Valentine’s Day Party Volunteers
The name tag system for volunteers was updated in November. This means that if you haven't volunteered in school since then, you are no longer in the name tag system. If you are volunteering to help with a Valentine’s day party and have not received a name tag since November, please stop by the Patton office prior to the party on 2/12 so the office staff can scan your driver's license. Questions, please email the PTA at [email protected]. Save the Date - Bingo Night 3/13 The PTA will be hosting Family Bingo Night at Patton. It will be on Friday, March13th at 7pm. More details to come! Save the Date - Pool Party 4/4 We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a pool party again this year! It will be at the Arlington Ridge Center on Saturday, April 4th from 6:00-8:00pm. More details to come! Pre-K Story Times Do you have an incoming Kindergartner for 2020-2021? Come join us for Pre-K story time! We have 3 scheduled Pre-K story times: Friday, March 13th 9:30am-10am, Thursday, April 9th, 9:30-10am, and Friday, May 8th 1:45pm-2:15pm. Come meet other incoming Kindergarten students and meet the principal. Story time will involve a story read by Mr. Larson as well as a craft. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kindergarten parents and get your future kindergartner introduced to Patton. Any questions? Email Megan Worthington at [email protected]. AHC-PTA Scholarships Did you know that every year the Arlington Heights Council PTA offers scholarship opportunities to high school seniors who attended District 25 Schools? Information about the scholarships is posted on local high school college and career planning websites. Please encourage any high school seniors that you might know to take advantage of this great opportunity. 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 for the PTA website. Click Here to support Patton PTA via smile.amazon.com. Click Here to purchase your PTA Membership. Click Here for Patton PTA Post archives. Click Here if you have non-PTA events to promote (i.e., party, garage sale etc.) and put your notice on the Patton Elementary School Parents Facebook Page. Click Here if you would like information about ACE IT! 25 (All Children Excel), a PTA council committee that was established in SD25 to support families of children with identified physical, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual needs. Click Here to complete the volunteer form listing opportunities for you to get involved at Patton. -- This language should be included on appropriate PTA flyers: PTA Sponsored Event: Notice: This event is solely sponsored by the PTA. School staff might not be present and have no responsibility for the event. Please direct all inquiries or concerns to the sponsoring PTA. February PTA Meeting
Please join us for our February PTA meeting on Wednesday, February 5th at 7:30pm in the Commons. We will be discussing upcoming PTA events and District 25 Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, will be giving a brief presentation on bullying. We hope to see you there! Valentine’s Day Party Volunteers The name tag system for volunteers was updated in November. This means that if you haven't volunteered in school since then, you are no longer in the name tag system. If you are volunteering to help with a Valentine’s day party and have not received a name tag since November, please stop by the Patton office prior to the party on 2/12 so the office staff can scan your driver's license. Questions, please email the PTA at [email protected]. PTA Traffic The traffic team would like to thank parents for their patience; especially during the colder, snowy weather. Please keep in mind that our priority is safety. We ask that you, as parents and guardians, review the flow of traffic patterns below and abide by the street signs that you see at Maude and Patton Ave. *We also want to remind all Kindergarten families that all traffic should be flowing south on Patton Ave. from Wilke Rd. There should not be any Northbound through traffic on Patton Ave. during drop off and pick up times. (There are signs posted heading east on Maude at the stop sign as well as heading north on Patton - south of the school - at the stop sign. Please review these signs for times northbound traffic is prohibited. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe! Save the Date - Bingo Night 3/13 The PTA will be hosting Family Bingo Night at Patton. It will be on Friday, March13th at 7pm. More details to come! Save the Date - Pool Party 4/4 We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a pool party again this year! It will be at the Arlington Ridge Center on Saturday, April 4th from 6:00-8:00pm. More details to come! Reading Enrichment It’s time for the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program! Students who read a total of 6 hours or more (outside of homework) are eligible to receive a ticket to Six Flags Great America for use in the summer of 2020 (specific dates for use are located on the ticket). The program has gone digital this year! Paper logs will still come home to track your student’s reading, but then parents will submit the hours read online for their students. The reading logs have a unique code for Patton and then parents will select the appropriate teacher for their students. Hours should be submitted by March 1, 2020. Any questions, please reach out to Karen Gonzalez at [email protected] Pre-K Story Times Do you have an incoming Kindergartner for 2020-2021? Come join us for Pre-K storytime! We have 3 scheduled Pre-K story times: Friday, March 13th 9:30am-10am, Thursday, April 9th, 9:30-10am, and Friday, May 8th 1:45pm-2:15pm. Come meet other incoming Kindergarten students and meet the principal. Storytime will involve a story read by Mr. Larson as well as a craft. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kindergarten parents and get your future kindergartner introduced to Patton. Any questions? Email Megan Worthington at [email protected]. AHC-PTA Scholarships Did you know that every year the Arlington Heights Council PTA offers scholarship opportunities to high school seniors who attended District 25 Schools? Information about the scholarships is posted on local high school college and career planning websites. Please encourage any high school seniors that you might know to take advantage of this great opportunity. 