Activities

Craft Fair + Cookie Crumble 2025

Craft Fair + Cookie Crumble Call for Participants!

Local crafters and bakers will showcase their work in one single event this year, come ready to find unique, locally made crafts for gifts, and take home a mix-and-match box of cookies made locally by our community chefs!

Sell a craft or help make the event happen! 
Share your Baking skills at the Cookie Crumble (> 2 dozen requested)! 
When: Saturday, December 13 | 9am-12pm
Where: Irving Elementary, 1125 S Cuyler Ave, Oak Park, IL

The Annual Cookie Crumble & Craft Fair at Irving is Saturday, December 13 , and we need your help to make it a success! The Cookie Crumble needs bakers (you can do it!!) for the event, which usually “sells out.” On Saturday, shoppers will come and fill their giftable boxes full of all of the different cookies we have. All funds raised go to the Irving PTO, which helps fund student scholarships, teacher and staff support and appreciation, and more. And if baking isn’t your thing, the Craft Fair is looking for volunteers to help set up, run concessions, and more. The craft fair will feature over 20 talented artisans from across Oak Park – come shop and enjoy, and help out if you can, please!

The Irving School Cookie Crumble is one of the easiest ways to help our PTO raise money to help our school.  You can help in a few different ways.

Do you love to bake?  Sign up below to make 5 dozen of your specialty cookie/treat and deliver on Friday, December 6th to the office, or Saturday, December 9th (between 8-9am) to the cafeteria.

You don’t bake?  Volunteer your time helping us set up the cookies and boxes, organize, and clean up.

Do you like to eat cookies?  Come to the Cookie Crumble between 9-12am and fill an empty box with homemade cookies for $10.  Come early because we usually sell out within a few hours!

More info post to THIS link when available.

Fall Update!

Hi from the Irving PTO!We have a lot of exciting events coming up—check them out below and be sure to mark your calendars! Join us at our PTO meeting tomorrow/Thursday night.  
Committee reports at 7pm and Main Meeting kicking off at 7:30pm. See you there! 

Check out our PTO website for an event calendar and more!
KEY DATES
November 13: PTO Meeting, 7pm
November 14: 1st Trimester ends
November 18: Turkey Trot
November 26-28: Fall Break
December 4: PTO Meeting, 7pm
December 13: Irving Craft Fair + Cookie Crumble
December 19: All school sing (students only)
December 22-29: Winter BreakIrving Night at the Movies – a Fundraiser for Angel Funds!
Private Irving PTO screening of “Zootopia 2”
Monday, December 1 at 6:30 PM | Lake Street TheaterGet your tickets here! Irving Craft Fair + Cookie Crumble Call for ParticipantsLocal crafters and bakers will showcase their work in one single event this year, come ready to find unique, locally made crafts for gifts, and take home a mix-and-match box of cookies made locally by our community chefs!

Sell a craft or help make the event happen!  
Share your Baking skills at the Cookie Crumble (> 2 dozen requested)! 
When: Saturday, December 13 | 9am-12pm
Where: Irving Elementary, 1125 S Cuyler Ave, Oak Park, ILAs we approach the holidays, we are asking our community to rally together to fill our community fridge & pantry. Each grade will “adopt” the fridge for one week (note, the week of Thanksgiving is a whole school cereal box drive!)Please bring the items from the list below, as these are most requested. Non-perishables will be collected each day at drop off (bins located at the front of the school on Cuyler, as well as by the specific grade level door). Perishables will be collected at school Monday only, and can otherwise be dropped off directly to the fridge (located at Boulevard Presbyterian on East Ave & Harvard).SIGN UP:
Week of 11/10 – Kindergarten & First Grade SIGN UP
Week of 11/17 – 2nd Grade SIGN UP
11/23 & 11/24 – Whole School Brings Cereal Boxes
Week of 12/1 – 3rd Grade SIGN UP
Week of 12/8 – 4th Grade SIGN UP
Week of 12/15 – 5th Grade SIGN UP In light of recent events, some of our neighbors are in increasing need. There is an identified need for financial support, and we are so grateful for community members who are able to help! Your donation will help support our designated Angel Funds, which bridge financial and resource gaps for Irving families in need. Anonymity about who receives Angel Funds is essential, but your donation is certain to help our neighbors, our kids, and our friends in the Irving community.Donate HERE!We continue to receive reports of increased ICE activity throughout the D97 area.  If parents or caregivers are comfortable doing so, we are asking you to be as present as possible at morning drop off and afternoon dismissal and to follow the SALUTE steps in the graphic below.Registration for Zawadi Performing Arts (formerly known as Kuumba Kids) is still open. Classes begin next week! We would love children from your school too!!!! Zawadi Performing Arts is open to ALL children ages 5–18, no matter what school they attend, background, dance level, ethnicity, gender, abilities, or financial situation.  Everyone is welcome!  REGISTER HERE!Show Off Your Irving School Spirit! 
From t-shirts to hoodies, there are plenty of ways to represent your school with pride.

👉  Order your Irving School gear HERE!

Irving Trivia Night 2025
IRVING TRIVIA NIGHT🎉

Trivia is back! Gather your teams of 10 and sign up! This year we are excited to have catering from Bobby’s Eastside and of course the amazing duo of Mr. Sakellaris and Mrs. Sakellaris returning to run the show! Details are below and tickets will be available until sold out.

  • Team Tickets: $600 Per Team (Team of 10) **Individual Trivia Ticket: $60 + C.C. Processing Service Fees (**The Irving Trivia Committee will put you on a team)
  • Ticket includes Americana Buffet + Two Drink Tickets (Beer, Wine, Cider, NA or THC Drinks). Americana Buffet Includes: – Smashburgers, Fried Chicken – Freshcut Fries – Mixed Green Salad (Vinaigrette / Ranch) – Mac n’ Cheese – Cookies
  • Open Bar will be available to add on to your purchase (+$25 per person – 6PM – 9PM) – An email will be sent to team captains for those that would prefer the open bar vs. drink tickets.
  • Dinner Served in front of Bobby’s stage 6:00PM – 7:00PM + Silent Auction. (Catering & Auction moved to Westside bartop after Trivia has started for late arrivals)

Additional Ticket Option:

  • General Admission / Seated At The Bar: $50 + C.C. Processing Service Fees
  • Ticket Includes: Buffet + Two Drink Tickets (Beer/Seltzers, Wine & N/A Drinks), Does not include trivia participation, but your support to the IRVING 5TH GRADE CLASS OF 2025/26 is welcomed!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: https://link.dice.fm/Y9143657a635

Any questions, please contact Donnie Biggins – donnie@robertswestside.com

Doors @ 6PM // Trivia Starts @ 7PM // 21+ Only

FALL Book Fair!
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Eaglenaut is visiting the Irving Book Fair this Fall and we hope you will, too! The Book Fair will be open everyday after school until 5pm during Parent Teacher Conferences week, and will stay open late on Thursday night until 7pm (Closed/No School on Friday). Located in the Kindergarten hallway. 

Find Eaglenaut there and win a sticker or a stamp!

All profits from the Book Fair go directly to Irving’s School Library. Plus, the fair is a great way to help refresh your teacher’s classroom library, as well.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please sign up here for a single slot or as many times as you can to help us make book-magic for the kids! It’s such a fun time and no experience needed at all – we will train!