PTO January Meeting Agenda

We hope you can join us for the January PTO meeting, which is this week on Thursday, January 12, in the Media Center/Library. As always, free childcare is provided.

Irving School PTO
Agenda for Monthly Meeting
January 12, 2012
6:30-8:00PM
Irving Media Center/Library

  1. Welcome
  2. Teacher Reports (10 minutes)
  3. Committee Reports: (30 minutes)
    1. Event Evaluation: Cookie Dough.
    2. Event Evaluation: Cookie Crumble & Craft Fair.
    3. Vote to approve forming a PTO committee that will encompass all 5th Grade fundraising activities.
    4. Reminder: Schoolyard Project Public Meeting is on 1/18/12, 7-8pm.
    5. Reminder: Fun Fair & Silent Auction are on 2/25/12.
    6. Other committee reports.
  4. Eagle Extras update (5 minutes)
  5. Treasurer’s Report (10 minutes)
  6. Principal’s Report (15 minutes)
  7. Approve minutes from 12/1/11
  8. All other business

(Note: Teacher Reports will be presented every other month: September, November, January, March, May.)

Irving Schoolyard Project: Public Meeting Jan 18, 7pm

Attention all Oak Parkers:  The Irving Schoolyard Project will host a public meeting in the Irving Auditorium on Wednesday, January 18 from 7:00-8:00pm.

The landscape architecture firm, Site Design Group, will be presenting the Irving Schoolyard master plan. There will be a brief update for those who are new to Irving… and a time for questions and answers following the presentation. Thank you to SEOPCO for moderating this public meeting.

All of Oak Park is invited to attend this important milestone. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.

Box Tops For Eagles

It is time once again for a Box Tops For Education collection sheet challenge! Going home with your children this week will be a ‘Hooray For Snow Days’ collection sheet that holds 10 Box Tops coupons (full directions on the reverse side) During winter break help your child complete the sheet and return it to the front office between Monday January 9th and Friday January 13th to receive a prize. Fill in as many as you like! Each sheet earns $1.00 for Irving and each completed sheet earns your child one prize. You can pick up more sheets from the front office or download them from digital backpack. please note: after January 13th we will be returning to the regular monthly drawing.
Questions: contact Michele Greco-Blonski BTFE coordinator at grecodrama@sbcglobal.net  Thanks for supporting BTFE and Irving!

Box Tops For Education

Have you tried E-Box Tops Yet?
1) Register at www.boxtops4education.com (see below)
2) Click on Shop Marketplace in the ‘earn’ folder-look for the green mouse icon (or begin your shopping at www.btfe.com/marketplace if already registered)
3) Click on the store you would like to shop at (there’s over 100 retailers listed!)
4) You will be re-routed to that store’s web-site and e-boxtops will be automatically donated to our school with your qualifying purchase

Not sure how to register?
1) Go to www.boxtops4education.com
2) On the home page, in the top left corner click JOIN BOX TOPS (pink letters)
3) Answer 8 simple questions to register
*Our school is listed as Irving Elementary oak Park

How does clipping Box Tops work?
1) Buy Box Tops Products (see complete list of products at http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878 )
2) Cut out the Box Tops Coupon from each package
3) Write your child’s first and last name and teacher’s name on the back of each Box Top
4) Send them to school with your child or drop them of at the front office
5) For each Box Top turned in, your child will be entered in a monthly drawing for a chance to win one of four $1 certificates to the Irving School Spirit Store!
6) Our school earns 10 cents for every coupon collected

*December’s drawing will take place on December 23rd due to the winter break (the drawing is done at 8am and the winners announced over the PA with morning announcements
*We have earned $683 thus far-more than half way to our goal of $1000!
*Look next week for the new winter break collection sheet challenge!

Thank-you everyone for supporting BTFE and Irving Elementary!
Questions? Contact Michele Greco-Blonski at grecodrama@sbcglobal.net