Academics

Note from Nurse Jamie About the Dental Clinic

Due to the overwhelming response to the Free Dental Clinic at Irving, the dental team from the Children’s Clinic will need to return for an additional 2 days to provide care to the students who were not seen over the past 3 days. A total of 161 students turned in consent forms which is the largest number of students ever to be seen by the Portable Dental Clinic. Once the dates have been established, an announcement will be made to staff, students and parents to inform of the schedule. Thanks so much to the Irving staff, student, and families for supporting this wonderful community health service.

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

Irving Spring Book Fair

April 22 – 25 in the Auditorium – –  every day at dismissal until 6:30 pm

Our goal is to sell 1,300 books this year!  All items purchase will help support the Library and Media Center.

**Stock up on summer reading

**Find some year-end gifts for teachers and/or staff

**Think of all those birthday parties coming up in May and June!!!!

We need your help!  Please consider volunteering your time either during school (for classroom visits) or after school.  Use the attached Sign Up link.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0845A8A72EA31-spring

Can’t make it to the Book Fair?? No worries!!  Information will be sent out about our online Book Fair!!  Stay tuned!

Thank you for all your support!

The Book Fair team – Jane Brock, Talley Hann, Stephanie Hartman, Tracy Naber, Gina Sigismondi, Abigail Silva, Liz Wojcik

 

PTO Meeting Thursday, April 4

We hope you can join us for the April PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 in the Library/Media Center on the second floor. As always, free child care is provided.

This month’s meeting will include nominations for the 3 open PTO board positions (please consider nominating yourself!), a discussion of the Schoolyard Project finances in preparation for a vote by the PTO in May, and a status report of 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
April 4, 2013
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Principal’s Report (20 minutes)
  3. Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes)
  4. Schoolyard Project update (15 minutes)
    1. Discussion of future allocation of Schoolyard Project funds
  5. Nominations for open PTO board positions: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer (5 minutes)
  6. Committee Reports: (30 minutes)
    1. Event evaluation: Taste of Irving
    2. Event evaluation: Tasty Dog Challenge
    3. 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament: Saturday, April 6
    4. Academic Fair & Egg Drop: Tuesday, April 16
    5. Spring Book Fair: April 22-24
    6. Other committee reports
  7. Eagle Extras Update: (5 minutes)
  8. Approve minutes from 3/7/13
  9. All other business

Note: Next PTO meetings are May 3 and May 23.

Attention 3rd and 4th grade students and parents!
Magic Tree Bookstore and Irving school have partnered together to bring an entertaining and educational reading assembly to Irving!  In honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday and Drop Everything and Read Day (DEAR), the Story Pirates will be putting on an interactive play with help from Irving students.  The play will take place on Friday, April 12th and feature beloved character Ramona Quimby.  After the show, the actors will be signing Ramona books.  Please return the attached order form by TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 4th if you would like to purchase a book for signing. 
Thanks!
Ms. Noonan
knoonan@op97.org

—
Katie Noonan

Teacher Librarian:  Department Head
Washington Irving Elementary
Oak Park, IL

THE IRVING SLEEPOVER IS BACK!

The Irving Sleepover is May 3rd and there is a permission slip form here for you and an information sheet for you to have and read. All forms and money (20 dollars per Irving student) are due to Mr. Sak as soon as possible. Any questions or concerns, please email Mr. Sak at nsakellaris@op97.org.

—
Nick Sakellaris
3rd grade Teacher

Washington Irving School
http://www.op97.org/nsakellaris/
(708) 524-3090