Community Events
PTO Meeting This Thursday, May 29, 6:30pm
We hope you can join us for the last PTO meeting of the year, which is this week on Thursday, May 29 at 6:30pm in the Library/Media Center on the second floor. As always, free child care is provided.
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, Jeff Wallichs at jwallichs@gmail.com, or any of the other PTO board members (click here for contact info).
Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
May 29, 2014
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library
- Welcome
- Vote to approve/deny creation of PTO board position of Assistant Treasurer (5 minutes)
- Election of new PTO board members* (5 minutes)
- Principal’s Report (30 minutes)
- Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes)
- Vote to approve/deny the purchase of items presented, totaling approximately $11,000 (15 minutes)
- Presentation of revised PTO By-Laws (10 minutes)
- Garden shed update (10 minutes)
- Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
- End of Year Party: Friday, June 6
- Event recap: Sleepover
- Event recap: Ethnic Parade
- Event recap: Staff Appreciation
- Event recap: Art Fest/Poetry Slam
- Event recap: Family Math Night
- Event recap: Softball Game
- Other committee reports
- Eagle Extras Update (5 minutes)
- Summer planning, reflections, suggestions for next year (10 minutes)
- Expanded role for communications
- Approve minutes from 5/1/14
- All other business
* Nominations for open positions may be accepted until the time of the vote. Nominations received to date are:
1 x Co-President: Lori McConnell
1 x Co-Treasurer (Assistant Treasurer): Wynne Lacey
1 x Vice President (General): Hannah O’Connor
Irving PTO Presents “Comedy Jam 1”
Irving Cookbook Sale – May 28, 29, and 30 only!!!
Student Council will be selling Irving Cookbooks to benefit the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry (http://www.oprffoodpantry.org). Many families submitted a recipe to our cookbook and it looks amazing! You will find almost 100 recipes in 7 different categories. Don’t miss out!
They will be on sale on Wednesday, May 28th from 2:00-2:15 right outside of the main office. They will also be on sale during the lunch hour on Thursday and Friday, May 29th and 30th.
Did you know that the food pantry is able to buy food at a discounted rate? They can purchase an entire family’s allotment of food for $9.80. That amount of food would cost $97.21 in a grocery store!
Please help us to support this great cause and enjoy some new recipes as well!
What: Cookbook Sale
When: May 28 (2:00-2:15), May 29 and 30 at lunch
Cost: $3 each or 2 for $5
Why: To donate money to the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
Where: Irving School
Parents vs. Teachers 3rd Annual Softball Game – May 23
Friday, May 23rd is the Parents vs. Teachers 3rd Annual Softball Game. The game will start at 6:00 p.m. on the Irving Turf Field.
There will be food trucks in the parking lot for the night! Please bring your families, lawn chairs, blankets, etc. If you are playing in the game, warm-ups begin at 5:00 p.m. (The food trucks will be serving food then as well). The playground will be open for the children to play on all throughout the event.
To join the parent team, contact Jassen Strokosch (jassens@gmail.com). To join the staff team, contact Nick Sakellaris (nsakellaris)
There is an Adult Night Out after the game (8:30 / 9:00 p.m. ) at Sidebar next to Fitzgerald’s on Roosevelt Road. Please come out and join us!
TACOS BERNARDO will have steak, chicken and veggie tacos. $2/taco. Plus, Mexican colas.