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PTA Happenings: Apr. 29- May 5, 2016

April 28, 2016 6:32 am

FUNDRAISER: Do you have a busy evening on Monday?  Make life a little easier by stopping at Chipotle in Northpoint Plaza for dinner!  On May 2, between 4:00 and 8:00 pm, 50% of the proceeds from your order will go to Ivy Hill PTA!  Present a flyer at checkout and they will take care of the rest!  A flyer is on the opposite side of this week’s PTA  Happenings.  You can also show the flyer on your phone.  Find it on our PTA website or the Ivy Hill PTA Facebook page.  Feel free to share the information with neighbors and friends!  Thank you so much for your support!
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:  Teacher Appreciation Week is May 9 – 13.  This year, the week will be focused around the theme “How Sweet It Is To Be Taught By You.”  Be sure your child participates in all the activities planned for the week!
Monday, May 9: Let’s “Sweet” It All Out
Julie Soderna, an Ivy Hill mom and fitness instructor, will be providing a fun high intensity/low impact interval workout from 4:00-5:00 pm in the gym for all teachers and staff.
Tuesday, May 10: “Ten sweet fingers, ten sweet toes. Boy or Girl, Who Will Know?
Please bring in one baby picture of your child this morning (write the name on back). Teachers will be guessing the baby pictures of each of their students! Their picture will be displayed and returned to you the following week. Breakfast will also be sponsored by the Hospitality Committee for Ivy Hill staff.
Wednesday, May 11: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is Sweet and so are you” ~Flower Day
Have your child bring in one flower for your teacher (a flower from your garden would be great).  One flower from each student will create a beautiful bouquet!
Thursday, May 12: A Note of Thanks
Have your child write a note of thanks to their teacher. Make a card, hand-write a note on a sheet of paper or draw a picture. The idea is that the teacher will receive a “basket” of these notes/letters that are brought in that morning. This is a great way to express why you think your teacher is pretty sweet.
Friday, May 13: “How Sweet it is to be Just like you” ~Favorite Color or Sports Team
Have your child wear their teacher’s favorite color or favorite team shirt.
 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  like-facebook Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook! Or online at ivyhillpta.org

Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!

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PTA Happenings April 15-21, 2016

April 14, 2016 6:23 am

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.

Missed Book Fair? No worries!  You can still order books on-line through Sunday, April 25th.  Simply go to http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/ivyhill.
Thanks so much to all the volunteers who helped with Book Fair and all of the families who were able to attend!

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

April 7, 2016 5:30 pm

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

April 7, 2016 6:47 am

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!