Friday Packet – 2014 October 31 – Nov. 6
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) Happenings:
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP : Sat. Dec. 6th, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Do you have a hobby or home business? Come and sell your products at our popular Holiday Gift shop! Kids and adults love to shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at our seller tables. If you are interested in reserving a table or know someone who would love to show off their crafts or products, please spread the word.
Hey kids! Do you make some amazing gifts that your friends and family love? Have you ever thought about giving a small business a try?! This year, Holiday Gift Shop is going to have a new area for gifts made just by kids! A small fee will get you (and a parent helper) a spot at our “Kid Crafted” table, where you can sell your crafts to the Holiday Gift Shop visitors. Only 10 spots are available for our special kid crafters, so don’t delay. The first ten students to complete their registration will be allowed this cool opportunity. E-mail Kelly Nix for details, kelly.nix630@gmail.com and start building up an inventory!
*Hurry, there are only a few spots left!
PICTURE RETAKES are scheduled for Friday, November 7th. 
MARKET DAY:
November is here and that means…. Time to buy pies!
In November, the more pies purchased, the more our school earns. Load up for the Holidays and family gatherings.
FREE dessert pedestal with $90 online purchase* Promo Code: NOVBONUS.
Pick Up will be on Thursday, November 13th.
Last month Ivy earned $85.50, let’s try and double that in November!
Questions? Contact Kelly Nix kelly.nix630@gmail.com or Jennifer Sadowski (jenjen5757@aol.com)
YEARBOOK:
Room Reps don’t forget to have your assigned photographers upload the Halloween party pictures!
• Go to https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 401853939
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click “Save Details”.
It’s that easy! Submit your photos today!
PTA MEETING:
Please join us for our Next PTA Meeting on Tuesday, November 4th, at 7:00 pm in the Ivy Hill LMC. Contact PTA Co-Presidents Denise Schreiner (deniseschreiner@sbcglobal.net) or Kara Janus (KMACKJAN@aol.com) with questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Senate Bill 16 (SB16) is a school funding bill currently in our Illinois House of Representatives. Our school district has found it important enough to issue its own statement of how it would impact us here in AHSD25. A $3.4 million reduction in state funding over 4 years, and then every year thereafter. For more detailed information go to http://ivyhillpta.wordpress.com/ or to the Ivy Hill PTA Facebook Page.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Check out our new Website: IvyhillPta.org
Also find us on Facebook : Ivy Hill Elementary PTA
I Fives go to:
All of our ROOM REPS who planned fun Halloween parties for our children this week. Thank you also to all the parent volunteers who helped run games, prepare food and take pictures of the festivities.
District/Community Happenings: posted on District 25’s website at http://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25
Friday Packet – 2014 October 24 – 30
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) Happenings:
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP : Sat. Dec. 6th, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Do you have a hobby or home business? Come and sell your products at our popular Holiday Gift shop! Kids and adults love to shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at our seller tables. If you are interested in reserving a table or know someone who would love to show off their crafts or products, please spread the word.
Hey kids! Do you make some amazing gifts that your friends and family love? Have you ever thought about giving a small business a try?! This year, Holiday Gift Shop is going to have a new area for gifts made just by kids! A small fee will get you (and a parent helper) a spot at our “Kid Crafted” table, where you can sell your crafts to the Holiday Gift Shop visitors. Only 10 spots are available for our special kid crafters, so don’t delay. The first ten students to complete their registration will be allowed this cool opportunity. E-mail Kelly Nix for details, kelly.nix630@gmail.com and start building up an inventory!
BOX TOPS: A big Box Top deadline is approaching! Our first big submission to Box Tops for Education is at the end of this month. Take a look around the house and see what you can find! If you get Box Tops and Labels in by October 30th, your family will be entered in a raffle to win one of two Dairy Queen ice cream cakes! Good luck!
