Fundraising

Irving’s Book Fair!

There is still time to visit the book fair!  We are open every day after school until 6:30 pm.  Friday hours are 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Come take a look at the great book selection we have this year!

Can’t make it to the book fair this week??  Check out our on-line fair at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/irving-oakpark

All on-line purchase will still benefit the Irving library and media center.  Purchase will be delivered to the school and sent home with your student.

Thank you for your continued support of the book fair!!

 

Fun Run Update

The Fun Run is this Tuesday, October 16. Be sure to get your pledges in! You can ask people to pledge online once you set up your child’s pledge page (click here). Or you can use the form that came home (copies available outside the front office or ask your teacher). If using the form, please ask people who pledge for your child to make checks payable to “Irving PTO.”

How does it work?
All kids in the school participate on Tuesday, October 16, regardless of whether they pledge or how much. Students can run as many laps as they want; the pledges do not correspond to how much they run. Each grade level will run at the same time, either outside or in the gym (depending on weather). Parents are welcome to come cheer on the kids. The kids will get pumped up with fun music, a cheetah mascot and encouragement during the run. It’ll be a ton of fun!

Here are the times each grade will be doing the Fun Run:
8:30-9:10 Kindergarten (wear blue)
9:15-9:55 1st Grade (wear red)
10:00-10:40 4th Grade (wear yellow)
12:00-12:40 3rd Grade (wear purple)
12:45-1:25 2nd Grade (wear orange)
1:30-2:10 5th Grade (wear green)

Students are encouraged to wear the colors listed above on Tuesday to show off their school spirit!

Are there incentives?
Yes!

  • Students who reach the pledge goal of $30 receive a School Spirit Store certificate!
  • The top earning classroom receives a Recess Pack with balls, jump  ropes, chalk and more!
  • The top earning student receives a Fitness Pack with exercise items!
  • The top earning student in each class gets to be the gym teacher for their class!
  • The top 5 earning students get to have lunch with their teacher!

What does the money pay for?
The Fun Run is one of the PTO’s major fundraisers for the year. The PTO pays for many school activities like field trips, cultural enrichment performances, academic enrichment (family reading/math nights, WORM club, homework club), wellness and green initiatives, scholarships so everyone can participate in all activities, and many more things that go on every day in a busy place like Irving.

Thank you for supporting Irving School!

Message from SEOPCO – Irving Fundraiser
Dear SEOPCO Community,For the entire month of October, Culver’s, on Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, has generously offered to donate 10% of its profits to SEOPCO.  In consultation with Culver’s, SEOPCO has decided to donate those profits to the Irving Schoolyard Project in recognition of this project’s importance to the vitality of our community as a whole.  In order for the purchase to be credited, you must mention SEOPCO or the Irving Schoolyard Project when you pay.  So, if you don’t have time to cook, are looking for a treat for the kids or just want a fun way to support SEOPCO and the Schoolyard, head on over to Culver’s this month at 6943 W Roosevelt Rd in Berwyn.

Thank you to Culver’s for its generous support of our community and our school!

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

Irving Schoolyard Project and Whole Foods Market
Help the Irving Schoolyard Project!
5% of all sales at Whole Foods in River Forest on Thursday November 1 goes to the Irving Schoolyard Project.
Please consider stocking your fridge with meat, taking your family over for dinner, or buying wine and beer for the holidays.  It’s the day after Halloween, so think healthy snacks for your children after all that candy.  If time is an issue, please consider using their personal shopper (fee waived this day).  All you do is place an order at least 48 hours in advance by emailing mw.rvf.marketing@wholefoods.com or calling 708.366.1045 (ask for Concierge Lauren) and then pick up your fulfilled order that day at a time specified by YOU!
So head out to Whole Foods Market in River Forest on Thursday November 1 to help raise funds for the Irving Schoolyard Project.   Thank you to Whole Foods for it’s generous support of the Irving Schoolyard Project