Fundraising

Irving’s Tasty Dog Challenge 2014 is Wednesday, April 30th from 11am-8:30pm

Watch your Tuesday packet for more information on the prizes (or see the flyer below), and for the pre-purchase order form for raffle tickets.

 

This event raises money for the PTO in two ways:

1.                 Tasty Dog donates 15% of every sale that day when you say you are with Irving School. Plus, the school that raises the most money also gets additional $$$ from cash prize sponsors.

  1. Raffle Tickets. For $1 you can have the chance to earn some great prizes.

Each $1 ticket gives you a chance to win one of many amazing prizes such as Chicago Bears, Wolves, Cubs and Fire tickets, School of Rock summer camp session, A2 night stay at a resort in Lake Geneva, Tennis and Fitness Center gift certificates, and much, much more!

Volunteers Needed!

We need your help selling Raffle tickets at Tasty Dog on the day of the event. This is a laid-back, easy volunteer job where you get to help the school, sell tickets and socialize with other Irving families at the same time. PARENT/KID PAIRS ARE WELCOME! Please click the link below to sign up for one-hour time slots between the hours of 11am – 8:30pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: kathleen.lee@hotmail.com or (708) 567-1235. Thanks in advance for your help!

To sign up, go to (or cut and paste into your browser):
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084CA5AC2FA46-tasty1

FLYER

 

Irving’s Spring Book Fair – CLASSROOM COIN CHALLENGE
Monday, April 14 – Thursday, April 17 
Bring your loose change to your class next week and compete to see which homeroom can raise the most money!  The winning class will get to come to the Book Fair with librarian Ms. Noonan during the week of April 21st and use the funds raised to pick out books for our library.  Should we get more mystery books?  More sports books?  You get to decide!  These books will get a bookplate honoring the winning class, be displayed on a special shelf in the library, and the winners will get the first opportunity to check these books out.
Students will also help to select books that our school will donate to Parenthesis Family Center–a local  group that provides a variety of programs to families with young children.  In addition, Scholastic Books will match our monetary donation by giving books to two non-profit organizations, Kids in Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.  These organizations help schools and libraries in both impoverished areas and areas destroyed by natural disasters, such as the Oklahoma and Missouri cities affected by recent years’ tornados.
Questions?  Contact the Book Fair Chairperson:
Stephanie Hartman  gremlin44@gmail.com

Irving Sleepover – Friday, May 2nd
The Irving Sleepover is Friday, May 2nd. If you are interested in signing up please print off the forms below and return the permission slip with the money to Mr. Sak as soon as possible. Mr. Sak also has forms in Room 309 or email him to request them and he will send them home with your child. Thanks.

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Nick Sakellaris
4th grade Teacher

Washington Irving School
http://www.op97.org/nsakellaris/
(708) 524-3090

PTO Meeting This Thursday, April 3, 6:30pm

We hope you can join us for the April PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, April 3 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, or any of the other PTO board members (click here for contact info).

Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
April 3, 2014
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Presentation and Question/Answer by Faith Cole, Assistant Principal at Julian Middle School, on the transition to middle school and life at Julian (20 minutes)
  3. Principal’s Report (20 minutes)
  4. Nominations for Open PTO Board Member Positions (5 minutes)
    1. Notes: Nominees need not be present to be nominated; nominations also accepted at May 1 meeting; voting will be held at May 1 meeting.
  5. Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes)
    1. Vote on funds for new school banners on street posts.
  6. Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
    1. Event recap: Technology night
    2. Spring book fair: April 21-25
    3. Academic fair: April 23
    4. Tasty Dog fundraiser: April 30
    5. Irving sleepover: May 2
    6. Ethnic festival and parade: May 3
    7. Other committee reports
  7. Eagle Extras Update (10 minutes)
    1. Vote on policy change to remove limit on scholarship requests.
  8. Approve minutes from 3/6/14
  9. All other business

Next meeting: May 1, includes presentation on Internet safety by Ms. Noonan and Student Council representatives.

Irving Sleepover – May 2nd
The Irving Sleepover is Friday, May 2nd. If you are interested in signing up please print off the below forms and return the permission slip with the money to Mr. Sak as soon as possible. Mr. Sak also has forms in Room 309 or email him to request them and he will send them home with your child. Thanks.

—

Nick Sakellaris
4th grade Teacher

Washington Irving School
http://www.op97.org/nsakellaris/
(708) 524-3090