The last day of the Book Fair is today! The Book Fair will be open from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Couldn’t make it to the book fair this week? Did a book sell out that you wanted to purchase?? Then 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 another successful 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!!
Hello Irving Gardeners and Future Irving Gardeners!
First, thanks to everyone who helped to make the Irving garden so successful this year! All of the spring weeding, bed turning and planting; the summer tending and watering (in the face of some killer heat); and the fall harvesting and cooking helped to make this one of the most successful years to-date for the Irving garden. Thanks especially to Reshma for all her hard work keeping things organized and getting us all moving in the same direction. What a beautiful (and tasty) garden our school community grew!
Alas, even for those of us who strive to live in a constant state of denial that summer has ended, the time has come to acknowledge that winter is coming. We hope you can join us to celebrate a great growing season and put the Irving garden to bed for the winter.
What: Put the Garden to Bed Party!
*Pull up all the annuals and put them in the compost bins
*Shovel the beautiful compost donated to us by SEOPCO into the beds
*Feast on apple cider and snacks
*Share ideas for the 2013 garden
When: Saturday, October 20th, 10 a.m. – 12:00
Where: Irving Garden
Who: Anyone!
*Kids are welcome to join their parents and are encouraged to participate
*A great chance for Kindergarten parents who expressed an interest in the garden to meet other volunteers and get involved
*Forward this invite to others who you think would be interested
Bring: Gloves and a shovel
RSVP: If you can join us email Rachel Unruh (rachel.unruh@gmail.com)
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!
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!
Thank you to Culver’s for its generous support of our community and our school!
Irving School PTO 