BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE:  Our online book fair has opened up April 5th, and you can shop until April 18th. This is the perfect opportunity for you to buy books if you are unable to attend our school book fair.  All orders ship FREE to our school at the end of the Online Fair, which is April 18th. Books will be handed out to students at school. Don’t let the weather prevent your child from reading   When you click on Shop Now, you will see a page that asks for zip code. Type in 60004 and then click “search.”  From there you will see “Ivy Hill Book Fair.”  Click on “shop now,” and you are in.

Ivy Hill PTA Scholastic Book Fair “Paws for Books” needs your help for Book Fair & Preview Day, April 10 and 11. Many slots are available, feel free to sign up for multiple sessions. Ivy Hill Open House is on the same day from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For this reason, shorter time slots are available.  Book Fair Signup Link

YEARBOOK COMMITTEE:  Order online during Spring Break!  Buy a yearbook for $16.00.  To order, visit us online:  2018 MEMORY YEARBOOK.  Enter the following pay code:  87899.  You will receive an email receipt for your records if paying online.
Deadline to order is April 19th, 2018. Please contact Christy Smith  (delilah327@yahoo.com) or Nicole Campbell (nicole.campbell496@gmail.com) with questions.

RUNNING CLUB COMMITTEE:   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.

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 – 10:00 a.m. Health and Fitness Expo
• 8:00 a.m. 5K Run/Walk Start
• 9:00 a.m. 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.

IVY HILL SENIOR WALK:  An Ivy Hill “Senior Walk” is being planned wherein Buffalo Grove graduating seniors, who are alumni of Ivy Hill, will walk the halls of Ivy Hill in their cap and gown.  The Senior Walk is scheduled to take place on May 23, 2018, at 3:15 p.m. with a short reception to follow.

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