N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 6 www.countrytrailspto.org Country Trails PTO 2016-2017 Student Directory Parents, last call for submitting names for the PTO Resource Guide/ Student Directory. Submissions are due by November 15 th. Please visit your computer or mobile device to submit your information at http://bit.ly/2dnpisc. Please contact Jason Taylor with questions at taylorjason.82@gmail.com Fall Book Fair - Read All About It! Our fall BOOKANEER Scholastic Book Fair was an amazing success! Thank you to all the Country Trails families who volunteered their time and purchased books to support our school. Profits from the fair not only helped supply materials for our COUGAR READING MADNESS program, but also brought over 800 new books to our new teachers classrooms. We are also very excited to report that over 2,100 books are in the hands of our students, which translates to 378,000 minutes of reading for our Country Trails Cougars! Thank you for your support! Mother/Daughter Fall Fun The Mother/Daughter event this year was a great success! We had almost 300 people come out to Randall Oaks to enjoy hayrides, cider, donuts and pumpkin decorating on a spectacular fall day! Don t forget to print your keepsake photos!! Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this a great event! Don t forget to stop by the South Elgin Chipotle on Thursday, November 17 th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm to grab dinner for the family and earn Country Trails 50% of the proceeds! Please see the attached flyer for more details and instructions. Mark Your Calendars! November: 15 PTO Meeting @ 7:00 pm December: Country Trails Yearbooks on Sale Now! Order your yearbook TODAY and save $2.00 per book! Order online at www.jostens.com or by turning in the attached order form with payment to the Country Trails office. Please make checks payable to CT PTO. Chipotle Restaurant Night Lou Malnati s Restaurant Night Please see the attached flyer detailing an upcoming special with Lou Malnati s Pizzeria on December 5 th. Order a pizza, a nice house salad and some pasta and you are all set to watch Monday Night Football and raise money for Country Trails at the same time! Delivery is included as part of the fundraiser! 13 PTO Meeting @ 7:00 pm
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Page 4 Country Trails PTO Box Tops for Education Fall Winners All the Box Tops have been cut, counted and carted (off to the post office, that is) and we re happy to announce that we have surpassed the halfway mark to our goal of $2,000 for the year! As for the winners of the contest, let s give Merissa Tosello in Mrs. Johnson s 4 th grade class a hand for submitting the most Box Tops individually! Box Top Buddy will be spending time with Mrs. Schultz s 3 rd grade class for submitting the most as a class! He will hang out until the next contest is announced. Merissa and the 3 rd grade class will all receive a little something for their efforts! Way to go - awesome job! Keep clipping those Box Tops! Please note that they do expire and cannot be submitted so if you have a bunch that will expire at any time before February, please turn them into the office and contact Nancy Morden at ncjmorden@att.net to pick up and process prior to expiring. Please make sure your child s name, grade and teacher are on the bag/envelope/sheets so they get proper credit! Fall Labels for Education Contest - Reminder The Fall Labels for Education Contest runs from October 18 th - November 18 th. In order for labels to apply for the contest, they must be cut out and placed in a labeled envelope with the student's name, grade, and teacher. Additionally, please make sure the Labels for Education logo is on each turned in label.* Prizes will be awarded to the winning class and to the student that turn in the most labels. *New info from Labels for Education!!: As of August 1, 2016, only UPCs with the Labels for Education logo will be accepted and redeemed for points. Therefore, labels without the Labels for Education logo will not be counted for the contest. Please make sure to check for the logo. Thank you!!! For a full list of participating products, visit: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/portals/0/assets/pdf/labels_for_education%20_handout_2014.pdf 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.
Page 5 Country Trails PTO Cougar Pride Shops Who do you know sends holiday cards or is looking for great deals on Groupon? Go to cougarprideshops.com and get 3% cash back and Country Trails receives 4%. Save money at your favorite stores and help our school! Ferocious 5K The 3rd Annual Ferocious 5K will be held Sunday, May 7, 2017! Registration is live - don t miss out on early bird registration. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Page 6 2016-2017 PTO Meetings (7:00pm) Tuesday, November 15* Tuesday, December 13 Tuesday, January 10 Tuesday, February 7 Tuesday, March 14 Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday May 9 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 *please note date change COMING ATTRACTIONS Hands Around the World January 21, 2017 Father/Son Event January 28, 2017 Father/Daughter Event February 25, 2017 Windy City Bulls March 3, 2017 Watch for more details!!
