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March PTO Meeting This Thursday, 3/6, 6:30pm

We hope you can join us for the February PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, February 6 at 6:30pm in the Library/Media Center on the second floor. As always, free child care is provided.

We hope to see you there. If you are unable to attend and would like to discuss anything on the agenda, please contact Laura Crawford at lauracrawford47@gmail.com, Jodie Ackerman at jodiepto@yahoo.com, or any of the other PTO board members (click here for contact info).

Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
March 6, 2014
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Presentation by students on Irving’s Green Team (15 minutes)
  3. Principal’s Report (30 minutes)
    1. Update from Ms. Hiolski on Wellness Committee initiatives
    2. Technology Night: March 13, 6:30pm
  4. Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes)
  5. Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
    1. Event Evaluation: Silent Auction & Fun Fair
    2. End of Year Party
    3. Other committee reports
  6. Eagle Extras Update (10 minutes)
  7. Approve minutes from 2/6/13
  8. All other business

Silent Auction Full Catalog of Items NOW Available

Get a jump start on planning what you want to bid on for the Silent Auction on Saturday. With over 200 items available for bidding it might be nice to have a game plan in advance! Click on the link below to view the full catalog of items available at the Silent Auction. The catalog is organized by category of item (i.e. tickets, activities for children, goods, etc). The estimated value and a description of the item is listed as well. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to preview all the incredible donations!

CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE SILENT AUCTION CATALOG

***AN IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT BID CLOSING TIMES ARE STAGGERED THIS YEAR. SEE SCHEDULE BELOW: 

TEACHER DONATIONS CLOSE AT 2:00 PM

GENERAL AUCTION CLOSES 2:10 PM

CLASSROOM BASKETS AT CLOSE 2:20 PM

New this Year! Enjoy a Night out at a Parent Hosted Party!

At the Silent Auction this year we are also going to have Parent Hosted Parties that are for adults only. Spots are first come / first served. The price listed below is a flat fee per ticket – no bidding on these items.  Tickets available at the Silent Auction on Saturday. See party list below:

Outdoor Family Movie Night:  Hosted by the Drumm family on Saturday, July 26th from 7-10pm. Bring your folding chairs or blanket and enjoy an outdoor screening of a family-friendly movie in the backyard. Hosts will provide popcorn and movie style candy as well as adult and child beverages. What a great way to spend a summer evening! Buy it now tickets at $25 per family, open up to 50 people.

Cocktails Against Humanity Party: A cocktail/beer party revolving around the game Cards Against Humanity hosted by Meredith Farster and Kevin Johnson on Saturday, March 8th at 8pm. Hosts will provide cocktails/beer, light snacks, the game Cards Against Humanity, and you bring your sense of humor and friends who blush easily. Buy it now tickets at $15 per person, open up to 20 adults.

Tennis Social: Come to Tennis and Fitness Centre for an evening of mixed-doubles, socializing with friends, open bar and light refreshments. Arrive at 7pm for warm-up time. Round robin begins at 7:15 and runs through 9:15. You’ll have fun as we mix up the playing level and switch courts and opponents every half hour. Enjoy refreshments at the open bar until 10pm or continue open play on the courts. Balls provided, limited # demo racquets available for use. Hosted by Laurie and Steve Berggren on Saturday May 3rd from 7-10pm. All levels welcome (adults only). Minimum 16-Maximum 32 players. Enjoy pizza, snacks and adult beverages. Buy it now tickets at $25 per person.

Nia Night and Pilates Night out for Women: Experience a fun cardio workout that combines martial arts, dance and healing arts followed by Pilates mat exercises designed to strengthen core muscles, enhance flexibility while stabilizing hip and shoulder girdles. You are going to feel great! Hosted by Laurie Berggren, multi-level certified Stott Pilates instructor and Andrea Edwards, a certified Nia instructor. Friday April 4, from 7-9 pm at The Yoga Centre. Please arrive by 7pm to get settled. Class begins immediately (35-40 mins Nia, 35-40mins Pilates). Then enjoy light refreshments, soft drinks and wine while socializing with friends. Party also includes access to gym facilities, hot tub, steam room and locker room. You’ll finish your fitness night socializing with partygoers in the lobby while enjoying healthy refreshments and beverages. Buy it now tickets at $30 per person for up to 15 women.