Senate Bill 16 (SB16) is a school funding bill currently in our Illinois House of Representatives. Our school district has found it important enough to issue its own statement of how it would impact us here in AHSD25. A $3.4 million reduction in state funding over 4 years, and then every year thereafter. For more detailed information go to http://ivyhillpta.wordpress.com/ or to the Ivy Hill PTA Facebook Page.
PICTURE RETAKES are scheduled for November 7th.
Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school events we’d like to see them! Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 401853939
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click “Save Details”.
It’s that easy! Submit your photos today!
SOCIAL MEDIA: Check out our new Website: IvyhillPta.org
Also find us on Facebook : Ivy Hill Elementary PTA
I Fives go to:
To all the parent volunteers (almost 50!) who provided 24 classroom presentations throughout EVERYBODY COUNTS Week! With their help, students in each grade experienced what it feels like to have a disability such as difficulty seeing, hearing, picking up objects, walking or reading. Most importantly, students learned that in spite of their challenges, kids with disabilities are still just that….kids. They feel, laugh, have fun, and just like them, they want to fit in.
A big THANK YOU and I-Five to Seth Goldberg and Denny Moore who shared their experiences living with a disability with 5th Grade students after school today. THANK YOU to Denny and Mardi Moore, owners of Scooter’s Frozen Custard, for providing a yummy custard treat to the students who attended the session.
To Lori Ann Oyen for all her time and hard work coordinating the Reflections Program. And to all of our students who participated in the competition!
To Rich Olejniczak, Amy Hoffman and all the volunteers who helped out at Movie Night.
To Amy Beaton and Lynette Nimmo for organizing the DVD orders and for recording this week’s 4th Grade Show.
The membership committee: Cindy Stefani, Louann Benbow and to all members for helping Ivy Hill achieve the Double Platinum for Membership award from the NW Council of PTAs.
Jessica Palano for her hard work compiling information, printing and distributing our PTA Directory.
Denise Kalka and Cassy Mrowicki for choosing such great Ivy Hill clothes for this year
District/Community Happenings: posted on District 25’s website at http://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25
Friday Packet – 2014 October 17 – 23
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) Happenings:
SENATE BILL 16 IMPACT PUBLIC FORUM: Tuesday, Oct. 21 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Metropolis Performing arts Center. Click the link for more detailed information 10.14.2014 Murphy Flyer UPDATED
SPIRIT WEAR: Thank you to all families who ordered spirit wear. The orders were sent home on Thursday, October 16h.
Please note, there were a few items that are on back-order and will arrive later, your child received a note specifying which items; we will notify you when the items are received.
EVERYBODY COUNTS Week is next week! Parent volunteers lead the students through activities to experience what it is like to live with a disability. This is a great way to spend time working with the kids in your child’s classroom. We still need parent volunteers for the following classes:
K (PM) Tazioli/Zingg/Stemler – F 10/24, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 1 Barbanente – Th 10/23, 11:15-12:15
Gr. 4 Born/Lee – Th 10/23, 9:15-11:15
A script will be provided and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation. Please contact Jennifer Sadowski (jenjen5757@aol.com) to be added to our volunteer list. Also, a permission slip for 5th grade students went out in backpack mail for the after school special on Friday, 10/24. Please click Here to print out a copy if you didn’t receive it – these are due back by Wed., 10/22. Thanks!
*UPDATE: Thank you for sending in your empty milk jugs for Everybody Counts! Our 2nd graders learning about hearing impairments appreciate your contributions. At this time, we have received enough for our classroom needs next week. Please do not send any more milk containers to school.
REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAM – You still have time to create a Reflection project! ” The World Would Be A Better Place If…”, can be demonstrated through a variety of artistic mediums. For more detailed information, please see the Reflections handbook located in our school office, visit http://www.ilpta-d37.org/reflections.html or contact Lori Ann Oyen at jagtoyen@aol.com / 847-255-1195. All projects are due by Fri. Oct. 24th- 4pm. Please drop them off at the school’s front office with completed entry form. *Please note DO NOT include student’s name on the front of their project, only on the entry form and on the back side of project.
