Meeting was called to order at 9:15pm.  11 were in attendence.

The following PTA Board was in attendance:

    Peggy Farrington, President
    Debbie Martin, VP of Committees
    ABSENT Traci Scarduzio, VP of Membership
    ABSENT Jeanette Krauss,  Treasurer
    Lisa Ruvo,  Corresponding Secretary
    Shelly Black,   Recording Secretary
    ABSENT: Dorothy Purtill, PTA Council rep.

Principal's Report:   Mrs. Epstein went to a GREEN conference in Carmel which holds a camp for kids to learn about preserving the environment, global warming, saving energy etc.  The office will change to one memo per FAMILY and will use e-mail more.  There is a recycling of water bottles and juice boxes going on in our school with kids in charge each week.  We are open to any suggestions.  Mrs. Epstein's writing projects will be focused on Going Green.  fyi - having appliances plugged in draws power even if they are not 'ON' and phone chargers not charging a phone get hot and may start a fire.

Teacher Liaison: Mrs. Plambeck suggested white Coffeemate bottles for snowmen craft and showed one and it was adorable.  Please send these empty bottles in if you drink Coffeemate; we need to collect at least 50 empty bottles for a project.

Treasurer's Report:   Bank account balance is $28,642.  Fund raiser bill has not been paid until they deliver it.  We are owed $4000 from the district for reimbursements for programs.  Budget was voted on and approved.

PTA membership:  Please sign up and support our PTA!  There is a membership form available on the website at: http://www.wappingersschools.org/Plains/PTA/membershipForm.html

Entertainment Books:  Many again did not come back and were not paid for, so we are not sure if we are going to do it again next year.

Senior Citizen Breakfast  Nov 8th  8:30-10:30  will be run by Kim Busch and Eva Sanzo.  It will be limited to Kindergarten grandparents and the people signed up at the East Fishkill Senior Center.  There will be breakfast as well as entertainment (bagpiper and dancers)

Book Fair is run by Nancy Buck with Lisa Ruvo as a co-chair.   Nov 13, 14, 15 are the dates.  Night time event will be Wed, Nov 14th.  Nancy is looking for volunteers to help at the fair as well as the Family Night.  There will be a special Klutz book offer where the kids create their own book($7).  Please RSVP if you would like to have your children make one at the Family Night Nov 14th.  See our personal website at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/fishkillplainselementary

November Beacon Lights Fundraiser: Handmade Candles by Beacon Lights, which  is a local company  (Many fragrances available. Makes a great holiday gift!)  Samples were passed around.

Craftsmen by Design  store in Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall will be offering a Benefit Card to be used on Nov 5th to raise money for a 4th grade field trip to Albany.

School Spirit Wear:  The Fishkill Plains mascot is a friendly looking panther.   We will sell gray with blue print T-shirts($10-$12), Sweatshirts($15-$17), sweatpants($15-$17), magnets($4).  Flor Lucas will be handling this.

November Newsletter will be sent shortly by Denise Ragonessi.  Please send her any ideas for including to FPPTA@optonline.net .

Fault Line Musical Group November program will be during the day in mid-November and we will also have a show at night($1/child).  It has been highly recommended from 4 other schools.

Teacher Conferences half days will be   Fri, Nov 16    Mon, Nov 26   and *newly added*   Fri, Nov 30th  for all district elementary schools.

School Garden comittee held a bake sale to raise money mostly for spring plantings and will have more sales.

School store: Debbie Martin reported Tues, Oct 30th  there will be a school store held during lunch periods.  Erasers, pencils, folders, ... and various school supplies will be available for the kids to buy.  Send $3 or $4 to buy a couple of things; most expensive item is $2.75.

Programs for Adults: If you have other suggestions FPPTA@optonline.net  is the PTA e-mail.  Here are some ideas:

Basic 20 min Self defense for adults will be combined with PTA meeting some evening.

Just for Girls/Just for Boys sessions -  We would like to offer a session where a doctor explains puberty changes etc. with parent approval or make it a 4th/5th grade Parent/Child evening session.

Internet Safety - Jeff McCoy sells a Snoop Stick to review activity on a computer remotely (while you are on vacation etc you can check what is happening on your home computer) as well as other ideas to monitor/block various activities.

e-mail Distribution:  Please sign up for the e-mail distribution list at http://groups.google.com/group/FishkillPlains.  Anyone can check the google group site for past memos.   The youngest child (or most responsible if the parent prefers another child) will get a paper memo if the family does not respond to the "Going Green" memo that they would like to get only e-mail notifications and eliminate wasted paper.  Denise Ragonesi will do a monthly newsletter with a calendar that will be posted on the website.  It  will be sent home via paper for those who require it  and  for those on e-mail, Shelly  will send a link to the new monthly information on the website.   Send Shelly SDBLACK@US.IBM.COM  all approved  memos so they can be posted to all users on the e-mail distribution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Election Day Bake Sale:  Nov 8th  a Bake Sale will be held the day after Election Day for the benefit of the Fishkill Plains Scholarship which is given to a John Jay senior who was a student at Fishkill Plains.

Please encourage neighbors/friends/other parents  to come to the meetings.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:15pm.

Next  meet:  Nov 19th at 3:45 after school.