1. Introductions
2. October minutes accepted.
3. Treasurer's report

• Pumpkin Festival profits exceeded projections by a small margin.
• Sally Foster fundraiser exceeded expectations.
• Budget in good shape. Discussions followed regarding budget priorities once playground is finished this spring. A meeting dedicated to this discussion will be held Jan. 9, 2002.

4. Fall Festival wrap-up potluck dinner Jan. 16, 2002, 6:30 at Melville. Spouses invited.

5. Book Fair

• Financially successful.
• The fair worked well in room 3.
• Wonderful chairpersons and volunteers helped make the fair successful.
• Same week reserved for next year. Evening hours may be cut back to two nights next year.

6. School Spirit Store items are in. Mrs. Blakely will work with 4^th graders two times a week at lunch,

hoping to begin the end of December.

7. Volunteers are needed for Sat. Dec. 1 to plant donated trees on the school grounds. Pam Quinn

arranged the donations.

8. Principal's Update

• SALT report status explained.

9. Playground

• Melville has submitted a United Way grant this year. The grant application has been moved into the final round of consideration.
• The playground is close to being finished, two years ahead of schedule.
• There was a discussion about how to celebrate the playground's completion and recognize the key leaders of the effort.

10. Holiday workshop Friday, Dec. 7, 6-8 p.m.

12. First movie night Jan. 11.

13. Lisa Lafleur, presiding for Mick Perras, passionately urged MPTG members to consider the open

position for MPTG president.

14. Next meeting Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

• Refreshment volunteer Mary Harper.