BOX TOPS: A big Box Top deadline is approaching! Our first big submission to Box Tops for Education is at the end of this moth. Take a look around the house and see what you can find! If you get Box Tops and Labels in by October 30th, your family will be entered in a raffle to win one of two Dairy Queen ice cream cakes! Good luck!
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP : Sat. Dec. 6th, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Do you have a hobby or home business? Come and sell your products at our popular Holiday Gift shop! Kids and adults love to shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at our seller tables. If you are interested in reserving a table or know someone who would love to show off their crafts or products, please spread the word.
Hey kids! Do you make some amazing gifts that your friends and family love? Have you ever thought about giving a small business a try?! This year, Holiday Gift Shop is going to have a new area for gifts made just by kids! A small fee will get you (and a parent helper) a spot at our “Kid Crafted” table, where you can sell your crafts to the Holiday Gift Shop visitors. Only 10 spots are available for our special kid crafters, so don’t delay. The first ten students to complete their registration will be allowed this cool opportunity. E-mail Kelly Nix for details, kelly.nix630@gmail.com and start building up an inventory!
Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school events we’d like to see them! Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 401853939
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click “Save Details”.
It’s that easy! Submit your photos today!
SOCIAL MEDIA: Check out our new Website: IvyhillPta.org
Also find us on Facebook : Ivy Hill Elementary PTA
I Fives go to:
Diane Liigsoo, Colleen Wytmar, Jennifer Sadowski and Carol Lee for all their hard work preparing for Everybody Counts Week!
District/Community Happenings: posted on District 25’s website at http://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25
Walking School Bus
Walking School Bus – October 8, 2014
Studies show that fewer children are walking and biking to school, and more children are at risk of becoming overweight. Walking School Bus is a national program aimed at increasing safety and physical activity among our school age children. Our Ivy Hill School community participated in Walking School Bus day on Wednesday, October 8. Students met with Ivy Hill staff volunteers at various check points throughout the neighborhood, and ‘picked up’ more passengers for their bus as they walked to school. We were lucky to have great walking weather and a fantastic turnout!
Friday Packet – 2014 October 10 – 16
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) Happenings:
Senate Bill 16 (SB16) is a school funding bill currently in our Illinois House of Representatives. Our school district has found it important enough to issue its own statement of how it would impact us here in AHSD25. A $3.4 million reduction in state funding over 4 years, and then every year thereafter. For more detailed information see the post below.
MARKET DAY: Check out the October Order Guide that will be coming home in backpack mail. Orders are due in the Market Day basket in the school office by 3:00 on Thursday, October 9th. Better yet, order online until 11:00 pm on Monday, October 13th!! If you do, you can take advantage of Market Day’s ONLINE ONLY DEALS (free Salad Bowl Serving Set when you make two purchases of a $40 order between September & November. Then place a third order of $40 in December.) AND you can sign up for email to receive discount offers throughout the month to save you more $$! Go to www.marketday.com. Order pick-up this month will be on Thursday, October 16h from 2:45-3:30 in the Ivy Hill Commons. Any questions, contact Kelly Nix (kelly.nix630@gmail.com) or Jennifer Sadowski (jenjen5757@aol.com).
MOVIE NIGHT for grades 3-5 is October 17th at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30PM and the movie will start promptly at 6:45 PM. Parents should pick their child up at 8:45 PM. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and their favorite stuffed animal to enjoy the movie. Fall Movie Night Permission Slips went home today by backpack mail. Please return your signed permissions slips and money by Wednesday, Oct. 15th. Questions? Contact Rich Olejniczak (richole@ameritech.net) or Amy Hoffman (amye_hoffman@wowway.com).
