PTA Happenings: Apr. 29- May 5, 2016
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: May 12, , 2016 @ 7:30 at South Middle School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook! Or online at ivyhillpta.org
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings April 15-21, 2016
SAVE THE DATE: Chipotle fundraiser! On May 2nd, you can forget about the stress of preparing dinner and support PTA at the same time! Place an order at Chipotle at North Point Plaza in Arlington Heights on Monday, May 2nd between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. If you mention the fundraiser 50% of the proceeds will go to Ivy Hill! More information to come!
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Next week is Earth Week so please check out the other side of this form for a complete listing of the Ivy Hill Earth Week activities.
JUST MOVE IT! CHALLENGE: Good luck and thank you to everybody who is running/walking/ volunteering on Saturday! All proceeds go to the Scholarship and Grant Fund, benefiting the education of School District25 students through PTA scholarships and the ABC/25 Foundation Grant selection.
THIRD GRADE SHOW: The PTA is proud to sponsor the show on April 20th. Thank yout o all the parents who helped out. Break a leg 3rd Graders!
ROCKIN’ WITH THE COPS (RWC) – Open to current 5th grade students who attend an Arlington Heights school. This event is free and will take place on Thursday, June 9th from 7 – 10pm at Frontier Park. Registration will be open soon on the Arlington Heights website. This event is limited to the first 250 students who register. Click here for more details.
BOX TOPS/SHOPAROO: Do you have any Box Tops left? Tear open those cereal boxes, rip apart the butter packages, the tissue boxes and dig through the trash to retrieve those Box Tops!! The last raffle drawing will be on May 20th.
Here’s what you could win:
Three Box Tops winners will each receive an open gym pass for American Academy of Gymnastics.
Two Shoparoo winners will each receive an open gym pass for American Academy of Gymnastics.
There will also be additional Thank-you prize drawings, just for participating in the Box Tops/Shoparoo program
llinois PTA in partnership with Millikin University’s College of Fine Arts presents:
SPOTLIGHT: A Children’s Celebration of Art and Community. SPOTLIGHT is a FREE event to CELEBRATE the children in our state. This event is open to ALL CHILDREN and FAMILIES in Illinois. Click Here for more information. Click here for
IL PTA Reflections Results 2015-2016 3-30-16
NEXT PTA MEETING: May. 24, 2016 @ 7:00 (last meeting of the year)
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: May 12, , 2016 @ 7:30 at South Middle School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook! Or online at ivyhillpta.org
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happening April 8-14, 2016
BOOK FAIR is Wednesday, April 13th from 3:30pm-8:00pm. The Ivy Hill PTA is once again partnering with Scholastic Books to bring you this year’s BOOK FAIR fundraiser! Scholastic brings a wide variety of books, many at discounted prices. Please join us and stock up on some new books to keep the kids reading as the school year comes to a close and summer is just around the corner! Students will have an opportunity to preview the books during class, on Tuesday, April 12th. We need volunteers for both the preview day and the Book Fair. Watch for an email from the school messenger regarding signing up to volunteer. If you have questions regarding volunteer opportunities or general questions about book fair, please contact Rekha Muruvinakombe at resrini@yahoo.com or Lynn Feder at lynnfeder@hotmail.com.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: You have until 4/13 to donate your new and gently used books (suitable for K – 6th graders) for the Ivy Hill Book Drive. Collection bins will be located in the Commons area. All books will be donated to Bernie’s Book Bank to increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers & school age children throughout Chicagoland. Please put your books in a plastic bag with your name and grade on it before placing them in the bins as we will be holding a raffle for prizes at the end of the drive. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Derochowski, michelledycus@gmail.com
The “Reuse-A-Shoe” drive, plastic bag collection and E-Waste drive during Earth week, April 18 – 22nd so start collecting your old used shoes, plastic bags and old small electronics such as cell phones, digital cameras, IPod devices…as well.
