Community Events

PTO November Meeting Agenda

We hope you can join us for the November PTO meeting, which is Thursday, November 3, in the Media Center/Library. As always, free childcare is provided. We respect your time and we know that most of us have arranged childcare in order to attend these evening meetings. Therefore, someone on the PTO Board will act as a timekeeper for each meeting to ensure we stay on schedule.

Our November meeting will focus on winter events and activities. Our December meeting will primarily be an informal public chat with D97 Superintendent Roberts and you will receive additional information on this soon.

Hope to see you Thursday night!

Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
November 3, 2011
6:30-8:30PM
Irving Media Center/Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Teacher reports (15 minutes)
  3. World Language report (5 minutes)
  4. Eagle Extras update on survey results, Session 2 program, and policies (15 minutes)
  5. Committee Reports: (40 minutes)
    1. Event evaluation: Book Fair
    2. Event evaluation: Be the Groove/Cultural Enrichment
    3. Box Tops
    4. Craft Fair
    5. Fun Fair purchases status
    6. Winter Recess
    7. Homemade Pizza fundraiser set for 11/30/11
    8. Cookie Dough
    9. Other committee reports
  6. Upcoming Community Meetings (5 minutes)
    1. Chat with D97 Superintendent Roberts at 12/1/11 PTO meeting.
    2. Schoolyard Project community meeting on 1/19/12
  7. Treasurer’s Report (10 minutes)
  8. Principal’s Report (15 minutes)
  9. Approve minutes from 10/6/11
  10. All other business

(Note: Teacher’s Reports will be presented every other month: September, November, January, March, May.)

Police heighten awareness of possible attempted child lurings 10.25.11

Four recent reports of what may have been attempts to lure juveniles into cars has Oak Park Police urging students, parents, teachers and residents to be alert and call 9-1-1 if they observe any suspicious activity.

Three incidents were reported in Oak Park and one in Berwyn since Friday. While specifics do vary by incident, Police say all shared the common elements of a white, male, in his 40s or 50s, approaching students en route to or from school.

The first incident was reported in Oak Park on Friday. At about 3:10 p.m., the juvenile was walking southbound on Harvey Avenue near Hatch School. The student reported a man sitting in a vehicle attempted to start a conversation about a nearby dog.

Two reports were made on Monday in Oak Park. At about 7:30 a.m., a juvenile reported a car following southbound on Ridgeland Avenue near Longfellow School, then stopping to observe the playground before continuing on. Then at about 8:30 a.m., a juvenile reported that, while walking north in the 800 block of south Oak Park Avenue, a car horn sounded and the driver asked if the juvenile needed a ride.

The Berwyn report was made about 7:15 a.m., Tues., near Lincoln Middle School on 16th St. The juvenile said a man sitting in a parked vehicle asked for his help.

In all four incidents, the students were a safe distance from the vehicles and immediately reported the events to school authorities.

Oak Park Police have stepped up patrols along school walking routes. Anyone with information about these or other incidents is urged to call 708.386.3800 or e-mail police@oak-park.us. Anonymous tips can be made at http://www.oak-park.us/police –– just click on the anonymous crime tip icon.

POLICE BULLETIN

Upcoming Frank Lloyd Wright Races – Sunday, October 23rd

The Frank Lloyd Wright Races attract 2700 participants to Oak Park, and will pass through streets throughout Oak Park on that morning – the 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:00 a.m., the 10K Run is at 8:45 a.m. and the Youth Mile is at 9:00 a.m.  You can find a copy of the route map here.  I hope the map helps families plan their travel during that morning, and to allow extra time for entering/exiting streets and alleys.  This is the 35th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Races – this popular community event celebrates healthy lifestyles and wellness. (We always need Race Day volunteers – if anyone is interested in helping out, they can contact Shari Wenzel, (708)725-2108, shariw@oakparkparks.com)  If anyone has questions about the Races or the route, they can contact me at joannas@oakparkparks.com or (708)725-2039.   General information about the Races can be found at http://www.flwraces.com. Thanks so much!

Joanna Skubish

Sponsorship Coordinator

Park District of Oak Park

(708)725-2039

The Soaring Schoolyard Eagles Need You!

We need runners and race course support volunteers for next year. On Friday and Saturday, June 8th and 9th, supporters of the Irving Schoolyard Project will be running the Ragnar Relay from Madison to Chicago in order to raise funding and awareness. This year we are trying to recruit enough parents and community members to allow us to enter two full teams in the relay. Over the course of this 197 mile overnight event, runners will complete 3 separate legs of approximately 10K distance each with each person running a cumulative total of no more than 20 miles.

If you would like to receive more information about the Ragnar Relay (http://bit.ly/qxOaVa), please contact Mattie Langenberg at mattienodj@gmail.com