Eagle Extras

WLP/ Extra-curriculum survey on D97
The World Language Advisory Committee is conducting a survey to improve District 97’s extracurricular language learning opportunities. The survey questions pertain ONLY to extracurricular (before school, lunchtime and/or after school), fee-based language programs.
This survey is for ALL PARENTS in District 97 regardless of whether your child participates in these programs or not.  The survey should take you no longer than 5 minutes to complete! The deadline for completing the survey is June 1st.  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D97WLP2012

Thank you all so much for your help!

Megan and Kara and the program coordinators

Legacy Sports

Still looking for summer camps? Coach Dan of Legacy Sports is holding a charity contest. The school with the most students enrolled will receive $300 to their respective PTO’s and $600 donated to a charity of their choice in their school’s name! Weekly food drives will also be held. Follow this link to see a schedule: www.legacysportscamp.com A flyer has also been posted to the digital backpack. Legacy Sports has been an extremely popular class in our Eagle Extras programs and summer camps are filling fast! Soccer, field hockey, t-ball, multi-spots madness and Legacy olympiad are all included.

PTO Meeting Agenda for May

We hope you can join us for the May PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 in the Media Center/Library. As always, free childcare is provided.

Final nominations for officers of next year’s PTO Executive Board will be accepted up until the time of the vote at this meeting. Current nominations are:
2 Co-Presidents – Jodie Ackerman, Laura Crawford;
1st Vice President (Volunteers) – Julie Chyna;
2nd Vice President (Finance) – Tom Purrenhage;
3rd Vice President (Communication) – Elizabeth Kocs;
Treasurer – Barbara Hoffman;
2 Co-Secretaries – Gloria Cockerill, Bharathi Jayaram

This month the PTO meeting includes a presentation by the Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) Summer Arts Camps on what programs they offer. We will do a short update on the main activities coming up for the end of school. We will vote on limited changes to the PTO By-Laws, with an eye toward more changes in the future. You can review those changes here (in the Documents section of the PTO website).

Note: We have added one more PTO general meeting to the calendar this year. That will be on Thursday, May 31, at 6:30pm.

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 3, 2012
6:30-8:30PM
Irving Media Center/Library

  1. Welcome
  1. Presentation by the Oak Park Arts District (OPAD) Summer Arts Camps (15 minutes)
  1. Final call for nominations for PTO Officers for the 2012-2013 school year prior to vote during this meeting (5 minutes) [Nominees are: 2 Co-Presidents – Jodie Ackerman, Laura Crawford; 1st Vice President (Volunteers) – Julie Chyna; 2nd Vice President (Finance) – Tom Purrenhage; 3rd Vice President (Communication) – Elizabeth Kocs; Treasurer – Barbara Hoffman; 2 Co-Secretaries – Gloria Cockerill, Bharathi Jayaram.]
  1. Principal’s Report (20 minutes)
  1. Treasurer’s Report (10 minutes)
  1. Committee Reports: (15 minutes)
    1. Box Tops update
    2. Wellness update
    3. Event report: Tasty Dog
    4. Upcoming event: Teacher Appreciation lunch, May 11
    5. Upcoming event: Different Together potluck dinner, May 11
    6. Upcoming event: Taste of Irving dinner, May 18
    7. Upcoming event: Staff-v-Parents softball game, May 25
    8. Upcoming event: End of Year School Party, June 1
    9. Note updated activity dates on PTO calendar online
    10. Other committee reports
  1. Votes (10 minutes)
    1. Vote for PTO Officers for the 2012-2013 school year.
    2. Vote to approve/deny $1500 towards the cost of a PTO financial review and required report filings.
    3. Vote to approve/deny the cost of a float for the Ethnic Festival.
    4. Status of installation of new lettering for an Irving School sign.
  1. Review and vote on proposed changes to PTO By-Laws (10 minutes)
  1. Eagle Extras update (10 minutes)
  1. Note: Additional PTO general meeting set for May 31, 2012
  1. Approve minutes from 4/5/12
  1. All other business


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

Eagles Extras – Fitness and Fun while on the Run*

Taught by Mr. Gray and Mr. N. Sakellaris
*This class is for boys in grades 3-5

Description: Students will begin every class with a mile and a half run accompanied by Irving staff. After the run, students will come back to work on stretching and flexibility. For the remainder of each session, students will play a competitive team-building game emphasizing the development of teamwork and sportsmanship. Class will be held outdoors rain or shine. Minimum/maximum class size: 8/15. Course is 7 weeks.  Students will receive a t-shirt, water bottle, and medal for participating.

Class meets Tuesdays 3:00-4:15
April 10, 2012- May 22, 2012
Fees: $82

Eagle Extras Registration Update for Spring Session

Classes are filling quickly. If you are considering registering for Mad Science K-2 or Legacy Olympiad, space is limited….register as soon as possible before these classes are full.

The following classes have not hit minimum enrollment and are in jeopardy of cancelation:
Everybody Rocks! K-2 needs 4 more students
Wizard of Oz K-2 needs 2 more students
Glee needs 8 students
Legacy Hoops needs 3 students
Fitness and Fun on the Run needs 3 students
Yoga K-2 needs 3 students
Mad Science 3-5 needs 10 students

Last day for registration is March 22.

Updated course description sheet can be found here.