Country Trails PTO. Father/Son Event. Labels for Education. Last Chance to Order Your Hands Around the World. Cougar Talent Show

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1 J A N U A R Y Country Trails PTO Mark Your Calendars! January: 10 PTO 7:00pm 21 Hands Around the World 21 Father/Son Event February: 4 Cougar Talent CHS 7 PTO 7:00pm 17 Beach 6:00pm-8:00pm Labels for Education The results of the Fall Labels for Education Contest are in! The students raised 470 points and this time around we have five winners, rather than a winning class. They are: Samantha Hoskins, Elba Rodriguez, Nikko Hoskins, Joelle Shelton, and Jameson Shelton. Samantha Hoskins had the most points. Unfortunately, we didn't have any particular class that sent in the most labels. However, we did have many unlabeled envelopes with unclaimed points. Not to worry, we have another opportunity to raise points for our school with our Spring Labels for Education contest coming up February 21 st - March 24 th. Please remember to put your child's name, grade, and teacher on the outside of your envelope. Keep clipping those labels! Hands Around the World Last Chance to Order Your The last day to order a yearbook is Friday, February 17 th. Paper order forms are attached to this newsletter and are due to the Country Trails office by 3:00pm Friday, February 17 th. Please make checks payable to CT PTO. Online orders will be available until 11:59pm at The cost is $18 per book. No late orders will be accepted and there is no guarantee that we will have extra books to sell at the end of the year. Order yours NOW to ensure your student has his/her yearbook for Yearbook Signing Day, the last week of school. This multicultural fest is only held every other year showcasing food, games and traditions from countries all around the world; so clear your calendar on January 21 st from 12:00-4:00pm to attend the Hands around the World event at Country Trails! Father/Son Event The Father/Son event will be held on Saturday, January 21 st from 6:00-8:00pm at the Centre of Elgin. This fun event will consist of an open gym/swim night with pizza and soft drinks served. Cougar Talent Show The Cougar Talent Show will be held on Saturday, February 4 th at Central High School! To participate, the form that was distributed before winter break must be turned in by Friday, January 6 th. All acts should be no longer than three minutes and be age appropriate. All performers must attend dress rehearsal on Thursday, February 2 nd. For more information, please contact Kelly Massa at countrytrailstalentshow@gmail.com.

2 Page 2 Country Trails PTO Photographers Needed for Upcoming School Events We are in desperate need of photographers for the events listed below. You don t need to be a professional, you just need to have a digital camera (no smartphones). If you are able to help out at one or more of these events, please contact Christine Zeinieh at czeinieh@gmail.com or Classroom Photos Do you have photos you have taken at classroom events? Share them with us for the yearbook! Send them to Christine Zeinieh via a flash drive or disc or you can upload them directly into the yearbook software via the ReplayIt.com website. Instructions are included in this newsletter or can be found on the PTO website under FORMS. Please label your flash drive with your student s and teacher s name and place in an envelope addressed to Christine Zeinieh. Mother/Son Event Date Event Location Time 1/21 Father/Son Centre of Elgin 6:00-8:00pm 2/25 Father/Daughter Country Trails TBD 3/12 Mother/Son Brunswick Zone 2:00-3:30pm Box Tops The Spring contest will run from February 6 th until February 20 th, with all submissions due by end of school day on February 21 st. We are only $807 short of our goal for the year, so keep clipping! Please see the attached flyer and product list for products that will have bonus Box Tops during this time. And please be sure to label your submissions with your child s name and teacher so the class can get proper credit. The Mother/Son event will take place March 12th from 2:00-3:30pm. This year, we will be bowling at Brunswick Zone XL on Randall Road in Algonquin. We will have an hour and a half of bowling, plus our fee also covers a $5 arcade card for even more fun! Please see the attached flyer for more info and to sign up. Winter Parties Please see the attached thank you flyer from the Room Parent chair. Restaurant Nights - Buffalo Wild Wings It s Restaurant Night all year long at Buffalo Wild Wings! Effective immediately, BWW will keep a running total of 10% of sales from every check when a CT family eats at the South Elgin, Schaumburg or Geneva locations through April 2, 2017! All you have to do is present the Home Team Advantage (HTA) card to your server when you order and they will add 10% of the check to our total. Be sure your receipt lists HTA on it to ensure that we received the credit. Please see the attached flyer for the HTA card.

3 Page PTO Meetings (7:00pm) Tuesday, January 10 Tuesday, February 7 Tuesday, March 14 Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday May 9 *please note date change Country Trails PTO Find us on Facebook: Get PTO information and updates delivered in your daily newsfeed be sure to send us a friend request! facebook.com/ct.pto COMING ATTRACTIONS Hands Around the World January 21, 2017 Father/Son Event January 21, 2017 Beach Bingo February 17, 2017 Father/Daughter Event February 25, 2017 Windy City Bulls March 3, 2017 Mother/Son Event March 12, 2017 Watch for more details!!