EVERYBODY COUNTS Week is October 20-24. Throughout the week, students will experience what it is like to live with a disability. Parent volunteers lead the children through these activities. We are seeking additional volunteers. Times with the greatest need are as follows:
K(PM) Tazioli/Zingg/Stemler – F 10/24, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 1 Tazi/Bedingfield – Th 10/23, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 2 Kathan/Arias/Likes – Tu 10/21, 9:15-11:50
Gr. 2 Galazka/Rosenthal – Tu 10/21, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 3 Kim/Schlickman – W 10/22, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 4 Born/Lee – Th 10/23, 9:15-11:15
Gr. 4 Santos/Caudill – Th 10/23, 1:30-3:30
Gr. 5 Gavigan/Mekky – M 10/20, 1:30-3:30
A script will be provided and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation. Please contact Jennifer Sadowski (jenjen5757@aol.com) to be added to our volunteer list. Thank you!
REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAM – What does this years Reflections theme mean to you? The ideas are endless!! ” The World Would Be A Better Place If…”, can be demonstrated through a variety of artistic mediums. For information, rules and entry forms please see the Reflections handbook located in our school office, visit http://www.ilpta-d37.org/reflections.html or contact Lori Ann Oyen at jagtoyen@aol.com / 847-255-1195. All projects are due by Fri. Oct. 24th. *Please note DO NOT include student’s name on the front of their project, only on the entry form and on the back side of project.
No School: Friday October 10th (Institute Day) or Monday Oct. 13th (Columbus Day)
I Fives go to: the Staff & Students who participated in the Walking School bus!
District/Community Happenings: posted on District 25’s website at http://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25
Important Update from AHSD25: Senate Bill 16
Senate Bill 16: Important Update from Arlington Heights School District 25
Senate Bill 16 (SB16) is a school funding bill currently in our Illinois House of Representatives. Our school district has found it important enough to issue its own statement of how it would impact us here in AHSD25.
A $3.4 million reduction in state funding over 4 years, and then every year thereafter.
PTA Happenings
PTA Happenings: Friday Packet October 3-9, 2014
Please join us for our next PTA Meeting on Wednesday, October 8th, at 7:00 pm in the Ivy Hill LMC. Contact PTA Co-Presidents Denise Schreiner (deniseschreiner@sbcglobal.net) or Kara Janus (KMACKJAN@aol.com) with questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
MOVIE NIGHT for grades 3-5 is October 17th at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30PM and the movie will start promptly at 6:45 PM. Parents should pick their child up at 8:45 PM. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and their favorite stuffed animal to enjoy the movie. Fall Movie Night Permission Slips will be coming home soon via backpack mail. Questions? Contact Rich Olejniczak (richole@ameritech.net) or Amy Hoffman (amye_hoffman@wowway.com). Don’t forget to vote for your favorite movie before the end of the day (Friday). Information was sent home in backpack mail last week with the link to cast your vote.
REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAM – The Reflections Art Program is underway! The theme is” The World Would Be A Better Place If…”, can be demonstrated through a variety of artistic mediums. Draw or paint a picture, write a poem or a story, capture it in a photo! For information, rules and entry forms please see the Reflections handbook located in our school office, visithttp://www.ilpta-d37.org/reflections.html or contact Lori Ann Oyen atjagtoyen@aol.com / 847-255-1195. All projects are due by Fri. Oct. 24th. *Please note DO NOT include student’s name on the front of their project, only on the entry form and on the back side of project.
EVERYBODY COUNTS Week is coming October 20-24. Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how children with these challenges cope with them. The goal is understanding; to help everyone look for the person behind the disability and to create a climate in which we all feel at ease with our differences. Each presentation will provide the children with an opportunity to experience what it would be like to cope with a disability. Would you like the opportunity to lead you child’s class in this experience? A script will be provided and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation. Please contact Jennifer Sadowski (jenjen5757@aol.com) to be added to our volunteer list. When the dates and times are confirmed for each grade level, we’ll follow up with you to confirm if you are available at those times.
PICTURE RETAKES are scheduled for November 7th. More information will be provided as we get closer to that date.
I Fives go to:
Jessica Palano for her work in putting the Directory together!
District/Community Happenings: posted on District 25’s website athttp://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25