Academics

PTO Meeting Thursday, September 5, 2013

We hope you can join us for the first PTO meeting of the year, which is on Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 in the Library/Media Center on the second floor. As always, free child care is provided. This year our 5th Grade Girl Scout troop is providing child care under adult supervision.

This month’s meeting will include an introduction of new teachers, presentation of the 2013-2014 PTO budget (see budget details here), an update from Mr. Sakelleris on Trivia Night as a new fundraiser, and an update on school activities by the always entertaining Principal Hodge.

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
September 5, 2013
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Principal’s Report (45 minutes)
    1. Welcome back to school
    2. Update on new initiatives and activities
    3. Introduction of new staff
  3. Eagle Extras update (5 minutes)
  4. Treasurer’s Report (40 minutes)
    1. Presentation of budget for 2013-2014 school year
      1. Mr. Sakelleris to share info on new fundraiser: Trivia Night
      2. Brief review of Eagle Extras finances
      3. Brief review of technology purchasing
    2. Vote on budget for 2013-2014 school year
  5. Vote on payment for shade sails for playground equipment from Schoolyard budget
  6. Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
    1. Cultural enrichment update
    2. Fun Run
    3. Other committee reports
  7. Oak Park Education Foundation update
  8. Approve minutes from 5/23/13
  9. All other business

Note: PTO meetings are the first Thursday of each month during the school year, at 6:30 pm.

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