YEARBOOK CELEBRATING MOMENTS THAT MATTER COUNTRY TRAILS ELEMENTARY Don't miss out on saving $2 per book. Prices go up January 1, 2017. Please make checks payable to: CT PTO ORDER BY 12/31/2016 1 SELECT YOUR PACKAGE YEARBOOK $16.00 SIGNATURE PACKAGE $29.00 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 4 5236 5379 5480 5278 5076 5177 5011 5238 5586 9050 5015 5240 5001 5002 5003 5005 5006 5008 5010 5130 5980 5581 5682 5019 5982 5004 5009 9007 5242 5590 5023 5012 5584 5585 5591 5258 5241 5589 5363 5583 9042 5255 5256 5364 5588 5257 See more icon options at www.jostens.com/ybicons TOTAL YOUR ORDER Enter Your Package Price Personalization $5.00 Icon(s) ea. $3.00 x QTY $5.00 5366 5587 5018 5021 5582 9037 Student Name: Contact Email: Contact Phone: Homeroom: ID#: Grade: HANDLING FEE SUBTOTAL Tax TOTAL N/A N/A N/A 2016 Jostens, Inc. 160132A
SCHOOL SPIRIT TASTES GREAT Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Country Trails Grade School PTO. Come in to the Chipotle at 348 Randall Road in South Elgin on Thursday, November 17th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Country Trails Grade School PTO. Gift card purchases during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count.
Sunday, May 7, 2017 5K Run/Walk @ 8:00 am Kids 1 Mile Fun Run @ 9:00 am Country Trails PTO is hosting a Ferocious 5K and the best part is your school can earn money too! Please join us for our Third Annual Ferocious 5K Run/Walk to help raise funds for D301 youth programs, school supplies, and equipment. Participants with family members attending any D301 school will raise money for that school, as the Country Trails PTO will donate a portion of the registration fee to each respective school s PTO! Enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of nature as our 3.1 mile course takes you through the wildflower and tree-lined winding paths and streets of the Highland Woods Subdivision. This course offers some slight uphill challenges not all that ferocious in addition to some downhill relief with plenty of flat sections! Whether you run or walk, we hope you will find it a peaceful and visually relaxing journey. This event is for all D301 families and the general public. Please invite your family, friends, and neighbors anyone who wants to enjoy the race! Not a runner or walker? You can still help. Visit our website to make a donation or become a volunteer. It will be a great day to enjoy our school district community! The 5K Run/Walk will start at 8:00 am, followed by the 1 mile Kids Fun Run at 9:00 am. Go to our website at https://runsignup.com/race/il/elgin/ferocious5k for all the details! To learn more, please contact us at ctcougarspto@gmail.com. Register now to save on your registration fee! Cost is currently $25, and will go up on January 1, 2017! Sign up today! https://runsignup.com/race/il/elgin/ferocious5k
To all the Head Classroom Party Parents and to volunteers who either donated or assisted with the Halloween Party, the Country Trails PTO would like to thank you for your time and efforts in making Halloween 2016 a memorable one for all of the students! HAPPY FALL!
MONDAY CONFERENCE DAY Let s help sustain our teachers during their long conference day on Monday, Nov. 21st. Please consider visiting Sign-up genius and bringing something in for our teachers who will be conferencing from 8:00am til 8:00pm Thank you in advance! www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4baca628a2fe3-teacher Please copy and paste into your address bar Michelle Schmidt Room Parent/Staff Appreciation committee chair mschmidt66@comcast.net/847 208 2076
Girls on the Run Chicago COACHES: YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A RUNNER! If you are interested and available to become a certified coach our team is looking for 2-3 more certified coaches to allow for coaches to commit to just one day a week. Please fill out the google doc indicating your interest and we ll keep you updated as training session dates are announced. The more coaches we have the more girls we can accommodate in our program! HELPER/ VOLUNTEERS: We are also looking for volunteers to help out at our practices! YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A RUNNER! Helping with the snack, running the warm-ups and activities, and either counting laps for the girls or running along side them and encouraging their efforts! No amount of time is too small! Coach / Volunteer Information Form (Our program will run M / Th 3:45-5:00 pm at Country Trails)