Halloween Celebrations are this Friday, October 30th!! Parade will begin at 1:30pm. Room parties start at 2pm and end around 3:00pm. Parents who have volunteered to help at the Halloween parties should have been put on a list that was sent to Sue Ryl - please see her for your pre-printed visitor badge which is needed to enter building. All parents are welcome to come watch the parade outside Patton School and take pictures! All food information/labels from food being served at the Halloween Parties have been emailed this week from your child's room reps. Information on costume limitations was posted on Mr Larson’s blog. Mini Courses Committee Chair Needed Mini Courses are planned to occur in February 2016, and the Patton PTA is looking for help. We have a group of parents who have expressed interest in assisting with the program, but we may still need a chair or co-chairs for this dynamic committee. If you love Mini Courses and have good organizational skills, let us know if you’d be interested in either helping the existing committee members or chairing this group. Help us keep Mini Courses thriving in 2016! Kindergarten through 2nd Grade Movie Night Is Coming K-2nd graders, be sure to mark your calendars on Friday, November 13th from 6:30 PM until 8 PM for the first of two Patton Movie Nights to be held this school year. The students will be voting on a movie within the upcoming weeks. Anyone interested in volunteering please contact Carrie May at [email protected]. Look for further details in next week's update. Remember - smile.amazon.com Pays Patton PTA When You Shop As the holiday shopping season approaches, keep the Patton PTA in mind while you shop online. Amazon’s smile.amazon.com site will donate .5% of any order to our PTA using your existing account! If you follow THIS LINK you will be automatically registered to support our group. Then just do your shopping at smile.amazon.com! Reflections 2015 Thank you to all who participated in the PTA Reflections program this year! It was great to have so many students let their imagination fly and create such original works of art. Judging will take place in the next two weeks. Stay tuned for this year’s winners! Patton Running Club Gets Special Guest Visitor Thursday, October 22, District 25 Superintendent Dr. Lori Bein joined enthusiastic runners after school for a fun workout in the warm fall sun! Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Volunteers Needed to help with Vision and Hearing Screening
We are doing Vision and Hearing Screening at Patton next Tuesday, October 27th. We are looking for 3 volunteers in the morning (9:00-12:00) and 3 in the afternoon (1:00-3:30). The volunteers would assist with bringing students down to the testing room, helping to keep the students quiet while they are waiting in line, and bringing the students back to class. Because of the sensitivity of the testing, we kindly request that our volunteers please leave younger siblings at home. Please email the school nurse Sarah Klancnik if you are able to volunteer: [email protected]. Chess Club is BACK! Get your game on and sign up for the Patton Chess Club, which is open to all Patton students K - 5th grade. The fall session will consist of 7 classes on Fridays, 3:45-4:45 pm from October 30 – December 18, 2015. There will be no class 11/27. Please visit http://payment.chessscholars.com/signup and enter the class code PES10.30.15 by October 23 to receive the 2015 early bird price of $79.00.. See the flyer HERE for further information. PTA Reflections Entries - DUE Monday, October, 26th All entries for the Reflections program should be turned into the office by the end of the school day on Monday, October 26th. Any questions please contact Larissa Laufenberg at 773-398-0645. Judges for PTA Reflections Program If you are interested in judging this year’s entries please email Larissa Laufenberg [email protected] and she will follow up with you. Get Well Cards for Crossing Guard Glen- Deadline extended We have extended the time to get cards for Mr. Glen to Monday October, 26th. Please send your card to the office. Thank you. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! -- Click Here to support Patton PTA via smile.amazon.com. Click Here for the PTA online Volunteer Form - Come join the fun! Click Here to purchase your PTA Membership. Pumpkin Patch Is This Friday
Get ready for some Halloween fun! Join all of your best “fiends” at the Patton PTA Pumpkin Patch Friday, October 16th from 3:35 – 5:00 pm on the blacktop. Come purchase pumpkins, caramel apples, apple cider donuts, homemade baked goods - and maybe even pick up a new costume from the free Costume Exchange! Check out the flyer here for more details. It’ll be a great time! Patton Pumpkin Patch Volunteers We do still need volunteers for this Friday’s Pumpkin Patch! You can register to help using this Sign Up Genius link. Please Click here to select the time you are able to volunteer and/or if you are able to provide baked goods. Thanks to all for your support! Chess Club is BACK! Get your game on and sign up for the Patton Chess Club, which is open to all Patton students K - 5th grade. The fall session will consist of 7 classes on Fridays, 3:45-4:45 pm from October 30 – December 18, 2015. There will be no class 11/27. Please visit http://payment.chessscholars.com/signup and enter the class code PES10.30.15 by October 23 to receive the 2015 early bird price of $79.00.. See the flyer HERE for further information. THANK YOU for everyone who came out to Chipotle this week! The fundraiser was a HUGE success. We raised $790.86 for the Patton PTA - thank you very much for the great participation Patton Panthers! Cards for Patton Crossing Guard Mr. Glen (Path at Maude and Harvard) Our crossing guard, Glen, will be having surgery this week and will be gone for a while. It will brighten his day to receive some cards from the kids at Patton! Please consider having your child make a get well card for Mr. Glen. Cards can be sent to the office. Please send them in by October 19th. Any questions contact Amy Reed [email protected] Thanks! Start Your Art! - Participate in PTA Reflections Program This is a great video to share with your children who may be interested in the Reflections Program - https://youtu.be/8KjzPN4mTdE This year’s National PTA Reflections Program 2015-16 Theme is: Let Your Imagination Fly. Reflect on the theme. Create an original work. Be recognized. Project categories include: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. All entries are due Monday, October 26th. Please click here for more information. Contact Larissa Laufenberg [email protected] for contest rules and entry forms. Judges for PTA Reflections Program If you are interested in judging this year’s entries please email Larissa Laufenberg [email protected] and she will follow up with you. ABC/25 FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is going on NOW Please support Patton's chance to earn a $2500 grant from the ABC/25 Foundation! We need 25% of Patton families to join the ABC/25 Foundation in order to receive the Membership Incentive Grant. One family membership counts toward all district schools that children in one family attend. Join ABC/25 today with a $40 donation. Go to www.abc25.org and click on Membership! or pick up a paper membership form in the school office. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! Chipotle Fundraiser… Save the Date!
