Academics

Note from Nurse Jamie regarding Medications in the Health Office
Medications cannot be stored in the health office during summer break.

Medications  will be sent home in the student’s back pack on the final day of school. If a parent would prefer to pick up the medication, please call Nurse Jamie to make arrangements for pick up at 708-524-3089 or email jstrokosch@op97.org. Thank you.

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Jamie Peterson-Strokosch,RN, BSN, CSN-IL
School Nurse for Washington Irving Elementary School
Oak Park School District 97

PTO Meeting May 23, 2013

We hope you can join us for the May PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 in the Library/Media Center on the second floor. As always, free child care is provided. This  meeting will assess the past year in order to prepare well for next school year.

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
May 23, 2013
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Transition of PTO board positions: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer (5 minutes)
  3. Principal’s Report (30 minutes)
  4. Treasurer’s Report (10 minutes)
  5. Schoolyard Project update (5 minutes)
    1. Construction briefing
    2. Blacktop party: Friday, 5/24
  6. Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
    1. Event evaluation: Sleepover
    2. Event evaluation: Ethnic Parade
    3. Event evaluation: Staff Appreciation
    4. Event evaluation: Art Fest/Poetry Slam
    5. Event evaluation: Family Math Night
    6. End of Year party: Friday, 5/31
    7. Other committee reports
  7. Eagle Extras Update: (5 minutes)
  8. Summer Planning (10 minutes)
    1. Fun Run
    2. Suggestions for next year’s PTO budget development
  9. Reflections on past year with suggestions for improvement. (10 minutes)
  10. Approve minutes from 5/2/13
  11. All other business

Irving Garden Parent Volunteers needed

We need your help to turn the garden beds this weekend. Bring a shovel over to the Irving gardens and turn  the soil in one or a few garden beds if you can spare 30 minutes or so this weekend.

Also, We are looking for parent volunteers to help with classroom planting for the following times:

May 13 9:15-10am Ms Payton
May 14 9:15-10am Mr. N Sak
May 15 830-915 Ms Kaunellis class
May 15 10:00-1-:45 Ms. Williams
May 16 1045-1115 Mr Eng class
May 16 1:00-1:45 Ms. Solomon

 

We would give you the tools and seed/seedlings.  It is very fun and rewarding. Especially with the little ones. Please email me at reshmadesai30@gmail.com and the teacher listed above know if you can help.