Registration beginning for EAGLE EXTRAS Spring Session!!
Registration for the Spring 2014 season of Eagle Extras begins Friday, March 7!  Classes include: Legacy Sports, LEGO Animation Workshop, Recycle Bin Art by Little Bits Workshop, Chess, Mad Science, Rainbow Loom Creations, Irving Running Club, and Mixed Up Art. Registration starts Friday and will run through March 21.  Classes begin April 3 and run through May 21, 2014.  Click on the links below (or go to https://irvingpto.com/eagle-extras/) for course offerings and the registration form.  Look for a hard copy in your child’s backpack or pick one up in the hallway outside the school office.  Please email EagleExtras@irvingpto.com with any questions!

REGISTRATION FORM SPRING 2014

COURSE OFFERINGS SPRING 2014

 

 

Flowers Blooming at the Irving School Spirit Store
News flash!  Spring is here, spring is here!  Come look at all the flowers blooming by our school spirit store.  Irving’s student Health and Wellness Committee (HAWC) has challenged all students and staff to try one healthy habit for 3 weeks (until Spring break).  All the habits are written on flower petals, stems and leaves to brighten our school and to challenge the winter snow and cold.

Ask your child which habit they’re trying.  Maybe you want to try something too, or do it as a family.  Read our walls for ideas:  get more sleep, eat vegetables, drink water, walk to school, brush teeth twice daily, less screen time before bed, etc.  The students have been very creative.   And who knows, maybe some of our habits will become permanent!!

And remember-  you saw spring flowers HERE first!!

—
Tehra Hiolski
General Music Irving

March PTO Meeting This Thursday, 3/6, 6:30pm

We hope you can join us for the February PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, February 6 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
March 6, 2014
6:30PM
Irving Media Center Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Presentation by students on Irving’s Green Team (15 minutes)
  3. Principal’s Report (30 minutes)
    1. Update from Ms. Hiolski on Wellness Committee initiatives
    2. Technology Night: March 13, 6:30pm
  4. Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes)
  5. Committee Reports: (20 minutes)
    1. Event Evaluation: Silent Auction & Fun Fair
    2. End of Year Party
    3. Other committee reports
  6. Eagle Extras Update (10 minutes)
  7. Approve minutes from 2/6/13
  8. All other business

ISAT letter for parents

Dear Irving Families:

Beginning Tuesday, March 4th, children in grades 3, 4, and 5 will be taking the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT).  These tests measure student performance as it relates to the Illinois Learning Standards and classroom curriculum.  All public school children across the state are required to participate in the ISAT testing program.  ISAT is used as a means for program assessment for our school and is one of several measures for determining individual student achievement.

Irving’s testing schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, March 4 until Thursday, March 6                       Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.

Friday, March 7 (4th grade only Science)                            Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.

Monday, March 10th until March 14th                                  Make-up Testing

Students should make every effort to be present and on time to school during the testing week.  Should an illness or unforeseen absence occur, the student will participate in make-up testing.  No Child Left Behind legislation mandates that at least 95% of all students in each school participate in testing.  A school can be put on the “watch” list if it does not meet this expectation.  It is critical that students participate in the state testing.

Parents, please assist your child in being prepared for testing.  Eating breakfast and being well-rested will help your student to do his or her best.  Discussing the importance of the test while minimizing any anxieties your child may be feeling is helpful as well.  These steps will support our collective efforts for having each child achieve the best possible results.

Sincerely,

John Hodge

Principal

LETTER