Author: eakocs

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

It’s time to choose the winner of the Box Tops summer collection contest!

Every baggie turned in will receive a prize and all will be entered into a drawing to win an Irving T-shirt!

1) Find a baggie (the one sent home or any bag) fill it with the BT you collected over the summer (any amount is appreciated!)
2) Write the child’s first and last name and new teachers name on the baggie
3) Return it to school the week of August 26th, (front office or their classroom)
4) Drawing will take place on Friday August 30th at 8am

To see a full list of products, receive coupons, enter contests and shop marketplace visit BTFE.com

Thanks for supporting BT’s and the Irving PTO!

EAGLE EXTRAS FALL SESSION!!!!

Session 1 of the 2013/2014 season of Eagle Extras is almost here!  We have an exciting line up of classes including: Let’s Get Saktive, Photography, Chess, Mad Science, plus much more. Registration begins this evening at Form & Fee Night (4-6 pm) and will run through September 4, 2013.  Classes begin September 9 and run through November 22, 2013.  Click on the links below (or go to https://irvingpto.com/eagle-extras/) for course offerings and the registration form.  Please email EagleExtras@irvingpto.com with any questions!

 

Announcement from Nurse Jamie
I will be available in my health office on August 20, 21, and 22nd from 4pm to 6pm for parents to drop off health office paper work, medications and action plans for the 2013-2014 school year. I would be happy to set up a private appointment with parents who need to discuss medical concerns before the start of the school year. You can email me atjstrokosch@op97.org with requests.
Reminder!! All medications need to have a physician order and all medications need to be labeled with the prescribing information printed on the label.
Actions plans for Food Allergy, Asthma, and Seizures are required 

Health Forms that need to be submitted preferably by the first day of school or by  October 15 are as follows
-Certificate of Child Health and Proof of Immunizations for all Kindergarten students and all students transferring from out of the district. A letter of Religious Exemption can be turned in for those declining vaccinations. Proof of a lead screening result from the age of 6 months to 6 years is required for Oak Park which is a high risk area for lead. If your kindergarten student has never been screened for lead, it will need to be done.
Vision Exam is required by October 15, 2013 for all Kindergarten and students transferring into the Illinois school system for the first time.
Dental Exam is required by May 15, 2014 for all Kindergarten and 2nd Grade

Here is a link to the D97 website where health forms can be found: http://www.op97.org/hr/Forms.cfm

Please contact Nurse Jamie for any issues or questions related to the required forms. If exams cannot be scheduled until after October 15th, proof of appointment can be turned in to Nurse Jamie to maintain compliance with state requirements.

Message from Irving Librarian

Hello Irving Families!  

I hope everyone had a great summer.  I am starting to recruit volunteers for the library!  If you are interested in helping in the library this year, please email me at knoonan@op97.org.  The Irving library doesn’t run as smoothly without the great volunteers we have.  Once you email me I will be in touch about Volunteer Orientation.  I will have an orientation sometime during the first two weeks of school for returning volunteers and new volunteers.  
 
I also need one or two people who would be interested in running the Irving Birthday Book Program.  The Birthday Book Club is where students pay $17 to “buy” a book for the library.  I buy the books and students choose one during their birthday week or month.  My volunteer would need to come to Irving one day a week, look to see which kids have a birthday that week, get the students from class, bring them to the library, have them choose a book and fill out a sign to hang in the library.  Then the volunteer takes their picture with their new book.  The following week the pictures need to be hung on the birthday wall and new students will choose their books.  It’s a fun way to meet the Irving kids and they students love choosing their books!  The books then become a part of the regular collection.  I would prefer if the Birthday Book Volunteer has their own camera (nothing fancy!) and would be willing to send the pictures to Walgreens and pick them up.  Volunteers also need to organize and keep track of forms and checks, which are given to the PTO Treasurer.
 
Let me know if you would be interested in any of this.  Thanks!  See you soon!
 
Katie Noonan
Teacher Librarian