BOX TOPS COMMITTEE:  Contest Time!  Big Blue Swim School has donated a family pack of swim lessons (up to three children) for the winner of the October 28th Box Top drawing.  To enter please clip the Box Tops off of participating products and then send them to school in a bag/envelope labeled with your child’s name along with their teacher’s name.  Good luck!

REFLECTIONS COMMITTEE:  Ivy Hill’s Got Talent!  It’s time to show yours!

This year’s Reflection theme is: What is Your Story? 
To participate there are a few easy steps…
1. Turn in your student interest form into the office.
2. The rules and entry form will then be sent to you.
3. Create using dance, music, writing, film, photography and/or visual arts!
4. Turn in your project by October 28th!
5. Let your creativity be recognized and acknowledged!
For more information contact: Claudine Mele (cmmele@gmail.com)

EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE:  Everybody Counts week is coming November 14-18.  Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how children with these challenges cope with them.  The goal is to teach understanding and help the children look for the person behind the disability, while creating a climate in which we all feel at ease with our differences.  Each presentation will offer the children an opportunity to experience what it would be like to cope with a disability.  Would you like the opportunity to lead your child’s class in this experience?  A script will be provided, and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation.  Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.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 your availability for those times.  Also, Everybody Counts Committee is in need of clean, empty gallon milk jugs.  Please drop these off in the office if you have any.

HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP:  Calling all crafters, adults & kids.  Do you craft, sew, knit, make jewelry, etc.?  If so, all are welcome at the 2016 Holiday Gift Shop at Ivy Hill on Saturday, Dec 3rd.  Start working on your inventory now! More info to come.  *Open to Ivy Hill students only.  Questions –  contact Kelly Nix kelly.nix630@gmail.com

I-FIVES go to:  Running Club Committee, Tammi Grippo, Claudia Kowalski, and Laura Vavalle, for coordinating and managing all of the Running Club events, and a special thank you to Laura Vavalle’s parents for donating water at the Eagle Challenge; LMC Committee Chair, Rekha Muruvinakombe, for coordinating, scheduling, and maintaining our valued LMC volunteers; Directory Committee Chair, Amy Hoffman, for organizing and uploading our directory; Membership Committee, Judy Newman and Colleen Wytmar, for growing Ivy Hill’s PTA membership!

NEXT PTA MEETING:   November 15,  2016 @ 7:00

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