French Summer Exchange Program
I am working with a friend and colleague, Christine Baissac, who owns Easy English 4 all. Easy English is a language school in Brest, France which teaches children and adults.
This summer Christine is bringing 12 girls, aged 13 – 17 to the Oak Park area. I have been securing host families. We are having great success but are looking for 5 more families for this 3 week exchange.
Attached please find the Exchange Information Sheet as well as the Registration form.
Thank you for any help you can offer. I am available via e-mail or phone to answer any questions.
Sincerely,

Exchange Information Sheet

Registration Form

 

Vote for Irving’s Green Team!

Irving’s Green Team is participating in the Re-Create Eco Art Exhibit, sponsored by Downtown Oak Park. The pieces are being displayed at DTOP businesses (this link has the list: http://downtownoakpark.net/special_pages/re_create.html) and you can vote for your favorite at those locations. The winners get a zero-waste pizza party! Announcement of the winners will be April 20, so be sure to go vote this week!

Note from Nurse Jamie About the Dental Clinic

Due to the overwhelming response to the Free Dental Clinic at Irving, the dental team from the Children’s Clinic will need to return for an additional 2 days to provide care to the students who were not seen over the past 3 days. A total of 161 students turned in consent forms which is the largest number of students ever to be seen by the Portable Dental Clinic. Once the dates have been established, an announcement will be made to staff, students and parents to inform of the schedule. Thanks so much to the Irving staff, student, and families for supporting this wonderful community health service.

—
Jamie Peterson-Strokosch,RN, BSN
School Nurse for Washington Irving Elementary School
Oak Park School District 97

Irving Spring Book Fair

April 22 – 25 in the Auditorium – –  every day at dismissal until 6:30 pm

Our goal is to sell 1,300 books this year!  All items purchase will help support the Library and Media Center.

**Stock up on summer reading

**Find some year-end gifts for teachers and/or staff

**Think of all those birthday parties coming up in May and June!!!!

We need your help!  Please consider volunteering your time either during school (for classroom visits) or after school.  Use the attached Sign Up link.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0845A8A72EA31-spring

Can’t make it to the Book Fair?? No worries!!  Information will be sent out about our online Book Fair!!  Stay tuned!

Thank you for all your support!

The Book Fair team – Jane Brock, Talley Hann, Stephanie Hartman, Tracy Naber, Gina Sigismondi, Abigail Silva, Liz Wojcik

 

OPEF’s 19th annual William C. Staszak Award Benefit
The Oak Park Education Foundation’s biggest fundraiser sells out each year — so click here to buy your tickets now! (Or print out the attached reply card and mail it to us.)
OPEF’s 19th annual William C. Staszak Award Benefit — on April 27, 2013 — will be more fun than ever! This year’s event will feature an open bar, carving stations, no assigned seating, and more exciting changes. The silent and live auctions will include unique items such as tickets to Jimmy Kimmel Live and Happy Endings tapings in LA, floor seats for the Rolling Stones in Chicago, vacation home stays, catered dinner parties and countless cool items for adults and children. We will also be raffling great Bears tickets and 64 GB iPad with Retina Display.
We’re so pleased to be honoring PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) with our host, local author and teacher Dan Greenstone. Questions? My contact info is below.
See you at the Staszak Benefit,
Deb

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Deb Abrahamson
Executive Director
Oak Park Education Foundation
dabrahamson@op97.org
www.opef.org
(708) 524-3023 phone

(708) 524-3019 fax
970 Madison Street
Oak Park, IL 60302