Irving Halloween Celebration and Parade Schedule

Thursday, October 31

1:00-1:30- Time to change into costume

1:30-2:15- Parade – Out front door of school, once around the block and playground, parade into the building and directly to their classrooms.

2:15-3:00 – Classroom Celebrations

Plan B (Rain Plan): Classes line up per instructions and sit in the hallway.

Line up as follows:

Kindergarten               Kindergarten hallway

First Grade                  Art room hallway

Second Grade             Second grade hallway

Third Grade                 Third grade hallway

Fourth & Fifth             4th & 5th grade hallway

 

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Irving Book Fair Update
We just wanted to thank everyone on behalf of the Irving Book Fair!  Your purchases have earned us over $4000 dollars so far this sale for our school library.  Over 74 books were purchased from our teachers’ wish lists to help expand their classroom libraries.
The physical book sale is over, but our online Irving Book Fair continues until October 30th, with a much larger catalog of books to choose from!  All books will be shipped free of charge to the school when the sale is done, and we will deliver them to the classrooms.  It’s a great way to get some holiday shopping done or find a book that you didn’t see at the sale.  Profits from the online sale get added to our physical sale’s total, allowing us to earn some growth bonuses and earn more money for our library!
You can access our online book fair at:
Thank you so much for helping support our school library and build your child’s literacy skills!
Stephanie Hartman, book fair chair gremlin44@gmail.com
Meredith Farster, co-chair meredithfarster@gmail.com

Halloween Food Guidelines

Dear Staff, Room Parents, Parents, Guardians, and Students,

As Halloween approaches, we are getting excited about costumes, classroom parties, and the Halloween Parade. This is a fun and enjoyable time for all, however, it can be a time of worry for children with food allergies and their families. In order to provide a safe celebration environment for the students at Irving, ALL classroom celebrations will be NUT FREE with a focus on healthy snacks and treats for the children.

As always, fresh fruits and veggies are welcome and should be promoted. It is recommended that room parents and teachers communicate before Halloween to identify the foods/treats that will be provided for each classroom celebration. A good ratio of treats to healthy foods should be 1:3: One treat option for every three healthy food options.

Foods are required to have an ingredients list. Foods that are made in factories that may process nuts should not be served due to the potential for cross contamination. Please consider labeling the food items for easy identification by students. Teachers can confidentially alert room parents of any other dietary restrictions and or food allergies in the classroom so that an alternative treat can be provided for inclusion. Additionally, non food treats such as stickers, pencils, and activities are always welcomed and enjoyed by all of the children.

Here is a link to a web site for Peanut/Nut/Egg safe food items http://snacksafely.com/snacklist.pdf

Thanks to the entire Irving Community for helping to make Halloween a safe and enjoyable holiday for all . Please feel free to contact Nurse Jamie for any questions or concerns about the Halloween Celebration at jstrokosch@op97.org or 708-524-3089.

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