Academics

Irving School’s Open House and Curriculum Night

Thursday, September 15, 2011 (Flyer)
Classrooms with 80% or more parent attendance will earn a class prize.
Raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the evening.
Kindergarten classes will be open from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Schassburger’s Class will be open from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Curriculum Overview in Classrooms
6:30 – 6:55       1st Grade & Ms. VonHagel’s Class
7:00 – 7:25       2nd Grade & Ms. Saliny’s Class
7:30 – 7:55       3rd Grade
8:00 – 8:25       4th Grade & 5th Grade

Art, Music, Physical Education, and Support Staff will be available in their classrooms/offices from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Childcare will be provided during curriculum presentations.
Pre-school aged children in the community room.
Grades K-5 in the auditorium with a movie.

Students must be supervised by an adult at all times if not in childcare.

Irving Library News & Update

Welcome back to the school! The Irving Library is always a busy place throughout the school year. Please take some time each week to check out the library website at http://www.op97.org/irving/mediacenter/.
Library activities and announcements are posted there often. If you are interested in volunteering in the library contact Ms. Noonan at knoonan@op97.org. The library can always use your help! Please also check the digital backpack for the Irving Birthday Book form and consider donating a book for your child’s birthday.
We are looking forward to a great school year!
Ms. Noonan and Mrs. Loud

WORM Club: Morning Reading Program Needs You

What, you don’t like worms? Not to worry, WORM Club has nothing to do with worms. It stands for Working on Reading in the Morning and has everything to do with helping Irving kids become better readers. If you or someone you know likes reading and loves kids, this prgoram could be a great match.

WORM Club is a very successful program that meets before school, Monday through Thursday at 7:30 AM. You don’t need to be available every day to volunteer. If you can only do one day a week, that’s fine, we can still use you.

Volunteers that staff WORM Club are everything from River Forest retirees to OPRF High School students who volunteer before late arrival. WORM club tries to match one volunteer with one student whenever possible so we need as many volunteers as possible.

If you have questions about this program or you are ready to help out, please contact Mr. Sak at nsakellaris@op97.org

This program is incredibly important for the students who participate in it. I urge you to pass this request on to anyone who you think would be interested in helping out.

Thank you!

Classroom Communications

Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly newsletters come home to parents from your child’s classroom teacher. Most teachers update a classroom blog (found on the Irving website). Announcements are made over the school public address system in the morning, just before the lunch hour, and at the end of the day to inform students of upcoming events.

Student Council

The Irving Student Council is composed of students from each grade level, kindergarten through five.

The Student Council Creed is:

We the people of the Irving School’s Student Council plan activities to help bring our school closer together. We also raise money or make donations to help our school and community. We are here to have fun! We are all different ages and we will help each other to succeed.

Students have the opportunity to help with a different activity each month. Council events can include hallway decorations, coin drives, writing a Note of Thanks, Writing a Valentine, School Spirit Week, and more. Students are selected to participate in the Irving Student Council by their homeroom teacher. Students serve a four- month term, and each homeroom has a maximum of four participants throughout the year. For more information, contact Susan Tresselt or Lori Pelling at Irving School.