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Parties for the Silent Auction

Are you ready to Party Irving?  

New to the auction this year we are selling tickets to parties hosted by teachers. Tickets to these parties will be available when the online auction opens at 6 pm on Tuesday February 18th.  The online auction closes at 10 pm on Thursday February 20th, and spots are first come / first served. The price listed below is a flat fee per ticket – no bidding on these items.  If there are remaining spots from the online auction, they will be offered at the Silent Auction on February 22nd.

Dancing with the Stars! – Spend time with the New Beats (Ms. Collins, Ms. Noonan, Mrs. Parkinson, Ms. Ricchio, Mrs. Sakalleris, Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. Ahearn, and Ms. Kekatos) while learning original steps from their very own choreography. Have a blast dancing to fun music, learning moves and hanging out with your favorite local celebrities. Finally, join them in their “End of the Year” performance on the last day of school! This will include 2-4 rehearsal times between 5-1-2014 and 6-9-2014 that will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesdays and the final performance on last day of school, June 10th. This is open to up to Boys and Girls ages K-5.

15 of the 20 spots available online        Tickets $20 each

 

Be Mr. Sak for a Night! – Hosted by Mr. Sak, in Irving School, on April 25th from 5 to 8 pm. Hang out with Mr. Sak and do all the things that he loves: 1. Watch WWE Wrestling 2. Play Sports in the Gym 3. Eat Salerno’s Pizza (and lots of it) 4. Devour lots of Pop (Mountain Dew or Wild Cherry Pepsi preferably) 5. Enjoy All you can eat Gobstoppers!

10 spots are available online and more available at Silent Auction    Tickets $25 each

 

Rainbow Loom Party – Join Ms. Kekatos, Mrs. Heidloff, and Mrs. Pelling for a RAINBOW LOOM party! On Thursday, March 20th from 3:00-4:00PM. Juice and crackers will be provided.  Kids should bring their rainbow loom equipment and we will break into different groups.  Kids can be beginners or experts, it doesn’t matter. Available for kids grades K-2.

15 of 20 spots available online           Tickets $15 each

 

Roller Skating Party – On March 6th from 3:00-4:30 PM skating party in the gym with Ms. Browning and Ms. Ahearn. Roller skate or blade to some of today’s favorite tunes and get a snack at the end of the party. Bring your own helmets (required) and roller skates/blades.

15 of 20 spots available online           Tickets $20 each

 

Art Institute Excursion – Ride the blue line downtown with Ms. Tague, Ms. Arroyo, Ms. Saliny, and Ms. Zaragoza for a trip to the Art Institute on Saturday, April 5th departing at 10:00 AM. Students should bring a sack lunch along.

8 spots available online            Tickets $40 each

 

Piñata Party – Ms. Munoz and Ms. Zaragoza will host a piñata party on Friday, March 7th from 3:00 to 4:30PM in the Art room for 2nd to 5th grades. All materials will be provided to make the pinatas.

5 spots available online          Tickets $20 each

 

Harry Potter Party – Come to a Harry Potter Party hosted by Ms. Homann! Peeves pepperoni pizza, Butterbeer, Trivia, Chocoate Frogs, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, and a friendly game of Quidditch. Wear your robes and bring your wands! This party is for up to 15 students and will be held in the gym at Irving on Thursday, April 17th from right after school until 5:00 PM. Snacks, butterbeer and fun will be provided!

15 spots available online          Tickets $20 each

 

Rio Party – Ms. Munoz and Ms. Zaragoza will host a movie party on Friday February 28th at 3:15 to 5:00 in the auditorium grades K-2nd. We will watch RIO (Disney’s movie) in Spanish. Popcorn and other snacks will be provided.

10 spots available online              Tickets $15 each

 

Junction Café – Luncheon trip adventure to JUNCTION CAFE for students and Ms. Gullo. Will be scheduled with Ms. Gullo after school is out on a weekday in June.

3 out of 5 spots available online            Tickets $30 each

 

Sports Party – An after school sports party on Friday, April 4th from 4:00-7:00 PM with Mr. Dipaolo, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Gray. There will be games in gym and outdoors. Pizza and drinks will be provided for all students.

15 out of 20 spots available online          Tickets $20 each

 

Ipad Olympics – Compete in the “iPad Olympics” hosted by Ms. Diehl on Monday, March 3rd from 3:00-4:00 PM.  Open to students in grades 2nd-5th will compete in 4 different app “events” on the iPad, including Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Pearl Diver and Chicktionary. All participants will win a prize for participation.

