Meetings

GP PTO December 2025 Meeting Minutes 

December 10, 2025, at 6:30pm GP Library 

• Call to order 
  • 6:33pm
• Approval of minutes from the Nov meeting minutes
• Officers’ Reports
  • Co-President Erica Forthaus and Sara Faron. 
    • Presidents Forum 
      • Who will attend remaining meetings
        • Jan 7 9:30am Ballwin Elementary: Jackie 
        • Feb 11 9:30am Ellisville 
        • March 11 9:30am Rockwood Annex
        • April 8 12:00 Dogwood Social- Erica attending
        • May 13 6:30pm Blevins Elementary 
    • Newsletter
      • 1 monthly newsletter and weekly posts as necessary like last year.
      • Please be sure to send flyers the Sunday before the first Wednesday of the month. 
        • January 7 (due January 4)
        • February 4 (due February 1)
        • March 4 (due March 1)
        • April 1 (due March 29)
        • May 6 (due May 3)

• • • Trivia Night update 
      • Looking for donations
    • Front of school repairs 
  • Secretary Christina Thomason
  • Treasurer Susan Natoli
    • Budget update 
  • VP of Fundraising Lori Richmeyer and Amy Belfi
    • Restaurant Night - I’d like to have a broader discussion about reconsidering doing these monthly because the ROI has not been good
      • November 12 Panda Express update - $76 :/ 
      • December 2 Panera - also $76
      • January 14 Lion’s Choice (Ellisville) 11 AM - 9 PM
      • February 3 Scooters (all day)
    • Ultimate Ninja fundraiser night? 
    • Back to school boxes - contract is signed with 1st Day School Supplies (more to come after the first of the year according to my phone call with the guy who runs it)
    • Boosterthon 2026 dates (contract is signed already so these are locked in):
      • Kickoff Monday, September 21
      • Fun Run event Tuesday, September 29
  •  VP of Community Events Lindsey Lawson and Emily Rylan
    • Pizza Bingo - 2/20
    • Trivia Night - 1/31
    • GG Spring Event in April?
    • Field Day - 5/20
  • VP of School Support Jackie Gallagher
    • Snack Dates-  12/12, 
      • 2/27, & 5/14 TBD
  • VP of School Community Emily Hewitt
    • Spring party update
    • Field Day touch base?

• • Administrator/Faculty reports
    • Angie Schott 
      • Game of Champions update
        • Planning is underway. Our SSD team is incredible and hard at work!
        • Currently working with Chick-fil-a on a possible restaurant night in February.
        • We will have an outdoor plan with an indoor Plan B.
    • Movie Night update (112 RSVPs)
    • Bounce house update - confirmed for Wednesday, April 29 - deposit paid (schedule for classroom visits will be set when we return from Winter Break - probably more like February…) I will also determine if we need any parent volunteers - but I’m not thinking it would be many…

• New Business
• Announcements and upcoming events between now and the next PTO meeting
• Adjournment