Fun Run 2024 Fundraiser

Fun Run Fundraising Updates!

Thanks to amazing participation across grade levels, students have already raised $22,000 as part of our Fun Run Fundraising campaign – we are well over half-way towards our goal. Thank you to everyone who has participated!

And of course, it’s not too late to get started! We usually see our biggest days of giving during Spirit Week. So if you haven’t done it yet, get your kid registered at https://mybooster.com/v3 and help us get to our overall goal of $35,000.

Kids will also be coming home with a flyer about Spirit Week next week to get everyone hyped in the lead up to Friday’s Fun Run. Get those jazzy outfits planned!

First step- get your My Booster Account ready at the link below!

https://give.mybooster.com/washington-irving-elementary-school?

Our Cause

School Goal: $35,000

Our school is hosting a fundraiser! Families will gather donations, while students participate in the fundraiser. Families can support our school by sharing their donation page with extended family and friends using the share button here on mybooster.com. Every share and donation counts!

Our Story

This year is the 12th Anniversary of the Washington Irving Fun Run and we are hoping to make this our best year yet!  The students of Washington Irving Elementary are raising money to support many programs that are not currently funded by District 97 but are necessary to enhance the quality of education for both our students and teachers such as field trips, scholarships, supplies and cultural enrichment. And this year, we have more needs, which means we need your support more than ever!

Furthermore, we want to promote a healthy lifestyle to our students and the community. Please help us reach our fundraising goal of $35,000 by supporting our FUN RUN. We’ve asked our friends at Booster to power our fundraiser to make it more profitable, fun and easy for everyone.

Incentives (Student)

Every student who raises $5 will get a virtual raffle ticket and their name will be entered into the raffle drawing. One student from each grade will get a gift card from Candycopia, Broker Tart, Gepetos.

Incentives (Grade)

Class with the most money raised will get special recognition – a balloon, certificate, and trophy.

Incentives (School)

  • $10,000 – Irving Swag
  • $15,000 – Class Board Game Time
  • $20,000 – Surprise Gift on Fun Run Day.
  • $25,000 – Extra Recess!
  • $30,000 – Afternoon MOVIE!
  • $35,000 – Afternoon Dance Party
  • Pie in the face – Principal and/or Vice Principal – the school’s top earner. 

Back to School Movie Night!

The Back to School Movie Night is this Friday!
Irving Blacktop Friday, September 3rd
DJ Bounce House from 6-7:00pm
Concessions (Pizza, popcorn, cotton candy, snacks and drinks) sold from 6-7pm
Popcorn sales continue from 6-8pm
Movie showing at 7:30 (or dusk) –  Jumanji
Bring chairs or blankets to set up on the blacktop to watch the movie
All proceeds go to the 5th Grade Class Fund.

We could still use some more volunteers and donations to make it happen. If you’re able to help out, please sign up => VOLUNTEERS => DONATIONS

Art Fest & Poetry Slam!

Not only is Art Fest coming up on Thursday, May 9th, but so is the Irving POETRY SLAM! Does your child want to participte? There will be music and microphones and MC extraordinaire, Mr. Williams! Students can perform a poem or even sing a song. Every student at Irving has been learning a poem in library this month, and I know many students are writing their own poems in class. Sign up here to participate!

< Sign up here > to participate in Irving’s 15th Annual Poetry Slam on Thursday, May 9, 2024!  You can perform a poem or song during this fun and lively event hosted by 2nd grade teacher, Mr. Williams. It will take place in the auditorium beginning at 6:45 (Lil’ Slammers K-2 first, then the Big Slammers 3-5). Just be in the auditorium, ready to slam!

Volunteers Needed:

Questions? Email ewilliams@op97.org or knoonan@op97.org

Art Fest is May 9th, 6-8pm, and the Specials teachers need your help to make it a success! Consider volunteering to assist with one of the activities happening throughout the evening and email the teacher to find out more. (Former Irving Students make great volunteers too!)

Poetry – knoonan@op97.org Spanish Games – szaragoza@op97.org

Art Activity – etague@op97.org Music – pdeaton@op97.org

P.E. activity – jhancock@op97.org

Garden Club!

Garden Club Starts This Week 

here is a schedule for the spring.

  • 4/26: Garden Club
  •  5/3: special guest Senorita Zaragoza will lead us in a celebration of tamales; we’ll read “May your life be Deliciosa,” sample tamales, and plant some ingredients necessary to make a tamal and accompanying salsa: corn, tomatillos, tomatoes, cilantro, and spicy peppers. (Grown ups, please check in with Alix if your child has any food allergies).  
  •  5/10: special guest Irving mom and cicada expert, Nancy Schroeder, will teach us everything we want and need to know about cicadas (bugs we’ll soon see a ton of in Oak Park).
  •  5/17: Oak Park Public Library’s Book Bike will stop by garden club for a fantastic story time, with fun books to check out; and we’ll plant of course!
  • 5/24: No garden club for the holiday weekend.
  • 5/31: last garden club of the spring. Come help send off the garden into summer.

Garden club is every Friday in the spring and fall, at 3pm; it is free and open to all. A grownup must accompany their student. Questions? Email Alix at alix.strunk@gmail.com