and tossing candy to people standing by
- Yearbook Contest- student to create original artwork using mascot of the school with the school year
- Like to feature everyone but they do pick a winner
- Entries throughout the year
- 10% off – end of October to pre-order your yearbook
- You can still design pages – Until April
- yearbook@hehopta.org
- Nicole Strait- classroom partis
- 2nd year planning
- Goal last year was equity, this year we are looking in inclusion
- Working with various liaisons to be more inclusive
- Streamlined process
- Kindergarten Pumkin Patch
- Gift card from several Jewels, 120 pumpkins, 150 needed
- Pumkin set up would be a good idea- so we can send some photos it to our sponsors
VI. Graphic Designer and Social Media needed
- Couple of people are willing to help
- Psot to calendar, need extra hele, Canva help needed
VI. Any other items to discuss
- Holiday Helper updates- make things more equitable
- Goal is to make sure every family has gifts, supporting financially for the holiday
- Program is changing – gift card only, same amount
- Discussing the participation ideas with our families- make holiday cards that will go with the gift cards and the children can participate, organize pizza night etc.
- Equitable across the district
VII. Adjournment
- Next Meeting- 11/6- evening TBD (7pm?)
