Community Events

Additional Information for Bye Bye Blacktop Party
Bring in your spare change by Friday (tomorrow) to vote for the teachers you want to see in the dunk tank!  Change will be collected thru Friday and the teacher with the most donations will spend the most time in the tank!  All proceeds go towards purchasing shade structures for the new playground.  After Party:  after the kids have had their fun at the Bye Bye Blacktop party parents are invited to join teachers and parents at the Side Bar at 6619 Roosevelt Road at 9pm for continued celebrations.

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

Ragnar Team Shoe Drive
SPRING CLEANING
Donate your shoes to Soles for Souls this Wednesday, May 22 through Friday, May 24.  Clean out your closets and donate to a great cause.  Shoes can be dropped in a collection box in front of school.  Laces can be tied together or shoes can be connected with rubber bands.  Please see the flier for more information.

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Betsy Parkinson
2nd Grade Irving
http://parkinsonpage.blogspot.com/

 

FLYER

 

Barrie Fest is coming soon!

Hello friends of Barrie Fest!

SEOPCO has already started the planning process for this year’s Barrie Fest, including the 10 year celebration of SEOPCO! As we’re planning the festivities for Saturday, September 14, we would like to hear from you:

  • Do you know of a family-friendly band who would like to play at Barrie Fest? Send your suggestions to seopco@gmail.com
  • Last year we had many vendors – if you have suggestions of vendors or other things you’d like to see at this year’s Barrie Fest let us know
  • Other suggestions: activities, events, speakers, you name it! We want to hear from you

In addition, SEOPCO is creating a photo montage celebrating our neighborhood. Please send us your photos and videos of your favorite places, moments, activities and more in South East Oak Park or post them to our Facebook page. We will debut the video at Movie Night in September. See you all at Barrie Fest on Saturday, September 14!

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SEOPCO – South East Oak Park Community Organization
P.O. Box 1722
Oak Park, IL 60304-1722
www.seopco.org
seopco@gmail.com