Saturday Night Sewing Social (and Skirt-Making Workshop): Hosted by Amy Struckmeyer and Laura Crawford on Saturday, April 5, from 6:30 – 9:30 pm. Learn to draft a pattern for an A-line skirt based on your own measurements, just in time for spring in a fun social environment. Then sew in darts and a side zipper for a perfect fit! This is an advanced beginner project, and we will walk you through each step. You should have at least some experience with a sewing machine, and be comfortable sewing a straight seam. Guests will need to bring their own sewing machine, and a supply list will be sent out a few weeks prior to the event. Tasty treats will be provided. You are encouraged to bring your own wine or beer to share with the group. Buy it now tickets for $30 per person, open up to 12 adult guests.

Teacher Parties for the Silent Auction (Updated)
 There are still some spots open for teacher parties for the online auction! See below list for parties that are still open. Don’t miss out! Buy your ticket before the online auction ends promptly at 10:00 PM tonight!

New to the auction this year we are selling tickets to parties hosted by teachers.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 after the online auction closes, they will be offered at the Silent Auction on February 22nd.

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

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

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

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

Irving Online Silent Auction ENDS AT 10:00 PM TONIGHT!!!

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

Fun Fair & Auction Need You to Succeed!

FFSignWE NEED YOUR HELP!!

February 22 is the BIG DAY! Irving is the place to be! This is our biggest fundraising day of the year and we need a little help from everyone to make it a huge success! Help set up for the day, help for a bit during the day, or help after to finish up. We can’t do it without you! If you give just one hour of your time to school activities this year, this is a great day to help! Here is a summary of what’s going on:

FUN FAIR:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A0A49AEA923A64-2014/3519337
Please offer an hour or so of your time to set up games, work at the game stations, take down the games in the gym at the end of the Fun Fair, or to assist with food sales in the lunchroom. This is a great way for older students to help out. Sign up here or email irvingfunfair@gmail.com

AUCTION:
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080D45ADAF2CAA8-silent1/3842880
The silent auction is our biggest PTO fundraiser. Volunteers help set up items the night before, walk the hallway to make sure things go well during the auction, and assist with check out for those paying. Sign up here or email hanoconnor@gmail.com

DANCING FOR DESSERTS:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080948AAAA22A64-dancin
Oh, Bakers and Buyers of Baked Goods – we need you to bake or buy cakes, cupcakes, bars, cookies or pies for the cakewalk! Thanks ever so! Sign up here or email loriandwillmcconnell@gmail.com

WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS!!!

Are you ready to party, Irving?
New to the auction this year we are selling tickets to parties hosted by teachers and parents. The parties can be for kids or adults. Here is a sneak peak of some of the fun parties that Irving students can participate in! We hope parents offer to host parties as well as our amazing Irving staff! Think of hosting a themed dinner party at your house, or a game night for grown-ups, or share a hobby. We have such a great community so this should be a ton of fun! Details and the sign-up form are in this document.

What’s an auction without donations?!
The silent auction is our biggest PTO fundraiser. To make this event a success we need help with donations. Feel free to contact hanoconnor@gmail.com if you have anything to donate. We need all donations by February 13, 2014.

What’s a bingo game without prizes?!
House Cleaning? The Fun Fair Committee is looking for new items to be used for Bingo Prizes. Small Items such as fast food toys, party favors, noisemakers, promotional items, small books/coloring books, new items laying around the house that are not being used by your children would be perfect Bingo Prizes. Drop off your items in the school’s Front Office, or bring them to the lunchroom the morning of the Fun Fair.

Raffle Prizes!
If you have, or know someone that has, a business that would like to donate a prize for the Fun Fair Raffle or Grand Prize drawing, we are looking for those items as well. Anything from small to large electronics items to Gift Certificates would be tremendous and they will receive heaps of exposure and gratitude from the Irving School Family. Contact irvingfunfair@gmail.com

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS A GREAT DAY!