4 YEARBOOK CELEBRATING MOMENTS THAT MATTER COUNTRY TRAILS ELEMENTARY LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE YOUR COUNTRY TRAILS YEARBOOK. ORDER BY 2/17/2017 ORDERS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH. Paper order forms with payment are due to the Country Trails office by 3:00pm. Online orders will be accepted until 11:59pm. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please make checks payable to: CT PTO 1 SELECT YOUR PACKAGE YEARBOOK $18.00 SIGNATURE PACKAGE $31.00 Includes Yearbook, 1 Line of Personalization, Color Autograph Section and 8 Multicolor Signing Markers 2 PUT YOUR NAME ON THE COVER Must purchase personalization. 3 ADD ICONS TO YOUR COVER $3.00 EACH Must purchase personalization to add icons. Enter 4 digit icon code from chart on the right into boxes provided above. 4 ENTER YOUR INFORMATION PERSONALIZATION Use the space below to personalize your cover. ( Must purchase personalization to customize.) If you want to personalize your cover, and Personalization is not included in your package, please add the charge to your order below. ICON 1 ICON 2 ICON 3 ICON See more icon options at TOTAL YOUR ORDER Enter Your Package Price Personalization $5.00 Icon(s) ea. $3.00 x QTY $ Student Name: Contact Contact Phone: Homeroom: ID#: Grade: HANDLING FEE SUBTOTAL Tax TOTAL N/A N/A N/A 2016 Jostens, Inc A

5 Come join us for an exciting night of Bingo, prizes, raffles, and more at CT s Beach Bingo! Friday, February 17, :00 pm to 8:00 pm We are asking each student to give a suggested donation of $5.00 to go towards raffle baskets. All students who turn in this donation will be entered into our golden ticket raffle for a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card! Please complete the form below and submit it with your donation (checks made payable to Country Trails PTO) by Friday, February 3rd to be entered in the drawing. In addition, we are currently seeking sponsors to provide prizes to be distributed during the event or included in our silent auction. If you or someone you know is able to make a donation (monetary, products, or services,) please contact us. No donation is too big or too small! If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Hughes at or via at Theresa.hughes@central301.net. Watch for more information coming soon. We look forward to seeing you there! Beach Bingo Donation Form Student s Name: Class: Donation amount: $5 Other Office Use Only Amount Received Cash Check By

6 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Saturday, January 21st, :00p.m.-4:00p.m. The much awaited. Hands Around The World A Multicultural Fest Students and families are invited to a unique celebration of the cultural diversity in our very own Country Trails! All in one afternoon, experience food, games, and traditions from countries all around the world. So pack your bags and head to Hands Around the World for a global adventure!

7 YEARBOOK PHOTO UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLAYIT.COM (From Desktop Computer) Go to Click on Register Today In the Name field, type Country Trails Click on Country Trails Elementary School Click on Continue Read Terms of Use Click on the box next to: By clicking "Continue", I agree to the terms of use and that I am 13 years of age or older. Click Continue Fill out the account information Click Register Uploading Photos: Click Submit Pics Choose either Select My Images or Import from Facebook Select image or images to be uploaded Click Start Uploads Choose Category from one of the following ONLY: Student Life (individual classroom photos from class parties or other things that are classroom specific) Events (Any event that has all school participation or whole grade level specific events like Music Programs or 5 th Grade Send Off)

8 Example: Pictures that are taken at the classroom Halloween parties are considered Student Life. Pictures that are taken at the Halloween parade are considered an Event. Once you select a category, information will populate in the Popular Tags box below on the left hand side. Highlight the appropriate Tag for each picture, and click the RED arrow to move the appropriate tag to the box on the right. If you do not highlight the appropriate tag AND click the red arrow to move it to the box on the right, your pictures will not be categorized properly and may not be used. The information on the right hand side of the page asking for First Name, Last Name, Grade, and Photo Caption is optional but helpful. You can fill this out if you want to identify who is in the picture. If you have more than one person you may add more names by clicking the Add Name button. When finished, click Finished Tagging at the bottom of the page. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Unfortunately, if it is determined that photos have been tagged incorrectly, (meaning that pictures of the kids appear in the wrong classrooms), your photos will not be used in the yearbook. Please do not add your own tags. If photos appear under tags that are different from what has already been created, those photos will not be used in the yearbook. You can also provide a flash drive of all of your pictures and the yearbook committee can upload them for your from the administrative side. Just label your flash drive with your name and give it to Mandi Bavaro in the main office at Country Trails. We will upload your photos and get your flash drive back to you the next day. or contact Christine Zeinieh or Angel Hacker with any questions, or if you need assistance getting started. Christine Zeinieh Angel Hacker czeinieh@gmail.com angel-hacker@sbcglobal.net

