RUNNING CLUB COMMITTEE:  The Ivy Hill Eagle Running Club is starting when we return from Spring Break.  This is a non-competitive club open to all students.  The club’s goals are to encourage a healthy lifestyle and to have fun! Our expectation is that if you sign-up for Run Club you will participate in all 3 dates.

Dates:  Grades K-2 will run on April 5, 12, and 19 from 3:35 – 4:15; Grades 3 through 5 will run on April 3, 10, and 17 from 3:35 – 4:15.  Pick up time for all students will be at 4:15 p.m.   If your child is interested, please sign up below.

We are hoping all students participating in Run Club will sign-up for the Just Move It! Challenge on April 21st to represent Ivy Hill and the Eagle Nation!!  More information with how to sign-up for the Just Move It Challenge can be found below.

JUST MOVE IT! CHALLENGE:  It’s time for the Just Move It! Challenge 2018!  Run, Walk, or Volunteer!  JUST MOVE IT!  We need VOLUNTEERS to make this day successful, if you don’t want to run or walk please consider volunteering, it’s a fun day!  Volunteer sign up is ready at:  Volunteer signup.   Click here to register to run or walk!All registration, volunteering, and event details can be found at http://www.jmichallenge.org.

• When: Saturday April 21, 2018
• Where: South Middle School
• 7:30 – 10 AM Health and Fitness Expo
• 8:00 AM 5K Run/Walk Start
• 9:00 AM 1 Mile Run/Walk Start

The school with the most participation gets to showcase the JMI trophy for the next year! Participation includes runners, walkers AND volunteers!  Contact your school representative, name, (jmichallenge@gmail.com) with questions or suggestions.

*All proceeds go to the Scholarship and Grant Fund, benefiting the education of School District 25 students through the ABC/25 Foundation Grant selection.

I-FIVES go to:  Movie Night Committee,  Becky Brown and Tajalli Horvat; Nominating Committee Becky Brown, Cheryl Hampton, Claudine Mele, Sherry Geer and Sherri Kontos; Lunchtime Readers Committee, Denise Wagner, and the following volunteers who made it happen:  Julie Ratzski, Jennifer Sadowski, Dina McBride, Louann Benbow, Laura Fritzsche, Jennifer Amling, Scott Catlett, Sowmya Chepuri, Joelle Vena, Suzanne Krause, Nairi Krikorian, Jamie Tessier, Katie McAteer, Luanne Eisenhardt, Tylor Lee, Yashodha Vinod, Sherri Kontos, Mahalkshmi Pendekanti, Christy Goduto and Denise Wagner, Ivy Hill staff members Ellen Polito, Sheila Crowley, and Kim Mullan;  and last, but not least, Dao Tran for taking on the role as A.C.E. IT 25 committee chair.

NEXT PTA MEETING:   May 16, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m.