5 out of 10 spots available online              Tickets $15 each

 

Third Grade Lunchtime Rainbow Loom Party – For some looming fun join Ms. Browning! Bring a sack lunch and your rainbow loom equipment to Room 214. This lunch party is open to 3rd grade students on Wednesday, March 12th and will include a dessert.

5 out of 8 spots available online              Tickets $15 each

 

Volleyball and Pizza Party – 4th and 5th graders join Ms. Wangerow, Ms. Pelling, Ms. Arroyo, and Nurse Jamie for volleyball and pizza party! Learn the fundamentals of volleyball, followed by playing a game. Friday, May 2nd from 3:00-4:30 PM. Pizza and drinks will be provided! This is the same day as the Irving sleep-over so consider attending volleyball party and then staying for sleepover as well!

10 out of 15 spots available online            Tickets $15 each

FLYER

 

Online Silent Auction – Instructions and Link

Thank you for supporting the Irving PTO through this silent auction! We’re thrilled to offer these amazing items online this year. Here is the link to access the online auction.

LINK:         http://irvingsilentauction.wordpress.com

Bidding opens: Tuesday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m. Bidding closes: promptly on Thursday, February 20, at 10:00 p.m.

Note to teachers & staff: Please use an email address other than your @op97.org one. These may get marked as Spam and they are slow to show up.

INSTRUCTIONS:

To place a bid, click to view the item you’re interested in, then click on “leave a comment” or “leave a reply” and enter the dollar amount you wish to bid. The first time you do this you will be asked for your name and email address. This is how you will be contacted if you win (emails are hidden from public view). You do not need to leave any other information in the comment, just your bid amount, for example “$200.” You need to keep posting comments to increase your bid; it doesn’t happen automatically.  For the teacher parties, you do not need to bid, rather just enter your name.  You will write your name in the “leave a comment” section. For example, if the party has 10 spots available ONLY the first 10 names receive the ticket for the party.   For most of the parties, we will be selling additional tickets at the silent auction on February 22 at Irving.

If you are the winner of an item, you will be contacted to arrange payment and receipt of your item. Please make payments by cash or check only. Local pick-up or delivery only; items cannot be shipped.

Please join us at Irving School for additional items at the in-person silent auction on Saturday, February 22 from 11 am to 2 pm. The items posted online will only be available at the in-person silent auction if the starting bid is not met.

Please feel free to share this link with your family and friends. If you have any problems or questions, please call Hannah O’Connor 773-368-4184 or email  hanoconnor@gmail.com

Happy Bidding and Buying!

INSTRUCTION SHEET

 

Incident involving District 90 student

Good morning, everyone. District 90 in River Forest has released an alert that one of its middle school students reported being followed after school on three separate occasions this week.  You can access the alert by clicking here. We wanted to make you aware of this situation, and will provide you with updates as they become available.

Sincerely,

Chris Jasculca
Director of Policy, Planning and Communication
District 97

EAGLE EXTRAS HELP NEEDED!
Looking for a detail-oriented person to work with me as Co-Chair of the Eagle Extras committee.  Help manage and develop Irving’s already successful afterschool program.  Beginning now, if possible, or this summer.  I will train.  *I’m pretty nice to work with.*  Co-Chair will have all of my support and a choice of responsibilities. Procedures and policies are well-established and many job activities will rely on adapting what is already in place.
 
Responsibilities to choose from include:
 
1)  Planning the Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions, including seeking/confirming class proposals; planning cost estimates, budget, and schedules; creating course descriptions and registration packets; and securing onsite coordinators and rooms/spaces for classes. 
 
2)  Managing class registrations, including tracking/recording all class registrations; sending confirmation emails and informational class letters; following up on missing payments, waivers, etc.; creating class rosters; creating attendance sheets, emergency contact info, etc for each class, and assembling binders/folders for instructors and onsite coordinators.
 
3)  Managing general emails and day-to-day operations during sessions.
 
Time commitment is estimated to be 0-3 hours/week during off times, and 3-12 hours/week during registration, registration prep, and beginning of the Fall, Winter and Spring sessions.
 
Feel free to email me with any questions about this volunteer position and responsibilities.
 
Amy Struckmeyer