9 return-to-school drawing Dear parent/guardian, Return to School with Box Tops for Education! Box Tops for Education plays an important part in helping our students succeed. You can celebrate 20 years of Box Tops by helping us earn even more thanks to the Return-to- School Drawing. help me earn 50,000 Bonus Box Tops for our school! Thanks to General Mills and Walmart, every Walmart-exclusive Box Tops Certificate that we clip and collect until 3/1/2017 earns our school a chance to be one of 20 winners of 50,000 Bonus Box Tops that s $5,000 for our classrooms! With your help, we can make a difference for our school. Thanks for all your hard work and support! Look for this on specially marked packages NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to US residents of majority age. Starts 12/28/2016 & ends 3/1/2017. Void where prohibited. See inside package for official rules, including alternate method of entry.

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11 GUM DROPS & LOLLIPOPS CANDY GALORE COUNTRY TRAILS ELEMENTARY PTO CANDYLAND FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 TH 6pm- 9pm DJ, DANCING & DESSERT BAR RSVP BY FEBRUARY 10 TH $10 Per Person Contact Sarah Ferreira or Lisa Steele at with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering daughters must be students at Country Trails Casual Fun Candyland Dress Detach here Father s Name Daughter s Name & Class Daughter s Name & Class Daughter s Name & Class Please return form with cash or check payable to CT PTO by Feb 10 th. $10 per person 2017 Father Daughter Dance

12 Country Trails - Mother & Son Event 2017 Who: What: Where: All mothers and their sons Bowling! Brunswick Zone XL, 1611 S. Randall Rd Algonquin IL60102 When: Sunday, March 12, 2017 Time: Fee: 2 pm 3:30 pm The cost for each bowler is $12. The fee includes: 1.5 hours of bowling, bowling shoes, and an arcade card with $5 preloaded on it Questions? Please feel free to Jenny Aykroyd: jenny.aykroyd@gmail.com Country Trails - Mother & Son Event 2017 Student Name Grade Student Name Grade Student Name Grade Mom s Name Mom s Address Number of sons attending = x $12 = Number of moms attending = x $12 = Total = **Please return this portion of the flyer completed with payment to the main office by March 1 st, Please make all checks payable to Country Trails PTO. Please mark your envelope with PTO Mother & Son Event

13 Wonderful Winter Parties! A BIG thank you to all of our head room parents for organizing and facilitating the classroom party. This could not have been done without the donation of time and items from our wonderful C.T. classroom parents as well! We are all grateful for your generosity! Thank you & Happy New Year! May you have a wonderful 2017! Country Trails PTO

14 LET BUFFALO WILD WINGS GIVE YOU THE Congratulations, your team has been selected to participate in our Home Team Advantage Program for your upcoming season! Each teammate has received via , a Teammate Card and every time they show this card at the sponsoring Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant, we will donate 10% of their total bill (less promotional discounts and unless otherwise specified) back to your program if you have met all of the program requirements.* Here is How the Program Works: 1. Bring your Teammate Card into your sponsoring restaurant, during your season. Details are on your card. 2. Show your card, on a mobile device or via printed copy, to your server and let them know you are part of the Home Team Advantage Program. 3. The server will add 10% of your total sales to your team s running total. It s that easy! 4. At the end of the season, Buffalo Wild Wings will donate the 10% of sales that your entire team generated throughout the season back to your team. 5. The manager will contact your coach to set up a date and time to present your team with the donation. Buffalo Wild Wings believes that teamwork builds the foundation for a successful community and our goal is to help make your community the best place to live, work, play and dine. We want to help keep our community working and playing together. HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE TEAMMATE 10% of your total sales at your sponsoring Buffalo Wild Wings will be donated back CARD to your team at the end of the season.** Country Trails Grade School PTO TEAM E // Expires: 4/02/17 Valid Only at: 402 Randall Rd., South Elgin, IL **Must present card on mobile device or via printed copy with payment. Not valid with any other offer. Card is non-transferable. No cash value. Does not include tax or gratuity. Not valid toward other promotional discounts. *THE 10% DONATION IS CONTINGENT ON THE ORGANIZATION RAISING AT LEAST $300 OF PRE-TAX SALES DURING THE PROMOTION (SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN OUR DISCRETION). OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY. PLEASE SEE PARTICIPATING LOCATION FOR DETAILS BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC.