Kimball Elementary PTSAKimball Elementary PTSA
Planning session2026–27

Planning meeting: back-to-school preparations

Virtual planning meeting.

Communication materials

  • School supplies half sheet
  • PTSA half sheet
  • Back-to-school/welcome brochure

Fundraising messaging

  • If 50% of families contributed $100/student, we’d have $20,000
  • If 25% families contributed $200/student, PTSA would be fine
  • How do we communicate this with families?

School supplies

  • Including messaging about donating in next Cougar Connection
  • We ask every family who can contribute $30-50/student
  • We’ve received $200 so far

Kindergarten packets

  • Beth picked up t-shirts from school, Carrie has more
  • Sandra is working on a letter to include
  • Goal to have packets ready by 8/31
  • Include half sheet on school supplies and back-to-school flyer

New arrival procedure

  • Taking the time to line up each morning is lost instruction time
  • Moving forward, students will just go up to their classroom upon arrival

New student data

  • Ms. Smith will bring data to share at first PTSA meeting

Calendar of school events

  • Forthcoming; Angela will share when it’s ready
  • There may be an event at the end of the year to showcase student learning

PTSA meetings

  • First meeting set: Wednesday 9/30 at 6pm
  • Ms. KT asked about having student performers come to PTSA meetings this year

Kimball Art Walk

  • Pre-COVID, there was a fundraising event called Art Walk
  • Ms. Kala is interested in bringing this back this year in the spring

Back to school event on 8/31

  • 5-6:30pm
  • Plan is for popsicles and popcorn - should we get pizza too? Yes!
  • PTSA can have a table near the popcorn machine
  • We need volunteers to help make popcorn and pick up pizza
  • Matt can pick up pizza, Sandra, Katie, Carrie, and Beth on popcorn; Anne can help at PTSA table; ask for a few more volunteers
  • Materials: Back-to-school brochures, school supplies half sheet, QR codes for WhatsApp group, PTSA flyer, PTSA banner

Cougar Connection planning

  • Do we want to have a regular cadence or just send them out when there are annoucements? Continue sending them out as needed

PSTA email accounts

  • Treasurer, communication, after school clubs, Kimball Kitchen
  • Beth monitors the treasurer email account

Kimball Kitchen

  • Happening this year!
  • Danielle is taking it over
  • Need better language to explain it to families

Class WhatsApp groups

  • Set them up for K classes by 8/28
  • Set them up for remaining classes by 8/31
  • Matt put together language for each teacher to send out via talking Points and flyers for teachers to send home, also create QR codes to post on 8/31
  • Mr. Parker will be full-time this year
  • Ms. Smith is in principal school

Action Items

  • Anne send first Cougar Connection early next week - 8/31 event, school supply donations, Popsicles on the Playground, request for 3 more volunteers for 8/31 event, first PTSA meeting
  • Anne follow-up with Danielle about Kimball Kitchen to get better messaging
  • Matt design table banner that says Kimball PTSA + two half sheets (school supplies and PTSA info) + QR codes for class WhatsApp groups
  • Beth take brochures to print, also print half sheets by 8/27
  • Aki attend Popsicles on the Playground event on 8/28
  • Beth order pizza for 8/31
  • Matt pick up pizza and popsicles for 8/31
  • Sandra finish K letter - coordinate with Beth to print for K packets