We are OFF school for Columbus day… Let’s celebrate with a Patton Fundraiser! Patton PTA fundraiser on Monday October 12th from 4pm-8pm. Chipotle is located at 338 E. Rand Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 50% of your order will benefit the Patton PTA…. so come dine with us!!! Cards for Patton Crossing Guard Mr. Glen (Path at Maude and Harvard) Our crossing guard, Glen, will be having surgery this week and will be gone for a while. It will brighten his day to receive some cards from the kids at Patton! Please consider having your child make a get well card for Mr. Glen. Cards can be sent to the office. Please send them in by October 19th. Any questions contact Amy Reed [email protected] Thanks! Pumpkin Patch is Coming! Get ready for some Halloween fun! Join all of your best “fiends” at the Patton PTA Pumpkin Patch Friday, October 16th from 3:35 – 5:00 pm on the blacktop. Come purchase pumpkins, caramel apples, apple cider donuts, homemade baked goods - and maybe even pick up a new costume from the free Costume Exchange! You may also pre-order these delicious treats (provided by Morkes) using the order form found here. Check out the flyer here for more details. It’ll be a great time! Patton Pumpkin Patch Volunteers We have created a Sign Up Genius for volunteers for the Patton Pumpkin Patch event next Friday. Please Click here to select the time you are able to volunteer and/or if you are able to provide baked goods. Thanks to all for your support! Patton Spiritwear Update All Patton spiritwear orders were distributed to the classroom teachers last Friday and hopefully found their way home! Thanks to everyone for ordering! Can't wait to see all our Patton Pride around town! If you missed the sale and would like to purchase one of the samples we displayed, please contact Brett Hackmann at [email protected] for details! Start Your Art! - Participate in PTA Reflections Program A great video about the Reflections Program - https://youtu.be/8KjzPN4mTdE This year’s National PTA Reflections Program 2015-16 Theme is: Let Your Imagination Fly. Reflect on the theme. Create an original work. Be recognized. Project categories include: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. All entries are due Monday, October 26th. Please click here for more information. Contact Larissa Laufenberg [email protected] for contest rules and entry forms. ABC/25 FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is going on NOW Please support Patton's chance to earn a $2500 grant from the ABC/25 Foundation! We need 25% of Patton families to join the ABC/25 Foundation in order to receive the Membership Incentive Grant. One family membership counts toward all district schools that children in one family attend. Join ABC/25 today with a $40 donation. Go to www.abc25.org and click on Membership! or pick up a paper membership form in the school office. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! School picture day Monday, October 5th!!!
As a reminder, school pictures are coming up on Monday, October 5th! Order forms were distributed last week through your child’s backpack mail. There are extras in the office if you did not receive one. If you are interested in ordering pictures, please complete the order form and send it back with payment through your child’s backpack by October 5. In addition, please avoid wearing green on picture day as it does not work well with their background. Please direct any questions you have to [email protected]. PTA Meeting October 6th at 9:15 AM in the Commons Please join us for our second PTA meeting of 2015-16 this coming Tuesday at Patton School. We look forward to presentations on the ABC/25 Foundation as well as the Reflections program. We had a great turn-out for the first meeting - let's keep the excitement going! Chipotle Fundraiser… save the date! We are OFF school for Columbus day… Let’s celebrate with a Patton Fundraiser! Patton PTA fundraiser on Monday October 12th from 4pm-8pm. Chipotle is located at 338 E. Rand Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 50% of your order will benefit the Patton PTA…. so come dine with us!!! Start Your Art! - Participate in PTA Reflections Program This year’s National PTA Reflections Program 2015-16 Theme is: Let Your Imagination Fly. Reflect on the theme. Create an original work. Be recognized. Project categories include: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. All entries are due Monday, October 26th. Please click here for more information. There are a lot of rules that go along with this program. Contact Larissa Laufenberg [email protected] for contest rules and entry forms. ABC/25 FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is going on NOW Please support Patton's chance to earn a $2500 grant from the ABC/25 Foundation! We need 25% of Patton families to join the ABC/25 Foundation in order to receive the Membership Incentive Grant. One family membership counts toward all district schools that children in one family attend. Join ABC/25 today with a $40 donation. Go to www.abc25.org and click on Membership! or pick up a paper membership form in the school office. Directories Have Been Distributed Last week the Patton PTA Student Directories (in stunning hot pink) were distributed to the youngest or only Patton student from each PTA member family. If you are a member and are missing your directory, please contact Bob Corley at [email protected] and we’ll get it straightened out. Questions or Ideas? Do you have a question or a great idea you want to share with PTA? A topic you would like to see on a PTA Meeting Agenda? Please email your ideas to Patton PTA at [email protected]. We are always looking for help for upcoming events and committees and would love to hear from you! Thank you! |
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