03.31.2025 Lincoln PTA Meeting Minutes 

• Meeting Called to order: 4:19PM
• Approve minutes – Minutes were approved as prepared. 
• Treasurer’s report and presentation of bills – See attached
• Teachers report – Charlotte’s Web activities and Read Across America were a huge success during March. Please send pictures to lincolndragonyearbook@gmail.com for yearbook and slideshow
• Principals report -The cuts mentioned at the last meeting still have not been resolved. Some positions may open back up. Still waiting for counseling allotment from the district. Family Picnic/Tree planting day will be 4/11. Summer school deadline was 3/21. State testing begins in May. 
• Carnival recap – Holly was able to put a lot of what she does into a google doc to help transition to someone else running the carnival in the future. It would be good if everyone kept notes on what worked and what areas could be improved. Look at snacks next year, maybe don’t need as many if we have all the food trucks. 

New Business

• Reschedule Association Meeting
  • New Date: May 15th, to coincide with Ice Cream Social and Art Show.
    
• PTA officer nominations start now!
  • Available positions: President, VP of fundraising, VP of membership, Hospitality, Parliamentarian, Secretary
  • Complete nomination form ASAP so it can go to vote before the May 15th meeting. 
  • Someone will need to take over Restaurant Night coordinator.
    
• Thursday, April 24th Spring Social 6pm
  • Location: Winchesters Saloon on Main St.  
  • Eventbrite link, please share with your networks!
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lincoln-elementarys-spring-social-tickets-1292941846869?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&status=30&view=listing
  • Donations Due by 4/21
    
• Friday, April 25th Spring Garden Party 11a-12p
  • Rescheduled to May 16th.
    
• Friday, May 2nd School Dance
  • Theme: Hawaiian Luau
  • Budget $650 
  • Have on hand already paid for:
    • Food
      124 hotdogs, 96 buns, roughly 120 bags of chips, 18 garden burgers, all condiments
    • Sweets
      56 snack packs of cookies, 29 packs starburst, 22 bags cotton candy and much more candy from carnival
    • Drinks
      sprite 33, sunkist 37, diet coke 51, coke 42, capri sun cooler 19, rootbeer 36

Funds Releases

• Spring Garden Party: $207.43
• Gift for Holly: $135

Announcements

• April 12th: Picnic Day at 11am
• April 21st: Next PTA meeting 
• April 24th: Spring Social
• May 2nd: School Dance
• May 6th: Chipotle Restaurant Night, 488 Mills Road
• May 16th: Spring Garden Party

Spring Garden Party in Honor of Earth Day (May 16th)

Hosts: Rm 6 and Rm 13

Date: May 16^th 

Activities: 

1.     Seed Bomb Table (200 students)- Led by Erin

a.     Wild flower seeds

b.     Air Dry Clay

c.     Compost from Dirt Pit

d.     Table and tablecloth

2.     Pressed Flower Bookmark Table (200 students)- Led by parent volunteer

a.     Transparent mason jar bookmarks

b.     Dried presses flowers

c.     Hole punch

d.     Table and tablecloth

3.     Garden Scavenger Hunt (200 students) – Led by Rm 13 and parent volunteer

a.     Scavenger Hunt list

b.     Small prize for those that complete the hunt- Earth Day sticker

c.     Small table and basket for stickers

4.     Pollination/Spring BINGO – Led by Rm 6 and parent volunteer

a.     Spring BINGO cards and markers

b.     Small table for supplies

c.     2-3 Blankets for kids to sit on while playing

Learning Station: Next to Scavenger Hunt

Earth Day Information – Led by Room 13 

Food and Drinks

1.     Watermelon Lemonade – To be made during KLC cooking times – Berryman-Funded by FNS

2.     Small treat (shortbread cookie, cutie tangerine ???) Funded by FNS

Decorations:

1.     Small plastic flower vases for harvested flowers

2.     Artwork made by Rm 6 and 13 

Expenses: 

5 disposable table cloths	$18.69
CA Wildflower Seeds	$20
Transparent dried Flower Bookmarks	$10
Pressed flowers	$30
Airclay	$22
Plastic Mini Vases	$44.19
Compostable cups	$20.79
Compostable napkins	$13.99
Earth Day stickers	$9.99
Spring Bingo	$6.59

Subtotal: $194.12

S&H: $2.99

Tax: $14.91: 

Total: $207.43

News from 12th District PTA

Training is happening on April 7th. Start time is 6:30pm via Zoom. We will be covering how to get ready for the upcoming school year now that you are a PTA leader. We hope you can join us to learn something new or brush up on your PTA skills.

Graduating Senior Parents: Twelfth District is awarding four $500 scholarships. The deadline is April 15th. The details, as well as the link to apply, are available here:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fs0aU2poiqVM89XKxY76k71xJqUsmDvB?usp=sharing

Honorary Service Awards: We are looking for a few great people in our community to honor at our event in May. Do you know someone who goes above and beyond for our Ventura County Community? Then take a minute and tell us all about them.  Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fs0aU2poiqVM89XKxY76k71xJqUsmDvB?usp=sharing  Nominations are due by April 14th.

2025-26 Board Information: Don’t forget, once your elections are over, input the information into the Officer Management section of MYPTEZ. If you cannot access the program, or would like someone to enter the new board information, please reach out via this link https://forms.gle/ANJd5cABwFxjemnk8

SAVE THE DATE: Leadership Conference 2025 is May 17th! Details to follow!

Adjourn time: 5:30

President: Liz Davis, Corresponding Secretary: Jeff Evans, Historian: Shana Champagne, Hospitality: Melissa Nava, Pac Representative: Arkadiy Sudarikov, Parliamentarian: Tasha Salas, Principal: Mark Asher, Secretary: Laura Nicholls, Teacher Rep: Owen Garrood, Treasurer: Beatriz Paniagua, VP Fundraising: Beka Acker

VP Membership: Erin Hansen

Minutes were prepared and electronically signed by: Laura Nicholls 4/11/25

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