IVY HILL SPIRIT WEAR COMMITTEE: Only one more week to order your Ivy Hill Spirit Wear! Check out our online store at AmericanOutfittersLTD.com. Great designs, colors, and prices! Orders will be here for pickup at Parent-Teacher Conferences mid-November—You can order something as a surprise Holiday gift without your child seeing it. Online orders only.
EVERYBODY COUNTS!: will run the week of November 9th-13th. Throughout the week, each grade will participate in activities with the help of parent volunteers to learn more about children with different types of disabilities. We are looking for additional volunteers. Each volunteer will work either a complete morning session (9:15 – 12:15) or a complete afternoon session (1:30-3:30). To volunteer please visit our online signup at http://goo.gl/forms/GJqH5KC6k6. For questions, please contact Soumya Subash subashsoumya@gmail.com
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER (LMC) COMMITTEE: Is still in need of volunteers. You can sign up to work during your child’s time in the LMC. For more information or to volunteer, contact Rekha Muruvinakombe (resrini@yahoo.com)
ABC25 COMMITTEE: We only need 25 more families to join for Ivy Hill to receive a $2500 grant!! ABC25 Foundation is the fund raising partner of Arlington Heights School District 25. They work with all district schools to provide grants that enable the schools to utilize cutting edge teaching tools in the education of our students. We are so close to our goal, please join today ABC25 Membership we do not want our students and teachers miss out on this $2500 grant!
BOX TOPS/LABELS COMMITTEE: Raffles – are you entered? We will be drawing 10 lucky winners to receive their choice of a cute poster. Please remember to turn in your Box Tops no later than Oct. 30th!
A Shoparoo raffle will also be held at the next PTA meeting on Nov. 10th. For every 100 Shoparoo points, a raffle ticket in your name will be automatically entered into the drawing. The more points – the more raffle tickets! The 1st lucky Winner, will receive a Stainless Steel Starbucks Tumbler and a 1 lb. bag of Starbucks Dark Roast coffee. The 2nd Winner will receive a Starbucks Chicago limited edition glass water bottle, 1 lb. bag Starbucks light blend and a 12 pack of Starbucks instant coffee. In addition the 5 Top Shoparoo board leaders will also win a poster. (Attendance is not required to win).
FUNDRAISING: Thank You to everyone who participated in our sweet Century Resources Fall Fundraiser! Thanks to your efforts, we raised $1,300 for Ivy Hill PTA sponsored events and activities from this fundraiser alone. Your support is what makes our PTA great!
Remember, if you loved an item and need more, or you are curious about trying something new, our online store will be open all school year. More items are available online than what was offered in the catalogs. You can visit Century Resources at: http://www.helpourgroup.com/shop/index.aspx and use code 46740. Again, thank you for helping to make Ivy Hill the great place it is!
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NEXT PTA MEETING: Nov 10th @ 7:00
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: Nov.19th 7:00 at Thomas Middle School
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