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 for the PTA website. Click Here to support Patton PTA via smile.amazon.com. Click Here to purchase your PTA Membership. Click Here for Patton PTA Post archives. Click Here if you have non-PTA events to promote (i.e., party, garage sale etc.) and put your notice on the Patton Elementary School Parents Facebook Page. Click Here if you would like information about ACE IT! 25 (All Children Excel), a PTA council committee that was established in SD25 to support families of children with identified physical, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual needs. Click Here to complete the volunteer form listing opportunities for you to get involved at Patton. This language should be included on appropriate PTA flyers: PTA Sponsored Event: Notice: This event is solely sponsored by the PTA. School staff might not be present and have no responsibility for the event. Please direct all inquiries or concerns to the sponsoring PTA. Mini-Courses Payments due TODAY
The goal of the Mini-Course program is to expose students to new hobbies, interests, and activities. Registration closed on Wednesday, January 15th. All invoices were emailed as of Saturday, January 18th. Please contact [email protected] if you did not get one. All payments will run through the school district’s web store. A link and instructions were included in your invoice. All payments are due by January 23rd, before midnight. Fun Fair - Registration Closes Tomorrow 1/24 The Fun Fair will be held at Patton on Friday, February 7th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Registration for this event will close tomorrow, January 24th. If you plan on attending, please register your family. Click here to register. Click here for more information on the Fun Fair. We will need many volunteers to make this event successful. We are looking for teen and adult volunteers. Click here to volunteer. Please contact Bethany Larson [email protected] and Emily Archos [email protected] if you have any questions. Reading Enrichment It’s time for the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program! Students who read a total of 6 hours or more (outside of homework) are eligible to receive a ticket to Six Flags Great America for use in the summer of 2020 (specific dates for use are located on the ticket). The program has gone digital this year! Paper logs will still come home to track your student’s reading, but then parents will submit the hours read online for their students. The reading logs have a unique code for Patton and then parents will select the appropriate teacher for their students. Hours should be submitted by March 1, 2020. Any questions, please reach out to Karen Gonzalez at [email protected] Pre-K Story Times Do you have an incoming Kindergartner for 2020-2021? Come join us for Pre-K storytime! We have 3 scheduled Pre-K story times: Friday, March 13th 9:30am-10am, Thursday, April 9th, 9:30-10am, and Friday, May 8th 1:45pm-2:15pm. Come meet other incoming Kindergarten students and meet the principal. Storytime will involve a story read by Mr. Larson as well as a craft. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kindergarten parents and get your future kindergartner introduced to Patton. Any questions? E-mail Megan Worthington at [email protected]. AHC-PTA Scholarships Did you know that every year the Arlington Heights Council PTA offers scholarship opportunities to high school seniors who attended District 25 Schools? Information about the scholarships is posted on local high school college and career planning websites. Please encourage any high school seniors that you might know to take advantage of this great opportunity. 2020/2021 Executive Committee Looking for a way to get more involved with the Patton PTA? Consider joining our 2020/2021 Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is a small group of individuals that are in charge of the daily happenings of the PTA, including planning and scheduling of PTA programs and events, the PTA budget and fundraising. Our Nominating Committee is working on finding individuals to fill the upcoming vacancies. It you are interested, you may submit your name in the nominee box that is located in the Patton office or you may nominate individuals who you think would be good candidates. Nominees are due by the end of the school day on 1/23. You may also email the PTA at [email protected] if you are interested or would like additional information on any of the positions. Below are brief descriptions of the open positions: 1st Vice President: This person is in charge of updating our Bylaws and our Procedure Guide. They are also in charge of our New Family Mentor program. Programs: This position requires two people. They are in charge of planning PTA programs, including the Pumpkin Patch, Back to School Bash, Pool Party and Ice Cream Social. Treasurer: This person is in charge of the PTA finances. President Elect: This person will learn the in’s and out’s of becoming the PTA President. They will serve alongside the President during their first year and then will become President their second year. Not ready to serve on the PTA Executive Committee? We will be looking for volunteers to take on committee positions (smaller jobs that involve less responsibility and time) in the late winter/early spring. 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 for the PTA website. Click Here to support Patton PTA via smile.amazon.com. Click Here to purchase your PTA Membership. Click Here for Patton PTA Post archives. Click Here if you have non-PTA events to promote (i.e., party, garage sale etc.) and put your notice on the Patton Elementary School Parents Facebook Page. Click Here if you would like information about ACE IT! 25 (All Children Excel), a PTA council committee that was established in SD25 to support families of children with identified physical, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual needs. Click Here to complete the volunteer form listing opportunities for you to get involved at Patton. This language should be included on appropriate PTA flyers: PTA Sponsored Event: Notice: This event is solely sponsored by the PTA. School staff might not be present and have no responsibility for the event. Please direct all inquiries or concerns to the sponsoring PTA. 2020/2021 Executive Committee
