Aspen Creek Elementary

4/15/2025 

Aspen Creek Elementary

PTO Meeting Agenda & Notes

• Welcome & Introductions 

• Financial Update

  • Around $13,000 in the bank but have been spending funds on the carnival

• Principal Update

  • Production of Staff Appreciation Week is amazing

  • Next year raise funds for an outdoor classroom ~$8,000 (installation but not picnic tables)

    • Harvest Hills had one installed this year so we could go look at it

    • Would like 3 – Square picnic tables

  • 4th grade students submitted persuasive papers, some of the ideas included: football, baseball, soccer fields; painting lines on the basketball court; Gaga pit

• Aspen Appetite Night Updates 

  • Kona Ice – will ask them to drive through the neighborhoods

  • Chipotle made $234

• 2025-2026 PTO Board Elections

  • President: Shelby Brennan

  • Treasurer: Kristin Seier (will need to identify someone to replace her in 2 years)

  • Vice President: Justina Kolbe

  • Secretary: Abby Lathrop

  • Fundraising Coordinator (ACE Race, Appetite Night, Birthday Grams): Kim Johnson

  • Volunteer Coordinator: Eli Johnson

• High School Scholarship Update

  • Will be announced & given out on Monday, 4/28 at the Local Honors Night

• Staff Appreciation Week Update

  • More exciting things planned

• Carnival Planning

  • Friday, 4/25

  • Cheerleaders ~ 35 signed up

  • Goal is to have it outside

    • 15 midway games from Fun Services

    • Adding inflatable axe throwing/soccer/basketball 

    • 2 Face painter

    • Balloon Artist

    • Adding Spin Art (art room)

    • Trying to keep everything in the gym and common

    • 2 admissions tables – 1 inside the front door and 1 outside the circle entrance

    • Snack station – outside (popcorn & cotton candy)

    • Wristbands 

      • sales end Wednesday at noon

      • will be sent home on Thursday 

      • can also be bought at the door (cash only)

    • Need to order 15-20 pizzas

    • Dunk Tank – 

      • will need an adult to collect $

      • need volunteers to be dunked

      • $5 for 3 balls 

    • Cotton Candy machine being picked up the day before – can make it all day before the carnival starts

    • Have not heard back from HyVee about the donated 2L bottles of soda

      • It was suggested to reach out to Fareway if we don’t hear back

• Open Agenda

  • Bringing back Birthday Grams next year?

  • Any updates on Adult Night? Not yet, haven’t heard back from the venue