JUST MOVE IT! CHALLENGE: JMI is in need of volunteers for the upcoming race April 16th 2016. So if you don’t feel like running or walking but you would love to help this is your chance. Please click on the link below and show your support through volunteering! https://www.dropbox.com/s/clqnrdgrekinnz1/School%20announcement%204-1%20and%204-8.docx?dl=0
BOX TOPS/SHOPAROO: Do you have any Box Tops left? Tear open those cereal boxes, rip apart the butter packages, the tissue boxes and dig through the trash to retrieve those Box Tops!! The last raffle drawing will be on May 20th.
Here’s what you could win:
Three Box Tops winners will each receive an open gym pass for American Academy of Gymnastics.
Two Shoparoo winners will each receive an open gym pass for American Academy of Gymnastics.
There will also be additional Thank-you prize drawings, just for participating in the Box Tops/Shoparoo program
Congratulations to the PTA Executive Board for 2016-2017:
For Co-President Louann Benbow
For Co-President Luanne Eisenhardt
For 1st Vice President Lucy Block
For 2nd Vice President Nikki Wolverton
For 3rd Vice President Suzanne Krause
For 3rd Vice President Caroleen Guiwargis
For Treasurer Joelle Vena
For Secretary Jennifer Sadowski
Time to save the date for our Chipotle fundraiser! On May 2nd, you can forget about the stress of preparing dinner and support PTA at the same time! Place an order at Chipotle at North Point Plaza in Arlington Heights on Monday, May 2nd between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. If you mention the fundraiser 50% of the proceeds will go to Ivy Hill! More information to come!
NEXT PTA MEETING: May. 24, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: May 12, , 2016 @ 7:30 at South Middle School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook! Or online at ivyhillpta
PTA Happenings April 1-7, 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE: Start collecting your new and gently used books (suitable for K – 6th graders) for the Ivy Hill Book Drive which will take place 3/30 – 4/13. Collection bins will be located in the Commons area. All these books will be donated to Bernie’s Book Bank to increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers & school age children throughout Chicagoland. Please put your books in a plastic bag with your name and grade on it before placing them in the bins as we will be holding a raffle for prizes at the end of the drive. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Derochowski, michelledycus@gmail.com,The Environmental Awareness Committee.
Note, we will also be holding our “Reuse-A-Shoe” drive, plastic bag collection and E-Waste drive during Earth week, April 18 – 22nd so start collecting your old used shoes, plastic bags and old small electronics such as cell phones, digital cameras, IPod devices…as well.
JUST MOVE IT! CHALLENGE – is quickly approaching. Even though the deadline has passed to receive a free Tshirt and reduced entry fee, you can still register for the Just Move It challenge. Please use this link http://jmichallenge.org/registration/ to sign up and join the race, whether you want to run, walk or volunteer. Any questions please reach out to Katie Rausch, our school JMI representative! katier18@yahoo.com
BOOK FAIR is Wednesday, April 13th from 3:30pm-8:00pm. The Ivy Hill PTA is once again partnering with Scholastic Books to bring you this year’s BOOK FAIR fundraiser! Scholastic brings a wide variety of books, many at discounted prices. Please join us and stock up on some new books to keep the kids reading as the school year comes to a close and summer is just around the corner! Students will have an opportunity to preview the books during class, on Tuesday, April 12th. We need volunteers for both the preview day and the Book Fair. Watch for an email from the school messenger regarding signing up to volunteer. If you have questions regarding volunteer opportunities or general questions about book fair, please contact Rekha Muruvinakombe at resrini@yahoo.com or Lynn Feder at lynnfeder@hotmail.com.
The nominations for the PTA Executive Committee for next year are:
For Co-President Louann Benbow
For Co-President Luanne Eisenhardt
For 1st Vice President Lucy Block
For 2nd Vice President Nikki Wolverton
For 3rd Vice President Suzanne Krause
For 3rd Vice President Caroleen Guiwargis
For Treasurer Joelle Vena
For Secretary Jennifer Sadowski
We will be voting on the slate at the April 5th meeting . Nominations from the floor will be accepted, as well. Please plan to attend this meeting – your votes are needed!
NEXT PTA MEETING: April. 5, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: April 7, 2016 @ 7:30 at South Middle School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook! Or online at ivyhillpta.org
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!