Looking for a way to get more involved with the Patton PTA? Consider joining our 2020/2021 Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is a small group of individuals who are in charge of the daily happenings of the PTA, including planning and scheduling of PTA programs and events, the PTA budget and fundraising. Our Nominating Committee is working on finding individuals to fill the upcoming vacancies. It you are interested, you may submit your name in the nominee box that is located in the Patton office or you may nominate individuals who you think would be good candidates. You may also email the PTA at [email protected] if you are interested or would like additional information on any of the positions. Below are brief descriptions of the open positions: 1st Vice President: This person is in charge of updating our Bylaws and our Procedure Guide. They are also in charge of our New Family Mentor program. Programs: This position requires two people. They are in charge of planning PTA programs, including the Pumpkin Patch, Back to School Bash, Pool Party and Ice Cream Social. Treasurer: This person is in charge of the PTA finances. President Elect: This person will learn the in’s and out’s of becoming the PTA President. They will serve alongside the President during their first year and then will become President their second year. Not ready to serve on the PTA Executive Committee? We will be looking for volunteers to take on committee positions (smaller jobs that involve less responsibility and time) in the late winter/early spring. Mini Courses The goal of the Mini-Course program is to expose students to new hobbies, interests, and activities. Registration closed on Wednesday, January 15th at 12:00pm. Parents, look for an invoice from [email protected] starting Thursday, January 16th. All payments will run through the school district’s web store. A link and instructions will be included in your invoice. All payments are due by January 23rd. If you have any questions, please contact the Mini Course committee at [email protected]. Fun Fair The Fun Fair will be held at Patton on Friday, February 7th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Registration for this event has begun and will close on January 24th. If you plan on attending, please register your family. Click here to register. Click here for more information on the Fun Fair. We will need many volunteers to make this event successful. We are looking for teen and adult volunteers. Click here to volunteer. Please contact Bethany Larson [email protected] and Emily Archos [email protected] if you have any questions. Pre-K Story Times Do you have an incoming Kindergartner for 2020-2021? Come join us for Pre-K storytime! We have 3 scheduled Pre-K story times: Friday, March 13th 9:30am-10am, Thursday, April 9th, 9:30-10am, and Friday, May 8th 1:45pm-2:15pm. Come meet other incoming Kindergarten students and meet the principal. Storytime will involve a story read by Mr. Larson as well as a craft. This is a great opportunity to meet other Kindergarten parents and get your future kindergartner introduced to Patton. Any questions? E-mail Megan Worthington at [email protected]. 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! Spirit Wear Sale - Ends Tomorrow
Our winter Holiday Spirit Wear sale is happening now! The sale ends tomorrow, November 15th. If you missed our early fall sale or are looking for holiday gifts, please take advantage of this opportunity. This will be the last chance to purchase spirit wear this year. Items will be sent home after December 18th. Click here to place your order - choose “Find Your Spirit Wear Program” and enter Patton to see our selection. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Notaro [email protected] Holiday Shop Save the date for Patton’s annual Holiday Shop on Friday, December 6th, from 7:00-8:30pm. The Holiday Shop offers kids a chance to shop for gifts to give to family and friends. Elf helpers will be there for little shoppers, allowing for children to shop for their family and to surprise everyone on their lists with their purchases. Please note, this is not a drop-off event. We will need many volunteers to make this year a success. Please email Lisa Pils if interested in helping. [email protected] Traffic Reminders A HUGE thank you to all of our traffic volunteers who are giving their time to help our students in and out of their cars. We appreciate all of your help and commitment. With this colder weather, we also want to send some reminders about the Patton traffic procedures.
ABC/25 - Be a Part of Something Great! Ever wonder where those Sensational Sound Booths and Action Book Club come from?... Grants made possible by the ABC/25 Foundation! The ABC/25 Foundation is a non-for-profit organization founded by a group of caring parents to give A Better Community for District 25 by fostering innovation, creativity and excellence in our schools. Over the past 24 years, the Foundation has raised and contributed over one million dollars to fund numerous projects and grants for District 25 which directly impact students and teachers! Are you a member of the ABC/25 Foundation? If not, you're missing out on an amazing way to support the D25 schools! Proceeds from the $40 family memberships go directly to fund grants that allow D25 teachers and staff to access tools and resources that aren't available through curriculum budgets. Learn more about the wonderful things ABC/25 is doing in our community at www.abc25.org and become a member here! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Kimberly Selleck at [email protected]. Help Needed: Photo Sharing Committee Chair Do you like photography or enjoy organizing photos? We are in need of a Photo Committee Chair. Duties include organizing photos submitted by class photographers, sharing class photo folders with parents, working with the Yearbook Committee and using Google photos to complete the work. If you are interested or would like more details, please email [email protected] 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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